Contents

 
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• INTRODUCTION
• ANTENNA SITES
• ANTENNAS
• FREQUENCIES
• VLBA SIGNAL PATH
  • Antenna and Subreflector
  • Feed
  • Polarizer
  • Pulse Cal
  • Noise Cal
  • Receiver
  • Maser
  • Local Oscillator Transmitter and Receiver
  • Front End Synthesizer
  • IF Converter
  • IF Cables
  • IF Distributers
  • Base Band Converters
  • Samplers
  • Formatter
  • Tape Recorders
  • Site Computer
  • Monitor and Control Bus
  • GPS Receiver
• RECORDING FORMATS
• CORRELATOR
• ANGULAR RESOLUTION
• u-v PLANE COVERAGE
• TIME RESOLUTION
• SPECTRAL RESOLUTION
• BASELINE SENSITIVITY
• IMAGE SENSITIVITY
• AMPLITUDE CALIBRATION
• PHASE CALIBRATION AND IMAGING
  • Fringe Finders
  • The Pulse Cal System
  • Fringe Fitting
  • Editing
  • Self-Calibration, Imaging, and Deconvolution
  • Phase Referencing
• POLARIMETRY
• SPECTRAL LINE
• VLBA/EVN/GLOBAL PROPOSALS
  • Preparing a Proposal
  • Submitting a Proposal
  • VLBI Proposal Cover Sheet
• PREPARATION FOR OBSERVING
• DURING OBSERVING
• POST-PROCESSING SOFTWARE
  • NRAO AIPS
  • NRAO AIPS++
  • The Caltech VLBI Analysis Programs
• SPACE VLBI
• VISITING THE AOC
• DATA ARCHIVE AND DISTRIBUTION
• PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
  • Acknowledgement to NRAO
  • Preprints
  • Reprints
  • Page Charge Support
• RESOURCE LISTS
  • Software
  • Documents and Articles
  • WWW and VLAIS
  • Key Personnel
• About this document ...