Intel Secure Key-Powered Radio-flaring Ultracool Dwarf Population Synthesis

Over a dozen ultracool dwarfs (UCDs), which inhabit the boundary between low mass stars and brown dwarfs, are known sources of radio activity. This activity consists of highly ( 100%) circularly polarized, high brightness temperature radio flares thought to be caused by the electron cyclotron maser operating in kG magnetic fields. Using the statistical properties of the population of UCDs know thus far together with well-characterized instrumentation at Arecibo Observatory, a Monte Carlo simulator may be constructed to gain insight into this intriguing class of objects. This simulator is powered by Intel Secure Key, also known as the RdRand instruction set, which is a new processor technology that uses a local entropy source to improve random number generation that has heretofore been used to improve cryptography. The simulations indicate that only 5% of radio-flaring UCDs within the local neighborhood have been discovered thus far, with another 40 remaining to be discovered within 25 pc of the Sun. We review potential reasons for this success rate, and also assess the performance of the ISK technology.