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http://dx.doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2009.26.4.567

Development of Software Correlator for KJJVC  

Yeom, J.H. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Oh, S.J. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Roh, D.G. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Kang, Y.W. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Park, S.Y. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Lee, C.H. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Chung, H.S. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences / v.26, no.4, 2009 , pp. 567-588 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator (KJJVC) is being developed by collaborating KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), Korea, and NAOJ(National Observatory of Japan), Japan. In early 2010, KJJVC will work in normal operation. In this study, we developed the software correlator which is based on VCS (VLBI Correlation Subsystem) hardware specification as the core component of KJJVC. The main specification of software correlator is 8 Gbps, 8192 output channels, and 262,144-points FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) function same as VCS. And the functional algorithm which is same as specification of VCS and arithmetic register are adopted in this software correlator. To verify the performance of developed software correlator, the correlation experiments were carried out using the spectral line and continuum sources which were observed by VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), NAOJ. And the experimental results were compared to the output of Mitaka FX correlator by referring spectrum shape, phase rate, and fringe detection and so on. Through the experimental results, we confirmed that the correlation results of software correlator are the same as Mitaka FX correlator and verified the effectiveness of it. In future, we expect that the developed software correlator will be the possible software correlator of KVN (Korean VLBI Network) with KJJVC by introducing the correlation post-processing and modifying the user interface as like GUI (Graphic User Interface).
Keywords
software correlator; VCS (VLBI correlation subsystem); VLBI;
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