Over-resolution of compact sources in interferometric observations
Reviewartikel, 2012

We review the effects of source size in interferometric observations and focus on the cases of very compact sources. If a source is extremely compact and/or weak (so it is not possible to detect signature of source structure in the visibilities) we describe a test of hypothesis that can be used to set a strong upper limit to the size of the source. We also estimate the minimum possible size of a source whose structure can still be detected by an interferometer (i.e., the maximum theoretical over-resolution power of an interferometer), which depends on the overall observing time, the compactness in the array distribution, and the sensitivity of the receivers. As a result, and depending on the observing frequency, the over-resolution power of forthcoming ultra-sensitive arrays, like the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), may allow us to study details of sources at angular scales down to a few micro-arcsec.

techniques: interferometric

techniques: high angular resolution

instrumentation: interferometers

Författare

Ivan Marti-Vidal

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

Miguel Angel Perez-Torres

Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)

A. P. Lobanov

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Astronomy and Astrophysics

0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)

Vol. 541 A135- A135

Ämneskategorier

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Sannolikhetsteori och statistik

Fundament

Grundläggande vetenskaper

Infrastruktur

Onsala rymdobservatorium

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/201118334

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