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Table 1

Frequency ranges, half power beam widths θb, main beam efficiencies ηMB, and observable CO rotational excitation lines for APEX and JCMT instruments.

Instrument Frequency θ b η MB Observable
(GHz) (arcsec) CO lines

APEX
APEX-2A 279−381 17.3 0.73 12CO, 13CO (3−2)
FLASH-I 430−492 13.3 0.60 12CO, 13CO (4−3)
FLASH-II 780−887 7.7 0.43 12CO (7−6)

JCMT
A 211−279 20 0.69 12CO, 13CO (2−1)
B 315−375 14 0.63 12CO, 13CO (3−2)
HARP 325−375 14 0.63 12CO, 13CO (3−2)
RxW(C) 430−510 11 0.52 12CO, 13CO (4−3)
RxW(D) 626−710 8 0.30 12CO, 13CO (6−5)
E 790−840 7 0.25 12CO (7−6)

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