EPIC Calibration Meetings - XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton EPIC Calibration Meetings Presentations
EPIC Calibration Meetings
- ESAC, June 2024
- ESAC, May 2023
- Virtual, April 2022
- Virtual, April 2021
- ESAC, March 2019
- ESAC, March 2018
- Garching, April 2017
- ESAC, April 2016
- ESAC, April 2015
- Garching, March 2014
- Leicester, March 2012
- Mallorca, March 2011
- Madrid, March 2010
- Mallorca, April 2009
- Mallorca, April 2008
- Mallorca, November 2007
- Palermo, April 2007
- Mallorca, October 2006
- Iceland, June 2006
- MPE, May 2006
- ESAC, October 2005
- Mallorca, February 2005
- Vilspa, March 2004
- Saclay, September 2003
- Tuebingen, February 2003
- Vilspa, July 2002
- Ringberg, April 2002
- Milan, November 2001
- Leicester, June 2001
- Paris, February 2001
- Leicester, July 2000
- Paris, June 2000
ESAC, June 2024
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS Monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN monitoring (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | Updates to PN long-term CTI corrections (pdf) |
| S. Rosen | Update of the time-dependent pn redistribution function(pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS pattern fractions investigations (pdf) |
| M. Smith | MOS-to-PN empirical effective area correction (pdf) |
| G. Matzeu | PN-NuSTAR cross calibration with Timing mode (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton MOC and spacecraft status (pdf) |
| P. Calderon | EPIC instruments' status (pdf) |
ESAC, May 2023
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Review of Open Actions (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton MOC and spacecraft status (pdf) |
| P. Calderon | EPIC operations status (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Investigation into EPIC pattern fractions (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | EPIC-pn PSF modelling for Large Window mode (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | A detailed study of the XMM-Newton flaring particle background (pdf) |
| J. Ballet | Update of where we (the SSC) stand on the MOS vs PN astrometry (pdf) |
| S. Rosen | Update of the MOS contamination and response matrices (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | MOS flux stability (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC(-pn) single reflections (pdf) |
Virtual, April 2022
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Review of Open Actions (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| S. Rosen | PN timing monitoring (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | IACHEC concordance and XMM calibration implications |
| F. Fuerst | EPIC-NuSTAR effective area correction (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | PN spatial and temporal energy scale correction at Cu Ka (pdf) |
| W. Chen | Analytic modelling of the PN particle background spectrum (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | MOS to PN flux stability (pdf) |
| J. Ballet | MOS vs PN astrometry (pdf) |
| S. Rosen | MOS contamination and redistribution (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton MOC and spacecraft status (pdf) |
| P. Calderon | Status of EPIC operations (pdf) |
Virtual, April 2021
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Welcome & Review of Open Actions (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS Monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN Monitoring (pdf) |
| C. Wang | Analytic modelling of the PN particle background spectrum (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | Backgrounds seen with XMM-Newton EPIC-pn and eROSITA |
| I. de la Calle | qpbselect: a SAS task to estimate the Quiescent Particle Background (pdf) |
| K. Madsen | NuSTAR calibration updates (pdf) |
| F. Fuerst | Updating the EPIC-pn effective area with the help of NuSTAR (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | Results from the IACHEC concordance analysis |
| C. Pommranz | CORRAREA pipeline (pdf) |
| M. Smith | CORRAREA correction (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | Updates on the EPIC vignetting from new raster observations of SNR G21.5-09 (pdf) |
| I. Vatchanov | EPIC-pn Full Frame and Extended Full Frame modes: long-term CTI correction at 8 keV (pdf) |
| A. Ibarra | EPIC duplicated frames issue (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Calibration of eROSITA (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton MOC and spacecraft status (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | XMM-Newton SOC status report |
| P. Calderon | Status of EPIC operations (pdf) |
| U. Weissmann & P. Calderon | Instrument automation 2.0 (pdf) |
ESAC, March 2019
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Review of Open Actions and User's Group Recommendations (pdf) |
| J. Martin | XMM-Newton MOC and Spacecraft Status (pdf) |
| P. Calderón | EPIC Operations Status (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Status of Science Operations |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS Monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN Monitoring (pdf) |
| J. Ebrero | Monitoring of EPIC-pn Timing |
| I. Valtchanov | PN Window Modes Energy Scale |
| S. Migliari | PN Timing Mode Rate Dependent Energy Correction |
| R. Saxton | Stability of the EPIC-pn camera |
