Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph

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imager near-infrared astronomical instrument slitless spectrograph space telescope instrument

The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) is a James Webb Space Telescope instrument designed for high-sensitivity near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy, particularly suited for exoplanet characterization and studies of distant galaxies.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
NIRISS 2
Fine Guidance Sensor / Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph 1
JWST NIRISS 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf imager ⓘ
near-infrared astronomical instrument ⓘ
slitless spectrograph ⓘ
space telescope instrument ⓘ
abbreviation Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NIRISS
collocatedWith Fine Guidance Sensor ⓘ
NIRCam ⓘ
surface form: Near Infrared Camera
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
designedFor cosmology ⓘ
exoplanet characterization ⓘ
high-redshift galaxy surveys ⓘ
studies of distant galaxies ⓘ
transiting exoplanet spectroscopy ⓘ
developedBy Canadian Space Agency ⓘ
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique ⓘ
surface form: Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

Université de Montréal ⓘ
surface form: University of Montreal
developedFor James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
surface form: James Webb Space Telescope mission
fieldOfView approximately 2.2 arcminutes × 2.2 arcminutes ⓘ
hasCoronagraphicCapability aperture masking interferometry ⓘ
hasMode aperture masking interferometry ⓘ
imaging ⓘ
single-object slitless spectroscopy ⓘ
wide-field slitless spectroscopy ⓘ
launchDate 2021-12-25 ⓘ
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
locatedOn JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module ⓘ
mission James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
observatoryLocation Sun–Earth L2 ⓘ
surface form: Sun–Earth L2 point
operator Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
partOf James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
primaryFunction near-infrared imaging ⓘ
slitless spectroscopy ⓘ
scientificGoal detection of first galaxies ⓘ
high-contrast imaging with aperture masking ⓘ
measurement of transmission spectra of exoplanets ⓘ
study of exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ
study of galaxy evolution ⓘ
study of reionization era ⓘ
sensitivity high sensitivity in near-infrared ⓘ
sharesHardwareWith Fine Guidance Sensor ⓘ
spaceAgency Canadian Space Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
spacecraft James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
spectralRange near infrared ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
telescope James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
usesDetectorType HgCdTe infrared detector ⓘ
wavelengthRange 0.8–5.0 micrometres ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

exoplanet WASP-96b → JWSTInstrumentUsed → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
subject surface form: WASP-96b
this entity surface form: NIRISS
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph → abbreviation → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NIRISS
FGS/NIRISS → abbreviationOf → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fine Guidance Sensor / Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
FGS/NIRISS → hasComponent → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope → instrumentType → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster → instrumentUsed → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
this entity surface form: JWST NIRISS
Fine Guidance Sensor → sharesModuleWith → Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
this entity surface form: Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph