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MOA-2010-BLG-073L : An M-Dwarf with a Substellar Companion at the Planet/Brown Dwarf Boundary
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dc.contributor.author | Street, R. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Choi, J. -Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsapras, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Han, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Furusawa, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hundertmark, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gould, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sumi, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bond, I. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wouters, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zellem, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Udalski, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Snodgrass, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Horne, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dominik, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Browne, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kains, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bramich, D. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bajek, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Steele, I. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ipatov, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abe, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bennett, D. P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Botzler, C. S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chote, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Freeman, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fukui, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Harris, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Itow, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ling, C. H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Masuda, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Matsubara, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Miyake, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Muraki, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nagayama, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nishimaya, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ohnishi, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rattenbury, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Saito, To. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sullivan, D. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Suzuki, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sweatman, W. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tristram, P. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wada, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yock, P. C. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Szymanski, M. K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kubiak, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pietrzynski, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Soszynski, I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Poleski, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ulaczyk, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wyrzykowski, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yee, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dong, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shin, I. -G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, C. -U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Skowron, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andrade De Almeida, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | DePoy, D. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gaudi, B. S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hung, L. -W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jablonski, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaspi, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Klein, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hwang, K. -H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Koo, J. -R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Maoz, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Munoz, J. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pogge, R. W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Polishhook, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shporer, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | McCormick, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Christie, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Natusch, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Allen, B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Drummond, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moorhouse, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thornley, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Knowler, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bos, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bolt, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Beaulieu, J. -P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Albrow, M. D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Batista, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Brillant, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Caldwell, J. A. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cassan, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cole, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Corrales, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Coutures, Ch. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dieters, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Prester, D. Dominis | |
