An investigation of the effects of scan separation on the sensitivity of the SETI all sky survey for the case of Gaussian noise
Abstract
The scalloping problem for the case of Gaussian noise statistics is analyzed. The optimal weighting strategy for linearly combining two observations in adjacent beam areas is derived, and the sensitivity and scalloping for this weighting strategy are compared with those realized using a single observation or using equal weighting of two observations. The variation of the probability for detecting ETI signals with scan separation are calculated for the various weighting strategies, assuming that the transmitters are of equal strength and are uniformly distributed throughout space.
- Publication:
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The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Report
- Pub Date:
- March 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984tdar.nasa..151L
- Keywords:
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- Project Seti;
- Random Noise;
- Scanning;
- Sensitivity;
- Signal Detection;
- Sky Surveys (Astronomy);
- Probability Distribution Functions;
- Signal To Noise Ratios;
- Transmitters;
- Weighting Functions;
- Communications and Radar