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Fig. 10.6 Artist concept of the transiting exoplanet survey satellite and its 4 telescopes. Credit:
NASA/MIT
10.4 Conclusion and Future Remarks
In this paper, we outlined the overview of the ongoing collaboration between INAF
and the Breakthrough Listen team. The common aim is for SRT to join the BL
activities as soon as possible and to start to do SETI, pulsar and FRB searches in
cooperation with all the other facilities involved in the collaboration. In 2020, the
installation and commissioning of the described hardware and software infrastructure
was supposed to be completed so as to be ready to operate by the end of 2020,
however due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the program has been significantly slowed
down. Nevertheless, we are confident that, despite these unforeseen circumstances,
we will complete all the needed tasks and SRT will soon, finally, start to do SETI in
the context of the BL program.
References
1. P. Bolli, et al., Sardinia radio telescope: general description, technical & commissioning and first light. J. Astron. Instrum. 4(3 & 4), 1550008 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1142/
S2251171715500087
2. I. Prandoni, et al., The sardinia radio telescope . From a technological project to a radio observatory. Astron. Astrophys. 608, id.A40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201630243
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Fig. 10.6 Artist concept of the transiting exoplanet survey satellite and its 4 telescopes. Credit:
NASA/MIT
10.4 Conclusion and Future Remarks
In this paper, we outlined the overview of the ongoing collaboration between INAF
and the Breakthrough Listen team. The common aim is for SRT to join the BL
activities as soon as possible and to start to do SETI, pulsar and FRB searches in
cooperation with all the other facilities involved in the collaboration. In 2020, the
installation and commissioning of the described hardware and software infrastructure
was supposed to be completed so as to be ready to operate by the end of 2020,
however due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the program has been significantly slowed
down. Nevertheless, we are confident that, despite these unforeseen circumstances,
we will complete all the needed tasks and SRT will soon, finally, start to do SETI in
the context of the BL program.
References
1. P. Bolli, et al., Sardinia radio telescope: general description, technical & commissioning and first light. J. Astron. Instrum. 4(3 & 4), 1550008 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1142/
S2251171715500087
2. I. Prandoni, et al., The sardinia radio telescope . From a technological project to a radio observatory. Astron. Astrophys. 608, id.A40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201630243