Engulfing a radio pulsar: the case of PSR J1023+0038

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 444:2 (2014) 1783-1792

Authors:

F Coti Zelati, MC Baglio, S Campana, P D'Avanzo, P Goldoni, N Masetti, T Muñoz-Darias, S Covino, RP Fender, E Jiménez Bailón, H Otí-Floranes, E Palazzi, FG Ramón-Fox

Swift J1357.2−0933: the faintest black hole?

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 444:1 (2014) 902-905

Authors:

M Armas Padilla, R Wijnands, N Degenaar, T Muñoz-Darias, J Casares, RP Fender

A prompt radio transient associated with a gamma-ray superflare from the young M dwarf binary DG CVn

(2014)

Authors:

RP Fender, GE Anderson, R Osten, T Staley, C Rumsey, K Grainge, RDE Saunders

Black hole-like hysteresis and accretion states in neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 443:4 (2014) 3270-3283

Authors:

T Muñoz-Darias, RP Fender, SE Motta, TM Belloni

Commensal searches for extraterrestrial intelligence with Arecibo Observatory and the Green Bank Telescope

2014 XXXIth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2014)

Authors:

Andrew PV Siemion, Wesley Armour, Jayanth Chennamangalam, Jeff Cobb, Matt Dexter, Heino Falcke, John Ford, Mike Garrett, Glenn Jones, Aris Karastergiou, Eric Korpela, Matt Lebofsky, Duncan Lorimer, David MacMahon, Ron Maddalena, Maura McLaughlin, Dan Werthimer

Abstract:

Our group is currently developing two new instruments to conduct commensal searches for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) at the Green Bank Telescope and Arecibo Observatory. The SETI sky surveys conducted with these two instruments will use all available receivers at these two facilities and target a range of signal types. When complete, these surveys will be the most sensitive and thorough sky surveys for radio emission produced by extraterrestrial technology ever conducted. Here we describe the technical details of our new digital instruments, including the signal acquisition, distribution and science processing components. We also discuss expected science returns and potential expansions to the digital system that could enable wider bandwidths and allow other observers to use the system for their own commensal programs with a minimal investment in new hardware.