European Photon Imaging Camera for x-ray astronomy
- 1 November 1990
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- Vol. 1344, 144-154
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23247
Abstract
The capabilities of the European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC), the main instrument of ESA's 'Cornerstone' mission in X-ray astronomy with multiple mirrors (XMM), are discussed. The CCD characteristics, spatial resolution, energy bandpass and faint source sensitivity, spectral resolution and sensitivity, and timing capability are addressed, and the scientific rationale of the EPIC is summarized. The EPIC instrument system concept is briefly described.Keywords
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