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Observatory → Observatory Hardware
JWST Wavefront Sensing and Control

 

Updated Figure 2, trending of the wavefront error in the science era
Observatory → Observatory Characteristics
JWST Position Angles, Ranges, and Offsets

 

Updated PA for MIRI using the value in pysiaf
JWST Guide Stars

 

Updated guide star acquisition success rate value
Instruments → MIRI
MIRI MRS Dedicated Sky Observations

 

Note about a bug in APT 2023.5.2 was added
MIRI MRS APT Template

 

Updated to add description of the MRS background dither and Imager pointing.
MIRI Bright Source Limits

 

Updated for Cycle 3 based on in-flight measurements and ETC 3.0
MIRI Sensitivity

 

Sensitivity plot updated based on ETC 3.0
MIRI MRS Recommended Strategies

 

Dedicated background recommendations updated for Cycle 3
MIRI MRS Simultaneous Imaging

 

Updated to include new image-optimized dither option available in Cycle 3
MIRI MRS PSF and Dithering

 

Updated for Cycle 3 with description of background dither pattern
MIRI Medium Resolution Spectroscopy

 

Updated resolving power with additional in-flight measurements and added information on working with MRS data products 
Instruments → NIRCam
NIRCam Absolute Flux Calibration and Zeropoints

 

Updated to describe the latest delivery to CRDS (pmap 1126)

NIRCam Coronagraphic Occulting Masks and Lyot Stops

 

Added text relevant to new dual-channel imaging mode

NIRCam Coronagraphic Target Acquisition

 

Streamlined and revised text to reflect dual-channel mode starting in Cycle 2. Added Table 1 summarizing coronagraphic TA specs. Simplified Figure 1 to emphasize SAM offsets.

NIRCam Coronagraphic Imaging APT Template

 

Clarified information about new dual-channel imaging. Replaced Table 1 with one limited to science subarrays. Expanded instructions for PSF reference observations and special requirements.

NIRCam Coronagraphic Imaging

 

Revised annotation for Figure 1. Expanded Table 1 to compare nominal and end-to-end IWAs of bar occulters. New Figure 2 showing default locations of targets along bar occulters in primary channel. New Figure 3 comparing dual-channel subarray FOVs.

NIRCam WFSS Backgrounds

 

Figure captions revised to clarify that these are simulated backgrounds meant to show the grism/filter/module dependent variation in the shape of the background in WFSS observations as well as the imprint caused by the coronagraph when using Grism C

NIRCam WFSS Field of View

 

Updated to reflect the current status and understanding of the calibration as of this date

NIRCam Grism Time Series

 

Updated Figures 2 & 3 with the in-flight throughputs

Instruments → NIRISS
NIRISS Sensitivity

 

Updated to match ETC 3.0 sensitivities. Biggest change is to assume a default extraction aperture of 2.5 pixels for sensitivity calculations. 

NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry

 

Updated dithering section and added discussion about flat field errors

NIRISS Bright Limits

 

Updated bright limits to be consistent with ETC v. 3.0. AMI bright limits show greatest change due to signal limit decrease from 30,000 e- to 20,000 e- to mitigate impacts of charge migration.

NIRISS SOSS Recommended Strategies

 

Added information gathered during Cycle 1 about NIRISS/SOSS backgrounds

NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy APT Template

 

Added documentation about short optional exposure before a F277W exposure

NIRISS SOSS Time-Series Observations of WASP-39

 

Changed target to WASP-39b

Step-by-Step ETC Guide for NIRISS SOSS Time-Series Observations of WASP-39

 

Changed target to WASP-39b. Calculations made with ETC v.3.0.

Step-by-Step APT Guide for NIRISS SOSS Time-Series Observations of WASP-39

 

Updated target to WASP-39b. Change text for phase-constraint to link to ExoCTK.

NIRISS AMI Observations of Extrasolar Planets Around a Host Star

 

Figures 1 and 2 target visibility tool plots updated for Cycle 3

Step-by-Step ETC Guide for NIRISS AMI Observations of Extrasolar Planets Around a Host Star

 

Updated with new ETC 3.0 sensitivities

Step-by-Step APT Guide for NIRISS AMI Observations of Extrasolar Planets Around a Host Star

 

Updated with new ETC 3.0 sensitivities

NIRISS AMI Recommended Strategies

 

Updated to note that APT 2023.5 (release date Aug. 24 '23) has filter-dependent offsets applied between TA in AMIBRIGHT mode and the science target, so removed the suggestions that users could apply their own OFFSET Special Requirement when defining observations.

