Microlensing effects and structure of gravitational lens systems

A study of gravitational microlensing of distant objects is presented. We performed simulations of light curves and trajectories of the image centroid of an extended source in the Chang–Refsdal lens with shear and continual dark matter. Various brightness distributions over the source (Gaussian, pow...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Date:2005
Main Authors: Fedorova, E.V., Alexandrov, A.N., Zhdanov, V.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України 2005
Series:Кинематика и физика небесных тел
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/79658
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Microlensing effects and structure of gravitational lens systems / E.V. Fedorova, A.N. Alexandrov, V.I. Zhdanov // Кинематика и физика небесных тел. — 2005. — Т. 21, № 5-додаток. — С. 276-278. — Бібліогр.: 5 назв. — англ.

Institution

Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Description
Summary:A study of gravitational microlensing of distant objects is presented. We performed simulations of light curves and trajectories of the image centroid of an extended source in the Chang–Refsdal lens with shear and continual dark matter. Various brightness distributions over the source (Gaussian, power-law, Shakura–Synyaev accretion disc) have been studied. We considered in detail approximate relations and corresponding algorithms used to fit observational data on high amplification events (HAE). The results are applied to interpretation of HAE observed by OGLE and GLITP groups. The source size and caustic crossing moment are estimated from these data, however, the determination of the brightness profile is statistically not reliable.