The Serendip piggyback SETI project
Abstract
The Serendip project, an ongoing SETI program of monitoring and processing broadband radio signals acquired by existing radio astronomy observatories, are summarized. Serendip operates in a piggyback mode, making use of whatever observing plan is under way at its host observatory. The Serendip system at NRAO and the signature detection and identification techniques used by the project are described. The method used to reject terrestrial interference is discussed.
- Publication:
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Bangalore International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988bang.iafcQ....L
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Observatories;
- Piggyback Systems;
- Project Seti;
- Radio Astronomy;
- Signal Detection;
- Data Acquisition;
- Power Spectra;
- Radio Signals;
- Thermal Noise;
- Space Sciences (General)