摘要
Multi-frequency same-beam VLBI means that two explorers with a small separation angle are simultaneously observed with the main beam of receiving antennas. In the same-beam VLBI, the differential phase delay between two explorers and two receiving telescopes can be obtained with a small error of several picoseconds. The differential phase delay, as the observable of the same-beam VLBI, gives the separation angular information of the two explorers in the celestial sphere. The two-dimensional relative position on the plane-of-sky can thus be precisely determined with an error of less than 1 m for a distance of 3.8×105 km far away from the earth, by using the differential phase delay obtained with the four Chinese VLBI stations. The relative position of a lunar rover on the lunar surface can be determined with an error of 10 m by using the differential phase delay data and the range data for the lander when the lunar topography near the rover and the lander can be determined with an error of 10 m.
Multi-frequency same-beam VLBI means that two explorers with a small separation angle are simultaneously observed with the main beam of receiving antennas. In the same-beam VLBI, the differential phase delay between two explorers and two receiving telescopes can be obtained with a small error of several picoseconds. The differential phase delay, as the observable of the same-beam VLBI, gives the separation angular information of the two explorers in the celestial sphere. The two-dimensional relative position on the plane-of-sky can thus be precisely determined with an error of less than 1 m for a distance of 3.8×105 km far away from the earth, by using the differential phase delay obtained with the four Chinese VLBI stations. The relative position of a lunar rover on the lunar surface can be determined with an error of 10 m by using the differential phase delay data and the range data for the lander when the lunar topography near the rover and the lander can be determined with an error of 10 m.
作者
LIU QingHui1, CHEN Ming1, XIONG WeiMing2, QIAN ZhiHan1, LI JinLing1, HAO WangHong1,4, WANG GuangLi1, ZHENG WeiMin1, GUAN Di3, ZHU RenJie1, WANG WeiHua1, ZHANG XiuZhong1, JIANG DongRong1, SHU FengChun1, PING JinSong1 & HONG XiaoYu11 Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China
2 Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3 Lunar Explorer Engineering General Department, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
4 Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology, Beijing 100094, China
基金
supported by the ‘100 Talents Project’ of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
