ESA Science & Technology - Coronagraphic Detection of Exosolar Planets with the James Webb Space Telescope

Publication date: 16 June 2007

Authors: Clampin, M., et al.

Journal: JWST White Paper

The James Webb Space Telescope (Gardner et al. 2006} will have the capability to make significant, early progress in extrasolar planet studies. The JWST instrument complement features several coronagraphs that will be able to conduct programs imaging debris disks, and conduct searches to directly detect gas giant exoplanets.