Cosmic ray identification and rejection in the EPIC-MOS cameras onboard XMM-Newton: results from flight data

Details Cosmic ray identification and rejection in the EPIC-MOS cameras onboard XMM-Newton: results from flight data Cosmic ray identification and rejection in the EPIC-MOS cameras onboard XMM-Newton: results from flight data

Mar 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003spie.4851..270f&link_type=abstract

X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy. Edited by Joachim E. Truemper, Harvey D. Tananbaum. Proceedings

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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We have analysed the tracks left by cosmic-ray particles on the CCDs of the EPIC-MOS cameras onboard XMM-Newton. These tracks could be entirely visualized by using a special operation test mode, and their characterization could be performed. This has allowed to measure the cosmic-ray flux at the level of the focal plane, as well as the fraction of the CCD surface which is sterilized by the cosmic-ray impacts. The relation between this fraction and parameters transmitted to the ground during normal observations has been established.

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