XMM-Newton EPIC Background Blank Sky file repository


Individual blank sky files can be downloaded from the links presented on this page. The sections Generic files (ghosted) Generic files (unfilled) contain links to blank sky files made without specific selection criteria applied. They are listed by instrument, mode, filter and the ghosted or unfilled status. Additional generic files have been made for EPIC-MOS1. These have been split into two epochs, occurring before and after the loss of CCD 6 (revolution 0961). These files are found in section MOS1 split files. Other blank sky files made using other selection criteria (such as exposure time, revolution number etc.) can be found in the section Specific Requests.

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.

Generic files (ghosted):
NumberIDInst.Filt.ModeStatusSAS
     Unfilled (U) or ghosted (G) 
1pn_t_ff_gPNTFFG9.0
2m1_t_ff_gM1TFFG9.0
3m2_t_ff_gM2TFFG9.0
4pn_m_ff_gPNMFFG9.0
5m1_m_ff_gM1MFFG9.0
6m2_m_ff_gM2MFFG9.0
7pn_k_ff_gPNKFFG9.0
8m1_k_ff_gM1KFFG9.0
9m2_k_ff_gM2KFFG9.0
10pn_t_ef_gPNTEFG9.0
11pn_m_ef_gPNMEFG9.0
12pn_k_ef_gPNKEFG9.0

Generic files (unfilled):
NumberIDInst.Filt.ModeStatusSAS
     Unfilled (U) or ghosted (G) 
1pn_t_ff_uPNTFFU9.0
2m1_t_ff_uM1TFFU9.0
3m2_t_ff_uM2TFFU9.0
4pn_m_ff_uPNMFFU9.0
5m1_m_ff_uM1MFFU9.0
6m2_m_ff_uM2MFFU9.0
7pn_k_ff_uPNKFFU9.0
8m1_k_ff_uM1KFFU9.0
9m2_k_ff_uM2KFFU9.0
10pn_t_ef_uPNTEFU9.0
11pn_m_ef_uPNMEFU9.0
12pn_k_ef_uPNKEFU9.0

MOS1 split files:
NumberIDInst.Filt.ModeStatusSASCCD 6 included
     Unfilled (U) or ghosted (G) Y/N
1m1_t_ff_g_w6M1TFFG9.0Y
2m1_t_ff_u_w6M1TFFU9.0Y
3m1_m_ff_g_w6M1MFFG9.0Y
4m1_m_ff_u_w6M1MFFU9.0Y
5m1_k_ff_g_w6M1KFFG9.0Y
6m1_k_ff_u_w6M1KFFU9.0Y
7m1_t_ff_g_n6M1TFFG9.0N
8m1_t_ff_u_n6M1TFFU9.0N
9m1_m_ff_g_n6M1MFFG9.0N
10m1_m_ff_u_n6M1MFFU9.0N
11m1_k_ff_g_n6M1KFFG9.0N
12m1_k_ff_u_n6M1KFFU9.0N

Specific requests:
                                    
