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This lecture covers the sensitivity of a VLBI interferometer. First the sensitivity of a single baseline is derived. Various effects that degrade the signal are described. Then the sensitivity for fringe detection, which sets the limits on the weakest source that can be observed in most cases, and for the off-source noise in an image are given. Finally, some specific examples are presented.
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Walker, R.C. (1989). Sensitivity. In: Felli, M., Spencer, R.E. (eds) Very Long Baseline Interferometry. NATO ASI Series, vol 283. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2428-4_9
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