A search for narrow band signals with Serendip II - A progress reportCommensal programs for 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. An automated commensal system, Serendip II, searches for 0.49-Hz signals in sequential 64,700 Hz bands of the IF of a radio telescope being used for an astronomical observation. Upon detection of a signal with power above a preset threshold, the frequency, power, time, and telescope direction are recorded for later study. The system has been tested at the Hat Creek Radio Astronomy Observatory 85-ft telescope and the NASA-JPL Deep Space Station (DSS 14) 64-m telescope.
Document ID
19870028847
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Werthimer, D. (Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Budapest, Hungary)
Buhse, R. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Berezin, A. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Bowyer, S. (California, University Berkeley, United States)