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<div class="csl-entry">de Witt, A., Basu, S., Charlot, P., Gordon, D., Jacobs, C., Johnson, M., Krasna, H., Le Bail, K., Shu, F., Titov, O., & Schartner, M. (2021, March 16). <i>Improving the S/X Celestial Reference Frame in the South: A Status Update</i> [Conference Presentation]. 25th European VLBI Group for Geodesy and Astronomy Working Meeting, Cyberspace, Unknown. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/135945</div>
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/135945
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Catalogues of positions of compact extragalactic radio sources, including the ICRF-3, are generally weaker in the south by factors of 2 or more in both density and precision. In 2018 we started a campaign to improve the S/X celestial reference frame in the south by upgrading existing IVS astrometric observing programmes. Our efforts were mainly focused on the Celestial Reference Frame (CRF) and Celestial Reference Frame Deep South (CRDS) sessions, which are dedicated astrometric observing programmes of sources at mid- and southern declinations. In particular, the data rate of the CRF and CRDS sessions were increased from 256 Mbps to 1 Gbps and the pool of sources were
increased by a factor of two. The scheduling was also optimised to allow for simultaneous astrometric and imaging observations, and the CRF network was revised for improved uv-coverage. We provide details of our efforts, to date, to improve both the density and precision of the southern celestial reference frame, as well as our efforts to map and monitor the sources to quantify non-point-like structure and measure jet directions. We also discuss planned changes and upgrades, noting
that the Australian 12-m telescopes are transitioning to broadband and may not be available for S/X astrometric observing in future. We also present the ideas and role of the newly-established IVS-CRF committee to improve the celestial reference frame in the south.
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Astrometry
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VLBI
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Celestial Reference Frame
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Southern Hemisphere
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quasars
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Improving the S/X Celestial Reference Frame in the South: A Status Update
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Presentation
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Vortrag
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South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, South Africa
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South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, South Africa
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Université de Bordeaux, France
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United States Naval Observatory, United States of America (the)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States of America (the)
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United States Naval Observatory, United States of America (the)
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Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China
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Geoscience Australia, Australia
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ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Conference Presentation
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Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations
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Computer Science Foundations
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E120-04 - Forschungsbereich Höhere Geodäsie
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0000-0001-8660-649X
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25th European VLBI Group for Geodesy and Astronomy Working Meeting
