Table of Contents - All of JDox
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Overviews/Ancillary Information
Getting Started with Exploring JWST Information
Table of Contents Pages
Table of Contents - All of JDox (the present page)
- Table of Contents - Proposing Opportunities
- Table of Contents - Observatory
- Table of Contents - Instruments
- Table of Contents - Proposal Preparation
- Table of Contents - Proposing Tools
- Table of Contents - Observing Process
- Table of Contents - Data
Proposing Opportunities
Call for Proposals for Cycle 5
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JWST Call for Proposals for Cycle 5
- • JWST New and Important Features
- • JWST Proposal Workflow
- • JWST Anonymous Proposal Reviews
- • JWST Proposal Submission Policies
- • JWST Proposal Categories
- • JWST Special Initiatives
- • JWST Observation Types
- • JWST Data Rights and Duplications
- • JWST Proposal Selection Procedures
- • JWST Guidelines and Checklist for Proposal Preparation
- • JWST Filling Out the APT Proposal Form
- • JWST Preparation of the PDF Attachment
- • JWST Proposal Implementation and Execution
- • JWST Grant Funding and Budget Submissions
- • Appendix - Science Keywords
Cycle 4 Director's Discretionary Time Proposals
General Science Policies
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JWST General Science Policies
- • Guidelines for Proposals where JWST and HST Overlap in Capabilities
- • JWST Observing Overheads and Time Accounting Policy
- • JWST Duplicate Observations Policy
- • JWST Observation Duplication Checking
- • JWST Science Parallel Observation Policies and Guidelines
- • The JWST Single-Stream Proposal Process
- • Micrometeoroid Avoidance Zone Policies and Procedures
- • JWST Observing Program Modification Policy
- • Policies for the Telescope Time Review Board
- • How to Submit a Program Change Request (PCR)
- • JWST Target of Opportunity Program Activation
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NASA-SMD Policies and Guidelines for the Operations of JWST at STScI
- • Policy 1 - Limitations on the Use of Funds for the Research of General Observers and Archival Research
- • Policy 2 - Data Rights and Data Dissemination
- • Policy 3 - Data Requests and Facilities
- • Policy 4 - Post-Launch Commissioning of JWST
- • Policy 5 - Clarification of Extensions of Exclusive Access Data to Public Affairs Activities
- • Policy 6 - Distribution of JWST Science Data Obtained from Investigations Other Than Those Selected Through the Peer-review Process
- • Policy 7 - NASA Needs for Support for Other Missions
- • Policy 8 - Definition of Observing Time
- • Policy 9 - Allocation of Guaranteed Observing Time to Scientists Selected Under AO 01-OSS-05 and Through NASA-ESA-CSA Agreements
- • Policy 10 - Redistribution of Guaranteed Observing Time Among Observers
- • Policy 11 - Protection of Science Programs Associated With Guaranteed Time
- • Policy 12 - Education and Public Outreach
- • Submission Process for Joint JWST Proposals where the Partner Observatory is Prime
- • Review and Implementation of Rapid Response Observations on JWST
Peer Review Information
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JWST Peer Review Information
- JWST Peer Review Guide
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General Info and Getting Started
- • Code of Conduct
- • Confidentiality
- • Conflicts of Interest
- • JWST Science Instruments and Observing Modes
- • Proposal Types, Sizes, and Science Areas
- • JWST Duplication Identification and Adjudication Procedures for the TAC
- • Tips for a Smooth Review
- • Who to Contact for Help
- • Orientation Materials - Cycle 5
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Reviews, Grades, and Comments
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SPIRIT WebReviewer Tool Guide
- • Viewing Panel Assignments and Resources
- • Navigating and Viewing Panel Proposals
- • Grading by Worksheet
- • Entering A Proposal Grade
- • Entering Proposal Feedback Comments
- • Entering Private Notes
- • Entering Shared Remarks
- • Submitting the Final Version of the Proposal Feedback Comments
- • Viewing Final Ranking
- • Viewing SPIRIT Notifications
- • Dual Anonymous Proposals Guide for Reviewers
- • Selection Criteria and Scoring System
- • Proposal Feedback Comments
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SPIRIT WebReviewer Tool Guide
- Panel Meetings
- STScI Staff
Past Proposal Opportunties
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Observatory
Observatory Hardware
Observatory Characteristics and Performance
Instruments
Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam)
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JWST Near Infrared Camera
- NIRCam Observing Modes
- NIRCam Instrumentation
- NIRCam Operations
- NIRCam Performance
- NIRCam APT Templates
- NIRCam Observing Strategies
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NIRCam Example Science Programs
- NIRCam Deep Field Imaging with MIRI Imaging Parallels
- NIRCam Parallel Imaging and NIRISS WFSS of Galaxies in Lensing Clusters
- NIRCam WFSS Deep Galaxy Observations
- NIRCam and MIRI Coronagraphy of HR8799 b
- NIRCam and MIRI Coronagraphy of the Beta Pictoris Debris Disk
- NIRCam Grism Time-Series Observations of GJ 436b
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS)
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JWST Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
- NIRISS Observing Modes
- NIRISS Instrumentation
- NIRISS Operations
- NIRISS Performance
- NIRISS APT Templates
- NIRISS Observing Strategies
- NIRISS Example Science Programs
- • NIRISS Technical Library
Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec)
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JWST Near Infrared Spectrograph
- NIRSpec Observing Modes
- NIRSpec Instrumentation
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NIRSpec Operations
- NIRSpec Target Acquisition
- NIRSpec Dithers and Nods
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NIRSpec MOS Operations
- • NIRSpec MOS and MSATA Observing Process
