International Astrophysical Consortium for High-energy Calibration: Summary of the 16th IACHEC Workshop
astro-ph.IM
/ Authors
C. E. Grant, K. K. Madsen, V. Burwitz, K. Forster, M. Guainazzi, V. L. Kashyap, H. L. Marshall, C. B. Markwardt, E. D. Miller, L. Natalucci
and 3 more authors
/ Abstract
In this report we summarize the activities of the International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration (IACHEC) from the 16th IACHEC Workshop at Parador de La Granja, Spain. Sixty-one scientists directly involved in the calibration of operational and future high-energy missions gathered during 3.5 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.