| M. Stuhlinger | Filter Transmission Investigations (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn Exposure Losses for Bright Sources (pdf) |
| K. Kuntz | MOS Quiescent Particle Background |
| C. Pommranz | CORRAREA Calibration Status (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-pn RMF and ARF Improvement: Modelling Temporal Changes (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | eROSITA - XMM Cross-Calibration Issues |
| J. Ebrero | SIXTE Simulator |
ESAC, March 2018
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Review of open actions (pdf) |
| J. Martin | XMM-Newton Operations and Spacecraft Status (pptx) |
| P. Calderón | EPIC Operations Status (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Status of Science Operations |
| R. Saxton | SAS Status and Development (pptx) |
| P. Rodriguez | Pipeline Status and Plans |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn offset maps in slew observations |
| K. Kuntz | New implementation of ESAS |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn CLOSED filter light curves |
| K. Dennerl | Improving the EPIC-pn RMF and ARFs (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | NRCO-102: Exploring the rejected... (everything you always wanted to know but dared to look at) |
| M. Freyberg | Time-resolved implementation of PN background-gain correction |
| P. Maggi | EPIC fluorescence lines and proton vignetting |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS Monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | PN Monitoring (pdf) |
| J. Ebrero | Monitoring of EPIC-pn Timing (pdf) |
| M. Smith | CORRAREA Calibration Status (pdf) |
Garching, April 2017
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Smith | Review of open actions (pdf) |
| P. Calderon | Status of instrument operations (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS focal plane temperature excursions (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-pn monitoring (pdf) |
| J. Ebrero | Monitoring of EPIC-pn timing (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | EPIC-MOS stability measurements using SNR 1E0102 (pdf) |
| J. Sanders | Calibrating the EPIC-pn energy scale with the Cu fluorescent line (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Thoughts about randomization (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Improving the EPIC-pn RMF (pdf) |
| M. Smith | XRT PSF investigations (pdf) |
| C. Heinitz | Cross-calibrating effective areas for a default empirical correction (pdf) |
| P. Plucinsky | Fitting the pn and MOS data with the IACHEC model for N132D (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC cross-calibration: status and developments (pdf) |
ESAC, April 2016
Meeting agenda (pdf)
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| J. Martin & N. Pfeil | XMM-Newton mission operations (pdf) |
| P. Calderón | Status of instrument operations (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Status of science operations (pdf) |
| P. Rodriguez | Pipeline status and plans (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | On the need for an intra-exposure time-dependent HK interface in the EPIC-pn pipeline (pdf) |
| M. Smith | Review of relevant SAS SCRs (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-pn monitoring and energy scale (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| J. Ebrero | Monitoring of EPIC-pn timing (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | Update on the MOS contamination (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Improving the EPIC-pn RMF (pdf) |
| C. Heinitz | Cross-calibrating effective areas for a default empirical correction (pdf) |
| M. Smith | XRT PSF investigations (pdf) |
| I. de la Calle | Background maps (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Status of EPIC cross-calibration (pdf) |
ESAC, April 2015
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton mission operations (pdf) |
| P. Calderón | Status of instrument operations (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Status of science operations (pdf) |
| C. Gabriel | SAS status and development (pdf) |
| P. Rodríguez | Pipeline status and plans (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-pn monitoring and energy scale (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | Update on EPIC-MOS contamination (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | Temporal and spatial dependences of the EPIC-pn spectral response (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | RMF studies (pptx) |
| J.-U. Ness | EPIC-pn Burst Mode X-ray loading and rate-dependent CTI calibration (pdf) |
| C. Maitra | Flagging the anomalous CCDs in MOS: in continuation to the path of emtaglenoise (pdf) |
| M. Freiberg | Standard processing beyond standards: NCR-138 (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | Lessons learnt from EPIC data analysis within the EXTraS project (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Status of EPIC cross-calibration (pdf) |
| M. Smith | Recalibrating the XRT PSF wings (pdf) |
| N. de la Calle | Investigating the XMM vignetting and optical axis (ppt) |
| R. González | RGS - EPIC-pn cross-calibration (pdf) |
| D. Lumb | Cross-calibration investigations - straylight (and others) (pdf) |
Garching, March 2014
