A SEARCH for BRIEF OPTICAL FLASHES ASSOCIATED with the SETI TARGET KIC 8462852

A. U. Abeysekara; S. Archambault; A. Archer; W. Benbow; R. Bird; M. Buchovecky; J. H. Buckley; K. Byrum; J. V. Cardenzana; M. Cerruti; X. Chen; J. L. Christiansen; L. Ciupik; W. Cui; H. J. Dickinson; J. D. Eisch; M. Errando; A. Falcone; D. J. Fegan; Q. Feng; J. P. Finley; H. Fleischhack; P. Fortin; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; G. H. Gillanders; S. Griffin; J. Grube; G. Gyuk; M. Hütten; N. Hakansson; D. Hanna; J. Holder; T. B. Humensky; C. A. Johnson; P. Kaaret; P. Kar; N. Kelley-Hoskins; M. Kertzman; D. Kieda; M. Krause; F. Krennrich; S. Kumar; M. J. Lang; T. T Y Lin; G. Maier; S. McArthur; A. McCann; K. Meagher; P. Moriarty; R. Mukherjee; D. Nieto; S. O'Brien; A. O Faoláin De Bhróithe; R. A. Ong; A. N. Otte; N. Park; J. S. Perkins; A. Petrashyk; M. Pohl; A. Popkow; E. Pueschel; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; G. Ratliff; P. T. Reynolds; G. T. Richards; E. Roache; M. Santander; G. H. Sembroski; K. Shahinyan; D. Staszak; I. Telezhinsky; J. V. Tucci; J. Tyler; S. Vincent; S. P. Wakely; O. M. Weiner; A. Weinstein; D. A. Williams; B. Zitzer

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A SEARCH for BRIEF OPTICAL FLASHES ASSOCIATED with the SETI TARGET KIC 8462852

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird, M. Buchovecky, J. H. Buckley, K. Byrum, J. V. Cardenzana, M. Cerruti, X. Chen, J. L. Christiansen, L. Ciupik, W. Cui, H. J. Dickinson, J. D. Eisch, M. Errando, A. Falcone, D. J. Fegan, Q. FengJ. P. Finley, H. Fleischhack, P. Fortin, L. Fortson, A. Furniss, G. H. Gillanders, S. Griffin, J. Grube, G. Gyuk, M. Hütten, N. Hakansson, D. Hanna, J. Holder, T. B. Humensky, C. A. Johnson, P. Kaaret, P. Kar, N. Kelley-Hoskins, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, M. Krause, F. Krennrich, S. Kumar, M. J. Lang, T. T Y Lin, G. Maier, S. McArthur, A. McCann, K. Meagher, P. Moriarty, R. Mukherjee, D. Nieto, S. O'Brien, A. O Faoláin De Bhróithe, R. A. Ong, A. N. Otte, N. Park, J. S. Perkins, A. Petrashyk, M. Pohl, A. Popkow, E. Pueschel, J. Quinn, K. Ragan, G. Ratliff, P. T. Reynolds, G. T. Richards, E. Roache, M. Santander, G. H. Sembroski, K. Shahinyan, D. Staszak, I. Telezhinsky, J. V. Tucci, J. Tyler, S. Vincent, S. P. Wakely, O. M. Weiner, A. Weinstein, D. A. Williams, B. Zitzer

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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 m-2, is found. We also discuss the potential use of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays in searching for extremely short duration optical transients in general.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	L33
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	818
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/818/2/L33
State	Published - Feb 20 2016

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extraterrestrial intelligence
methods: observational
stars: individual (KIC 8462852)
techniques: photometric

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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., ... Zitzer, B. (2016). A SEARCH for BRIEF OPTICAL FLASHES ASSOCIATED with the SETI TARGET KIC 8462852. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 818(2), Article L33. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/818/2/L33

Abeysekara, AU, Archambault, S, Archer, A, Benbow, W, Bird, R, Buchovecky, M, Buckley, JH, Byrum, K, Cardenzana, JV, Cerruti, M, Chen, X, Christiansen, JL, Ciupik, L, Cui, W, Dickinson, HJ, Eisch, JD, Errando, M, Falcone, A, Fegan, DJ, Feng, Q, Finley, JP, Fleischhack, H, Fortin, P, Fortson, L, Furniss, A, Gillanders, GH, Griffin, S, Grube, J, Gyuk, G, Hütten, M, Hakansson, N, Hanna, D, Holder, J, Humensky, TB, Johnson, CA, Kaaret, P, Kar, P, Kelley-Hoskins, N, Kertzman, M, Kieda, D, Krause, M, Krennrich, F, Kumar, S, Lang, MJ, Lin, TTY, Maier, G, McArthur, S, McCann, A, Meagher, K, Moriarty, P, Mukherjee, R, Nieto, D, O'Brien, S, Bhróithe, AOFD, Ong, RA, Otte, AN, Park, N, Perkins, JS, Petrashyk, A, Pohl, M, Popkow, A, Pueschel, E, Quinn, J, Ragan, K, Ratliff, G, Reynolds, PT, Richards, GT, Roache, E, Santander, M, Sembroski, GH, Shahinyan, K, Staszak, D, Telezhinsky, I, Tucci, JV, Tyler, J, Vincent, S, Wakely, SP, Weiner, OM, Weinstein, A, Williams, DA & Zitzer, B 2016, 'A SEARCH for BRIEF OPTICAL FLASHES ASSOCIATED with the SETI TARGET KIC 8462852', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 818, no. 2, L33. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/818/2/L33

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