Optical SETI with Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes

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dc.creatorHolder, J.
dc.creatorAshworth, P.
dc.creatorLeBohec, S.
dc.creatorRose, H. J.
dc.creatorWeekes, T. C.
dc.date2005-06-30
dc.date2005-07-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:18:07Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:18:07Z
dc.descriptionThe idea of searching for optical signals from extraterrestrial civilizations has become increasingly popular over the last five years, with dedicated projects at a number of observatories. The method relies on the detection of a brief (few ns), intense light pulse with fast photon detectors. Ground-based gamma-ray telescopes such as the Whipple 10m, providing a large mirror area and equipped with an array of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), are ideal instruments for this kind of observation if the background of cosmic-ray events can be rejected. We report here on a method for searching for optical SETI pulses, using background discrimination techniques based on the image shape.
dc.description4 pages. Submitted to the 29th ICRC, Pune
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0506758
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0506758
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9369
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleOptical SETI with Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes
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