by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Sara Seager November 16, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: Waste gas products from technological civilizations may accumulate in an exoplanet atmosphere to detectable levels. We propose nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as ideal technosignature...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Nick Tusay November 9, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: The newly refurbished The Allen Telescope Array uses beam-forming within its primary field of view for SETI observations in an effort to discriminate between local radio frequency interference (RFI) and signals...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Jason Wright November 2, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: I apply the thermodynamics of radiation to Dyson spheres as machines that do work or computation, and examine their observational consequences. I identify four properties of Dyson spheres that complicate typical...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Chenoa Tremblay October 19, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: Within the fields of astrobiology, planetary science, and radio astronomy there are teams around the world constantly looking for signs that life exists on other planets than Earth. The search for complex life...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Julia DeMarines October 5, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: The Moonbounce Project is a pet name for an observing campaign that observed the moon for eight nights with the Green Bank Telescope in late 2019 with the goal of empirically measuring Earth’s...
