Gravitational microlensing as a tool to study the Galaxy

Alicja Rynkiewicz, Łukasz Wyrzykowski, Jan Skowron, Szymon Kozłowski, Andrzej Udalski, Michał K. Szymański, Marcin Kubiak, Igor Soszyński, Grzegorz Pietrzyński, Radosław Poleski, Paweł Pietrukowicz and Michał Pawlak

Gravitational microlensing, a very rare, but powerful phenomena, allows us to study a range of compact objects like extrasolar planets, stars or black holes. By means of this application we can study the structure of the Galaxy in a unique way. We present new results from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), which are related to the structure of the Milky Way's inner parts and the halo.

Proceedings of the Polish Astronomical Society, vol. 1, 160-163 (2014)

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