The last meeting of the IACHEC Heritage Working Group was held on the 2nd of March 2016 (11th IACHEC). The outcome of the discussion is summarized in the following documents:
- Heritage Working Group Charter
- Summary of the 1st Working Group meeting at the 9th IACHEC
- Introduction to and summary of the 2nd Working Group meeting at the 10th IACHEC
- Introduction to and summary of the 3rd Working Group meeting at the 11th IACHEC
- Summary of the 4th Working Group meeting at the 12th IACHEC
- List of actions
- On the in-flight calibration plans of modern X-ray observatories (JATIS paper, accepted version, 29 December 2015)
Library of ground-based and in-flight calibration documents:
- Chandra
- Hitomi (in-flight calibration plan)
- SXS + SXT-S
- Kelley, R. L. et al. "The Astro-H high resolution soft x-ray spectrometer", JATIS, in press
- de Vries, C. et al. "Calibration sources and filters of the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on the Hitomi spacecraft" , JATIS 4(1), 011204 (2017).
- Leutenegger, M. A. et al. "In-flight verification of the calibration and performance of the ASTRO-H (Hitomi) Soft X-ray Spectrometer", JATIS 4(2), 021407 (2018)
- Eckart, M. E. et al. "Ground calibration of the Astro-H (Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer", JATIS 4(2), 021406 (2018).
- Iizuka, R. et al. "Ground-based x-ray calibration of the Astro-H/Hitomi soft x-ray telescopes", JATIS 4(1), 011213 (2018).
- Porter, F. S. et al. "In-flight performance of the soft x-ray spectrometer detector system on Astro-H", JATIS 4(1), 011218 (2018)
- Okajima, T. et al. "First peek of ASTRO-H Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) in-orbit performance", Proc. of SPIE, 99050Z (2016)
- Kilbourne, C. A. et al. "In-flight calibration of Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer (1) Background" , PASJ, Volume 70, Issue 2, 1 March 2018, 18
- Maeda, Y., et al. "In-flight calibration of the Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer. (2) Point spread function", PASJ, Volume 70, Issue 2, 1 March 2018, 19
- Tsujimoto, M., et al. "In-flight calibration of Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer. (3) Effective area", PASJ, Volume 70, Issue 2, 1 March 2018, 20
- SXI + SXT-I
- HXI
- SGD
- SXS + SXT-S
- Integral
- JEM-X
Brandt S., et al., “JEM–X inflight performance”, A&A 411, L243–L251 (2003)
Loffredo G., et al., “X–ray facility for the ground calibration of the X–ray monitor JEM-X on board INTEGRAL”, A&A 411, L239–L242 (2003)
Frontera, F., et al. 1997, “Ground and On-Board Calibration Design of the JEM-X Detector” Proc. of the 2nd INTEGRAL Workshop, 16-20 September 1996, St. Malo, France. Edited by C. Winkler, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, and Ph. Durouchoux, European Space Agency, 1997., p.663
Pareschi, G. et al. 1997, “Hard x-ray calibration facility design for JEM-X detector on board INTEGRAL”
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3114
- SPI
Roques, J. et al. 2003, “SPI/INTEGRAL in-flight performance”, A&A 411, L91–L100 (2003)
Schanne, S. et al 2001, “The space-borne INTEGRAL-SPI gamma ray telescope: test and calibration campaigns”, IEEE, Trans. Nucl. Sci.,p.478 - 482 vol.1
Lonjou, V. et al. 2005, "Characterization of the in-flight degradation of the INTEGRAL/SPI detectors”, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A, 554, 320–330
Schanne et al. 2003, “Calibration of the spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite”, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4851, pp. 1132-1143 (2003)
Attie, D. et al. 2003, “Integral/SPI ground calibration”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v. 411(no.1); p. L71-L79
Sturner, S.J. et al. 2003, “Monte Carlo simulations and generation of the SPI response”, A&A 411, L81-L84 (2003)
- IBIS
Caballero, I. et al., “INTEGRAL IBIS/ISGRI energy calibration in OSA 10”, Proc.Conf “An INTEGRAL view of the high-energy sky (the first 10 years)" October 15-19, 2012, Paris, France
R. Terrier et al., “In flight calibration of the ISGRI camera”, Astron.Astrophys. 411 (2003) L167-L172
