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PaperS7733

Detectability of Artificial Lights from Proxima b

Elisa Tabor, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. May 17, 2021.

Tabor and Loeb forecast detectability of hypothetical artificial illumination on Proxima b. This is not a detection. The paper acknowledges an estimated instrument noise floor ten times its predicted signal.

Supplied preprint text and native layouts; conditional model
PaperS7719

Observable Signatures of the Ejection Speed of Interstellar Objects from their Birth Systems

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. October 5, 2020.

Siraj and Loeb forecast interstellar-object velocity and direction distributions from conventional stellar ejection. Their estimates distinguish 12-object velocity and 180-object angular tests of two ejection models from a separate 12-object anisotropy test. Density, size, sampling and detection assumptions remain uncertain. White-dwarf, outer-cloud and interstellar-medium alternatives are retained. Discovery forecasts and an artifact conjecture are not observations. Manuscript comments and work-level grant support do not establish government access.

Received written text and native layouts; originals and interpretation gaps
PaperS7750

Destruction of molecular hydrogen ice and Implications for 1I/2017 U1 (`Oumuamua)

Thiem Hoang, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. August 12, 2020.

Hoang and Loeb model destruction and formation of pure hydrogen ice under assumed radiation, material and cloud conditions. They challenge one proposed explanation of Oumuamua while retaining environmental exceptions; no hydrogen object is observed and no artificial origin is established.

Complete supplied eight-page manuscript; conditional hydrogen-ice model
PaperS7716

Detectability of Thermal Emission from Sub-Relativistic Objects

Thiem Hoang, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. July 9, 2020.

Hoang and Loeb model thermal emission from hypothetical fast objects heated by gas collisions and radiation. Natural objects can share the same heating signature. Calculated curves and dated telescope sensitivities are conditional forecasts, not detections or measured abundance. Rapid motion reduces integration time and sensitivity unless tracking is achieved. Native equation, figure-count and size-threshold differences remain unresolved. Funding is attributed at work level without a named recipient or Starshot earmark.

All four supplied preprint pages and native layouts; model discrepancies and original gaps
PaperS7728

Observational Signatures of Sub-Relativistic Meteors

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. February 4, 2020.

Siraj and Loeb model hypothetical fast natural meteors and propose observational searches. A spacecraft analogy is speculative. The paper establishes no detected object, artificial origin, material test, deployed network or classified sensor access. Its network citation depends on their earlier paper.

Supplied preprint text and native layouts; model and original gaps
PaperS7720

Detecting Interstellar Objects Through Stellar Occultations

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. January 8, 2020.

Siraj and Loeb propose stellar occultations as a way to find conventional interstellar objects. An idealized all-sky forecast of about one annual event depends on population, size, noise and observing assumptions. Bound Kuiper-belt and Oort-cloud populations are ordinary alternatives, with overlapping timescales. Metadata, citation, figure, axis and model discrepancies remain unresolved. This supplied preprint reports forecasts rather than detections; work-level grant support does not establish government access.

Received written text and native layouts; originals and interpretation gaps
PaperS7721

An Argument for a Kilometer-Scale Nucleus of C/2019 Q4

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. September 12, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb argue that a roughly kilometer-scale Borisov nucleus better matches an assumed ordinary Oort-cloud mass budget. An eight-kilometer alternative produces substantial tension with that benchmark, without independently disproving the larger size. Their figure uses four points for three object families, including two alternative Borisov radii. Sparse Poisson bounds do not capture every observing or population uncertainty. This is a conditional argument using reported observations, not a new measurement campaign or artificial-origin finding.

Received written text and native layouts; originals and interpretation gaps
PaperS7727

Probing Extrasolar Planetary Systems with Interstellar Meteors

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. June 7, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb combine reported detections and non-detection limits to propose meteor trajectory, spectroscopy and sample tests. The administrator flags substantial text overlap with their earlier meteor paper; IM1 and Oumuamua are reused. The allowed slope range is not a demonstrated confidence interval. Camera coverage, parent-star association, isotopes and sample recovery are forecasts, rather than achieved results. Ordinary alternatives and source discrepancies remain.

Received preprint text and native layouts; overlap and original gaps
PaperS7724

The 2019 Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. April 15, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb infer an interstellar meteor trajectory from catalogue inputs and an assumed error model. The paper attributes uncertainty information to Heavner and quotes a reported DoD statement, with Worden, Daniels, Shaw, Mozer, an anonymous analyst and Hurd credited for distinct clarification roles. Original correspondence and classified data were not received. Conditional confidence, ordinary bound comparators, population assumptions and mass-budget tension remain. Government review does not establish researcher classified access, artificial origin or recovered material.

Received preprint text and native layouts; original data and contact gaps
PaperS7717

Identifying Interstellar Objects Trapped in the Solar System through Their Orbital Parameters

Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. February 4, 2019.

Siraj and Loeb model captured interstellar minor-body orbits using inherited density, population and size assumptions. Eight catalogue objects are possible candidates, not confirmed interstellar origins or extraterrestrial artifacts. Native Oort-cloud bodies are an explicit confound. Model convergence and forecasts do not supply independent observations. Native table, selection and population-normalization qualifications remain unresolved; detection bias and original calculation gaps are preserved. Manuscript assistance and work-level funding do not establish government tasking or custody.

All six supplied preprint pages and native layouts; candidate and model qualifications
PaperS7718

Turning up the heat on `Oumuamua

John C. Forbes, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. January 2, 2019.

Forbes and Loeb forecast near-Sun interstellar-body encounters and propose spectroscopy. Encounter rates and candidate probabilities depend on uncertain density, orientation, population and detection assumptions. Listed probabilities do not confirm individual origins. Ordinary cometary explanations, bound-orbit caveats and an ISON non-detection remain explicit. Parameter and catalogue-filter discrepancies are unresolved. Forbes’s fellowship is distinct from work-level grant support; neither establishes government access.

Received written text and native layouts; original-record and interpretation gaps
PaperS7477

Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?

Shmuel Bialy, Abraham Loeb. arxiv.org. October 26, 2018.

Bialy and Loeb develop a conditional radiation-pressure explanation for ’Oumuamua’s acceleration. Thin natural material and an artificial sail are discussed as possibilities; the calculations do not identify a spacecraft.

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