Ground-based Parallax Confirmed by Spitzer: Binary Microlensing Event MOA-2015-BLG-020

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2017
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Wang T
Zhu W
Mao S
Bond IA
Gould A
Udalski A
Sumi T
Bozza V
Ranc C
Cassan A
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© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. We present the analysis of the binary gravitational microlensing event MOA-2015-BLG-020. The event has a fairly long timescale (∼63 days) and thus the light curve deviates significantly from the lensing model that is based on the rectilinear lens-source relative motion. This enables us to measure the microlensing parallax through the annual parallax effect. The microlensing parallax parameters constrained by the ground-based data are confirmed by the Spitzer observations through the satellite parallax method. By additionally measuring the angular Einstein radius from the analysis of the resolved caustic crossing, the physical parameters of the lens are determined. It is found that the binary lens is composed of two dwarf stars with masses and in the Galactic disk. Assuming that the source star is at the same distance as the bulge red clump stars, we find the lens is at a distance . We also provide a summary and short discussion of all of the published microlensing events in which the annual parallax effect is confirmed by other independent observations.

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Wang T, Zhu W, Mao S, Bond IA, Gould A, Udalski A, Sumi T, Bozza V, Ranc C, Cassan A, Yee JC, Han C, Abe F, Asakura Y, Barry R, Bennett DP, Bhattacharya A, Donachie M, Evans P, Fukui A, Hirao Y, Itow Y, Kawasaki K, Koshimoto N, Li MCA, Ling CH, Masuda K, Matsubara Y, Miyazaki S, Muraki Y, Nagakane M, Ohnishi K, Rattenbury N, Saito T, Sharan A, Shibai H, Sullivan DJ, Suzuki D, Tristram PJ, Yamada T, Yonehara A, KozŁowski S, Mróz P, Pawlak M, Pietrukowicz P, Poleski R, Skowron J, Soszyński I, Szymański MK, Ulaczyk K, Beichman C, Bryden G, Calchi Novati S, Carey S, Fausnaugh M, Gaudi BS, Henderson CB, Shvartzvald Y, Wibking B, Albrow MD, Chung SJ, Hwang KH, Jung YK, Ryu YH, Shin IG, Cha SM, Kim DJ, Kim HW, Kim SL, Lee CU, Lee Y, Park BG, Pogge RW, Street RA, Tsapras Y, Hundertmark M, Bachelet E, Dominik M, Horne K, Jaimes RF, Wambsganss J, Bramich DM, Schmidt R (2017). Ground-based Parallax Confirmed by Spitzer: Binary Microlensing Event MOA-2015-BLG-020. Astrophysical Journal. 845(2). 129-129.
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binaries: general, Galaxy: bulge, gravitational lensing: micro
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Fields of Research::51 - Physical sciences::5101 - Astronomical sciences::510105 - General relativity and gravitational waves
Fields of Research::51 - Physical sciences::5101 - Astronomical sciences::510109 - Stellar astronomy and planetary systems
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