Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment APEX
Observing time calculator for Laboca

Use this page to calculate the time it will take to observe an area of a certain size to a specific noise level using LABOCA. Some parameters specific to LABOCA are given as defaults, but it is possible to change them. The turning time of the telescope has been set to 2 seconds, but it may be more or less depending on tracking speed etc.

Size of the map in Az (")
Size of the map in El (")
Scanspeed ("/second)
(")
Final rms (mJy/beam)
Number of channels
Sensitivity NEFD (mJy s1/2)
Beam size (")
tturn (seconds)