Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical interferometry technique
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VLBI
gptkbp:dataProcessedBy correlator
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope_observations
gptkb:International_Celestial_Reference_Frame_(ICRF)
gptkb:International_Terrestrial_Reference_Frame_(ITRF)
high angular resolution imaging
measurement of Earth's rotation
measurement of Earth-Moon distance
measurement of Universal Time (UT1)
measurement of active galactic nuclei
measurement of baseline length changes
measurement of black holes
measurement of continental drift
measurement of cosmic microwave background
measurement of distances to radio sources
measurement of gravitational lensing
measurement of intercontinental distances
measurement of masers
measurement of nutation
measurement of parallax
measurement of polar motion
measurement of precession
measurement of proper motion of celestial objects
measurement of pulsars
measurement of quasars
measurement of reference frames
measurement of tectonic plate motion
measurement of time transfer
precise measurement of Earth orientation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI)
gptkbp:measures radio waves from astronomical radio sources
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_VLBI_Network_(EVN)
gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope_(EHT)
gptkb:International_VLBI_Service_for_Geodesy_and_Astrometry_(IVS)
gptkb:RadioAstron
gptkb:Very_Long_Baseline_Array_(VLBA)
Global VLBI
Japanese HALCA satellite
Quasar observations
Space VLBI
gptkbp:usedFor geodesy
radio astronomy
astrometry
gptkbp:uses gptkb:atomic_clocks
precise timing
data recorded on hard drives or tapes
data transferred via high-speed networks
multiple radio telescopes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greenland_Telescope
gptkb:MIT_Haystack_Observatory
gptkb:Sardinia_Radio_Telescope
gptkb:Noto_Radio_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5