OGLE 2004–BLG–254: a K3 III Galactic bulge giant spatially resolved by a single microlens
OGLE 2004–BLG–254: a K3 III Galactic bulge giant spatially resolved by a single microlens
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OGLE 2004–BLG–254:由单个微透镜空间解析的 K3 III 银河核球巨星
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20054414
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
L. Wyrzykowski
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作者:
A. Cassan;J. Beaulieu;P. Fouqué;S. Brillant;M. Dominik;J. Greenhill;D. Heyrovský;K. Horne;U. Jørgensen;D. Kubas;H. C. Stempels;C. Vinter;M. Albrow;D. Bennett;J. Caldwell;J. Calitz;K. Cook;C. Coutures;D. Dominis;J. Donatowicz;K. Hill;M. Hoffman;S. Kane;J. Marquette;R. Martin;P. Meintjes;J. Menzies;V. R. Miller;K. Pollard;K. Sahu;J. Wambsganss;A. Williams;A. Udalski;M. Szymański;M. Kubiak;G. Pietrzyński;I. Soszyński;K. Żebruń;O. Szewczyk;L. Wyrzykowski
Aims. We present an analysis of OGLE 2004-BLG-254, a high-magnification (A? ? 60) and relatively short duration (t_E? 13.2 days) microlensing event in which the source star, a Bulge K-giant, has been spatially resolved by a point-like lens. We seek to determine the lens and source distance, and provide a measurement of the linear limb-darkening coefficients of the source star in the I and R bands. We discuss the derived values of the latter and compare them to the classical theoretical laws, and furthermore examine the cases of already published microlensed GK-giants limb-darkening measurements. Methods: . We have obtained dense photometric coverage of the event light curve with OGLE and PLANET telescopes, as well as a high signal-to-noise ratio spectrum taken while the source was still magnified by A ? 20, using the UVES/VLT spectrograph. We have performed a modelling of the light curve, including finite source and parallax effects, and have combined spectroscopic and photometric analysis to infer the source distance. A Galactic model for the mass and velocity distribution of the stars has been used to estimate the lens distance. Results: . From the spectrum analysis and calibrated color-magnitude of the event target, we found that the source was a K3 III Bulge giant, situated at the far end of the Bulge. From modelling the light curve, we have derived an angular size of the Einstein ring ?_E? 114 ?as, and a relative lens-source proper motion ? = ?_E/t_E? 3.1 mas/yr. We could also measure the angular size of the source, ?_*? 4.5 ?as, whereas given the short duration of the event, no significant constraint could be obtained from parallax effects. A Galactic model based on the modelling of the light curve then provides us with an estimate of the lens distance, mass and velocity as D_L? 9.6 kpc, M? 0.11 M? and v ? 145~km s-1 (at the lens distance) respectively. Our dense coverage of this event allows us to measure limb darkening of the source star in the I and R bands. We also compare previous measurements of linear limb-darkening coefficients involving GK-giant stars with predictions from ATLAS atmosphere models. We discuss the case of K-giants and find a disagreement between limb-darkening measurements and model predictions, which may be caused by the inadequacy of the linear limb-darkening law.