Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode

Details Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode

Oct 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004spie.5488..613k&link_type=abstract

UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems. Edited by Hasinger, Günther; Turner, Martin J. L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 548

Computer Science

Performance

3

Scientific paper

The large collecting area of XMM-Newton combined with the good energy resolution of the EPIC-pn CCDs allows the study, with unprecedented detail, of accretion processes onto neutron stars and black holes. The EPIC-pn CCD camera in Timing mode, in which data are read out continuously, is among the fastest X-ray CCD camera available; however, telemetry constraints do not allow full use of these capabilities for many sources because currently randomly distributed data gaps are introduced by the on-board data handling electronics. As an alternative, we have proposed to implement a modification of the Timing mode in which data from soft X-ray events are not transmitted to Earth. Here we discuss the properties of this modified Timing mode, which will first be used in simultaneous XMM-Newton, RXTE, and INTEGRAL observations of the Galactic black hole binary Cygnus X-1 in autumn 2004. We discuss the predicted performance of this new mode based upon laboratory measurements, Monte Carlo simulations, and data from existing Timing mode observations.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Bright source x-ray spectroscopy with XMM-Newton: a modified EPIC-pn timing mode will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1808091