VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical technique
gptkbp:baselineLength thousands of kilometers
gptkbp:correlates data from different telescopes
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:enables spacecraft tracking
study of active galactic nuclei
study of quasars
study of solar system objects
study of cosmic microwave background
study of star-forming regions
deep space navigation
study of interstellar medium
measurement of Earth's rotation
measurement of continental drift
measurement of nutation
measurement of precession
measurement of tectonic plate motion
study of supernova remnants
high angular resolution
imaging of black holes
measurement of universal time
planetary radar observations
precise position measurements
study of cosmic jets
study of extragalactic radio sources
study of gravitational lenses
study of masers
study of pulsars
sub-milliarcsecond resolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry)
gptkbp:measures gptkb:radio_waves
gptkbp:recordedAt signals independently at each telescope
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_VLBI_Network_(EVN)
gptkb:Very_Long_Baseline_Array_(VLBA)
gptkb:Square_Kilometre_Array_(SKA)
gptkb:Very_Large_Array_(VLA)
gptkb:space_VLBI
interferometry
radio telescope arrays
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
gptkb:International_VLBI_Service_for_Geodesy_and_Astrometry
gptkbp:usedFor geodesy
radio astronomy
gptkbp:uses gptkb:atomic_clocks
hydrogen masers
multiple radio telescopes
data correlation software
very large data storage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Effelsberg_100-m_Radio_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4