Space-VLBI phase-reference mapping and astrometry

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2001-04-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104365v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A, 5 pages, 5 figures, needs aa.cls

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010370

We present 5 GHz space-VLBI observations of the quasar pair B1342+662/B1342+663 that demonstrate the feasibility of phase-reference techniques using an antenna in space. The space-based data were taken by the satellite HALCA, of the space-VLBI mission VSOP. From residual (referenced) phases we derive an upper bound of 10 meters to the uncertainty of the spacecraft orbit reconstruction. An analysis of the phase-reference maps of the sources additionally suggests that the above mentioned uncertaintyis likely not larger than 3 meters. With errors of this magnitude, HALCA is a useful tool for astrometric studies of close pairs of radio sources.

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