Wide-Field Astronomical Surveys in the Next Decade (2009)
Strauss, M. A., Tyson, J. A., Anderson, S. F., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bickerton, S. J., ...
Wide-angle surveys have been an engine for new discoveries throughout the modern history of astronomy, and have been among the most highly cited and scientifically productive observing facilities in...
The MACHO Project HST Follow-Up: The Large Magellanic Cloud Microlensing Source Stars (2009)
Nelson, C. A., Drake, A. J., Cook, K. H., Bennett, D. P., Popowski, P., Dalal, N., ...
We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFPC2 photometry of 13 microlensed source stars from the 5.7 year Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) survey conducted by the MACHO Project. The microlensing source...
Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the ESSENCE Project: The First Four Years (2008)
Foley, R. J., Matheson, T., Blondin, S., Chornock, R., Silverman, J. M., Challis, P., ...
We present the results of spectroscopic observations from the ESSENCE high-redshift supernova (SN) survey during its first four years of operation. This sample includes spectra of all SNe Ia whose...
The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation (APOLLO) is a nextgeneration (2008)
T. W. Murphy, E. G. Adelberger, J. D. Strasburg, C. W. Stubbs
THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY LUNAR LASER-RANGING OPERATION (APOLLO) (2008)
T. W. Murphy, J. D. Strasburg, C. W. Stubbs, E. G. Adelberger, J. Angle, K. Nordtvedt, ...
Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) is the only means available for testing Einstein’s Strong Equivalence Principle, on which general relativity rests. LLR also provides the strongest limits to date on...
Exploring the Outer Solar System with the ESSENCE Supernova Survey (2008)
Becker, A. C., Arraki, K., Kaib, N. A., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Aguilera, C., Blackman, J. W., ...
We report the discovery and orbit determination of 14 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey difference imaging dataset. Two additional objects discovered in a similar...
Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift (2008)
Blondin, S., Davis, T. M., Krisciunas, K., Schmidt, B. P., Sollerman, J., Wood-Vasey, W. M., ...
We present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on the ESO Very Large...
Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift (2008)
Blondin, S., Krisciunas, K., Schmidt, B.P., Sollerman, J., Wood-Vasey, W.M., ...
We present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on the ESO Very Large...
Exploring the Outer Solar System with the Essence Supernova Survey (2008)
Becker, A.C., Arraki, K., Kaib, N.A., Wood-Vasey, W.M., Aguilera, C., Blackman, J.W., ...
We report the discovery and orbital determination of 14 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey difference imaging data set. Two additional objects discovered in a similar...
Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds (2007)
D. L. Welch, C. Alcock, D.P. Bennett, K.H. Cook, A. W. Rodgers, K. Griest, ...
. In the past few years, the Magellanic Clouds have been the targets for several major variable star surveys. The results of these surveys are now becoming available and it is clear that a...
Constraining Cosmic Evolution of Type Ia Supernovae (2007)
Foley, Ryan J., Filippenko, A. V., Aguilera, C., Becker, A. C., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
We present the first large-scale effort of creating composite spectra of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and comparing them to low-redshift counterparts. Through the ESSENCE project, we...
Murphy, T. W., Adelberger, E. G., Battat, J. B. R., Carey, L. N., Hoyle, C. D., ...
A next-generation lunar laser ranging apparatus using the 3.5 m telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in southern New Mexico has begun science operation. APOLLO (the Apache Point Observatory...
Miceli, A., Rest, A., Stubbs, C. W., Hawley, S. L., Cook, K. H., Magnier, E. A., ...
We present 838 ab-type RR Lyrae stars from the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Objects Survey Phase I (LONEOS-I). These objects cover 1430 deg^2 and span distances ranging from 3-30 kpc from the...
Davis, T. M., Mortsell, E., Sollerman, J., Becker, A. C., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
The first cosmological results from the ESSENCE supernova survey (Wood-Vasey et al. 2007) are extended to a wider range of cosmological models including dynamical dark energy and non-standard...
