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We discuss possibilities and improvements which could be obtained, if a phased array with a large number (N=50-100) of sub-millimeter antennas - like the planned large southern array (the former LSA, now ALMA) is used for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thomas P. Krichbaum

We conducted radio detection observations at 8.4 GHz for 22 radio-loud broad absorption line (BAL) quasars, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Third Data Release, by a very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) technique. The…

In this series of papers, we present new methods of frequency- and time-dependent instrumental polarization calibration for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). In most existing calibration tools and pipelines, it has been assumed that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-06 Jongho Park , Keiichi Asada , Do-Young Byun

The space astrometry mission GAIA will construct a dense optical QSO-based celestial reference frame. For consistency between the optical and radio positions, it will be important to align the GAIA frame and the International Celestial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 G. Bourda , P. Charlot , R. Porcas , S. Garrington

Traditionally VLBI observations focus on a small patch of sky and image typically a few 100 mas around a bright source, which is often used to self-calibrate the data. High spectral and time resolution is needed to image a larger area, in…

We present very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) images of ten very high redshift (z>3) quasars at 5 GHz. The sources 0004+139, 0830+101, 0906+041, 0938+119 and 1500+045 were observed in September 1992 using a global VLBI array, while…

We report results of investigation of amplitude calibration for very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations with Korean VLBI Network (KVN). Amplitude correction factors are estimated based on comparison of KVN observations at…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 Sang-Sung Lee , Do-Young Byun , Chung Sik Oh , Hyo Ryoung Kim , Jongsoo Kim , Taehyun Jung , Se-Jin Oh , Duk-Gyoo Roh , Dong-Kyu Jung , Jae-Hwan Yeom

There are at least four well known Very Long Baseline Interferometer (VLBI) networks that provide open access to astronomers around the world. These include the EVN, VLBA, CMVA and APT/LBA. In this paper I have chosen to focus on a sub-set…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. Garrett

A new method of angle estimation of multiple targets using a distributed interferometric antenna array and wideband space-time modulation is presented in this work. Interferometric array measurements of angle of arrival are generally…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-24 Stavros Vakalis , Jeffrey A. Nanzer

Context. Radio-loud active galactic nuclei in the early Universe are rare. The quasars J0906+6930 at redshift z=5.47 and J2102+6015 at z=4.57 stand out from the known sample with their compact emission on milliarcsecond (mas) angular scale…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 S. Frey , O. Titov , A. E. Melnikov , P. de Vicente , F. Shu

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

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a powerful technique that can achieve sub-milliarcsecond resolution. However, it requires complex and often manual post-correlation calibration to correct for instrumental, geometric, and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-01 Diego Álvarez-Ortega , Carolina Casadio , Felix M. Pötzl , Avinash Kumar , Michael Janssen

Many features of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) contrive to make it the best telescope for pulsar astrometry. The measured proper motions and parallaxes allow distances and transverse velocities to be determined. These in turn provide…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Walter Brisken

By utilizing the quadratic dependency of the interferometry phase on time, the Hannover Very Long Baseline Atom Interferometer facility (VLBAI) aims for sub nm/s$^2$ gravity measurement sensitivity. With its 10 m vertical baseline, VLBAI…

We describe a data reduction pipeline for VLBI astrometric observations of pulsars, implemented using the ParselTongue AIPS interface. The pipeline performs calibration (including ionosphere modeling), phase referencing with proper…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 A. T. Deller , S. J. Tingay , W. Brisken

In this paper I outline a new strategy for the routine detection and imaging of faint (sub-mJy and microJy) radio sources with VLBI and SVLBI. The strategy relies on a combination of in-beam phase-referencing, wide-field VLBI imaging and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. Garrett

We present a new technique for obtaining model fittings to VLBI images of astrophysical jets. The method minimizes a performance function proportional to the sum of the squared difference between the model and observed images. The model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Anderson Caproni , Hektor Monteiro , Zulema Abraham , Danilo. M. Teixeira , Rafael T. Toffoli

The ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) is one of the leading interferometric facilities. It is equipped with several 8.2 and 1.8m telescopes, a large number of baselines up to 200m, and with several subsystems designed to enable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Richichi , I. Percheron

Space very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) has unique applications in high-resolution imaging of fine structure of astronomical objects and high-precision astrometry due to the key long space-Earth or space-space baselines beyond the…

The VLTI Spectro Imager project aims to perform imaging with a temporal resolution of 1 night and with a maximum angular resolution of 1 milliarcsecond, making best use of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer capabilities. To fulfill the…