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| P. Calderon Riaño | Status of EPIC operations (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Status of science operations (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-pn monitoring (pdf) EPIC-pn LTCTI (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | The evolution of deep traps in the MOS CCDs (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | EPIC-pn fast modes calibration (pdf) |
| B. Mueck | A background template for PN timing mode observations (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Absolute energy scale in EPIC pn (pptx) |
| M. Freyberg | Stability of EPIC-pn operational parameters (pdf) pn offset maps and their value/use in SAS (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | Current status of the MOS response calibration (pdf) |
| R. Saxton | Evolution of pn spectral resolution (pdf) |
| R. Martino | A study of the wings of the XMM PSF (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | Recalibrating the wings of the XRT3 PSF using Timing Mode (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | XMM-Newton XCAL status (pdf) |
| A. Read | XCAL of the on-axis EPIC effective area with 2XMM (pdf) |
| M. Smith | Multi-instrument XCAL with blazars (pdf) |
| F. Gastaldello | XCAL with the Coma cluster (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | Possible EXTraS contribution to EPIC calibration (pdf) |
| D. Lumb | Re-calibrating the effective area of the XMM mirrors (pdf) |
| P. Plucinsky | An update on Chandra/ACIS operations with revised spacecraft thermal constraints (pdf) |
Leicester, March 2012
Meeting agenda (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton mission operations (pdf) |
| P. Calderon | Status of EPIC operations (pdf) |
| M. Santos-LLeo | Status of Science Operations (pdf) |
| N. La Palombara | EPIC-MOS spare camera chain: status and prospects (pdf) |
| E. Kendziorra | EPIC-pn space camera chain: status and prospects (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | Review of actions and User's Group recommendations (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring status and CTI/ADUCONV CCF update (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-pn monitoring status (pdf) |
| M. Freyberg | On EPIC-pn absolute and relative timing accuracy (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | Status of EPIC-pn timing mode calibration (pdf) |
| S. Carpano | An unbiased assessment of EPIC-pn burst mode calibration (pdf) |
| R. Saxton | The EPIC 2-D PSF: enclosed energy (pdf) |
| A. Read | The EPIC 2-D PSF: progress update and related astrometry issues (pdf) |
| D. Lumb | Straylight calibration - sieves/RGA/telescopes? (pdf) |
| M. Stuhlinger | XMM-Newton cross-calibration status and IACHEC news (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | Can we improve the EPIC cross-calibration by adjusting the XRT effective area? (pdf) |
| J. Nevalainen | Clusters and effective area (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | Chandra HETG effective area update and cross-calibration with XMM (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | Evolution in the response of the EPIC-MOS detectors |
| F. Haberl | 1ES0102 - EPIC pn results (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | Constraining long-term and spatial variability of the pn low energy response with RXJ1856 (pdf) |
| A. Pollock | EPIC constraints on RGS calibration (pdf) |
| P. Jethwa | The EPIC-pn simulator: an application to pile-up modelling (pdf) |
| F. Gastaldello | Results from the CAL-medium observation of the Tycho SNR (pdf) |
| M. Smith | The history of EPIC-pn resolution on astrophysical sources (pdf) Empirical modelling of the EPIC-pn resolution (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Testing the new tasks epnoise and epspatialcti (pdf) |
| C. Pagani | Laboratory measurements of traps in MOS CCDs (pdf) |
| J. Carter | EMOS: the new EPIC-MOS CTI/gain/trap s/w package (pdf) |
| A. Read | BGWG synopsis (pdf) |
Mallorca, March 2011
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| P. Calderon | Status of EPIC Operations (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Improving the spatial homogeneity of the absolute energy scale in EPIC pn (pdf) |
| M. Guainazzi | Status of EPIC-pn timing mode calibration (pdf) |
| N. La Palombara | Status of the EGSE updating with SCOS 2000 (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | Chandra/XMM-Newton cross calibration. Are we done yet? (pdf) |
| B. Mueck | Blank filed background templates for PN-timing mode observations (pdf) |
| A. Read | The EPIC PSF (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Science Operations Status (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | Does the EPIC detector efficiency change? (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-PN monitoring (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | On-ground and in-orbit filter ageing tests (pdf) |
Madrid, March 2010
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| P. Calderon | Status of EPIC Operations (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Correcting spatial inhomogeneities of the absolute energy scale (ppt) Experience with combined Fe55 / Vela SNR calibration - PN (ppt) |
| A. Garcia | Spectral effects of PSF core excisting (ppt) |
