h3. Contamination working group

* *Members*
Eric Miller (chair, Suzaku, Astro-H)
Andy Beardmore (Swift)
Larry David (Chandra)
Tadayasu Dotani (Astro-H)
Michael Freyberg (eROSITA)
Terry Gaetz (Chandra)
Catherine Grant (Chandra)
Kenji Hamaguchi (Suzaku)
Herman Marshall (Chandra)
Steve O'Dell (Chandra)
Paul Pluncinsky (Chandra)
Steve Sembay (XMM-Newton EPIC)
Doug Swartz (Chandra)
Masahiro Tsujimoto (Suzaku, Astro-H)
Cor de Vries (XMM-Newton RGS)
Qazuya Wada (Suzaku)

* *Topics*
(with thanks to Herman M., Michael F., and Doug S.)
** comparison among instruments and missions
*** chemical composition
*** time dependence
*** spatial dependence (micron to cm scales)
*** temperature dependence (where is the coldest surface?)
*** environmental dependence (orbit)
** mitigation for current instruments
*** celestial monitoring targets
*** effects on calibration and science results
*** "bake-out" procedures
** mitigation for future instruments
*** design (cold traps, contamination blocking filters)
*** procurement
*** ground procedures
*** ground testing and calibration
*** on-orbit monitoring

* *Data*
[Suzaku/XIS contamination page|http://space.mit.edu/XIS/monitor/contam]

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