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2001MNRAS.325.1205T - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 325, 1205-1212 (2001/August-2)

Can Jupiters be found by monitoring Galactic bulge microlensing events from northern sites.

TSAPRAS Y., STREET R.A., HORNE K., PENNY A., CLARKE F., DEEG H., GARZON F., KEMP S., ZAPATERO OSORIO M.R., ABAD A.O., SANCHEZ S.M., EIROA C., MORA A., ALBERDI A., CAMERON A., DAVIES J.K., FERLET R., GRADY C., HARRIS A.W., PALACIOS J., QUIRRENBACH A., RAUER H., SCHNEIDER J., DE WINTER D., MERIN B. and SOLANO E.

Abstract (from CDS):

In 1998 the EXPORT team monitored microlensing event light curves using a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera on the IAC 0.8-m telescope on Tenerife to evaluate the prospect of using northern telescopes to find microlens anomalies that reveal planets orbiting the lens stars. The high airmass and more limited time available for observations of Galactic bulge sources make a northern site less favourable for microlensing planet searches. However, there are potentially a large number of northern 1-m class telescopes that could devote a few hours per night to monitor ongoing microlensing events. Our IAC observations indicate that accuracies sufficient to detect planets can be achieved despite the higher airmass.

Abstract Copyright: The Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): gravitational lensing - techniques: photometric - planetary systems

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