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Gravitational microlensing
A. F. Zakharova, M. V. Sazhinb a State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow
b Lomonosov Moscow State University, P. K. Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Abstract:
The foundations of standard microlensing theory are discussed as applied to stars in the Galactic bulge, Magellanic Clouds or other nearby galaxies and gravitational microlenses assumed to lie in-between these stars and the terrestrial observer. In contrast to the review article by Gurevich et al. [48], microlensing by compact objects is mainly considered. Criteria for the identification of microlensing events are discussed as also are microlensing events not satisfying these criteria, such as non-symmetrical light curves and chromatic and polarization effects. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Galactic bulge microlensing data of the MACHO group are discussed in detail and also the LMC data of EROS and the Galactic bulge data of OGLE are presented. A detailed comparison of theoretical predictions and observations is given.
Received: September 1, 1998
Citation:
A. F. Zakharov, M. V. Sazhin, “Gravitational microlensing”, UFN, 168:10 (1998), 1041–1082; Phys. Usp., 41:10 (1998), 945–982
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