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James Webb Space Telescope
Document Archive

  • Science Requirements Document
    This is a document developed by the JWST Science Working Group under the leadership of the Senior Project Scientist. It describes four science areas and the JWST capabilities needed to address them.
  • JWST Handbooks
    Documents containing broad descriptions of JWST and its instruments, as well as their capabilities.
  • Technical Reports
    Documents covering issues related to JWST observing, data acquisition and processing, and other general topics.
  • Presentations
    Oral presentations given by JWST staff to a variety of audiences. Includes public presentations given by non-STScI staff about JWST.
  • Science White Papers
    In the course of working on the development of JWST, the Science Working Group and other scientists working on Webb have written a variety of white papers describing science programs that might be carried out with JWST and how.
  • Papers found on ADS referencing JWST
    These papers can be found through a simple search of ADS and links are available for each year since 1989. The current listing goes through 2009 with a total number of 1185.
  • JWST Instrument Fliers
    Fliers containing information on instruments aboard JWST.
  • ST-ECF Documents
    Following decisions made by both ESA and ESO, the ST-ECF closed and ceased operations on 31st December 2010. Information resulting from the group's JWST related science activities has been transferred to STScI and is available here.