VLBA Observational Status Summary 2025A

VLBA capabilities 2025 February - 2025 July

1. Introduction, Older Versions of the OSS
2. Offered Capabilities during the Next Semester
3. New Developments
4. Antenna Sites
5. Frequency Bands & Performance
6. VLBA Declination Limits
7. Station Signal Processing
   1. Primary Signal Path
   2. Frequency and Time Standard
   3. Calibration Signals
   4. Roach Digital Backend (RDBE)
   5. Programmable Network Switch
   6. Mark 6 Data Transmission System
8. DiFX Correlator
   1. Introduction
   2. Spectral Resolution
   3. Integration Period
   4. Pulsar Gating and Binning
   5. Multiple Phase Centers
   6. Output Rate
   7. Source position
9. Angular Resolution & u-v Coverage
10. Baseline Sensitivity
11. Image Sensitivity
12. Calibration Data
13. Amplitude Calibration
14. Phase Calibration & Imaging
    1. Fringe Finders
    2. The Pulse Cal System
    3. Fringe Fitting
    4. Editing
    5. Self-Calibration, Imaging, and Deconvolution
    6. Phase Referencing
15. Specialized Observational Techniques
    1. Polarimetry
    2. Spectral Line Observations
    3. Pulsar Observations
16. Extended "VLBA-Plus" Arrays
    1. Introduction
    2. VLBA + Single Dish VLA (Y1)
    3. The High Sensitivity Array (HSA)
    4. The Global 3mm VLBI Array (GMVA)
    5. The European VLBI Network (EVN) and Global cm VLBI
17. Proposal Preparation, Submission, & Review
18. Observation Preparation & Execution
19. Data Archive and Distribution
20. Post-Processing Software
21. References
22. Editor's Notes

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