Proposal ID | 012597 |
Title | Measuring the EPIC Filter carbon band transmission - HZ43 |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0125970101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-stnpkqc |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS |
Abstract | CAL- by measuring the bright hot white dwarf HZ43, which has emissiononly in the very softest band, we can estimate the bandpass of each EPIC filterin the softest energies, and check for contamination build-up by comparison witha reference measurement made early in the mission. The three EPIC filters areeach observed for 5ks , the RGS and OM exposures then scale according to a 2.7ksoverhead in EPIC |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2000-06-04T08:11:33Z/2000-06-04T20:55:01Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
Date Published | 2002-05-11T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "reference measurement", "contamination build", "epic filters", "softest energies", "softest band", "EPIC", "epic filter" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS, 2002, 'Measuring the EPIC Filter carbon band transmission - HZ43', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-stnpkqc |