- • Resources for MOS and MSATA Program Updates
- NIRSpec MOS Operations - Catalogs and Images
- • NIRSpec MOS Operations - Pre-Imaging Using NIRCam
- • NIRSpec MOS Operations - Confirmation Images
- • NIRSpec MOS Operations - Slit Losses
- • NIRSpec MOS Wavelength Ranges and Gaps
- • NIRSpec MSA Shutter Operability
- NIRSpec IFU Operations
- NIRSpec FS Operations
- NIRSpec BOTS Operations
- • NIRSpec Auto-Cals
- NIRSpec Performance
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NIRSpec APT Templates
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NIRSpec Multi-Object Spectroscopy APT Template
- • NIRSpec MSA Planning Tool, MPT
- NIRSpec MPT - Catalogs
- • NIRSpec MPT - Planner
- • NIRSpec MPT - Plans
- • NIRSpec MPT - MOS and MSATA Program Updates
- • NIRSpec MPT - Computational Performance
- • Custom MOS Observations using the MSA Configuration Editor
- • Long Slit MOS Observations
- • MSA Target Info File
- • NIRSpec MPT - Parameter Space
- • NIRSpec IFU Spectroscopy APT Template
- • NIRSpec Fixed Slit Spectroscopy APT Template
- • NIRSpec Bright Object Time-Series APT Template
- • NIRSpec FS and IFU Mosaic APT Guide
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NIRSpec Multi-Object Spectroscopy APT Template
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NIRSpec Observing Strategies
- • NIRSpec Background Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec Bright Spoilers and the IFU Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec Detector Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec Dithering Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec MOS Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec MSA Leakage Subtraction Recommended Strategies
- NIRSpec MSATA Reference Star Selection Recommended Strategies
- • NIRSpec Target Acquisition Recommended Strategies
- NIRSpec Example Science Programs
- • NIRSpec Technical Library
Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
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JWST Mid Infrared Instrument
- MIRI Observing Modes
- MIRI Instrumentation
- MIRI Operations
- MIRI Performance
- MIRI APT Templates
- MIRI Observing Strategies
- MIRI Example Science Programs
- • MIRI Technical Library
Proposal Preparation
Getting Started with Planning JWST Observations
JWST General Support
Methods and Roadmaps
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Methods and Roadmaps
- JWST Imaging
- JWST Slit Spectroscopy
- JWST Wide Field Slitless Spectroscopy
- JWST High-Contrast Imaging
- JWST Integral Field Spectroscopy
- JWST Multi-Object Spectroscopy
- JWST Time-Series Observations
- JWST Moving Target Observations
- JWST Parallel Observations
- JWST Target of Opportunity Observations
Recommended Observing Strategies
Observation Planning Essentials
Observation Duplication Checking
Proposing Tools
Exposure Time Calculator Overview
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JWST Exposure Time Calculator Overview
- • JWST ETC New User Guide
- JWST ETC Scenes and Sources Page Overview
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JWST ETC Calculations Page Overview
- • JWST ETC Creating a New Calculation
- • JWST ETC Backgrounds
- • JWST ETC Wavelength of Interest
- • JWST ETC Batch Expansions
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JWST ETC Strategies
- • JWST ETC Imaging Aperture Photometry Strategy
- • JWST ETC Aperture Spectral Extraction Strategy
- • JWST ETC MSA Full Shutter Extraction Strategy
- • JWST ETC IFU Strategies
- • JWST ETC SOSS Spectral Extraction Strategy
- • JWST ETC Coronagraphy Strategy
- • JWST ETC MSA Aperture Photometry Strategy
- • JWST ETC MSA Shutter Photometry Strategy
- • JWST ETC Target Acquisition Strategy
- JWST ETC Target Acquisition
- • JWST ETC Cosmic Ray Implementation
- • JWST ETC Saturation
- • JWST ETC Residual Flat Field Errors
- • JWST ETC Time-Series Modes
- • JWST ETC Readout Patterns
- • JWST ETC NIRCam Coronagraphic Imaging
- JWST ETC Outputs Overview
- JWST ETC Workbooks Overview
- JWST ETC Pandeia Engine Tutorial
- • JWST ETC Video Tutorials
Astronomer's Proposal Tool Overview
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JWST Astronomer's Proposal Tool Overview
- APT Workflow Articles
- Additional JWST APT Functionality
- JWST APT Help
ETC to APT Interface
Other Tools
Proposal Planning Video Tutorials
Observing Process
Data
Getting Started with JWST Data
Accessing JWST Data
Science Calibration Pipeline
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JWST Science Calibration Pipeline
- Stages of JWST Data Processing
- • CRDS Migration to Quarterly Calibration Updates
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JWST Operations Pipeline Build Information
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 12.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 12.0 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 11.3 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 11.2 Release Notes
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Older Builds of the JWST Operations Pipeline
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 11.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 11.0 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 10.2 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 10.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 10.0 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 9.3 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 9.2 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 9.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 9.0 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 8.1.2 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 8.1.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 8.0.1 Release Notes
- • JWST Operations Pipeline Build 8.0 Release Notes
- • Running the JWST Science Calibration Pipeline
- • JWST Pipeline Notebooks
- • Tips and Tricks for Working with the JWST Pipeline
- • Key Differences for JWST Time Series Observations
- • Key Differences for JWST Moving Target Observations