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The Berkeley parasitic SETI programParasitic 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.
Document ID
19830044300
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bowyer, S.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Zeitlin, G.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Tarter, J.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Lampton, M.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Welch, W. J.
(California, University Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 53
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Accession Number
83A25518
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC2-36
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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