Page 1 ACTIONS EPIC_10/1 on Munoz. EPIC_10/1 on Munoz. –Closed: MS delivered Slew Data Files  EPIC_10/2 on Smith: to verify whether PHS_tools checks for optical loading in the complete pn fov –Open ??  EPIC_9/2 on Altieri: to provide new CCFs reflecting the current MOS bad pixels. –Closed with latest CCF/SAS release  EPIC_8/1 on Palombara: to propose work-around for EMDH limitation of 50 bad pixels flagged per CCD (cooling perhaps makes it less critical)

Page 2 ACTIONS (from cooling review) AI Wrap-1: on the SOC (MK) to summarise current planning for CALCLOSED measurements with a view confirming PI agreement to the strategy at the EPIC/TTD/Calibration meeting. AI Wrap-2 : on the SOC (MK) to specify any ongoing monitoring of CCD noise with a view to confirming a strategy with the PI at the upcoming EPIC TTD/Calibration Meeting. AI Wrap-3 : on the SOC (MK) to specify current planning for bright- pixel monitoring with a view to confirming a strategy with the PI at the upcoming EPIC TTD/Calibration Meeting.

Marcus Kirsch Science Operations & Data Systems Division Research & Scientific Support Department Page 3 XMM-Newton Status of science operations EPIC OPS Meeting 03. January 2003 University of Tübingen (IAAT)

Page 4 Content Instruments, S/C & Cal. XSA, SAS, misc. operational efficiency radiation: “space weather” spacecraft status v manoeuvre (Mauro)

Page 5 INSTRUMENTS AND S/C GENERAL :  Earth Limb constraint set (from 47) to 42 degrees  Single boresight died: it put the OVIII Ly alpha line onto RGS defect  Meteor shower avoidance : –Perseids (Revs.490 and 491) and Leonids (Revs.538 and 540) avoidance –probable meteoroid impact occurred on Rev.490 few-frame flash seen on MOS2: no lasting effects seen –in the following days the "MOS blobs" were noticed  Eclipse season in September (another one coming up)

Page 6 INSTRUMENTS AND S/C (Contd.) EPIC :  MOS cooling (to -120) (see talk of LM) –new temperature calibration  pn Full Frame with masking tested (see talk of UB)  optimization of the pn Offset per observation (see talk of EK) RGS :  RGS cooling (to -110)  RGS HTR mode (not in A03)

Page 7 CALIBRATION GENERAL :  enhanced installation of SciSIM. Commitment to maintenance.  new portal for calibration:  Capella cross-calibration with Chandra: GRB killed first effort second attempt it went ahead with simultaneous observations EPIC :  See specific calibration talks and Cooling report RGS :  RGS IDT believes great improvements of wavelength calibration possible  key is better pointing reconstruction.

Page 8 XSA  XSA v1.5 release on 15/11/2002 –Product and Postcard Server –custom retrieval –dataset size indicator –links to publications –tar option in shopping basket –quota on volume

Page 9 SAS  Version of the Science Analysis System released  need a new SAS Manual version soon  full restructuring of the SAS web pages done in period  VilSpa took over of SAS RGS tasks from Columbia  second SAS workshop (very positive feedback)

Page 10 MISCELLANEOUS  intensive efforts on HEASARC-based RPS tool for A03  CD distribution to PIs to be discontinued beginning 2003 notification of data availability through XSA  SOC contact for EPIC OPS/Cal. meetings  Marcus K. from time to time have a look at:

Page 11 MOS1 efficiency

Page 12 MOS1 efficiency:

Page 13 PN efficiency

Page 14 pn efficiency:

Page 15 observing statistics XMM 93.7% 89.6% 16.2%96.0%91.2%19.1% TimeTargets

Page 16 radiation by courtesy of Rosario Gonzalez Riestra ESA(XMM-RGS) Revolution RGS count rate bg region of CCD9 Time (~Revolution) RGS count rate bg region of CCD h after Perigee h after Perigee h after Perigee h after Perigee Phase

Page 17 spacecraft status All spacecraft subsystems on primary chain. No redundancy used sofar. hydrazine: ~5 kg/year solar power: nominal earth limb constraint : since 10/02 47º  42 º next eclipses: 19/02/2003 until 13/03/2003