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| Paper: |
Pathways towards Habitable Planets: JWST’s Capabilities for Exoplanet Science |
| Volume: |
430, Pathways Towards Habitable Planets |
| Page: |
167 |
| Authors: |
Clampin, M. |
| Abstract: |
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a 6.5 meter cryogenic telescope scheduled to be launched in 2014. JWST has a complement of near-IR (1μm - 5μm) and mid-IR (5μm - 28μm) instruments that include modes suitable for detecting and characterizing exoplanets, and studying different stages of planetary system evolution. Direct imaging studies of young, self-luminous planets will be possible using coronagraphic imagers of the instruments. JWST’s large collecting area will facilitate extensive characterization of the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets. |
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