OBSERVATIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY RADIO OBSERVATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 1963. 4. ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF THE DECLINATIONS OF RADIO SOURCES

Abstract

The two 90-foot steerable paraboloids of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory were used as a two-element interferometer at 960 mc with various separations along a north-south baseline to measure accurately the declinations of a number of radio sources, most of which were of small diameter. The measured values of declination are tabulated for 110 sources with right ascen sions between 0 hours and 14 hours 10 minutes. The standard errors of the measured values range from = 2.6 seconds of arc to = 46 seconds of arc with an average of = 13 seconds of arc. A discussion of the sources of error is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403983

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  • Richard B. Read

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  • Owens Valley Radio Observatory

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Amplitude
  • Detection
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Identification
  • Intensity
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
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  • Radiation
  • Rotation
  • Standards

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.