Predictions of the WFIRST microlensing survey. I. Bound planet detection rates

MT Penny, BS Gaudi, E Kerins… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is the next NASA
astrophysics flagship mission, to follow the James Webb Space Telescope. The WFIRST …

The exoplanet mass-ratio function from the MOA-II survey: discovery of a break and likely peak at a neptune mass

D Suzuki, DP Bennett, T Sumi, IA Bond… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the results of the statistical analysis of planetary signals discovered in MOA-II
microlensing survey alert system events from 2007 to 2012. We determine the survey …

OGLE-2019-BLG-0960 Lb: the smallest microlensing planet

JC Yee, W Zang, A Udalski, YH Ryu… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the analysis of OGLE-2019-BLG-0960, which contains the smallest mass-ratio
microlensing planet found to date (q= 1.2–1.6× 10− 5 at 1σ). Although there is substantial …

Systematic KMTNet planetary anomaly search. IV. Complete sample of 2019 prime-field

W Zang, H Yang, C Han, CU Lee… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We report the complete statistical planetary sample from the prime fields (Γ≥ 2 h− 1) of the
2019 Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) microlensing survey. We develop …

Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. I. OGLE-2019-BLG-1053Lb, a Buried Terrestrial Planet

W Zang, KH Hwang, A Udalski, T Wang… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to exhume the buried signatures of" missing planetary caustics" in Korea
Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) data, we conducted a systematic anomaly …

Spitzer as a Microlens Parallax Satellite: mass measurement for the OGLE-2014-BLG-0124L planet and its host star

A Udalski, JC Yee, A Gould, S Carey… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We combine Spitzer and ground-based observations to measure the microlens parallax
vector ${\boldsymbol {\pi}} _ {\rm E} $, and thus the mass and distance of OGLE-2014-BLG …

The frequency of snowline-region planets from four years of OGLE–MOA–Wise second-generation microlensing

Y Shvartzvald, D Maoz, A Udalski… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We present a statistical analysis of the first four seasons from a 'second-generation'
microlensing survey for extrasolar planets, consisting of near-continuous time coverage of 8 …

OGLE-2018-BLG-0567Lb and OGLE-2018-BLG-0962Lb: Two Microlensing Planets through the Planetary-caustic Channel

YK Jung, C Han, A Udalski, A Gould… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the analyses of two microlensing events, OGLE-2018-BLG-0567 and OGLE-
2018-BLG-0962. In both events, the short-lasting anomalies were densely and continuously …

An Earth-mass planet in a time of COVID-19: KMT-2020-BLG-0414Lb

W Zang, C Han, I Kondo, JC Yee, CU Lee… - … in astronomy and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery of KMT-2020-BLG-0414Lb, with a planet-to-host mass ratio q 2= 0.9–
1.2× 10− 5= 3–4⊕ at 1σ, which is the lowest mass-ratio microlensing planet to date …

Criteria for sample selection to maximize planet sensitivity and yield from space-based microlens parallax surveys

JC Yee, A Gould, C Beichman, SC Novati… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Space-based microlens parallax measurements are a powerful tool for understanding planet
populations, especially their distribution throughout the Galaxy. However, if space-based …