XMM-Newton
Users Handbook
7 Documentation
The first point of contact with the SOC is the XMM-Newton HelpDesk
http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Users are always invited to check this web page and get in contact to receive support.
We compile here links and references of additional sources of information
on XMM-Newton.
- SOC services related to observations
- SOC services related to the SAS
- Other online SOC services
- XMM-Newton Mailing lists
- Online XMM-Newton documents
- Documents related to sections of the UHB
- § 3, XMM-Newton - a concise overview:
- § 3.2, X-ray telescopes:
- Aschenbach et al., 2000, in X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, J.Trümper and B.Aschenbach, eds., SPIE 4012, p.731
- Gondoin et al., 2000, in X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, K.A.Flanagan, O.H.Siegmund, eds., SPIE 4140, p.1
- § 3.3, EUROPEAN PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA (EPIC):
- Strüder et al., 2001, A&A, 365, L18
- Turner et al., 2001, A&A, 365, L27
- Lumb et al., 2000, in X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, K.A.Flanagan, O.H.Siegmund, eds., SPIE 4140, p.22
- EPIC Calibration Status Report, XMM-SOC-CAL-TN-0018
- § 3.4, REFLECTION GRATING SPECTROMETER (RGS):
- den Herder et al., 2001, A&A, 365, L7
- Erd et al., 2000, in X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, K.A.Flanagan, O.H.Siegmund, eds., SPIE 4140, p.13
- RGS Calibration Status Report, XMM-SOC-CAL-TN-0030
- § 3.5, OPTICAL MONITOR (OM):
- Appendix A, XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre (SSC):
- Watson et al., 2001, A&A, 365, L51
- Watson et al., 2009, A&A, 493, 339
- Rosen, Webb, Watson et al., 2016, A&A, 590, A1
- Cross Calibration Report
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/cross-calibration
- External links
Additional information on XMM-Newton can always be obtained from other locations
under the SOC home page, at http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/.
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