Search for Extra-Solar Planets Through Monitoring Microlensing Events from Antarctica
During the months when the galactic bulge is visible from the southern hemisphere, there are typically about 8 to 10 on-going microlensing events at any given time. If the lensing stars have planets around them, then the signature of the planets can be seen as sharp, extra peaks on the microlensing...
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Language: | English |
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1997
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Online Access: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/339485 |