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astro-ph1999★ 63 cited
Detecting Stellar Spots by Gravitational Microlensing
David Heyrovsky, Dimitar Sasselov
During microlensing events with a small impact parameter, the amplification of the source flux is sensitive to the surface brightness distribution of the source star. Such events p…
astro-ph1999★ 57 cited
Probing Red Giant Atmospheres with Gravitational Microlensing
David Heyrovsky, Dimitar Sasselov, Abraham Loeb
Gravitational microlensing provides a new technique for studying the surfaces of distant stars. Microlensing events are detected in real time and can be followed up with precision…