Random Numbers from Astronomical Imaging

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dc.creatorPimbblet, Kevin A.
dc.creatorBulmer, Michael
dc.date2004-08-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:27:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:27:17Z
dc.descriptionThis article describes a method to turn astronomical imaging into a random number generator by using the positions of incident cosmic rays and hot pixels to generate bit streams. We subject the resultant bit streams to a battery of standard benchmark statistical tests for randomness and show that these bit streams are statistically the same as a perfect random bit stream. Strategies for improving and building upon this method are outlined.
dc.description9 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in PASA
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408281
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408281
dc.identifierPubl.Astron.Soc.Austral.22:1-5,2005
dc.identifierdoi:10.1071/AS04043
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/177109
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleRandom Numbers from Astronomical Imaging
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