The signals pass through various components of the receiving system before they are digitized and time tagged. We go through the whole signal chain, starting from the radio telescope and receiver that collect radio signal and ending with the digital backend, where signal is sampled and digitized. This lecture will give overview on the VLBI equipment, specifically VGOS. L02 What do we use to observe? – VLBI stations, radio telescopes, receivers, backends
The IVS activity and its components will be introduced. The introduction of the VGOS concept will be presented here. It explains what geophysical phenomena we can observe and study with this technique. This lecture gives a general overview of the role of Geodetic VLBI in Geodesy and Geoscience. L01 Why do we do it? – A motivation for VLBI for Geodesy and Geosciences The school program covers following topics The program consist of lectures and exercises developed with emphases on new VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS). The IVS Training School is organized by the IVS Committee on Education and Training (IVS CTE, more information at IVS CTE webpage )ĭue to the global pandemic the school will be organized in online format. This research school shall address these issues and provide the necessary training. At the same time, a new generation of VLBI researchers is emerging and efforts are necessary to convey research knowledge in VLBI to the new generation, both concerning the legacy system and the new system. Thus, VGOS will be of great importance for geosciences and global change research, e.g., the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS). VGOS promises to become a significant improvement in accuracy for the VLBI results. Currently, the VLBI technique is in a very exciting phase of renewal with equipment for the next generation VLBI technique, the VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) being installed at several places world-wide. The aim of this training school is to prepare for the next generation VLBI, both in terms of the technical development, but also in terms of conveying knowledge between generations of researchers.
Registration is required, registration deadline is January 15th, 2022, no registration fee Daily start time: 10 EET (UTC +2) for 5-6 hours