James Webb Space Telescope
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.

• Beichman et al. 2014 - Observations of Transiting Exoplanets with JWST
• Norwood et al. 2014 - Solar System Observations with JWST
• Batalha et al. 2013 - Transiting Exoplanet Simulations with the James Webb Space Telescope
• Kalirai 2012 - Frontier Science Opportunities with JWST
• Hammel et al. 2010 - Scientific Role of the James Webb Space Telescope in New Worlds, New Horizons
• Lunine et al. 2010 - JWST Planetary Observations within the Solar System (This paper is superseded by Norwood et al. 2014)
• Gardner et el. 2010 - James Webb Space Telescope Studies of Dark Energy
• Clampin et al. 2009 - Comparative Planetology: Transiting Exoplanet Science with JWST
• Sonneborn et al. 2009 - JWST Study of Planetary Systems and Solar System Objects
• Meixner et al. 2009 - Stellar Populations with JWST: the Beginning and the End
• Windhorst et al. 2009 - Galaxies Across Cosmic Time with JWST
• Stiavelli et al. 2009 - First Light and Reionization: Open Questions in the post-JWST Era
• Gardner et al. 2009 - The Scientific Capabilities of JWST
• Brown et al. 2008 - Studying Resolved Stellar Populations with JWST
• Stiavelli et al. 2007 - A strategy to study First Light with JWST
• 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
• Gardner et al. 2006 - The James Webb Space Telescope - A detailed discussion of the science and mission concept for Webb
• 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.