| |
 |
| Paper: |
VSOP-2/ASTRO-G Project |
| Volume: |
402, Approaching Micro-Arcsecond Resolution with VSOP-2: Astrophysics and Technologies |
| Page: |
25 |
| Authors: |
Saito, H.; VSOP-2/ASTRO-G Project Team |
| Abstract: |
The ASTRO-G (VSOP-2) project, as a second generation space-VLBI project, has now been approved by Japan’s space agency, JAXA, as a successor of HALCA, the first dedicated space-VLBI satellite, which was used for VSOP (VLBI Space Observatory Programme). VSOP-2 will observe in the 8, 22 and 43GHz bands with cooled receivers for the two higher frequency bands. It will have a maximum angular resolution at 43GHz (7mm) of about 40 microarcseconds. Although the VSOP project mainly observed continuum emission from active galactic nuclei (AGN), VSOP-2/ASTRO-G is expected to observe a variety of astrophysical objects. |
|
|
|
|
|
