Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...430l.101k&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, no. 2, pt. 2, P. L101-L104
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
158
Astronomical Models, Galactic Bulge, Gravitational Lenses, Optical Thickness, Brown Dwarf Stars, Dark Matter, Galactic Structure, Star Distribution
Scientific paper
We estimate the optical depth to gravitational microlensing due to known stellar populations to be approximately 8.5 x 10-7 for the Galactic bulge stars in the Baade Window. The contribution of the bulge and disk stars to the optical depth is approximately 60% and approximately 40%, respectively, all numbers being uncertain. If the stellar mass function is approximated as N(M) approximately M-2 for 0.1 less than or equal to M/Solar Mass less than or equal to 1.0 then the expected frequency of events with amplitude larger than A = 1.34 is Gammabulge very approximately 10 and Gammadisk very approximately 2 events per year per 106 stars. If the bulge is elongated along the line of sight then the rate Gammabulge may be still higher. The overall distribution of event timescales is expected to peak at t0 identically equal to re very approximately 10 days.
Kiraga Marcin
Paczyński Bohdan
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