In-orbit performance of the XMM-Newton X-ray telescopes: images and spectra

Abstract

The performance of the three X-ray telescopes on-board of XMM-Newton is evaluated addressing imaging characteristics and effective collecting area. The agreement with ground calibration data is excellent. The analysis of images and spectra of cosmic X-ray sources, emphazising supernova and supernova remnants, prooves that the telescopes are even better than originally required.

13 pages, 20 jpg figures, for SPIE Proc. 4496, paper 02

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