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Table 1

Spectral ranges of various radio telescopes and parameters crucial for RM synthesis (see text for details).

Telescope λ Δλ2  | δφ |   | Δφmax |  (λmax/
m m2 rad/m2 rad/m2 λmin)2

LOFAR HBA 1.25–2.73 5.9 0.59 2.8 4.8

WSRT 0.17–0.23
+ 0.77–0.97 0.911 3.8 110 33

GMRT 0.21–0.30
+ 0.47–0.52
+ 0.87–0.98 0.921 3.8 71 22

DRAO, Parkes, 0.17–0.23
Effelsberg + 0.33–1.0 0.97 3.6 110 35
(GMIMS)

Parkes (S-PASS) 0.12–0.14 0.004 870 220 1.4

Arecibo 0.20–0.24 0.021 165 79 1.4
(GALFACTS)

EVLA 0.025–0.30 0.089 39 5000 144

ATCA 0.03–0.27 0.072 48 3500 81

ASKAP 0.21–0.27 0.026 130 71 1.6
(POSSUM)
(POSSUM 0.21–0.42 0.14 25 71 4.0
+ FLASH)

SKA phase 1 0.10–4.3 18 0.19 310 1850
SKA phase 2 0.03–4.3 18 0.19 3500 20 500

Notes. 

(1)

High sidelobes in Faraday spectrum expected owing to the large gaps in wavelength coverage.

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