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Table 1.

Key performance characteristics of the WSRT-Apertif.

Characteristic Value Unit
Frequency range 1130–1750 MHz
Processed bandwidth 300 MHz
Number of beams 40
Field of view single observation (a) 10.5 deg2
Effective field of view for surveys (a) 5.25 deg2
Sensitivity (a) 63 m2 K−1
SEFD (a) 43.7 Jy
Number of dishes 12
Baseline lengths 36–2700 m
Spectral resolution 12.2 kHz

Notes.

(a)

At 1400 MHz.

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