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23 - Tracing metallicities in the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2009

By
R. Maiolino ,
S. Arribas ,
T. Böker ,
A. Bunker ,
S. Charlot ,
G. de Marchi ,
P. Ferruit ,
M. Franx ,
P. Jakobsen  and
H. Moseley
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Edited by
Garik Israelian  and
Georges Meynet
R. Maiolino
Affiliation:
INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy
S. Arribas
Affiliation:
CSIC – Departamento de Astrofísica Molecular e Infrarroja, Madrid, Spain
T. Böker
Affiliation:
European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
A. Bunker
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
S. Charlot
Affiliation:
Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France
G. de Marchi
Affiliation:
European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
P. Ferruit
Affiliation:
CRAL – Observatoire de Lyon, 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis Laval, France
M. Franx
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands
P. Jakobsen
Affiliation:
European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
H. Moseley
Affiliation:
NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA
T. Nagao
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Japan
L. Origlia
Affiliation:
INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
B. Rauscher
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands
M. Regan
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
H. W. Rix
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
C. J. Willott
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, Canada
Garik Israelian
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
Georges Meynet
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory
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Summary

The James Webb Space Telescope is a 6.6-m-aperture, passively cooled space observatory optimized for near-IR observations. It will be one of the most important observing facilities in the next decade, and it is designed to address numerous outstanding issues in astronomy. In this article we focus specifically on its capabilities to investigate the chemical abundances of various classes of astronomical objects and their metallicity evolution through the cosmic epochs.

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The Metal-Rich Universe , pp. 212 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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  • Tracing metallicities in the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
    • By R. Maiolino, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy, S. Arribas, CSIC – Departamento de Astrofísica Molecular e Infrarroja, Madrid, Spain, T. Böker, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, A. Bunker, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, S. Charlot, Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France, G. de Marchi, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, P. Ferruit, CRAL – Observatoire de Lyon, 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis Laval, France, M. Franx, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, P. Jakobsen, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, H. Moseley, NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA, T. Nagao, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Japan, L. Origlia, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, B. Rauscher, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, M. Regan, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA, H. W. Rix, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany, C. J. Willott, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, Canada
  • Edited by Garik Israelian, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Georges Meynet
  • Book: The Metal-Rich Universe
  • Online publication: 02 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536267.024
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  • Tracing metallicities in the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
    • By R. Maiolino, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy, S. Arribas, CSIC – Departamento de Astrofísica Molecular e Infrarroja, Madrid, Spain, T. Böker, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, A. Bunker, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, S. Charlot, Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France, G. de Marchi, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, P. Ferruit, CRAL – Observatoire de Lyon, 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis Laval, France, M. Franx, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, P. Jakobsen, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, H. Moseley, NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA, T. Nagao, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Japan, L. Origlia, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, B. Rauscher, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, M. Regan, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA, H. W. Rix, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany, C. J. Willott, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, Canada
  • Edited by Garik Israelian, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Georges Meynet
  • Book: The Metal-Rich Universe
  • Online publication: 02 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536267.024
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  • Tracing metallicities in the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
    • By R. Maiolino, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy, S. Arribas, CSIC – Departamento de Astrofísica Molecular e Infrarroja, Madrid, Spain, T. Böker, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, A. Bunker, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, S. Charlot, Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, Paris, France, G. de Marchi, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, P. Ferruit, CRAL – Observatoire de Lyon, 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis Laval, France, M. Franx, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, P. Jakobsen, European Space Agency – ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, H. Moseley, NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA, T. Nagao, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Japan, L. Origlia, INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, B. Rauscher, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, the Netherlands, M. Regan, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA, H. W. Rix, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany, C. J. Willott, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, Canada
  • Edited by Garik Israelian, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Georges Meynet
  • Book: The Metal-Rich Universe
  • Online publication: 02 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536267.024
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