Previous Updates

Apr. 03, 2024 Update to Coronagraph observing scenario OS11 simulation.
Jul. 25, 2023 Update to Coronagraph observing scenario OS11 simulation.
Jan. 20, 2023 Updates to ROSES call Supplemental Information , Coronagraph observing scenario simulations and Spacecraft and Instrument Parameters.
Dec. 09, 2022 Links added to the Simulations of the Galaxy Redshift Survey by the Formulation Science Investigation Team.
Aug. 12, 2022 Additional coronagraph predicted performance parameters added. Information about coronagraph instrument PSF and scattered light added.
Jun 23, 2022 A Simulated Roman High-Latitude Time-Domain Imaging Survey has been posted.
May 31, 2022 New OS11 polarization simulations available for the Shaped Pupil Coronagraph.
Mar 28, 2022 New OS11 simulations available for the Shaped Pupil Coronagraph modes.
Mar 08, 2022 An updated Observing Scenario 9 Post-Processing report is now available.
Feb 09, 2022 New OS11 simulations available for the Hybrid Lyot Coronagraph band 1.
Feb 04, 2022 Information on Coronagraph polarization fraction correction added.
Feb 02, 2022 New Coronagraph filter parameters posted.
Jan 07, 2022 Notes from the Dark Hole Algorithms Working Group posted.
Nov 10, 2021 Talks from Roman Coronagraph Information Sessions posted.
Oct 01, 2021 Roman Galaxy Survey ETC updated to v17, including new options for the BAO survey and readouts.
Sep 30, 2021 A few Coronagraph detector parameter updates and a link to a tool to calculate flux ratio vs separation added.
Aug 04, 2021 Additional Coronagraph Instrument parameters and data have been added.
Aug 02, 2021 New Coronagraph Instrument image simulation code is now available.
Mar 08, 2021 Several updates and additions to telescope and WFI parameters.
Feb 16, 2021 The Observing Scenario 9 Post-Processing report is now available.
Jan 10, 2021 Several Coronagraph Instrument and WFI parameter values updated, including revised sensitivities and a new WFI Ks bandpass.
Dec 15, 2020 Updated Phase C CGI parameters released.
Sep 25, 2020 Roman Space Telescope Virtual Lecture Series schedule and recordings now available.
Sep 03, 2020 Primary Mirror for Roman Space Telescope completed.
Aug 21, 2020 Rogue planets with Roman telescope feature now released.
Aug 05, 2020 CGI contrast curves have been updated using OS9 simulations.
Aug 05, 2020 Imaging Mission Database have been added to the Exoplanet Albedo Spectra page .
Jul 29, 2020 Phase C parameters now available.
Jul 24, 2020 Roman’s Ground System completes Major Review. See press release for description of some of the enabled science.
Jun 29, 2020 New CGI Phase C pupil added.
Jun 15, 2020 New OS9 simulations available for the Shaped Pupil Coronagraph band 3.
May 13, 2020 New OS9 simulations available for the Hybrid Lyot Coronagraph band 1.
May 08, 2020 Simulated CGI Contrast Curves are now available.
May 01, 2020 New Introductory Slides on Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope exoplanet studies for scientific or public lectures.
Apr 14, 2020 Registration now open for Exoplanet Demographics conference.
Feb 28, 2020 New Circumstellar Disk Model Simulations is available.
Nov 11, 2019 The CGI circumstellar envelope simulations have been updated.
Oct 29, 2019 Updated CGI wavefront error maps and mask designs are now available.
Sep 20, 2019 CGI simulation software FALCO+PROPER now is available on the website.
Aug 09, 2019 Several parameters have been added or updated to reflect Phase B payload design.
Jun 25, 2019 The CGI Synthetic Optic Wavefront Error Maps and README file have been updated.
May 28, 2019 The CGI Observing Scenario (OS) 6 SPC source-offset images and README files have been updated.
Apr 18, 2019 The CGI Exoplanet Imaging Data Challenge Hackathon at IPAC on June 24-25, 2019 is now open for registration.
Apr 18, 2019 The Exoplanet Imaging Data Challenge is now open for preregistration.
Apr 18, 2019 Results from the Microlensing Data Challenge are summarized here.
Mar 12, 2019 Registration now open for Science in Our Own Backyard: Exploring the Galaxy and the Local Group with WFIRST meeting.
Feb 19, 2019 CGI off-axis PSFs for wide field of view SPC now available.
Jan 29, 2019 CGI off-axis PSFs for the HLC now available.
Jan 28, 2019 Added Talks from the AAS 233rd Meeting Special Session on Exoplanetary Microlensing Discoveries.
Dec 13, 2018 New: Optimal Photometric Redshift Calibration of WFIRST Weak Lensing Measurements.
Nov 30, 2018 New simulations of circumstellar environments of host stars for the CGI.
Sep 18, 2018 Python notebook tutorial for Microlensing Data Challenge now available.
Aug 30, 2018 Updated the CGI Pupil Model.
Aug 10, 2018 The GULLS microlensing simulation page was updated.
Jul 17, 2018 CGI Observing Scenario 6 Imaging Simulations now available.
Jul 05, 2018 Announced Microlensing Data Challenge #1.
Jun 14, 2018 Updated WFIRST CGI parameters.
Mar 14, 2018 Added MulensModel microlensing light curve generator and fitter.
Feb 15, 2018 Added WFIRST posters from 231st AAS meeting.
Jan 23, 2018 Talks from 231st AAS Meeting: Exoplanet Science and Astrophysics with WFIRST.
Oct 05, 2017 Added sample output files and graphics to the CRISPY page.
Oct 04, 2017 New set of CGI simulated images added: Synthetic Optic Wavefront Error Maps.
Sep 29, 2017 Release of the EXOSIMS user interface for assessing planetary yields from CGI.
Aug 07, 2017 Several CGI parameter values updated, including several bandpass parameters.
Apr 11, 2017 A new page describing the CGI/IFS data simulator CRISPY is now available.
Feb 07, 2017 Talks from WFIRST at the AAS 229th Meeting.
Jan 09, 2017 Changes have been made to many CGI (Coronagraph) parameters on the Spacecraft and Instrument Parameters page.
Dec 28, 2016 The videos associated with the microlensing tutorial PDFs are now available and linked from the Meetings page.
Dec 20, 2016 The video on the CGI public images page is now inline instead of a download.
Sep 29, 2016 PDF available for first CGI tutorial on the Workshops and Meetings page.
Sep 01, 2016 New, realistic sky and galaxy parameter grism simulations write-up now available.
Aug 19, 2016 Exoplanet Data Challenge #1 now open.
Aug 04, 2016 New images available on the CGI Public Images page.
Aug 01, 2016 Updates to the Workshops, Meetings and Talks page.
Jul 14, 2016 Observational brown dwarf spectra.
Jun 28, 2016 New CGI pupil models and new CGI public sim images.
Jun 02, 2016 New CGI Performance Parameters and improved CGI parameter descriptions.
May 9th 2016 Ushering in the New Age of Microlensing from Space meeting announcement.
Apr 19, 2016 Design Cycle 6 spacecraft & instrument parameters.
Apr 04, 2016 WFIRST 2016 Community Astrophysics talks.
Mar 17, 2016 IPAC Science Center announcement.
Feb 18, 2016 NASA announcement of WFIRST entering phase A added to News.
Oct 15, 2015 Hirata wfGSETC exposure time calculator.