James Webb Space Telescope Observatory stray light performance

Paul A. Lightsey; Zongying Wei

doi:10.1117/12.672102

13 June 2006 James Webb Space Telescope observatory stray light performance

Paul A. Lightsey, Zongying Wei

Proceedings Volume 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter; 62650S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672102
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space based astronomical telescope that will operate at cryogenic temperatures. The architecture has the telescope exposed to space, with a large sun shield providing thermal isolation and protection from direct illumination from the sun. The instruments will have the capability to observe over a spectral range from 0.6μm to 29 μm wavelengths. The following paper will present the stray light analysis results characterizing the stray light getting to the instrument focal planes from the full galactic sky, zodiacal background, bright objects near the line of sight, and scattered earth and moon shine. The amount of self-generated infrared background from the Observatory that reaches the instrument focal planes will also be presented.

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Paul A. Lightsey and Zongying Wei "James Webb Space Telescope observatory stray light performance", Proc. SPIE 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 62650S (13 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672102

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