It automatically filters and classifies radio signals to separate genuine cosmic events from man-made radio frequency interference (RFI).
In hardware circles, "Dark Silicon" refers to the portion of a chip that must remain powered off to prevent overheating. A DARK-CPU could theoretically refer to a speculative architecture designed to utilize transistors more efficiently in low-power states, or perhaps a stealth background processor used in security contexts for monitoring system integrity invisible to the primary OS. darcpu
It is built to work within the ARTS real-time system , which operates on the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands. Key Features of the DARCPU Pipeline It automatically filters and classifies radio signals to