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Applying Wirtinger derivatives to the radio interferometry calibration problem

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2014-11-03 v1

Abstract

This paper presents a fast algorithm for full-polarisation, direction dependent calibration in radio interferometry. It is based on Wirtinger's approach to complex differentiation. Compared to the classical case, and under reasonable approximations, the Jacobian appearing in the Levenberg-Maquardt iterative scheme presents a sparse structure, allowing for high gain in terms of algorithmic cost.

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@article{arxiv.1410.8706,
  title  = {Applying Wirtinger derivatives to the radio interferometry calibration problem},
  author = {Cyril Tasse},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.8706},
  year   = {2014}
}