XMM-Newton EPIC Background Blank Sky Products Delivery

Request id:
0358

Delivered files:
  1. Blank sky event file 1: blanksky_events.fits
  2. Blank sky exposure file, non-vignetted 1: blanksky_expn.fits
  3. Blank sky exposure file, vignetted 1: blanksky_expv.fits

Request sent:
Tue, 26 April 2011

Request summary:
Instrument:PN
Filter: Medium
Mode: Extended full-frame
Type: Unfilled

Advanced selection:
Revolution:No selection
Date:No selection
Time (s):No selection (adapted)
Exposure (ks):5 to 40 (adapted)
Galactic column (cm-2):0.4e21 to 1.0e21
Count rate:5 to 30

Positional selection:
Equatorial coordinates selected:No selection
Galactic coordinates selected:No selection
Radius selected (degrees):No selection

Number of events:
Maximum number of events:No selection

Diagnostic files:
  1. Revolution histogram 1: revnhist.jpg
  2. Ontime histogram (post flare cleaning) 1: ontimehist.jpg
  3. Component map (galactic coordinates) 1: map_selection.jpg
  4. Exposure weighted galactic column (cm-2): 0.66e21

Comment: Files were created for the selection requested. Details of the selection procedure:
  1. The instrument, filter, mode and filled status selection was completed successfully, events were found
  2. The selection based on count rate was completed successfully, events were found
  3. The selection based on exposure was completed successfully, events were found
  4. The selection based on Galactic column density was completed successfully, events were found
  5. Please note that some aspects of the original selection have been changed

Request from the EPIC Blank Sky team:
We politely request that should the files here contribute to work that leads to publication, that the reference to the Blank Sky work (Carter and Read (A&A 464, p1155, 2007)) be cited.