MOA-2010-BLG-073L: AN M-DWARF WITH A SUBSTELLAR COMPANION AT THE PLANET/BROWN DWARF BOUNDARY

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.,Br IOP Publishing 2013 The Astrophysical journal Vol.763 No.1

<P>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.</P>

A census of variability in globular cluster M 68 (NGC 4590)

Kains, N.,Arellano Ferro, A.,Figuera Jaimes, R.,Bramich, D. M.,Skottfelt, J.,Jørgensen, U. G.,Tsapras, Y.,Street, R. A.,Browne, P.,Dominik, M.,Horne, K.,Hundertmark, M.,Ipatov, S.,Snodgrass, C.,Steele EDP Sciences 2015 Astronomy and astrophysics Vol.578 No.-

<P>Aims. We analyse 20 nights of CCD observations in the V and I bands of the globular cluster M?68 (NGC 4590) and use them to detect variable objects. We also obtained electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) observations for this cluster in order to explore its core with unprecedented spatial resolution from the ground. Methods. We reduced our data using difference image analysis to achieve the best possible photometry in the crowded field of the cluster. In doing so, we show that when dealing with identical networked telescopes, a reference image from any telescope may be used to reduce data from any other telescope, which facilitates the analysis significantly. We then used our light curves to estimate the properties of the RR Lyrae (RRL) stars in M?68 through Fourier decomposition and empirical relations. The variable star properties then allowed us to derive the cluster’s metallicity and distance. Results. M?68 had 45 previously confirmed variables, including 42 RRL and 2 SX Phoenicis (SX Phe) stars. In this paper we determine new periods and search for new variables, especially in the core of the cluster where our method performs particularly well. We detect 4 additional SX Phe stars and confirm the variability of another star, bringing the total number of confirmed variable stars in this cluster to 50. We also used archival data stretching back to 1951 to derive period changes for some of the single-mode RRL stars, and analyse the significant number of double-mode RRL stars in M?68. Furthermore, we find evidence for double-mode pulsation in one of the SX Phe stars in this cluster. Using the different classes of variables, we derived values for the metallicity of the cluster of [Fe/H] = −2.07 ±0.06 on the ZW scale, or −2.20 ±0.10 on the UVES scale, and found true distance moduli μ0 = 15.00±0.11 mag (using RR0 stars), 15.00 ± 0.05 mag (using RR1 stars), 14.97 ±0.11 mag (using SX Phe stars), and 15.00±0.07 mag (using the MV–[Fe/H] relation for RRL stars), corresponding to physical distances of 10.00 ±0.49, 9.99±0.21, 9.84 ±0.50, and 10.00 ±0.30 kpc, respectively. Thanks to the first use of difference image analysis on time-series observations of M?68, we are now confident that we have a complete census of the RRL stars in this cluster.</P>

MICROLENSING BINARIES WITH CANDIDATE BROWN DWARF COMPANIONS

Shin, I.-G.,Han, C.,Gould, A.,Udalski, A.,Sumi, T.,Dominik, M.,Beaulieu, J.-P.,Tsapras, Y.,Bozza, V.,Szymań,ski, M. K.,Kubiak, M.,Soszyń,ski, I.,Pietrzyń,ski, G.,Poleski, R.,Ulaczyk, K. IOP Publishing 2012 The Astrophysical journal Vol.760 No.2

