SONGS OF JUPITER: DETECTING RADIO WAVES FROM SPACE

Tom Discepola, Greg Haislip, Shereef Elnahal, Mike Fitzsimmons, John Kang, Meera Krishnan, Saee Paliwal, David Paltiel, Henry Park, Margaret Senese

Advisor: Brian Holton
Teaching Assistant: Karl Strohmaier

 

ABSTRACT

Signals from outer space have always fascinated both scientists and laymen alike. This paper describes our quest to detect and analyze radio emissions from both Jupiter and the sun. The proposed method for the experiment involved assembling a receiver and antenna from scratch. While electronic failures prevented the completion of the project as planned, we were able to collect data in an alternate manner. Though we were unable to detect Jovian activity due to Jupiter's unfavorable position at this time of year, we were instead able to observe solar activity and collect data indicative of radio waves from the regular Perseid meteor shower.

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