A Characterization of JWST MIRI Detector Persistence and Implications for High-Contrast Imaging
Alisha Vasan et al 2026 ApJS 282 57 When a bright star saturates the detector on JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument, the flux deficit that follows could produce false-positive exoplanet signals and…
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