| M. Guainazzi | Status of EPIC-pn Timing Mode Calibration (ppt) RGA obscuration (ppt) Conclusions (ppt) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-pn re-distribution matrix an update (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM Operations (ppt) |
| J. Martin | XMM fuel estimates (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Molendi | Clusters as calibration tools (ppt) |
| A. Pollock | The RGS calibration in 2010 (pdf) |
| P. Plucinsky | Update on ACIS Operations (ppt) Update on ACIS Calibration (ppt) |
| A. Read | Summary of the BGWG (pdf) MOS CCD Noise (pdf) The EPIC PSF: Into the SAS (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Science Operations Status (ppt) |
| R. Saxton | Recent changes in EPIC-related SAS spectral tasks (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Using Standard Candle X-ray spectra to calibrate the strongly variable MOS response (pdf) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-PN/MOS Instrument Monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| T. Song | psfgen The SAS Task (ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Status of XMM-Newton cross-calibration using SASv10.0 (ppt) Re-appearance of the MOS1 CCD1 meteorite column (ppt) MOS1 Timing Mode noise echo of the meteorite column (ppt) |
| A. Tiengo | Experience with combined Fe55 / Vela SNR calibration - MOS (ppt) |
Mallorca, April 2009
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| J. Carter | PLOTOBS: A Visualisation tool for monitoring instrument health (ppt) |
| H. Chen | Low energy noise on the MOS CCDs (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Update of EPIC pn long-term monitoring (ppt) Low energy calibration with the Vela SNR (ppt) Update of EPIC pn noise suppression (ppt) |
| M. Guainazzi | Assessment of spectral quality in EPIC Fast Modes (pdf) Scientific monitoring of a Routine Calibration Plan source: RXJ1856.6-3754 (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | Using line-rich RGS spectra to calibrate the re-distribution of EPIC-pn (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | TDRS/MUST and what it might do for you... (pdf) XMM recoveries in 2008 and the new operations strategy re-antennae switching (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | CHANDRA HRMA EFFECTIVE AREA (pdf) |
| J. Martin | Flexible Timeline and Operations (pdf) |
| P. Plucinsky | Update on ACIS Operations and Calibration (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | Update of the XMM-Newton EPIC PSF (ppt) |
| P. Calderon Riano | Status of EPIC Operations (pdf) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Science Operations Status (pdf) |
| R. Saxton | Evaluation of the EPIC flux cross-calibration from 2XMM sources (ppt) The Timing Mode PSF (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | A Phenomenological approach to the MOS detector response (ppt) |
| M. Smith | PN Monitoring (pdf) |
| T. Song | Update of Image Deconvolution Software (ppt) |
| A. Tiengo | EPIC Chandra Cross Calibration with the Perseus Cluster (pdf) Monitoring the MOS redistribution using the SNR 1ES0102.72 (pdf) |
Mallorca, April 2008
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Santos-Lleo | Science Operations Status (ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha, P. Calderon Riano | Status of EPIC operations (ppt) |
| J. Martin | Autocommanding (ppt) |
| M. Smith, M. Stuhlinger | PN and MOS Monitoring (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Update of PN long-term monitoring (ppt) Origin of gain offsets: new insights from eROSITA calibration (ppt) Experience with combined Fe55/Tycho SNR calibration (NRCO 71) - PN (ppt) |
| F. Haberl | 1E0102: Using the RGS to calibrate the energy scale and re-distribution of EPIC-PN (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | EPIC pn rate dependent CTI/Gain correction epfast (pdf) Time jumps - end of story (pdf) Calibration evaluation of the MOS timing mode (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | Experience with combined Fe55/Tycho SNR calibration (NRCO 71) - MOS (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Investigation into the O edge residuals in the MOS spectra of bright continuum sources - effect of rate dependent CTI? (ppt) |
| A. Read | Update on the EPIC PSF (ppt) |
| T. Song | Image Deconvolution of XMM-Newton Data (ppt) |
| R. Saxton | Statistical Evaluation of the flux cross-calibration of the EPIC cameras (ppt) |
| H. Marshall | Chandra Mirror Effective Area Update (ppt) |
Mallorca, November 2007
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| A. Abbey | EPIC MOS life test facility (pdf, ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha, P. Calderon Riano | Status of EPIC operations (ppt) |
| V. Burwitz | Update on the low energy isolated neutron star and white dwarf cross-calibration standards (ppt) |
| M. Casale, J.R. Munoz | XMM-Newton Future Instrument Operations (ppt) |
| J. Carter | MOS 3x3 pattern calibration (ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | Long term trends in PN response (ppt) |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn FIFO resets handling (pdf) Update on EPIC-pn time-jump handling (pdf) |
| J. Gimeno | Model PSF effects pile-up (ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | EPIC-pn rate dependant CTI/gain correction (pdf) Operations action items (pdf) |
