信噪比

• The signal-to-noise ratio of an observation is:

s/n = Ct/[sqrt(sigma^2*n+t*(C-A*S))]

where C is the count rate from the object (photons per second), t the exposure time, sigma the read-out noise of each pixel, n the number of pixels on which the image falls, S the number of photons from the sky per unit solid angle, and A the solid angle subtended by the image.

• Through-put Measurements and SNR[1]

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