Applications of the Source-Frequency Phase-Referencing Technique for ngEHT Observations

The source-frequency phase-referencing (SFPR) technique has been demonstrated to have great advantages for mm-VLBI observations. By implementing simultaneous multi-frequency receiving systems on the next-generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) antennas, it is feasible to carry out a frequency pha...

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Autores: Jiang, Wu, Zhao, Guang-Yao, Shen, Zhi-Qiang, Rioja, María J., Dodson, Richard, Cho, I., Zhao, Shan-Shan, Eubanks, Marshall, Lu, Ru-Sen
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/286123
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/286123
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Black hole
VLBI
NgEHT
Astrometry
SFPR
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Resumo:The source-frequency phase-referencing (SFPR) technique has been demonstrated to have great advantages for mm-VLBI observations. By implementing simultaneous multi-frequency receiving systems on the next-generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) antennas, it is feasible to carry out a frequency phase transfer (FPT) which could calibrate the non-dispersive propagation errors and significantly increase the phase coherence in the visibility data. Such an increase offers an efficient approach for a weak source or structure detection. The SFPR also makes it possible for high-precision astrometry, including the core-shift measurements up to sub-mm wavelengths for Sgr A*, M 87*, etc. We also briefly discuss the technical and scheduling considerations for future SFPR observations with the ngEHT. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.