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March 6, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología8 citationsOpen Access

COSMOS-Web: Comprehensive Data Reduction for Wide-area JWST NIRCam Imaging

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MFMaximilien FrancoCCC. CaseyAKAnton M. Koekemoer

Key Points

  • This research aims to enhance the data reduction method for the largest contiguous JWST survey using NIRCam.
  • Combined official JWST Calibration Pipeline with custom noise removal and background subtraction.
  • Processed data from three epochs covering January 2023 to January 2024.
  • Created 20 mosaic tiles to optimize efficiency.
  • Achieved high-fidelity science-ready mosaics from extensive data.
  • Final datasets reached 5 σ depths of 26.7–28.3 AB mag.
  • Made processed data publicly available.

Abstract

Abstract We present the data reduction methodology used for the COSMOS-Web survey JWST NIRCam data. Covering 0.54 deg 2 with four broadband filters (F115W, F150W, F277W, F444W) and a total exposure time of approximately 270 hr, COSMOS-Web represents the largest contiguous field surveyed during JWST Cycle 1, posing unique data reduction challenges due to its extensive scale. By combining the official JWST Calibration Pipeline with custom improvements for noise removal, background subtraction, and astrometric alignment, we achieve high-fidelity science-ready mosaics. We detail the systematic approach employed in the three stages of the JWST Calibration Pipeline. The data, collected in three epochs from 2023 January to 2024 January, encompass 152 visits and have been processed into 20 mosaic tiles to optimize computational efficiency and data processing. The final data products achieve 5 σ depths of 26.7–28.3 AB mag in 0 . ″ 15 apertures. The processed and calibrated datasets are made available to the public.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa7008531e4c4a9ff5961fhttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae3aa1
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