Wood-Vasey, W. M., Miknaitis, G., Stubbs, C. W., Jha, S., Riess, A. G., Garnavich, P. M., ...
We present constraints on the dark energy equation-of-state parameter, w=P/(rho c^2), using 60 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the ESSENCE supernova survey. We derive a set of constraints on the...
The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey Optimization, Observations, and Supernova Photometry (2007)
Miknaitis, G., Pignata, G., Rest, A., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
We describe the implementation and optimization of the ESSENCE supernova survey, which we have undertaken to measure the equation of state parameter of the dark energy. We present a method for...
The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey optimization, observations, and supernova photometry (2007)
Miknaitis, G., Pignata, G., Rest, A., Wood‐Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
We describe the implementation and optimization of the ESSENCE supernova survey, which we have undertaken to measure the dark energy equation‐of‐state parameter, . We present a method for...
Miknaitis, G., Pignata, G., Rest, A., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
The first cosmological results from the ESSENCE supernova survey (Wood‐Vasey and coworkers) are extended to a wider range of cosmological models including dynamical dark energy and nonstandard...
The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey optimization, observations, and supernova photometry (2007)
Miknaitis, G., Pignata, G., Rest, A., Wood‐Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
We describe the implementation and optimization of the ESSENCE supernova survey, which we have undertaken to measure the dark energy equation‐of‐state parameter, . We present a method for...
Miknaitis, G., Pignata, G., Rest, A., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ...
The first cosmological results from the ESSENCE supernova survey (Wood‐Vasey and coworkers) are extended to a wider range of cosmological models including dynamical dark energy and nonstandard...
Wood-Vasey, W. M., Miknaitis, G., Stubbs, C. W., Jha, S., Riess, A. G., Garnavich, P. M., ...
We present constraints on the dark energy equation-of-state parameter, w = P/(ρc2), using 60 SNe Ia from the ESSENCE supernova survey. We derive a set of constraints on the nature of the dark energy...
Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts (2005)
Blondin, S., Dessart, L., Leibundgut, B., Branch, D., Hoeflich, P., Tonry, J. L., ...
Using archival data of low-redshift (z < 0.01) Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) and recent observations of high-redshift (0.16 < z 1.7] SN Ia, which are also subluminous. In addition, we give the first...
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nine High-Redshift ESSENCE Supernovae (2005)
Krisciunas, Kevin, Garnavich, Peter M., Challis, Peter, Prieto, Jose Luis, Riess, A. G., Barris, B., ...
We present broad-band light curves of nine supernovae ranging in redshift from 0.5 to 0.8. The supernovae were discovered as part of the ESSENCE project, and the light curves are a combination of...
Microlensing optical depth toward the galactic bulge using clump giants from the MACHO survey (2005)
Popowski, P., Griest, K., Thomas, C. L., Cook, K. H., Bennett, D. P., Becker, A. C., ...
Galactic bulge microlensing events from the MACHO Collaboration (2005)
Thomas, C. L., Griest, K., Popowski, P., Cook, K. H., Drake, A. J., Minniti, D., ...
Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the ESSENCE Project: The First Two Years (2004)
Matheson, T., Blondin, S., Foley, R. J., Chornock, R., Filippenko, A. V., Leibundgut, B., ...
We present the results of spectroscopic observations of targets discovered during the first two years of the ESSENCE project. The goal of ESSENCE is to use a sample of ~200 Type Ia supernovae (SNe...
Popowski, P., Griest, K., Thomas, C. L., Cook, K. H., Bennett, D. P., Becker, A. C., ...
Using 7 years of MACHO survey data, we present a new determination of the optical depth to microlensing towards the Galactic bulge. We select the sample of 62 microlensing events (60 unique) on clump...
Galactic Bulge Microlensing Events from the MACHO Collaboration (2004)
Thomas, C. L., Griest, K., Popowski, P., Cook, K. H., Drake, A. J., Minniti, D., ...
We present a catalog of 450 high signal-to-noise microlensing events observed by the MACHO collaboration between 1993 and 1999. The events are distributed throughout our fields and, as expected, they...
