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What is the equation for calculating signal-to-noise ratio in astronomy?
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[QUOTE="leonmate, post: 4147953, member: 433837"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] You observe a star with a count rate of 0.1 counts per second and the background is 0.05 counts per second. (a) How long do you need to observe for in order to detect 100 counts from the star? [2] - 1000 seconds (b) Estimate the signal-to-noise reached in the exposure time from (a) (assuming the background is the only source of noise). for a snapshot i know that S/N = 0.1/0.05 = 2 sigma this isn't really considered a result in astronomy. However if the exposure time is increased the S/N ratio also increases and really I just need an equation so I can calculate it! I know that S is proportional to t N is proportional to the square root of t A bit of help would be appriciated, can't seem to find what I'm after on google, and it seems like it's going to be really simple! Just need the damn equations! [/QUOTE]
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