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We investigate a phase-reference VLBI observation that was conducted at 15.4 GHz by fast switching VLBA antennas between the compact steep-spectrum radio source 3C 138 and the quasar PKS 0528+134 which are about 4$^\circ$ away on the sky.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Zhi-Qiang Shen , L. -L. Shang , D. -R. jiang , H. -B. Cai , X. Chen

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 present a novel pilot search for gravitational lenses in the mJIVE-20 survey, which observed $24\,903$ radio sources selected from FIRST with the VLBA at an angular resolution of 5 mas. We have taken the visibility data for an initial…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-19 C. Spingola , J. P. McKean , M. Lee , A. Deller , J. Moldon

Space Very-Long-Baseline-Interferometry (S-VLBI) observations at high frequencies hold the prospect of achieving the highest angular resolutions and astrometric accuracies, resulting from the long baselines between ground and satellite…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-12 M. Rioja , R. Dodson , J. Malarecki , Y. Asaki

We demonstrate that at 1.4 GHz the combined response of sources detected serendipitously in deep, wide-field VLBI images is sufficient to permit self-calibration techniques to be employed. This technique of "full-beam" VLBI self-calibration…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. Garrett , J. M. Wrobel , R. Morganti

We report results of pentachromatic VLBI survey for 18 GHz-peaked spectrum sources. Spectral fitting at every pixel across five frequencies allows us to illustrate distribution of optical depth in terms of free-free absorption or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Kameno , M. Inoue , Z. -Q. Shen , S. Sawada-Satoh , K. Wajima

We investigate statistical and individual astrophysical properties of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), such as parsec-scale flux density, core dominance, angular and linear sizes, maximum observed brightness temperatures of VLBI core…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-20 A. B. Pushkarev , Y. Y. Kovalev

We present the catalog of the KVN Calibrator Survey (KVNCS). This first part of the KVNCS is a single dish radio survey conducted at 22 (K band) and 43 GHz (Q band) simultaneously using the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) from 2009 to 2011. A…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-08 Jeong Ae Lee , Bong Won Sohn , Taehyun Jung , Do-Young Byun , Jee Won Lee

Radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs), hosting powerful relativistic jet outflows, provide an excellent laboratory for studying jet physics. Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) enables high-resolution imaging on milli-arcsecond…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 X. -P. Cheng , T. An , X. -Y. Hong , J. Yang , P. Mohan , K. I. Kellermann , M. L. Lister , S. Frey , W. Zhao , Z. -L. Zhang , X. -C. Wu , X. -F. Li , Y. -K. Zhang

We present full polarization Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations at 5 GHz and 15 GHz of 24 compact active galactic nuclei (AGN). These sources were observed as part of a pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a…

The H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS), the first comprehensive survey of the inner Galaxy at TeV energies, has led to the discovery of an unexpectedly large and diverse population of over 60 sources of TeV gamma rays within its current…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 S. Carrigan , F. Brun , R. C. G. Chaves , C. Deil , A. Donath , H. Gast , V. Marandon , M. Renaud

The NRAO Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) was used at 1.4 GHz to image 20 compact sources in the inner 1-degree radius of the Spitzer VLA First-Look Survey. Twelve sources were detected with the VLBA, with peak flux densities above 2 mJy at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. M. Wrobel , M. A. Garrett , J. J. Condon , R. Morganti

We have searched for extended X-ray sources in the ROSAT PSPC archive using the Voronoi Tesslation and Percolation algorithm (VTP). This algorithm detects all significant sources regardless of shape or size, and is particularly suited to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. R. Jones , C. A. Scharf , H. Ebeling , E. Perlman , M. Malkan , G. Wegner

Aims and Methods: We present the results of VLBI observations of nineteen GHz-Peaked-Spectrum (GPS) radio sources at 1.6 GHz. Of them, 15 sources are selected from the Parkes Half Jansky (PHJ) sample (Snellen 2002), 4 others are from our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-10 Xiang Liu , Lang Cui , Wen-Feng Luo , Wei-Zhao Shi , Hua-Gang Song

Many of the compact extragalactic radio sources that are used as fiducial points to define the celestial reference frame are known to have proper motions detectable with long-term geodetic/astrometric Very Long Baseline Interferometry…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-04-16 A. Moór , S. Frey , S. B. Lambert , O. Titov , J. Bakos

We present preliminary results from the deepest VLBI observations yet conducted. VLBA+GBT 1.4 GHz observations of a region within NOAO-N, reach an r.m.s. noise level of 9 microJy per beam. Three sources are clearly detected (> 7 sigma)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. A. Garrett , J. M. Wrobel , R. Morganti

We investigate the feasibility and scientific potential of the Cosmic Positioning System (CPS), a space mission concept enabling purely geometric distance measurements to sources at hundreds of megaparsecs by directly detecting…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-11 Matthew McQuinn , Miguel Morales , Casey McGrath , Alyssa Alvarez , Katelyn Glasby , T. Joseph W. Lazio , Kiyoshi Masui , Lyujia Pan , Jonathan Pober , Huangyu Xiao

The first IBIS galactic plane survey has provided a list of high energy emitting objects above 20 keV; these sources have been detected mostly in the crowded region of the Galactic Centre and partly along the Galactic Plane. In order to…

The VLA Galactic Plane Survey (VGPS) is a survey of HI and 21-cm continuum emission in the Galactic plane between longitude 18 degrees 67 degr. with latitude coverage from |b| < 1.3 degr. to |b| < 2.3 degr. The survey area was observed with…

Positions and maps of 1608 new compact sources were obtained in twelve sessions observed during 1994--2002 at the VLBA network at 8.4/2.3 GHz. These sources are recommended for use as calibrators for phase reference imaging and as geodetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Leonid Petrov , David Grodon , Anthony Beasley , Ed Fomalont