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Tom Pierson
Researcher at Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Publications - 12
Citations - 521
Tom Pierson is an academic researcher from Search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Allen Telescope Array & Telescope. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 506 citations.
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The Allen Telescope Array: The First Widefield, Panchromatic, Snapshot Radio Camera for Radio Astronomy and SETI
Jack Welch,Donald C. Backer,Leo Blitz,Douglas C.-J. Bock,Geoffrey C. Bower,Carina Cheng,Steve Croft,Matthew R. Dexter,G. Engargiola,Ed Fields,James R. Forster,Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill,Carl Heiles,T. T. Helfer,Susanne Jorgensen,Garrett K. Keating,John Lugten,Dave MacMahon,Oren Milgrome,D. D. Thornton,L. Urry,J. van Leeuwen,Dan Werthimer,Peter H. Williams,M. C. H. Wright,Jill Tarter,Robert Ackermann,Shannon Atkinson,Peter Backus,William C. Barott,Tucker Bradford,M. M. Davis,Dave DeBoer,John Dreher,G. R. Harp,Jane Jordan,Tom Kilsdonk,Tom Pierson,Karen Randall,John Ross,Seth Shostak,Matt Fleming,Chris Cork,Artyom Vitouchkine,Niklas Wadefalk,Sander Weinreb +45 more
TL;DR: The first 42 elements of the Allen Telescope Array (ATA-42) are beginning to deliver data at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in northern California as mentioned in this paper, and the fundamental scientific program of this new telescope is varied and exciting; some of the first astronomical results are discussed.
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The Allen Telescope Array: The First Widefield, Panchromatic, Snapshot Radio Camera for Radio Astronomy and SETI
Jack Welch,Don Backer,Leo Blitz,Douglas C.-J. Bock,Geoffrey C. Bower,Calvin Cheng,Steve Croft,Matt Dexter,Greg Engargiola,Ed Fields,James R. Forster,Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill,Carl Heiles,Tamara T. Helfer,Susanne Jorgensen,Garrett K. Keating,J. B. Lugten,Dave MacMahon,Oren Milgrome,Douglas Thornton,Lynn Urry,Joeri van Leeuwen,Dan Werthimer,Peter H. Williams,Melvin Wright Jill Tarter,Robert Ackermann,Shannon Atkinson,Peter Backus,William C. Barott,Tucker Bradford,M. M. Davis,Dave DeBoer,John Dreher,G. R. Harp,Jane Jordan,Tom Kilsdonk,Tom Pierson,Karen Randall,John Ross,Seth Shostak Matt Fleming,Chris Cork,Artyom Vitouchkine Niklas Wadefalk,Sander Weinreb +42 more
TL;DR: The design elements of the ATA, the cost savings made possible by the use of commercial off-the-shelf components, and the cost/performance tradeoffs that eventually enabled this first snapshot radio camera are summarized.
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The Allen Telescope Array Twenty-centimeter Survey—a 690 deg2, 12 epoch radio data set. I. Catalog and long-duration transient statistics
Steve Croft,Geoffrey C. Bower,Rob Ackermann,Shannon Atkinson,Don Backer,Peter Backus,William C. Barott,Amber Bauermeister,Leo Blitz,Douglas C.-J. Bock,Tucker Bradford,Calvin Cheng,Chris Cork,M. M. Davis,Dave DeBoer,Matt Dexter,John Dreher,G. Engargiola,Ed Fields,Matt Fleming,James R. Forster,Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill,G. R. Harp,T. T. Helfer,Chat Hull,Jane Jordan,Susanne Jorgensen,Garrett K. Keating,Tom Kilsdonk,Casey J. Law,Joeri van Leeuwen,John Lugten,Dave MacMahon,Peter L. McMahon,Oren Milgrome,Tom Pierson,Karen Randall,John Ross,Seth Shostak,Andrew Siemion,Ken Smolek,Jill Tarter,Douglas Thornton,Lynn Urry,Artyom Vitouchkine,Niklas Wadefalk,Jack Welch,Dan Werthimer,David Whysong,Peter K. G. Williams,Melvyn Wright +50 more
TL;DR: The Allen Telescope Array Twenty-centimeter Survey (ATATS) as mentioned in this paper was designed to detect rare, very bright transients as well as to verify the capabilities of the ATA to form large mosaics.
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The Allen Telescope Array Twenty-centimeter Survey - A 690-Square-Degree, 12-Epoch Radio Dataset - I: Catalog and Long-Duration Transient Statistics
Steve Croft,Geoffrey C. Bower,Rob Ackermann,Shannon Atkinson,Don Backer,Peter Backus,William C. Barott,Amber Bauermeister,Leo Blitz,Douglas C.-J. Bock,Tucker Bradford,Calvin Cheng,Chris Cork,M. M. Davis,Dave DeBoer,Matt Dexter,John Dreher,Greg Engargiola,Ed Fields,Matt Fleming,James R. Forster,Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill,G. R. Harp,Tamara T. Helfer,Chat Hull,Jane Jordan,Susanne Jorgensen,Garrett K. Keating,Tom Kilsdonk,Casey J. Law,Joeri van Leeuwen,J. B. Lugten,Dave MacMahon,Peter L. McMahon,Oren Milgrome,Tom Pierson,Karen Randall,John Ross,Seth Shostak,Andrew Siemion,Ken Smolek,Jill Tarter,Douglas Thornton,Lynn Urry,Artyom Vitouchkine,Niklas Wadefalk,John S. Welch,Dan Werthimer,David Whysong,Peter K. G. Williams,Melvyn Wright +50 more
TL;DR: The Allen Telescope Array Twenty-centimeter Survey (ATATS) as discussed by the authors is designed to detect rare, very bright transients as well as to verify the capabilities of the ATA to form large mosaics.
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THE ALLEN TELESCOPE ARRAY Pi GHz SKY SURVEY. I. SURVEY DESCRIPTION AND STATIC CATALOG RESULTS FOR THE BOOTES FIELD
Geoffrey C. Bower,Steve Croft,Garrett K. Keating,David Whysong,Rob Ackermann,Shannon Atkinson,Don Backer,Peter Backus,Billy Barott,Amber Bauermeister,Leo Blitz,Douglas C.-J. Bock,Tucker Bradford,Calvin Cheng,Chris Cork,M. M. Davis,Dave DeBoer,Matt Dexter,John Dreher,Greg Engargiola,Ed Fields,Matt Fleming,R. James Forster,Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill,G. R. Harp,Carl Heiles,Tamara T. Helfer,Chat Hull,Jane Jordan,Susanne Jorgensen,Tom Kilsdonk,Casey J. Law,Joeri van Leeuwen,J. B. Lugten,Dave MacMahon,Peter L. McMahon,Oren Milgrome,Tom Pierson,Karen Randall,John Ross,Seth Shostak,Andrew Siemion,Ken Smolek,Jill Tarter,Douglas Thornton,Lynn Urry,Artyom Vitouchkine,Niklas Wadefalk,Sandy Weinreb,Jack Welch,Dan Werthimer,Peter K. G. Williams,Melvyn Wright +52 more
TL;DR: Observations of a 10 deg(2) region in the Bootes constellation overlapping the NOAO Deep Wide Field Survey field are presented, providing flux densities, source sizes, and spectral indices for the 425 sources detected in the image.