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Astrometric accuracy of phase-referenced observations with the VLBA and EVN

hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
hal.structure.identifierObservatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
dc.contributor.authorPRADEL, N.
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
hal.structure.identifierObservatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
dc.contributor.authorCHARLOT, P.
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique [LERMA]
dc.contributor.authorLESTRADE, J. -F.
dc.date.created2006
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.issn0004-6361
dc.description.abstractEnAstrometric accuracy of complex modern VLBI arrays cannot be calculated analytically. We study the astrometric accuracy of phase-referenced VLBI observations for the VLBA, EVN and global VLBI array by simulating VLBI data for targets at declinations -25$^\circ$, 0$^\circ$, 25$^\circ$, 50$^\circ$, 75$^\circ$ and 85$^\circ$. The systematic error components considered in this study are calibrator position, station coordinate, Earth orientation and troposphere parameter uncertainties. We provide complete tables of the astrometric accuracies of these arrays for a source separation of 1$^\circ$ either along the right ascension axis or along the declination axis. Astrometric accuracy is 50microas at mid declination and is 300microas at low (-25$^\circ$) and high (85$^\circ$) declinations for the VLBA and EVN. In extending our simulations to source separations of 0.5$^\circ$ and 2$^\circ$, we establish the formula for the astrometric accuracy of the VLBA: Delta = (Delta_1$^\circ$-14)*d+ 14 (microas) where Delta_1$^\circ$ is the astrometric accuracy for a separation d=1$^\circ$ provided in our tables for various declinations and conditions of the wet troposphere. We argue that this formula is also valid for the astrometric accuracy of the EVN and global VLBI array.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEDP Sciences
dc.subject.enAstrometry
dc.subject.enTechniques: high angular resolution
dc.subject.enTechniques: interferometric
dc.title.enAstrometric accuracy of phase-referenced observations with the VLBA and EVN
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.subject.halPhysique [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]
dc.subject.halPlanète et Univers [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]
dc.identifier.arxivastro-ph/0603015
bordeaux.journalAstronomy and Astrophysics - A&A
bordeaux.page1099-1106
bordeaux.volume452
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-00023200
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceNon spécifiée
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-00023200v1
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