Theory of pixel lensing towards M31 - I. The density contribution and mass of MACHOs

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-33

  Kerins, E ^d   Carr, B J ^e   Evans, N W ^d   Hewett, P ^f   Lastennet, E ^e   Le Du, Y ^a   Melchior, A L ^b,e   Smartt, S J ^f   Valls Gabaud, D ^c  

^a PSL Research University   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Mathematical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Galaxies: haloes; Galaxies: individual: M31; Galaxy: halo; Gravitational lensing

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIXELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STARS; SURVEYS;

DARK MATTER; DENSITY CONTRIBUTION; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUALS; GALAXY: INDIVIDUAL: M31; GALAXY:HALO; GRAVITATIONAL LENSING; ISAAC NEWTON TELESCOPE; OBJECT PARAMETERS; UNCERTAINTY;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0038233146     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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