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Table A.1

Examples of time series simulations and expected noise and spectral significances.

N V Source/ Run type Points Hours Noise level Spectral
  [mag] Precision/       [ppm] significance
    Sampling         [ppm]

1 9.0 Ground 1 observatory 1800 150 120 480
    σ ~ 3.0 mmag 15 days(10 h/d)        
    1 pt/5 min (120 pt/d)        

2 9.0 Ground multiobservatory 17 280 1440 40 160
    σ ~ 3.0 mmag 60 full days        
    1 pt/5 min (288 pt/d)        

3 9.0 CoRoT (short run) 60 full days 172 800 1440 2.2 8.8
    σ ~ 0.5 mmag (2880 pt/d)        
    1 pt/30 s          

4 9.0 CoRoT (long run) 150 full days 432 000 3600 1.4 5.6
    σ ~ 0.5 mmag (2880 pt/d)        
    1 pt/30 s          

5 6.0 Ground 1 observatory 3000 150 30 120
    σ ~ 1.0 mmag 15 days(10 h/d)        
    1 pt/3 min (200 pt/d)        

6 6.0 Ground multiobservatory 28 800 1440 10 40
    σ ~ 1.0 mmag 60 full days        
    1 pt/3 min (480 pt/d)        

7 6.0 CoRoT (short run) 60 full days 172 800 1440 0.66 2.64
    σ ~ 0.15 mmag (2880 pt/d)        
    1 pt/30 s          

8 6.0 CoRoT (long run) 150 full days 432 000 3600 0.41 1.64
    σ ~ 0.15 mmag (2880 pt/d)        
    1 pt/30 s          

Notes. N =  simulation number; V    = V-magnitude of the star; Source = ground-based or CoRoT satellite data; Precision= σ of the individual datapoints; Points = total number of datapoints.

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