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A pulse calibration system for the VLBA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A.R. Thompson  and
D.S. Bagri
A.R. Thompson
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA
D.S. Bagri
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM

Abstract

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In pulse calibration of an interferometer a series of short pulses is inserted into the receiver input to produce a spectrum of equi-spaced lines. The use of these for calibration, and the proposed system for the VLBA, are described.

Type
Hardware for Interferometry
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 131: Radio Interferometry: Theory, Techniques, and Applications , 1991 , pp. 55 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1991

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