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Scientific Papers
"The Occultation of k Geminorum by Eros"
B.O’Leary, B.G.Marsden, R.Dragon, E.Hauser, M.McGrath, P.R. Backus and H. Robkoff;
Icarus, 28, 133, 1976.
"Instructor’s Manual for Drama of the Universe by G.O. Abell"
T.J.Balonek and P.R. Backus; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.
"Pulsar Timing. I. Observations During the Interval 1970 to 1978"
D.J.Helfand, J.H.Taylor, P.R. Backus, and J.M.Cordes; Astrophysical Journal, 237, 206, 1980.
"No Radio Pulses from M87"
J.H.Taylor, P.R. Backus, and M.Damashek; Astrophysical Journal, 244, L65, 1981.
"Discovery of Mode Switching in PSR1926+18"
D.C.Ferguson, V.Boriakoff, J.M.Weisberg, P.R. Backus, and J.M.Cordes;
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 94, L6, 1981.
"A Search for Interpulse Emission in Pulsars"
J.M.Weisberg, V.Boriakoff, D.C.Ferguson, P.R. Backus, and J.M.Cordes;
Astronomical Journal, 86, 1098, 1981.
"Northern Hemisphere Pulsar Survey: a Third Radio Pulsar in a Binary System Pulsar Survey"
M.Damashek, P.R. Backus, R.Burkhardt and J.H.Taylor; Astrophysical Journal, 253, L57, 1982.
"Improved Parameters for 67 Pulsars from Timing Observations"
P.R. Backus, J.H.Taylor and M.Damashek; Astrophysical Journal, 255, L67, 1982.
"Further Observations of the Long-period Binary Pulsar PSR0820+02"
R.N.Manchester, L.M.Newton, D.J.Cooke, P.R. Backus, M.Damashek, J.H.Taylor and J.J.Condon; Astrophysical Journal, 268, 823, 1983.
"High Sensitivity Observations of 28 Pulsars"
J.M.Weisberg, B.K.Armstrong, P.R. Backus, J.M.Cordes, V.Boriakoff and D.C.Ferguson;
Astronomical Journal, 92, 621, 1986.
"Pulsar PSR0656+14: Period and Spindown"
D.Domingue, J.M.Rankin, J.M.Weisberg, and P.R. Backus; Astronomy & Astrophysics, 161, 303, 1986.
"Ultranarrowband Searches for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Dedicated Signal Processing Hardware"
P.Horowitz, B.Matthews, J.Forster, I.R.Linscott, C.C.Teague K.Chen, and P.R. Backus;
Icarus, 67, 525, 1986.
"SETI – Past, Present and Future"
P. Backus, Origins of Life V, 16:3/4, 407, 1986.
"Real Time Data Acquisition in SETI"
P.R. Backus, J.C. Jordan, and D.G. Harper; Acta Astronautica, 26, 169, 1992.
"The NASA SETI Microwave Observing Project Targeted Search"
P.R. Backus; "Third Decennial US-USSR SETI Conference on SETI," G.S. Shostak (ed.),
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 47, 323, 1993.
"The NASA Search for Evidence of Technological Civilizations in Space - Project HRMS"
D.H. Brocker and P.R. Backus; "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Optical Spectrum," SPIE Proceedings Series, vol. 1867, S.A. Kingsley (ed.), 1993.
"Searching for Intelligent Life in the Universe: NASA’s High Resolution Microwave Survey"
G.R. Coulter, M.J. Klein, P.R. Backus, and J.D. Rummel;
Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, 4, 189, 1994.
"PKS1830-211: A Possible Compound Gravitational Lens"
J.E.J. Lovell, J.E. Reynolds, D.L. Jauncey, P.R. Backus, P.M. McCulloch, M.W. Sinclair, W.A. Wilson, A.K. Tzioumis, R.G. Gough, S.P. Ellingsen, C.J. Phillips, R.A. Preston, and D.L. Jones;
Astrophysical Journal, 472, L5, 1996.
