Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983icar...53..147b&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 53, Jan. 1983, p. 147-155.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Project Seti, Radio Astronomy, Bandwidth, Cost Effectiveness, Data Acquisition, Data Processing, Intermediate Frequencies, Microprocessors, Milky Way Galaxy, Radio Beacons, Real Time Operation, Spectrum Analysis, Systems Engineering
Scientific paper
Parasitic programs for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), carried out concurrently with conventional radio astronomical observing programs, can be an attractive and cost-effective means of exploring the large multidimensional search space intrinsic to this effort. A microprocessor-based automated SETI acquisition system is described which searches for, and records, spectra of narrowband signals in the IF band of an observatory receiver. Data taken with this system over 35 days at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory at 1612 MHz are discussed. Out of approximately 100,000 spectra processed during this period, 4000 were identified by the system as containing narrowband signals and were recorded. Subsequent analysis indicates that over 3900 of these are due to local RF contamination. The remainder are undergoing further investigation.
Bowyer Stuart
Lampton Michael
Tarter Jill
Welch William J.
Zeitlin G.
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