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{{short description|Instrument for detecting brief laser pulses in the night sky}} |
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'''Laser SETI''' is an instrument that could continuously survey the entire night sky for brief laser pulses. The instrument can look everywhere simultaneously. |
'''Laser SETI''' is an instrument that could continuously survey the entire night sky for brief laser pulses. The instrument can look everywhere simultaneously. The technology, which consists of a robust assembly of straightforward optical and mechanical components, has been prototyped and subjected to preliminary tests.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SETI Institute|date=2017|title=Why We Need a New Type of SETI Instrument|url=https://www.seti.org/why-we-need-new-type-seti-instrument|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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It will observe all of the sky, all of the time so even relatively rare events can be found. Laser [[Search for extraterrestrial intelligence|SETI]] can discover pulses over a wide range of pulse durations, and is especially sensitive to millisecond singleton pulses which may have been overlooked in previous astronomical surveys.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2017|first=Leonard David 07|title=New 'Laser SETI' Approach Seeks Crowdfunding to Seek Out Alien Life|url=https://www.space.com/37690-search-for-life-laser-seti-project.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Space.com|language=en}}</ref> |
It will observe all of the sky, all of the time so even relatively rare events can be found. Laser [[Search for extraterrestrial intelligence|SETI]] can discover pulses over a wide range of pulse durations, and is especially sensitive to millisecond singleton pulses which may have been overlooked in previous astronomical surveys.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2017|first=Leonard David 07|title=New 'Laser SETI' Approach Seeks Crowdfunding to Seek Out Alien Life|url=https://www.space.com/37690-search-for-life-laser-seti-project.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Space.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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Laser SETI is an instrument that could continuously survey the entire night sky for brief laser pulses. The instrument can look everywhere simultaneously. The technology, which consists of a robust assembly of straightforward optical and mechanical components, has been prototyped and subjected to preliminary tests.[1]
It will observe all of the sky, all of the time so even relatively rare events can be found. Laser SETI can discover pulses over a wide range of pulse durations, and is especially sensitive to millisecond singleton pulses which may have been overlooked in previous astronomical surveys.[2]
As of October 2017, the team had spent close to $50k thus far, have 21 components in hand, 5 on order or in transit, 3 ready to order, and 7 waiting on test results or TBD.[3]
In 2018, the SETI Institute announced that they were going to be able to deploy 8 cameras instead of four, meaning that they can fully monitor two independent fields-of-view.[4]
In 2019, the entity announced that the final logistics were being worked out for the placement of LaserSETI's first observatory at RFO's (Robert Ferguson Observatory) idyllic facility, in Sonoma County.[5]
References
- ^ SETI Institute (2017). "Why We Need a New Type of SETI Instrument".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ August 2017, Leonard David 07. "New 'Laser SETI' Approach Seeks Crowdfunding to Seek Out Alien Life". Space.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Laser SETI in Context". www.centauri-dreams.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "StackPath". www.laserfocusworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Friday, Alison Klesman | Published:; July 14; 2017. "Now is your chance to fund a groundbreaking SETI project". Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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