Crab: The standard X-ray candle with all (modern) X-ray satellites

M. G.F. Kirsch; U. G. Briel; D. Burrows; S. Campana; G. Cusumano; K. Ebisawa; M. J. Freyberg; M. Guainazzi; F. Haberl; K. Jahoda; J. Kaastra; P. Kretschmar; S. Larsson; P. Lubinski; K. Mori; P. Plucinsky; A. M.T. Pollock; R. Rothschild; S. Sembay; J. Wilms; M. Yamamoto

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Crab: The standard X-ray candle with all (modern) X-ray satellites

M. G.F. Kirsch, U. G. Briel, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Cusumano, K. Ebisawa, M. J. Freyberg, M. Guainazzi, F. Haberl, K. Jahoda, J. Kaastra, P. Kretschmar, S. Larsson, P. Lubinski, K. Mori, P. Plucinsky, A. M.T. Pollock, R. Rothschild, S. Sembay, J. WilmsM. Yamamoto

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Abstract

Various X-ray satellites have used the Crab as a standard candle to perform their calibrations in the past. The calibration of XMM-Newton, however, is independent of the Crab nebula, because this object has not been used to adjust spectral calibration issues. In 2004 a number of special observations were performed to measure the spectral parameters and the absolute flux of the Crab with XMM-Newton's EPIC-pn CCD camera. We describe the results of the campaign in detail and compare them with data of four current missions (Integral, Swift, Chandra, RXTE) and numerous previous missions (ROSAT, EXOSAT, Beppo-SAX, ASCA, Ginga, Einstein, Mir-HEXE).

Original language	English (US)
Article number	589803
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616893
State	Published - 2005
Event	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 1 2005 → Aug 3 2005

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kirsch, M. G. F., Briel, U. G., Burrows, D., Campana, S., Cusumano, G., Ebisawa, K., Freyberg, M. J., Guainazzi, M., Haberl, F., Jahoda, K., Kaastra, J., Kretschmar, P., Larsson, S., Lubinski, P., Mori, K., Plucinsky, P., Pollock, A. M. T., Rothschild, R., Sembay, S., ... Yamamoto, M. (2005). Crab: The standard X-ray candle with all (modern) X-ray satellites. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5898, 1-12. Article 589803. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616893

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