Localizing FRBs through VLBI with the Algonquin Radio Observatory 10-m Telescope

• Published in: arXiv.org 2022-01
• Main Authors: Cassanelli, Tomas, Leung, Calvin, Rahman, Mubdi, Vanderlinde, Keith, Mena-Parra, Juan, Savannah Cary, Masui, Kiyoshi W, Luo, Jing, Lin, Hsiu-Hsien, Bij, Akanksha, Gill, Ajay, Baker, Daniel, Bandura, Kevin, Berger, Sabrina, Boyle, Patrick J, Brar, Charanjot, Chatterjee, Shami, Cubranic, Davor, Dobbs, Matt, Fonseca, Emmanuel, Good, Deborah C, Kaczmarek, Jane F, Kaspi, V M, Landecker, Thomas L, Lanman, Adam E, Li, Dongzi Z, McKee, James W, Meyers, Bradley W, Michilli, Daniele, Naidu, Arun, Ng, Cherry, Patel, Chitrang, Pearlman, Aaron B, Ue-Li Pen, Pleunis, Ziggy, Quine, Brendan, Renard, Andre, Sanghavi, Pranav, Smith, Kendrick M, Stairs, Ingrid, Tendulkar, Shriharsh P
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Angular resolution; Differential geometry; Field of view; Galaxies; Ionosphere; Localization; Observatories; Pulsars; Radio bursts; Refurbishment; Stability analysis; Very long base interferometry
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2107.05659

The CHIME/FRB experiment has detected thousands of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) due to its sensitivity and wide field of view; however, its low angular resolution prevents it from localizing events to their host galaxies. Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), triggered by FRB detections from CHIME/FRB will solve the challenge of localization for non-repeating events. Using a refurbished 10-m radio dish at the Algonquin Radio Observatory located in Ontario Canada, we developed a testbed for a VLBI experiment with a theoretical ~