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Wideband correlator

The wide-band correlator WideX can accommodate up to 8 antennas. It gives access to the two 3.6 GHz wide IF bands simultaneously. WideX provides a fixed spectral resolution of 1.95 MHz over the full bandwidth and is available in parallel to the narrow-band correlator (see Sect.2.3.2).

At any given time, only one frequency band can be observed, but with the two polarizations available. Each polarization delivers a 3.6 GHz bandwidth (from IF = 4.2 to 7.8 GHz). The two 3.6 GHz bandwidths coincide in the sky frequency scale.



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