The interstellar oxygen-K absorption edge as observed by XMM-newton: Separation of instrumental and interstellar components

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 404, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 959-967

  De Vries, C P ^a   Den Herder, J W ^a   Kaastra, J S ^a   Paerels, F B ^b   Den Boggende, A J ^a   Rasmussen, A P ^b  

^a SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Space vehicles: instruments; X rays: ISM

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OXYGEN; SATELLITES; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

REFLECTION GRATING SPECTROMETER (RGS);

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0037667582     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030551     Document Type: Article

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