The spectral response of the EPIC-pn camera on board XMM-Newton

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 104-111

  Haberl, F ^a   Freyberg, M ^a   Briel, U G ^a   Dennerl, K ^a   Zavlin, V E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

pn CCD; X ray astronomy; X ray calibration; X ray detector; XMM Newton

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION LINKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; RADIATION DETECTORS; X RAY CAMERAS;

PN-CCD; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY DETECTORS; XMM-NEWTON;

X RAY LABORATORIES;

EID: 1942519323     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.506720     Document Type: Conference Paper

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