Experimental limits on primordial black hole dark matter from the first 2 yr of Kepler data

K Griest, AM Cieplak, MJ Lehner - The Astrophysical Journal, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present our analysis on new limits of the dark matter (DM) halo consisting of primordial
black holes (PBHs) or massive compact halo objects. We present a search of the first two yr …

Constraints on compact dark matter from gravitational wave microlensing

S Basak, A Ganguly, K Haris, S Kapadia… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
If a significant fraction of dark matter is in the form of compact objects, they will cause
microlensing effects in the gravitational wave signals observable by LIGO and Virgo. From …

Quasi-stellar object selection algorithm using time variability and machine learning: Selection of 1620 quasi-stellar object candidates from MACHO Large Magellanic …

DW Kim, P Protopapas, YI Byun, C Alcock… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new quasi-stellar object (QSO) selection algorithm using a Support Vector
Machine, a supervised classification method, on a set of extracted time series features …

Modeling microlensing events with MulensModel

R Poleski, JC Yee - Astronomy and computing, 2019 - Elsevier
We introduce MulensModel, a software package for gravitational microlensing modeling.
The package provides a framework for calculating microlensing model magnification curves …

Supervised detection of anomalous light curves in massive astronomical catalogs

I Nun, K Pichara, P Protopapas… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of synoptic sky surveys has led to a massive amount of data for which
resources needed for analysis are beyond human capabilities. In order to process this …

Microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge using bright sources from OGLE-II

T Sumi, PR Woźniak, A Udalski… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic bulge
based on 4 years of the OGLE-II survey. We consider only bright sources in the extended red …

Ensemble learning method for outlier detection and its application to astronomical light curves

I Nun, P Protopapas, B Sim, W Chen - The Astronomical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Outlier detection is necessary for automated data analysis, with specific applications
spanning almost every domain from financial markets to epidemiology to fraud detection. We …

Proper motion dispersions of red clump giants in the galactic bulge: observations and model comparisons

NJ Rattenbury, S Mao, VP Debattista… - Monthly Notices of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Red clump giants (RCGs) in the Galactic bulge are approximate standard candles and
hence they can be used as distance indicators. We compute the proper motion dispersions …

An improved quasar detection method in EROS-2 and MACHO LMC data sets

K Pichara, P Protopapas, DW Kim… - Monthly Notices of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We present a new classification method for quasar identification in the EROS-2 and MACHO
data sets based on a boosted version of a random forest classifier. We use a set of variability …

The EROS2 search for microlensing events towards the spiral arms: the complete seven season results

YR Rahal, C Afonso, JN Albert, J Andersen… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
Aims. The EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards
any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to …