Re: First VLBI fringes to ASKAP
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From: <adeller_at_email.protected>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:58:03 -0600
Congratulations everyone - that's awesome news!
Cheers,
Adam
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, John Reynolds <John.Reynolds_at_csiro.<!--nospam-->au>wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm delighted to announce that the first VLBI fringes to an ASKAP antenna
>were found today in a test observation between Antenna #29 at Boolardy and
>Mopra. The fringes were easily detected in a one-second grab of data
>trickled out of Boolardy on the satellite link and correlated at Parkes.
>
>Further VLBI observations with Antenna #29 and the full Australian VLBI
>array are planned over the next few weeks to tackle some real science.
>
>In the long standing tradition of VLBI this encouraging early success is
>the due of a geographically dispersed but very effective team.
>Congratulations go in particular to Tasso Tzioumis, Shaun Amy, Yoon Chung,
>Mike Kesteven, Mark Bowen, Chris Phillips, Mark Leach and Ross Forsyth of
>CSIRO, and Bruce Stansby and Steven Tingay of Curtin University.
>
>Regards,
>John Reynolds
>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:58:03 -0600
Congratulations everyone - that's awesome news!
Cheers,
Adam
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, John Reynolds <John.Reynolds_at_csiro.<!--nospam-->au>wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm delighted to announce that the first VLBI fringes to an ASKAP antenna
>were found today in a test observation between Antenna #29 at Boolardy and
>Mopra. The fringes were easily detected in a one-second grab of data
>trickled out of Boolardy on the satellite link and correlated at Parkes.
>
>Further VLBI observations with Antenna #29 and the full Australian VLBI
>array are planned over the next few weeks to tackle some real science.
>
>In the long standing tradition of VLBI this encouraging early success is
>the due of a geographically dispersed but very effective team.
>Congratulations go in particular to Tasso Tzioumis, Shaun Amy, Yoon Chung,
>Mike Kesteven, Mark Bowen, Chris Phillips, Mark Leach and Ross Forsyth of
>CSIRO, and Bruce Stansby and Steven Tingay of Curtin University.
>
>Regards,
>John Reynolds
>
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