Abstract
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) presents the opportunity to transform our understanding of planets and the origins of life by revealing the atmospheric compositions, structures, and dynamics of transiting exoplanets in unprecedented detail. However, the high-precision, timeseries observations required for such investigations have unique technical challenges, and prior experience with Hubble, Spitzer, and other facilities indicates that there will be a steep learning curve when JWST becomes operational. In this paper, we describe the science objectives and detailed plans of the Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science (ERS) Program, which is a recently approved program for JWST observations early in Cycle 1. We also describe the simulations used to establish the program. The goal of this project, for which the obtained data will have no exclusive access period, is to accelerate the acquisition and diffusion of technical expertise for transiting exoplanet observations with JWST, while also providing a compelling set of representative data sets that will enable immediate scientific breakthroughs. The Transiting Exoplanet Community ERS Program will exercise the timeseries modes of all four JWST instruments that have been identified as the consensus highest priorities, observe the full suite of transiting planet characterization geometries (transits, eclipses, and phase curves), and target planets with host stars that span an illustrative range of brightnesses. The observations in this program were defined through an inclusive and transparent process that had participation from JWST instrument experts and international leaders in transiting exoplanet studies. The targets have been vetted with previous measurements, will be observable early in the mission, and have exceptional scientific merit. Community engagement in the project will be centered on a twophase Data Challenge that culminates with the delivery of planetary spectra, timeseries instrument performance reports, and open-source data analysis toolkits in time to inform the agenda for Cycle 2 of the JWST mission.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 114402 |
| Journal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 993 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Methods: Observational
- Planets and satellites: Atmospheres
- Planets and satellites: Individual
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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The transiting exoplanet community early release science program for JWST. / Bean, Jacob L.; Stevenson, Kevin B.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Berta-Thompson, Zachory; Kreidberg, Laura; Crouzet, Nicolas; Benneke, Björn; Line, Michael; Sing, David K.; Wakeford, Hannah R.; Knutson, Heather A.; Kempton, Eliza M.R.; Désert, Jean Michel; Crossfield, Ian; Batalha, Natasha E.; de Wit, Julien; Parmentier, Vivien; Harrington, Joseph; Moses, Julianne I.; Lopez-Morales, Mercedes; Alam, Munazza K.; Blecic, Jasmina; Bruno, Giovanni; Carter, Aarynn L.; Chapman, John W.; Decin, Leen; Dragomir, Diana; Evans, Thomas M.; Fortney, Jonathan J.; Fraine, Jonathan D.; Gao, Peter; Muñoz, Antonio García; Gibson, Neale P.; Goyal, Jayesh M.; Heng, Kevin; Hu, Renyu; Kendrew, Sarah; Kilpatrick, Brian M.; Krick, Jessica; Lagage, Pierre Olivier; Lendl, Monika; Louden, Tom; Madhusudhan, Nikku; Mandell, Avi M.; Mansfield, Megan; May, Erin M.; Morello, Giuseppe; Morley, Caroline V.; Nikolov, Nikolay; Redfield, Seth; Roberts, Jessica E.; Schlawin, Everett; Spake, Jessica J.; Todorov, Kamen O.; Tsiaras, Angelos; Venot, Olivia; Waalkes, William C.; Wheatley, Peter J.; Zellem, Robert T.; Angerhausen, Daniel; Barrado, David; Carone, Ludmila; Casewell, Sarah L.; Cubillos, Patricio E.; Damiano, Mario; Borro, Miguel De Val; Drummond, Benjamin; Edwards, Billy; Endl, Michael; Espinoza, Nestor; France, Kevin; Gizis, John E.; Greene, Thomas P.; Henning, Thomas K.; Hong, Yucian; Ingalls, James G.; Iro, Nicolas; Irwin, Patrick G.J.; Kataria, Tiffany; Lahuis, Fred; Leconte, Jérémy; Lillo-Box, Jorge; Lines, Stefan; Lothringer, Joshua D.; Mancini, Luigi; Marchis, Franck; Mayne, Nathan; Palle, Enric; Rauscher, Emily; Roudier, Gaël; Shkolnik, Evgenya; Southworth, John; Swain, Mark R.; Taylor, Jake; Teske, Johanna; Tinetti, Giovanna; Tremblin, Pascal; Tucker, Gregory S.; Boekel, Roy Van; Waldmann, Ingo P.; Weaver, Ian C.; Zingales, Tiziano.
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T1 - The transiting exoplanet community early release science program for JWST
AU - Bean, Jacob L.
AU - Stevenson, Kevin B.
AU - Batalha, Natalie M.
AU - Berta-Thompson, Zachory
AU - Kreidberg, Laura
AU - Crouzet, Nicolas
AU - Benneke, Björn
AU - Line, Michael
AU - Sing, David K.
AU - Wakeford, Hannah R.
AU - Knutson, Heather A.
AU - Kempton, Eliza M.R.
AU - Désert, Jean Michel
AU - Crossfield, Ian
AU - Batalha, Natasha E.
AU - de Wit, Julien
AU - Parmentier, Vivien
AU - Harrington, Joseph
AU - Moses, Julianne I.
AU - Lopez-Morales, Mercedes
AU - Alam, Munazza K.
AU - Blecic, Jasmina
AU - Bruno, Giovanni
AU - Carter, Aarynn L.
AU - Chapman, John W.
AU - Decin, Leen
AU - Dragomir, Diana
AU - Evans, Thomas M.
AU - Fortney, Jonathan J.
