Laboratories and X-ray Test Facilities
Two X-ray test facilities (PANTER and PUMA) are operated by the High-Energy Astrophysics group and provide an unique service to test X-ray equipment from all over the world. Components for almost all major X-ray satellites have been tested there. MPE was substantially involved in the development, testing and calibration of the X-ray telescopes and the EPIC-pn camera for XMM-Newton and the Low Energy Transmission Grating (LETG) for Chandra.
![PUMA](/6860819/original-1517424042.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjY4NjA4MTl9--b303a0c24b96fda88ff0a0d641775ef4d9677bcd)
![PANTER](/7491242/original-1598609988.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjc0OTEyNDJ9--8329eb65e76048196f5707ce6cfdb6bd17f0a982)
The radiation detectors for our high-energy applications are developed in the Semiconductor laboratory of the Max Planck Society (Halbleiterlabor). The EPIC-pn CCDs, which are operated on board of XMM-Newton since more than 12 years, work perfectly. A similar detector of this type with improved properties is currently prepared for eROSITA.
![CCD for eROSITA](/6860839/original-1517424043.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjY4NjA4Mzl9--1ff46cbd51429e681715a1b38a238522f37742f7)
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![EPIC-pn CCD](/7491267/original-1598610050.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjc0OTEyNjd9--ca46a217c700ab557b2d7eed443d3e3c131de1e2)