XMM-Newton EPIC-MOS observations affected by Solar Wind Charge Exchange occurring in the exosphere of the Earth


This table details the set of EPIC-MOS observations affected by exospheric Solar Wind Charge Exchange (SWCX, Carter et al. 2011). We quote the EPIC MOS1 and MOS2 exposure identifier for each case. The column "Diagnostic plots" contains links to two types of plots. The first shows low energy (0.5 - 0.7 keV, black) and high energy (2.5 - 5.0 keV, red) lightcurves for the observation in question, with the solar proton flux as measured by ACE (blue) when available. The vertical dot-dashed line separate the SWCX-affected and SWCX-unaffected periods (as described in the paper). The SWCX-affected period occurs when an enhancement is seen in the low-energy lightcurve that is not observed in the high-energy lightcurve. The second plot shows a resultant spectrum for the SWCX-affected period, with a basic SWCX model fit to the data (solid line), using the SWCX-unaffected period as the background in each case. This spectrum is of the SWCX component only (see paper). If your analysis involves data taken by the EPIC-pn during one of the observations listed below, please check carefully whether your observation overlaps with the EPIC-MOS exposures. A list of all 3012 observations analysed in this study, detailing the exposure identifiers and filters used in the exposures, can be found here.


IndexRevn.Obsn.DateExpn MOS1Expn MOS2XuRxDiagnostic plots
1034200851503012001-10-21T21:20:41U003U00327.210.3lightcurve & spectrum
2020900935527012001-01-28T15:09:09S001S00223.04.0lightcurve & spectrum
3101403059206012005-06-23T07:32:57S001S00215.030.9lightcurve & spectrum
4069001496303012003-09-16T09:57:29S001S00214.121.6lightcurve & spectrum
5062301506101012003-05-04T14:27:34U002U00213.54.8lightcurve & spectrum
6033900545405012001-10-16T04:44:32S002S00313.222.4lightcurve & spectrum
7042201130504012002-03-29T22:56:05S001S00212.712.3lightcurve & spectrum
8015100948002012000-10-05T16:53:43S001S00212.67.2lightcurve & spectrum
9065701419802012003-07-11T10:49:25S001S00212.08.1lightcurve & spectrum
10066401506801012003-07-26T08:42:20S001S0029.85.3lightcurve & spectrum
11050501537522012002-09-11T04:47:43S002S0038.56.5lightcurve & spectrum
12027101115504012001-06-01T08:24:12S002S0057.86.9lightcurve & spectrum
13027900703405012001-06-18T08:43:14S001S0027.82.3lightcurve & spectrum
14017801010403012000-11-28T18:24:13S001S0027.25.2lightcurve & spectrum
15013901090601012000-09-11T20:30:55S002S0037.06.1lightcurve & spectrum
16052901475401012002-10-29T19:29:14S001S0026.97.1lightcurve & spectrum
17119904022502012006-06-27T12:36:14S001S0026.89.5lightcurve & spectrum
18067600495404012003-08-19T11:09:03S001S0026.58.9lightcurve & spectrum
19098203067003012005-04-19T14:06:31S001S0026.29.9lightcurve & spectrum
20064501503202012003-06-17T15:07:05S001S0025.84.2lightcurve & spectrum
21063001431506012003-05-18T12:57:01U002U0025.78.0lightcurve & spectrum
22049401091201012002-08-21T03:37:55S002S0035.47.8lightcurve & spectrum
23017801109801012000-11-27T18:15:14S001S0025.21.9lightcurve & spectrum
24011401279211012000-07-23T16:57:27S001S0024.93.8lightcurve & spectrum
25081102021003012004-05-14T14:44:32S001S0024.53.9lightcurve & spectrum
26099703032605012005-05-20T06:06:48S001S0024.12.3lightcurve & spectrum
27016301006402012000-10-29T14:23:57S002S0033.73.7lightcurve & spectrum
28043101360001012002-04-17T06:19:03S002S0033.62.2lightcurve & spectrum
29060501463902012003-03-29T19:12:51S001S0033.54.8lightcurve & spectrum
30090602033615012004-11-19T15:33:15S001S0023.42.7lightcurve & spectrum
31011301279210012000-07-21T21:20:48S001S0023.42.0lightcurve & spectrum
32083402000001012004-06-28T16:03:16S001S0023.33.4lightcurve & spectrum
33084601645607012004-07-23T08:51:47S001S0023.31.8lightcurve & spectrum
34038700731405012002-01-19T22:22:03S004S0053.21.3lightcurve & spectrum
35160005536501012008-09-03T21:27:44S001S0023.12.3lightcurve & spectrum
36055501465103012002-12-20T23:02:11S001S0023.03.5lightcurve & spectrum
37051500893705012002-10-01T10:53:18S001S0022.92.3lightcurve & spectrum
38104903008001012005-08-31T06:13:42S002S0032.91.4lightcurve & spectrum
39037600019303012001-12-28T14:50:59S001S0022.91.6lightcurve & spectrum
40120604049654012006-07-11T14:37:50S003S0042.91.6lightcurve & spectrum
41057401109102012003-01-27T10:55:46S002S0032.91.3lightcurve & spectrum
