Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-09-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in PASJ (Suzaku 3rd special issue)
Scientific paper
The X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on board the Suzaku satellite is an X-ray CCD camera system that has superior performance such as a low background, high quantum efficiency, and good energy resolution in the 0.2-12 keV band. Because of the radiation damage in orbit, however, the charge transfer inefficiency (CTI) has increased, and hence the energy scale and resolution of the XIS has been degraded since the launch of July 2005. The CCD has a charge injection structure, and the CTI of each column and the pulse-height dependence of the CTI are precisely measured by a checker flag charge injection (CFCI) technique. Our precise CTI correction improved the energy resolution from 230 eV to 190 eV at 5.9 keV in December 2006. This paper reports the CTI measurements with the CFCI experiments in orbit. Using the CFCI results, we have implemented the time-dependent energy scale and resolution to the Suzaku calibration database.
Bamba Aya
Bautz Marshall
Dotani Tadayasu
Go Tsuru Takeshi
Hayashida Kiyoshi
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