Re: Abstract about the LCS at the IVS meeting

[Leonid Petrov <Leonid.Petrov@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sergei,

> Wouldn't be good to add a sentence that the follow-up observations
> are planned?

  Well, in order to underline that we present the ongoing project,
I replace

In summary, by November 2009 we observed 422 sources and determined 
positions and correlated flux densities of 410 objects.

  with

In summary, by November 2009 we observed 422 sources in 4 out of 8 planned
sessions and determined positions and correlated flux densities of 410 objects.

Version 3:

The objective of the project that started in 2008 is to observe at 8.4 GHz 
a list of candidate flat spectrum radio sources with declinations < -40 deg
with using the Australian LBA and to 1) determine their positions 
with milliarcsec accuracy; 2) measure their correlated flux densities; 
3) determine their suitability as calibrators for phase referencing 
observations and as targets for astrometry and geodesy observations. 
The overall goal of this on-going project is to match the density of phase 
calibrators at the southern hemisphere to the calibrator density at 
the northern hemisphere in order to make phase referencing observations 
feasible. The current status and preliminary results of the project are 
presented. In summary, by November 2009 we observed 422 sources in 4 out 
of 8 planned sessions and determined positions and correlated flux 
densities of 410 objects. As a result, the number of known calibrators 
with declinations < -40 deg increased by the factor of 4.

Leonid
29-NOV-2009 17:04:09