Publications on XMM-Newton

At present, the following list of related publications by members of the SOC team is publicly available:

In-orbit calibration of the XMM-Newton telescopes
by Ph. Gondoin et al.
paper submitted to SPIE 2000 (in PostScript)

In-orbit calibration activities of the XMM-Newton EPIC Cameras
by D.H. Lumb et al.
paper submitted to SPIE 2000 (in PostScript)

In-flight calibration of the XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometers
by C. Erd at al.
paper submitted to SPIE 2000 (in PostScript)

ESA Bulletin 100.
Special Issue on XMM-Newton, Dec 1999.

Calibration of the first XMM Flight Mirror Module: I. - Image Quality
by P. Gondoin, B. Aschenbach et al.
paper submitted to SPIE 1998 (in PostScript)

Calibration of the first XMM Flight Mirror Module: II. - Effective Area
by P. Gondoin, B. Aschenbach et al.
paper submitted to SPIE 1998 (in PostScript)

CCDs in X-ray Astronomy
review by D. Lumb

XMM - An Overview
by D. Lumb
modified from paper submitted to SPIE 1996 (in PostScript)

The Optical/UV Monitor on the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission
by R. Much, D. Lumb, M. S. Cropper et al.
from Proceedings of "UV astronomy beyond the final IUE archive" (In PostScript)

An XMM Slew Survey
paper by D. Lumb, suggests possible performance attainable by operating the EPIC cameras in a serendipitous mode during slews of the spacecraft

Older XMM publications

1996

X-ray Multimirror Mission: an overview, pp.326-337 (David H. Lumb et al)

X-ray multimirror spacecraft: a large telescope, pp.338-349 (Jan F. van Casteren et al)

Performance of the XMM optical vertical test facility, pp.350-361 (Jean-Paul Collette et al)

Status of the x-ray mirror production for the ESA XMM spacecraft, pp.362-375 (Daniel de Chambure et al)

Simulation of the XMM mirror performance based on metrology data, pp.376-388 (Philippe Gondoin et al)

X-ray performance of a qualification model of an XMM mirror module, pp.390-401 (Philippe Gondoin et al)

EPIC system onboard the ESA XMM, pp.402-413 ( Gabriele E. Villa et al)

MOS CCDs for the EPIC on XMM, pp.414-420 (Andrew D. Holland et al)

Performance of an optical filter for the XMM focal plane CCD camera EPIC, pp.421-437 (Karl-Heinz Stephan et al)

XMM Optical/UV Monitor Telescope, pp.438-447 (Keith O. Mason et al)

Reflection grating arrays for the Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM, pp.450-462 (Steven M Kahn et al)

Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM, pp.463-480 (Albert C. Brinkman et al)

Back-illuminated CCDs developed for the reflection grating spectrometer on board XMM, pp.481-491 (T.M. Bootsma al)

PN-CCD detector for the European photon imaging camera on XMM, pp.492-503 (Norbert Meidinger et al)

1995

Gatzweiler, A.; Glatzel, H., Interferometric measurement of near-cylindrical surfaces with high amplitude resolution, Applied Optics, 34(31) 7207-12 (1995)

Gondoin Ph., Freund A.K., Gougeon S., de Chambure D., van Katwijk K., Labergerie D.R., Linert U., Schulz N., X-ray characterization of an XMM mandrel at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, SPIE Proc.2515, pp.70-82 (1995)

Horner, S., Antonello, E., Variability studies and asteroseismology with the XMM Optical Monitor, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 83, 457-458 (1995),

Kaastra, J.S.; Mewe, R., Optical depth effects in the X-ray emission from supernova remnants, Netherlands Astronomy and Astrophysics, 302(2), L13-L16 (1995)

Mason, K. O., Bignami, G., Brinkman, A. C., Peacock, A., The XMM observatory, New developments in X-ray and ultraviolet astronomy, Advances in Space Research, 16(3), 41-50(1995)

Meidinger, N.; Struder, L.; Soltau, H.; von Zanthier, Radiation hardness of pn-CCDs for X-ray astronomy, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 42(6), 2066-2073(1995),

Nye, H. R., Packet utilisation definitions for the ESA XMM mission, presented at Third International Symposium on Space Mission Operations and Ground Data Systems, 1235-1242 (1995)

Owens, A., McCarthy, K.J., Energy deposition in X-ray CCDs and charged particle discrimination, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, 366(1), 148-154 (1995)

