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where N = # of exposures, t = exposure time in seconds, Kmag = K-band magnitude.
As a rough guide, the peak counts in the continuum of a single exposure can be examined to guide the final SNR.
| Peak counts in single frame continuum: | SNR (per res.) for one ABBA | for 2 ABBA quads |
50 | 55 | 80 |
| 100 | 80 | 115 |
| 150 | 100 | 140 |
| 200 | 115 | 160 |
| 250 | 130 | 180 |
| 300 | 140 | 200 |
| 400 | 160 | 230 |
| 500 | 180 | 255 |
| 600 | 200 | 280 |
| 800 | 235 | 320 |
| 1000 | 250 | 360 |