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20202026
most citedAn isolated mass gap black hole or neutron star detected with astrometric microlensing

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55 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Two Low-Mass-Ratio Microlensing Planets from High-Magnification Events: KMT-2021-BLG-0247 and MOA-2023-BLG-169

Kansuke Nunota, Andrew Gould, Takahiro Sumi +56

We present an analysis of two planetary microlensing events, KMT-2021-BLG-0247 and MOA-2023-BLG-169, both of which exhibit high magnifications and low planet--host mass ratios, but…

astro-ph.GA2026

Testing KMTNet--PRIME Optical--Near-Infrared Source-Color Constraints in KMT-2024-BLG-0211 and KMT-2024-BLG-1522

Kansuke Nunota, Jennifer C. Yee, Takahiro Sumi +37

We present analyses of two 2024 microlensing events, KMT-2024-BLG-0211 and KMT-2024-BLG-1522, jointly observed by KMTNet in the optical and PRIME in the near-infrared. For KMT-2024…

astro-ph.EP2026

KMT-2026-BLG-0083L: A Two-Jovian-Planet System Orbiting an M Dwarf Discovered by Microlensing

Cheongho Han, Chung-Uk Lee, Zhixing Li +65

We present the analysis of the microlensing event KMT-2026-BLG-0083, which was independently detected by the KMTNet, OGLE, and PRIME surveys and also monitored by the DREAMS survey…

astro-ph.EP2026

MOA-2020-BLG-108Lb: A Giant Planet Beyond the Snow Line of a Low-Mass Lens Near the Lower Boundary of the Mass-Ratio Desert

Yuki K. Satoh, David P. Bennett, Takahiro Sumi +21

We present an analysis of the microlensing event MOA-2020-BLG-108, which was discovered in June 2020 by the MOA collaboration toward the Galactic bulge. The observed light curve sh…

astro-ph.EP2026

You Shall Not Pass (Without Modeling): High-Resolution Analysis of KMT-2019-BLG-0253 using MORIA

T. Dex Bhadra, Sean K. Terry, David P. Bennett +6

We present the Microlensing Object high-Resolution Imaging Analysis pipeline, or \texttt{MORIA}. This is an automated procedure to reduce high-resolution \textit{HST} images of mic…

astro-ph.EP2026

Mass Production of 2023 KMTNet Microlensing Planets. III: Three Planets from the Subprime Field

Hongyu Li, Zhixing Li, Weicheng Zang +56

To complete the analysis of the 2023 KMTNet subprime-field microlensing planetary events identified by its AlertFinder system, we present the analysis of six events, KMT-2023-BLG-(…

astro-ph.EP2025

Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey. V. Detection Rates of Multiplanetary Systems in High Magnification Microlensing Events

Vito Saggese, Étienne Bachelet, Sebastiano Calchi Novati +34

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the reach of gravitational microlensing surveys by increasing the number of events monitored and the precision of their light curv…

astro-ph.SR2025

Six binary brown dwarf candidates identified by microlensing

Cheongho Han, Chung-Uk Lee, Ian A. Bond +57

In this study, we analyze microlensing events from the 2023 and 2024 observing seasons to identify cases likely caused by binary systems composed of BDs. By applying criteria that…

astro-ph.EP2025

A Comprehensive Analysis of Three Microlensing Planet Candidates with the Planet/Binary Degeneracy

Jiyuan Zhang, Weicheng Zang, Yoon-Hyun Ryu +65

We present observations and analyses of three high-magnification microlensing events: KMT-2022-BLG-0954, KMT-2024-BLG-0697, and MOA-2024-BLG-018. All three exhibit the "Planet/Bina…

astro-ph.EP2025

Six microlensing planets detected via sub-day signals during the 2023 -- 2024 season

Cheongho Han, Chung-Uk Lee, Andrzej Udalski +58

We present analyses of six microlensing events: KMT-2023-BLG-0548, KMT-2023-BLG-0830, KMT-2023-BLG-0949, KMT-2024-BLG-1281, KMT-2024-BLG-2059, and KMT-2024-BLG-2242. These were ide…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Technique-agnostic exoplanet demography for the Roman era -- I. Testing a demography retrieval framework using simulated Kepler-like transit datasets

Akshay Priyadarshi, Eamonn Kerins, Michael D. Albrow +41

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) will unveil for the first time the full architecture of planetary systems across Galactic distances through the discovery of up to 200…

astro-ph.IM2025

Four binary microlenses with directly measured masses

Cheongho Han, Andrzej Udalski, Chung-Uk Lee +58

We investigated binary lens events from the 2022-2024 microlensing surveys, aiming to identify events suitable for lens mass measurements. We focused on two key light curve feature…

astro-ph.EP2025

MOA-2022-BLG-091Lb and KMT-2024-BLG-1209Lb: Microlensing planets detected through weak caustic-crossing signals

