Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 2008
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 478, Issue 2, February I 2008, pp.429-434
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Gravitational Lensing, Galaxy: Stellar Content
Scientific paper
Aims:The population of solitary compact objects in the Galaxy is very difficult to investigate. In this paper we examine the possibility of using microlensing searches to detect and to analyze the properties of solitary black holes and neutron stars. Methods: Evolution of single and binary stars is followed using the StarTrack population synthesis code. The spatial distribution of compact objects in the Galaxy is determined by propagating them in the Galactic gravitational potential. Lensing events are found by tracing individual stars and compact objects. Results: We find that compact object lensing events are concentrated in a region with a radius of ≈ 5 degrees around the Galactic center. The distribution of masses of the lenses for the models we consider differs, but only slightly, from the underlying mass distribution of compact objects. The expected detection rates are of the order of a few per year.
Belczynski Krzysztof
Bulik Tomasz
Moderski Rafal
Osłowski S.
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