2004/07/13 by Marcus G. F. Kirsch, M. G. F. Kirsch, Bruno Altieri +17 · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Calibration #Observatory #Point (geometry) #Space (punctuation) #Space observatory #Space research #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1117/12.549276
High resolution version available at page: http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/external/xmm_sw_cal/calib/documentation.shtml#EPIC direct link: http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/docs/documents/CAL-TN-0055-1-0.ps.gz
arxiv created 2004/07/13 · openalex publication_date 2004/10/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
ESA's large X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton is in its fifth year of operations. We give a general overview of the status of calibration of the five X-ray instruments and the Optical Monitor. A main point of interest in the last year became the cross-calibration between the instruments. A cross-calibration campaign started at the XMM-Newton Science Operation Centre at the European Space Astronomy Centre in collaboration with the Instrument Principle Investigators provides a first systematic comparison of the X-ray instruments EPIC and RGS for various kind of sources making also an initial assessment in cross calibration with other X-ray observatories.