• 80x Bandwidth (8 GHz, full stokes), with 4000 channels • Full frequency coverage (1 to 50 GHz) • 10x continuum sensitivity (<1uJy) • 30% FBW at 20GHz => Large volume high z line surveys (eg. z =3.2 to 5.0 in CO 1-0 in K) EVLA + ALMA represent > 10x improvement in observational capabilities from 1GHz to 1 THz What is EVLA? Build on existing infrastructure, replace all electronics (correlator, Rx, IF, M/C) => multiply ten-fold the VLA’s observational capabilities
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80x Bandwidth (8 GHz, full stokes), with 4000 channels Full frequency coverage (1 to 50 GHz)
What is EVLA? Build on existing infrastructure, replace all electronics (correlator, Rx, IF, M/C) => multiply ten-fold the VLA’s observational capabilities. 80x Bandwidth (8 GHz, full stokes), with 4000 channels Full frequency coverage (1 to 50 GHz) 10x continuum sensitivity (
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• 80x Bandwidth (8 GHz, full stokes), with 4000 channels
• Full frequency coverage (1 to 50 GHz)
• 10x continuum sensitivity (<1uJy)
• 30% FBW at 20GHz => Large volume high z line surveys (eg. z =3.2 to 5.0 in CO 1-0 in K)
EVLA + ALMA represent > 10x improvement in observational capabilities from 1GHz to 1 THz
What is EVLA? Build on existing infrastructure, replace all electronics