scholarly journals Early results of AGN studies with the space VLB interferometer RadioAstron

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S304) ◽  
pp. 78-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Kovalev
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Brightness ◽  
Fringe Spacing ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Inverse Compton ◽  
Space Objects ◽  
First Results ◽  
Emission Models

AbstractThe space element of the ground-space very long baseline (VLB) interferometer RadioAstron is a 10-meter radio telescope Spektr-R which was successfully launched in 2011. It covers four frequency bands from 0.3 to 25 GHz and provides baselines up to 350,000 km. This allows to study space objects with a resolution as high as about 10 microarcseconds. Fringes are found at all four bands of 92, 18, 6, and 1.3 cm. Science observations are ongoing. Early results of the RadioAstron AGN survey at extreme angular resolutions will be presented in the talk. In particular, AGN core emission is successfully detected at interferometer baselines up to 7.6 GLambda (or fringe spacing 27 microarcseconds) which is the current VLBI record. High radio brightness of AGN cores is found significantly above the known inverse-Compton limit. Implications to AGN jet emission models will be discussed. First results of RadioAstron space VLBI imaging of AGN jets will be also presented.

Measurements of radio telescope receiving system noise temperatures of two-elements radio interferometer with very long baseline

2018 ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
I. E. Arsaev ◽  
Yu. V. Vekshin ◽  
A. I. Lapshin ◽  
V. V. Mardyshkin ◽  
M. V. Sargsyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Interferometer ◽  
System Noise ◽  
Long Baseline

scholarly journals Spatially resolved studies of extragalactic jets in high redshift radio galaxies

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S313) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Leah K. Morabito ◽  
Adam Deller ◽  
J. B. R. Oonk ◽  
Huub Röttgering ◽  
George Miley
Keyword(s):  
High Redshift ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Radio Galaxies ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Spectrum Radio ◽  
Extragalactic Jets ◽  
Frequency Survey

AbstractThe correlation between radio spectral steepness and redshift has been successfully used to find high redshift (z ⩾ 2) radio galaxies, but the origin of this relation is unknown. The ultra-steep spectra of high-z radio sources make them ideally suited for studies with the Low Band Antenna of the new Low Frequency Array, which covers 10–80 MHz and has baselines up to about 1300 km. As part of an ongoing survey, we use the longest baselines to map the low-frequency (< 70 MHz) spatial distributions along the jets of 5 bright extended steep spectrum high-z radio sources. From this, we will determine whether the spectra change over these spatially resolved sources, thereby constraining particle acceleration processes. We present early results from our low-frequency survey of ultra-steep spectrum radio galaxies. The first low frequency long baseline images of these objects are presented.

Design of a multi-function high-speed digital baseband data acquisition system

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Xin Pei ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Na Wang ◽  
Toktonur Ergesh ◽  
Xue-Feng Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Single Server ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
Digital Baseband

Abstract A multi-function digital baseband data acquisition system is designed for the sampling, distribution and recording of wide-band multi-channel astronomical signals. The system hires a SNAP2 board as a digital baseband converter to digitize, channelize and packetize the received signal. It can be configured dynamically from a single channel to eight channels with a maximum bandwidth of 4096 MHz. Eight parallel HASHPIPE instances run on four servers, each carrying two NVMe SSD cards, achieving a total continuous write rate of 8 GB s−1. Data are recorded in the standard VDIF file format. The system is deployed on a 25-meter radio telescope to verify its functionality based on pulsar observations. Our results indicate that during the 30-minute observation period, the system achieved zero data loss at a data recording rate of 1 GB s−1 on a single server. The system will serve as a verification platform for testing the functions of the QTT (QiTai radio Telescope) digital backend system. In addition, it can be used as a baseband/VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) recorder or D-F-engine of correlator/beamformer as well.

scholarly journals Yebes 40 m radio telescope and the broad band Nanocosmos receivers at 7 mm and 3 mm for line surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 645 ◽  
pp. A37
Author(s):  
F. Tercero ◽  
J. A. López-Pérez ◽  
J. D. Gallego ◽  
F. Beltrán ◽  
O. García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Lower Sensitivity ◽  
Molecular Chemistry ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
New Instrumentation ◽  
Frequency Coverage ◽  
Technical Specifications

Context. Yebes 40 m radio telescope is the main and largest observing instrument at Yebes Observatory and is devoted to very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) and single-dish observations since 2010. It has been covering frequency bands between 2 GHz and 90 GHz in discontinuous and narrow windows in most cases in order to match the current needs of the European VLBI Network (EVN) and the Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA). Aims. The Nanocosmos project, a European Union-funded synergy grant, has enabled an increase in the instantaneous frequency coverage of the Yebes 40 m radio telescope, making it possible to observe many molecular transitions with single tunings in single-dish mode. This reduces the observing time and maximises the output from the telescope. Methods. We present technical specifications of the recently installed 31.5−50 GHz (Q band) and 72−90.5 GHz (W band) receivers along with the main characteristics of the telescope at these frequency ranges. We observed IRC+10216, CRL 2688, and CRL 618, which harbour a rich molecular chemistry, to demonstrate the capabilities of the new instrumentation for spectral observations in single-dish mode. Results. Our results show the high sensitivity of the telescope in the Q band. The spectrum of IRC+10126 offers an unprecedented signal-to-noise ratio for this source in this band. On the other hand, the spectrum normalised by the continuum flux towards CRL 618 in the W band demonstrates that the 40 m radio telescope produces comparable results to those from the IRAM 30 m radio telescope, although with a lower sensitivity. The new receivers fulfil one of the main goals of Nanocosmos and open up the possibility to study the spectrum of different astrophysical media with unprecedented sensitivity.

