The EPIC pn-CCD detector aboard XMM-Newton: Status of the background calibration

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 112-122

  Freyberg, Michael J ^a   Briel, Ulrich G ^a   Dennerl, Konrad ^a   Haberl, Frank ^a   Hartner, Gisela ^a   Pfeffermann, Elmar ^a   Kendziorra, Eckhard ^b   Kirsch, Marcus ^c   Lumb, David ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Spain)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EPIC; Fluorescence lines; pn CCD; X ray calibration; X ray detector; XMM Newton

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CHARGE TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY;

EPIC; FLUORESCENCE LINES; PN-CCD; X-RAY CALLIBRATION; X-RAY DETECTORS; XMM-NEWTON;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 1942519326     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.506277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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