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How to Respond to a SETI Detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Ray P. Norris
Ray P. Norris*
Affiliation:
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia

Abstract

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Implicit in the significant resources invested globally in SETI searches is the assumption that there is a small but finite probability that one such search will be successful in the next few years. The potential significance of such an event makes it essential to have contingency plans in place to deal with it. I describe the processes that are in place to deal with a SETI detection, including the SETI Post-Detection Committee and outline the challenges facing us.

Type
Post SETI
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 493 - 498
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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