Modeling the microlensing of circumbinary systems [EPA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.14557


Gravitational microlensing is one of the methods to detect exoplanets; planets outside our solar system. Here we focus on theoretical modeling of three lens systems and in particular circumbinary systems. Circumbinary systems include two stars and a planet and are estimated to make up a sizable portion of all exoplanets. Extending a method developed for binary lenses to the three lens case, we explore the parameter space of circumbinary systems producing exact magnification maps and light curves.

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B. George, E. Kontou, P. Przewoznik, et. al.
Thu, 30 Sep 21
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Comments: 19 pages, 17 figures