XMM-Newton Current Calibration File Release Notes

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The table lists the CCF release notes. The last four columns indicate to which component the CCF's described in this release note are relevant. Additionally, look at Release Notes listed per CCF List of Calibration Files Calibration documentation (technical notes) Reference Title Date XRT EPIC RGS OM XMM-CCF-REL-1 Effective area of the X-ray telescopes 4 Oct 2000 X X X   XMM-CCF-REL-2 Point Spread Function of the X-ray telescopes 4 Oct 2000 X X     XMM-CCF-REL-3 EPIC ASTROMETRY 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-4 EPIC Bad Pixels 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-5 EPIC Energy Scale 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-6 EPIC Flatfield 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-7 EPIC Modes 8 Sep 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-8 EPIC Spectral Response 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-9 EPIC TIMING 4 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-10 RGS Background Data 8 Sep 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-11 RGS CCD Properties 4 Oct 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-12 RGS Effective Area 4 Oct 2000   X X   XMM-CCF-REL-13 RGS GTI Selection 4 Oct 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-14 RGS Line Spread Function 4 Oct 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-15 RGS Mode Parameters and Clock Sequence Parameters 8 Sep 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-16 SciSim Specific CCF's for RGS 8 Sep 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-17 RGS Wavelength Scale 4 Oct 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-18 OM Astrometry 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-19 OM BAD PIXEL 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-20 OM Detector Response 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-21 OM GTI Selection 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-22 OM Lookup Tables 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-23 OM Photometry 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-24 OM PSF 3 Oct 2000       X XMM-CCF-REL-25 EPIC GTI Selection 3 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-26 Effective area of the X-ray telescopes 5 Oct 2000 X X X   XMM-CCF-REL-27 EPIC Filter Transmission 6 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-28 EPIC PN Response Distribution 13 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-29 EPIC Pattern Libraries 30 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-30 EPIC Energy Scale 31 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-31 EPIC GTI selection 31 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-32 EPIC Bad pixels 31 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-33 RGS CCD Darkframe 31 Oct 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-34 EPIC Bad pixels 31 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-35 EPIC PN Response Distribution 31 Oct 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-36 EPIC ASTROMETRY 1 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-37 EPIC ASTROMETRY 3 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-38 EPIC ASTROMETRY 7 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-39 EPIC Modes 7 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-40 EPIC Modes 7 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-41 EPIC Modes 7 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-42 EPIC ASTROMETRY 9 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-43 XRT PSF Parameterization for RGS 13 Dec 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-44 RGS Gain and CTI Parameters 13 Dec 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-45 RGS Cross-Dispersion PSF 13 Dec 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-46 Parameters of RGS LSF 13 Dec 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-47 EPIC Filter Transmission 15 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-48 EPIC Filter Transmission 21 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-49 EPIC PN Bad pixels 21 Nov 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-50 RGS GTI Selection 28 Nov 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-51 RGS1 GTI Selection 28 Nov 2000     X   XMM-CCF-REL-52 EPIC GTI selection 6 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-53 EPIC Filter Transmission 5 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-54 EPIC Modes 8 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-55 OM Astrometry 9 Dec 2000   X   X XMM-CCF-REL-56 EPIC PN Energy Scale 12 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-57 EPIC MOS Energy Scale 13 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-58 EPIC MOS Energy Scale 20 Dec 2000   X     XMM-CCF-REL-59 OM PSF 31 Jan 2001       X XMM-CCF-REL-60 OM Photometry 15 Feb 2001       X XMM-CCF-REL-61 EPIC PN Bad Pixels 9 Feb 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-62 EPIC PN energy SCALE 9 Feb 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-63 XRT PSF Parameterization for RGS 30 Mar 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-64 EPIC MOS Astrometry 19 Feb 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-65 RGS Line Spread Function 30 Mar 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-66 EPIC MOS Bad Pixels 28 Mar 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-67 Partial Events Floor for RGS CCD's 30 Mar 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-68 RGS Offset Values as a Function of Time 2 Apr 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-69 Encircled Energy Function of the X-ray telescopes 3 Apr 2001 X X     XMM-CCF-REL-70 EPIC PN Bad Pixels 4 Apr 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-71 RGS2 CCD2 Thickness of SiO&sub2; Layer 11 Apr 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-72 Addition of geometry parameters of XRT 24 Apr 2001 X   X   XMM-CCF-REL-73 EPIC Spectral response Distribution 27 Apr 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-74 EPIC Dark Frame 27 Apr 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-75 RGS Bad Pixels 10 May 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-76 EPIC MOS HK GTI selection 14 May 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-77 X-ray Absorption Coefficients 14 May 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-78 EPIC MOS BAd Pixels 10 May 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-79 Encircled Energy of the X-ray Telescopes 01 June 2001 X X     XMM-CCF-REL-80 EPIC MOS and PN HK GTI Selection 01 June 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-81 RGS LinCoord: Change of origin of TELCOORD in SACCOORD System 19 June 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-82 EPIC PN Energy Scale 20 June 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-83 RGS Bad Pixels 25 June 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-84 EPIC Spectral Response 6 Aug 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-85 RGS GTI Selection 24 July 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-86 EPIC MOS astrometry 2 August 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-87 