The XMM-Newton EPIC background: Production of background maps and event files

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 395-410

  Read, A M ^a,b   Ponman, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Surveys; X rays: diffuse background; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COSMIC RAYS; DATA REDUCTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAYS;

PARTICLE COMPONENTS; PHOTON COMPONENTS; SUPERPOSITION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0141429998     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031099     Document Type: Article

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