Simulated SZ profile for a cluster with mass of 2.5 × 10¹⁴ M_⊙ and redshift z = 1.00, analogous to the MaDCoWS targets previously reported in Gonzalez et al. (2019). Top panel: comparison of the input SZ model (i.e., the true profile; dotted blue line), and the corresponding profiles after application of the interferometric transfer function (i.e., the filtered, observed profiles; red lines). These clearly show how the fraction of missing flux is significant already well within the r₅₀₀ of the simulated cluster (see Sect. 3.1 for a definition; vertical lines). The two filtered profiles are measured along directions at constant right ascension or declination (respectively dashed and solid lines). Their difference reflects the asymmetry in the uv coverage. Lower panel: ratio of the filtered and raw profiles. The line style is the same as the upper panel, corresponding to the ratio of the filtered (observed) profiles to the unfiltered (true) profile. The blue dotted line indicates unity (i.e., no filtering).