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A Sparse Reconstruction Algorithm for Multi-Frequency Radio Images


A Sparse Reconstruction Algorithm for Multi-Frequency Radio Images

In radio interferometry, every pair of antennas in an array defines one sampling point in the Fourier domain of the sky image. By combining infor-

mation from different wavelengths, sample coverage—and therefore reconstruction quality—can be increased. However, the images at different wavelengths can be dramatically dissimilar; this fact must be taken into account when reconstructing multi-frequency images. In this paper, we present a novel reconstruction algorithm based on the assumption that the spectrum is continuous. In contrast to prior work, we allow for sparse deviations from this assumption: this allows, for example, for accurate reconstruction of line spectra superimposed on a continuum. Using simulated measurements on synthetic multi-frequency images, we show that the proposed approach provides significant improvements over a comparable method based solely on a continuity assumption.


Author(s):Stephan Wenger, Marcus Magnor
Published:November 2014
Type:Technical Report
Institution:Inst. f. Computergraphik, TU Braunschweig
Project(s): Radio Astronomy Synthesis Imaging 


@techreport{wenger2014sparse,
  title = {A Sparse Reconstruction Algorithm for Multi-Frequency Radio Images},
  author = {Wenger, Stephan and Magnor, Marcus},
  institution = {Inst. f. Computergraphik, {TU} Braunschweig},
  number = {20},
  month = {Nov},
  year = {2014}
}

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