Roman Space Telescope at IPAC

<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>Roman Space Telescope at IPAC</title> <link href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300italic,400italic,700italic,400,300,700' media='screen' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <link href="/stylesheets/application.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script src="/javascripts/application.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico?2314576099" type="image/x-icon" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"/> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16"/> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32"/> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96"/> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/android-chrome-192x192.png" sizes="192x192"/> <meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="/icons/smalltile.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="/icons/mediumtile.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-wide310x150logo" content="/icons/widetile.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="/icons/largetile.png" /> </head> <body> <div class='header'> <div class='orbit_flare'></div> <div class='container planet_container'> <div class='planet'></div> <div class='row'> <div class='span12'> <div class='mission_title'> <table> <tr>   <td align='left'> <h1> <a href="/">Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope <span style="font-style: italic;font-weight: 500;">at IPAC</span> </a> </h1>     </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='navigation_wrapper'> <div class='container'> <div class='row'> <div class='span12'> <div class='navigation'> <a class="" href="/"><div class='big_cap'>Home</div> </a>     <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/Science.html"><div class='big_cap'>Science</div> </a> <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/Docs.html"><div class='big_cap'>Documents</div> </a> <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/sims/Simulations_csv.html"><div class='big_cap'>Simulations</div> </a> <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/Community.html"><div class='big_cap'>Talks</div> <div class='big_cap uppercase'>&</div> <div class='big_cap'>Events</div> </a> <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/Publications.html"><div class='big_cap'>Publications</div> </a> <span> | </span> <a class="" href="/Contact.html"><div class='big_cap uppercase'>IPAC</div> <div class='big_cap'>Roman</div> <div class='big_cap'>Team</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='container'> <div class='home_page'> <div class='row'> <div class='span12'> <div class='row archive_stats'></div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_purple'> <div class='panel_header'> <h0> The <a href="https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/roman/comm_forum/forum_17/Core_Community_Survey_Reports-rev03-compressed.pdf">interim report</a> on the Roman Core Community Surveys definition is now available. More information, including slides and video of a presentation of the report, can be found at the <a href="https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/roman/comm_forum/">Roman Community Forum page</a>. </h0> </div> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_purple'> <div class='panel_header'> <h0> Learn more about Roman Space Telescope science, engineering, and technology through our <a href="/Lectures.html">monthly virtual lectures</a> for the astronomy research community. </h0> </div> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header'> The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly known as WFIRST, Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope) was the top priority large-scale space initiative resulting from the <a href="https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12951/new-worlds-new-horizons-in-astronomy-and-astrophysics">Astro2010 Decadal Survey 'New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics.'</a> The mission was named after Nancy Grace Roman in May 2020. Learn more about the historic occasion <a href="https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-telescope-named-for-mother-of-hubble-nancy-grace-roman">here.</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='span6'> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header_emph'> <h1> Recent Site Updates </h1> </div> <div class='panel_purple'> <table class='link_grid'> <tr> <td width='33%'> <ul> <li> Dec. 2, 2024 </li> </ul> </td> <td> <ul> Added <a href="SSC_Supplemental_info_for_Roses_call.html">Supplemental Info for ROSES Call</a> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width='33%'> <ul> <li> Nov. 12, 2024 </li> </ul> </td> <td> <ul> Added <a href="sims/Coronagraph_inst_cad_models.html">Coronagraph Instrument CAD models.</a> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width='35%'> <ul> <a href="/PreviousUpdates.html">Previous Updates</a> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel'> <div class='flexslider'> <ul class='slides'>  <li> <a href="/sims/IPAC-STScI_Goddard_Grism_sim.html"><div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/direct7.1_crop.jpeg" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Simulated direct Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope F160W image, 7.5 x 3.75 arc-minutes on a side. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> Simulated image of a sky scene at 1.6 microns (WFC3 F160W band) taking into account the observed Hα and stellar luminosity functions, the Hα equivalent width distribution, a model of stellar density in the Galaxy and background galaxy number counts. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/sims/IPAC-STScI_Goddard_Grism_sim.html"><div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/slitless7.1_crop.jpeg" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Simulated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope near-IR grism image that matches the direct image with nominal dispersion. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> Simulated grism image of the previous direct image field with nominal (10.8Å/pixel) dispersion, covering 1 to 1.9 microns. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/images/wfirst/SDT2015-FOV-2.png"> <div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/wfirst/SDT2015-FOV-2.png" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope WFI Field of View<br> compared to HST and JWST. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> Field of view comparison, to scale, of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope wide field instrument with wide field instruments on the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. Each square is a 4k x 4k HgCdTe sensor array. The field of view is 0.28 degrees<sup>2</sup>. 