dc.contributor.author | Donatowicz, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fouque, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bachelet, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Greenhill, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kane, S. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kubas, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Marquette, J. -B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Martin, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Menzies, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pollard, K. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sahu, K. C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wambsganss, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zub, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alsubai, K. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bozza, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Burgdorf, M. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Calchi Novati, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dodds, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dreizler, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Finet, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gerner, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hardis, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Harpsoe, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hessman, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hinse, T. C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jorgensen, U. G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kerins, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Liebig, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mancini, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mathiasen, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Penny, M. T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Proft, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rahvar, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ricci, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Scarpetta, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schaefer, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schoenebeck, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Southworth, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Surdej, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-18T16:01:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-18T16:01:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-01-20 | |
dc.identifier | 79147052 | |
dc.identifier | 4c94a11c-14d5-423a-a2ec-c7350c588071 | |
dc.identifier | 000313456700067 | |
dc.identifier | 84872239600 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Street , R A , Choi , J -Y , Tsapras , Y , Han , C , Furusawa , K , Hundertmark , M , Gould , A , Sumi , T , Bond , I A , Wouters , D , Zellem , R , Udalski , A , Snodgrass , C , Horne , K , Dominik , M , Browne , P , Kains , N , Bramich , D M , Bajek , D , Steele , I A , Ipatov , S , Abe , F , Bennett , D P , Botzler , C S , Chote , P , Freeman , M , Fukui , A , Harris , P , Itow , Y , Ling , C H , Masuda , K , Matsubara , Y , Miyake , N , Muraki , Y , Nagayama , T , Nishimaya , S , Ohnishi , K , Rattenbury , N , Saito , T , Sullivan , D J , Suzuki , D , Sweatman , W L , Tristram , P J , Wada , K , Yock , P C M , Szymanski , M K , Kubiak , M , Pietrzynski , G , Soszynski , I , Poleski , R , Ulaczyk , K , Wyrzykowski , L , Yee , J , Dong , S , Shin , I -G , Lee , C -U , Skowron , J , Andrade De Almeida , L , DePoy , D L , Gaudi , B S , Hung , L -W , Jablonski , F , Kaspi , S , Klein , N , Hwang , K -H , Koo , J -R , Maoz , D , Munoz , J A , Pogge , R W , Polishhook , D , Shporer , A , McCormick , J , Christie , G , Natusch , T , Allen , B , Drummond , J , Moorhouse , D , Thornley , G , Knowler , M , Bos , M , Bolt , G , Beaulieu , J -P , Albrow , M D , Batista , V , Brillant , S , Caldwell , J A R , Cassan , A , Cole , A , Corrales , E , Coutures , C , Dieters , S , Prester , D D , Donatowicz , J , Fouque , P , Bachelet , E , Greenhill , J , Kane , S R , Kubas , D , Marquette , J -B , Martin , R , Menzies , J , Pollard , K R , Sahu , K C , Wambsganss , J , Williams , A , Zub , M , Alsubai , K A , Bozza , V , Burgdorf , M J , Calchi Novati , S , Dodds , P , Dreizler , S , Finet , F , Gerner , T , Hardis , S , Harpsoe , K , Hessman , F , Hinse , T C , Jorgensen , U G , Kerins , E , Liebig , C , Mancini , L , Mathiasen , M , Penny , M T , Proft , S , Rahvar , S , Ricci , D , Scarpetta , G , Schaefer , S , Schoenebeck , F , Southworth , J & Surdej , J 2013 , ' MOA-2010-BLG-073L : An M-Dwarf with a Substellar Companion at the Planet/Brown Dwarf Boundary ' , Astrophysical Journal , vol. 763 , no. 1 , 67 . https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/763/1/67 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3202-0343/work/75996729 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5192 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present an analysis of the anomalous microlensing event, MOA-2010-BLG-073, announced by the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics survey on 2010 March 18. This event was remarkable because the source was previously known to be photometrically variable. Analyzing the pre-event source light curve, we demonstrate that it is an irregular variable over timescales >200 days. Its dereddened color, (V - I)(S),(0), is 1.221 +/- 0.051 mag, and from our lens model we derive a source radius of 14.7 +/- 1.3 R-circle dot, suggesting that it is a red giant star. We initially explored a number of purely microlensing models for the event but found a residual gradient in the data taken prior to and after the event. This is likely to be due to the variability of the source rather than part of the lensing event, so we incorporated a slope parameter in our model in order to derive the true parameters of the lensing system. We find that the lensing system has a mass ratio of q = 0.0654 +/- 0.0006. The Einstein crossing time of the event, t(E) = 44.3 +/- 0.1 days, was sufficiently long that the light curve exhibited parallax effects. In addition, the source trajectory relative to the large caustic structure allowed the orbital motion of the lens system to be detected. Combining the parallax with the Einstein radius, we were able to derive the distance to the lens, D-L = 2.8 +/- 0.4 kpc, and the masses of the lensing objects. The primary of the lens is an M-dwarf with M-L,M-1 = 0.16 +/- 0.03 M-circle dot, while the companion has M-L,M-2 = 11.0 +/- 2.0 M-J, putting it in the boundary zone between planets and brown dwarfs. | |
dc.format.extent | 13 | |
dc.format.extent | 4109159 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Astrophysical Journal | en |
dc.subject | Brown dwarfs | en |
dc.subject | Gravitational lensing: micro | en |
dc.subject | Planetary systems | en |
dc.subject | Planets and satellites: formation | en |
dc.subject | Planets and satellites: general | en |
dc.subject | Techniques: photometric | en |
dc.subject | Gravitational lensing experiment | en |
dc.subject | Difference image-analysis | en |
dc.subject | Gas giant planets | en |
dc.subject | Microlensing events | en |
dc.subject | Galactic bulge | en |
dc.subject | Variable-stars | en |
dc.subject | Minimum mass | en |
dc.subject | Variability | en |
dc.subject | Evolution | en |
dc.subject | QB Astronomy | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | MOA-2010-BLG-073L : An M-Dwarf with a Substellar Companion at the Planet/Brown Dwarf Boundary | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Science & Technology Facilities Council | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1088/0004-637X/763/1/67 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ST/J001651/1 | en |
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