RadioAstron project: calibration of the space radio telescope in flight in 2011–2019

Autor: P. Tsubulev, G. Zhekanis, N. Nizhelsky, A. Kovalenko, K. Belousov, N. Shakhvorostova, A. Alakoz, A. Kutjkin, P. Voitsik, Yu.Yu. Kovalev, M. Burgin, E. Mironova, N. Nikolaev, M. Larionov, V. Soglasnov, M. Popov, M. Lisakov, E. Vinyaikin, A. Ermakov, V. Vasil‘kov, Yu.A. Kovalev
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: ASTRONOMY AT THE EPOCH OF MULTIMESSENGER STUDIES. Proceedings of the VAK-2021 conference, Aug 23–28, 2021.
Popis: We present results of amplitude calibration of the RadioAstron Space Radio Telescope (SRT) at wavelenghts of 1.35, 6.2,18, and 92 cm. Flux density calibrated internal noise signals and SEFDs are found to be stable within the errors at thelevel of 3–13%. We have used the flux density scale by Baars et al. (1977). The known issue of the variability of calibratorswas resolved performing comparison with two other flux density scales. We have resolved the issue by averaging SRT noisediode signals measured relative to Cassiopea A and Crab Nebula.
Databáze: OpenAIRE