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Development of Software Correlator for KJJVC

한일공동VLBI상관기를 위한 소프트웨어 상관기의 개발

  • Yeom, J.H. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Oh, S.J. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Roh, D.G. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Kang, Y.W. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Park, S.Y. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Lee, C.H. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Chung, H.S. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
  • Published : 2009.12.15
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Abstract

Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator (KJJVC) is being developed by collaborating KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), Korea, and NAOJ(National Observatory of Japan), Japan. In early 2010, KJJVC will work in normal operation. In this study, we developed the software correlator which is based on VCS (VLBI Correlation Subsystem) hardware specification as the core component of KJJVC. The main specification of software correlator is 8 Gbps, 8192 output channels, and 262,144-points FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) function same as VCS. And the functional algorithm which is same as specification of VCS and arithmetic register are adopted in this software correlator. To verify the performance of developed software correlator, the correlation experiments were carried out using the spectral line and continuum sources which were observed by VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), NAOJ. And the experimental results were compared to the output of Mitaka FX correlator by referring spectrum shape, phase rate, and fringe detection and so on. Through the experimental results, we confirmed that the correlation results of software correlator are the same as Mitaka FX correlator and verified the effectiveness of it. In future, we expect that the developed software correlator will be the possible software correlator of KVN (Korean VLBI Network) with KJJVC by introducing the correlation post-processing and modifying the user interface as like GUI (Graphic User Interface).

한일공동VLBI상관기(Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator, KJJVC)는 2010년 정상가동을 목표로 한국과 일본 간 공동으로 개발이 진행되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 KJJVC의 핵심이 되는 VLBI 상관 서브시스템(VLBI Correlation Subsystem, VCS)과 동일한 규격을 갖는 소프트웨어 상관기를 개발하였다. 소프트웨어 상관기는 VCS와 같은 8Gbps급, 8192출력채널, 262,144점 FFT(Fast Fourier Transform)의 규격을 갖고 있으며, VCS의 하드웨어 규격과 동일한 함수 알고리즘과 연산 레지스터를 적용하고 있다. 개발한 소프트웨어 상관기의 성능을 확인하기 위해 일본국립천문대의 VERA(VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry) 관측망으로 관측한 스펙트럼선과 연속파 천체를 대상으로 상관처리 실험을 수행하고, 그 결과는 미타카 FX 상관기의 스펙트럼 모양, 위상변화, 프린지 검출 등을 비교하였다. 실험을 통하여, VERA 관측데이터를 이용한 소프트웨어 상관기의 결과는 미타카 FX 상관기의 상관결과와 일치하는 것을 확인하여 그 유효성을 입증하였다. 향후 개발한 소프트웨어 상관기는 GUI와 같은 사용자 인터페이스와 상관 후 처리 부분을 개선하면 KJJVC와 함께 한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network, KVN)의 소프트웨어 상관기로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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