International Astrophysical Consortium for High-energy Calibration: Summary of the 18th IACHEC Workshop
Abstract
In this report we summarize the activities of the International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration (IACHEC) from the 18th IACHEC Workshop at Pelham, Germany. Fifty-six scientists directly involved in the calibration of operational and future high-energy missions gathered during four days to discuss the status of the cross-calibration between the current international complement of X-ray observatories, and the possibilities to improve it. This summary consists of reports from the Working Groups with topics ranging across: the identification and characterization of standard calibration sources, multi-observatory cross-calibration campaigns, appropriate and new statistical techniques, calibration of instruments and characterization of background, preservation of knowledge, and results for the benefit of the astronomical community.
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BibTeX
@misc{madsen2026international,
title = {{International Astrophysical Consortium for High-energy Calibration: Summary of the 18th IACHEC Workshop}},
author = {K. K. Madsen and C. E. Grant and V. Burwitz and H. Earnshaw and K. Forster and M. Guainazzi and V. L. Kashyap and H. L. Marshall and C. B. Markwardt and F. Meeker-Fürst and E. D. Miller and L. Natalucci and P. P. Plucinsky and M. Shidatsu and H. Suzuki and Y. Terada and A. Tümer},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.20599},
eprint = {2610.20599},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.20599},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - International Astrophysical Consortium for High-energy Calibration: Summary of the 18th IACHEC Workshop
AU - K. K. Madsen
AU - C. E. Grant
AU - V. Burwitz
AU - H. Earnshaw
AU - K. Forster
AU - M. Guainazzi
AU - V. L. Kashyap
AU - H. L. Marshall
AU - C. B. Markwardt
AU - F. Meeker-Fürst
AU - E. D. Miller
AU - L. Natalucci
AU - P. P. Plucinsky
AU - M. Shidatsu
AU - H. Suzuki
AU - Y. Terada
AU - A. Tümer
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/14
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.20599
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.20599
AB - In this report we summarize the activities of the International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration (IACHEC) from the 18th IACHEC Workshop at Pelham, Germany. Fifty-six scientists directly involved in the calibration of operational and future high-energy missions gathered during four days to discuss the status of the cross-calibration between the current international complement of X-ray observatories, and the possibilities to improve it. This summary consists of reports from the Working Groups with topics ranging across: the identification and characterization of standard calibration sources, multi-observatory cross-calibration campaigns, appropriate and new statistical techniques, calibration of instruments and characterization of background, preservation of knowledge, and results for the benefit of the astronomical community.
ER -