Niu Liu Niu Liu Researcher in Astronomy

Research Interests

My research focuses on high-precision astrometry, with particular interest in measuring celestial positions at the microarcsecond level and constructing a unified multi-frequency celestial reference frame.

Featured Projects

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Frame Tie in the Era of Multi-wavelength Celestial Reference Frames

Celestial reference frames (CRFs) are fundamental to astronomy, geodesy, and deep-space navigation. We are now entering an era in which multi-frequency CRFs, realized by VLBI and Gaia, can reach microarcsecond-level accuracy, bringing both new opportunities and new challenges.

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Frequency-dependency of extragalactic source structure

Many extragalactic radio sources exhibit extended and variable structures, which can induce apparent positional shifts. These structure-related systematic effects have become one of the dominant error sources in VLBI astrometry.

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