QCAL-1 43 GHz Calibrator Survey

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This paper presents the catalog of correlated flux densities in three ranges of baseline projection lengths of 637 sources from a 43GHz (Q band) survey observed with the Korean VLBI Network. Of them, 14 objects used as calibrators were previously observed, but 623 sources have not been observed before in the Q band with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). The goal of this work in the early science phase of the new VLBI array is twofold: to evaluate the performance of the new instrument that operates in a frequency range of 22-129GHz and to build a list of objects that can be used as targets and as calibrators. We have observed the list of 799 target sources with declinations down to -40{deg}. Among them, 724 were observed before with VLBI at 22GHz and had correlated flux densities greater than 200mJy. The overall detection rate is 78%. The detection limit, defined as the minimum flux density for a source to be detected with 90% probability in a single observation, was in the range of 115-180mJy depending on declination. However, some sources as weak as 70mJy have been detected. Of 623 detected sources, 33 objects are detected for the first time in VLBI mode. We determined their coordinates with a median formal uncertainty of 20mas. The results of this work set the basis for future efforts to build the complete flux-limited sample of extragalactic sources at frequencies of 22GHz and higher at 3/4 of the celestial sphere.

Cone search capability for table J/AJ/144/150/table3 (Catalog of correlated flux densities of 637 sources that have at least 3 detections in Korean VLBI Network (KVN) QCAL-1 observing campaign)

Cone search capability for table J/AJ/144/150/table4 (QCAL-1 catalog of positions of the 33 sources never observed before with VLBI)

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.51440150
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Creator Petrov L.; Lee S.-S.; Kim J.; Jung T.; Oh J.; Sohn B.W.; Byun D.-Y.,Chung M.-H.; Je D.-H.; Wi S.-O.; Song M.-G.; Kang J.; Han S.-T.; Lee J.-W.,Kim B.G.; Chung H.; Kim H.-G.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2013
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics