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"XMM/RXTE Observations of GX 339-4"In March 2003, we performed two simultaneous XMM/RXTE observations of the black hole candidate GX 339-4. Our goal is to compare these data to our prior simultaneous RXTE/ASCA observations (Nowak, Wilms & Dove, 2002). These observations were carried out in timing mode, as opposed to burst mode, and are more complex to analyze than we expected. Specifically, the data suffered from a number of telemetry dropouts (in fact, the standard archive processing failed on these data, and more than a year passed from the time of the observations before the data was delivered to us). Furthermore, the core of the EPIC PSF suffers slightly from pileup and gain shifts. We continue to work on this data, however, and anticipate publishing it within the next academic year. Here we highlight our ongoing work and outline our plans for publication.
Document ID
20050238471
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Authors
Nowak, M. A.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Corbel, S.
(Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique France)
Fender, R.
(Amsterdam Univ. Netherlands)
Wilms, J.
(IAA Tuebingen, Germany)
Kuster, M.
(IAA Tuebingen, Germany)
Bailyn, C.
(Yale Univ. New Haven, CT, United States)
Coppi, P.
(Yale Univ. New Haven, CT, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
MIT-6896116
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG04GF74G
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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