Atmospheric Effects and Calibrations
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Astronomical Union Colloquium
- Vol. 140, 87-95
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100019199
Abstract
Atmospheric opacity severely attenuates millimeter and submillimeter signals. Fluctuations in refractive index limit the angular resolution of interferometers. Conventional phase calibration does not remove atmospheric phase fluctuations, but new techniques may.Keywords
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