| N. La Palombara | EPIC EDGSE (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | The Chandra ACIS contaminant (ppt) Cross-calibration with clusters of galaxies (ppt) |
| S. Molendi | Analysis of the soft response of pn and MOS with a sample of blazars (ppt) |
| P. Plucinsky | Updates on ACIS calibration and operation (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | The EPIC PSF (ppt) Report from the BGWG (ppt) |
| M. Santos-Lleo | Science operations status (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | NRCO 64 - MOS calibration (ppt) |
| S. Snowden | XMM v Chandra - Cluster Analysis (ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Cross-calibration with SAS 7.1 (pdf, ppt) Instrument monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Tiengo | Energy calibration using SNR (ppt) |
Palermo, April 2007
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | First results from the MOS life test facility (pdf, ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha | Status of EPIC operations (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | Calibration Activities - the PN perspective (pdf, ppt) |
| F. Haberl | PN effective area and response (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | Matters arising from previous meetings, and review of action items (pdf) Calibration (pre)view tool (pdf) Calibration activities at ESAC (pdf) Status of the EPIC long term calibration plan (pdf) Latest news of the calibration of the XMM-Newton RGS (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | Comparing fluxes in bandpasses (pdf) |
| L. Metcalfe | Science operations status (pdf, ppt) Future of the XMM project (pdf, ppt) |
| P. Plucinsky | Chandra-ACIS calibration updates, and 1E0102 cross-cal (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | EPIC Background Working Group (pdf, ppt) XRT Point spread Function (PSF) (pdf, ppt) |
| R. Saxton | Slews: Fast & Slow (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Changing the MOS quantum efficiency calibration (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Smith | PN & MOS Monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
Mallorca, October 2006
Meeting summary (pdf)
Group photograph (html)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Using MOS 3x3 binned mode for fast(er) imaging (pdf, ppt) EPIC-MOS life test facility (pdf, ppt) |
| D. Baskill | EPIC-MOS Timing-mode spectra problem (pdf, ppt) Modelling the MOS CTI & gain (again!) (pdf, ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha | Status of Epic Operations (pdf, ppt) |
| V. Burwitz | Further cross-calibration results from RX J1856, HZ 43 and Sirius B (pdf, ppt) Modelling the MOS CTI & gain (again!) (pdf) |
| J. Carter | RGS & MOS cross-calibration using Zeta-Puppis (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-pn: Updates on the CTI, energy scale and energy resolution (pdf, ppt) Sudden jumps in the absolute energy scale and their origin (pdf, ppt) Suppression of the PN low-energy noise - an improved approach (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | Calibration action items (pdf) Energy calibration refinement of the EPIC-pn Burst mode (pdf) XMM-Newton calibration (pre)view tool (pdf) Absolute timing of XMM, and news from the time jump front (pdf) |
| H. Marshall | Chandra & XMM-Newton Cross-calibration (pdf) |
| A. Martin | Relative timing of XMM-Newton (pdf) |
| M. Martin | Deriving the deadtime of the EPIC-pn from FIFO reset counters (pdf, ppt) |
| L. Metcalfe | Science operations status (pdf, ppt) |
| P. Plucinsky | 1E0102: Comparing XMM-Newton RGS model with Chandra HETG data (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Pollock | RGS calibration after SAS 7.0.0 (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | Report from the EPIC BGWG (pdf, ppt) XRT Point Spread Function in Slewing Mode (pdf, ppt) |
| R. Saxton | MOS 3x3 mode slow slew survey (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Automated Spectral Response Fitting (pdf, ppt) 2XMM - PN v MOS fluxes (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Smith | EPIC-PN monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC-MOS monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| C. Tenzer | Monte-Carlo simulations of EPIC-pn background with Geant4 (pdf) |
Iceland, June 2006
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MPE, May 2006
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Reducing the MOS data rate (pdf, ppt) |
| D. Baskill | MOS CTI Column Correction (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Brusa | The problem with double event patterns (pdf, ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha | EPIC Software Status (pdf, ppt) |
| V. Burwitz | Cross-calibration results from observations of RXJ1856, HZ43 and Sirius B (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | Long term behaviour of the EPIC-pn CTI (pdf, ppt) Properties of the EPIC-pn at low energies in large window mode (pdf, ppt, avi) |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn large window mode fast-shift CTI correction (pdf) Calibration aspects of the XMM-Newton Slew Survey (pdf, Sirius gif) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-PN residuals above 6keV: an update (pdf) The EPIC-PN detector stability (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | Energy calibration refinement of the EPIC-pn Burst mode (pdf, ppt) Calibration of the XMM-Newton RGS[presentation by Andy Pollock (pdf, ppt) |
