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Context. The current algorithms used for the calibration and analysis of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) networks that only use linear polarizers (as is the case of the VLBI Global Observing System, VGOS) do not properly account…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-19 V. Pérez-Díez , I. Martí-Vidal , E. Albentosa-Ruiz , J. González-García , F. Jaron , T. Savolainen , M. H. Xu , R. Bachiller

Since its observation in 2019, the first image of a super-massive black hole using Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) with an Earth-scale baseline has generated much scientific and public interest, including the possible extension of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-08 Eric Burt , Todd Ely , Geoff Bower , Joe Lazio , Marin Anderson , Sonia Hernandez

Very long baseline interferometry at millimetre/submillimetre wavelengths (mmVLBI) offers the highest achievable spatial resolution at any wavelength in astronomy. The anticipated inclusion of ALMA as a phased array into a global VLBI…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-02 R. P. J. Tilanus , T. P. Krichbaum , J. A. Zensus , A. Baudry , M. Bremer , H. Falcke , G. Giovannini , R. Laing , H. J. van Langevelde , W. Vlemmings , Z. Abraham , J. Afonso , I. Agudo , A. Alberdi , J. Alcolea , D. Altamirano , S. Asadi , K. Assaf , P. Augusto , A-K. Baczko , M. Boeck , T. Boller , M. Bondi , F. Boone , G. Bourda , R. Brajsa , J. Brand , S. Britzen , V. Bujarrabal , S. Cales , C. Casadio , V. Casasola , P. Castangia , J. Cernicharo , P. Charlot , L. Chemin , Y. Clenet , F. Colomer , F. Combes , J. Cordes , M. Coriat , N. Cross , F. D'Ammando , D. Dallacasa , J-F. Desmurs , R. Eatough , A. Eckart , D. Eisenacher , S. Etoka , M. Felix , R. Fender , M. Ferreira , E. Freeland , S. Frey , C. Fromm , L. Fuhrmann , K. Gabanyi , R. Galvan-Madrid , M. Giroletti , C. Goddi , J. Gomez , E. Gourgoulhon , M. Gray , I. di Gregorio , R. Greimel , N. Grosso , J. Guirado , K. Hada , A. Hanslmeier , C. Henkel , F. Herpin , P. Hess , J. Hodgson , D. Horns , E. Humphreys , B. Hutawarakorn Kramer , V. Ilyushin , V. Impellizzeri , V. Ivanov , M. Julião , M. Kadler , E. Kerins , P. Klaassen , K. van 't Klooster , E. Kording , M. Kozlov , M. Kramer , A. Kreikenbohm , O. Kurtanidze , J. Lazio , A. Leite , M. Leitzinger , J. Lepine , S. Levshakov , R. Lico , M. Lindqvist , E. Liuzzo , A. Lobanov , P. Lucas , K. Mannheim , J. Marcaide , S. Markoff , I. Martí-Vidal , C. Martins , N. Masetti , M. Massardi , K. Menten , H. Messias , S. Migliari , A. Mignano , J. Miller-Jones , D. Minniti , P. Molaro , S. Molina , A. Monteiro , L. Moscadelli , C. Mueller , A. Müller , S. Muller , F. Niederhofer , P. Odert , H. Olofsson , M. Orienti , R. Paladino , F. Panessa , Z. Paragi , T. Paumard , P. Pedrosa , M. Pérez-Torres , G. Perrin , M. Perucho , D. Porquet , I. Prandoni , S. Ransom , D. Reimers , M. Rejkuba , L. Rezzolla , A. Richards , E. Ros , A. Roy , A. Rushton , T. Savolainen , R. Schulz , M. Silva , G. Sivakoff , R. Soria-Ruiz , R. Soria , M. Spaans , R. Spencer , B. Stappers , G. Surcis , A. Tarchi , M. Temmer , M. Thompson , J. Torrelles , J. Truestedt , V. Tudose , T. Venturi , J. Verbiest , J. Vieira , P. Vielzeuf , F. Vincent , N. Wex , K. Wiik , T. Wiklind , J. Wilms , E. Zackrisson , H. Zechlin

$\nu$SpaceSim is a highly-efficient (e.g., fast) module-based, end-to-end simulation package that models the physical processes of cosmic neutrino interactions that leads to detectable signals for sub-orbital and space-based instruments.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-22 Mary Hall Reno , John F. Krizmanic

New functionality to process Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) data has been implemented in the CASA package. This includes two new tasks to handle fringe fitting and VLBI-specific amplitude calibration steps. Existing tasks have…

As broadband access to high speed research and education networks has become increasingly available to radio telescopes around the world the use of e-VLBI has also increased. High bandwidth e-VLBI experiments have been achieved across wide…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Lapsley , A. Whitney

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

In this paper a description is given of the SFXC software correlator, developed and maintained at the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE). The software is designed to run on generic Linux-based computing clusters. The correlation…

We present the basic elements and first results of an end-to-end simulation package whose purpose is to test the validity of the Space Interferometer Mission design. The fundamental simulation time step is one millisecond, with substructure…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 David L. Meier , William M. Folkner

Deep space navigation presents significant challenges due to the unavailability of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals and severe signal attenuation over interplanetary distances. Traditional terrestrial systems, such as NASA…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-29 Moshe Golani , Yoram Rozen , Hector Rotstein

The East Asian very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) Network (EAVN) is a rapidly evolving international VLBI array that is currently promoted under joint efforts among China, Japan, and Korea. EAVN aims at forming a joint VLBI Network by…

We describe a new method which achieves high precision Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) astrometry in observations at millimeter wavelengths. It combines fast frequency-switching observations, to correct for the dominant…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Maria J. Rioja , Richard Dodson

The past decade has seen significant advances in wide-field cm-wave very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), which is timely given the wide-area, synoptic survey-driven strategy of major facilities across the electromagnetic spectrum.…

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

The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey (VVDS), designed to measure 150,000 galaxy redshifts, requires a dedicated data reduction and analysis pipeline to process in a timely fashion the large amount of spectroscopic data being produced. This requirement…

By linking widely separated radio dishes, the technique of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) can greatly enhance angular resolution in radio astronomy. However, at any given moment, a VLBI array only sparsely samples the information…

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

With the motivation and the difficulties that currently exist in comprehending and utilizing the promising features of SNNs, we proposed a novel run-time multi-core architecture-based simulator called "RAVSim" (Runtime Analysis and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Sanaullah , Shamini Koravuna , Ulrich Rückert , Thorsten Jungeblut

We present results from observation, correlation and analysis of interferometric measurements between the three geodetic very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) stations at the Onsala Space Observatory. In total 25 sessions were observed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-05 Eskil Varenius , Rüdiger Haas , Tobias Nilsson

The observation and imaging of hundreds or thousands of radio sources with the technique of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a computationally intensive task. However, these surveys allow us to conduct statistical investigations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-28 Kristóf Rozgonyi , Sándor Frey