Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976anah.iafcq....o&link_type=abstract
International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress, 27th, Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 10-16, 1976, 5 p.
Mathematics
Logic
Bandwidth, Extraterrestrial Life, Extraterrestrial Radio Waves, Interstellar Communication, Signal To Noise Ratios, Doppler Effect, Fourier Transformation, H Lines, Hydroxyl Emission, Intelligence, Linear Amplifiers, Microwave Emission, Radio Spectra, Water Vapor
Scientific paper
The Project Cyclops team dubbed the frequency band between 1400 and 1700 MHz the 'water hole' and suggested that different galactic species might 'meet' there just as different terrestrial species have always met at more mundane water holes. The present paper gives physical and psychological bases for the belief that the 'water hole' is a prime band for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It is argued that any advanced society wishing to establish contact with others will choose the least expensive means assuring success, that electromagnetic radiation is less espensive than probes or spacecraft, and that the terrestrial microwave window (1 to 10 GHz) is clearly a preferred region of the spectrum for an interstellar search using low-noise receivers.
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