The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam
We present the PANORAMIC survey, a pure parallel extragalactic imaging program with JWST/NIRCam observed during Cycle 1. The survey obtained ∼530 square arcmin of NIRCam imaging from 1–5 μ m, totaling ∼192 hr of science integration time. This represents the largest on-sky time investment of any Cycl...
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| author | Christina C. Williams Pascal A. Oesch Andrea Weibel Gabriel Brammer Aidan P. Cloonan Katherine E. Whitaker Laia Barrufet Rachel Bezanson Rebecca A. A. Bowler Pratika Dayal Marijn Franx Jenny E. Greene Anne Hutter Zhiyuan Ji Ivo Labbé Sinclaire M. Manning Michael V. Maseda Mengyuan Xiao |
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| description | We present the PANORAMIC survey, a pure parallel extragalactic imaging program with JWST/NIRCam observed during Cycle 1. The survey obtained ∼530 square arcmin of NIRCam imaging from 1–5 μ m, totaling ∼192 hr of science integration time. This represents the largest on-sky time investment of any Cycle 1 GO extragalactic NIRCam imaging program by nearly a factor of 2. The survey includes ∼432 square arcmin of novel sky area not yet observed with JWST using at least six NIRCam broadband filters, increasing the existing area covered by similar Cycle 1 data by ∼60%. Additionally, 70 square arcmin was also covered by a seventh filter (F410M). A fraction of PANORAMIC data (∼200 square arcmin) was obtained in or around extragalactic deep fields, enhancing their legacy value. Pure parallel observing naturally creates a “wedding cake” survey with both wide and ultra-deep tiers, with 5 σ point-source depths at F444W ranging from 27.8–29.4 (ABmag), and with minimized cosmic variance. The ≳6-filter strategy yields remarkably good photometric redshift performance, achieving similar median scatter and outlier fraction as CANDELS ( σ _NMAD ∼ 0.07; η ∼ 0.2), enabling a wealth of science across redshift without need for follow-up or ancillary data. We overview the proposed survey, the data obtained as part of this program, and document the science-ready data products in the data release. PANORAMIC has delivered wide-area and deep imaging with excellent photometric performance, demonstrating that pure parallel observations with JWST are a highly efficient observing mode that is key to acquiring a complete picture of galaxy evolution from rare bright galaxies to fainter, more abundant sources across redshifts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-11a7877ab4ed45638e4d52774a583a072025-01-22T16:57:00ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01979214010.3847/1538-4357/ad97bcThe PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCamChristina C. Williams0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-7495Pascal A. Oesch1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5851-6649Andrea Weibel2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-4465Gabriel Brammer3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-005XAidan P. Cloonan4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-2601Katherine E. Whitaker5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7160-3632Laia Barrufet6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1641-6185Rachel Bezanson7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5063-8254Rebecca A. A. Bowler8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-1678Pratika Dayal9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8460-1564Marijn Franx10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-3026Jenny E. Greene11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-3427Anne Hutter12https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3760-461XZhiyuan Ji13https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-2257Ivo Labbé14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-5376Sinclaire M. Manning15https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-0121Michael V. Maseda16https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0695-4414Mengyuan Xiao17https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-5344NSF National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory , 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA ; christina.williams@noirlab.edu; Steward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721, USADepartment of Astronomy, University of Geneva , Chemin Pegasi 51, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland; Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Copenhagen, Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Astronomy, University of Geneva , Chemin Pegasi 51, 1290 Versoix, SwitzerlandCosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Copenhagen, Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, MA 01003, USADepartment of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, MA 01003, USA; Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , DenmarkInstitute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh , Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, ScotlandDepartment of Physics and Astronomy and PITT PACC, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAJodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester , Manchester, M13 9PL, UKKapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen , 9700 AV Groningen, The NetherlandsLeiden Observatory, Leiden University , P.O.Box 9513, NL-2300 AA Leiden, The NetherlandsDepartment of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University , 4 Ivy Lane, Princeton, NJ 08544, USACosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Copenhagen, Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, Copenhagen, DenmarkSteward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721, USACentre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology , Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, MA 01003, USADepartment of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 475 N. Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706, USADepartment of Astronomy, University of Geneva , Chemin Pegasi 51, 1290 Versoix, SwitzerlandWe present the PANORAMIC survey, a pure parallel extragalactic imaging program with JWST/NIRCam observed during Cycle 1. The survey obtained ∼530 square arcmin of NIRCam imaging from 1–5 μ m, totaling ∼192 hr of science integration time. This represents the largest on-sky time investment of any Cycle 1 GO extragalactic NIRCam imaging program by nearly a factor of 2. The survey includes ∼432 square arcmin of novel sky area not yet observed with JWST using at least six NIRCam broadband filters, increasing the existing area covered by similar Cycle 1 data by ∼60%. Additionally, 70 square arcmin was also covered by a seventh filter (F410M). A fraction of PANORAMIC data (∼200 square arcmin) was obtained in or around extragalactic deep fields, enhancing their legacy value. Pure parallel observing naturally creates a “wedding cake” survey with both wide and ultra-deep tiers, with 5 σ point-source depths at F444W ranging from 27.8–29.4 (ABmag), and with minimized cosmic variance. The ≳6-filter strategy yields remarkably good photometric redshift performance, achieving similar median scatter and outlier fraction as CANDELS ( σ _NMAD ∼ 0.07; η ∼ 0.2), enabling a wealth of science across redshift without need for follow-up or ancillary data. We overview the proposed survey, the data obtained as part of this program, and document the science-ready data products in the data release. PANORAMIC has delivered wide-area and deep imaging with excellent photometric performance, demonstrating that pure parallel observations with JWST are a highly efficient observing mode that is key to acquiring a complete picture of galaxy evolution from rare bright galaxies to fainter, more abundant sources across redshifts.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad97bcGalaxiesHigh-redshift galaxiesRedshift surveysExtragalactic astronomyLyman-break galaxiesAGN host galaxies |
| spellingShingle | Christina C. Williams Pascal A. Oesch Andrea Weibel Gabriel Brammer Aidan P. Cloonan Katherine E. Whitaker Laia Barrufet Rachel Bezanson Rebecca A. A. Bowler Pratika Dayal Marijn Franx Jenny E. Greene Anne Hutter Zhiyuan Ji Ivo Labbé Sinclaire M. Manning Michael V. Maseda Mengyuan Xiao The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam The Astrophysical Journal Galaxies High-redshift galaxies Redshift surveys Extragalactic astronomy Lyman-break galaxies AGN host galaxies |
| title | The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam |
| title_full | The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam |
| title_fullStr | The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam |
| title_short | The PANORAMIC Survey: Pure Parallel Wide Area Legacy Imaging with JWST/NIRCam |
| title_sort | panoramic survey pure parallel wide area legacy imaging with jwst nircam |
| topic | Galaxies High-redshift galaxies Redshift surveys Extragalactic astronomy Lyman-break galaxies AGN host galaxies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad97bc |
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