Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-11-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages including 1 embedded figure
Scientific paper
10.1086/304244
During some gravitational lensing events, the lens transits the face of the star. This causes a shift in the apparent radial velocity of the star which is proportional to its rotation speed. It also changes the magnification relative to what would be expected for a point source. By measuring both effects, one can determine the rotation parameter $v\sin i$. The method is especially useful for K giant stars because these have turbulent velocities that are typically large compared with their rotation speed. By making a series of radial velocity measurements, one can typically determine $v\sin i$ to the same accuracy as the individual radial velocity measurements. There are approximately 10 microlensing transit events per year which would be suitable to make these measurements.
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