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Table 1
Background levels in CCDs, silicon drift detectors and microcalorimeters in different orbits.
| Mission | Detector name | Detector type | Orbit | Background |
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| Suzaku | XIS | CCD (BI) | LEO | 0.048 |
| Suzaku | XIS | CCD (FI) | LEO | 0.016 |
| Suzaku | XRS | Microcalorimeters | LEO | 0.05 |
| Origin | X-IFU | Microcalorimeters | LEO | 0.043 |
| Simbol-X | LED* | Silicon drift | LEO | 0.002 |
| XMM | EPIC | pn-CCD (BI) | HEO | 0.078 |
| XMM | EPIC | MOS-CCD (FI) | HEO | 0.026 |
| SRG | eRosita* | CCD (BI)** | L2 | 0.07 |
| ATHENA | X-IFU | Microcalorimeters | L2 | 0.31 |
| ATHENA best | X-IFU* | Microcalorimeters | L2 | 0.05 |
| IXO | WFI* | Silicon drift | L2 | 0.01 |
Notes. Data in bold are simulated.
Reference. Lotti et al. (2012); Perinati et al. (2011); Lumb et al. (2002); Hauf et al. (2009); Kuntz et al. (2008).
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