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Contents
A few reminders: Flux vs brightness in radio-astronomy
Subsections
Antenna power pattern, solid angles, associated efficiencies
Source and observed flux density
Observed brightnesses
Basic relation between received spectral power and sky brightness
Brightness temperature
Brightness temperature
Interpretation
Effective aperture and aperture efficiency
Relationship between effective aperture and antenna solid angle
Statement
Demonstration
Interpretation