Ambiguities in fits of observed binary lens galactic microlensing events

Authors
Citation
M. Dominik, Ambiguities in fits of observed binary lens galactic microlensing events, ASTRON ASTR, 341(3), 1999, pp. 943-953
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
341
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
943 - 953
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(199901)341:3<943:AIFOOB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
For observed galactic microlensing events only one fit is usually presented , though, especially for a binary lens, several fits may be possible. This has been shown for the MACHO LMC#1 event (Dominik & Hirshfeld 1996). Here I discuss the strong binary lens events OGLE#7 and DUO#2. It is shown that s everal models with a large variety of parameters are in accordance with the photometric data. For most of the fits, 1-sigma-bounds on the fit paramete rs are given. The variation of the parameters within these bounds is in som e cases considerable. It is likely that other binary lens events which will occur will have properties similar to the discussed events.