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The S2 VLBI Correlator: A Correlator for Space VLBI and Geodetic Signal Processing

B. R. Carlson, P. E. Dewdney, T. A. Burgess, R. V. Casorso, W. T. Petrachenko, W. H. Cannon

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9908314

Abstract

We describe the design of a correlator system for ground and space-based VLBI. The correlator contains unique signal processing functions: flexible LO frequency switching for bandwidth synthesis; 1 ms dump intervals, multi-rate digital signal-processing techniques to allow correlation of signals at different sample rates; and a digital filter for very high resolution cross-power spectra. It also includes autocorrelation, tone extraction, pulsar gating, signal-statistics accumulation.

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