Millimetre Facilities in Australia Andrew Walsh
Australia Telescope Compact Array
12mm3mm Frequency Range (GHz) 16 – – 105 Wavelength Range (mm) 19 – – 2.6 Diameter (m) 6 x 22 5 x 22 Primary Beam FWHM (“) – 24 Smallest Synthesised Beam (“) Beam (“) Typical System Temp (K) 30 – – 440 Maximum Bandwidth 2 x x 128 (MHz) (MHz) Maximum Number of Channels of Channels Continuum Sensitivity (1 sec) (mJy/beam) Line Sensitivity (10min, 10km/s) (mJy/beam)
Mopra
Mopra Frequency Range (GHz) 16 – – 116 Wavelength Range (mm) 19 – 12 4 – 2.6 Diameter (m) Primary Beam FWHM (“) Typical System Temp (K) ~ Maximum Bandwidth (MHz) (MHz) Maximum Number of Channels of Channels Continuum Sensitivity (1 sec) (mJy/beam) Line Sensitivity (10min, 10km/s) (mJy/beam) 12mm3mm
Parkes
Parkes Frequency Range (GHz) Wavelength Range (mm) 14 – 12.5 Diameter (m) 45 Primary Beam FWHM (“) 80 Typical System Temp (K) 140 Maximum Bandwidth 128 (MHz) (MHz) Maximum Number 8192 of Channels of Channels Continuum Sensitivity 590 (1 sec) (mJy/beam) Line Sensitivity (10min, 10km/s) 320 (mJy/beam) 12mm
Tidbinbilla
Tidbinbilla Frequency Range (GHz) 19.9 – – – 24.2 Wavelength Range (mm) Diameter (m) Primary Beam FWHM (“) Typical System Temp (K) Maximum Bandwidth (MHz) (MHz) Maximum Number of Channels of Channels Continuum Sensitivity (1 sec) (mJy/beam) Line Sensitivity (10min, 10km/s) (mJy/beam) 12mm