The determination of the reference point of the VLBI antenna in Ny-Alesund (scientific note)

• Main Authors: Tomasi,Paolo, Sarti,Pierguido, Rioja,Maria
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Istituto di Radioastronomia, CNR/Istituto di Radioastronomia, CNR/Istituto di Radioastronomia, CNR 2001
• Subjects: Ny-Ålesund; Pillar; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Ny Ålesund; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2386; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002386/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2386&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

We present here, the results of a campaign of measures carried on between August 25th and September 8th, 1999,in Ny-Ålesund, to tie the reference point of the VLBI antenna on the ground marks. A number of Leica retro-targets has been attached (glued) all over the structure of the antenna, and their...