In-orbit performance of the EPIC-PN CCD camera on board XMM-Newton

Ulrich G. Briel; Bernd Aschenbach; M. Balasini; Heinrich W. Braeuninger; Wolfgang Burkert; Konrad Dennerl; M. Ehle; Frank Haberl; Robert Hartmann; Gisela D. Hartner; Peter Holl; Piero Massa; Norbert Meidinger; Josef Kemmer; Eckhard Kendziorra; Marcus Kirsch; Norbert Krause; Markus Kuster; David H. Lumb; Elmar Pfeffermann; Josef Pal; W. Pietsch; Martin Popp; A. Read; Claus Reppin; Heike Soltau; Ruediger Staubert; Lothar Strueder; Joachim E. Truemper; Gabriele E. Villa; Christoph van Zanthier; V. E. Zavlin

doi:10.1117/12.391613

18 July 2000 In-orbit performance of the EPIC-PN CCD camera on board XMM-Newton

Ulrich G. Briel, Bernd Aschenbach, M. Balasini, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Konrad Dennerl, M. Ehle, Frank Haberl, Robert Hartmann, Gisela D. Hartner, Peter Holl, Piero Massa, Norbert Meidinger, Josef Kemmer, Eckhard Kendziorra, Marcus Kirsch, Norbert Krause, Markus Kuster, David H. Lumb, Elmar Pfeffermann, Josef Pal, W. Pietsch, Martin Popp, A. Read, Claus Reppin, Heike Soltau, Ruediger Staubert, Lothar Strueder, Joachim E. Truemper, Gabriele E. Villa, Christoph van Zanthier, V. E. Zavlin

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Proceedings Volume 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391613
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

On 10th December 1999, the European X-ray satellite XMM, now called XMM-Newton, was successfully put into orbit. After initial commissioning of the satellite's subsystems, the EPIC-pn camera was switched on and tested thoroughly in the period Jan./Febr. 2000. After refining of some of the parameter settings and the on-board pn-computer programs, we started the Calibration and Performance Verification Phase, which will last until the end of May 2000. In this paper we report on the results of the EPIC-pn Commissioning Phase with respect to the in-orbit performance of the camera. We also show some of the early results with the pn-camera, the first light image of a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and an observation of the Crab Nebular.

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Ulrich G. Briel, Bernd Aschenbach, M. Balasini, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Konrad Dennerl, M. Ehle, Frank Haberl, Robert Hartmann, Gisela D. Hartner, Peter Holl, Piero Massa, Norbert Meidinger, Josef Kemmer, Eckhard Kendziorra, Marcus Kirsch, Norbert Krause, Markus Kuster, David H. Lumb, Elmar Pfeffermann, Josef Pal, W. Pietsch, Martin Popp, A. Read, Claus Reppin, Heike Soltau, Ruediger Staubert, Lothar Strueder, Joachim E. Truemper, Gabriele E. Villa, Christoph van Zanthier, and V. E. Zavlin "In-orbit performance of the EPIC-PN CCD camera on board XMM-Newton", Proc. SPIE 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391613

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