\begin{table}%t4
 \caption{\label{tab:3c343-par}Polarimetric parameters for the components A and B of 3C~343.
 }
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 \begin{tabular}{cccccccccccr}
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Comp. A & &          &           &              &          &               &       &\\ 
IFs    &      & $S_{\rm tot}$ & $S_{\rm peak}$ &rms($1\sigma$)& $S_{\rm pol}$& rms($1\sigma$)& maj.ax & min.ax. & PA &  $m$  & EVPA  \\
       & MHz  & mJy      & mJy/b       & mJy/b        & mJy      & mJy/b       &  mas   & mas     & deg&  \%   & deg   \\
\hline
IF1    & 4619 &  102.1   &  30.3     &   0.4        &  3.7     &   0.2         
& 16.8 & 8.4  & 108      &   3.6 & see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  %75$\pm3$      \\      
IF2    & 4657 &  80.0    &  33.3     &   0.6        &  2.6     &   0.2         
& 12.5 & 6.5  & 112      &   3.2 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 78$\pm4$      \\
IF3    & 4854 &  80.3    &  33.5     &   0.3        &  4.8     &   0.2         
& 11.9 & 7.1  & 113      &   6.0 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 83$\pm2$      \\
IF4    & 5094 &  54.7    &  36.0     &   0.4        &  2.6     &   0.2         
& 6.5  & 5.0  & 131      &   4.7 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 80$\pm2$      \\
       &      &          &           &              &          &               
&      &      &          &       &                \\
IF1--4 & 8409 &  33.0    &  16.3     &   0.2        &  1.6     &   0.1         
& 8.7  & 7.5  & 105      &   4.8 & $-5\pm3$       \\
       &      &          &           &               &         &               
&      &      &          &       &     \\
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Comp.B &      &          &           &              &          &               
&      &      &          &       &     \\
IF1    & 4619 &  470.5   &   77.2    &   0.4        &  2.7     &   0.2        
& 19.4 & 16.7 & 117      &   0.6 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 46$\pm1$      \\      
IF2    & 4657 &  305.2   &   69.3    &   0.6        &  3.6     &   0.2        
& 16.6 & 13.1 & 128      &    1.2 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 44$\pm1$      \\
IF3    & 4854 &  391.9   &   80.6    &   0.3        &  4.3     &   0.2        
& 16.8 & 14.7 & 149      &    1.1 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % 45$\pm1$      \\
IF4    & 5094 &  208.8   &   68.5    &   0.4        &  3.2     &   0.2        
& 12.5 & 10.4 & 131      &    1.5 &see Fig.~\ref{fig:3c343-Cband}  \\  % $39\pm1$      \\
       &      &          &           &              &          &              
&      &      &          &           &             \\
IF1--4 & 8409 &  198.7   &   51.4    &   0.2        &  5.9     &   0.1        
& 15.8 & 11.8 & 5        &    3.0 & --$46\pm1$      \\
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\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{The values for each components are organised as follows: 
Col.~1, IF number; 2,~observing frequency; 
3,~total flux density; 4,~peak flux density; 
5,~1$\sigma$ rms noise;
6,~polarised flux density; 7,~1$\sigma$ rms noise;
8,~major axis; 9,~minor axis; 10,~major axis PA;
11, percentage polarisation; 12,~electric vector
position angle.} 
\end{table}