IDInst.Filt.ModeStatusSASTimeDateRevnExposureGalactic columnCount rateCoordMax no. events
    Unfilled (U) or ghosted (G) limits (s) limitslimits (ks)limits (cm-2)limits (ct/s)RA, Dec (or Gal. (G) l, b), radius (deg) 
0584M1MFFG9.0  0962,200010.0,20.0  286.77,4.52,15 
0583PNMFFG9.0  0962,200015.0,30.0  286.77,4.52,45 
0582M2MFFG9.0  0962,200015.0,30.0  286.77,4.52,45 
0581M1MFFG9.0  0962,200015.0,30.0  286.77,4.52,45 
0579M1TFFG9.0  0962,2000   260.04,26.63,20 
0576PNTFFG9.0    8.0e19,1.2e20 150.0,55.0,20 
0575PNTFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e21,2.0e21 85.93,-67.86,90 
0574M2TFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e21,2.0e21 85.93,-67.86,90 
0573M1TFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e21,2.0e21 85.93,-67.86,90 
0572PNTFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e20,3.0e20 33.85,-3.73,2 
0571M2TFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e20,3.0e20 33.85,-3.73,2 
0570M1TFFG9.0  0963,2200 1.0e20,3.0e20 33.85,-3.73,2 
0569PNTFFG9.0  1000,2200 5.0e20,1.0e21 280.47,-32.89,60(G) 
0568PNTFFG9.0   20,701.0e19,1.0e20 181.69,67.17,45 
0567PNMFFG9.0     190.99,32.17,18 
0566PNMFFG9.0 2000-01-01,2005-03-01 10,1001.8e20,6.0e20 220.00,-0.5,80 
0565M2MFFG9.0 2000-01-01,2005-03-01 10,1001.8e20,6.0e20 220.00,-0.5,50 
0564M1MFFG9.0 2000-01-01,2005-03-01 10,1001.8e20,6.0e20 220.00,-0.5,50 
0563PNMFFG9.0  0962,250010,2001.0e20,6.0e200.0,10.0221.23,1.95,25 
0562M2MFFG9.0  0962,250010,2001.0e20,6.0e200.0,2.0221.23,1.95,25 
0561PNMFFU9.0 2008-01-01,2010-12-31    266.57,-32.23,30 
0560M1MFFG9.0  0962,250010,2001.0e20,6.0e200.0,2.0221.23,1.95,25 
0559M2MFFG9.0  0962,200010,60  179.02,-63.12,30 
0558M1MFFG9.0  0962,200010,60  179.02,-63.12,30 
0557PNMFFG9.0  0962,200010,60  179.02,-63.12,30 
0556PNMEFG9.0  0962,2000 1.0e20,1.0e21 193.28,-9.23,90 
0555PNMFFU9.0     238.1,-56.3,15 
0554M2MFFU9.0     238.1,-56.3,15 
0553M1MFFU9.0     238.1,-56.3,15 
0552M2MFFG9.0        
0551M1MFFG9.0        
0550PNMFFG9.0        
0549PNTFFU9.0   20,500.6e21,5.0e21 176.25,-35.08,45(G) 
0548PNMFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2008-12-31 5,50  179.02,-63.12,30 
0547M2MFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2008-12-31 5,50  179.02,-63.12,30 
0546M1MFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2008-12-31 5,50  179.02,-63.12,30 
0545PNTEFG9.0    6.0e19,6.0e211.0,4.2355.08,46.20,60 
0544M2TFFG9.0   20,500.5e19,1.0e20 194.35,27.50,50 
0543M1TFFG9.0   20,500.5e19,1.0e20 194.35,27.50,50 
0542M2TFFU9.0   20,500.5e19,1.0e20 194.35,27.50,50 
0541M1TFFU9.0   20,500.5e19,1.0e20 194.35,27.50,50 
0540PNTFFG9.0   20,500.6e21,5.0e21 176.25,-35.08,45(G) 
0539PNTFFU9.0  0000,0962 0.8e21,8.0e21 81.39,42.89,45 
0538M2TFFU9.0  0000,0962 0.8e21,8.0e21 81.39,42.89,45 
0537M1TFFU9.0  0000,0962 0.8e21,8.0e21 81.39,42.89,45 
0536M2TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.0e20,6.0e20 149.59,-11.09,25 
0535M1TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.0e20,6.0e20 149.59,-11.09,25 
0534PNTEFG9.0  0962,2000 2.0e20,6.0e20 149.59,-11.09,90 
0533M2MFFG9.0      128.96,-45.65,20 
0532M1MFFG9.0      128.96,-45.65,20 
0531PNMFFG9.0      128.96,-45.65,20 
0530PNKFFG9.0 2005-01-01,2009-06-01    301.96,-0.20,45(G) 
0529PNTEFU9.0  0000,0960 2.0e21,5.0e22 136.68,-52.09,180 
0528M2TFFU9.0  0000,0960 2.0e21,5.0e22 136.68,-52.09,90 
0527M1TFFU9.0  0000,0960 2.0e21,5.0e22 136.68,-52.09,90 
0526M2MFFG9.0  0960,2000 1.0e20,1.0e21 193.28,-9.23,30 
0525M2MFFU9.0  0960,2000 1.0e20,1.0e21 193.28,-9.23,30 
0524M1MFFG9.0  0960,2000 1.0e20,1.0e21 193.28,-9.23,30 
0523M1MFFU9.0  0960,2000 1.0e20,1.0e21 193.28,-9.23,30 
0522M1MFFG9.02.99e8,3.31e8       
0521M1MFFU9.02.99e8,3.31e8       
0520PNMFFG9.0 2005-06-13,2006-07-13    248.20,5.58,35 
0519M2MFFG9.0 2005-06-13,2006-07-13    248.20,5.58,35 
0518M1MFFG9.0 2005-06-13,2006-07-13    248.20,5.58,35 
0517PNMFFG9.0 2001-03-12,2002-03-12    248.20,5.58,35 
0516M2MFFG9.0 2001-03-12,2002-03-12    248.20,5.58,35 
0515M1MFFG9.0 2001-03-12,2002-03-12    248.20,5.58,35 
0514PNTFFG9.0 2002-06-22,2003-06-22    15.67,-21.88,30 
0513M2TFFG9.0 2002-06-22,2003-06-22    15.67,-21.88,30 
0512M1TFFG9.0 2002-06-22,2003-06-22    15.67,-21.88,30 
0511PNMEFG9.0 2006-12-01,2008-12-01  1.0e20,1.0e21 157.51,-35.32,180 
