GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING BY A SINGLE STAR PLUS EXTERNAL SHEAR

被引:45
作者
MAO, SD
机构
[1] Princeton University Observatory, Princeton
关键词
GRAVITATIONAL LENSING;
D O I
10.1086/171188
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Gravitational microlensing by a single star plus external shear is considered. It is shown that for a general cusp the magnification probability distribution follows p(c)(A)dA approximately A-7/2 dA for sufficiently large magnifications. An adaptive grid technique is developed to calculate the magnification probability distributions. The results could be useful for cases of microlensing where the surface mass density is low.
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