<P>Brown dwarfs are important objects because they may provide a missing link between stars and planets, two populations that have dramatically different formation histories. In this paper, we present the candidate binaries with brown dwarf companions that are found by analyzing binary microlensing events discovered during the 2004-2011 observation seasons. Based on the low mass ratio criterion of q < 0.2, we found seven candidate events: OGLE-2004-BLG-035, OGLE-2004-BLG-039, OGLE-2007-BLG-006, OGLE-2007-BLG-399/MOA-2007-BLG-334, MOA-2011-BLG-104/OGLE-2011-BLG-0172, MOA-2011-BLG-149, and MOA-201-BLG-278/OGLE-2011-BLG-012N. Among them, we are able to confirm that the companions of the lenses of MOA-2011-BLG-104/OGLE-2011-BLG-0172 and MOA-2011-BLG-149 are brown dwarfs by determining the mass of the lens based on the simultaneous measurement of the Einstein radius and the lens parallax. The measured masses of the brown dwarf companions are 0.02 +/- 0.01 M-circle dot and 0.019 +/- 0.002 M-circle dot for MOA-2011-BLG-104/OGLE-2011-BLG-0172 and MOA-2011-BLG-149, respectively, and both companions are orbiting low-mass M dwarf host stars. More microlensing brown dwarfs are expected to be detected as the number of lensing events with well-covered light curves increases with new-generation searches.</P>

<i>SPITZER</i>AS A MICROLENS PARALLAX SATELLITE: MASS AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY LENS SYSTEM OGLE-2014-BLG-1050L

Zhu (祝伟,), Wei,Udalski, A.,Gould, A.,Dominik, M.,Bozza, V.,Han, C.,Yee, J. C.,Novati, S. Calchi,Beichman, C. A.,Carey, S.,Poleski, R.,Skowron, J.,Kozłowski, S.,Mró,z, P.,Pietrukowicz, P.,P IOP Publishing 2015 The Astrophysical journal Vol.805 No.1

<P>We report the first mass and distance measurements of a caustic-crossing binary system OGLE-2014-BLG-1050 L using the space-based microlens parallax method. Spitzer captured the second caustic. crossing of the event, which occurred similar to 10 days before that seen from Earth. Due to the coincidence that the source-lens relative motion was almost parallel to the direction of the binary-lens axis, the fourfold degeneracy, which was known before only to occur in single-lens events, persists in this case, leading to either a lower-mass (0.2 and 0.07 M-circle dot) binary at similar to 1.1 kpc or a higher-mass (0.9 and 0.35 M-circle dot) binary at similar to 3.5 kpc. However, the latter solution is strongly preferred for reasons including blending and lensing probability. OGLE-2014-BLG-1050 L demonstrates the power of microlens parallax in probing stellar and substellar binaries.</P>

OGLE-2005-BLG-018: CHARACTERIZATION OF FULL PHYSICAL AND ORBITAL PARAMETERS OF A GRAVITATIONAL BINARY LENS

Shin, I.-G.,Udalski, A.,Han, C.,Gould, A.,Dominik, M.,Fouqué,, P.,Kubiak, M.,Szymań,ski, M. K.,Pietrzyń,ki, G.,Soszyń,ski, I.,Ulaczyk, K.,Wyrzykowski, Ł.,DePoy, D. L.,Dong, S.,Gau IOP Publishing 2011 The Astrophysical journal Vol.735 No.2

<P>We present the result of the analysis of the gravitational binary-lensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-018. The light curve of the event is characterized by two adjacent strong features and a single weak feature separated from the strong features. The light curve exhibits noticeable deviations from the best-fit model based on standard binary parameters. To explain the deviation, we test models including various higher-order effects of the motions of the observer, source, and lens. From this, we find that it is necessary to account for the orbital motion of the lens in describing the light curve. From modeling the light curve considering the parallax effect and Keplerian orbital motion, we are able to not only measure the physical parameters but also to find a complete orbital solution of the lens system. It is found that the event was produced by a binary lens located in the Galactic bulge with a distance of 6.7 +/- 0.3 kpc from the Earth. The individual lens components with masses 0.9 +/- 0.3 M-circle dot and 0.5 +/- 0.1 M-circle dot are separated with a semi-major axis of a = 2.5 +/- 1.0 AU and orbiting each other with a period P = 3.1 +/- 1.3 yr. This event demonstrates that it is possible to extract detailed information about binary lens systems from well-resolved lensing light curves.</P>

