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
Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 2 XMM-Newton EPIC EPIC and RGS ratio
Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 3 XMM-Newton EPIC menu objectives schedule methods outcome (so far)
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
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
Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 6 XMM-Newton EPIC targets treated line-rich sources: –SNR 1E (8) –AB Dor (8) –SNR N132D (14) –Capella (6) continuum sources –PKS (9) –PKS (4) –RXJ (1) –RXJ (6) –RXJ (3)
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
Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 8 XMM-Newton EPIC results: PKS 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 PKS
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