In-orbit performance of the EPIC-MOS detectors on XMM-Newton

Steven Sembay; Anthony Abbey; Bruno Altieri; Richard Ambrosi; Darren Baskill; Philippe Ferrando; Kallol Mukerjee; Andrew M. Read; Martin J. L. Turner

doi:10.1117/12.553180

11 October 2004 In-orbit performance of the EPIC-MOS detectors on XMM-Newton

Steven Sembay, Anthony Abbey, Bruno Altieri, Richard Ambrosi, Darren Baskill, Philippe Ferrando, Kallol Mukerjee, Andrew M. Read, Martin J. L. Turner

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Proceedings Volume 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553180
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

XMM-Newton was launched into space on a highly eccentric 48 hour orbit on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is now in its fifth year of operation and has been an outstanding success, observing the Cosmos with imaging, spectroscopy and timing capabilities in the X-ray and optical wavebands. The EPIC-MOS CCD X-ray detectors comprise two out of three of the focal plane instruments on XMM-Newton. In this paper we discuss key aspects of the current status and performance history of the charge transfer ineffiency (CTI), energy resolution and spectral redistribution function (rmf) of EPIC-MOS in its fifth year of operation.

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Steven Sembay, Anthony Abbey, Bruno Altieri, Richard Ambrosi, Darren Baskill, Philippe Ferrando, Kallol Mukerjee, Andrew M. Read, and Martin J. L. Turner "In-orbit performance of the EPIC-MOS detectors on XMM-Newton", Proc. SPIE 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems, (11 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553180

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