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In-orbit calibration of vignetting in XMM-Newton EPIC
D. H. Lumb
We briefly describe the in orbit measurements of the mirror vignetting, using observations of SNR G21.5-09. The instrument features which complicate these measurements are briefly…
XMM-Newton EPIC in orbit background
D. H. Lumb
We briefly describe the methods used in compiling a set of high galactic latitude background data. The characteristics and limitations of the data which affect their use as a templ…
XMM-Newton calibration - an overview
D. H. Lumb
This paper introduces the articles that describe detailed aspects of the XMM-Newton calibration. The unique calibration issues of XMM-Newton are highlighted. The original calibrati…
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…
XMM-Newton GT and AO-1 observations of SHARC galaxy clusters : RX J1120.1+4318 and RX J0256.5+0006
Sebastien Majerowicz, Monique Arnaud, David Lumb +1
We present the follow-up of two galaxy clusters from the Bright and Southern SHARC surveys observed with the XMM-Newton satellite. We studied the galaxy cluster RX J1120.1+4318 whi…
Strongly absorbed quiescent X-ray emission from the X-ray transient XTE J0421+56
L. Boirin, A. N. Parmar, D. Lumb +2
We have observed the soft X-ray transient XTE J0421+56 in quiescence with XMM-Newton. The observed spectrum is highly unusual being dominated by a broad feature at 6.5 keV and can…