VLBI

This is the listing of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) science working group. VLBI will be performed using SKA1-LOW and SKA1-MID

VLBI Working Group Introduction

A technical description of SKA-VLBI (including the interfaces between the SKA1 telescopes and the VLBI terminal), a description of science performance and a compilation of VLBI Science Use Cases for SKA can be found here

In October 2019 an SKA-VLBI workshop was held at SKA HQ, at Jodrell Bank. Presentations from the workshop, relevant deliverables from the JUMPING JIVE project etc. can be obtained one the associated web pages.

VLBI Working Group Documentation

The VLBI Banner is here.

Related 2015 “Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array” Chapters

See appropriate section here

Related 2004 “Science with the Square Kilometre Array” Chapters

“Microarcsecond astrometry using the SKA” Fomalont and Reid
“Observing gravitational radiation with QSO proper motions and the SKA” Jaffe

Working Group Membership

Members of the the VLBI Science Working group can be found here

Please contact the co-chairs if you are interested in joining the group.

The current co-chairs are:

Tao An (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China), antao@shao.ac.cn
Cormac Reynolds (CSIRO, Australia), cormac.reynolds@csiro.au

Membership details can be found here

Previous Chairs

Zsolt Paragi 2015-2017

Last modified on 14 November 2022