XMM at Birmingham
XMM-Newton is an X-ray astrophysics observatory built by the European Space Agency, and launched in December 1999. The Space Research Group at Birmingham was involved in the development of the European Photon Imaging camera (EPIC), which is one of the three scientific instruments on XMM. This work included control of the thermal design of the EPIC camera heads, design and manufacture the radiators for EPIC, and design and manufacture of a number of mechanical components.
The Birmingham Extragalactic Group is performing detailed analysis of observations made by XMM-Newton, as part of a multi wavelength study of cosmic structures. Follow the links below to see some of the results from this research, and the analysis methods used. If you are a part of our group hit this link to get to our updated XMM pages.
Science From XMM-Newton
Highlights of the group's recent work with XMM on galaxies, groups and clusters |
Data Analysis Guide and Scripts
A step by step guide to analysisng XMM data Download scripts to perform data analysis |
XMM-Newton Background Analysis
A guide to the analysis and subtraction of the background in XMM data |
Useful Links
Other XMM sites Research at Birmingham |