MICROLENSING DISCOVERY OF A POPULATION OF VERY TIGHT, VERY LOW MASS BINARY BROWN DWARFS

Choi, J.-Y.,Han, C.,Udalski, A.,Sumi, T.,Gaudi, B. S.,Gould, A.,Bennett, D. P.,Dominik, M.,Beaulieu, J.-P.,Tsapras, Y.,Bozza, V.,Abe, F.,Bond, I. A.,Botzler, C. S.,Chote, P.,Freeman, M.,Fukui, A.,Furu IOP Publishing 2013 The Astrophysical journal Vol.768 No.2

<P>Although many models have been proposed, the physical mechanisms responsible for the formation of low-mass brown dwarfs (BDs) are poorly understood. The multiplicity properties and minimum mass of the BD mass function provide critical empirical diagnostics of these mechanisms. We present the discovery via gravitational microlensing of two very low mass, very tight binary systems. These binaries have directly and precisely measured total system masses of 0.025 M-circle dot and 0.034 M-circle dot, and projected separations of 0.31 AU and 0.19 AU, making them the lowest-mass and tightest field BD binaries known. The discovery of a population of such binaries indicates that BD binaries can robustly form at least down to masses of similar to 0.02 M-circle dot. Future microlensing surveys will measure a mass-selected sample of BD binary systems, which can then be directly compared to similar samples of stellar binaries.</P>

Is intravesical stent position a predictor of associated morbidity?

Dominik Abt,Livio Mordasini,Elisabeth Warzinek,Hans-Peter Schmid,Sarah Roberta Haile,Daniel Stephan Engeler,Gautier Müllhaupt 대한비뇨의학회 2015 Investigative and Clinical Urology Vol.56 No.5

Purpose: Temporary drainage of the upper urinary tract by use of internal ureteral stents is a common procedure that is often associated with a variety of symptoms. The role of intravesical stent position in associated morbidity is controversial. Materials and Methods: The German version of the ureteral stent symptom questionnaire (USSQ) was completed by 73 patients with an indwelling ureteral stent the day before stent removal. Intravesical stent position was classified into 3 categories by x-ray before stent removal. The influence of intravesical stent position on USSQ score was analyzed, including subscores and single items. Results: Intravesical stent position showed no significant influence on associated morbidity. The median USSQ total score in all patients was 77.5 (range, 30–147). Patients with ipsilateral stents (69.0; range, 30–122) tended to have lower total scores than did those with tangential (86.5; range, 30–122) or contralateral (77.0; range, 31–147) stents, but the differences were not statistically significant (p=0.35). The USSQ subscores for urinary symptoms (p=0.80), body pain (p=0.80), general health (p=0.16), work performance (p=0.07), additional problems (p=0.81), and all of the USSQ single items of interest in the context of stent length also did not differ significantly between the three groups. Conclusions: Intravesical stent position did not significantly influence associated morbidity in our study. An appropriate stent length should be chosen to avoid dislocation. However, complex calculations of optimum stent length, time-consuming manipulations, and costly stock holding of various stent sizes to obtain the perfect stent position do not seem worthwhile.

<i>SPITZER</i>PARALLAX OF OGLE-2015-BLG-0966: A COLD NEPTUNE IN THE GALACTIC DISK

Street, R. A.,Udalski, A.,Novati, S. Calchi,Hundertmark, M. P. G.,Zhu, W.,Gould, A.,Yee, J.,Tsapras, Y.,Bennett, D. P.,Jørgensen, U. G.,Dominik, M.,Andersen, M. I.,Bachelet, E.,Bozza, V.,Bramich, D. M American Astronomical Society 2016 The Astrophysical journal Vol.819 No.2

