Maximal lensing: mass constraints on point lens configurations
We set constraints and an upper bound on the masses required for a configuration of n point lenses to produce the maximum of 5n - 5 images of a distant source. We show how this result can be used to detect and constrain the mass of planets or brown dwarfs in multiple-star systems.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | General relativity and gravitation 2007-09, Vol.39 (9), p.1413-1418 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We set constraints and an upper bound on the masses required for a configuration of n point lenses to produce the maximum of 5n - 5 images of a distant source. We show how this result can be used to detect and constrain the mass of planets or brown dwarfs in multiple-star systems. |
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| ISSN: | 0001-7701 1572-9532 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10714-007-0463-x |