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The XMM instrument platform

XMM focal plane

A view of the XMM focal plane assembly, with the RGSs at the top (left and right), EPIC pn top centre, and the EPIC MOS cameras with their characteristic cone-shaped radiators below.

Photo courtesy of Dornier Satellitensysteme GmbH.

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