LMC Microlensing and Very Thick Disks
| dc.creator | Gyuk, Geza | |
| dc.creator | Gates, Evalyn | |
| dc.date | 1998-03-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:26:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:26:26Z | |
| dc.description | We investigate the implications of a very thick (scale height 1.5 - 3.0 kpc) disk population of MACHOs. Such a population represents a reasonable alternative to standard halo configurations of a lensing population. We find that very thick disk distributions can lower the lens mass estimate derived from the microlensing data toward the LMC, although an average lens mass substantially below $0.3\Msol$ is unlikely. Constraints from direct searches for such lenses imply very low luminosity objects: thus thick disks do not solve the microlensing lens problem. We discuss further microlensing consequences of very thick disk populations, including an increased probability for parallax events. | |
| dc.description | 7 pages, 7 figures, submitted to MNRAS | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9803228 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9803228 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/12269 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | LMC Microlensing and Very Thick Disks | |
| dc.type | text |