Peccia, N.,Giannini, F., XMM instrument on-board software maintenance concept Third International Symposium on Space Mission Operations and Ground Data Systems, Part 2, 985-992 (1995)

Schaumberger, Joerg Totally depletable p-n CCDs for X ray astronomy / Thesis, Tuebingen Univ. (Germany), Astronomisches Inst. (1995)

Schuster, Peter Time and spatial resolution of new pn-CCDs for the XMM X ray satellite / Thesis, Tuebingen Univ. (Germany), Astronomisches Inst. (1995)

Stephan, K.H., Reppin, C., Maier, H.J., Frischke, D., Fuchs, D., Mueller, P., Moeller, S., Guertler, P., On the performance of optical filters for the XMM focal plane CCD-camera EPIC, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research,, 362(1) 178-182 (1995)

Woo, J.W., EXAFS and XANES: New astrophysical tools to study the solid state structure of interstellar grains, Astrophysical Journal, Letters, 447(2), L129-L32 (1995)

1994

Bixler, J. V., Craig, W. Decker, T., Aarts, H., Denboggende, T. Brinkman, A. C., Burkert, W., Brauninger, H., Integrated X-ray testing of the electro-optical breadboard model for the XMM reflection grating spectrometer, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, San Diego, CA, (1994)

Decker, T. A., Montesanti, R. C., Bixler, J. V., Hailey, C. J., Kahn, S. M., Development, fabrication, and metrology of the electro-optical breadboard model for the reflection grating array of the XMM grating spectrometer, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, San Diego, CA, (1994).

Fordham, J. L. A., Bone, D. A., Oldfield, M. K., Bellis, J. G., Norton, T. J. The MIC photon counting detector, Proceedings of an ESA Symposium on Photon Detectors for Space Instrumentation p 103-106 (1994).

Gondoin Ph., de Chambure D., van Katwijk K., Kletzkine P., Stramaccioni D., Aschenbach B., Citterio O., Willingale R., The XMM telescope, SPIE Proc.2279, pp.86-100, (1994).

Gondoin Ph., van Katwijk K., Aschenbach B., Schulz N., Borret R., Glatzel H., Citterio O., XMM telescope development, SPIE Proc.2209, pp.438-450, (1994).

Hammesfahr, Axel E., Salmen, Hubert, Schuerenberg, Bernd, An X-ray mirror assembly for XMM based on carbon fiber technology, Space Technology - Industrial and Commercial Applications, 14(6), 391-397 (1994)

Kawakami, H., Bone, D., Fordham, J., Michel, R. The effect of event shape on centroiding in photon counting detectors Corporate Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, 348(2-3), 707-712(1994)

1993

Citterio, O., Conconi, P., Ghigo, M., Mazzoleni, F., Brauninger, H., Burkert, W., Schultz, N., Gondoin, P., Van Katwijk, K., Laurance, R., IAA Results of X-ray measurements on electroformed mirror shells for the XMM project, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, In: Multilayer and grazing incidence X-ray/EUV optics for astronomy and projection lithography; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 19-22, 1992, 256-263 (1993)

Danner, R. Charged-particle induced background expected in X-ray detecting CCDs in highly eccentric Earth orbits, Experimental astronomy, 4(2), 105-116 (1993)

Glatzel, H., Pauschinger, D., Frasch, H.-J., Gross, H. Optical performance prediction of thin-walled Wolter type 1 mirror shells for X-rays in the 1 to 8 keV energy range, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, In: Multilayer and grazing incidence X-ray/EUV optics for astronomy and projection lithography; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 19-22, 1992, 245-255 (1993).

Montesanti, R. C. Inspection of the diamond-turned surfaces used for mounting an array of eight x-ray reflection gratings, American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE) conference, Seattle, WA (United States), (1993)

Montesanti, R. C.; Davis, P. J., Fabrication of the attachment rails used for mounting an array of eight x-ray reflection gratings, American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE) conference, Seattle, WA (United States), (1993)

Pauschinger, D., Egle, W., Neumann, W., Glatzel, H., Rohde, D., Salmen, H., Becker, W., Helwig, G., Production of thin-walled lightweight CFRP/EPOXY X-ray mirrors for the XMM telescope, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, In: Multilayer and grazing incidence X-ray/EUV optics for astronomy and projection lithography; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 19-22, 235-244, (1993)

Sarra, P. F., Bignami, G. F., CCD astronomical applications for X-ray temporal studies, Experimental Astronomy, 2(6), 1993

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