Receivers
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Instrumentation · Technical data
Receivers & back-ends
The receiving bands available at the Noto Radiotelescope and the back-ends used to acquire the data, for VLBI and single-dish observations.
RF bands
L · S · X
Coverage
1.3–8.9 GHz
Back-ends
TP · DBBC
Receivers
Bands and receivers
| RF band (GHz) | Type | Offered for | Tsys @90°EL (K) | Beamsize (arcmin) | Max gain (K/Jy) | Connected back-ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L 1.32–1.72 | Single-feed | VLBI | 70 | 30 | 0.10 | DBBC |
| S 2.21–2.39 | Dual-frequency, coaxial feed |
VLBI, single dish (X only) |
50 | 18 | 0.11 | TP, DBBC |
| X 8.21–8.93 | 90 | 4.9 | 0.108 |
Back-ends
Acquisition back-ends
| Name available bandwidths (MHz) | Type | Integr. time | Max frequency bins |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP250, 680 | Analog total power |
1–1000 ms | 1 |
| DBBC400 | VLBI | 0.1–1 s | 4096 |