XMM Resources

This page contains links to a variety of sites hosting additional details about all aspects of the XMM mission.

General Information

Instrumentation

Technical Information

Science Analysis Subsystem

General Information

ESA XMM news
The XMM Science Operations Centre (SOC)
The XMM Survey Science Centre
XMM Missions Operation Centre
The US Guest Observer Facility at HEASARC

Instrumentation

Information from ESTEC
European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC)
Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS)
Optical Monitor (OM)

PI Institutes
EPIC information from the University of Leicester
Home page of the Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON)
The OM home page at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Technical Information

XMM System Calibration Document - includes calibration results for EPIC, RGS and OM
XMM SOC Technical Documents - the handling of information received from the satellite and the characterisation of the onboard instruments.
XMM Project Technical Documents (relating to the XMM ground segment)

Science Analysis Subsystem (SAS)

XMM Science Analysis Subsystem - the scientific analysis software package for XMM data, developed by the SOC and the Survey Science Centre
Leicester's overview of the SAS - including links to SAS documentation.
The SAS development team at the XMM SOC.