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 accomplished with Webb.
Several of these are listed below. Astronomers interested in learning
more about Webb will find these papers a good place to start.
These white papers reflect the thoughts and advice of the Science Working Group (SWG) and other project
scientists on what capabilities to build into the JWST system.
They do not imply what science must be carried out with JWST,
since nearly all of the observing time on Webb will be subject to open competitions.
There are, of course, many other discussions of potential Webb science in the refereed literature.
- Gardner et al. 2006 - The James Webb Space Telescope - A detailed discussion of the science
and mission concept for Webb
- Stiavelli et al. 2007 - A strategy to study First Light with JWST
- Calzetti et al 2005 - Added JWST Science Cases for the Timeframe 2012-2015 - A
collection of potential JWST observations developed to supplement the primary science themes of JWST
- Seager et al. 2004 A report to NASA recommending addition or optimization of the James
Webb Space Telescope capabilities to maximize astrobiology science return.
- Clampin et al. 2007 Coronagraphic Detection of Exosolar Planets with the James Webb Space Telescope
- Clampin et al. 2007 Detection of Planetary Transits with the James Webb Space Telescope
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