XMM-Newton EPIC Background Blank Sky Products Delivery

Request id:
0549

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, 19 June 2012

Request summary:
Instrument:PN
Filter: Thin
Mode: Full-Frame
Type: Unfilled

Advanced selection:
Revolution:No selection
Date:No selection
Time (s):No selection
Exposure (ks):20, 50 (adapted)
Galactic column (cm-2):0.6e21, 5.0e21 (adapted)
Count rate:No selection

Positional selection:
Equatorial coordinates selected:No selection
Galactic coordinates selected:176.2506, -35.0769
Radius selected (degrees):45.00 (adapted)

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): 1.60e+21

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 by spatial coordinates was completed successfully, events were found
  3. The selection by exposure was completed successfully, events were found
  4. The selection by 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.