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4.5cm broad band C/X secondary focus receiver (4000-9300 MHz)

This is a broad-band receiver with two orthogonal linear polarizations (at a 45°-angle with the horizon). The receiver delivers 4 basebands (each with two polarizations):

BasebandCenter FrequencyBandwidthComment
15.250 GHz 2500 MHz beware of strong RFI at frequencies < 4.5 GHz!
26.750 GHz 2500 MHz
36.668 GHz 200 MHz for methanol observations
44.829 GHz 200 MHz for formaldehyde observations

Calibration Information

Frequency [GHz] Channel Polarisation Tcal [K] Tsys [K] Sensitivity [K/Jy] SEFD [Jy] Aperture Eff. [%] TMB/S [K/Jy] Main Beam Eff. [%] HPBW [arcsec] Last update
5.250 1+2 lin 3.1 35 1.60 22 56 2.2 63 140 Oct 2019
6.750 1+2 lin 4.5 37 1.40 26 49 2.2 63 105 Oct 2019
6.668 1+2 lin 3.6 34 1.39 24 49 2.2 63 109 Oct 2019
4.829 1+2 lin 2.8 42 1.59 26 56 2.2 63 146 Oct 2019
normalized Gain curve (G = A0 + A1·Elv + A2·Elv2) Observed in confirmed
A0 = 0.9928A1 = 4.212E-4A2 = -6.158E-6Jun 2016 Oct 2019

Comments:

  • The gain curve was corrected for opacity (though it is small, < 0.02 throughout the band).

Version description for OBSINP

Channel assignment in the MBFITS data files

Tcal and Tsys measurements

information_for_astronomers/rx/s45mm.1570612764.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/10/09 11:19 by akraus