MPE PANTER Test facility (Pictures)

SWIFT XRT end-to-end Test at the PANTER Test Facility

17 September 2002 SWIFT XRT arrives at the PANTER Facility

18 September 2002 Integration of the instrument, electronic control unit and data center begins

19 September 2002 The SWIFT XRT goes in the PANTER vacuum chamber

20/21 September 2002 Last integration work of the SWIFT XRT in the PANTER test chamber

23 September 2002 First Light at PANTER - Calibration Measurements start

	The truck carrying the SWIFT XRT and its equipement arrives at the PANTER Facility in Neuried.
	A forklift is downloading the crates containg the SWIFT equipement.
	The crate with the SWIFT X-ray tube is transported carefully to the PANTER's integration hall.
	Inside PANTER's integration hall.
	The X-ray tube is unpacked.

	The SWIFT X-ray tube is taken out of the transport crate.
	The SWIFT Data Center at PANTER in the building up phase.
	Installation of the SWIFT electronic control system unit located above the PANTER vacuum chamber.
	The SWIFT XRT focal plane camera in front of the PANTER vacuum chamber.

	The SWIFT X-ray telescope is mounted together. In foreground the SWIFT X-ray mirror is visible. A cover is still protecting its aperture.
	The SWIFT X-ray telescope is ready to be pushed into PANTER's vacuum chamber. The focal plane camera is visible in foreground on the end of the telescope. In the background one can see the circular (1m diameter) entrance window of the 120 m long X-ray tube.
	Compliments, you did it boys. The SWIFT XRT is safely mounted in PANTER's test chamber.

	The SWIFT XRT inside the PANTER test chamber. The telescope is connected with the electonic control system.
	A closer view of the entire SWIFT XRT inside the PANTER test chamber. The focal plane camera is visible in the foreground of the picture. At the other end of the telescope the SWIFT X-ray mirror (not visible) is pointing to the circular (1 m diameter) aperture of PANTETR's 120 m long X-ray tube.
	The entire SWIFT XRT inside the PANTER test chamber. The X-ray mirror is visible in the foreground of the picture.

SWIFT XRT's First Light at PANTER:
The left image showes the centre part of the first light series of 10 frames at low gain.
The right graph shows the profile of the point image.

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last update: 2002-September-24
editor: Gisela Hartner

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