Microlensing path parametrization for Earth-like Exoplanet detection around solar mass stars
Abstract
We propose a new parametrization of the impact parameter u0 and impact angle {\alpha} for microlensing systems composed by an Earth-like Exoplanet around a Solar mass Star at 1 AU. We present the caustic topology of such system, as well as the related light curves generated by using such a new parametrization. Based on the same density of points and accuracy of regular methods, we obtain results 5 times faster for discovering Earth-like exoplanet. In this big data revolution of photometric astronomy, our method will impact future missions like WFIRST (NASA) and Euclid (ESA) and they data pipelines, providing a rapid and deep detection of exoplanets for this specific class of microlensing event that might otherwise be lost.
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@article{arxiv.1809.10230,
title = {Microlensing path parametrization for Earth-like Exoplanet detection around solar mass stars},
author = {L. de Almeida and J. -D. do Nascimento},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.10230},
year = {2018}
}
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8 pages, 7 figures, accepted to be published in The Astronomical Journal