Title
The Noncoplanar Baselines Effect in Radio Interferometry: The W-Projection Algorithm
Abstract
We consider a troublesome form of nonisoplanatism in synthesis radio telescopes: noncoplanar baselines. We present a novel interpretation of the noncoplanar baselines effect as being due to differential Fresnel diffraction in the neighborhood of the array antennas. We have developed a new algorithm to deal with this effect. Our new algorithm, which we call ldquoW-projectionrdquo, has markedly supe...
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/JSTSP.2008.2005290
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Radio interferometry,Signal processing algorithms,Radio astronomy,Diffraction,Frequency synthesizers,Australia,Observatories,Brightness,Spatial coherence,Signal synthesis
Telecommunications,Computer science,Fresnel diffraction,Radio telescope,Artificial intelligence,Order of magnitude,Diffraction,Computer vision,Algorithm design,Dykstra's projection algorithm,Algorithm,Interferometry,Wavelength
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2
5
1932-4553
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
2.58
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tim J. Cornwell1527.32
Kumar Golap2202.91
Sanjay Bhatnagar3304.01