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Very Long Baseline Interferometry with the SKA Observatory
Abstract
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) is a fundamental technique that combines signals from telescopes separated by thousands of kilometres to obtain some of the highest-resolution images in astronomy. The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will provide sensitive elements to current VLBI arrays, enabling deep VLBI observations (including the first low-frequency VLBI capability in the Southern Hemisphere). This summary chapter outlines the science that the SKAO, when participating in a VLBI array, will achieve (such as AGN physics, explosive transient localisation, Galactic structure, and gravitational waves), and the current understanding of how VLBI with the SKAO will operate. Given that VLBI requires partnerships with other instruments, the chapter concludes with outstanding issues and considerations for the community needed to maximise the scientific return on investment in SKA-VLBI.
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BibTeX
@misc{radcliffe2026very,
title = {{Very Long Baseline Interferometry with the SKA Observatory}},
author = {J. F. Radcliffe and J. Yang and Z. Paragi and O. Bayandina and C. Reynolds and C. García-Miró and T. An and M. Abada-Simon and J. N. H. S. Aditya and I. Agudo and T. Akahori and A. Alberdi and S. Anton and P. Atri and A. -K. Baczko and S. Belladitta and E. K. Bempong-Manful and R. Beswick and M. Bhardwaj and E. Bonnassieux and A. Brunthaler and C. -S. Chang and P. Charlot and S. Chen and W. Chen and X. Cheng and A. Chhipa and J. O. Chibueze and I. Cho and J. B. Climent and L. Cui and S. Curiel and F. D'Ammando and J. R. Dawson and A. Deller and H. Ding and R. Dodson and J. Drevon and F. Eppel and S. Frey and M. Garrett and M. Gawroński and J. Geng and S. Giarratana and M. Giroletti and S. Gulyaev and L. I. Gurvits and C. Hao and T. Hirota and A. J. Hedge and H. Hu and H. Imai and P. Jiang and J. de Jong and M. Kadler and B. Karimi and P. Kharb and R. Khatun and J. -Y. Kim and J. Kim},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.07743},
eprint = {2610.07743},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.07743},
note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Very Long Baseline Interferometry with the SKA Observatory
AU - J. F. Radcliffe
AU - J. Yang
AU - Z. Paragi
AU - O. Bayandina
AU - C. Reynolds
AU - C. García-Miró
AU - T. An
AU - M. Abada-Simon
AU - J. N. H. S. Aditya
AU - I. Agudo
AU - T. Akahori
AU - A. Alberdi
AU - S. Anton
AU - P. Atri
AU - A. -K. Baczko
AU - S. Belladitta
AU - E. K. Bempong-Manful
AU - R. Beswick
AU - M. Bhardwaj
AU - E. Bonnassieux
AU - A. Brunthaler
AU - C. -S. Chang
AU - P. Charlot
AU - S. Chen
AU - W. Chen
AU - X. Cheng
AU - A. Chhipa
AU - J. O. Chibueze
AU - I. Cho
AU - J. B. Climent
AU - L. Cui
AU - S. Curiel
AU - F. D'Ammando
AU - J. R. Dawson
AU - A. Deller
AU - H. Ding
AU - R. Dodson
AU - J. Drevon
AU - F. Eppel
AU - S. Frey
AU - M. Garrett
AU - M. Gawroński
AU - J. Geng
AU - S. Giarratana
AU - M. Giroletti
AU - S. Gulyaev
AU - L. I. Gurvits
AU - C. Hao
AU - T. Hirota
AU - A. J. Hedge
AU - H. Hu
AU - H. Imai
AU - P. Jiang
AU - J. de Jong
AU - M. Kadler
AU - B. Karimi
AU - P. Kharb
AU - R. Khatun
AU - J. -Y. Kim
AU - J. Kim
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/06
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.07743
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.07743
AB - Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) is a fundamental technique that combines signals from telescopes separated by thousands of kilometres to obtain some of the highest-resolution images in astronomy. The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will provide sensitive elements to current VLBI arrays, enabling deep VLBI observations (including the first low-frequency VLBI capability in the Southern Hemisphere). This summary chapter outlines the science that the SKAO, when participating in a VLBI array, will achieve (such as AGN physics, explosive transient localisation, Galactic structure, and gravitational waves), and the current understanding of how VLBI with the SKAO will operate. Given that VLBI requires partnerships with other instruments, the chapter concludes with outstanding issues and considerations for the community needed to maximise the scientific return on investment in SKA-VLBI.
ER -