AGAPE: a Microlensing Search for Dark Matter by Monitoring Pixels

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dc.creatorGondolo, P.
dc.creatorAnsari, R.
dc.creatorAuriere, M.
dc.creatorBaillon, P.
dc.creatorBouquet, A.
dc.creatorCoupinot, G.
dc.creatorCoutures, Ch.
dc.creatorGhesquiere, C.
dc.creatorGiraud-Heraud, Y.
dc.creatorHecquet, J.
dc.creatorKaplan, J.
dc.creatorDu, Y. Le
dc.creatorMelchior, A. L.
dc.creatorMoniez, M.
dc.creatorPicat, J. P.
dc.creatorSoucail, G.
dc.date1996-10-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:21:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:21:59Z
dc.descriptionAGAPE is an observational search of massive compact halo objects (MACHOs) in the direction of M31 by means of a novel method: the gravitational microlensing of unresolved stars. The search consists in examining CCD pixel light curves for microlensing features. The high level of temporal stability necessary to detect microlensing events has been achieved, with quiet pixels stable within a factor of two of the photon noise (the brightest ones down to a level of 0.001 mag). The data analysis is still in progress, but hundreds of variable objects (cepheids, novae, ...) have already been found. Among them there are several lightcurves that resemble microlensing events.
dc.descriptionpresented at the International Conference on "Dark and Visible Matter in Galaxies" (Sesto Pusteria, Italy, 2-5 July 1996), 8 pages, 7 figures, uses paspconf.sty, psfig.sty
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610010
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/10713
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAGAPE: a Microlensing Search for Dark Matter by Monitoring Pixels
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