Results of the Mount Stromlo Abell cluster supernova search (2004)
Germany, L. M., Reiss, D. J., Schmidt, B. P., Stubbs, C. W., Suntzeff, N. B.
We report the results of the Mount Stromlo Abell cluster supernova search, a three-year project to find supernovae (SNe) in a well-defined sample of high-density, southern Abell clusters with...
Results of the Mount Stromlo Abell cluster supernova search (2004)
Germany, L. M., Reiss, D. J., Schmidt, B. P., Stubbs, C. W., Suntzeff, N. B.
We report the results of the Mount Stromlo Abell cluster supernova search, a three-year project to find supernovae (SNe) in a well-defined sample of high-density, southern Abell clusters with...
Recent Microlensing Results from the MACHO Project (2003)
Popowski, P., Nelson, C. A., Bennett, D. P., Drake, A. J., Vandehei, T., Griest, K., ...
We describe a few recent microlensing results from the MACHO Collaboration. The aim of the MACHO Project was the identification and quantitative description of dark and luminous matter in the Milky...
Variability-selected quasars in MACHO project Magellanic Cloud fields (2003)
Geha, M., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., ...
We present 47 spectroscopically confirmed quasars discovered behind the Magellanic Clouds identified via photometric variability in the MACHO database. Thirty-eight quasars lie behind the Large...
Variability-Selected Quasars in MACHO Project Magellanic Cloud Fields (2002)
Geha, M., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., ...
We present 47 spectroscopically-confirmed quasars discovered behind the Magellanic Clouds identified via photometric variability in the MACHO database. Thirty-eight quasars lie behind the Large...
MACHO Project Analysis of the Galactic Bulge Microlensing Events with Clump Giants as Sources (2002)
Popowski, P., Vandehei, T., Griest, K., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., ...
We present preliminary results of the analysis of 5 years of MACHO data on the Galactic bulge microlensing events with clump giants as sources. This class of events allows one to obtain robust...
Gravitational microlensing events due to stellar-mass black holes (2002)
Bennett, D. P., Becker, A. C., Quinn, J. L., Tomaney, A. B., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., ...
We present an analysis of the longest timescale microlensing events discovered by the MACHO Collaboration during a 7 year survey of the Galactic bulge. We find six events that exhibit very strong...
Gravitational Microlensing Events Due to Stellar Mass Black Holes (2001)
Bennett, D. P., Becker, A. C., Quinn, J. L., Tomaney, A. B., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., ...
We present an analysis of the longest timescale microlensing events discovered by the MACHO Collaboration during a 7 year survey of the Galactic bulge. We find 6 events that exhibit very strong...
The MACHO Project LMC Variable Star Inventory: X. The R Coronae Borealis Stars (2001)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report the discovery of eight new R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the MACHO project photometry database. The discovery of these new stars increases the...
MACHO 96-LMC-2: Lensing of a Binary Source in the LMC and Constraints on the Lensing Object (2000)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We present photometry and analysis of the microlensing alert MACHO 96-LMC-2. The ~3% photometry provided by the Global Microlensing Alert Network follow--up effort reveals a periodic modulation in...
MACHO Project Limits on Black Hole Dark Matter in the 1-30 Solar Mass Range (2000)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report on a search for long duration microlensing events towards the Large Magellanic Cloud. We find none, and therefore put limits on the contribution of high mass objects to the Galactic dark...
A 421 d Activity Cycle in the BeX Recurrent Transient A0538-66 from MACHO monitoring (2000)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We present a ~ 5-yr optical light curve of the recurrent Be/X-ray transient A0538-66 obtained as a by-product of the MACHO Project. These data reveal both a long-term modulation at P = 420.8 +/- 0.8...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We attempt to determine whether the MACHO microlensing source stars are drawn from the average population of the LMC or from a population behind the LMC by examining the HST color-magnitude diagram...
Galactic Bulge Microlensing Events with Clump Giants as Sources (2000)
Popowski, P., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., ...
