Observing Band:

Polarisations:

UV Weighting:

Antennas:

Results:

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Notes
*Proposers should request Elapsed Time which includes the necessary phase referencing scans (typically 30%).
L-band sensitivity estimates are based upon typical flagging strategies.
Estimates are based on high-elevation observing; lower elevations will give rise to higher noise.
Estimates for C-band assume a 5 GHz centre frequency. The sensitivity varies across the full 4.5 - 7.5 GHz range.
Estimate for K-band is preliminary. Actual observed result depend significantly on e.g. weather.
The sensitivity of a single baseline between two antennas $$i,j$$ can, according to Eq. 9-14 in Wrobel & Walker (1999), be written as $$\Delta S_{ij} [\mathrm{Jy/beam}]= \frac{1}{\eta}\sqrt{\frac{SEFD_iSEFD_j}{2\Delta\nu\tau n_p}}$$ where $$SEFD_i$$ is the System Equivalent Flux Density of antenna $$i$$, $$\eta$$ is the system efficiency (taken to be $$0.7$$), $$\Delta\nu$$ the observing bandwidth [Hz], $$\tau$$ the time on source [seconds], and $$n_p$$ the number of polarisations averaged together [1 or 2]. Given $$n$$ antennas where each baseline has equal weight (natural weighting), the standard deviation (sensitivity) of the combined image is the propagated standard error of the weighted mean: $$\Delta S = \left(\sum_{i=1}^n \sum_{j=i+1}^n \Delta S_{ij}^{-2}\right)^{-1/2}=\frac{SEFD^*}{\eta\sqrt{2\Delta\nu\tau n_p}} \quad \mathrm{where}\\ SEFD^* = \left(\sum_{i=1}^n \sum_{j=i+1}^n \frac{1}{SEFD_iSEFD_j}\right)^{-1/2}$$ which sums over all baselines without double counting, i.e. $$n(n-1)/2$$ terms.
• Data losses due to e.g. additional RFI can be accounted for by reducing $$\tau$$ or $$\Delta\nu$$.