Research & Support
Research & Support
ROSES Proposal Document Library
White papers
Selection of Roman-related ASTRO2020 decadal white papers
Roman Science Pitches
View Science Pitch Submissions
Presentations/Lectures
Roman Science Team Community Briefing [Nov 2021]
Roman Science Interest Group (RSIG) Meetings
Roman Virtual Lecture Series (IPAC at Caltech)
Roman Reference Information
» The Wide-Field Instrument
This page has the latest version of Roman WFI and Observatory Performance.
» Observatory Reference Information
A compendium of basic information on the Roman Observatory. (March 1, 2021) View PDF | PowerPoint file
» The Coronagraph Instrument - Reference Information
Information here captures the instrument design elements (January 2025) View PDF | PowerPoint file
Spreadsheets
» Phase B Dispersion Fits (.xlsx) This spreadsheet provides information on the dispersion for the grism and prism.
Additional Information:
» Observatory and instrument parameters are available at the Roman Technical Data Repository
Technical Resources
Provide the necessary information required for designing a Roman Early-Definition Astrophysics Survey.
Roman Overview Papers
100 Hubbles for the 2020s (Akeson et al. 2019)
2015 Report by the Science Definition Team (Spergel et al. 2015)
Wide-Field Instrument
Survey science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument (Schlieder et al. 2024)
WFI Calibration Touchstone Fields Recommendation Report (.pdf)
WFI Bright Star Saturation Response and Persistence Properties (.pdf)
WFI Parallel Observations During Coronagraph Instrument Primary Operations (.pdf)
Coronagraph Instrument
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument Overview and Status (Bailey et al. 2023)
Coronagraph Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Roman Coronagraph Instrument (.pdf)
PIT & WFS Data Products
Project Infrastructure Teams Data Products User Documentation
Wide Field Science Teams Data Products User Documentation
Core Community Survey Resources
Supernova Survey memo (.pdf)
High latitude time domain survey presentation (.pdf)
High Latitude Survey memo (.docx)
HLS presentation (.pdf)
Microlensing simulation paper (Penny et al) (.pdf)
Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey presentation (.ppt)
Interim Report: The Community Definition of Roman’s Core Community Surveys
Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee (ROTAC) Final Report and Recommendations
Science Centers
Science Support Center (IPAC) pipelines and science processing (.pdf)
- Spectroscopy Processing (.pdf)
- Galactic Bulge Time Doman Survey and Exoplanet Microlensing Processing (.pdf)
Science Operations Center (STScI) pipelines and science processing (.pdf)
Roman Documentation (RDox)
Archives
Milestone Archives (Coronagraph and Wide-field IR Detector Technology Reports)
Looking for older presentations or documents? Archived documents can be accessed on request.
Astro2010 Decadal Survey "New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics"