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Ultra-rapid UT1 measurement by e-VLBI

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The latency of UT1 measurement with Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) has been greatly reduced by using e-VLBI technology. VLBI observations on the baseline formed by the Kashima 34-m and the Onsala 20-m radio telescopes achieved ultra-rapid UT1 measurements, where the UT1 result was obtained within 30 min after the end of the observing session. A high speed network and a UDP-based data transfer protocol ‘Tsunami’ assisted the high data rate and long-distance data transfer from Onsala to Kashima. The accuracy of the UT1 value obtained from the 1-h single baseline e-VLBI experiment has been confirmed to be as the same level with the rapid combined solution of Bulletin-A. The newly developed technology is going to be transferred to the regular intensive VLBI sessions, and it is expected to contribute to the improved latency and accuracy of UT1 data.

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  1. Kashima Space Research Center, National Institute of Information and Communications technology, 893-1, Hirai, Kashima, Ibaraki, 314-8501, Japan

    Mamoru Sekido, Hiroshi Takiguchi, Yasuhiro Koyama & Tetsuro Kondo

  2. Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-439 92, Onsala, Sweden

    Rüdiger Haas

  3. Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Helsinki University of Technology, Metsähovintie 114, FIN-02540, Kylmälä, Finland

    Jan Wagner & Jouko Ritakari

  4. Geographical Survey Institute, 1 Kitasato, Tsukuba, 305-0811, Japan

    Shinobu Kurihara & Kensuke Kokado

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Sekido, M., Takiguchi, H., Koyama, Y. et al. Ultra-rapid UT1 measurement by e-VLBI. Earth Planet Sp 60, 865–870 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352838

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  • E-VLBI
  • UT1