A Complete Flux-Density--limited VLBI Survey of 293 Flat-Spectrum Radio Sources

We define a complete flux-density-limited sample of 293 flat-spectrum sources-the Caltech-Jodrell Bank flat-spectrum (CIF) sample. The CIF sample is designed to integrate the bulk of our existing VLBI survey observations into a large, homogeneous database for statistical studies of a broad range of astrophysical and cosmological issues. Here we present 6 cm VLBA observations of the 18 sources that had not yet been imaged with VLBI, and both 6 and 20 cm VLA observations of 186 sources in the sample.