Microlensing search for extra solar planets

Gravitational microlensing may be used to probe distant stars for planetary companions. The presence of a planet in the vicinity of a star acting as the lens may cause a short lived anomaly in the observed lightcurve of the lensing event. By quantifying these anomalies we may place limits on the mas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tsapras, Yiannis
Published: University of St Andrews 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.489562