30cm primary focus receiver (800-1300 MHz)
This broad-band system is mainly used for VLBI observations. Be aware, that this band may be influenced by RFI (especially below 1 GHz).

Frequency [GHz] Channel Polarisation Tcal [K] Tsys [K] Sensitivity [K/Jy] SEFD [Jy] Aperture Eff. [%] TMB/S [K/Jy] Main Beam Eff. [%] FWHM [arcsec] Last update
1.285 A LCP 14.0 97 1.5 65 53 2.1 71 628 Sep 2008
1.285 B RCP 13.0 100 1.5 67 53 2.1 71 644 Sep 2008

normalized Gain curve     (G = A0 + A1·Elv + A2·Elv2) Observed in
A0 = 1.0      A1 = 0.0     A2 = 0.0  

Comments:

  • Beware of strong RFI throughout the whole band!
  • The individual values may vary with frequency (800-1300 MHz). If you need additional information, please contact Alex Kraus (akraus_at_mpifr-bonn.mpg.de).