scholarly journals Probing the ionosphere by the pulsar B0950+08 with help of RadioAstron ground-space baselines

2019 ◽  
Vol 491 (4) ◽  
pp. 5843-5851
Author(s):  
Vladimir I Zhuravlev ◽  
Yu I Yermolaev ◽  
A S Andrianov
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Storm ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Very Long Baseline Interferometry ◽  
Electron Content ◽  
Ionospheric Disturbances ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Space Radio Telescope ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
Ionospheric Total Electron Content

ABSTRACT The ionospheric scattering of pulses emitted by PSR B0950+08 is measured using the 10-mRadioAstron Space Radio Telescope, the 300-m Arecibo Radio Telescope, and the 14 x 25-m Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) at a frequency band between 316 and 332 MHz. We analyse this phenomenon based on a simulated model of the phase difference obtained between antennas that are widely separated by nearly 25 Earth diameters. We present a technique for processing and analysing the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) at the ground stations of the ground-space interferometer. This technique allows us to derive almost synchronous half-hour structures of the TEC in the ionosphere at an intercontinental distance between the Arecibo and WSRT stations. We find that the amplitude values of the detected structures are approximately twice as large as the values for the TEC derived in the international reference ionosphere (IRI) project. Furthermore, the values of the TEC outside these structures are almost the same as the corresponding values found by the IRI. According to a preliminary analysis, the detected structures were observed during a geomagnetic storm with a minimum Dst index of ∼75 nT generated by interplanetary disturbances, and may be due to the influence of interplanetary and magnetospheric phenomena on ionospheric disturbances. We show that the Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry provides us with new opportunities to study the TEC, and we demonstrate the capabilities of this instrument to research the ionosphere.

scholarly journals A High Resolution HI Survey of M31

1983 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
E. Brinks
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Milky Way Galaxy ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
First Results ◽  
Line Survey

The first results of a new high resolution 21-cm HI line survey of M31 made with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope are presented. Five areas were mapped, covering the galaxy except for the extreme northern and southern parts, at a resolution of δα × δδ × δV = 24″ × 36″ × 3.2 km s−1. The spatial resolution corresponds to 30 × 120 pc at the distance of M31. This is of the same order as the resolution at the distance of the center or our own galaxy given by a 25-m dish. Consequently the M31 survey is comparable to surveys of the Milky Way galaxy in wealth of detail as well as in amount of data (∼ 1 Gigabyte).

scholarly journals Measurement of Magnetic-Field Strengths in Molecular Clouds: Detection of OH Line Zeeman Splitting

1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 55-57
Author(s):  
I. Kazès ◽  
R. M. Crutcher ◽  
T. H. Troland
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Stokes Parameter ◽  
Zeeman Splitting ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
First Results ◽  
Extended Program ◽  
Interstellar Molecular Clouds ◽  
Field Strengths

We report here the first results of an extended program to measure magnetic-field strengths in interstellar molecular clouds. The very large radio telescope located near Nancay, France, has been used to measure the Stokes-parameter I and V spectra of the 1665 and 1667 MHz lines of OH in emission and in absorption from extended (non-masing) molecular clouds. Signals in the V spectra are produced by Zeeman splitting of the spectral lines; we derive magnetic-field strengths or limits from these data.

Very long baseline interferometry polarization studies of quasars and active galactic nuclei

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. C. Wardle ◽  
D. H. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Very Long Baseline Interferometry ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
First Results ◽  
Polarization Studies ◽  
Theoretical Issues

We present some first results of a program to map the distribution of linear polarization in compact radio sources with milliarcsecond resolution. We show first-epoch maps of 3C345 and 0735 + 178 and first- and second-epoch maps of OJ287. In general, the polarization is mainly associated with optically thin (jet) components. In the case of OJ287, polarization maps made 1 year apart are strikingly different. We also discuss some of the theoretical issues raised by these observations.

Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) observations of Local Group dwarf galaxies

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (S336) ◽  
pp. 109-112
Author(s):  
A. Tarchi ◽  
P. Castangia ◽  
G. Surcis ◽  
A. Brunthaler ◽  
K. M. Menten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
Maser Emission ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
First Results ◽  
Ngc 6822 ◽  
Almost All

AbstractThe dwarf galaxies in the Local Group (LG) reveal a surprising amount of spatial structuring. In particular, almost all non-satellite dwarfs belong to one of two planes that show a very pronounced symmetry. In order to determine if these structures in the LG are dynamically stable or, alternatively, if they only represent transient alignments, proper motion measurements of these galaxies are required. A viable method to derive proper motions is offered by VLBI studies of 22-GHz water (and 6.7-GHz methanol) maser lines in star-forming regions.In 2016, in the framework of the Early Science Program of the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT), we have conducted an extensive observational campaign to map the entire optical body of all the LG dwarf galaxies that belong to the two planes, at C and K band, in a search for methanol and water maser emission.Here, we outline the project and present its first results on 3 targets, NGC 6822, IC 1613, and WLM. While no luminous maser emission has been detected in these galaxies, a number of interesting weaker detections has been obtained, associated with particularly active star forming regions. In addition, we have produced deep radio continuum maps for these galaxies, aimed at investigating their star forming activity and providing an improved assessment of star formation rates in these galaxies.

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