"The Phoenix Search Results at Parkes"
P. R. Backus, Acta Astronautica, vol. 42, no. 10-12, pp 651-654, 1998
"Studies of Radio Interference at the Parkes Observatory"
P.R. Backus, S. LaRoque, J. C. Tarter, J. Dreher, D. K. Cullers, G. Heiligman, A. Patrick.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Bioastronomy, IAU Colloquium No. 161,
"Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe",
S. Bowyer, D. Werthimer, C. Cosmovici (eds.), Editrice Compositori, 1997.
"Interstellar Communication Channel Search of 49 Target Stars Closer than 11.5 pc"
M G Zadnik, J Winterflood, A J Williams, K J Wellington, R Vaile, J.C. Tarter, P.R. Backus, R Norris, G Heiligman, D G Blair. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Bioastronomy, IAU Colloquium No. 161,
"Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe",
S. Bowyer, D. Werthimer, C. Cosmovici (eds.), Editrice Compositori, 1997.
"A Galactic Center Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Signals"
W.T. Sullivan, K.J. Wellington, G.S. Shostak, P.R. Backus, and J.M. Cordes;
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Bioastronomy, IAU Colloquium No. 161,
"Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe",
S. Bowyer, D. Werthimer, C. Cosmovici (eds.), Editrice Compositori, 1997.
"Measuring the Properties of the Gravitational Lens PKS 1830-211"
J. E. J. Lovell; P. M. McCulloch; S. P. Ellingsen; C. J. Phillips; J. E. Reynolds; D. L. Jauncey; M. W. Sinclair; W. E. Wilson; A. K. Tzioumis; E. A. King; R. G. Gough; R. A. Preston; and D. L. Jones; and P.R. Backus. "Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources," ASP Conference
Series, Volume 144, IAU Colloquium 164, eds. J.A. Zensus, G.B. Taylor, & J.M. Wrobel, p. 315, 1998.
"Megachannel Extraterrestrial Assay Candidates: No Transmissions from Intrinsically Steady Sources"
T.J.W. Lazio, J.C. Tarter, and P.R. Backus; Astronomical Journal, vol. 124, 560-564, 2002.
"Megachannel Extraterrestrial Assay Candidates: No Transmissions from Intrinsically Steady Sources"
T.J.W. Lazio, J.C. Tarter, and P.R. Backus; "Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the Stars, Proceedings of IAU Symposium #213," eds. R. Norris, and F. Stootman, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p.433, 2003.
"Project Phoenix: SETI Observations from 1200 to 1750 MHz with the Upgraded Arecibo Telescope"
P.R. Backus and the Project Phoenix Team; "NAIC-NRAO School On Single-Dish Astronomy: Techniques and Applications," Snezana Stanimirovic, Daniel Altschuler, Paul Goldsmith, and Chris Salter (eds.), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 78, 2002.
“A Re-appraisal of the Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars”
J.C. Tarter, P.R. Backus, R.L. Mancinelli, J.M. Aurnou, D.E. Backman, G.S. Basri, A.P. Boss, A. Clarke,
D. Deming, L.R. Doyle, E.D. Feigelson, F. Freund, D.H. Grinspoon, R.M. Haberle, S.A. Hauck, II, M.J. Heath, T.J. Henry, J.L. Hollingsworth, M.M. Joshi, S. Kilston, M.C. Liu, E. Meikle, I.N. Reid, L.J. Rothschild, J.M. Scalo, A. Segura, C.M. Tang, J.M. Tiedje, M.C. Turnbull, L.M. Walkowicz, A.L. Weber, and R.E. Young; Astrobiology, vol. 7, no. 1, 30-65, 2007.
Published Abstracts of Papers Presented at Meetings
"Microstructure Polarization Measurements of PSR2016+28"
P.R. Backus and J.M.Cordes; Bulletin of the AAS, 10, 446, 1978.
"Timing Observations of a Large Sample of Recently Discovered Pulsars"
P.R. Backus, J.H.Taylor and M.Damashek; Bulletin of the AAS, 11, 425, 1979.
"Timing Observations of Pulsars"
P.R. Backus, J.H.Taylor and M.Damashek; Bulletin of the AAS, 12, 502, 1980.
"Discovery of a Third Radio Pulsar in a Binary System"
M.Damashek, P.R. Backus, and J.H.Taylor; Bulletin of the AAS, 12, 512, 1980.
"Pulsar Timing Observations"
P.R. Backus, J.H.Taylor and M.Damashek.
IAU Symposium No 95 "Pulsars", W.Sieber and R.Wielebinski (eds.),
D.Reidel Publishing Company 1981.
"A Search for Off-Pulse Emission"
J.M.Weisberg, P.R. Backus, D.C. Ferguson, V.Boriakoff and J.M.Cordes;
IAU Symposium No 95 "Pulsars", W.Sieber and R.Wielebinski (eds.),
D.Reidel Publishing Company 1981.
"Phase Coherence in Giant Pulses from the Crab Pulsar"
P.R. Backus and I.R.Linscott; Bulletin of the AAS, 14, 661, 1982.
"Real Time Data Acquisition and Processing for Field Tests of the Prototype SETI MCSA"
P.R. Backus, D.G.Harper and J.C.Jordan. "Space Life Sciences Symposium: Three Decades of Life Science Research in Space," 1987.
