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Identifying XMM-Newton observations affected by solar wind charge exchange - Part I
J. A. Carter, S. Sembay
We describe a method for identifying XMM-Newton observations that have been affected by Solar Wind Charge Exchange (SWCX) emission and present preliminary results of previously uni…
The SMC SNR 1E0102.2-7219 as a Calibration Standard for X-ray Astronomy in the 0.3-2.5 keV Bandpass
Paul P. Plucinsky, Frank Haberl, Daniel Dewey +8
The flight calibration of the spectral response of CCD instruments below 1.5 keV is difficult in general because of the lack of strong lines in the on-board calibration sources typ…
Status of the XMM-Newton cross-calibration with SASv6.5.0
M. Stuhlinger, B. Altieri, D. Baskill +16
Further achievements of the XMM-Newton cross-calibration - XMM internal as well as with other X-ray missions - are presented. We explain the major changes in the new version SASv6.…
Health and cleanliness of the XMM-Newton science payload since launch
M. G. F. Kirsch et al.
On December 10th 2004 the XMM-Newton observatory celebrated its 5th year in orbit. Since the beginning of the mission steady health and contamination monitoring has been performed…
Crab: the standard X-ray candle with all (modern) X-ray satellites
M. G. F. Kirsch et al.
Various X-ray satellites have used the Crab as a standard candle to perform their calibrations in the past. The calibration of XMM-Newton, however, is independent of the Crab nebul…
In-orbit performance of the EPIC-MOS detectors on XMM-Newton
S. Sembay, A. Abbey, B. Altieri +6
XMM-Newton was launched into space on a highly eccentric 48 hour orbit on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is now in its fifth year of operation and has been an outstanding success,…
XMM-Newton (cross)-calibration
M. G. F. Kirsch, B. Altieri, B. Chen +7
ESA's large X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton is in its fifth year of operations. We give a general overview of the status of calibration of the five X-ray instruments and the Opt…
Timing Analysis of the Isolated Neutron Star RX J0720.4-3125 Revisited
Mark Cropper, Frank Haberl, Silvia Zane +1
We present a reanalysis of the X-ray data for RX J0720.4-3125 presented in Zane et al. (2002), using more data recently available from XMM-Newton and Chandra. This analysis also co…
XMM-Newton observations of 3C 273
K. L. Page, M. J. L. Turner, C. Done +4
A series of nine XMM-Newton observations of the radio-loud quasar 3C 273 are presented, concentrating mainly on the soft excess. Although most of the individual observations do not…
Iron K features in the hard X-ray XMM-Newton spectrum of NGC 4151
N. J. Schurch, R. S. Warwick, R. E. Griffiths +1
Recent XMM-Newton observations have measured the hard (2.5-12 keV) X-ray spectrum of the well-known Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 with a signal-to-noise unprecedented for this source. We…
Serendipitous AGN in the XMM-Newton fields of Markarian 205 and QSO 0130-403
K. L. Page, M. J. L. Turner, J. N. Reeves +2
The X-ray spectra of serendipitously observed AGN in the XMM-Newton fields of Mrk 205 and QSO 0130-403 are analysed. The sample consists of 23 objects, none of which is detected at…
Complex X-ray spectral variability in Mkn 421 observed with XMM-Newton
S. Sembay, R. Edelson, A. Markowitz +2
The bright blazar Mkn 421 has been observed four times for uninterrupted durations of ~ 9 - 13 hr during the performance verification and calibration phases of the XMM-Newton missi…
Timing study of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125
Silvia Zane, Frank Haberl, Mark Cropper +4
We present a combined analysis of XMM-Newton, Chandra and Rosat observations of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125, spanning a total period of \sim 7 years. We develop a max…
Timing analysis of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125
Silvia Zane, Frank Haberl, Mark Cropper +4
We present a combined analysis of XMM-Newton, Chandra and Rosat observations of the isolated neutron star RXJ0720.4-3125, spanning a total period of \sim 7 years. We develop a maxi…
Status of the EPIC/MOS calibration
P. Ferrando, A. F. Abbey, B. Altieri +16
The XMM-Newton observatory has the largest collecting area flown so far for an X-ray imaging system, resulting in a very high sensitivity over a broad spectral range. In order to e…
High Temporal Resolution XMM Monitoring of PKS 2155-304
Rick Edelson, Gareth Griffiths, Alex Markowitz +3
The bright, strongly variable BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 was observed by XMM for two essentially uninterrupted periods of ~11 and 16 hr on 30-31 May 2000. The strongest variations…
The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The MOS Cameras
M. J. L. Turner, A. Abbey, M. Arnaud
The EPIC focal plane imaging spectrometers on XMM-Newton use CCDs to record the images and spectra of celestial X-ray sources focused by the three X-ray mirrors. There is one camer…
XMM-Newton observations of the BL Lac MS 0737+7441
Th. Boller, M. Gliozzi, G. Griffiths +5
We report on the XMM-Newton observations of the BL Lac object MS 0737.9+7441 during the performance verification phase. A simple power-law fit provides an adequate description of t…
XMM-Newton First-Light Observations of the Hickson Galaxy Group 16
M. J. L. Turner, J. N. Reeves, T. J. Ponman +7
This paper presents the XMM-Newton first-light observations of the Hickson-16 compact group of galaxies. Groups are possibly the oldest large-scale structures in the Universe, pre-…