We present the analysis of stellar binary microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-0060 based on observations obtained from 13 different telescopes. Intensive coverage of the anomalous parts of the light curve was achieved by automated follow-up observations from the robotic telescopes of the Las Cumbres Observatory. We show that, for the first time, all main features of an anomalous microlensing event are well covered by follow-up data, allowing us to estimate the physical parameters of the lens. The strong detection of second-order effects in the event light curve necessitates the inclusion of longer-baseline survey data in order to constrain the parallax vector. We find that the event was most likely caused by a stellar binary-lens with masses and . The distance to the lensing system is 6.41 +/- 0.14kpc and the projected separation between the two components is 13.85 +/- 0.16 au. Alternative interpretations are also considered.
Tsapras, Y., Cassan, A., Ranc, C., Bachelet, E., Street, R., Udalski, A., et al. (2019). An analysis of binary microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-0060. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 487(4), 4603-4614 [10.1093/mnras/stz1404].
An analysis of binary microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-0060
Mancini L.;
2019-01-01
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We present the analysis of stellar binary microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-0060 based on observations obtained from 13 different telescopes. Intensive coverage of the anomalous parts of the light curve was achieved by automated follow-up observations from the robotic telescopes of the Las Cumbres Observatory. We show that, for the first time, all main features of an anomalous microlensing event are well covered by follow-up data, allowing us to estimate the physical parameters of the lens. The strong detection of second-order effects in the event light curve necessitates the inclusion of longer-baseline survey data in order to constrain the parallax vector. We find that the event was most likely caused by a stellar binary-lens with masses and . The distance to the lensing system is 6.41 +/- 0.14kpc and the projected separation between the two components is 13.85 +/- 0.16 au. Alternative interpretations are also considered.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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