Cheongho Han, Chung-Uk Lee, Andrzej Udalski +66

The light curves of the microlensing events MOA-2022-BLG-091 and KMT-2024-BLG-1209 exhibit anomalies with very similar features. These anomalies appear near the peaks of the light…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 38 cited

Microlensing events indicate that super-Earth exoplanets are common in Jupiter-like orbits

Weicheng Zang, Youn Kil Jung, Jennifer C. Yee +65

Exoplanets classified as super-Earths are commonly observed on short period orbits, close to their host stars, but their abundance on wider orbits is poorly constrained. Gravitatio…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 4 cited

Exoplanet Transit Candidate Identification in TESS Full-Frame Images via a Transformer-Based Algorithm

Helem Salinas, Rafael Brahm, Greg Olmschenk +4

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is surveying a large fraction of the sky, generating a vast database of photometric time series data that requires thorough analysi…

astro-ph.EP2025

MOA-2022-BLG-033Lb, KMT-2023-BLG-0119Lb, and KMT-2023-BLG-1896Lb: Three low mass-ratio microlensing planets detected through dip signals

Cheongho Han, Ian A. Bond, Youn Kil Jung +45

We examined the anomalies in the light curves of the lensing events MOA-2022-BLG-033, KMT-2023-BLG-0119, and KMT-2023-BLG-1896. We conducted detailed modeling of the light curves t…

astro-ph.SR2024

KMT-2021-BLG-0284, KMT-2022-BLG-2480, and KMT-2024-BLG-0412: Three microlensing events involving two lens masses and two source stars

Cheongho Han, Andrzej Udalski, Ian A. Bond +59

We carried out a project involving the systematic analysis of microlensing data from the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network survey. The aim of this project is to identify lensing…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Microlensing Event Rate and Optical Depth from MOA-II 9 year Survey toward the Galactic Bulge

Kansuke Nunota, Takahiro Sumi, Naoki Koshimoto +23

We present measurements of the microlensing optical depth and event rate toward the Galactic bulge using the dataset from the 2006--2014 MOA-II survey, which covers 22 bulge fields…

astro-ph.SR2024

Microlensing brown-dwarf companions in binaries detected during the 2022 and 2023 seasons

Cheongho Han, Ian A. Bond, Andrzej Udalski +63

Building on previous works to construct a homogeneous sample of brown dwarfs in binary systems, we investigate microlensing events detected by the Korea Microlensing Telescope Netw…

astro-ph.GA2024

Analysis of the full Spitzer microlensing sample I: Dark remnant candidates and Gaia predictions

Krzysztof A. Rybicki, Yossi Shvartzvald, Jennifer C. Yee +70

In the pursuit of understanding the population of stellar remnants within the Milky Way, we analyze the sample of microlensing events observed by the Spitzer Space Teles…

astro-ph.EP2024

Four microlensing giant planets detected through signals produced by minor-image perturbations

Cheongho Han, Ian A. Bond, Chung-Uk Lee +63

We investigated the nature of the anomalies appearing in four microlensing events KMT-2020-BLG-0757, KMT-2022-BLG-0732, KMT-2022-BLG-1787, and KMT-2022-BLG-1852. The light curves o…

astro-ph.EP2024

KMT-2023-BLG-1866Lb: Microlensing super-Earth around an M dwarf host

Cheongho Han, Ian A. Bond, Andrzej Udalski +64

We investigate the nature of the short-term anomaly that appears in the lensing light curve of KMT-2023-BLG-1866. The anomaly was only partly covered due to its short duration, les…

astro-ph.SR2024

OGLE-2018-BLG-0971, MOA-2023-BLG-065, and OGLE-2023-BLG-0136: Microlensing events with prominent orbital effects

Cheongho Han, Andrzej Udalski, Ian A. Bond +60

We undertake a project to reexamine microlensing data gathered from high-cadence surveys. The aim of the project is to reinvestigate lensing events with light curves exhibiting int…

astro-ph.SR2024

OGLE-2015-BLG-0845L: A low-mass M dwarf from the microlensing parallax and xallarap effects

Zhecheng Hu, Wei Zhu, Andrew Gould +51

We present the analysis of the microlensing event OGLE-2015-BLG-0845, which was affected by both the microlensing parallax and xallarap effects. The former was detected via the sim…