Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2001
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.365, p.L18-L26 (2001)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
1055
Xmm-Newton, Back Illuminated Pn-Ccds, Radiation Hardness, Energy Resolution, Quantum Efficiency, Particle And Flourescence Background
Scientific paper
The European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC) consortium has provided the focal plane instruments for the three X-ray mirror systems on XMM-Newton. Two cameras with a reflecting grating spectrometer in the optical path are equipped with MOS type CCDs as focal plane detectors (Turner \cite{mturner}), the telescope with the full photon flux operates the novel pn-CCD as an imaging X-ray spectrometer. The pn-CCD camera system was developed under the leadership of the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Garching. The concept of the pn-CCD is described as well as the different operational modes of the camera system. The electrical, mechanical and thermal design of the focal plane and camera is briefly treated. The in-orbit performance is described in terms of energy resolution, quantum efficiency, time resolution, long term stability and charged particle background. Special emphasis is given to the radiation hardening of the devices and the measured and expected degradation due to radiation damage of ionizing particles in the first 9 months of in orbit operation. Based on observations with XMM-Newton, an ESA Science Mission with instruments and contributions directly funded by ESA Member States and the USA (NASA).
Abbey Antony
Aschenbach Bernd
Balasini M.
Bignami Giovanni F.
Bornemann Walter
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