Compared with traditional analog system, the Chinese VLBI Data Acquisition System (CDAS) is a digital one with better bandpass and wider bandwidth which allow weaker sources to be detected and measured by VLBI techniques. After optimizing and verifying the performance of CDAS in wide bandwidth observing mode, we performed an experiment by observing 85 weak sources along the ecliptic with Chinese VLBI stations located at Shanghai, Kunming and Urumqi. The capability of CDAS has been demonstrated for the detection of weak sources with improved sensitivity.

ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. STATUS OF VLBI DIGITAL BACKEND
3. RESULTS OF WIDE BANDWIDTH EXPERIMENT
4. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES

• Fengchun Shu(Shanghai Astronomical Observatory)
• Wu Jiang(Shanghai Astronomical Observatory)