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The EPIC-pn spectral response. Status of the pn spectral response in SAS5.4.1 Latest developments in the pn spectral response. Frank Haberl EPIC Cal meeting, Tübingen, 3.-4. February 2003. Status of the pn spectral response in SAS5.4.1. Last meeting (Vilspa July 2002)
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The EPIC-pn spectral response • Status of the pn spectral response in SAS5.4.1 • Latest developments in the pn spectral response Frank Haberl EPIC Cal meeting, Tübingen, 3.-4. February 2003
Status of the pn spectral response in SAS5.4.1 Last meeting (Vilspa July 2002) The Oxygen edge: Fudge to reduce the depth RX J1856.5-3754: Redistribution at low energies (PEM) Now implemented (SAS5.4.1) New Quantum Efficiency curve RX J1856.5-3754: Redistribution re-adjustment SW mode CTI correction: reduce over-correction
PKS 2155 SW/TI medium EPIC-pn response 6.2 c2 = 10700 / 2012 dof
Latest developments in the pn spectral response The energy scale Au-edge, O-edge (BL Lacs) Emission lines (N132D and 1E0102) Vela SNR Long-term stability Internal cal source Isolated neutron stars
Au-edge (SW mode) Average 0.995 +- 0.001
O VII / VIII line energies Average 1.004 +- 0.001
Vela SNR 0.2 – 1.2 keV Rev 533+534
Vela SNR spectra Near CAMEX Away CAMEX
RXJ0720.4-3125 pn summary Revolution 0078 0175 0533 0534 Readout mode FF FF FF FF Filter thin medium thin thin Event pattern singles singles singles singles Ext. rad. (´´) 40 40 40 40 87% PSF Flux (10-12 erg s-1) 9.78 9.92 9.74 9.78 0.1-2.4 keV Flux relative 1.000 1.015 0.995 1.002 Flux (10-12 erg s-1) 11.24 11.40 11.20 11.24 PSF corrected PSPC: 11.5 LETG: 9.9 Ext. rad. (´´) 20-40 15-40 20-40 20-40 NH (1020) 1.55 1.69 1.68 1.39 typical error 0.2 LETG: 1.59 Bbody kT (eV) 82.8 82.5 86.2 86.9 typical error 1.1 LETG: 81.6
Current status of EPIC-pn responsePN 6.4 CTI under correction at 600 eV in FF mode (Vela) change will influence all modes (increases energies which are already too high) needs ´gain´ reduction at low energies can be done in energy-channel conversion in PEM CTE degradation seems to slow down some further monitoring before action