The TANAMI Program

Abstract

The TANAMI (Tracking AGN with Austral Milliarcsecond Interferometry) program provides comprehensive VLBI monitoring of extragalactic gamma-ray sources south of declination -30 degrees. Operating at two radio frequencies (8 and 22 GHz), this program is a critical component of the joint quasi-simultaneous observations with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and ground based observatories to discriminate between competing theoretical blazar emission models. We describe the TANAMI program and present early results on the 75 sources currently being monitored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA546348

Entities

People

  • Cornelia Mueller
  • Eduardo Ros
  • Faith Hungwe
  • Joern Wilms
  • Matthias Kadler
  • Moritz Boeck
  • Roopesh Ojha

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronomy
  • Australia
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Color Coding
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ground Based
  • Interferometry
  • Monitoring
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Radiation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Telescopes
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space