The NASA SETI program at JPLThe NASA All Sky Survey strategy for detecting signals of extraterrestrial origin is examined. The All Sky Survey observes the entire celestial sphere, covers a frequency range of 1-10 Ghz, and has spatial direction and frequency coverage. The survey time is dependent on the area of the sky surveyed, the telescope diameter, scan rate, the angular separation of the scans, the bandwidth of the receiver, and the frequency coverage. The distance at which a transmitter can be detected for a given sensitivity is analyzed. The interaction between scan strategy and various accumulation strategies and its effect on the sensitivity of the survey are investigated using field tests. A diagram of the SETI Sky Survey observational system is provided.
Document ID
19870039585
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gulkis, Sam (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Olsen, Edward T. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)