Source size measurement from observed quasar microlensing

Authors
Citation
A. Yonehara, Source size measurement from observed quasar microlensing, PUBL ASTRON, 18(2), 2001, pp. 211-214
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
ISSN journal
13233580 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
211 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-3580(200109)18:2<211:SSMFOQ>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Recently, the OGLE team have reported a clear quasar microlensing signal in Q2237+0305. I have analyzed the microlens event of 'image C' by using thei r finely and densely sampled light curves. From light curve fitting, I unam biguously set the source size of less than or equal to0.98 Einstein-Ring ra dius as a conservative limit. This limit corresponds to 2000 AU, if I adopt M-lens similar to0.1M(circle dot) obtained by a recent statistical study o f the mean mass of the lens object. This gives clear evidence for the exist ence of an accretion disk in the central region of the quasar.