On the Calibration of Full-polarization 86GHz Global VLBI Observations

Details On the Calibration of Full-polarization 86GHz Global VLBI Observations On the Calibration of Full-polarization 86GHz Global VLBI Observations

2012-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/1203.1424v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

10 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in A&A

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We report the development of a semi-automatic pipeline for the calibration of 86 GHz full-polarization observations performed with the Global Millimeter-VLBI array (GMVA) and describe the calibration strategy followed in the data reduction. Our calibration pipeline involves non-standard procedures, since VLBI polarimetry at frequencies above 43 GHz is not yet well established. We also present, for the first time, a full-polarization global-VLBI image at 86 GHz (source 3C 345), as an example of the final product of our calibration pipeline, and discuss the effect of instrumental limitations on the fidelity of the polarization images. Our calibration strategy is not exclusive for the GMVA, and could be applied on other VLBI arrays at millimeter wavelengths. The use of this pipeline will allow GMVA observers to get fully-calibrated datasets shortly after the data correlation.

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