Spitzer Observations of OGLE-2015-BLG-1212 Reveal a New Path toward Breaking Strong Microlens Degeneracies

V. Bozza, Y. Shvartzvald, A. Udalski, S. Calchi Novati, I. A. Bond, C. Han, M. Hundertmark, R. Poleski, M. Pawlak, M. K. Szymański, J. Skowron, P. Mróz, Ł. Wyrzykowski, P. Pietrukowicz, K. Ulaczyk, C. Beichman, G. Bryden, S. Carey, M. Fausnaugh, B. S. GaudiA. Gould, C. B. Henderson, B. Wibking, W. Zhu, Y. Asakura, R. K. Barry, D. P. Bennett, A. Bhattacharya, M. Donachie, M. Freeman, A. Fukui, Y. Hirao, K. Inayama, Y. Itow, N. Koshimoto, M. C. A. Li, C. H. Ling, K. Masuda, Y. Matsubara, Y. Muraki, M. Nagakane, T. Nishioka, K. Ohnishi, H. Oyokawa, N. Rattenbury, To. Saito, A. Sharan, T. Sumi, D. Suzuki, A. Yonehara, J.-Y. Choi, H. Park, Y. K. Jung, I.-G. Shin, M. D. Albrow, B.-G. Park, S.-L. Kim, C.-U. Lee, S.-M. Cha, D.-J. Kim, Y. Lee, KMTNet Group, M. Dominik, U. G. Jørgensen, Michael Ingemann Andersen, D. M. Bramich, M. J. Burgdorf, S. Ciceri, G. D'Ago, D. F. Evans, R. Figuera Jaimes, S.-H. Gu, T. C. Hinse, N. Kains, E. Kerins, H. Korhonen, M. Kuffmeier, L. Mancini, A. Popovas, M. Rabus, S. Rahvar, R. T. Rasmussen, G. Scarpetta, Jesper Mirsa Skottfelt, C. Snodgrass, J. Southworth, J. Surdej, E. Unda-Sanzana, C. von Essen, D. Maoz, M. Friedmann, S. Kaspi, Wise Group

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Abstract

Spitzer microlensing parallax observations of OGLE-2015-BLG-1212 decisively break a degeneracy between planetary and binary solutions that is somewhat ambiguous when only ground-based data are considered. Only eight viable models survive out of an initial set of 32 local minima in the parameter space. These models clearly indicate that the lens is a stellar binary system possibly located within the bulge of our Galaxy, ruling out the planetary alternative. We argue that several types of discrete degeneracies can be broken via such space-based parallax observations.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer79
TidsskriftThe Astrophysical Journal
Vol/bind820
Udgave nummer1
ISSN0004-637X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 mar. 2016

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