A Distance determination to the Small Magellanic Cloud with an accuracy of better than two percent based on late-type eclipsing binary stars
D Graczyk, G Pietrzyński, IB Thompson… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new study of late-type eclipsing binary stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
(SMC) undertaken with the aim of improving the distance determination to this important …
(SMC) undertaken with the aim of improving the distance determination to this important …
Reddening and extinction toward the galactic bulge from OGLE-III: the inner milky way's Rv∼ 2.5 extinction curve
DM Nataf, A Gould, P Fouqué… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We combine VI photometry from OGLE-III with VISTA Variables in The Via Lactea survey and
Two Micron All Sky Survey measurements of E (J− K s) to resolve the longstanding problem …
Two Micron All Sky Survey measurements of E (J− K s) to resolve the longstanding problem …
Are the variations in quasar optical flux driven by thermal fluctuations?
BC Kelly, J Bechtold… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze a sample of optical light curves for 100 quasars, 70 of which have black hole
mass estimates. Our sample is the largest and broadest used yet for modeling quasar …
mass estimates. Our sample is the largest and broadest used yet for modeling quasar …
The MACHO project: microlensing results from 5.7 years of Large Magellanic Cloud observations
C Alcock, RA Allsman, DR Alves… - The Astrophysical …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on our search for microlensing toward the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Analysis of 5.7 yr of photometry on 11.9 million stars in the LMC reveals 13–17 microlensing …
Analysis of 5.7 yr of photometry on 11.9 million stars in the LMC reveals 13–17 microlensing …
New limits from microlensing on Galactic black holes in the mass range 10 M⊙< M< 1000 M⊙
T Blaineau, M Moniez, C Afonso, JN Albert… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We searched for long-duration microlensing events originating from intermediate-mass
black holes (BH) in the halo of the Milky Way, using archival data from the EROS-2 and …
black holes (BH) in the halo of the Milky Way, using archival data from the EROS-2 and …
Binary planetary nebulae nuclei towards the Galactic bulge-I. Sample discovery, period distribution, and binary fraction
B Miszalski, A Acker, AFJ Moffat, QA Parker… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
Binarity has been hypothesised to play an important, if not ubiquitous, role in the formation of
planetary nebulae (PNe). Yet there remains a severe paucity of known binary central stars …
planetary nebulae (PNe). Yet there remains a severe paucity of known binary central stars …
Bump cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds: metallicities, the distances to the LMC and SMC, and the pulsation-evolution mass discrepancy
We use nonlinear pulsation models to reproduce the observed light and color curves for two
samples of bump Cepheid variables, 19 from the Large Magellanic Cloud and 9 from the …
samples of bump Cepheid variables, 19 from the Large Magellanic Cloud and 9 from the …
Testing LMC microlensing scenarios: the discrimination power of the SuperMACHO microlensing survey
Characterizing the nature and spatial distribution of the lensing objects that produce the
previously measured microlensing optical depth toward the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) …
previously measured microlensing optical depth toward the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) …
Gravitational microlensing events due to stellar-mass black holes
DP Bennett, AC Becker, JL Quinn… - The Astrophysical …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of the longest timescale microlensing events discovered by the
MACHO Collaboration during a 7 year survey of the Galactic bulge. We find six events that …
MACHO Collaboration during a 7 year survey of the Galactic bulge. We find six events that …
The MACHO project: microlensing optical depth toward the galactic bulge from difference image analysis
C Alcock, RA Allsman, DR Alves… - The Astrophysical …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic bulge based on the detection
of 99 events found in our Difference Image Analysis (DIA) survey. This analysis …
of 99 events found in our Difference Image Analysis (DIA) survey. This analysis …