The latest results from the global mm VLBI array
Paper i 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.

Författare

J. Hodgson

Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie

T.P. Krichbaum

Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie

A. Marscher

Boston University

S. Jorstad

Boston University

Ivan Marti-Vidal

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

M. Bremer

Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)

Michael Lindqvist

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

P. de Vicente

Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN)

A.J. Zensus

Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie

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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Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Fundament

Grundläggande vetenskaper

Infrastruktur

Onsala rymdobservatorium

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