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Paper Abstract
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 nebula, because this object has not been used to adjust spectral calibration issues. In 2004 a number of special observations were performed to measure the spectral parameters and the absolute flux of the Crab with XMM-Newton's EPIC-pn CCD camera. We describe the results of the campaign in detail and compare them with data of four current missions (Integral, Swift, Chandra, RXTE) and numerous previous missions (ROSAT, EXOSAT, Beppo-SAX, ASCA, Ginga, Einstein, Mir-HEXE).
Paper Details
Date Published: 18 August 2005
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 5898, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV, 589803 (18 August 2005); doi: 10.1117/12.616893
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5898:
UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV
Oswald H. W. Siegmund, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 5898, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV, 589803 (18 August 2005); doi: 10.1117/12.616893
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M. G.F. Kirsch, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
U. G. Briel, MPE (Germany)
D. Burrows, Penn State Univ. (United States)
S. Campana, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
G. Cusumano, IFCAI/CNR (Italy)
K. Ebisawa, Astro-E2 Guest Observer Facility (United States)
M. J. Freyberg, MPE (Germany)
M. Guainazzi, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
F. Haberl, MPE (Germany)
K. Jahoda, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
J. Kaastra, SRON (Netherlands)
U. G. Briel, MPE (Germany)
D. Burrows, Penn State Univ. (United States)
S. Campana, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
G. Cusumano, IFCAI/CNR (Italy)
K. Ebisawa, Astro-E2 Guest Observer Facility (United States)
M. J. Freyberg, MPE (Germany)
M. Guainazzi, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
F. Haberl, MPE (Germany)
K. Jahoda, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
J. Kaastra, SRON (Netherlands)
P. Kretschmar, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
S. Larsson, Stockholm Observatory (Sweden)
P. Lubinski, CAMK (Poland)
INTEGRAL Science Data Ctr. (Switzerland)
K. Mori, Univ. of Miyazaki (Japan)
P. Plucinsky, Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics (United States)
A. M.T. Pollock, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
R. Rothschild, Univ. of California/San Diego (United States)
S. Sembay, Leicester Univ. (United Kingdom)
J. Wilms, Univ. of Warwick (United Kingdom)
M. Yamamoto, Univ. of Miyazaki (Japan)
S. Larsson, Stockholm Observatory (Sweden)
P. Lubinski, CAMK (Poland)
INTEGRAL Science Data Ctr. (Switzerland)
K. Mori, Univ. of Miyazaki (Japan)
P. Plucinsky, Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics (United States)
A. M.T. Pollock, European Space Agency, ESAC (Spain)
R. Rothschild, Univ. of California/San Diego (United States)
S. Sembay, Leicester Univ. (United Kingdom)
J. Wilms, Univ. of Warwick (United Kingdom)
M. Yamamoto, Univ. of Miyazaki (Japan)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5898:
UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV
Oswald H. W. Siegmund, Editor(s)
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