| H. Marshall | Cross-calibration between XMM-Newton & Chandra (pdf, ppt) More XMM-Chandra comparisons (pdf) |
| L. Metcalfe | EPIC Science Operations (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | Report from the EPIC background working group (pdf, ppt) XRT Point Spread Function (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Rives | Status of EPIC Operations (pdf, ppt) |
| R. Saxton | The XMM-Newton Slew Survey Catalogue: XMMSL1 (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | The effective area of EPIC (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Smith | PN Monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | MOS Monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
ESAC, October 2005
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | MOS1 CCD1 Hot Column (pdf, ppt) |
| I. Caballero | EPIC relative timing analysis (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | Adjustment of the spatial gain in the EPIC-PN (pdf, ppt) Long term behaviour of the EPIC PN CTI (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | Open EPIC-CAL action items (pdf, ppt) Crab: The standard X-ray candle with all (modern) X-ray satellites (pdf, ppt) EPIC long-term calibration (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | EPIC background working group (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Implementation of the MOS spatial/temporal DRM: Does it work? (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | Status of XMM-Newton cross-calibration with SAS v6.5 (pdf, ppt) |
Mallorca, February 2005
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | MOS CCD Noise (pdf, ppt) New modes for the MOS detectors (pdf, ppt) |
| B. Altieri | Results from cross-calibration studies (pdf, ppt) |
| J. Ballet | Column rejection algorithm in the MOS (pdf, ppt) |
| D. Baskill | Column-by-column CTI correction and gain (ADU-eV) monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| G. Buenadicha | EPIC on-board software (pdf, ppt) |
| V. Burwitz | Database of Chandra LETG spectra for cross-calibration |
| K. Dennerl | Adjustment of spatial gain variations of the PN (pdf, ppt) EPIC PN CTI (pdf, ppt) Properties of double event patterns (pdf, ppt) |
| M.P. Esquej | Energy calibration refinement of the PN eFF (pdf) |
| A. Finoguenov | EPIC-pn background in deep fields (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Freyberg | PN large window mode fast CTI correction (pdf) Results of the MIP OCR observation (pdf, gif1, gif2, gif3, gif4) EPIC-PN background analysis (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-PN observations of Zeta Puppis (pdf) |
| E. Kendziorra | PN Timing mode: What causes the brighter line? (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | EPIC Instrument Anomaly Gallery Tool & Cross-Calibration Tool (pdf, ppt) PN time-jump analysis (pdf, ppt) A proposal for correct treatment of fast mode ARFs (pdf, ppt) Summary status of the EPIC calibration (pdf, ppt) The long term EPIC in-orbit calibration plan (pdf, ppt) |
| H. Marshall | Chandra Effective areas (pdf) |
| L. Metcalfe | Review of actions & Status of science operations (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Molendi | Spatial gain calibration of MOS & PN: relevance to extended sources studies (pdf, ppt) MOS-PN cross-calibration with a sample of galaxy clusters (pdf, ppt) Background modelling for hot medium-redshift clusters (pdf, ppt) |
| P. Plucinsky | A comparison of spectral fit results of E0102 from the Chandra & XMM CCDs (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | What can we do with pattern 31? (pdf, ppt) Temporal & spatial dependance of the MOS RMF - 1 (pdf, ppt) Updates & additions to the EPIC background products (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Rives | Status of EPIC operations & NCR status (pdf, ppt) |
| R. Saxton | The XMM Slew-Survey (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Temporal & spatial dependance of the MOS RMF - 2 (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Smith | EPIC PN Monitoring (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Snowden | Deterministic modelling of the MOS background (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Stuhlinger | EPIC Monitoring (pdf, ppt) MOS2 CCD5 anomaly (pdf, ppt) A new SAS background task (pdf, ppt) |
Vilspa, March 2004
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | MOS timing mode spectral features and possible improvements (pdf, ppt) |
| B. Altieri | EPIC astrometry update (pdf, ppt) |
| J. Ballet | Bit flips in the MOS offset tables (pdf, ppt) |
| D. Baskill | EPIC MOS Gain, CTI & CTI by column (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-pn detector noise suppression; application to Vela observations (pdf, ppt) Temporal Variation of the EPIC-pn energy response: CTI, peak positions, energy resolutions (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Freyberg | Calibration measurements for the EPIC-PN window modes (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-pn response matrix: an update (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | XMM-Newton Cross Calibration (pdf, ppt) MOS Timing mode calibration (pdf, ppt) Status of EPIC time jump problems (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | XRT Point Spread Function (pdf, ppt) |
