Module A

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Module A is one of the two optical modules of the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument, housing a set of cameras and optics for infrared imaging.

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Module A canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optical module
space telescope instrument subsystem
designedFor cryogenic operation
developedForMission James Webb Space Telescope mission
hasComponent cameras
coronagraphic optics
detectors
filters
optics
hasFunction infrared imaging
near-infrared imaging
hasTwinModule Module B
isOneOf two NIRCam optical modules
locatedOn JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module
mountedOn NIRCam optical bench
operatedBy Space Telescope Science Institute
operatesInWavelengthRange near-infrared
partOf James Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Near Infrared Camera
supportsObservationMode broad-band imaging
coronagraphy
narrow-band imaging
usedFor astronomical imaging
deep-field imaging
exoplanet and disk studies
high-resolution infrared observations
usesDetectorTechnology HgCdTe infrared detector arrays

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NIRCam hasModule Module A