Techniques for Measuring Parallax and Proper Motion with VLBI

Autor:	Reid, Mark J.
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Astrometry at centimeter wavelengths using Very Long Baseline Interferometry is approaching accuracies of ~1 uas for the angle between a target and a calibrator source separated by <1 degree on the sky. The BeSSeL Survey and the Japanese VERA project are using this to map the spiral structure of the Milky Way by measuring trigonometric parallaxes of hundreds of maser sources associated with massive, young stars. This paper outlines how micro-arcsecond astrometry is done, including details regarding the scheduling of observations, calibration of data, and measuring positions. Comment: 18 pages; 5 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.04756 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv