{"id":4047,"date":"2026-08-03T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:34:38","slug":"technical-status-of-x-ifu-prior-to-mission-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/fr\/instrument-overview\/technical-status-of-x-ifu-prior-to-mission-adoption","title":{"rendered":"Technical status of X-IFU prior to mission adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-1024x493.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-1536x740.png 1536w, https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-2048x986.png 2048w, https:\/\/x-ifu.irap.omp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture-decran-2026-08-03-a-18.32.49-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The SPIE meeting 2026 was the opportunity to present X-IFU as it stands today, as we move towards the start of the mission adoption process, to be concluded in June 2027. The overview presentation given by Philippe Peille (CNES, Instrument manager) showed the status of X-IFU, and presented all the demonstration activities that are on-going. 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