Saclay, September 2003
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| B. Altieri | EPIC optical PSF (pdf) EPIC MOS monitoring (pdf) MOS performance degradation due to radiation (pdf) |
| J. Ballet | MOS flickering pixels (pdf, ppt) |
| K. Dennerl | Spatial variation of the energy scale (pdf, ppt) Spatial variation of the energy scale 2 (pdf, ppt) Temporal Variation of the EPIC-pn energy response: CTI, peak positions, energy resolutions (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Freyberg | EPIC-pn background summary (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | The XMM cross-calibration campaign (pdf, ppt) Calibration of the EPIC MOS Timing Mode (pdf, ppt) In-orbit vignetting calibration of the XMM XRT (pdf, ppt) |
| A. Read | Analysis of the X-ray PSF (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Epoch dependent MOS QE & RMF, and PN cross-calibration (pdf, ppt) |
Tübingen, February 2003
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | MOS cameras pre and post cooling (pdf, ppt) |
| J. Ballet | MOS columns with bad energy (gzip/tar/ps) Pile-up corrections on 3C 273 (gzip/tar/ps) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC PN: Comparing FF & eFF modes; Optical loading (gzip/ps) Methods for improving low energy spectra & images; spatial offsets, detector noise & out-of-time events (gzip/ps) |
| M. Ehle | CALCLOSED observation plan (2003) (tar/ps) |
| F. Haberl | The EPIC-pn spectral response (pdf, ppt) |
| M. Kirsch | Results from the EPIC calibration workshop at MPE (29-31/11/02) (pdf, ppt) Cross calibration with PKS0558-504 (pdf, ppt) |
| L. Metcalfe | RGS/MOS cooling results (pdf, ppt) Actions + Status of science Operations (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Molendi | Testing the EPIC hard band calibration (pdf, ppt) |
| W. Pietsch | EPIC PN background & radiation levels (tar/ps) |
| A. Read | XMM EPIC background analysis (gzip/tar/ps) |
| R. Saxton | Flux Comparisons (pdf, ppt) SAS v5.4 (pdf, ppt) |
| S. Sembay | MOS Cooling Results & Current Response (pdf, ppt) |
Vilspa, July 2002
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| B. Altieri | Monitoring of the EPIC MOS instruments (pdf) Status of the EPIC science operations (pdf) MOS/pn cross-calibration: Cas A & PKS2155 (pdf) MOS cooling test (pdf) Earth limb tests (pdf) Latest News on the single-boresight (pdf) |
| J. Ballet | MOS bright pixels (gzip/tar/ps) |
| P. Bennie | MOS Cooling tests (pdf) MOS Gain & Responses (pdf) |
| Denherder | RGS related items (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | Voltage induced gain change (gzip/tar/ps) Voltage induced gain change (gzip/tar/ps) |
| M. Ehle | Feedback on EPIC calibration (pdf) |
| G. Griffiths | Cross Calibration (gzip/ps) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-PN response matrix update: below 1keV & RXJ1856 (gzip/ps) |
| M. Kirsch | MOS CTI (pdf) High time resolution of the epic-pn camera (pdf) |
| S. Molendi | MOS internal background (pdf) |
| R. Saxton | Vignetting from the PSF (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | MOS cross-calibration & timing mode spectra calibration (pdf) |
Ringberg, April 2002
Meeting summary (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Cooling the MOS CCDs (pdf) |
| B. Altieri | MOS CTI trends, corrections, and temperature dependance (gzip/tar/ps) PN Energy scale on N132D & Cas A (gzip/tar/ps) |
| P. Bennie | Energy Scale Monitoring whilst utilising the RMF (pdf) Parameterising the RMF sigma parameter as a function of time (pdf) |
| J.W. den Herder | XMM & Chandra Cross Calibrations (gzip/tar/ps) |
| K. Dennerl | Time dependent EPIC-PN CTI (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN CTI/gain (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN double events (gzip/tar/ps) |
| M. Ehle | User group comments on the SAS (pdf) |
| P. Ferrando | Analysis of GRS1758 (pdf) |
| S. Ghizzardi | PSF in-flight calibration for the PN camera (ppt) |
| G. Griffiths | MOS/pn Hard X-ray Cross Calibration (pdf) EPIC PSF (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | Cross-calibration: EPIC-PN spectra of PKS2155 (gzip/tar/ps) The EPIC-PN Response Matrix (gzip/tar/ps) |
| M. Kirsch | Preliminary results of a pulse resolved spectroscopy of the Crab (pdf) |
| D. Neumann | The different background components (pdf) The PSF of clusters at high redshift with XMM-Newton (pdf) |
| W. Pietsch | XMM-Newton Radiation levels (pdf) |
| R. Saxton | SAS v5.3 Detector Response Matrix Calculation (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Broad-Band MOS v PN Cross-Calibration Study (ppt) |
| M. Smith | PN Offset Map investigation (pdf) |
Milan, November 2001
Meeting agenda (txt)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Even Newer MOS modes...! (pdf) |
| B. Altieri | MOS CTI Correction (pdf) |
| P. Bennie | Low energy MOS Calibration with SNR 1E0102 (pdf) MOS Charge Injection tests (pdf) Column to column variation of Calibration Line centroids in the MOS CCDs (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-PN double events (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN Gain/CTI behaviour with energy and time (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN Panter quadrant tests (gzip/tar/ps) |