F. Lebrun, “The ISGRI CdTe gamma camera In-flight behavior”, IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 52 (2005) 3119-3123 astro-ph/0411411
Malaguti, G., Di Cocco, G. & Stephen, J.B, “In-flight calibration requirements for the PICsIT high-energy imaging detector” Proc. SPIE 3765, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 42 (October 22, 1999)
Quadrini, E.M. et al.,”IBIS Veto System: Background rejection, instrument dead time and zoning performance”, A&A 411, L153-L157 (2003)
Natalucci, L. et al., “Systematic effects induced on IBIS detectors by background and inhomogeneity of the spatial response”, A&A 411, L209–L213 (2003)
- JEM-X
- NuSTAR
- NuSTAR in-orbit calibration paper: "Calibration of the NuSTAR High-energy Focusing X-ray Telescope", K. K. Madsen et al, ApJS, 220, 8,2015
- SPIE telescope articles:
- "In-flight PSF calibration of the NuSTAR hard X-ray optics", H. An et al, 9144, 1, 2014
- "NuSTAR on-ground calibration: I. Imaging quality", N. J. Westergaard, 8443, 2012
- "NuSTAR on-ground calibration: II. Effective area", N. Brejnholt et al, 8443, 2012
- "Coatings for the NuSTAR mission", F. Christensen et al, 8147, 2011
- "NuSTAR ground calibration: The Rainwater Memorial Calibration Facility (RaMCaF)", N. Brejnholt et al2011, 8147, 2011
- "First results from the ground calibration of the NuSTAR flight optics", J. Koglin, 8147, 2011
- "Fabrication of the NuSTAR flight optics", W. Craig et al, 8147, 2011
- "Optimizations of Pt/SiC and W/Si multilayers for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array", K. K. Madsen et al, 7437, 16, 2009
- "Evaluation of epoxy for use on NuSTAR optics", H. An et al, 7437, 2009
- "NuSTAR hard X-ray optics design and performance", J. E. Koglin et al, 7437, 2009
- "Manufacture of Mirror Glass Substrates for the NuSTAR Mission", W. Zhang et al, 7437, 2009
- "W/SiC and Pt/SiC multilayers for the NuSTAR hard X-ray telescope", C. P. Jensen et al, 5900, 2005
- SPIE detector articles:
- "Inflight performance and calibration of the NuSTAR CdZnTe pixel detectors", T. Kitaguchi et al, 9144, 2014
- "Spectral calibration and modeling of the NuSTAR CdZnTe pixel detectors", T. Kitaguchi et al, 8145, 2011
- "Development of focal plane detectors for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission", V. Rana et al, 7435, 2009
- SPIE operations articles:
- SPIE mast articles:
- Suzaku (list of suzaku memo)
- XIS
- Koyama et al. "X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on Board Suzaku", PASJ, 2007, 59, S23
Yamada, S. et al. "Data-Oriented Diagnostics of Pileup Effects on the Suzaku XIS", PASJ, 2012, 64, 53
- HXD
- XIS
- Swift (in-flight calibration plan)
- XARM
- Resolve (formally SXS)
- Xtend (formally SXI)
- XMM-Newton:
The last meeting of the IACHEC Heritage Working Group was held on the 2nd of March 2016 (11th IACHEC). The outcome of the discussion is summarized in the following documents:
Heritage Working Group Charter
Summary of the 1st Working Group meeting at the 9th IACHEC
Introduction to and summary of the 2nd Working Group meeting at the 10th IACHEC
Introduction to and summary of the 3rd Working Group meeting at the 11th IACHEC
Summary of the 4th Working Group meeting at the 12th IACHEC
List of actions
On the in-flight calibration plans of modern X-ray observatories (JATIS paper, accepted version, 29 December 2015)
Library of ground-based and in-flight calibration documents:
Chandra
Hitomi (in-flight calibration plan)
SXS + SXT-S
SXI + SXT-I
HXI
SGD
Integral
JEM-X
Brandt S., et al., “JEM–X inflight performance”, A&A 411, L243–L251 (2003)
Loffredo G., et al., “X–ray facility for the ground calibration of the X–ray monitor JEM-X on board INTEGRAL”, A&A 411, L239–L242 (2003)
Frontera, F., et al. 1997, “Ground and On-Board Calibration Design of the JEM-X Detector” Proc. of the 2nd INTEGRAL Workshop, 16-20 September 1996, St. Malo, France. Edited by C. Winkler, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, and Ph. Durouchoux, European Space Agency, 1997., p.663
Pareschi, G. et al. 1997, “Hard x-ray calibration facility design for JEM-X detector on board INTEGRAL”
