A search for massive compact halo objects in our Galaxy

Details A search for massive compact halo objects in our Galaxy A search for massive compact halo objects in our Galaxy

Apr 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991aipc..222..446b&link_type=abstract

In: After the first three minutes; Proceedings of the 1st Astrophysics Workshop, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Oct. 15-17, 19

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Black Holes (Astronomy), Brown Dwarf Stars, Dark Matter, Galactic Halos, Gas Giant Planets, Milky Way Galaxy, Astronomical Photometry, Gravitational Lenses, Light Curve, Stellar Mass, Telescopes

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Massive compact halo objects such as brown dwarfs, Jupiters, and black holes are prime candidates to comprise the dark halo of our galaxy. Our group is currently involved in constructing a dedicated observing system at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Australia. We will use a refurbished 1.27 meter telescope and an innovative two-color CCD camera with 3.4 x 10 exp 7 pixels to monitor 10 exp 6 - 10 exp 7 stars in the Magellanic Clouds. During the first year of operation (1991-1992), we hope to detect (or rule out) objects in the mass range between 0.001 and 0.1 solar mass, and after five years, we hope to have covered the range 10 exp -6 solar mass - 10 exp 2 solar masses.

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