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In this paper, we introduce the radio frequency interference monitor deployed at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. It provides 2 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth, supporting channel bandwidths as fine as ~100 Hz for 1 s…

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Preliminary results from an optical-fiber gravitational wave interferometric detector are reported. The detector is very small, cheap and simple to build and operate. It is assembled from readily available opto-electronic components. A…

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