• 천문학회보
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.54.2-54.2
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• 2015

Phase referencing is an important tool to study weak radio sources, especially in mm-VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) which are usually too faint to be observed using conventional VLBI. VLBI astrometry is a unique method to measure the position and to identify radio emitting regions of a radio source with unprecedented angular resolution. In order to evaluate the phase referencing and astrometric capabilities of KVN and KaVA, several observations have been conducted and analyzed. I will present the observational results and discuss constraints and requirements for high precision VLBI astrometry.

• 천문학회보
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.47.1-47.1
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• 2017

Thanks to the quasi-optics system of KVN, the relative astrometry at different frequencies can be effectively achieved. In this talk, as a part of the KVN special session, we are going to present an important method making it possible, so called the source frequency phase referencing (SFPR). Based on the background, we will show our recent activities using the SFPR for the Galactic Center (Sgr A*) study, from its advantages on astrometric studies to the remained issues.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.69.1-69.1
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• 2011

The multi-band receiving feed which is one of the unique characteristics of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) system compare to the other VLBI network enables to study precise astrometry with a source frequency phase referencing (SFPR) techniques. SFPR almost perfectly compensates the dominant non-dispersive tropospheric fluctuations by observing sources with multi-frequency simultaneously, and it also corrects the dispersive ionospheric fluctuations by adding a slow source-switching observation. In this talk, I will present the results from the KVN astrometric observations with SFPR and the achievable astrometric accuracy in KVN will be discussed.

• 천문학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.277-284
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• 2015

We present our efforts for extending the simultaneous multi-frequency receiver system of the Korean Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Network (KVN) to global baselines in order to measure the frequency-dependent position shifts in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) jets, the so called core shift effect, with an unprecedented accuracy (a few micro-arcseconds). Millimeter VLBI observations with simultaneous multi-frequency receiver systems, like those of the KVN, enable us to explore the innermost regions of AGN and high precision astrometry. Such a system is capable of locating the frequency dependent opacity changes accurately. We have conducted the feasibility test-observations with the interested partners by implementing the KVN-compatible systems. Here we describe the science case for measuring the core shift effect in the AGN jet and report progress and future plans on extending the simultaneous multi-frequency system to global baselines.

• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.425-426
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• 1996

A few optical schemes for the future Russian astrometric satellite ('Struve') are discussed. New optical materials and techniques developed at the Vavilov State Optical Institute are planned to be used for the on-board telescopes. Optical characteristics of the reflecting Schmidt and a three - mirror scheme for the on-board telescopes are compared.

• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.427-428
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• 1996

The Struve astrometric satellite which is being developed at Pulkovo Observatory in cooperation with Krasno-yarsk Institute of Applied Mechanics, S.I. Vavilov's State Optical Institute and some others space instrumentation institutes, will produce observations of a second epoch for the Hipparcos stars. The project is devoted to maintaining the Hipparcos coordinate system as well as extending it to a density of $\approx$ 100 stars per square degree. Possibilities of submilliarcsecond accuracy of observations with single aperture on-board telescopes are discussed. Requirements to the optical scheme and to the dynamic properties of the spacecraft are formulated. CCD and microchannel plates are discussed as a focal assembly detectors.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.60.1-60.1
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• 2011

We present the preliminary results of the pilot observations for the fringe survey at 43 GHz with the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA). The main goals of the fringe survey are to establish a full list of phase calibrators for the VERA dual-beam astrometric observations, and for the KVN multi-frequency phase referencing observations. We performed two 24 hours experiments as a pilot observation to test the feasibility of the fringe survey. Each source from a list of 220 sources has been observed in one scan for 2 minutes. 67 sources were detected with the SNR threshold of 3.5. The correlated flux densities of the detected sources are presented in four ranges of projected baseline lengths.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.112.1-112.1
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• 2014

KVN은 현재 연간 3000시간 이상의 VLBI 관측 시간을 운영하는 안정적인 운영단계에 들어섰다. 또한 일본의 VLBI 관측망인 VERA와 연결한 KaVA (KVN and VERA Array)도 한일상관센터의 운영시작과 더불어 연간 1000 시간의 관측 운영을 하고 있으며 KaVA를 이용한 연구 성과가 나오기 시작하였다. KVN은 다파장 Astrometry를 위해 다파장 P-Cal 시스템을 개발하고 있으며 관측 감도를 높이기 위해 8Gbps 운영을 준비하고 있다. KVN의 운영 및 시스템 개선 계획, 국제 협력 내용 등을 소개한다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.567-588
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• 2009

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.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.43.1-43.1
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• 2010

We have carried out 43-GHz VLBI test observations of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN), which has obtained the first fringes at 22/43-GHz in 2009 (a talk by Sohn, Bong Won). In collaboration with VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry) in Japan, we have observed Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Orion-KL at 43GHz on 22nd and 23rd December, 2009, in order to evaluate the baseline- and image-sensitivity of KVN and KVN+VERA. In this talk we report the preliminary results of the VLBI test observations of the Korean VLBI Network at 43GHz.