Complex gain calibration in 'hybrid' low-frequency aperture arrays: An array prototype and the Murchison Widefield Array

© 2015 IEEE. Complex gain calibration is a process which solves and corrects for the composite effects of the unknown electronic and antenna gains from the uncalibrated cross-correlation products ('visibilities') in radio interferometry. The resulting calibrated visibilities form the basis...

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Main Authors: Sutinjo, Adrian, Wayth, Randall, Padhi, S., Colegate, T., Hall, Peter
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6029
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Summary:© 2015 IEEE. Complex gain calibration is a process which solves and corrects for the composite effects of the unknown electronic and antenna gains from the uncalibrated cross-correlation products ('visibilities') in radio interferometry. The resulting calibrated visibilities form the basis for astronomical post-processing such as imaging and telescope sensitivity measurements. Clearly, complex gain calibration is an essential prerequisite step.