NASA NTRS · 20110011832
Rotational Alignment Altered by Source Position Correlations
Abstract
In the construction of modern Celestial Reference Frames (CRFs) the overall rotational alignment is only weakly constrained by the data. Therefore, common practice has been to apply a 3-dimensional No-Net-Rotation (NNR) constraint in order to align an under-construction frame to the ICRF. We present evidence that correlations amongst source position parameters must be accounted for in order to properly align a CRF at the 5-10 (mu)as level of uncertainty found in current work. Failure to do so creates errors at the 10-40 (mu)as level.
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Jacobs, Chris S., Heflin, M. B., Lanyi, G. E., Sovers, O. J., Steppe, J. A.. 2010-12-01. Rotational Alignment Altered by Source Position Correlations. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110011832
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