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Random Numbers from Astronomical Imaging
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
Abstract
This article describes a method to turn astronomical imaging into a random number generator by using the positions of incident cosmic rays and hot pixels to generate bit streams. We subject the resultant bit streams to a battery of standard benchmark statistical tests for randomness and show that these bit streams are statistically the same as a perfect random bit stream. Strategies for improving and building upon this method are outlined.
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2005
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