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Phase Calibration of the Proposed Millimeter Array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

M. A. Holdaway*
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, * Socorro, New Mexico, 87801

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The Millimeter Array (MMA) is proposed to operate on baselines of up to 3 km at frequencies up to 350 GHz. Since no operating interferometer can indicate the expected phase stability on such baselines on high, dry sites, NRAO has undertaken a site survey, measuring the opacity and estimating the phase stability on baselines ranging from about 100 m to 5 km with a tipping radiometer. Radiometers have sampled the atmospheres at South Baldy, NM, and Springerville, AZ, and NRAO has recently started taking data at the 12,200 foot VLBA site on Mauna Kea.

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Imaging Techniques
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

References

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