\begin{table}%t1 \caption{\label{tab:catalog}Catalog properties.} \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{ccccccc} \hline \hline %&&&&&&&& \\[-8pt] Field & Area & Exposure & Flux limit$^{{a}}$ & Completeness$^{{b}}$ & Contamination$^{{b}}$ & \# sources \\ & \tiny {($\rm{arcmin^{2}}$)} & \tiny {($\rm{s/pixel}$)} & \tiny {($\rm{\mu Jy}$)}& \tiny{($\%\ {\rm at}\ S=S_{\rm limit}$)} & \tiny{($\%\ {\rm at}\ S=S_{\rm limit}$)} & \tiny{(${\rm with}\ S \ge S_{\rm limit}$)} \\ \hline EGS 24 & 548 &14~000 & 50 (5$\sigma$) & 75 & 11 & 4096\\ GOODS-S 24 & 91 & 35~000 & 30 (5$\sigma$)& 81 & 13 & 870 \\ GOODS-N 24 & 194 & 35~000 & 30 (5$\sigma$)& 81 & 13 & 2151\\ ECDFS-O 24 & 517 & 8000 & 70 (5$\sigma$)& 100 & 0 & 2474 \\ %\\ EGS 70 & 548 & 7200 & 3000 (6$\sigma$)& 77 & 10 & 322\\ GOODS-S 70 & 91 & 10~800 & 2500 (6$\sigma$)& 73 & 12 & 44 \\ GOODS-N 70 & 194 & 10~800 & 2500 (6$\sigma$)& 73 & 12 & 119 \\ ECDFS-O 70 & 517 & 5750 & 3500 (6$\sigma$)& 85 & 7 & 195 \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip $^{{a}}$~The level of the noise was calculated on the residual images and hence it combines the confusion, instrumental and photon noises. \\ $^{{b}}$ See text for the definition of the completeness and contamination. \end{table}