AU - Fraine, Jonathan D.
AU - Gao, Peter
AU - Muñoz, Antonio García
AU - Gibson, Neale P.
AU - Goyal, Jayesh M.
AU - Heng, Kevin
AU - Hu, Renyu
AU - Kendrew, Sarah
AU - Kilpatrick, Brian M.
AU - Krick, Jessica
AU - Lagage, Pierre Olivier
AU - Lendl, Monika
AU - Louden, Tom
AU - Madhusudhan, Nikku
AU - Mandell, Avi M.
AU - Mansfield, Megan
AU - May, Erin M.
AU - Morello, Giuseppe
AU - Morley, Caroline V.
AU - Nikolov, Nikolay
AU - Redfield, Seth
AU - Roberts, Jessica E.
AU - Schlawin, Everett
AU - Spake, Jessica J.
AU - Todorov, Kamen O.
AU - Tsiaras, Angelos
AU - Venot, Olivia
AU - Waalkes, William C.
AU - Wheatley, Peter J.
AU - Zellem, Robert T.
AU - Angerhausen, Daniel
AU - Barrado, David
AU - Carone, Ludmila
AU - Casewell, Sarah L.
AU - Cubillos, Patricio E.
AU - Damiano, Mario
AU - Borro, Miguel De Val
AU - Drummond, Benjamin
AU - Edwards, Billy
AU - Endl, Michael
AU - Espinoza, Nestor
AU - France, Kevin
AU - Gizis, John E.
AU - Greene, Thomas P.
AU - Henning, Thomas K.
AU - Hong, Yucian
AU - Ingalls, James G.
AU - Iro, Nicolas
AU - Irwin, Patrick G.J.
AU - Kataria, Tiffany
AU - Lahuis, Fred
AU - Leconte, Jérémy
AU - Lillo-Box, Jorge
AU - Lines, Stefan
AU - Lothringer, Joshua D.
AU - Mancini, Luigi
AU - Marchis, Franck
AU - Mayne, Nathan
AU - Palle, Enric
AU - Rauscher, Emily
AU - Roudier, Gaël
AU - Shkolnik, Evgenya
AU - Southworth, John
AU - Swain, Mark R.
AU - Taylor, Jake
AU - Teske, Johanna
AU - Tinetti, Giovanna
AU - Tremblin, Pascal
AU - Tucker, Gregory S.
AU - Boekel, Roy Van
AU - Waldmann, Ingo P.
AU - Weaver, Ian C.
AU - Zingales, Tiziano
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) presents the opportunity to transform our understanding of planets and the origins of life by revealing the atmospheric compositions, structures, and dynamics of transiting exoplanets in unprecedented detail. However, the high-precision, timeseries observations required for such investigations have unique technical challenges, and prior experience with Hubble, Spitzer, and other facilities indicates that there will be a steep learning curve when JWST becomes operational. In this paper, we describe the science objectives and detailed plans of the Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science (ERS) Program, which is a recently approved program for JWST observations early in Cycle 1. We also describe the simulations used to establish the program. The goal of this project, for which the obtained data will have no exclusive access period, is to accelerate the acquisition and diffusion of technical expertise for transiting exoplanet observations with JWST, while also providing a compelling set of representative data sets that will enable immediate scientific breakthroughs. The Transiting Exoplanet Community ERS Program will exercise the timeseries modes of all four JWST instruments that have been identified as the consensus highest priorities, observe the full suite of transiting planet characterization geometries (transits, eclipses, and phase curves), and target planets with host stars that span an illustrative range of brightnesses. The observations in this program were defined through an inclusive and transparent process that had participation from JWST instrument experts and international leaders in transiting exoplanet studies. The targets have been vetted with previous measurements, will be observable early in the mission, and have exceptional scientific merit. Community engagement in the project will be centered on a twophase Data Challenge that culminates with the delivery of planetary spectra, timeseries instrument performance reports, and open-source data analysis toolkits in time to inform the agenda for Cycle 2 of the JWST mission.
AB - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) presents the opportunity to transform our understanding of planets and the origins of life by revealing the atmospheric compositions, structures, and dynamics of transiting exoplanets in unprecedented detail. However, the high-precision, timeseries observations required for such investigations have unique technical challenges, and prior experience with Hubble, Spitzer, and other facilities indicates that there will be a steep learning curve when JWST becomes operational. In this paper, we describe the science objectives and detailed plans of the Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science (ERS) Program, which is a recently approved program for JWST observations early in Cycle 1. We also describe the simulations used to establish the program. The goal of this project, for which the obtained data will have no exclusive access period, is to accelerate the acquisition and diffusion of technical expertise for transiting exoplanet observations with JWST, while also providing a compelling set of representative data sets that will enable immediate scientific breakthroughs. The Transiting Exoplanet Community ERS Program will exercise the timeseries modes of all four JWST instruments that have been identified as the consensus highest priorities, observe the full suite of transiting planet characterization geometries (transits, eclipses, and phase curves), and target planets with host stars that span an illustrative range of brightnesses. The observations in this program were defined through an inclusive and transparent process that had participation from JWST instrument experts and international leaders in transiting exoplanet studies. The targets have been vetted with previous measurements, will be observable early in the mission, and have exceptional scientific merit. Community engagement in the project will be centered on a twophase Data Challenge that culminates with the delivery of planetary spectra, timeseries instrument performance reports, and open-source data analysis toolkits in time to inform the agenda for Cycle 2 of the JWST mission.
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KW - Planets and satellites: Atmospheres
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