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SETI: The Microwave Search Problem and the Nasa Sky Survey Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Michael J. Klein
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
Samuel Gulkis
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109

Abstract

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NASA's microwave observing program for SETI is presented. This strategy is composed of a high sensitivity, narrow frequency coverage, Target Search and a low sensitivity, broad frequency coverage, Sky Survey. The complementary nature of this dual mode search strategy is discussed. An overview is given of ongoing work in the development of the search strategy for the Sky Survey.

Type
Section VI. Technological Progress in Radio Searches
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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