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Table 2

Comparison of past survey characteristics.

CO Survey Telescope Line Angular Spectral Area R max Sensitivity
resolution resolution per channel
(″) (km  s-1) (arcmin2) (kpc) (mK)

This paper IRAM 30 m CO(2–1) 12 2.6 643 8 15–30
Gardan et al. (2007) IRAM 30 m CO(2–1) 15 2.6 253 7 15–30
Rosolowsky et al. (2007) BIMA+NRO+FCRAO CO(1–0) 20 2.6 170 2 60
Rosolowsky et al. (2007) BIMA+FCRAO CO(1–0) 13 2 900 5.5 240
Heyer et al. (2004) FCRAO CO(1–0) 45 1 900 5.5 53
Engargiola et al. (2003) BIMA CO(1–0) 13 2 900 5.5 240
HI Survey Telescope Angular Spectral R max Sensitivity Sensitivity
resolution resolution per channel per channel
(″) (km  s-1) (kpc) (mJy/beam) (K)

This paper VLA BCD 5–25a 1.3 9 1.1–2.8a 24–2.75a
Putman et al. (2009) Arecibo 204 5.15 22 55 0.3
Corbelli & Schneider (1997) Arecibo 270b 4.1 20 ...c ...c
Deul & van der Hulst (1987) WRST+Effelsberg 100m 12 × 24 8.2 9 ... 1.2

Notes.

(a)

See Table 3 for details.

(b)

Undersampled hexagonal grid, the value corresponds to the grid spacing.

(c)

The authors give an integrated intensity sensitivity value of 1–2 Jy   km  s-1 or 5.5–11 K   km  s-1.

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