EPIC BGWG Meetings - XMM-Newton
Background WG Meeting Presentations
Meetings Table
- Leicester, March 2012
- Mallorca, March 2011
- Madrid, March 2010
- Mallorca, April 2009
- Mallorca, April 2008
- Mallorca, November 2007
- Palermo, April 2007
- Mallorca, October 2006
- MPE, May 2006
- MPE, November 2005
- ESAC, June 2005
Leicester, March 2012
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A. Read | Introduction, actions and discussions [pdf] |
| J. Carter | Updates to the EPIC blank sky and SWCX projects [pdf] |
| B. Mueck | Current status of the blank field templates for the PN timing mode [pdf] |
| I. de la Calle | Status of background group activities at the SOC [pdf] |
| C. Gabriel | Expected ESAS upgrades in SAS [pdf] |
| A. Read | MOS CCD noise and other BG issues [pdf] |
Mallorca, March 2011
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A. Read | Introduction, actions and discussions [pdf] |
| J. Carter | Blank Sky update [pdf] |
| I. de la Calle | SOC activities [pdf] |
| C. Gabriel | PN treatment in ESAS [pdf] |
| K. Kuntz | Particle-induced background update - part 1 [pdf] |
| K. Kuntz | Particle-induced background update - part 2 [pdf] |
| S. Molendi | Background extraction methods [pdf] |
Madrid, March 2010
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A. Read | Introduction, actions and discussions [pdf] MOS CCD Noise [pdf] |
| J. Carter | BGWG Blank Sky Update [pdf] Solar Wind Charge Exchange as seen by XMM-Newton [pdf] |
| I. de la Calle | SOC Activities [ppt] |
Mallorca, April 2009
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A.Read | Introduction and action items from last meeting [ppt] |
| Ignacio de la Calle | SOC view of the FWC data [ppt] |
| Jenny Carter | BGWG Blank Sky update [ppt] |
| Hubert Chen | Low energy noise on the MOS CCDs [pdf] |
| Carlos Gabriel | ESAS into SAS [pdf] |
| Kip Kuntz | The MOS Background and XMM-ESAS [ppt] |
Mallorca, April 2008
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A.Read | Introduction and action items from last meeting [ppt] |
| J.Carter | Update on Blank Sky work [ppt] |
Mallorca, November 2007
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A.Read | Introduction and action items from last meeting [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Ehle | BGWG report from the June XMM-Newton User Group meeting [ppt, pdf] |
| S.Snowden | An XMM-Newton XMM-ESAS software update [ppt, pdf] |
| J.Carter | Update on Blank Sky work [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Freyberg | Filter wheel closed update [pdf] |
| W.Pietsch | EPIC PN background spectra for low surface brightness sources [ppt, pdf] |
Palermo, April 2007
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A.Read | Introduction and action items from last meeting [ppt, pdf] |
| J.Carter | Update on Blank Sky work plus soft proton flaring analysis [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Ehle | New version of image generation script [ppt, pdf] |
| A.Leccardi | Analysis of low surface brightness sources with EPIC [ppt, pdf] |
| S.Snowden | An XMM-Newton XMM-ESAS software update [ppt, pdf] Kip's view of soft proton flaring [ppt, pdf] Filter wheel closed calibration observations [ppt, pdf] |
Mallorca, October 2006
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| J.Carter | Blank sky data analysis [ppt, pdf] |
| A.Read | The BGWG: agenda, actions, web pages, scripts, etc. [ppt, pdf] |
| S.Snowden | Clusters galore [ppt, pdf] |
MPE, May 2006
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| J.Carter | Blank Sky data analysis [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Freyberg | XMM-Newton XRT+EPIC straylight [pdf] |
| K.Kuntz | A study of the quiescent particle background [ppt, pdf] |
| A.Leccardi & S.Molendi | Background treatment in spectral analysis of low surface brightness sources [ppt, pdf] |
| A.Read | Overview - including agenda, action items, meetings, webpages & double-subtraction [ppt, pdf] |
| S.Snowden | XMM-Newton Extended Source Analysis Software [ppt, pdf] |
MPE, November 2005
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| J.Carter | Blank Sky data scripts [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Freyberg | EPIC-pn background: Updates [pdf] |
| A.Read | Overview, BG components and updates [ppt, pdf] |
| S.Snowden | Solar Wind Charge Exchange [ppt, pdf] A study of the quiescent particle BG [ppt, pdf] |
ESAC, June 2005
Meeting summary [pdf]
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A.Read | EPIC-BG Meeting June/July 2005 - introduction [ppt, pdf] |
| M.Freyberg | EPIC-PN background: general remarks [pdf] |
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