EXPReS09
22-26 June 2009
Madrid, Spain
published November 10, 2009
Real-time, long-baseline, radio interferometry over optical networks has been transformed in recent years from a technical possibility to a mature technique. Emerging interferometer arrays such as e-MERLIN, E-LOFAR, e-EVN and other e-VLBI arrays will exploit mixed private/shared networks to achieve for the first time wide-bandwidth real-time operation. This conference covers both scientific applications of networked interferometry and technical implementation.
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Sessions
SESSION 1 - INTRODUCTORY TALKS
SESSION 2 - TRANSIENTS I
SESSION 3 - NON-TRANSIENT EVLBI OBSERVATIONS
SESSION 4 - GEODESY AND ASTROMETRY
SESSION 5 - TRANSIENTS II
SESSION 6 - REGIONAL AND INSTRUMENT REPORTS
SESSION 7 - NREN MEETING
SESSION 8 - EVLBI TECHNIQUES
SESSION 9 - VDIF SESSION
SESSION 10 - SOFTWARE AND DISTRIBUTED CORRELATION
SESSION 11 - THE FUTURE OF NETWORKS AND VLBI SCIENCE
POSTER CONTRIBUTIONS
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
SESSION 1 - INTRODUCTORY TALKS
Building LOFAR - status update (invited)
M.A. Garrett
Scientific Applications of e-VLBI
J.E. Conway
SESSION 2 - TRANSIENTS I
Novae and other Cataclysmic Variables (invited)
T. O'Brien
Core collapse supernovae and starbursts (invited)
M. Perez-Torres
SESSION 3 - NON-TRANSIENT EVLBI OBSERVATIONS
A suspected Dark Lens revealed with the e-EVN
Z. Paragi, S. Frey, R.M. Campbell and A. Moor
Is an obscured AGN at the centre of the disk galaxy IC 2497 responsible for Hanny's Voorwerp?
H. Rampadarath, M.A. Garrett, T.W.B. Muxlow, G. Jozsa, T. Oosterloo and Z. Paragi
e-VLBI observations of the ULX at M33 - A status report
A. Trejo Cruz, Z. Paragi, K.K. Ghosh, S.N. Fabrika, L.F. Rodríguez and J. Martí
SESSION 4 - GEODESY AND ASTROMETRY
e-VLBI for geosciences (invited)
Revisited “Cluster-Cluster” VLBI with future multi-beam low frequency radio interferometers
M. Rioja, R. Dodson, R. Porcas, D. Ferris, J. Reynolds, T. Sasao and R. Schilizzi
SESSION 5 - TRANSIENTS II
The proper motion and changing jet morphology of Cygnus X-3
J.C.A. Miller-Jones, C. Sakari, V. Dhawan, V.M. Tudose, R. Fender, Z. Paragi and M.A. Garrett
Correlated radio/X-ray behaviour of Cyg X-3
V. Tudose, J.C.A. Miller-Jones, R. Fender, Z. Paragi, C. Sakari, A. Szostek, M.A. Garrett, V. Dhawan, A. Rushton, R.E. Spencer and M. van der Klis
Variations within the compact jet from the black hole candidate GRS 1915+105
A. Rushton, R.E. Spencer, R. Fender and G.G. Pooley
Pulsars, e-VLBI, and LEAP (invited)
B. Stappers, W.H.T. Vlemmings and M. Kramer
The LOFAR Transients Key Science Project (invited)
B. Stappers, R. Fender and R.A.M.J. Wijers
Standards and systems for transient response (invited)
J.D. Swinbank
SESSION 6 - REGIONAL AND INSTRUMENT REPORTS
e-EVN progress (invited)
A. Szomoru
e-VLBI Activities in Japan
M. Sekido, N. Kawaguchi, Y. Koyama, M. Kimura, T. Kondo, H. Takiguchi, T. Hobiger, K. Takefuji, T. Ikeda, S. Shimojo, T. Oyama, H. Harai, T. Hara, Y. Kono, S. Kurihara, K. Kokado, D. Tanimoto, K. Nozawa, H. Takeuchi, H. Uose, K. Fujisawa and H. Takaba
Progress and status of e-MERLIN (invited)
R.E. Spencer
The future of e-VLBI (invited)
H.J. van Langevelde
SESSION 7 - NREN MEETING
The Network Infrastructure for Radio Astronomy in Italy
M. Nanni and F. Mantovani
Experiences with regular e-transfer of geodetic INTENSIVE data at Wettzell
A. Neidhardt, G. Kronschnabl, C. Plötz, R. Dassing, W. Schwegmann, V. Thorand and G. Engelhardt
Commissioning and Using the 4 Gigabit Lightpath from Onsala to Jodrell Bank
R. Hughes-Jones and J. Hargreaves
iNetTest a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Test Unit
R. Hughes-Jones and J. Hargreaves
SESSION 8 - EVLBI TECHNIQUES
e-VLBI Networking Tricks
P. Boven
A GPU based solution for distributed FX correlation
R. Dodson, C. Phillips and D. Ferris
e-control: new concepts for remote control of VLBI-telescopes and first experiences at Wettzell
A. Neidhardt, M. Ettl, C. Plötz, M. Mühlbauer, R. Dassing, H. Hase, H. Rottmann, W. Alef, S. Sobarzo Guzmán, C. Herrera Ruztort and E. Himwich
SESSION 9 - VDIF SESSION
VLBI Data Interchange Format (VDIF) (invited)
A. Whitney, M. Kettenis, C. Phillips and M. Sekido
SESSION 10 - SOFTWARE AND DISTRIBUTED CORRELATION
Performance testing of the DiFX correlator
C. Phillips and A. Deller
e-VLBI with the SFXC correlator
M. Kettenis, A. Keimpema, D. Small and D. Marchal
The Latest Tests of the SFXC Software Correlator
Y. Pidopryhora, A. Keimpema and M. Kettenis
User interaction and workflow management in Grid enabled e-VLBI experiments
D. Stoklosa and N. Meyer
SESSION 11 - THE FUTURE OF NETWORKS AND VLBI SCIENCE
Prospects for a Future JANET
D. Salmon
Long Baselines in the Square Kilometre Array (invited)
R. McCool
POSTER CONTRIBUTIONS
e-VLBI Technology in VLBI Network "Quasar"
A. Salnikov, A. Finkelstein, A. Ipatov, M. Kaidanovsky, I. Bezrukov, A. Mikhailov, I. Surkis and E. Skurikhina
e-VLBI related activities at Onsala Space Observatory
S. Casey, R. Haas, M. Lindqvist, R. Hammargren, J.E. Conway and J. Johansson
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
European 4 Gbps VLBI and e-VLBI
G. Molera Calvés, J. Wagner, J. Ritakari and A. Mujunen
MIT Haystack / NRAO 4Gbps Status
C. Ruszczyk
LBADR: The LBA Data Recorder
C. Phillips, T. Tzioumis, S. Tingay, J. Stevens, J. Lovell, S. Amy, C. West and R. Dodson
An e-VLBI image of SN1987A from Australian radio telescopes and the JIVE correlator
S. Tingay, C. Phillips, S. Amy, T. Tzioumis, M. Kettenis, P. Boven, A. Szomoru, Z. Paragi, H.J. van Langevelde, H. Verkouter, I. Phillips, A. Cowie, T. Tam and W. Huisman