AbstractHigh spatial resolution continuum radio maps produced by the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) of The Netherlands at frequencies near the 21 cm HI line have been examined for anomalous sources of emission coincident with the locations of nearby bright stars. From a total of 542 stellar positions investigated, no candidates for radio stars or ETI signals were discovered to formal limits on the minimum detectable signal ranging from 7.7 × 10−22 W/m2 to 6.4 × 10−24 W/m2. This preliminary study has verified that data collected by radio astronomers at large synthesis arrays can profitably be analysed for SETI signals (in a non-interfering manner) provided only that the data are available in the form of a more or less standard two dimensional map format.


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    Title :

    A symbiotic approach to SETI observations


    Subtitle :

    Use of maps from the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 9 , 6-7 ; 415-419


    Publication date :

    1981-12-09


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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