Speaker
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Prof Oleg Smirnov:
email: o.smirnov@ru.ac.za
Institution: Rhodes University
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
Yes
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
We studied Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) as potential calibrators, which were observed by the Karoo Array Telescope (KAT-7) between Oct 13, 2012 and Feb 23, 2013. The KAT-7 is an engineering prototype for the coming sensitive array, the MeerKAT, one of the pathfinders for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The KAT-7, whose construction started in early 2008, has been undergoing engineering and science verifications since late 2010. In this presentation, we report the flux-density and position measurement accuracy of the KAT-7. Moreover, we explain the first steps towards identifying possible flux-density standards using variability metrics for short baseline interferometers such as the KAT-7.