We present preliminary results of the analysis of 5 years of MACHO data on the Galactic bulge microlensing events with clump giants as sources. In particular, we discuss: 1) the selection of `giant'...
The MACHO Project: Microlensing Detection Efficiency (2000)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
The MACHO project is a search for dark matter in the form of massive compact halo objects (MACHOs). The project has photometrically monitored tens of millions of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We present the microlensing optical depth towards the Galactic bulge based on the detection of 99 events found in our Difference Image Analysis (DIA) survey. This analysis encompasses three years of...
The MACHO Project 9 Million Star Color-Magnitude Diagram of the Large Magellanic Cloud (2000)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Basu, A., Becker, A. C., ...
We present a 9 million star color-magnitude diagram (9M CMD) of the LMC bar. The 9M CMD reveals a complex superposition of different age and metallicity stellar populations, with important stellar...
The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of LMC Observations (2000)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report on our search for microlensing towards the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Analysis of 5.7 years of photometry on 11.9 million stars in the LMC reveals 13 - 17 microlensing events. This is...
SN 1997cy/GRB 970514: a new piece in the gamma-ray burst puzzle? (2000)
Germany, Lisa M., Reiss, David J., Sadler, Elaine M., Schmidt, Brian P., Stubbs, C. W.
We present observations of SN 1997cy, a supernova (SN) discovered as part of the Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster SN Search (Reiss et al.), which does not easily fit into the traditional classification...
SN 1997cy/GRB 970514: a new piece in the gamma-ray burst puzzle? (2000)
Germany, Lisa M., Reiss, David J., Sadler, Elaine M., Schmidt, Brian P., Stubbs, C. W.
We present observations of SN 1997cy, a supernova (SN) discovered as part of the Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster SN Search (Reiss et al.), which does not easily fit into the traditional classification...
Calibration of the MACHO Photometry Database (1999)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
The MACHO Project is a microlensing survey that monitors the brightnesses of 60 million stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), Small Magellanic Cloud, and Galactic bulge. Our database presently...
SN1997cy/GRB970514 - A New Piece in the GRB Puzzle? (1999)
Germany, Lisa M., Reiss, David J., Sadler, Elaine M., Schmidt, Brian P., Stubbs, C. W.
We present observations of SN1997cy, a supernova discovered as part of the Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster SN Search, which does not easily fit into the traditional classification scheme for supernovae....
EROS and MACHO Combined Limits on Planetary Mass Dark Matter in the Galactic Halo (1999)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R.A., Alves, D., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Axelrod, T.S., ...
Difference Image Analysis of Galactic Microlensing II. Microlensing Events (1999)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
The MACHO collaboration has been carrying out Difference Image Analysis (DIA) since 1996 with the aim of increasing the sensitivity to the detection of gravitational microlensing. This is a...
Difference Image Analysis of Galactic Microlensing I. Data Analysis (1999)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
This is a preliminary report on the application of Difference Image Analysis (DIA) to galactic bulge images. The aim of this analysis is to increase the sensitivity to the detection of gravitational...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We present an analysis of the period distribution of $\sim 1800$ Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud, based on data obtained by the MACHO microlensing experiment and on a previous catalogue by...
Discovery and Characterization of a Caustic Crossing Microlensing Event in the SMC (1998)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We present photometric observations and analysis of the second microlensing event detected towards the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), MACHO Alert 98-SMC-1. This event was detected early enough to...
EROS and MACHO Combined Limits on Planetary Mass Dark Matter in the Galactic Halo (1998)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R.A., Alves, D., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Axelrod, T.S., ...
EROS and MACHO Combined Limits on Planetary Mass Dark Matter in the Galactic Halo (1998)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R.A., Alves, D., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Axelrod, T.S., ...
Pulsating Variable Stars in the MACHO Bulge database: The Semiregular Variables (1997)
Minniti, D., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
We review the pulsating stars contained in the top 24 fields of the MACHO bulge database, with special emphasis on the red semiregular stars. Based on period, amplitude and color cuts, we have...
The Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster Supernova Search (1997)
Reiss, David J., Germany, Lisa M., Schmidt, Brian P., Stubbs, C. W.
We have initiated a three-year project to find supernovae (SNe) in a well-defined sample of high-density southern Abell clusters with redshifts $z\leq0.08$. These observations will provide a...
First detection of a gravitational microlensing candidate towards the Small Magellanic Cloud (1997)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report the first discovery of a gravitational microlensing candidate towards a new population of source stars, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The candidate event's light curve shows no...
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Cook, K. H., ...
We report the discovery of RV Tauri stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. In light and colour curve behaviour, the RV Tauri stars appear to be a direct extension of the type II Cepheids to longer...
The MACHO Project: Microlensing and Variable Stars (1997)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
The MACHO Project monitors millions of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud and the bulge of the Milky Way searching for the gravitational microlensing signature of...
Bulge delta Scuti Stars in the MACHO Database (1997)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
We describe the search for delta Scuti stars in the MACHO database of bulge fields. Concentrating on a sample of high amplitude delta Scutis, we examine the light curves and pulsation modes. We also...
Is the LMC Microlensing Due to an Intervening Dwarf Galaxy? (1997)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
The recent suggestion that the microlensing events observed towards the Large Magellanic Cloud are due to an intervening Sgr-like dwarf galaxy is examined. A search for foreground RR Lyrae in the...
The RR Lyrae Population of the Galactic Bulge from the MACHO Database (1997)
Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Basu, A., Baskett, L., ...
Mean colors and magnitudes of RR Lyrae stars in 24 fields towards the Galactic bulge from the MACHO database are presented. Accurate mean reddenings are computed for these fields on the basis of the...
The Zero Point of Extinction Toward Baade's Window From RR Lyrae Stars (1997)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
We measure the zero point of the Stanek (1996) extinction map by comparing the observed (V-K) colors of 20 RR Lyrae stars (type ab) found in the MACHO survey with their intrinsic (V-K)_0 colors as a...
Alcock, C., Allen, W. H., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Banks, T. S., ...
We present analysis of MACHO Alert 95-30, a dramatic gravitational microlensing event towards the Galactic bulge whose peak magnification departs significantly from the standard point-source...
Planetary Microlensing from the MACHO Project (1996)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
We present the lightcurves of two microlensing events from the MACHO Project data that are likely to be due to lenses with masses similar to Jupiter's mass. Although the MACHO Project survey data are...
Gravitational Microlensing Results from MACHO (1996)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., ...
The MACHO project is searching for dark matter in the form of massive compact halo objects (Machos), by monitoring the brightness of millions of stars in the Magellanic Clouds to search for...
Cepheids in the LMC: Results from the MACHO Project (1996)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
The approximately 1500 Cepheid variables in 22 LMC fields of the MACHO Project survey have been calibrated and analysed. In this paper, we report improved period ratios for a total of 73 beat...
RR Lyrae Stars in the MACHO Database (1996)
Alcock, C., Alves, D. R., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
The MACHO Project has catalogued $\sim 8000$ RR Lyrae stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, $\sim 1800$ in the Galactic bulge, and $\sim$ 50 in the Sgr dwarf galaxy. These variables are excellent...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., ...
The MACHO Project is a search for dark matter in the form of massive compact halo objects (Machos). Photometric monitoring of millions of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), Small Magellanic...
The MACHO Project 2nd Year LMC Microlensing Results and Dark Matter Implications (1996)
Pratt, M. R., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., ...
The MACHO Project is searching for galactic dark matter in the form of massive compact halo objects (Machos). Millions of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), and...
A Binary Lensing Event Toward the LMC: Observations and Dark Matter Implications (1996)
Bennett, D. P., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., ...
The MACHO collaboration has recently analyzed 2.1 years of photometric data for about 8.5 million stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This analysis has revealed 8 candidate microlensing events...
