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VLBI and Extreme Scattering Events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Brian Dennison ,
R. L. Fiedler  and
K. J. Johnston
Brian Dennison
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
R. L. Fiedler
Affiliation:
E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Code 4130, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 USA
K. J. Johnston
Affiliation:
E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Code 4130, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 USA

Abstract

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Ray tracing numerical simulations of extreme scattering events result in light curves that display many of the qualitative features observed in such events. The apparent images of an affected source show strong and variable distortions, which could be readily discerned with VLBI observations.

Type
Galactic
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 129: The Impact of VLBI on Astrophysics and Geophysics , 1988 , pp. 299 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

References

Fiedler, R. L., Dennison, B., Johnston, K. J., and Hewish, A. 1987a, Nature, 326, 675.Google Scholar
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