2004/07/16 by S. Sembay, A. Abbey, A. F. Abbey +11 · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Calibration and Measurement Techniques #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1117/12.553180
8 pages, 10 figures, SPIE Glasgow 21-25 June 2004, Session 5488
arxiv created 2004/07/16 · openalex publication_date 2004/10/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
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. Keywords: XMM-Newton, EPIC-MOS CCD, X-ray detectors, Radiation Damage 1.