Modelling the spectral response of the Swift-XRT CCD camera: Experience learnt from in-flight calibration

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 775-797

  Godet, O ^a   Beardmore, A P ^a   Abbey, A F ^a   Osborne, J P ^a   Cusumano, G ^b   Pagani, C ^c   Capalbi, M ^d   Perri, M ^d   Page, K L ^a   Burrows, D N ^c   Campana, S ^e   Hill, J E ^f,g   Kennea, J A ^c   Moretti, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INAF IASF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ASI SCIENCE DATA CENTER   (Italy)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Instrumentation: detectors; Methods: numerical; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CHARGE TRANSFER; DETECTORS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; INSTRUMENTS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZING RADIATION; LAUNCHING; LIGHT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; STARS; TELESCOPES; TIME MEASUREMENT; X RAY CAMERAS; X RAY OPTICS;

CCD DETECTORS; CHARGE TRANSFER INEFFICIENCIES; CHARGE TRAPS; CONTINUUM SPECTRUM; ENERGY OFFSETS; GAMMA RAYS: BURSTS; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS; GROUND PROCESSING; IN ORBITS; IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATIONS; INSTRUMENTATION: DETECTORS; LINE BROADENING; LINE PROFILES; LOW ENERGIES; MATRIXES; METHODS: NUMERICAL; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; ON-BOARD CALIBRATIONS; OPTICAL LIGHTS; PHOTON-COUNTING; PHYSICAL MODELS; POWER LAWS; RESPONSE MODELS; SCIENCE DATUM; SI CRYSTALS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SUBSTRATE VOLTAGES; X-RAY SOURCES; X-RAY TELESCOPES; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 59649106826     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200811157     Document Type: Article

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