Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph

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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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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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Subject: Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
Description of subject: 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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James Webb Space Telescope instrumentType Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
FGS/NIRISS hasComponent Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
FGS/NIRISS abbreviationOf Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
this entity surface form: Fine Guidance Sensor / Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
Fine Guidance Sensor sharesModuleWith Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
this entity surface form: Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster instrumentUsed Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
this entity surface form: JWST NIRISS
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
JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module contains Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
integrated science instrument module containsInstrument Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
subject surface form: Integrated Science Instrument Module
integrated science instrument module instrumentAbbreviation Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
subject surface form: Integrated Science Instrument Module
this entity surface form: NIRISS