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PATHWAY TO THE GALACTIC DISTRIBUTION OF PLANETS: COMBINED SPITZER AND GROUND-BASED MICROLENS PARALLAX MEASUREMENTS OF 21 SINGLE-LENS EVENTS

Calchi Novati, S.; Gould, A.; Udalski, A.; Menzies, J.W.; Bond, I.A.; Shvartzvald, Y.; Street, R.A.; Hundertmark, M.; Beichman, C.A.; Yee, J.C.; Carey, S.; Poleski, R.; Skowron, J.; Kozlowski, S.; Mroz, P.; Pietrukowicz, P.; Pietrzynski, G.; Szymanski, M.K.; Soszynski, I.; Ulaczyk, K.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Albrow, M.; Beaulieu, J.P.; Caldwell, J.A..R.; Cassan, A.; Coutures, C.; Danielski, C.; Dominis Prester, D.; Donatowicz, J.; Lonvcaric, K.; McDougall, A.; Morales, J.C.; Ranc, C.; Zhu, W.; Abe, F.; Barry, R.K.; Bennett, D.P.; Bhattacharya, A.; Fukunaga, D.; Inayama, K.; Koshimoto, N.; Namba, S.; Sumi, T.; Suzuki, D.; Tristram, P.J.; Wakiyama, Y.; Yonehara, A.; Maoz, D.; Kaspi, S.; Friedmann, M.; Bachelet, E.; Figuera Jaimes, R.; Bramich, D.M.; Tsapras, Y.; Horne, K.; Snodgrass, C.; Wambsganss, J.; Steele, I.A.; Kains, N.; Bozza, V.; Dominik, M.; Jorgensen, U.G.; Alsubai, K.A.; Ciceri, S.; D'Ago, G.; Haugbolle, T.; Hessman, F.V.; Hinse, T.C.; Juncher, D.; Korhonen, H.; Mancini, L.; Popova...

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Authors

S. Calchi Novati

A. Gould

A. Udalski

J.W. Menzies

I.A. Bond

Y. Shvartzvald

R.A. Street

M. Hundertmark

C.A. Beichman

J.C. Yee

S. Carey

R. Poleski

J. Skowron

S. Kozlowski

P. Mroz

P. Pietrukowicz

G. Pietrzynski

M.K. Szymanski

I. Soszynski

K. Ulaczyk

L. Wyrzykowski

M. Albrow

J.P. Beaulieu

J.A..R. Caldwell

A. Cassan

C. Coutures

C. Danielski

D. Dominis Prester

J. Donatowicz

K. Lonvcaric

A. McDougall

J.C. Morales

C. Ranc

W. Zhu

F. Abe

R.K. Barry

D.P. Bennett

A. Bhattacharya

D. Fukunaga

K. Inayama

N. Koshimoto

S. Namba

T. Sumi

D. Suzuki

P.J. Tristram

Y. Wakiyama

A. Yonehara

D. Maoz

S. Kaspi

M. Friedmann

E. Bachelet

R. Figuera Jaimes

D.M. Bramich

Y. Tsapras

K. Horne

C. Snodgrass

J. Wambsganss

I.A. Steele

N. Kains

V. Bozza

M. Dominik

U.G. Jorgensen

K.A. Alsubai

S. Ciceri

G. D'Ago

T. Haugbolle

F.V. Hessman

T.C. Hinse

D. Juncher

H. Korhonen

L. Mancini

A. Popovas

M. Rabus

S. Rahvar

G. Scarpetta

R.W. Schmidt

J. Skottfelt

D. Starkey

J. Surdej

O. Wertz

M. Zarucki

B.S. Gaudi

R.W. Pogge

D.L. DePoy



Abstract

We present microlens parallax measurements for 21 (apparently) isolated lenses observed toward the Galactic bulge that were imaged simultaneously from Earth and Spitzer, which was ~1 AU west of Earth in projection. We combine these measurements with a kinematic model of the Galaxy to derive distance estimates for each lens, with error bars that are small compared to the Sun's galactocentric distance. The ensemble therefore yields a well-defined cumulative distribution of lens distances. In principle, it is possible to compare this distribution against a set of planets detected in the same experiment in order to measure the Galactic distribution of planets. Since these Spitzer observations yielded only one planet, this is not yet possible in practice. However, it will become possible as larger samples are accumulated.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 23, 2015
Online Publication Date Apr 24, 2015
Publication Date Apr 24, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Print ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher American Astronomical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 804
Issue 1
Article Number 20
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/804/1/20
Keywords gravitational lensing: micro, planetary systems, planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/804/1/20

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