Predicting the Second Caustic Crossing in Binary Microlensing Events

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2001-04-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104176v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 325 (2001) 1546

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages + 3 EPS figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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We fit binary lens models to the data covering the initial part of real microlensing events in an attempt to predict the time of the second caustic crossing. We use approximations during the initial search through the parameter space for light curves that roughly match the observed ones. Exact methods for calculating the lens magnification of an extended source are used when we refine our best initial models. Our calculations show that the reliable prediction of the second crossing can only be made very late, when the light curve has risen appreciably after the minimum between the two caustic-crossings. The best observational strategy is therefore to sample as frequently as possible once the light curve starts to rise after the minimum.

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