Mitigating Source Structure in Geodetic VLBI on the Visibility Level

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Main Authors: Jaron, F., Baldreich, L., Böhm, J., Charlot, P., Collioud, A., Gruber, J., Krásná, H., Martí-Vidal, I., Nothnagel, A., Pérez-Díez, V.
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author Jaron, F.
Baldreich, L.
Böhm, J.
Charlot, P.
Collioud, A.
Gruber, J.
Krásná, H.
Martí-Vidal, I.
Nothnagel, A.
Pérez-Díez, V.
author_facet Jaron, F.
Baldreich, L.
Böhm, J.
Charlot, P.
Collioud, A.
Gruber, J.
Krásná, H.
Martí-Vidal, I.
Nothnagel, A.
Pérez-Díez, V.
contents Geodetic and astrometric VLBI has entered a new era with the implementation of the VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS). These broadband and dual linear polarization observations aim at an accuracy of station coordinates of 1 mm and a reference frame stability of 0.1 mm/year. Although the extended brightness distribution of many of the radio-loud active galactic nuclei observed during geodetic VLBI sessions is resolved by the interferometer, the established processing chain still treats these objects as point sources. We investigate the impact of source structure on the visibility level and develop tools to remove the structure from the visibility data, right after correlation. Here we present our approach and show results obtained from observational VGOS data.
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spellingShingle Mitigating Source Structure in Geodetic VLBI on the Visibility Level
Jaron, F.
Baldreich, L.
Böhm, J.
Charlot, P.
Collioud, A.
Gruber, J.
Krásná, H.
Martí-Vidal, I.
Nothnagel, A.
Pérez-Díez, V.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Geodetic and astrometric VLBI has entered a new era with the implementation of the VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS). These broadband and dual linear polarization observations aim at an accuracy of station coordinates of 1 mm and a reference frame stability of 0.1 mm/year. Although the extended brightness distribution of many of the radio-loud active galactic nuclei observed during geodetic VLBI sessions is resolved by the interferometer, the established processing chain still treats these objects as point sources. We investigate the impact of source structure on the visibility level and develop tools to remove the structure from the visibility data, right after correlation. Here we present our approach and show results obtained from observational VGOS data.
title Mitigating Source Structure in Geodetic VLBI on the Visibility Level
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04787