1. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 1 XMM-Newton EPIC The XMM-Newton cross-calibration campaign M.G.F. Kirsch, A.M.T. Pollock, B.Chen, M.Smith M.M. Sierra, L. Metcalfe, B. Altieri

2. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 2 XMM-Newton EPIC EPIC and RGS ratio

3. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 3 XMM-Newton EPIC menu objectives schedule methods outcome (so far)

4. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 4 XMM-Newton EPIC objectives systematic XSA data mining public CCFs and SAS 25 targets, 200 observations line-rich spectra RGS  EPIC continuum spectra EPIC  RGS

5. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 5 XMM-Newton EPIC schedule 2003/05: start of campaign 2003/07: start of data analysis 2003/09: first results 2003/11: Chandra exchange 2004/05: Green Paper 2004/07: White Paper

6. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 6 XMM-Newton EPIC targets treated line-rich sources: –SNR 1E0102-7219 (8) –AB Dor (8) –SNR N132D (14) –Capella (6) continuum sources –PKS2155-304 (9) –PKS0558-504 (4) –RXJ1856.6-3754 (1) –RXJ0720.4-3125 (6) –RXJ0806.4-4123 (3)

7. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 7 XMM-Newton EPIC methods extraction –pile-up check –flare screening –source and background extraction –response matrix generation modelling assessment

8. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 8 XMM-Newton EPIC results: PKS2155-304 Model: constant *wabs *powerlaw where constants for RGS are free (0.91,0.89), all other parameters are fitted simultaneously up to ± 20% differences in flux same trend also observed for PKS0558-504

9. Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 9 XMM-Newton EPIC results: AB Dor Model: constant *wabs *(vmekal+bremss) where constants for RGS are free (0.85,0.87), all other parameters are fitted simultaneously the spectrum’s many lines are not perfectly fit but the model is good enough for this comparison up to ± 20% differences in flux