Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-04-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, revised version, submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/303944
We show that the Einstein ring radius and transverse speed of a lens projected on the source plane, $\hat{r}_{\rm e}$ and $\hat{v}$, can be determined from the light curve of a binary-source event, followed by the spectroscopic determination of the orbital elements of the source stars. The determination makes use of the same principle that allows one to measure the Einstein ring radii from finite-source effects. For the case when the orbital period of the source stars is much longer than the Einstein time scale, $P\gg t_{\rm e}$, there exists a single two-fold degeneracy in determining $\hat{r}_{\rm e}$. However, when $P \lesssim t_{\rm e}$ the degeneracy can often be broken by making use of the binary-source system's orbital motion. %Once $\hat{r}_{\rm e}$, and thus $\hat{v}$ are determined, one can %distinguish self-lensing events in the Large Magellanic Cloud %from Galactic halo events. For an identifiable 8\% of all lensing events seen toward the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one can unambiguously determine whether the lenses are Galactic, or whether they lie in the LMC itself. The required observations can be made after the event is over and could be carried out for the $\sim 8$ events seen by Alcock et al.\ and Aubourg et al.. In addition, we propose to include eclipsing binaries as sources for gravitational lensing experiments.
Gould Andrew
Han Cheongho
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