Microlensing Searches for Exoplanets

Gravitational microlensing finds planets through their gravitational influence on the light coming from a more distant background star. The presence of the planet is then inferred from the tell-tale brightness variations of the background star during the lensing event, even if no light is detectable...

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Main Author: Yiannis Tsapras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/10/365