0510M2MFFG9.0 2006-12-01,2008-12-01  1.0e20,1.0e21 157.51,-35.32,40 
0509M1MFFG9.0 2006-12-01,2008-12-01  1.0e20,1.0e21 157.51,-35.32,40 
0508PNMFFG9.0    1.0e22,5.0e22 292.15,-0.54,20(G) 
0507M2MFFG9.0    1.0e22,5.0e22 292.15,-0.54,20(G) 
0506M1MFFG9.0    1.0e22,5.0e22 292.15,-0.54,20(G) 
0505M1MFFG9.0  1000,2000 2.0e20,6.0e20 110.33,55.73,35 
0504PNMFFG9.0      167.97,-60.64,15 
0503M2MFFG9.0      167.97,-60.64,15 
0502PNMFFU9.0      167.97,-60.64,15 
0501M2MFFU9.0      167.97,-60.64,15 
0500PNTFFG9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0499M2TFFG9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0498M1TFFG9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0497PNTFFU9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0496M2TFFU9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0495M1TFFU9.0  1100,1900 1.0e20,7.0e20 340.84,-9.60,30 
0494PNTFFG9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0493M2TFFG9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0492M1TFFG9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0491PNTFFU9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0490M2TFFU9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0489M1TFFU9.0  1100,2000 1.0e19,1.0e21 186.27,12.88,30 
0488M2TFFG9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21   
0487M2TFFU9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21   
0486M1TFFG9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21   
0485M1TFFU9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21   
0484PNTEFG9.0    5.0e20,1.0e21   
0483PNTEFU9.0    5.0e20,1.0e21   
0482M2TFFG9.0     356.90,-28.13,90(G) 
0481M2TFFU9.0     356.90,-28.13,90(G) 
0480M2MFFG9.0 2008-07-01,2008-12-23     
0479M1MFFG9.0 2008-07-01,2008-12-23     
0478PNMFFG9.0 2006-12-01,2009-12-01   14.35,-26.27,37 
0477M2MFFG9.0 2006-12-01,2009-12-01   14.35,-26.27,37 
0476M1MFFG9.0 2006-12-01,2009-12-01   14.35,-26.27,37 
0475PNMFFG9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0474M2MFFG9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0473M1MFFG9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0472PNMFFU9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0471M2MFFU9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0470M1MFFU9.0     73.98,52.43,22 
0469PNMFFG9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0468M2MFFG9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0467M1MFFG9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0466PNMFFU9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0465M2MFFU9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0464M1MFFU9.0  1000,2000 8.0e20,5.0e21 249.00,-64.00,30 
0463PNTFFG9.0     186.13,7.31,12 
0462PNTFFU9.0     186.13,7.31,12 
0461PNMFFG9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0460M2KFFG9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0459M1KFFG9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0458PNMFFU9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0457M2KFFU9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0456M1KFFU9.0     165.74,-60.91,22 
0455M1TFFG9.0     151.31,-7.72,12 
0454PNTEFG9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0453M2TFFG9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0442M1TFFG9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0451PNTEFU9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0450M2TFFU9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0449M1TFFU9.0  1000,1500  355.08,46.20,25(G) 
0448M1MFFG9.0  0420,0490    
0447M1MFFU9.0  0420,0490    
0446PNTEFG9.0 2006-01-01,2010-12-31    129.9,36.5,50 
0445PNTEFU9.0 2006-01-01,2010-12-31    129.9,36.5,50 
0444M2MFFG9.0       
0443M2MFFU9.0       
0442PNTFFG9.0    1.0e20,5.0e20 193.9,34.9,15 
0441M1KFFG9.0      201.98,-31.49,40 
0440PNTFFG9.0    1.0e20,2.0e20 207.25,26.59,15 
0439M2TFFG9.0  1000,1800 1.0e19,7.0e201.0,4.2  
0438M1TFFG9.0  1000,1800 1.0e19,7.0e201.0,4.2  
0437PNMFFG9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0436PNMFFU9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0435M2MFFG9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0434M2MFFU9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0433M1MFFG9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0432M1MFFU9.0    0.8e21,3.0e21 80.89,-69.76,20 
