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A New Search for μs Time Scale Radio Pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Paul Demorest ,
Dan Werthimer ,
David Anderson ,
Aaron Golden  and
Ron Ekers
Paul Demorest
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA 94720-7300
Dan Werthimer
Affiliation:
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA 94720-7450
David Anderson
Affiliation:
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA 94720-7450
Aaron Golden
Affiliation:
National University of Ireland, Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
Ron Ekers
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping NSW 2121, Australia

Abstract

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We describe a new search for intrinsically short (μs) dispersed pulses at 21 cm. This search uses coherent de-dispersion, implemented in a distributed computing framework. It will have a sensitivity of 10−18 W/m2 and cover the Arecibo sky ∼ 3 times.

Type
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 479 - 482
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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