Abstract
This second lecture on blazars is not primarily about their properties but, rather, about various ways in which the VLBI technique can be used to observe them. It covers a number of general points to be considered when making VLBI observations of compact objects, and describes, with examples, various observing modes that can be used to investigate blazar properties. These include studies of structural variability and superluminal motion, multi-frequency and polarization-sensitive VLBI, mm-VLBI and Space-VLBI.
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Porcas, R.W. (2004). Observing Blazars with VLBI. In: Mantovani, F., Kus, A. (eds) The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 135. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2406-1_5
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