XMM-Newton Users Handbook

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3.3.12 EPIC-specific proposal submission information

In the preparation of EPIC observing proposals, the following information should be taken into account in order to assess the technical feasibility of intended XMM-Newton observations; see § 4 for additional, more general information.

Subsections

3.3.12.1 EPIC spectral quality
3.3.12.2 EPIC flux to count rate conversion
3.3.12.3 Count rate conversion from other X-ray satellite missions

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