Astrophysical applications of gravitational microlensing

Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 947-972

  Mao, Shude ^a,b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bulge; formation; Galaxy: structure; gravitational lensing; planetary systems: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865697254     PISSN: 16744527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4527/12/8/005     Document Type: Review

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