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We have assessed accuracy of estimates of Earth orientation parameters (EOP) determined from several very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observing programs that ran concurrently at different networks. We consider that the root mean…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-03-09 Leonid Petrov , Christian Ploetz , Matthias Schartner

A rigorous approach to simultaneously determine a Terrestrial Reference Frame (TRF) and Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP) is now currently applied on a routine basis in a coordinated project within the Groupe de Recherches de G\'eod\'esie…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 G. Bourda , P. Charlot , R. Biancale

Finding a suitable very long baseline (VLBI) interferometer geometry is a key task in planning observations, especially imaging sessions. The main characteristic of the quality of VLBI imaging data is the (u, v)-coverage. In the case when…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-01 I. I. Bulygin , M. A. Shchurov , A. G. Rudnitskiy

Geodetic Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) measures the group delay in the barycentric reference frame. As the Earth is orbiting around the Solar system barycentre with the velocity $V$ of 30 km/s, VLBI proves to be a handy tool to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-10 Oleg Titov , Hana Krasna

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) astrometry is used to determine the three-dimensional position and proper motion of astronomical objects. A typical VLBI astrometric campaign generally includes around ten observations, making it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-30 Ashish Kumar , Adam T. Deller , Pankaj Jain , Javier Moldón

The very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) technique offers angular resolutions superior to any other instruments at other wavelengths, enabling unique science applications of high-resolution imaging of radio sources and high-precision…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-06 T. An , B. W. Sohn , H. Imai

We measured the components of the 31-m-long vector between the two Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) antennas at the Kokee Park Geophysical Observatory (KPGO), Hawaii, with approximately 1 mm precision using phase-delay observables…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-09 A. E. Niell , J. P. Barrett , R. J. Cappallo , B. E. Corey , P. Elosegui , D. Mondal , G. Rajagopalan , C. A. Ruszczyk , M. A. Titus

Optical Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) offers the potential for unprecedented angular resolution in both astronomical imaging and precision measurements. Classical approaches, however, face significant limitations due to photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Zixin Huang , Oleg Titov , Mikolaj K. Schmidt , Benjamin Pope , Gavin K. Brennen , Daniel Oi , Pieter Kok

We present the results of several multi-station Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) experiments conducted with the ESA spacecraft Venus Express as a target. To determine the true capabilities of VLBI tracking for future planetary…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-15 Dmitry A. Duev , Guifre Molera Calves , Sergei V. Pogrebenko , Leonid I. Gurvits , Giuseppe Cimo , Tatiana Bocanegra Bahamon

Very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a challenging observational technique, which requires in-depth knowledge about radio telescope instrumentation, interferometry, and the handling of noisy data. The reduction of the raw data is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Michael Janssen , Jack F. Radcliffe , Jan Wagner

We present the design and implementation of an automated data calibration and reduction pipeline for very-long-baseline interferometric (VLBI) observations taken at millimeter wavelengths. These short radio-wavelengths provide the best…

We show that very-long-baseline-interferometry (VLBI) observations of supermassive black holes will allow us to test the fundamental principles of General Relativity (GR). GR is based on the universality of gravity and Einstein's…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-18 Joseph P Johnson , Susmita Jana , S. Shankaranarayanan

Radio observations using the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) technique typically have fields of view of only a few arcseconds, due to the computational problems inherent in imaging larger fields. Furthermore, sensitivity…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-06 E. Middelberg , A. T. Deller , W. F. Brisken , J. S. Morgan , R. P. Norris

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) provides the resolution needed to make precision measurements of a pulsar's parallax and proper motion. In making these measurements, the astronomer is faced with difficult calibration problems and a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Walter Brisken

Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) combines the signals of telescopes distributed across thousands of kilometres to provide some of the highest angular resolution images of astrophysical phenomena. Due to computational expense,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Jack F. Radcliffe , J. P. McKean , C. Herbé-George , L. Coetzer , T. Matsepane

The internet has been used for data transfer in radio astronomy ever since its inception; however it is only recently that network bandwidth capability means that the internet becomes competitive with traditional forms of data storage. Very…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 R. E. Spencer , R. Hughes-Jones , M. Strong , S. Casey , A. Rushton , P. Burgess , S. Kershaw , C. Greenwood

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a technique for imaging celestial radio emissions by simultaneously observing a source from telescopes distributed across Earth. The challenges in reconstructing images from fine angular…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-08 Katherine L. Bouman , Michael D. Johnson , Daniel Zoran , Vincent L. Fish , Sheperd S. Doeleman , William T. Freeman

Lorentz symmetry violations can be described by an effective field theory framework that contains both General Relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics called the Standard-Model extension (SME). Recently, post-fit analysis of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-04 C. Le Poncin-Lafitte , A. Hees , S. lambert

This white paper describes the science case for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and provides suggestions towards upgrade paths for the European VLBI Network (EVN). The EVN is a distributed long-baseline radio interferometric array,…

Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) offers unrivalled resolution in studies of celestial radio sources. The subjects of interest of the IAU Symposium No. 356, the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) of all types, constitute the major…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-03 Leonid I. Gurvits , Robert Beswick , Melvin Hoare , Ann Njeri , Jay Blanchard , Carla Sharpe , Adrian Tiplady , Aletha de Witt
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