2015 SDT Report. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li> <li>  <a href="/images/wfirst/SDT2015-Coron_science.png"><div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/wfirst/SDT2015-Coron_science.png" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Simulated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope coronagraph image of 47 Ursae Majoris, showing two detected planets. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> Simulated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope coronagraph image of the star 47 Ursae Majoris, showing two directly detected planets. Simulation parameters: 10 hr exposure time, 525-580 nm, Hybrid Lyot Coronagraph. Field of view of 1.36". 2015 SDT Report. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/sims/Exoplanet_Albedos.html"><div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/Cahoy2010_albedo_spectrum_2.png" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Simulated albedo spectrum for Neptune analog </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> A theoretical albedo spectrum using data from the Cahoy et al. 2010 models. Such simulations help assess the detectability of exoplanets in reflected light by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument, the feasibility of discriminating exoplanets from background stars and galaxies, and exoplanet yields. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li>             <li> <a href="/sims/Microlensing_Python_Notebook_Tutorial.html"><div class='image plot'> <img src="/images/models.png" /> </div> <div class='details'> <div class='title'> <div class='tr'> <div class='td'> Microlensing light curve models compared to simulated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope data </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='caption_popup'> Figure shows Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope simulated data in black, and the best fit models generated using the pyLIMA, MuLensModel and muLAn microlensing software packages. This figure is generated at the end of the tutorial python notebook available on this site. </div> <div class='clear'></div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class='panel_header slide_controls'>             <span class='title'> Img:  </span> <a id="slide_control_0" class="slide_control active" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 1 </a> <a id="slide_control_1" class="slide_control" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 2 </a> <a id="slide_control_2" class="slide_control" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 3 </a> <a id="slide_control_3" class="slide_control" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 4 </a> <a id="slide_control_4" class="slide_control" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 5 </a> <a id="slide_control_5" class="slide_control" href="#"><div class='active_arrow'></div> 6 </a>    </div> </div> </div> <div class='span6'> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header_emph'> <h1> Important Dates </h1> </div> <div class='panel_purple'> <table class='link_grid'> <tr> <td width='33%'> <ul> <li> Jul. 14-18,2025 </li> </ul> </td> <td> <ul> <a href="https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2025/july/cosmic-cartography-with-roman-advances-in-galaxy-structures-distributions-dark-matter-dark-energy">Cosmic Cartography with Roman: Advances in Galaxy Structures, Distributions, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy</a> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header'> <h1> Simulations Quick Links   <a href="/sims/Simulations_csv.html">(Overview)</a> </h1> </div> <div class='panel_dark'> <table class='link_grid'> <tr> <td width='66%'> <a href="/sims/Param_db.html">  <ul> <li style='line-height: normal'> Spacecraft & Instrument Parameters </li> </ul> </a> </td> <td> <a href="/sims/Code.html">  <ul> <li> Simulation Code </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/sims/ETC.html">  <ul> <li> Exposure Time Calculators </li> </ul> </a> </td> <td> <a href="/sims/Tools.html">  <ul> <li> Analysis Tools </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> <tr>      <td> <a href="/sims/Simulations_csv.html#instrument">  <ul> <li> Simulations by Instrument </li> </ul> </a> </td> <td> <a href="/sims/Simulations_csv.html#topic">  <ul> <li> Simulations by Science Topic </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header'> <h1> Community Engagement   <a href="/Community.html">(Overview)</a> </h1> </div> <div class='panel_dark'> <table class='link_grid'> <tr> <td> <a href="/Meetings.html">  <ul> <li> Workshops, Meetings and Talks </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/Lectures.html">  <ul> <li> Virtual Lecture Series </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class='panel_border'> <div class='panel_header'> <h1> External Links </h1> </div> <div class='panel_dark'> <table class='link_grid'> <tr> <td> <a href="https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov">  <ul> <li> Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at GSFC </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope">  <ul> <li> Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at JPL </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.stsci.edu/wfirst/"><ul> <li> Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at STScI </li> </ul> </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='footer_wrapper'> <div class='container'> <div class='row'> <div class='footer'> <div class='span8'> <div class='affiliates right'> <a alt="National Aeronautics and Space Administration" title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration" href="http://www.nasa.gov"><img src="/images/icon_nasa.png" /></a> <a alt="Goddard Space Flight Center" title="Goaddard Space Flight Center" href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/"><img src="/images/icon_gsfc_transparent.gif" /></a> <a alt="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov"><img src="/images/icon_jpl.png" /></a> <a alt="IPAC" title="IPAC" href="http://www.ipac.caltech.edu"><img src="/images/icon_ipac.png" /></a> <a alt="Space Telescope Science Institute" title="Space Telescope Science Institute" href="http://www.stsci.edu/portal/"><img src="/images/icon_stsci_transparent.gif" /></a> <a alt="California Institute of Technology" title="California Institute of Technology" href="http://www.caltech.edu"><img src="/images/icon_caltech.png" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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