The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

Swift Technical Handbook

The Swift Technical Handbook contains detailed information about the Swift Mission, the three scientific instruments onboard, and their capabilities, results of calibration, and performance.

It is available in two ways:

Read on the Web:

Start with the Table of Contents of the Swift Technical Handbook.

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Download as a file:

The Swift Technical Handbook is also available for download in PDF format.