Multi-frequency Synthesis in Space Very Long Baseline Radio Interferometry

Abstract

The paper examines the possibilities of using multi-frequency synthesis methods for very long baseline (VLBI) space radio interferometers to improve the \((u,{v})\) coverage and the quality of the resulting synthesized images. To evaluate the contribution of multi-frequency synthesis methods, simulations of VLBI observations were performed using the example of the space VLBI concept that is based on a combination of circular near-Earth orbits.