"The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Microwave Observing Project"
H.W.Jones, B.M.Oliver, M.J.Klein, J.C.Tarter, and P.R. Backus; "Space Life Sciences Symposium: Three Decades of Life Science Research in Space," 1987.
"Real Time Data Acquisition in SETI"
P.R. Backus, D.G. Harper and J.C.Jordan; International Astronautical Federation,
38th Congress, Brighton, England; Abstract IAA-87-592, 1987.
"The Search for Single Mode Emissions from Saturated Astronomical OH Masers"
J.C. Tarter, P.R. Backus, D.K. Cullers, and J. Dreher; Bulletin of the AAS, 21, 1212, 1989.
"An Attempt to Characterize RFI at Arecibo for Future SETI Observations"
J.C. Tarter, P.R. Backus, D.K. Cullers, S. Gulkis, E.T. Olsen, E.B. Jackson, J. Dreher, D. Werthimer, W. Herrick, and J. Jordan; National Radio Science Meeting; January 1990.
"Trying to Do Science Using High Spectral Resolution SETI Prototypes"
J. C. Tarter, P.R. Backus, D. K. Cullers, J. Dreher, C. Hlavka, and J Jordan; "Bioastronomy, The Search for Extraterrestrial Life – The Exploration Broadens," Springer-Verlag, 1991.
"Preliminary Results from NASA’s HRMS Targeted Search"
P.R. Backus, National Radio Science Meeting; January 1993.
"The Phoenix Search Results at Parkes"
P.R. Backus, International Astronautical Federation, 46th Congress, Oslo, Norway;
Abstract IAA-95-IAA.9.1.05, 1995.
"Project Phoenix SETI Observations at Parkes"
P.R. Backus and the Project Phoenix Team, Bulletin of the AAS, 27, #41.01, 1996.
"Project Phoenix: SETI Observations from 1200 to 1750 MHz with the Upgraded Arecibo Telescope"
P.R. Backus and the Project Phoenix Team, Bulletin of the AAS, 33, 900, 2001.
"Project Phoenix: A Summary of SETI Observations and Results, 1995 – 2004"
P.R. Backus and the Project Phoenix Team, Bulletin of the AAS, 36, 805, 2004.
"Galactic Plane SETI Observations with the Allen Telescope Array"
P.R. Backus, J.C. Tarter, M.M. Davis, J.C. Jordan, T.N. Kilsdonk, G.S. Shostak, R. Ackermann, D.R. DeBoer, J.W. Dreher, G.R. Harp, J.E. Ross, R. Stauduhar; Bulletin of the AAS, 37, 1160, 2005.
“RFI in the 0.5 to 10.8 GHz Band at the Allen Telescope Array”
P.R. Backus, T.N. Kilsdonk, and the ATA Team; Bulletin of the AAS, 39, 2007.
Popular Articles
Backus, Peter, "Movie Review: Contact,"
Backus, Peter, "Can You Get Lost In Space? The Scientific View" (on "Lost in Space"), FilmScouts.com, 1998.
Backus, Peter, "The Sky is Falling" (the science behind "Deep Impact"), FilmScouts.com, 1998.
Backus, Peter, "Project Phoenix and the New Search System," SPACE.com, October 24, 2002.
Backus, Peter, "Report from the Field: A Personal Perspective," SPACE.com, November 21, 2002.
Backus, Peter, "Pioneer 10: Farewell to an Old Friend," SPACE.com, March 6, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "The Rhythm of SETI: Observing in Real Time," SPACE.com, March 20, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Project Phoenix: SETI Prepares to Observe at Arecibo," SPACE.com, April 6, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "The Stars of Project Phoenix: The Best Are Not Always the Brightest," SPACE.com, April 17, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Time Enough for Life," SPACE.com, October 16, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Arecibo Diaries: Once More into the Breach!," SPACE.com, November 17, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Arecibo Diaries: Time to Move Up," SPACE.com, November 21, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Arecibo Diaries: Thanksgiving 2003 in Arecibo," SPACE.com, November 26, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Arecibo Diaries: The Birthday Present," SPACE.com, December 8, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Other Intelligent LIfe... At the Observatory," SPACE.com, December 11, 2003.
Backus, Peter, "Darwin's Universe," SPACE.com, February 12, 2004.
Backus, Peter, "An Era Ends: Looking Back on Project Phoenix," SPACE.com, March 17, 2004.
Backus, Peter, "Big Possibilities for Small Stars ," SPACE.com, July 28, 2005.
Backus, Peter, "Sharing the Allen Telescope Array," SPACE.com, February 16, 2006.
Backus, Peter, "Just the Facts: Three SETI Myths," SPACE.com, June 22, 2006.