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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

A short overview is given of the status of research on young extragalactic radio sources. We concentrate on Very Long Baseline Interferometric (VLBI), and space-VLBI results obtained with the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP). In…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-15 I. A. G. Snellen

We conducted a high-sensitivity radio detection survey for forty narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies using very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) at 22 GHz through phase-referencing long-time integration and using a newly developing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-25 Akihiro Doi , Tomoaki Oyama , Yusuke Kono , Aya Yamauchi , Syunsaku Suzuki , Naoko Matsumoto , Fumie Tazaki

We present an all-sky catalog of absolute positions and estimates of correlated flux density of 21,942 compact radio sources determined from processing interferometric visibility data of virtually all very long baseline interferometry…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-20 Leonid Petrov , Yuri Y. Kovalev

We apply an efficient selection method to identify potential weak Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) target quasars simply using optical (SDSS) and low-resolution radio (FIRST) catalogue data. Our search is restricted to within 12"…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Frey , K. E. Gabanyi , Y. Asaki

The class of radio sources known as Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) is of particular interest in the study of the evolution of radio galaxies. CSOs are thought to be young (probably ~10^4 years), and a very high fraction of them exhibit HI…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. B. Peck , G. B. Taylor

The goals, current status, and preliminary results of the VLBA Calibration Survey VCS-9 are discussed.

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-18 Leonid Petrov

We present multifrequency Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of J16021+3326. These observations, along with variability data obtained from the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) candidate gamma-ray blazar monitoring program,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 S. E. Tremblay , G. B. Taylor , J. L. Richards , A. C. S. Readhead , J. F. Helmboldt , R. W. Romani , S. E. Healey

The VLA Galactic Plane Survey (VGPS) consists of measurements of the 21cm HI line and 1420 MHz continuum at 1' angular resolution over much of the first quadrant of Galactic longitude within a few degrees of the Galactic plane. In…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Felix J. Lockman , Jeroen M. Stil

The alignment between the radio-based International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) and the optical Gaia Celestial Reference Frame (Gaia-CRF) is critical for multi-waveband astronomy, yet systematic offsets at the optical bright end (G<13)…

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

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

We present a current catalog of 21 cm HI line sources extracted from the Arecibo Legacy Fast Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFALFA) survey over ~2800 square degrees of sky: the alpha.40 catalog. Covering 40% of the final survey area, the…

High-redshift radio sources provide plentiful opportunities for studying the formation and evolution of early galaxies and supermassive black holes. However, the number of known radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) above redshift 4 is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-29 M. Krezinger , K. Perger , K. É. Gabányi , S. Frey , L. I Gurvits , Zs. Paragi , T. An , Y. Zhang , H. Cao , T. Sbarrato

Surveys open up unbiased discovery space and generate legacy datasets of long-lasting value. One of the goals of imaging arrays of Cherenkov telescopes like CTA is to survey areas of the sky for faint very high energy gamma-ray (VHE)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 G. Dubus , J. L. Contreras , S. Funk , Y. Gallant , T. Hassan , J. Hinton , Y. Inoue , J. Knödlseder , P. Martin , N. Mirabal , M. de Naurois , M. Renaud

Aims - We report new Very Large Array polarimetric observations of Compact Steep-Spectrum (CSS) sources at 8.4, 15, and 23GHz. Methods - Using multi-frequency VLA observations we have derived sub-arcsecond resolution images of the total…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 F. Mantovani , A. Rossetti , W. Junor , D. J. Saikia , C. J. Salter

We employed the Very Large Array (VLA) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in C configuration to map 39 ultraluminous IRAS galaxies at 6~cm and 20~cm, at resolutions of ~ 4" and 15", respectively, and 24 sources at 6~cm with in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Thomas Crawford , Jon Marr , Bruce Partridge , Michael Strauss

The next-generation, broadband geodetic very long baseline interferometry system, named VGOS, is developing its global network, and VGOS networks with a small size of 3--7 stations have already made broadband observations from 2017 to 2019.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-28 Ming H. Xu , James M. Anderson , Robert Heinkelmann , Susanne Lunz , Harald Schuh , Guang L. Wang

Thanks to the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO Public Survey it is now possible to explore a large number of objects in those regions. This paper addresses the variability analysis of all VVV point sources having more than 10…

Context: To investigate the differences between positions, as determined by optical (direct imaging) and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques, of extragalactic sources listed in the second realization of the International…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 J. I. B. Camargo , A. H. Andrei , M. Assafin , R. Vieira-Martins , D. N. da Silva Neto