Updated discussion of charge migration.

NIRISS AMI Dithers

 

Updated AMI 5-step subpixel dither values for APT 2023.5 and recommendation to use the 5-step sub-pixel dither pattern

NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry APT Template

 

Updated AMI dithers section

NIRISS GR150 Grisms

 

Updated conflicting info about the wavelength dispersion

Instruments → NIRSpec

 

Candidate sets can now be filtered by coordinates

 

Major edits to reflect updates made to the Catalog ingest and filtering options in APT

 

Noted that Verify_Only selection in APT now has appropriate warnings.

 

Noted what is needed to move a MOS program from implementation to scheduling.

 

Added information about APA change requests

 

Added new section to describe limiting shutters to those unaffected by cutoffs.

 

Added new planning parameter to allow multiple sources in a shutter, in APT 2023.5

 

IFU, MOS, and FS limiting sensitivity figures replaced and text edited for ETC changes

 

FS, MOS, and IFU bright limits figures updated

 

Added Figure 1 showing contaminants in the MSA Shutter View

 

Added text about use of extended objects. Updated language in 1st warning with more detailed discussion of impact of a single saturated pixel. Added an additional warning discussing very faint targets that might be invisible to the WATA algorithm

 

Under "Approximate brightness limits for MSATA", added text to better explain why we are still using pre-launch reference star magnitude limits in APT

 

Additional updated description of deadlines

Proposal Preparation → JWST General Support
JWST Instrument Overheads

 

Updated Table 1 with current (early Cycle 2) overheads and footnoted caveats. Added APT version for provided values in text
Proposal Preparation → Methods and Roadmaps
JWST Parallel Observations

 

Added a file containing data used to generate Figure 1 in item 9 of the "Pure Parallels FAQ" section

 

Added a pure parallel FAQ section. The section includes information on slots availability in Cycles 1 and 2, and number of minimum and maximum slots duration per visit in Cycle 2.
JWST Imaging

 

Updated Figure 3, JWST imaging sensitivity, to use sensitivities from ETC 3.0
JWST Integral Field Spectroscopy

 

Updated for Cycle 3 to add information on undersampling and covariance
JWST Wide Field Slitless Spectroscopy

 

Added dispersion for NIRISS and NIRCam in Å/pixel
Tutorial on Creating Solar System Targets in APT

 

Added information about issues parsing some minor body names
Proposing Tools → Exposure Time Calculator 
JWST ETC Source Spectral Energy Distributions

 

Update includes new stellar spectra categories
JWST ETC IFU Strategies

 

Added information about the new IFU Aperture Photometry strategy
Proposing Tools → Other Tools
JWST General Target Visibility Tool Help

 

Updated for JWST General Target Visibility Tool (GTVT) version 1.0.1 (bug fix)
ExoCTK Contamination Overlap Tool

 

Updated images of the field descriptions and plots produced by ExoCTK after the deployment of v1.2.5
ExoCTK Limb Darkening Calculator Tool

 

Planetary Parameters text and figures added to show SPAM coefficient support
JWST Moving Target Visibility Tool Help

 

Updated for JWST Moving Target Visibility Tool (MTVT) version 1.0
JWST General Target Visibility Tool Help

 

Updated for JWST General Target Visibility Tool (GTVT) version 1.0
NIRSpec Observation Visualization Tool Help

 

Updated usage and screenshots for reimplemented interface

Data → Calibration Pipeline Caveats

 

Updates are available here

 

Updates are available here

 

Updated minimum CRDS context for MIRI coronagraphic modes

 

Added note about point vs extended source flux calibration

 

Updated to reflect latest MRS photometric calibration.

 

Updated for build 9.3, added information about future pipeline enhancements

 

Updated to reflect updated to pipeline for spectral extraction and bad pixel replacement

JWST Data Calibration Considerations
JWST Calibration Uncertainties

 

Updated SOSS wavelength calibration accuracy

 

Updated NIRCam coronagraphy photometric calibration section



Articles updated prior to June 1, 2023 

Articles updated between January 28 and May 31, 2023, are listed at JDox Updates 28 Jan - May 31 2023.

Articles updated prior to January 27, 2023 are listed at JDox Updates 12 July - 6 December 2022.




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