The Ohio SETI Program — The First Decade

  • Robert S. Dixon
Part of the International Astronomical Union book series (IAUS, volume 112)

Abstract

A full-time dedicated SETI progam has been in operation at Ohio State University since 1973. A 50-channel narrowband filter bank is in use near the 21 cm. hydrogen-line. All data is processed in real time and permanently recorded. A large portion of the northern sky has been surveyed and analyzed for large-scale structure. The only obvious non-random structure is caused by isolated narrowband pulses, which are anti-correlated with galactic latitude, and congregate in two specific areas. The origin of these pulses is unknown, although they may be partially due to instrumental effects.

Keywords

Filter Bank Galactic Center Antenna Pattern Galactic Latitude Local Solar Time 
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Copyright information

© International Astronomical Union 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • Robert S. Dixon
    • 1
  1. 1.Ohio State University Radio ObservatoryColumbusUSA

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