Revisiting the radio interferometer measurement equation: II. Calibration and direction-dependent effects

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 527, Issue 14, 2011, Pages

  Smirnov, O M ^a  

^a ASTRON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

methods: analytical; methods: data analysis; methods: numerical; techniques: interferometric; techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

METHODS: DATA ANALYSIS; METHODS: NUMERICAL; METHODS:ANALYTICAL; TECHNIQUES: INTERFEROMETRIC; TECHNIQUES: POLARIMETRIC;

CALIBRATION; DATA HANDLING; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ERRORS; FADING (RADIO); SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 79551703912     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116434     Document Type: Article

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