0431M1MFFG9.0  0100,0960 1.0e20,7.0e20 206.87,-32.86,45 
0430PNKFFG9.0 2005-02-01,2009-02-01   161.26,-59.68,60 
0429PNKFFU9.0 2005-02-01,2009-02-01   161.26,-59.68,60 
0428M1MFFG9.0  0200,0600   13.01,-31.15,40 
0427PNMFFG9.0  0550,1360   345.82,8.87,30 
0426PNMFFU9.0  0550,1360   345.82,8.87,30 
0425PNMFFG9.0  1200,1300     
0424M2MFFG9.0  1200,1300     
0423M1MFFG9.0  1200,1300     
0422PNMFFU9.0  1200,1300     
0421M2MFFU9.0  1200,1300     
0420M1MFFU9.0  1200,1300     
0419PNTFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0418M2TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0417M1TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0416PNTFFG9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0415M2TFFG9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0414M1TFFG9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0413PNTFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0412M2TFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0411M1TFFU9.0 2005-03-10,2009-12-31  3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,60 
0410PNTFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0409M2TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0408M1TFFG9.0  0962,2000 2.5e20,4.5e20 193.15,-15.45,90 
0407M1TFFG9.0    3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,45 
0406M1TFFU9.0    3.5e20,8.5e20 96.80,-54.47,45 
0405PNMFFG9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0404M2MFFG9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0403M1MFFG9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0402PNMFFU9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0401M2MFFU9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0400M1MFFU9.0  0000,0961 5.0e21,1.0e22 34.23,62.68,90 
0399PNMFFG9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0398M2MFFG9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0397M1MFFG9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0396PNMFFU9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0395M2MFFU9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0394M1MFFU9.0      177.58,-62.64,25 
0393PNTFFG9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0392M2TFFG9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0391M1TFFG9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0390PNTFFU9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0389M2TFFU9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0388M1TFFU9.0  1000,2100   186.26,12.8,20 
0387PNMFFG9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0386M2MFFG9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0385M1MFFG9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0384PNMFFU9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0383M2MFFU9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0382M1MFFU9.0  0962,2000 1.0e22,2.0e22 284.0,1.2,25 
0381PNMFFG9.0 2006-01-01,2009-12-12    299.3,-43.3,32 (G) 
0380M2MFFG9.0 2006-01-01,2009-12-12    299.3,-43.3,32 (G) 
0379M1MFFG9.0 2006-01-01,2009-12-12    299.3,-43.3,32 (G) 
0378PNMEFG9.0  0962,2000 5.2e20,1.0e21   
0377M2MFFG9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21 157.5,-35.3,90 
0376M1MFFG9.0  0962,2000 5.0e20,1.0e21 157.5,-35.3,90 
0375M1TFFG9.0      76.9,61.4,23 
0374M1TFFU9.0      76.9,61.4,23 
0373PNMFFG9.0  0000,0960 1.0e19,2.0e21 82.2,-65.4,45 
0372PNMFFU9.0  0000,0960 1.0e19,2.0e21 82.2,-65.4,45 
0371M1MFFG9.0  0000,0960   128.8,-45.2,60 
0370M2MFFG9.0  0000,0960   128.8,-45.2,60 
0369PNMEFG9.0  0000,0960   128.8,-45.2,90 
0368PNMEFG9.0  0960,2000   128.8,-45.2,90 
0367M2MFFG9.0  0960,2000   128.8,-45.2,60 
0366M1MFFG9.0  0960,2000   128.8,-45.2,60 
0365M2TFFG9.0      193.2,-15.5,15 
0364M2TFFG9.0      96.8,-54.4,15 
0363M2TFFG9.0      202.7,-1.9,12 
0362M1MFFG9.0      179.6,-62.6,10 
0361M1MFFU9.0      179.6,-62.6,10 
0360M1MFFG9.0  0960,1600   128.8,-45.2,30 
0359PNMEFG9.0   5,400.4e21,1.0e215,30  
0358PNMEFU9.0   5,400.4e21,1.0e215,30  
0357M1MFFG9.0        
0356M2TFFG9.0  0380,0960 4.0e20,7.0e20 10.7,41.2,25 
0355M1TFFG9.0  0380,0960 4.0e20,7.0e20 10.7,41.2,25 
0354M2TFFU9.0  0380,0960 4.0e20,7.0e20 10.7,41.2,25 
0353M1TFFU9.0  0380,0960 4.0e20,7.0e20 10.7,41.2,25 
0352M1MFFG9.0      202.7,-1.9,12