Source detection in interferometric visibility data. I. fundamental estimation limits

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 731, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Trott, Cathryn M ^a,b   Wayth, Randall B ^b   MacQuart, Jean Pierre R ^b   Tingay, Steven J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

methods: statistical; radio continuum: general; techniques: interferometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955025088     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/731/2/81     Document Type: Article

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