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SUMMARY:LEVERAGE - Concept for a long-baseline extension in next-generatio
 n VLBI experiments and rapid-response array
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Prof. KADLER\, Matthias (Universitaet Wuerzburg)\nTh
 e next decades of radio astronomy will be dominated by large facilities of
  superior sensitivity. Between 1GHz and 15GHz\, strong synergies can be de
 veloped between the next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) and the Squar
 e Kilometre Array (SKA)\, specifically the SKA-mid. Towards higher frequen
 cies\, the ngVLA will be able to co-observe with other frontline facilitie
 s including the EVN (at 1-43 GHz)\, and the GMVA (at 43-86 GHz). \nIn this
  talk\, we will discuss the possibility of enhancing these synergies with 
 an array of mid-to-high frequency radio antennas in Germany to be operated
   as a stand-alone facility\, as well as a complement to the ngVLA\, SKA-m
 id\, EVN\, and GMVA in VLBI and studies of transients. LEVERAGE is a conce
 pt for an array of two to four radio-antenna stations operating in the mid
 -to-high frequency range (up to 120GHz) with baselines between 500km and 1
 000km\, which will significantly enhance the science capabilities of both 
 the SKA and ngVLA in terms of submilliarcsecond-scale image reconstruction
  and flexibility in reacting to short transient events. Moreover\, the LEV
 ERAGE concept offers high efficiency as a stand-alone instrument and can b
 e optimized to localize and follow-up radio transients with a faster react
 ion time than the larger next-generation facilities. The facility may supp
 ort special modes that are difficult to realize on the full large next-gen
 eration facilities or are going beyond their scope such as long uninterrup
 ted integrations\, high-cadence observations\, long-term monitoring or bro
 ader simultaneous frequency coverage.\n\nhttps://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/
 indico/event/371/session/17/contribution/96
LOCATION:CJD Bonn Castell
URL:https://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/event/371/session/17/contribut
 ion/96
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