| P. Ferrando | Checking encircled energy by spectral fitting (pdf) |
| S. Ghizzardi | PSF in-flight calibration for MOS 1 and MOS 2 cameras (pdf) |
| G. Griffiths | MOS/PN cross-calibration using continuum sources (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | The EPIC-PN response matrix: Cross calibration with MOS/RGS (gzip/ps) The EPIC-PN response matrix: Extended Full-Frame Mode (gzip/ps) |
| J.W. den Herder | RGS Calibration (gzip/tar/pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | EPIC-pn-Energy-monitoring (pdf) Calibration of the EPIC-PN camera in the fast modes (pdf) |
| D. Lumb | EPIC Background Template Files (ppt) |
| S. Sembay | Modifications to MOS Response File (ppt) |
Leicester, June 2001
Meeting agenda (gzip/ps)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Cooling of CCDs and charge injection (pdf) New MOS modes (pdf) |
| B. Altieri | MOS Bad pixel monitoring (No file available) |
| P. Bennie | Line centroids and house-keeping parameter correlations (pdf) CTI Correction (pdf) |
| M. Casale | Summary of Eclipse Observations (pdf) XMM-Newton TTD Meeting (pdf) |
| M. Dadina | Soft protons vignetting study in EPIC MOS CCDs (gzip/tar/ps) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-PN CTI & Gain monitoring update (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN: Properties of double pattern events (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN: Gain/Temperature correlation (gzip/tar/ps) |
| P. Ferrando | Spectral and spatial deformations on piled-up sources (pdf) |
| G. Griffiths | Energy Dependance of on axis PSF (gzip/ps) |
| E. Kendziorra | Bad Pixel maps in house-keeping data (gzip/ps) Improving the PN Offset Calculation (gzip/ps) |
| M. Kirsch | Calibration of the EPIN-PN camera in the fast modes (pdf) |
| N. La Palombara | MOS/PN Cross-Comparison: Analysis of N132D (gzip/ps) |
| A. Tiengo | Impact of recent solar activity on MOS (gzip/tar/ps+pdf) Recent updates of MOS offset tables (gzip/tar/ps+pdf) Correlation between MOS CTI and event rate during high solar activity (gzip/tar/ps+pdf) |
Paris, February 2001
Meeting agenda (pdf)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | Interim Report on EPIC MOS CCD low-energy proton tests (pdf) |
| B. Altieri | EPIC real-time monitoring (pdf) MOS Bad Pixels monitoring (pdf) Scientific Validation of the SAS (pdf) |
| M. Arnaud | Background and Vignetting (pdf) |
| P. Bennie | Charge Transfer Inefficiency (pdf) Bright Pixel Trends (pdf) Components of the MOS RMF (pdf) |
| U. Briel | EPIC-PN Bad Pixel Map (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN: Comparing Full-frame & Small Window observations of N132D & PKS0558 (gzip/tar/ps) EPIC-PN response (gzip/tar/ps) |
| M. Cappi | Comparison of SAS/xmmselect/evselect with XANADU/xselect/fselect (pdf) |
| M. Casale | Preparation for the next eclipse season (pdf) |
| K. Dennerl | EPIC-PN Calibration (gzip/ps) |
| M. Ehle | Update of the XMM User Handbook for AO2 (pdf) |
| P. Ferrando | Search for "memory" effects as a potential cause of background events (pdf) |
| F. Giannini | EPIC-PN Open Points & EPIC NCR Status (pdf) |
| G. Griffiths | EPIC/RGS cross-calibration (pdf) CCD Noise Filtering (pdf) |
| F. Haberl | EPIC-PN Response (gzip/tar/ps) |
| E. Kendziorra | Status of PN Burst Mode for AO2 (pdf) PN Timing Mode: New strategy (pdf) Status of PN offset calculation method (pdf) |
| M. Kirsch | Calibration of the EPIC-pn Camera in Timing Mode (gzip/tar/jpg) |
| D. Lumb | EPIC CTI, Offsets & Vignetting (pdf) |
| N. La Palombara | MOS/PN Cross Comparison: N132D (pdf) |
| S. Rives | Status of EPIC operations (pdf) House-keeping monitoring (pdf) |
| J.L. Sauvageot | Pattern 31 events (pdf) |
| S. Sembay | EPIC-MOS RMF Update (pdf) |
| A. Tiengo | MOS CTI Monitoring (tar/ps+pdf) Background Maps (tar/ps+pdf) |
Leicester, July 2000
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| M. Arnaud | Effective Area (gzip/ps) |
| P. Bennie | Line centroid scatter, with temperature (gzip/ps) |
| M. Dadina | Vignetting (tar/ps) |
| K. Dennerl | PN camera: CTI & Background (tar/ps) |
| P. Ferrando | EPIC-MOS X-Ray Events Recognition and Characterisation (gzip/ps) |
| G. Griffiths | MOS/PN spectral models & flux comparisons (ppt, tar/ps) |
| F. Haberl | More PN calibration plots (gzip/tar/ps) |
| N. La Palombara | MOS filter comparisons of CAL83 & HZ43 (zip/ps) |
| D. Neumann | MOS in-flight vignetting calibration (gzip/ps) |
| S. Rives | Operational status/eclipses/slew exposures/offset calculations/new NCRs (ppt) |
| J.L. Sauvageot | Selecting pattern 31 X-rays from pattern 31 cosmic-rays (gzip/ps) |
| D. Texier | Radiation levels for MOS & PN (pdf) MOS radiation levels (pdf) PN radiation levels (pdf) |
Paris, June 2000
Meeting agenda (ppt)
| Author | Presentation |
|---|---|
| T. Abbey | MOS Offset, variance, and CCD noise (gzip/tar/ps+jpg) |
| M. Arnaud | Spectral fitting variations in the EPIC/MOS (gzip/tar/ps) |
| P. Bennie | MOS Bad pixels (gzip/ps) |
| G. Griffiths | MOS response (gzip/tar/ps) |
| E. Kendziorra | PN Timing-mode (inc. CTE) and optical loading (ppt) Capture of electrons in traps - the physics of CTE (ppt) |
| D. Lumb | CCF Files (ppt) |
| D. Neumann | Vignetting (gzip/tar/ps) |
| J.L. Sauvageot | Cleaning and Proximity Analysis (gzip/ps) Oxygen edge, gain & offset, fitting spectra (gzip/ps) |
| A. Tiengo | RGS Proton damage (gzip/tar/ps+doc) |