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Orbiting VLBI: A Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Bernard F. Burke
Bernard F. Burke*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts

Abstract

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The Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry technique is not limited by the size of the Earth. Near-Earth-orbiting space vehicles can carry radio telescopes that can serve as VLBI stations using existing technology. By proper use of ground VLB arrays, a single orbiting VLBI satellite can yield radio maps with 2-dimensional coverage and high dynamic range at all declinations. A single orbiter can be used out to orbits that yield an effective aperture greater than two Earth diameters. Interstellar scintillations are a limiting factor only in the micro-arc-second range.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 110: VLBI and Compact Radio Sources , 1984 , pp. 397 - 403
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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