A SEARCH FOR ARTIFICIAL SIGNALS FROM THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD

We have used the Parkes radio telescope to observe three fields in the Small Magellanic Cloud encompassing > 10(7) stars, looking for signal s that could be ascribed to extraterrestrial intelligence. No narrow-b and (less than or equal to 1 Hz) continuous or slowly-pulsed emissions greater than approximate to 19 Jy were detected in the observed spect ral band of 1.2-1.75 GHz. This limit corresponds to a transmitter powe r of approximate to 5x10(5) MW for a 100 m antenna at the distance of the SMC (EIRP of approximate to 1.5 10(12) MW). (C) 1996 American Astr onomical Society.