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Overview of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) Published: 6/4/2023 11:44:21 PM Updated: 6/4/2023 11:44:21 PM

Paper abstract: We present an overview of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Advanced DeepExtragalactic Survey (JADES), an ambitious program of infrared imaging andspectroscopy in the GOODS-S and GOODS-N deep fields, designed to study galaxyevolution from high redshift to cosmic noon. JADES uses about 770 hours ofCycle 1 guaranteed time largely from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) andNear-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument teams. In GOODS-S, in andaround the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and Chandra Deep Field South, JADES producesa deep imaging region of ~45 arcmin^2 with an average of 130 hrs of exposuretime spread over 9 NIRCam filters. This is extended at medium depth in GOODS-Sand GOODS-N with NIRCam imaging of ~175 arcmin^2 with an average exposuretime of 20 hrs spread over 8-10 filters. In both fields, we conduct extensiveNIRSpec multi-object spectroscopy, including 2 deep pointings of 55 hrsexposure time, 14 medium pointings of ~12 hrs, and 15 shallower pointings of ~4hrs, targeting over 5000 HST and JWST-detected faint sources with 5 low,medium, and high-resolution dispersers covering 0.6-5.3 microns. Finally, JADESextends redward via coordinated parallels with the JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument(MIRI), featuring ~9 arcmin^2 with 43 hours of exposure at 7.7 microns andtwice that area with 2-6.5 hours of exposure at 12.8 microns For nearly 30years, the GOODS-S and GOODS-N fields have been developed as the premier deepfields on the sky; JADES is now providing a compelling start on the JWST legacyin these fields.