Links to JWST NIRSpec technical documents regarding the design and pre-launch predicted performance, along with results from the on-orbit instrument commissioning period, are provided in this article. Additional links are provided for locating scientific publications based on NIRSpec data and websites that provide primarily pre-launch information and documentation.

Instrument design and predicted performance

Birkmann, S. M., Ferruit, P., Giardino, G. et al. 2022, A&A, 661, A83
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope. IV. Capabilities and predicted performance for exoplanet characterization

Böker, T., Arribas, S., Lützgendorf, N. et al. 2022, A&A, 661, A82
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope. III. Integral-field spectroscopy

Ferruit, P., Jakobsen, P., Giardino, G. et al. 2022, A&A, 661, A81
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope. II. Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS)

Jakobsen, P., Ferruit, P., Alves de Oliveira, C. et al. 2022, A&A, 661, A80
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope. I. Overview of the instrument and its capabilities

Results from on-orbit commissioning

Böker, T., Beck, T.L., Birkmann, S.M., et al. 2023, PASP, 135, 038001  (arXiv:2301.13766)
In-orbit Performance of the Near-infrared Spectrograph NIRSpec on the James Webb Space Telescope

Rigby, J., Perrin, M., McElwain, M., et al. 2023, PASP, 135, 048001 (arXiv:2207.05632)
The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

Alves de Oliveira, C., Lützgendorf, N., Zeidler, P., et al., 2022 Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121803S (arXiv:2208.05354)
In-flight performance and calibration of the grating wheel assembly sensors (NIRSpec/JWST)

Birkmann, S.M., Giardino, G., Sirianni, M., et al., 2022, Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121802P (arXiv:2208.12686)
The in-flight noise performance of the JWST/NIRSpec detector system

Böker, T., Abul-Huda, Y., Altenburg, M., et al. 2022, Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121800W (arXiv:2208.02860)
In-orbit Commissioning of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope

Giardino, G., Bhatawdekar, R., Birkmann, S.M., et al. 2022, Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121800X (arXiv:2208.04876)
Optical throughput and sensitivity of the JWST NIRSpec

Lützgendorf, N., Giardino, G., Alves de Oliveira, C., et al. 2022, Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121800Y (arXiv:2208.05355)
Astrometric and wavelength calibration of the NIRSpec instrument during commissioning using a model-based approach

Rawle, T.D., Giardino, G., Franz, D.E., et al., 2022, Proc. SPIE, 12180, 121803R (arXiv:2208.04673)
In-flight performance of the NIRSpec micro shutter array

Scientific publications

Refereed publications that are based on NIRSpec data can be located using the Science Publications page by entering the keyword NIRSpec.

Links to additional information

NIRSpec at STScI

NIRSpec at ESA

NIRSpec at ESA for scientists

NIRSpec at NASA