Status of the EPIC thin and medium filters on-board XMM-Newton after more than 10 years of operation II: analysis of in-flight data

Date Issued
2013
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Sartore, Nicola
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Abstract
After more than ten years of operation of the EPIC camera on board the X-ray observatory XMM-Newton we have reviewed the status of its thin and medium filters by performing both analysis of data collected in-flight and laboratory measurements on on-ground back-up filters. We have investigated the status of the EPIC thin and medium filters by performing an analysis of the optical loading in the PN offset maps to gauge variations in the optical and UV transmission of the filters. We both investigated repeated observations of single optically bright targets and performed a statistical analysis of the extent of loading versus visual magnitude at different epochs. We report the results of these measurements.
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UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XVIII
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8859
Start page
885915
Conferenece
UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XVIII
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San Diego, California, United States
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25-29 August, 2013
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0277-786X
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2013SPIE.8859E..15G
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