MACHOs in M31? Absence of evidence but not evidence of absence

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 446, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 855-875

  De Jong, J T A ^a   Widrow, L M ^b   Cseresnjes, P ^c   Kuijken, K ^a,d   Crotts, A P S ^c   Bergier, A ^c   Baltz, E A ^e   Gyuk, G ^f   Sackett, P D ^g   Uglesich, R R ^h   Sutherland, W J ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Galaxies: individual: M 31; Gravitational lensing

Indexed keywords

DARK MATTER; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: M 31; GRAVITATIONAL LENSING; ISAAC NEWTON TELESCOPE (INT); MICROLENSING EXPLORATION OF THE GALAXY AND ANDROMEDA (MEGA);

LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MICROLENSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SPACE RESEARCH; TELESCOPES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 32044460658     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053812     Document Type: Article

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