Report for 2009 from the Bordeaux IVS Analysis Center
Résumé
This report summarizes the activities of the Bordeaux IVS Analysis Center during the year 2009. The work was focused on (i) regular analysis of the IVS-R1 and IVS-R4 sessions with the GINS software package; (ii) systematic VLBI imaging of the RDV sessions and calculation of the corresponding struc- ture index and compactness values; (iii) analysis of all available structure indices to identify potential defining sources for the ICRF2; (iv) continuation of our observational program to identify suitable radio sources for the link with the future Gaia frame; (v) development of a pipeline to model-fit VLBI structures in an automatic way; and (vi) simulations to assess the imaging capabilities of the VLBI2010 system and the accuracy of the corresponding structure corrections. Also to be mentioned is the en- hancement of the Bordeaux VLBI Image Database and the construction of a dynamic web site for the IVS specific session dedicated to the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The IVS 10th Anniversary celebration held in Bordeaux on 25 March 2009 will remain as the highlight of the past year.