MACHO Project Photometry of RR Lyrae Stars in the Sgr Dwarf Galaxy (1996)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report the discovery of 30 type a,b RR Lyrae (RRab) which are likely members of the Sagittarius (Sgr) dwarf galaxy. Accurate positions, periods, amplitudes and magnitudes are presented. Their...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
The MACHO project has been monitoring about ten million stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the search for gravitational microlensing events caused by massive compact halo objects (Machos) in the...
The MACHO Project LMC Variable Star Inventory: III. New R Coronae Borealis Stars (1996)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A., Bennett, D. P., ...
We report the discovery of two new R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the MACHO project photometry database. The identification of both stars has been confirmed...
The MACHO Project: 45 Candidate Microlensing Events from the First Year Galactic Bulge Data (1995)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
We report the detection of 45 candidate microlensing events in fields toward the Galactic bulge. These come from the analysis of 24 fields containing 12.6 million stars observed for 190 days in 1993....
The MACHO Project Dark Matter Search (1995)
Bennett, D. P., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
We provide a status report on our search for dark matter in our Galaxy in the form of massive compact halo objects (or Machos), using gravitational microlensing of background stars. This search uses...
The MACHO Data Pipeline (1995)
Axelrod, T. S., Allsman, R. A., Quinn, P. J., Bennett, D. P., Freeman, K. C., Peterson, B. A., ...
The MACHO experiment is searching for dark matter in the halo of the Galaxy by monitoring more than 20 million stars in the LMC and Galactic bulge for gravitational microlensing events. The hardware...
First Observation of Parallax in a Gravitational Microlensing Event (1995)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., ...
We present the first detection of parallax effects in a gravitational microlensing event. Parallax in a gravitational microlensing event observed only from the Earth appears as a distortion of the...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
The MACHO collaboration reports on the analysis of our first year LMC data, 9.5 million light curves with an average of 235 observations each. Automated selection procedures give 3 events consistent...
MACHO COLLABORATION SEARCH FOR BARYONIC DARK MATTER VIA GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING (1995)
Griest, K., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., ...
Results are presented from the MACHO collaboration gravitational microlensing search. The experiment and the nearly 50 microlensing events that have been detected are described. Limits on the...
Variable Stars in the MACHO Collaboration Database (1995)
Cook, K. H., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Freeman, K. C., Peterson, B. A., ...
The MACHO Collaboration's search for baryonic dark matter via its gravitational microlensing signature has generated a massive database of time ordered photometry of millions of stars in the LMC and...
Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds (1995)
Welch, D. L., Alcock, C., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., ...
In the past few years, the Magellanic Clouds have been the targets for several major variable star surveys. The results of these surveys are now becoming available and it is clear that a Renaissance...
EXPERIMENTAL LIMITS ON THE DARK MATTER HALO OF THE GALAXY FROM GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING. (1995)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
We have monitored 8.6 million stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud for 1.1 years and have found 3 events consistent with gravitational microlensing. We place strong constraints on the Galactic halo...
Application of Cubic Splines to the Spectral Analysis of Unequally Spaced Data (1994)
Akerlof, Carl W., Alcock, C., Allsman, R., Axelrod, T., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., ...
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Bennett, D. P., Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
We review recent gravitational microlensing results from the EROS, MACHO, and OGLE collaborations, and present some details of the very latest MACHO results toward the Galactic Bulge. The MACHO...
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., ...
We report the discovery of 45 beat Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the MACHO Project photometry database. The variables which are pulsating simultaneously in two radial modes are...
Theory of Exploring the Dark Halo with Microlensing 1: Power--Law Models (1994)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Evans, N. W., ...
The detection of microlensing has opened the way for the development of new methods in galactic astronomy. This series of papers investigates what microlensing can teach us about the structure and...
Possible Gravitational Microlensing of a Star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (1993)
Alcock, C., Akerlof, C. W., Allsman, R. A., Axelrod, T. S., Bennett, D. P., Chan, S., ...
There is now abundant evidence for the presence of large quantities of unseen matter surrounding normal galaxies, including our own$^{1,2}$. The nature of this `dark matter' is unknown, except that...