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PANOSETI is a novel experiment designed to greatly expand the current optical and near-infrared SETI phase space by monitoring the entire observable sky during all observable time, in order to search for nanosecond to second pulsed light signals and astrophysical transients. PANOSETI instrumental design, based upon an assembly of dozens of Fresnel-lens telescopes equipped with fast (nanosecond-speed) detectors, is summarized in the table below.
| Parameter | Visible wavelengths | Near-infrared wavelengths |
|---|---|---|
| Focusing optics | ||
| Detectors | Hamamatsu 3mm-pixel MPPC-S13360-3025CS arrays | InGaAs D-APDs 200μm-pixel 30x4-pix arrays |
| Sensitivity | > 20 photons per pulse | > 100 photons per pulse |
| Wavelength coverage | ||
| Pulse duration | ||
| Timing accuracy | ||
| Pixel scale | 0.31° per pixel | 82.5 arcsec per pixel (6.8 arcmin/mm) |
| Background mitigation | ||
| Number of telescopes per observatory | 2 (current)8 (2022), 90 (planned) | 1 (2022)4 (planned) |
| Sky coverage per telescope | 9.9 degrees x 9.9 degrees (current) | 0.06 sq. deg in drift scan mode |
| Sky coverage(total) | 100 square-degrees (current)4,500 square-degrees(goal) | 0.24 sq. deg in drift scan mode (goal) |
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University of California, San Diego
Center for Astrophysics & Space Science |
Department of Physics
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0424
UCSD OIR Laboratory
Prof. Shelley Wright
Telephone: 858-534-3316
Building: Science Engineering Research Facility (SERF), Room 463
Email: oirlab[@]physics.ucsd.edu