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This work aims to explore the possibilities of determining the long-period part of the precession-nutation of the Earth with techniques other than very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). Lunar laser ranging (LLR) is chosen for its…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-07-03 Yu-Ting Cheng , Jia-Cheng Liu , Zi Zhu

The calibration and analysis of polarization observations in Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) requires the use of specific algorithms that suffer from several limitations, closely related to assumptions in the data properties that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-10 Ivan Marti-Vidal , Alejandro Mus , Michael Janssen , Pablo de Vicente , Javier Gonzalez

We present the results of the pilot observations of the Deep Extragalactic VLBI-Optical Survey (DEVOS). Our ultimate aim is to collect information on compact structures in a large sample of extragalactic radio sources (~10000 objects) up to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Mosoni , S. Frey , L. I. Gurvits , M. A. Garrett , S. T. Garrington , Z. I. Tsvetanov

The use of the phase-delay improves substantially the accuracy obtained in VLBI astrometry with respect to the group-delay observable. Recently, Ros et al. (1999) have extended the related phase-connection technique to a triangle of radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Ros , J. M. Marcaide , J. C. Guirado , M. A. Perez-Torres

Extension of radio interferometric baselines into space is inevitable if a diffraction-limited angular resolution defined by the Earth diameter at a given observing wavelength limits a pursuit of specific scientific goals. This was…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-03 Leonid I. Gurvits

We present the results of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of gamma-ray bright blazar S5 0716+714 using the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) at the 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz bands, as part of the Interferometric Monitoring of…

We present 5 GHz space-VLBI observations of the quasar pair B1342+662/B1342+663 that demonstrate the feasibility of phase-reference techniques using an antenna in space. The space-based data were taken by the satellite HALCA, of the…

Dual active galactic nuclei (DAGN) and supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) at kpc and pc-scale separations, respectively, are expected during stages of galaxy merger and evolution. Their observational identification can address a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-10 Tao An , P. Mohan , Sandor Frey

For Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), the fringe spacing is extremely narrow compared to the field of view imposed by the primary beam of each element. This means that an extremely large number of resolution units can potentially be…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-26 John S. Morgan , F. Mantovani , A. T. Deller , W. Brisken , W. Alef , E. Middelberg , M. Nanni , S. J. Tingay

An investigation of the stability of the transfer function of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has been carried out through observations of Fomalhaut over a wide range in hour angle. No significant…

The high angular resolution and sensitivity of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) offer a unique tool to identify and study active galactic nuclei and star-formation activity over cosmic time. However, despite recent technical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-05 Célestin Herbé-George , J. P. Mckean , Raffaella Morganti , Jack F. Radcliffe

Using millimeter-very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of the BL Lac object S5 0716+714 from August 2008 to September 2013, we investigate variations in the core flux density and orientation of the sub-parsec scale jet i.e.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-11 B. Rani , T. P. Krichbaum , A. P. Marscher , S. G. Jorstad , J. A. Hodgson , L. Fuhrmann , J. A. Zensus

To locate and image the compact emission regions in quasars, which are closely connected to the phenomenon of IntraDay Variability (IDV), space VLBI observations are of prime importance. Here we report on VSOP observations of two prominent…

This paper presents the fourth extension to the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) Calibrator Survey, containing 258 new sources not previously observed with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). This survey, based on three 24 hour VLBA…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Petrov , Y. Y. Kovalev , E. Fomalont , D. Gordon

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 revisit the "Cluster-Cluster" or multi-view Very-Long-Baseline-Interferometry (VLBI) technique from the perspective of its synergy with the multi-beam features inherent in the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)and its…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-28 M. J. Rioja , R. Dodson , R. W. Porcas , D. Ferris , J. Reynolds , T. Sasao , R. T. Schilizzi

Designed to detect gravitational waves in the lower-frequency band, the space mission LISA will open a new window to astronomy after its launch in the 2030s. Each LISA spacecraft houses two optical benches that require the exchange of a…

PSR J0218$+$4232 is a millisecond pulsar (MSP) with a flux density $\sim$ 0.9 mJy at 1.4 GHz. It is very bright in the high-energy X-ray and $\gamma$-ray domains. We conducted an astrometric program using the European VLBI Network (EVN) at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-12 Yuanjie Du , Jun Yang , Robert M. Campbell , Gemma Janssen , Ben Stappers , Ding Chen

We investigated the suitability of the astronomical 15 GHz VLBA observing program MOJAVE-5 for estimation of geodetic parameters, such as station coordinates and Earth orientation parameters. We processed contemporary geodetic dual-band RV…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 Hana Krásná , Leonid Petrov

The implementation of the simultaneous combination of several telescopes (from four to eight) available at Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) will allow the new generation interferometric instrumentation to achieve interferometric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Corcione , D. Bonino , D. F. Busher , M. Gai , S. Ligori , D. Loreggia , G. Masssone , J. S. Young