Mantz, Adam B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-1217
Flores, Anthony M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7179-6198
Somboonpanyakul, Taweewat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3521-3631
Allen, Steven W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-5941
Morris, R. Glenn https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-9962
Pan, Abigail Y. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9176-8861
Stueber, Haley R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-978X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO2-23113A)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO3-24102X)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO3-24111A)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO3-24113X)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO4-25086X)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (GO5-26096X)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC21K0759)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC24K0330)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC23K1579)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC23K1577)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC24K1401)
Article Title: Ruminations Upon the Modeling of X-Ray Foregrounds, Backgrounds, and Faint Sources
Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal
Article Type: paper
Copyright Information: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Publication dates
Date Received: 2025-12-04
Date Accepted: 2026-03-02
Online publication date: 2026-03-27