42013601014401012000-09-05T18:48:36S001S0022.91.7lightcurve & spectrum
43107503055601012005-10-21T23:58:09S001S0022.82.7lightcurve & spectrum
44064301411501012003-06-14T10:28:53S001S0022.72.4lightcurve & spectrum
45091802064301012004-12-13T06:50:20S001S0022.72.2lightcurve & spectrum
46031300921401012001-08-25T05:32:36S001S0022.72.6lightcurve & spectrum
47039100852803012002-01-28T01:59:04S001S0022.71.8lightcurve & spectrum
48017301066602012000-11-18T13:04:36S001S0022.71.2lightcurve & spectrum
49098203037203012005-04-19T19:27:49S001S0022.62.8lightcurve & spectrum
50025801122902012001-05-06T09:19:40S001S0022.63.4lightcurve & spectrum
51026000703402012001-05-10T10:07:43U002U0022.63.3lightcurve & spectrum
52048401030602012002-08-01T08:34:24S002S0032.51.7lightcurve & spectrum
53099702060902012005-05-20T15:50:15S001S0022.52.6lightcurve & spectrum
54069001345317012003-09-15T22:01:05S002S0032.42.4lightcurve & spectrum
55102303045318012005-07-11T02:00:45S001S0022.42.2lightcurve & spectrum
56047601096612012002-07-16T02:28:42S001S0022.42.6lightcurve & spectrum
57101802124808012005-07-01T06:38:44S001S0022.48.8lightcurve & spectrum
58087102063601012004-09-10T02:32:10S001S0022.41.3lightcurve & spectrum
59068901496104012003-09-14T03:52:38S001S0062.41.9lightcurve & spectrum
60085902035411012004-08-18T06:44:16S001S0022.32.0lightcurve & spectrum
61035400493402012001-11-13T22:38:41S001S0022.31.8lightcurve & spectrum
62005200997602012000-03-22T08:20:43S001S0022.21.0lightcurve & spectrum
63032200944001012001-09-11T14:37:36S001S0022.22.3lightcurve & spectrum
64123204064204012006-09-01T10:44:03S001S0022.12.3lightcurve & spectrum
65099002034502012005-05-06T00:57:03S001S0022.14.7lightcurve & spectrum
66016701064601012000-11-06T14:49:05S001S0022.11.1lightcurve & spectrum
67039500841405012002-02-04T19:47:29S002S0032.15.8lightcurve & spectrum
68023400697501012001-03-19T12:13:35S001S0022.11.7lightcurve & spectrum
69017501106604012000-11-23T01:27:44S002S0032.12.0lightcurve & spectrum
70055400560210012002-12-18T06:47:41S001S0022.03.5lightcurve & spectrum
71123204052106012006-08-31T02:24:21S001S0022.01.5lightcurve & spectrum
72015001052605012000-10-04T03:47:46S001S0022.03.0lightcurve & spectrum
73063401514002012003-05-26T15:34:39S001S0022.03.4lightcurve & spectrum
74159405601915012008-08-23T01:04:45S001S0032.01.9lightcurve & spectrum
75074702007304012004-01-07T13:39:44S001S0021.91.1lightcurve & spectrum
76042801125201012002-04-10T21:01:20S001S0021.91.2lightcurve & spectrum
77069201124903012003-09-19T03:09:43S011S0121.81.5lightcurve & spectrum
78042801125210012002-04-10T17:04:36S001S0021.81.5lightcurve & spectrum
79087502037501012004-09-18T20:23:22S001S0021.81.9lightcurve & spectrum
80045701247125012002-06-07T17:55:22S002S0031.82.9lightcurve & spectrum
81019100935504012000-12-23T16:43:15S001S0021.81.8lightcurve & spectrum
82088202036104012004-10-03T05:40:41S001S0031.82.2lightcurve & spectrum
83086502066102012004-08-29T05:18:21S001S0021.71.2lightcurve & spectrum
84134904069601012007-04-21T12:56:25S001S0021.71.1lightcurve & spectrum
85075002011604012004-01-13T04:04:06S001S0021.61.8lightcurve & spectrum
86023500519405012001-03-22T17:03:39S001S0021.62.6lightcurve & spectrum
87075002010303012004-01-13T16:48:19S001S0021.63.4lightcurve & spectrum
88042000931905012002-03-25T20:42:08S001S0021.51.0lightcurve & spectrum
89045701125213012002-06-07T10:03:23S001S0021.52.5lightcurve & spectrum
90016801014404012000-11-07T21:33:15S001S0021.51.6lightcurve & spectrum
91036900842302012001-12-14T18:06:19S001S0021.51.3lightcurve & spectrum
92046100417501012002-06-15T19:44:59S001S0031.51.7lightcurve & spectrum
93099702013301012005-05-19T19:11:56S001S0021.51.2lightcurve & spectrum
94063001513901012003-05-18T19:04:38S007S0081.51.2lightcurve & spectrum
95044900821403012002-05-22T11:03:24S001S0021.51.8lightcurve & spectrum
96032500852805012001-09-18T03:28:54S001S0021.41.5lightcurve & spectrum
97155505524104012008-06-05T14:26:45S001S0021.41.0lightcurve & spectrum
98014801128808012000-09-29T18:15:46S001S0021.41.4lightcurve & spectrum
99015901129802012000-10-21T18:53:27S001S0021.41.3lightcurve & spectrum
100067601524603012003-08-18T05:53:08S001S0021.32.8lightcurve & spectrum
101097403026401012005-04-03T15:14:15S002S0031.31.8lightcurve & spectrum
102109403066802012005-11-29T15:11:07S001S0021.31.1lightcurve & spectrum
103136405005008012007-05-21T11:19:23U002U0021.31.7lightcurve & spectrum