A new method for in-flight intensity calibration of high-resolution EUV and FUV spectrometers

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We introduce a new technique for the measurement of the in-flight relative intensity calibration of high resolution spectrometers. This technique makes use of the free-free radiation in hot, dense active regions and flares, and combines it with spectral line intensities in an iterative procedure. After a few iterations, the relative intensity calibration and the temperature of the emitting plasma are determined. The application of this technique to the EIS instrument on board the Solar-B satellite (launch in 2006) is discussed.