The latest results from the global mm VLBI array
Paper in proceeding, 2012

The Global mm-VLBI Array (GMVA) is the highest angular resolution imaging interferometer currently available as a common user facility. It is capable of angular resolutions on the order of 40 microarcseconds. Currently 14 stations in the United States and Europe participate in global 3 mm VLBI observations. The GMVA is used for continuum and spectroscopic imaging, probing the central regions of active galaxies and the origin of jets as these regions are typically not observable at longer wavelengths due to synchrotron self-absorption. In early 2012, fringes were detected to the three stations of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN), opening the possibility of extending the baseline coverage of the VLBI array to the East. In these proceedings, we will present recent images from a monitoring program of gamma-ray blazars using the GMVA, including the sources 3C454.3 and 0235+164, and an update of its current status and abilities.

Author

J. Hodgson

Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

T.P. Krichbaum

Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

A. Marscher

Boston University

S. Jorstad

Boston University

Ivan Marti-Vidal

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

M. Bremer

Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)

Michael Lindqvist

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

P. de Vicente

Spanish National Observatory (OAN)

A.J. Zensus

Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

Proceedings of Science

18248039 (eISSN)

Vol. 2012-October

1th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting, EVN Symposium 2012
Bordeaux, France,

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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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Basic sciences

Infrastructure

Onsala Space Observatory

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