Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework

© 2015 ESO. A general framework is presented for modeling direction-dependent effects that are also baseline-dependent, as part of the calibration and imaging process. Within this framework such effects are represented as a parametric linear model in which basis functions account for direction depen...

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Main Authors: Young, A., Wijnholds, S., Carozzi, T., Maaskant, R., Ivashina, M., Davidson, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: EDP Sciences 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71936
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Wijnholds, S.
Carozzi, T.
Maaskant, R.
Ivashina, M.
Davidson, David
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description © 2015 ESO. A general framework is presented for modeling direction-dependent effects that are also baseline-dependent, as part of the calibration and imaging process. Within this framework such effects are represented as a parametric linear model in which basis functions account for direction dependence, whereas expansion coefficients account for the baseline dependence. This separation enables the use ofa multiple fast Fourier transform-based implementation of the forward calculation (sky to visibility) in a manner similar to the W-stacking solution for non-coplanar baselines, and offers a potential improvement in computational efficiency in scenarios where the gridding operation in a convolution-based approach to direction-dependent effects may be too costly. Two novel imaging approaches that are possible within this framework are also presented.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-719362018-12-13T09:33:30Z Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework Young, A. Wijnholds, S. Carozzi, T. Maaskant, R. Ivashina, M. Davidson, David © 2015 ESO. A general framework is presented for modeling direction-dependent effects that are also baseline-dependent, as part of the calibration and imaging process. Within this framework such effects are represented as a parametric linear model in which basis functions account for direction dependence, whereas expansion coefficients account for the baseline dependence. This separation enables the use ofa multiple fast Fourier transform-based implementation of the forward calculation (sky to visibility) in a manner similar to the W-stacking solution for non-coplanar baselines, and offers a potential improvement in computational efficiency in scenarios where the gridding operation in a convolution-based approach to direction-dependent effects may be too costly. Two novel imaging approaches that are possible within this framework are also presented. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71936 10.1051/0004-6361/201425492 EDP Sciences restricted
spellingShingle Young, A.
Wijnholds, S.
Carozzi, T.
Maaskant, R.
Ivashina, M.
Davidson, David
Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title_full Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title_fullStr Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title_full_unstemmed Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title_short Efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: An A-stacking framework
title_sort efficient correction for both direction-dependent and baseline-dependent effects in interferometric imaging: an a-stacking framework
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71936