IACHEC CROSS-CALIBRATION OF CHANDRA , NuSTAR , SWIFT , SUZAKU , XMM-NEWTON WITH 3C 273 ANDPKS 2155-304

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2017 · Astronomical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/2· OSTI ID:22664055

Madsen, Kristin K.; Forster, Karl ^[1]; Beardmore, Andrew P.; Page, Kim L. ^[2]; Guainazzi, Matteo ^[3]; Marshall, Herman L.; Miller, Eric D. ^[4]; Stuhlinger, Martin ^[5]

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1. Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
2. X-ray and Observational Astronomy Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH (United Kingdom)
3. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5201 (Japan)
4. Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)
5. European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), P.O. Box 78, E-28691 Villanueva de la Caada, Madrid (Spain)

On behalf of the International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration, we present results from the cross-calibration campaigns in 2012 on 3C 273 and in 2013 on PKS 2155-304 between the then active X-ray observatories Chandra , NuSTAR , Suzaku , Swift, and XMM-Newton . We compare measured fluxes between instrument pairs in two energy bands, 1–5 keV and 3–7 keV, and calculate an average cross-normalization constant for each energy range. We review known cross-calibration features and provide a series of tables and figures to be used for evaluating cross-normalization constants obtained from other observations with the above mentioned observatories.

• OSTI ID: 22664055
• Journal Information: Astronomical Journal (Online), Journal Name: Astronomical Journal (Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 153; ISSN 1538-3881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SPACE
SPACE VEHICLES
X RADIATION