<P>We report the detection of a cold Neptune m(planet) = 21 +/- 2M(circle plus) orbiting a 0.38M(circle dot) M dwarf lying 2.5-3.3 kpc toward the Galactic center as part of a campaign combining ground-based and Spitzer observations to measure the Galactic distribution of planets. This is the first time that the complex real-time protocols described by Yee et al., which aim to maximize planet sensitivity while maintaining sample integrity, have been carried out in practice. Multiple survey and follow. up teams successfully combined their efforts within the framework of these protocols to detect this planet. This is the second planet in the Spitzer Galactic distribution sample. Both are in the near. to. mid-disk and are clearly not in the Galactic bulge.</P>

CHARACTERIZING LOW-MASS BINARIES FROM OBSERVATION OF LONG-TIMESCALE CAUSTIC-CROSSING GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING EVENTS

Shin, I.-G.,Han, C.,Choi, J.-Y.,Udalski, A.,Sumi, T.,Gould, A.,Bozza, V.,Dominik, M.,Fouqué,, P.,Horne, K.,Szymań,ski, M. K.,Kubiak, M.,Soszyń,ski, I.,Pietrzyń,ski, G.,Poleski, R. IOP Publishing 2012 The Astrophysical journal Vol.755 No.2

<P>Despite the astrophysical importance of binary star systems, detections are limited to those located in small ranges of separations, distances, and masses and thus it is necessary to use a variety of observational techniques for a complete view of stellar multiplicity across a broad range of physical parameters. In this paper, we report the detections and measurements of two binaries discovered from observations of microlensing events MOA-2011-BLG-090 and OGLE-2011-BLG-0417. Determinations of the binary masses are possible by simultaneously measuring the Einstein radius and the lens parallax. The measured masses of the binary components are 0.43M(circle dot) and 0.39M(circle dot) for MOA-2011-BLG-090 and 0.57M(circle dot) and 0.17M(circle dot) for OGLE-2011-BLG-0417 and thus both lens components of MOA-2011-BLG-090 and one component of OGLE-2011-BLG-0417 are M dwarfs, demonstrating the usefulness of microlensing in detecting binaries composed of low-mass components. From modeling of the light curves considering full Keplerian motion of the lens, we also measure the orbital parameters of the binaries. The blended light of OGLE-2011-BLG-0417 comes very likely from the lens itself, making it possible to check the microlensing orbital solution by follow-up radial-velocity observation. For both events, the caustic-crossing parts of the light curves, which are critical for determining the physical lens parameters, were resolved by high-cadence survey observations and thus it is expected that the number of microlensing binaries with measured physical parameters will increase in the future.</P>

OGLE‐2008‐BLG‐510: first automated real‐time detection of a weak microlensing anomaly – brown dwarf or stellar binary?

Bozza, V.,Dominik, M.,Rattenbury, N. J.,Jørgensen, U. G.,Tsapras, Y.,Bramich, D. M.,Udalski, A.,Bond, I. A.,Liebig, C.,Cassan, A.,Fouqué,, P.,Fukui, A.,Hundertmark, M.,Shin, I.‐,G.,Lee, S. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012 MONTHLY NOTICES- ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Vol.424 No.2

<P><B>ABSTRACT</B></P><P>The microlensing event OGLE‐2008‐BLG‐510 is characterized by an evident asymmetric shape of the peak, promptly detected by the Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search (ARTEMiS) system in real time. The skewness of the light curve appears to be compatible both with binary‐lens and binary‐source models, including the possibility that the lens system consists of an M dwarf orbited by a brown dwarf. The detection of this microlensing anomaly and our analysis demonstrate that: (1) automated real‐time detection of weak microlensing anomalies with immediate feedback is feasible, efficient and sensitive, (2) rather common weak features intrinsically come with ambiguities that are not easily resolved from photometric light curves, (3) a modelling approach that finds all features of parameter space rather than just the ‘favourite model’ is required and (4) the data quality is most crucial, where systematics can be confused with real features, in particular small higher order effects such as orbital motion signatures. It moreover becomes apparent that events with weak signatures are a silver mine for statistical studies, although not easy to exploit. Clues about the apparent paucity of both brown‐dwarf companions and binary‐source microlensing events might hide here.</P>