Planck pre-launch status: Design and description of the Low Frequency Instrument

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Table 1:

LFI specifications for sensitivity^a and angular resolution.
	30 GHz	44 GHz	70 GHz
$\Delta T_{30}$ [ $\mu$ K]^b..........................	8	8	8
$\Delta T_{30}/T$ ...............................	$3\times10^{-6}$	$3\times10^{-6}$	$3\times10^{-6}$
Angular resolution [ $^{\scriptscriptstyle\prime}$ ] $\ldots$	33	24	14
$\Delta T/T$ per pixel ..................	$2.6\times10^{-6}$	$3.6\times10^{-6}$	$6.2\times10^{-6}$
$N_{\rm feeds}$ ..................................	2	3	6
$N_{\rm radiometers}$ ..............................	4	6	12
$\delta T_{\rm 1~s}^{\rm A}$ [ $\mu$ K s^1/2]^c.....................	234	278	365
$\Delta\nu_{\rm eff}$ [GHz]...........................	6	8.8	14
$T_{\rm sys}$ [K]^d...............................	10.7	16.6	29.2

Notes. ^(a) Sensitivities per pixel are specified for a nominal mission survey time of 15 months; ^(b) $\Delta T_{30}$ indicates the noise per 30 $^{\scriptscriptstyle\prime}$ reference pixel; ^(c) antenna temperature; ^(d) thermodynamic temperature.

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