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Optical SETI at Lick Observatory: A Status Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Shelley A. Wright
Affiliation:
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA 95140, U.S.A.
Remington P. S. Stone
Affiliation:
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA 95140, U.S.A.
Frank Drake
Affiliation:
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A.
Melesio Muñoz
Affiliation:
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A.
Richard Treffers
Affiliation:
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, U.S.A.
Dan Werthimer
Affiliation:
Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, U.S.A.
Robert A. Evans
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Tero Isotalo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Steven Vance
Affiliation:
Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Abstract

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Optical SETI at Lick Observatory is characterized by its robust approach to initial detections. Our three-detector system has distinguished itself by successful rejection of nearly all false positive signals. We present observational progress, discuss use of data analysis procedures such as FFTs and analysis of double coincidences, and mention plans to upgrade our instrumentation.

Type
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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