Statistical detection and classification of transient signals in low-bit sampling time-domain signals

Gelu M. Nita, Aard Keimpema, Zsolt Paragi

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Abstract

We investigate the performance of the generalized Spectral Kurtosis (SK) estimator in detecting and discriminating natural and artificial very short duration transients in the 2-bit sampling time domain Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) data. We demonstrate that, after a 32-bit FFT operation is performed on the 2-bit time domain voltages, these two types of transients become distinguishable from each other in the spectral domain. Thus, we demonstrate the ability of the Spectral Kurtosis estimator to automatically detect bright astronomical transient signals of interests - such as pulsar or fast radio bursts (FRB) - in VLBI data streams that have been severely contaminated by unwanted radio frequency interference.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1104-1108
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728112954
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2018
Event2018 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2018 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: Nov 26 2018Nov 29 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period11/26/1811/29/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Information Systems
  • Signal Processing

Keywords

  • FRB
  • Pulsars
  • RFI
  • Spectral Kurtosis

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