Effective area calibration of the reflection grating spectrometers of XMM-Newton - II. X-ray spectroscopy of DA white dwarfs
@article{Kaastra2009EffectiveAC, title={Effective area calibration of the reflection grating spectrometers of XMM-Newton - II. X-ray spectroscopy of DA white dwarfs}, author={Jelle S. Kaastra and Thierry M. Lanz and Ivan Hubeny and Frits B. S. Paerels}, journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics}, year={2009}, volume={497}, pages={311-323} }
Context. White dwarf spectra have been widely used as a calibration source for X-ray and EUV instruments. The in-flight effective area calibration of the reflection grating spectrometers (RGS) of XMM-Newton depend upon the availability of reliable calibration sources. Aims. We investigate how well these white dwarf spectra can be used as standard candles at the lowest X-ray energies in order to gauge the absolute effective area scale of X-ray instruments. Methods. We calculate a grid of model…
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