Exoplanet Occurrence Rates from Microlensing Surveys
Abstract
The number of exoplanets detected using gravitational microlensing technique is currently larger than 200, which enables population studies. Microlensing is uniquely sensitive to low-mass planets orbiting at separations of several astronomical units, a parameter space that is not accessible to other planet-detection techniques, as well as free-floating planets, not orbiting around any star. In this review, we present the state-of-the-art knowledge on the demographics of exoplanets detected with microlensing, with a particular emphasis on their occurrence rates. We also summarize the current knowledge about free-floating planets, an elusive population of objects that seem to be more common than ordinary, gravitationally bound exoplanets.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2310.07502,
title = {Exoplanet Occurrence Rates from Microlensing Surveys},
author = {P. Mroz and R. Poleski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.07502},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
To be published in: Handbook of Exoplanets, 2nd Edition, Hans Deeg and Juan Antonio Belmonte (Eds. in Chief), Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature