Date: 20 Oct 2010
Satellite: LISA Pathfinder
Depicts: OMS vacuum tank
Copyright: Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany

This flight model vacuum tank provides the required vacuum and thermal conditions for the LISA Technology Package reference laser unit (RLU) and the laser modulator unit (LMU); these are mounted inside, on the top of the tank. The location of the optical bench interferometer during the optical metrology subsystem test campaign is indicated in the photograph.