4 papers
Confirming candidate self-lensing binary detections with radial velocity measurements
Adam McMaster, Madeline-Mai Ward, Hugh J. Dickinson +6
Compact objects in approximately edge-on binary orbits with stars are able to produce a self-lensing effect, amplifying light from their companion once per orbit. To date, five whi…
COBALT-BLUE: a fast and accurate model for gravitational self-lensing binary systems
Danny J. Dixon, Adam Ingram, Matthew J. Middleton +5
We present COBALT-BLUE, a fast public model for the optical light curve of a luminous star in a non-accreting binary with a compact object. The model includes gravitational self-le…
Self-lensing binaries in globular clusters -- predictions for ELT
Grzegorz Wiktorowicz, Matthew Middleton, Mirek Giersz +4
Self-lensing (SL) represents a powerful technique for detecting compact objects in binary systems through gravitational microlensing effects, when a compact companion transits in f…
Using white dwarf lensing to resolve accretion flows
Sophie L. Newman, Matthew J. Middleton, Adam McMaster
Microlensing is one of the most powerful tools for probing the nature of dark halo objects and the sources they lens. As our nearest massive galaxy, M31 provides a rich source popu…