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重力探测器B的VLBI。IV。一种新的天体测量分析技术及其与其它技术结果的比较

VLBI for Gravity Probe B. IV. A New Astrometric Analysis Technique and a Comparison with Results from Other Techniques

D. E. Lebach, N. Bartel, M. F. Bietenholz, R. M. Campbell, D. Gordon, J. I. Lederman, J. -F. Lestrade, R. R. Ransom, M. I. Ratner, I. I. Shapiro

摘要:

当VLBI观测用于确定射电源相对于天空附近参考源的位置或运动时,天体测量信息通常通过以下方式获得:(i)相位参考图;或(ii)参数模型拟合测量的条纹相位或多波段延迟。在本文中,我们描述了一个“合并”的分析技术,它结合了一些最重要的优势,这两种方法。特别是,我们合并的技术相结合的能力,产生天体测量的来源是太弱,不能用于参数模型拟合的能力参数模型拟合的模型校正能力。我们比较的结果,从这种合并技术的结果从相位参考的地图和参数模型拟合的射电亮星飞马座IM(HR 8703)和附近的天空上的射电源B2252+172的天体测量VLBI观测的分析。在这些研究中,我们使用射电源3C 454.3和B2250+194的中心核心组件作为我们的位置参考。我们获得天体测量结果IM钉与我们的合并技术,即使当源太弱,用于参数模型拟合,我们发现,我们的合并技术产生优越的天体测量结果的相位参考映射技术。我们使用我们的合并技术来估计适当的运动和其他天体测量参数的IM钉在支持美国宇航局/斯坦福大学重力探测器B任务。

英文摘要:

When VLBI observations are used to determine the position or motion of a radio source relative to reference sources nearby on the sky, the astrometric information is usually obtained via: (i) phase-referenced maps; or (ii) parametric model fits to measured fringe phases or multiband delays. In this paper we describe a "merged" analysis technique which combines some of the most important advantages of these other two approaches. In particular, our merged technique combines the superior model-correction capabilities of parametric model fits with the ability of phase-referenced maps to yield astrometric measurements of sources that are too weak to be used in parametric model fits. We compare the results from this merged technique with the results from phase-referenced maps and from parametric model fits in the analysis of astrometric VLBI observations of the radio-bright star IM Pegasi (HR 8703) and the radio source B2252+172 nearby on the sky. In these studies we use central-core components of radio sources 3C 454.3 and B2250+194 as our positional references. We obtain astrometric results for IM Peg with our merged technique even when the source is too weak to be used in parametric model fits, and we find that our merged technique yields superior astrometric results to the phase-referenced mapping technique. We used our merged technique to estimate the proper motion and other astrometric parameters of IM Peg in support of the NASA/Stanford Gravity Probe B mission.

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