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astro-ph.IM2014★ 11 cited

A Cosmic Census of Radio Pulsars with the SKA

E. F. Keane, B. Bhattacharyya, M. Kramer +16

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will make ground breaking discoveries in pulsar science. In this chapter we outline the SKA surveys for new pulsars, as well as how we will perform…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 5 cited

The Road to Quasars

K. I. Kellermann

Although the extragalactic nature of 3C 48 and other quasi stellar radio sources was discussed as early as 1960 by John Bolton and others, it was rejected largely because of precon…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 26 cited

Atmospheric Refractive Electromagnetic Wave Bending and Propagation Delay

Jeffrey G. Mangum, Patrick Wallace

In this tutorial we summarize the physics and mathematics behind refractive electromagnetic wave bending and delay. Refractive bending and delay through the Earth's atmosphere at b…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 2 cited

Phase Characteristics of the ALMA 3 km Baseline Data

Satoki Matsushita, Yoshiharu Asaki, Ryohei Kawabe +3

We present the phase characteristics study of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) long (up to 3 km) baseline, which is the longest baseline tested so far using…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 8 cited

The CARMA Paired Antenna Calibration System: Atmospheric Phase Correction for Millimeter Wave Interferometry and its Application to Mapping the Ultraluminous Galaxy Arp 193

B. Ashley Zauderer, Alberto D. Bolatto, Stuart N. Vogel +19

Phase fluctuations introduced by the atmosphere are the main limiting factor in attaining diffraction limited performance in extended interferometric arrays at millimeter and submi…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 27 cited

Astrometry of Cassini with the VLBA to Improve the Saturn Ephemeris

Dayton L. Jones, William M. Folkner, Robert A. Jacobson +4

Planetary ephemerides have been developed and improved over centuries. They are a fundamental tool for understanding solar system dynamics, and essential for planetary and small bo…