EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations application to Vela observations EPIC pn detector noise suppression and

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations adu Quadrant ks closed FF (rev 059) EPIC-pn detector noise

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations EPIC-pn detector noise (FF) PHA < 50 adu (~250 eV)PHA > 50 adu (~250 eV) 08004

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Detector noise in FF and eFF mode closed eFF exposure, rev 537, 16.3 ks, adu original image.. after spatial offset correction

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Detector noise in FF and eFF mode closed FF exposure, rev 532, 21.0 ks, adu original image.. after spatial offset correction scaled to eFF exp [ks]

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Detector noise in FF and eFF mode closed FF exposure, rev 532, 21.0 ks, adu original image.. after spatial offset correction scaled to eFF exp [ks] scaled to eFF frame number

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Detector noise in FF and eFF mode closed eFF exposure, rev 537, 16.3 ks, adu original image.. after spatial offset correction

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations 2.16 : 1 Detector noise in FF and eFF mode FF eFF per sec detector noise per sec is ~2.16 times higher in FF than in eFF [adu]

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations EPIC-pn detector noise properties (FF)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations raw_y adu noise EPIC-pn detector noise properties (FF)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations SAS CCF: EPIC-pn detector noise properties (FF)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations reference image for the 20 adu intensities per pixel, normalized to 1 ks obtained by accumulating images at 20 adu from long FF exposures with no bright X-ray source in the field, and computing the median value for each pixel 20 adu reference image for FF SAS CCF:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks original 20 adu image

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations patches identified in the original 20 adu image closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks original 20 adu image

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks original 20 adu image, after offset shift correction (scale: 0 – 50)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks original 20 adu image, after offset shift correction and noise suppression (scale: 0 – 3)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF revs

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations closed FF rev ks

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations application to Vela observations EPIC pn detector noise suppression and

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Previous Vela observations (FF) RevDurationDateRADecPA ks :48: :38: ks :48: :41: ks :48: :38: ks :48: :38:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 448 E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 533 E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 534 E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718a E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718b E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740 E = 0.25 – 1.0 keV E > 10 keV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 original 20 adu image

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 areas with negative offset shifts applied

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 original 20 adu image

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 areas with positive offset shifts applied

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 original 20 adu image

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 original 20 adu image, after offset shift correction (scale: 0 – 50)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 default epreject parameters original 20 adu image, after offset shift correction and noise suppression (scale: 0 – 5)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 epreject noise parameters adjusted original 20 adu image, after offset shift correction and noise suppression (scale: 0 – 5)

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718a 40.7 ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718b 36.7 ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740a 18.3 ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740b 29.4 ks 20 adu images after epreject default noiseparameters adjusted

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev eV PHA > 20 and 120 < PI < 200 scale: 0-40 without epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations PHA > 20 and 120 < PI < 200 scale: 0-20 with epreject Vela SNR FF rev eV

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks without epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks with epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks without/with epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks without epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks with epreject

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks without/with epreject with without with

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718a 40.7 ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718b 36.7 ks 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740a (18.3 ks) 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740b (29.4 ks) 450 – 700 eV sky coordinates

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 367 (33.9 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 448 (58.5 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 533 (31.2 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 534 (38.8 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718a (40.7 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 718b (36.7 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740a (18.3 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF rev 740b (29.4 ks) eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF revs b eV detector coordinates scale:

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF revs b eV detector coordinates exposure map

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF revs b

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF revs b preliminary

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF revs b preliminary

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Printed circuit board

EPIC Calibration Meeting, K. Dennerl VILSPA/Spain, 2004 March Detector noise & Vela observations Vela SNR FF O-K revs