2016ApJ...818L..33A

Query : 2016ApJ...818L..33A

2016ApJ...818L..33A - Astrophys. J., 818, L33 (2016/February-3)

A search for brief optical flashes associated with the SETI target KIC 8462852.

ABEYSEKARA A.U., ARCHAMBAULT S., ARCHER A., BENBOW W., BIRD R., BUCHOVECKY M., BUCKLEY J.H., BYRUM K., CARDENZANA J.V., CERRUTI M., CHEN X., CHRISTIANSEN J.L., CIUPIK L., CUI W., DICKINSON H.J., EISCH J.D., ERRANDO M., FALCONE A., FEGAN D.J., FENG Q., FINLEY J.P., FLEISCHHACK H., FORTIN P., FORTSON L., FURNISS A., GILLANDERS G.H., GRIFFIN S., GRUBE J., GYUK G., HUTTEN M., HAKANSSON N., HANNA D., HOLDER J., HUMENSKY T.B., JOHNSON C.A., KAARET P., KAR P., KELLEY-HOSKINS N., KERTZMAN M., KIEDA D., KRAUSE M., KRENNRICH F., KUMAR S., LANG M.J., LIN T.T.Y., MAIER G., McARTHUR S., McCANN A., MEAGHER K., MORIARTY P., MUKHERJEE R., NIETO D., O'BRIEN S., O'FAOLAIN DE BHROITHE A., ONG R.A., OTTE A.N., PARK N., PERKINS J.S., PETRASHYK A., POHL M., POPKOW A., PUESCHEL E., QUINN J., RAGAN K., RATLIFF G., REYNOLDS P.T., RICHARDS G.T., ROACHE E., SANTANDER M., SEMBROSKI G.H., SHAHINYAN K., STASZAK D., TELEZHINSKY I., TUCCI J.V., TYLER J., VINCENT S., WAKELY S.P., WEINER O.M., WEINSTEIN A., WILLIAMS D.A. and ZITZER B.

Abstract (from CDS):

The F-type star KIC 8462852 has recently been identified as an exceptional target for search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) observations. We describe an analysis methodology for optical SETI, which we have used to analyze nine hours of serendipitous archival observations of KIC 8462852 made with the VERITAS gamma-ray observatory between 2009 and 2015. No evidence of pulsed optical beacons, above a pulse intensity at the Earth of approximately 1 photon/m2, is found. We also discuss the potential use of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays in searching for extremely short duration optical transients in general.

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Journal keyword(s): astrobiology - extraterrestrial intelligence - methods: observational - stars: individual: KIC 8462852 - techniques: photometric

Simbad objects: 3

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Number of rows : 3
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 V* CM Tau Psr 05 34 31.9474694616 +22 00 52.153698024           ~ 5476 0
2 MAGIC J2001+435 BLL 20 01 12.8737326408 +43 52 52.840241616   15.6   15   ~ 108 1
3 GSC 03162-00665 Er* 20 06 15.4526521026 +44 27 24.790869158   12.82 12.01 11.75   F3V 159 0

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