VLBI Observations of Southern Hemisphere ICRF Sources. I.

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dc.contributor.authorOjha, Roopesh
dc.contributor.authorFey, Alan L.
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Kenneth J.
dc.contributor.authorJauncey, David L.
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, John E.
dc.contributor.authorTzioumis, Anastasios K.
dc.contributor.authorQuick, Jonathan F. H.
dc.contributor.authorNicolson, George D.
dc.contributor.authorEllingsen, Simon P.
dc.contributor.authorDodson, Richard G.
dc.contributor.authorMcCulloch, Peter M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-08T15:18:54Z
dc.date.available2020-05-08T15:18:54Z
dc.date.issued2004-06-01
dc.description.abstractWe present 8.4 GHz very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of 69 southern hemisphere extragalactic sources in the International Celestial Reference Frame. These are the first in a series of observations intended to image all such sources at milliarcsecond resolution in order to determine their continued suitability for reference-frame use based on intrinsic structure. We use the resultant images to calculate a core fraction, that is, the ratio of core flux density to total flux density, for all observed sources. The resulting distribution, with a mean value of 0.83, suggests that most sources are relatively compact. However, just over half the observed sources show significant extended emission in the form of multiple compact components. These sources are probably poorly suited for high-accuracy reference-frame use unless intrinsic structure and potential variability can be taken into account. Our observations represent the first large, comprehensive VLBI imaging survey in the southern hemisphere, significantly extending the existing limited VLBI surveys and, along with some well-known objects, containing many sources that have never been imaged at milliarcsecond resolution. The overlap with Very Long Baseline Array images of sources between 0° and -35° declination helps determine the limits to imaging with the southern hemisphere–accessible telescopes.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe hard work of the support and observing staff at all participating stations, as well as the ATNF correlator, is gratefully acknowledged. This research has made use of the US Naval Observatory (USNO) Radio Reference Frame Image Database. R. O. dedicates this paper to R. M. Deaker.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/421001en_US
dc.format.extent13 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2xmvs-btgc
dc.identifier.citationRoopesh Ojha et al., VLBI Observations of Southern Hemisphere ICRF Sources. I., The Astronomical Journal, Volume 127, Number 6, https://doi.org/10.1086%2F421001en_US
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