Hands-on workshop of interest to anyone working on VLBI
correlation using SFXC (via the DiFX users group).
Neil Smith
(appearing with Prof Hannah Fry on BBC2 TV 8pm
23 April. Already on iPlayer!
)
tel: +44 7555 212984
web: g4dbn.uk
email: neil@...
SFXC VLBI Software Correlator Workshop
September 22/23, 2025
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This workshop is aimed at individuals
interested in using the Super FX Correlator
("SFXC") for software correlation of data
from their own VLBI instruments (or other
long-ish baseline radio interferometers), as
well as scientists who want to exploit
SFXC's advanced features by doing their own
correlation.
Workshop Overview
The workshop will take place over
two days, mixing theory and
practical hands-on sessions at
JIVE's host institute ASTRON in
Dwingeloo, The Netherlands. There
will also be room for discussion
about future developments of SFXC
(including GPU-based correlation)
and suggestions for improving the
SFXC documentation.
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Limited Participation
The number of participants is limited to
twenty (20) to enable a useful
teacher-to-student ratio for the practical
sessions. If we receive more than 20
registrations by the registration deadline
of May 25th 2025, we will select
participants based on the survey in the
registration form (see link at the bottom of
this page).
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Selected
participants will receive
confirmation before June 6th 2025.
Please hold off making travel
arrangements until your
participation has been confirmed!
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Course Content
Lectures will
be delivered by the SFXC developers, JIVE's
in-house experts, and external users already
using SFXC for their own data processing.
Topics will include:
- Correlator
models
- Correlation
preparation
- Mixed-bandwidth
correlation
- Geodetic
correlation
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- Real-time
correlation
- Post-processing
of correlator output
- Using
SFXC for space science
- Using
SFXC for FRB localization
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Prerequisites
We expect each participant to:
- Bring a
laptop with an ssh client
installed
- Have
experience with radio
interferometry
- Be
familiar with a UNIX/Linux shell
command-line environment
- Have
programming experience in Python
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Practical Information
The workshop is offered free of charge, but
no travel, lodging, sustenance, or other
form of financial support will be available.
A block booking of hotel rooms at the nearby??has
been made and bicycles will be provided to
commute between the hotel and ASTRON's
premises.
Code of Conduct
JIVE and ASTRON are dedicated to
providing an inclusive and safe
environment for everyone: employees
and visitors; therefore this
workshop is covered by the?.
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