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Imaging Techniques in Millimetre Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2013

M. Bremer
M. Bremer*
Affiliation:
Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine, 38406 Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France
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Abstract

Compared to optical astronomy, millimetre radio astronomy experiences not only a different and complementary aspect of the universe but also different perturbations and limitations from Earth’s atmosphere that are mostly imposed by atmospheric water vapour and its dynamics. After discussing the physics behind the refractive index variations and possible correction schemes, a small introduction into the basics of radio interferometry and image reconstruction with the CLEAN algorithm is given.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 59: New Concepts in Imaging: Optical and Statistical Models , 2013 , pp. 189 - 201
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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