A Targeted Low‑Energy Neutrino Search for Technosignatures Associated with 1I/'Oumuamua (Oct 17–31, 2017)

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Authors: Juanita J. Salisbury
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Abstract

This proposal outlines a focused search for low‑energy (10–100 GeV) neutrino signals coincident with the trajectory of the interstellar object 1I/‘Oumuamua during the period 2017‑10‑17 to 2017‑10‑31. Unlike traditional high‑energy neutrino astronomy, this study targets the under‑explored low‑energy regime where atmospheric background dominates and standard IceCube filters remove the majority of events. Using modern graph neural network (GNN) architectures capable of re‑analyzing L2 waveform‑level data, this project aims to identify temporally structured or directionally coherent signals that could indicate engineered communication or information‑bearing emissions. This is a novel technosignature channel that has not been systematically investigated.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Neutrino Physics Research Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
27 January 2026
Language
EN