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3114
SPI
Roques, J. et al. 2003, “SPI/INTEGRAL in-flight performance”, A&A 411, L91–L100 (2003)
Schanne, S. et al 2001, “The space-borne INTEGRAL-SPI gamma ray telescope: test and calibration campaigns”, IEEE, Trans. Nucl. Sci.,p.478 - 482 vol.1
Lonjou, V. et al. 2005, "Characterization of the in-flight degradation of the INTEGRAL/SPI detectors”, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A, 554, 320–330
Schanne et al. 2003, “Calibration of the spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite”, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4851, pp. 1132-1143 (2003)
Attie, D. et al. 2003, “Integral/SPI ground calibration”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v. 411(no.1); p. L71-L79
Sturner, S.J. et al. 2003, “Monte Carlo simulations and generation of the SPI response”, A&A 411, L81-L84 (2003)
IBIS
Caballero, I. et al., “INTEGRAL IBIS/ISGRI energy calibration in OSA 10”, Proc.Conf “An INTEGRAL view of the high-energy sky (the first 10 years)" October 15-19, 2012, Paris, France
R. Terrier et al., “In flight calibration of the ISGRI camera”, Astron.Astrophys. 411 (2003) L167-L172
F. Lebrun, “The ISGRI CdTe gamma camera In-flight behavior”, IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 52 (2005) 3119-3123 astro-ph/0411411
Malaguti, G., Di Cocco, G. & Stephen, J.B, “In-flight calibration requirements for the PICsIT high-energy imaging detector” Proc. SPIE 3765, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 42 (October 22, 1999)
Quadrini, E.M. et al.,”IBIS Veto System: Background rejection, instrument dead time and zoning performance”, A&A 411, L153-L157 (2003)
Natalucci, L. et al., “Systematic effects induced on IBIS detectors by background and inhomogeneity of the spatial response”, A&A 411, L209–L213 (2003)
NuSTAR
NuSTAR in-orbit calibration paper: "Calibration of the NuSTAR High-energy Focusing X-ray Telescope", K. K. Madsen et al, ApJS, 220, 8,2015
SPIE telescope articles:
"In-flight PSF calibration of the NuSTAR hard X-ray optics", H. An et al, 9144, 1, 2014
"NuSTAR on-ground calibration: I. Imaging quality", N. J. Westergaard, 8443, 2012
"NuSTAR on-ground calibration: II. Effective area", N. Brejnholt et al, 8443, 2012
"Coatings for the NuSTAR mission", F. Christensen et al, 8147, 2011
"NuSTAR ground calibration: The Rainwater Memorial Calibration Facility (RaMCaF)", N. Brejnholt et al2011, 8147, 2011
"First results from the ground calibration of the NuSTAR flight optics", J. Koglin, 8147, 2011
"Fabrication of the NuSTAR flight optics", W. Craig et al, 8147, 2011
"Optimizations of Pt/SiC and W/Si multilayers for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array", K. K. Madsen et al, 7437, 16, 2009
"Evaluation of epoxy for use on NuSTAR optics", H. An et al, 7437, 2009
"NuSTAR hard X-ray optics design and performance", J. E. Koglin et al, 7437, 2009
"Manufacture of Mirror Glass Substrates for the NuSTAR Mission", W. Zhang et al, 7437, 2009
"W/SiC and Pt/SiC multilayers for the NuSTAR hard X-ray telescope", C. P. Jensen et al, 5900, 2005
SPIE detector articles:
"Inflight performance and calibration of the NuSTAR CdZnTe pixel detectors", T. Kitaguchi et al, 9144, 2014
"Spectral calibration and modeling of the NuSTAR CdZnTe pixel detectors", T. Kitaguchi et al, 8145, 2011
"Development of focal plane detectors for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission", V. Rana et al, 7435, 2009
SPIE operations articles:
"NuSTAR observatory science operations: on-orbit acclimation", K. Forster et al, 9149, 2014
"Highly automated on-orbit operations of the NuSTAR telescope", B. Roberts et al, 9149, 2014
SPIE mast articles:
"NuSTAR: System engineering and modeling challenges in pointing reconstruction for a deployable X-ray telescope", D. I. Harp et al, 7738, 2010
Suzaku (list of suzaku memo)
XIS
HXD
Swift (in-flight calibration plan)
XARM
Resolve (formally SXS)
Xtend (formally SXI)
XMM-Newton:
EPIC public calibration documents
RGS public calibration documents
telescopes' calibration documents