Laser transition in atomic iodine for passive and active SETI

It is proposed to use the wavelength 1.315 μm of the laser transition 2P 1/2→ 2P 3/2 in atomic iodine both for passive and active SETI. The search for an extraterrestrial signal at this wavelength is promising because an active quantum filter (AQF) with a quantum sensitivity limit and with strong fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta astronautica 2010-12, Vol.67 (11), p.1384-1390
Hauptverfasser: Kutaev, Yu.F., Mankevich, S.K., Nosach, O.Yu, Orlov, E.P.
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Zusammenfassung:It is proposed to use the wavelength 1.315 μm of the laser transition 2P 1/2→ 2P 3/2 in atomic iodine both for passive and active SETI. The search for an extraterrestrial signal at this wavelength is promising because an active quantum filter (AQF) with a quantum sensitivity limit and with strong fixing in the spectrum luminescence line of the width less than 0.01 cm −1, has been developed for the noted wavelength. Such AQF is capable of receiving the laser signals, consisting of only a few photons, against the background of emission from a star under study. In addition, the high-energy iodine lasers emitting diffraction-limited nanosecond pulses of energy of 2 kJ in a single beam at the wavelength 1.315 μm have been created. The spectral tuning of radiation of these lasers allows one to compensate the frequency Doppler shift. A weak absorption of the 1.315 μm radiation in the Earth atmosphere allows the search for extraterrestrial signals by using the ground optical telescopes equipped with adaptive optical systems.
ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.02.002