RGS Bad Pixels 29 July 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-88 RGS Line Spread Function -- New Scatter Parameters 5 Sept 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-89 EPIC PN Bad Pixels 21 Sep 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-90 EPIC PN Energy Scale 21 Sep 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-91 EPIC PN Field of View 24 Sep 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-92 EPIC MOS Spectral Response Distribution 9 Oct 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-93 EPIC MOS HK GTI selection 9 Oct 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-94 RGS Bad Pixels 9 Oct 2001     X   XMM-CCF-REL-95 EPIC Offset tables 17 Oct 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-96 OM Bad Pixel 8 Nov 2001       X XMM-CCF-REL-97 EPIC PN Timing 5 Dec 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-98 EPIC MOS Bad Pixels 10 Dec 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-99 EPIC PN astrometry 11 Dec 2001   X     XMM-CCF-REL-100 PSF of the X-ray telescopes 19 Dec 2001 X       XMM-CCF-REL-101 OM Photometry 19 Dec 2001       X XMM-CCF-REL-102 EPIC MOS Bad Pixels 4 Jan 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-103 EPIC MOS Spectral response 8 Jan 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-105 OM Bad Pixel 16 Jan 2002       X XMM-CCF-REL-106 RGS GTI Selection 1 Feb 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-107 RGS GTI Selection 5 Feb 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-108 RGS Quantum Efficiency 5 Feb 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-109 EPIC MOS Energy Scale 8 Feb 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-111 RGS GTI Selection 14 Feb 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-112 EPIC Spectral Response Distribution 27 Feb 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-113 EPIC Spectral Response Distribution 5 Mar 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-114 RGS Cross-Dispersion PSF 8 Mar 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-115 EPIC Filter Transmission (Regions) 18 April 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-116 PSF of the X-ray telescopes 14 May 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-117 EPIC MOS HK GTI selection 5 June 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-118 EPIC PN HK GTI selection 6 June 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-119 OM PSF 13 June 2002       X XMM-CCF-REL-120 OM Photometry 5 July 2002       X XMM-CCF-REL-121 EPIC Spectral Response Distributions 26 July 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-122 Addition of MOS SAS specific parameters in MISCDATA CCF 11 September 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-123 Export of parameters from calpnalgo-2.38 to the EPN_CTI.CCF 23 September 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-124 EPIC MOS Energy Scale 16 October 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-125 EPIC MOS Gain 10 November 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-126 EPIC MOS Bad Pixels 3 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-127 EPIC MOS CTI 11 November 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-128 New CTI correction for SW and LW Mode and new possible long term CTI 27 November 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-129 EPIC MOS HK GTI selection 4 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-130 RGS Bad Pixels 29 November 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-131 RGS Gains, Offsets and CTI Parameters before cooling 13 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-132 RGS Gains, offsets and CTI parameters after cooling down CCDs in November 2002 13 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-133 ADUCONV for cold MOSs 12 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-134 RGS SAS temperature limits for the November 2002 cooling campaign and beyond 16 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-135 EPIC MOS Spectral Response Distribution 10 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-136 OM flux conversion factors 10 December 2002       X XMM-CCF-REL-137 UPDATE: New CTI correction for SW and LW Mode and new possible long term CTI to the EPN_CTI.CCF 10 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-138 EPIC MOS quantum efficiency 11 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-139 EPIC pn quantum efficiency 12 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-140 RGS Gains and CTI Parameters refinement 19 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-141 EPIC MOS pattern fractions 19 December 2002   X     XMM-CCF-REL-142 RGS smoothed cross-dispersion PSFs 19 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-143 Improved model of RGS Oxygen absorption 19 December 2002     X   XMM-CCF-REL-144 PSF of the X-ray telescopes 24 January 2003 X       XMM-CCF-REL-145 EPIC MOS Spectral Response Distribution 24 January 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-146 EPIC Filter Transmission 9 April 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-147 EPIC MOS fixed offset 28 July 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-148 OM Astrometry 16 June 2003       X XMM-CCF-REL-149 MOS columns with shifted energies 11 December 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-150 OM GTI selection 16 June 2003       X XMM-CCF-REL-152 EPIC MOS Pattern Fractions 23 July 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-155 OM Astrometry 11 September 2003       X XMM-CCF-REL-156 Improved Vignetting Correction by refining the XMM optical axis 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-157 Creating the possibility for independent SW and LW Mode additional CTI correction 27 November 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-158 Refinement of the Frametimes 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-159 EPIC MOS CTI since CCD cooling 19 November 2003   X     XMM-CCF-REL-160 OM PSF 28 November 2003       X XMM-CCF-REL-161 Update of the EPIC MOS gain 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-162 Low energy noise rejection for PN 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-163 OM Grisms Calibration 23 March 2004       X XMM-CCF-REL-164 EPIC PN spectral response 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-165 EPIC MOS Bad Pixels 23 March 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-166 EPIC MOS Metrology 13 May 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-167 PSF of the X-ray telescopes 19 May 2004 X       XMM-CCF-REL-168 EPIC absolute astrometry 21 May 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-170 MOS Filter Transmission 14 June 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-171 RGS Instrumental Flourine Absorption 24 June 2004     X   XMM-CCF-REL-172 Improving pn Window mode CTI correction and refining the long term CTI correction for all pn Modes 19 July 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-173 RGS DARKFRAME normalisation 19 July 2004     X   XMM-CCF-REL-174 pn telescope effective area modification 9 June 2004   X     XMM-CCF-REL-175 EPIC PN Bad Pixels 5 July 2004   X

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