Observations of transiting exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
- Beichman, Charles
- Benneke, Bjoern
- Knutson, Heather
- Smith, Roger
- Lagage, Pierre Olivier
- Dressing, Courtney
- Latham, David
- Lunine, Jonathan
- Birkmann, Stephan
- Ferruit, Pierre
- Giardino, Giovanna
- Kempton, Eliza
- Carey, Sean
- Krick, Jessica
- Deroo, Pieter D.
- Mandell, Avi
- Ressler, Michael E.
- Shporer, Avi
- Swain, Mark
- Vasisht, Gautam
- Ricker, George
- Bouwman, Jeroen
- Crossfield, Ian
- Greene, Tom
- Howell, Steve
- Christiansen, Jessie
- Ciardi, David
- Clampin, Mark
- Greenhouse, Matt
- Sozzetti, Alessandro
- Goudfrooij, Paul
- Hines, Dean
- Keyes, Tony
- Lee, Janice
- McCullough, Peter
- Robberto, Massimo
- Stansberry, John
- Valenti, Jeff
- Rieke, Marcia
- Rieke, George
- Fortney, Jonathan
- Bean, Jacob
- Kreidberg, Laura
- Ehrenreich, David
- Deming, Drake
- Albert, Loic
- Doyon, Rene
- Sing, David
DOIAbstract
This article summarizes a workshop held on March, 2014, on the potential of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to revolutionize our knowledge of the physical properties of exoplanets through transit observations. JWST’s unique combination of high sensitivity and broad wavelength coverage will enable the accurate measurement of transits with high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N). Most importantly, JWST spectroscopy will investigate planetary atmospheres to determine atomic and molecular compositions, to probe vertical and horizontal structure, and to follow dynamical evolution, i.e., exoplanet weather. JWST will sample a diverse population of planets of varying masses and densities in a wide variety of environments characterized by a range of ...
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