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Table of contents of the report

Below is the table of contents of the technical report. A very wide range of topics is covered, many for the first time in academic SETI research.

INTRODUCTION
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
- Converging disciplines; Origin and evolution of matter; Galactic evolution and stellar populations; Stellar characteristics and evolution; Formation and evolution of planetary systems; Atmospheric evolution; Ecospheres and good suns; The origin of life; Biological evolution; Cultural evolution and development of intelligence; Civilization, science and technology; Concatenated probabilities; The number of coexisting advanced civilizations; The probability of interstellar communication; References
SOME REASONS FOR THE SEARCH
- Continuing adventure; Bio-cosmology; Our galactic heritage; Possible hazards of contact
POSSIBLE METHODS OF CONTACT
- Interstellar travel; Interstellar probes; Serendipitous contact; Interstellar communication alternatives; References
COMMUNICATION BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
- Antenna gain and directivity; The free space transmission law; Noise in coherent receivers; Coherent detection and matched filtering; Noise in energy detection; The microwave window; Star noise; Range limits; Comparison of several interstellar links; Communication rate of a microwave link; References
ACQUISITION: THE CENTRAL PROBLEM
- Probability of contact versus range; The number of resolvable directions; Search range limit; Doppler shifts and rates; The effect of frequency drift on range; The magnitude of the search; Leakage signals; Beacons; Semantics and anticryptography; References
THE CYCLOPS SYSTEM
- The antenna array and system facilities; Sky coverage; Site selection; Receiver system; IF transmission; The IF delay system; Control and monitoring; Combing the spectrum for signs of life; Imaging the radio sky; The auxiliary optical system; Range capability; The cost of Cyclops; A comparison of the Cyclops and Ozma systems; Confusion limitation
ANTENNA ELEMENTS
- Cyclops requirements; Types of elements; Types of mounts; Surface tolerance; Size limits for self supporting structures; Optimum sizing; Element cost versus size; Mass production savings; Acknowledgements; References
THE RECEIVER SYSTEM
- Antenna optics and feed system; The signal conversion system; The local oscillator system; Cost estimates; References
TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL
- Proposed tunnel patterns; IF transmission system; The IF delay system; Effect of gain and phase dispersion; Array control and monitoring systems
SIGNAL PROCESSING
- The detection of narrow band signals; The optical spectrum analyzer; Power spectrum processing; Statistics of the detection process; Low frequency time anomaly detector; Drake ensemble signal detection; Wide band imaging of the radio sky; Undesired signals; References
CYCLOPS AS A BEACON
SEARCH STRATEGY
- Distance measurement by parallax; Distance inferred from proper motion; Distance determination from absolute magnitude; UBV photometry; Objective prism spectroscopy; Photoelectric spectrometry; The optical-electronic interface; Refining the target list; The four search phases; Stellar corona and planetary architecture studies; The galactic center; References
CYCLOPS AS A RESEARCH TOOL
- Deep space probes; Radar astronomy; Radio astronomy; Summary; Reference
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Conclusions; Recommendations
APPENDIX
- A - Astronomical Data
- B - Supercivilizations and Cultural Longevity
- C - Optimum Detection and Filtering
- D - Square Law Detection Theory
- E - Response of a Gaussian Filter to a Swept Sinusoid
- F - Base Structures
- G - Back-Up Structures
- H - Polarization Considerations
- I - Cassegrainian Geometry
- J - Phasing of the Local Oscillator
- K - Effect of Dispersion in Coaxials
- L - Tunnel and Cable Lengths
- M - Phasing and Time Delay
- N - System Calibration
- O - The Optical Spectrum Analyzer
- P - Lumped Constant Delay Lines
- Q - Curves of Detection Statistics
- R - Radio Visibility of Normal Stars with Cyclops

Qordil (talk) 00:44, 12 June 2013 (UTC) The URL http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730010095_1973010095.pdf linking to the NASA report (item 1 in the reflist) does not seem to work any more. Should it be replaced with the SETI @ Berkeley version: http://seti.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/19730010095_1973010095.pdf ? I don't think I should unilaterally do this.[reply]

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Pay-site with related article: Project cyclops study: Conclusions and recommendations

It might be good to cite the short article below in this wikipedia article's "External links", but the site only allows a free "First page preview"::

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0019103573901188 Icarus Volume 19, Issue 3, July 1973, Pages 425-428 Report Project cyclops study: Conclusions and recommendations Bernard M.Oliver Hewlett Packard Corporation, Palo Alto, California, USA Available online 4 December 2003.

Citation:: Bernard M. Oliver, Project cyclops study: Conclusions and recommendations, Icarus, Volume 19, Issue 3, 1973, Pages 425-428, ISSN 0019-1035, https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(73)90118-8. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103573901188) James Rodriguez 21:28, 27 February 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrodor (talk • contribs)