Extragalactic Classical Nova Surveys (2008)
Darnley, M. J., Black, D. T. R., Bode, M. F., Newsam, A. M., Kerins, E., O'Brien, T. J., ...
We are currently involved in a multifaceted campaign to study extragalactic classical novae in the Local Group and beyond. Here we report on-going results from the exploitation of the POINT-AGAPE M31...
Towards A Census of Earth-mass Exo-planets with Gravitational Microlensing (2008)
Beaulieu, J. P., Kerins, E., Mao, S., Bennett, D., Cassan, A., Dieters, S., ...
Thirteen exo-planets have been discovered using the gravitational microlensing technique (out of which 7 have been published). These planets already demonstrate that super-Earths (with mass up to ~10...
High precision microlensing maps of the Galactic bulge (2008)
Kerins, E., Robin, A. C., Marshall, D. J.
We present detailed maps of the microlensing optical depth and event density over an area of 195 sq. deg towards the Galactic bulge. The maps are computed from synthetic stellar catalogues generated...
Dominik, M., Horne, K., Allan, A., Rattenbury, N. J., Tsapras, Y., Snodgrass, C., ...
(abridged) The technique of gravitational microlensing is currently unique in its ability to provide a sample of terrestrial exoplanets around both Galactic disk and bulge stars, allowing to measure...
Dominik, M., Rattenbury, N. J., Allan, A., Mao, S., Bramich, D. M., Burgdorf, M. J., ...
(abridged) The discovery of OGLE 2005-BLG-390Lb, the first cool rocky/icy exoplanet, impressively demonstrated the sensitivity of the microlensing technique to extra-solar planets below 10 M_earth. A...
A Short-Timescale Candidate Microlensing Event in the POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 (2007)
Auriere, M., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
Detection of M31 Binaries via High-Cadence Pixel-Lensing Surveys (2007)
Kim, D., Darnley, M. J., Duke, J. P., Gould, A., Han, C., ...
The Angstrom Project is using a distributed network of two-meter class telescopes to conduct a high cadence pixel-lensing survey of the bulge of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). With the expansion of...
The POINT-AGAPE survey: 4 high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates detected towards M31 (2007)
Paulin-Henriksson, S., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
We have carried out a survey of the Andromeda galaxy for unresolved microlensing (pixel lensing). We present a subset of four short timescale, high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates found by...
The POINT-AGAPE survey: 4 high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates detected towards M31 (2007)
Paulin-Henriksson, S., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
We have carried out a survey of the Andromeda galaxy for unresolved microlensing (pixel lensing). We present a subset of four short timescale, high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates found by...
The POINT-AGAPE survey: 4 high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates detected towards M31 (2007)
Paulin-Henriksson, S., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
We have carried out a survey of the Andromeda galaxy for unresolved microlensing (pixel lensing). We present a subset of four short timescale, high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates found by...
The Angstrom Project Alert System: real-time detection of extragalactic microlensing (2006)
Darnley, M. J., Kerins, E., Newsam, A., Duke, J. P., Gould, A., Han, C., ...
The Angstrom Project is undertaking an optical survey of stellar microlensing events across the bulge region of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) using a distributed network of two-meter class telescopes....
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2006)
Calchi Novati, S., Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2006)
Calchi Novati, S., Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2006)
Calchi Novati, S., Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
Classical novae from the POINT-AGAPE microlensing survey of M31 -- I. The nova catalogue (2006)
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
The POINT-AGAPE survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of...
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
We report the results of our statistical study of the POINT-AGAPE CNe catalogue. The first Sloan $r'$ and $i'$ analysis of the MMRD relationship in M31 is performed using the resulting POINT-AGAPE CN...
The possibility of detecting planets in the Andromeda Galaxy (2005)
Kim, D., Duke, J. P., Gould, A., Han, C., ...
The Angstrom Project is using a global network of 2m-class telescopes to conduct a high cadence pixel microlensing survey of the bulge of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), with the primary aim of...
Darnley, M J, Bode, M F, Kerins, E, Newsam, A M, An, J, Baillon, Paul, ...
We report the results of our statistical study of the POINT-AGAPE CNe catalogue. The first Sloan $r'$ and $i'$ analysis of the MMRD relationship in M31 is performed using the resulting POINT-AGAPE CN...
Darnley, M. J., Bode, M. F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A. M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
We report the results of our statistical study of the POINT-AGAPE CNe catalogue. The first Sloan $r'$ and $i'$ analysis of the MMRD relationship in M31 is performed using the resulting POINT-AGAPE CN...
Automated Detection of Classical Novae with Neural Networks (2005)
Feeney, S, Belokurov, V, Evans, N W, An, J, Hewett, P C, Bode, M, ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration surveyed M31 with the primary goal of optical detection of microlensing events, yet its data catalogue is also a prime source of lightcurves of variable and transient...
Automated Detection of Classical Novae with Neural Networks (2005)
Feeney, S., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., An, J., Hewett, P. C., Bode, M., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration surveyed M31 with the primary goal of optical detection of microlensing events, yet its data catalogue is also a prime source of lightcurves of variable and transient...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31: Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2005)
Novati, S C, Paulin-Henriksson, S, An, J, Baillon, Paul, Belokurov, V, Carr, B J, ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2005)
Novati, S. Calchi, Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B. J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
Kerins, E., Darnley, M. J., Duke, J., Gould, A., Han, C., ...
The Andromeda Galaxy Stellar Robotic Microlensing Project (The Angstrom Project) aims to use stellar microlensing events to trace the structure and composition of the inner regions of the Andromeda...
The POINT-AGAPE survey II: An Unrestricted Search for Microlensing Events towards M31 (2005)
Belokurov, V., An, J., Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., ...
An automated search is carried out for microlensing events using a catalogue of 44554 variable superpixel lightcurves derived from our three-year monitoring program of M31. Each step of our candidate...
The POINT-AGAPE survey II: An Unrestricted Search for Microlensing Events towards M31 (2005)
Belokurov, V, An, J, Evans, N W, Hewett, P C, Baillon, Paul, Novati, S C, ...
An automated search is carried out for microlensing events using a catalogue of 44554 variable superpixel lightcurves derived from our three-year monitoring program of M31. Each step of our candidate...
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
We report the results of our statistical study of the POINT-AGAPE CNe catalogue. The first Sloan $r'$ and $i'$ analysis of the MMRD relationship in M31 is performed using the resulting POINT-AGAPE CN...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2005)
Calchi Novati, S., Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
The POINT-AGAPE survey II: An Unrestricted Search for Microlensing Events towards M31 (2005)
Belokurov, V., An, J., Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., ...
An automated search is carried out for microlensing events using a catalogue of 44554 variable superpixel lightcurves derived from our three-year monitoring program of M31. Each step of our candidate...
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
We report the results of our statistical study of the POINT-AGAPE CNe catalogue. The first Sloan $r'$ and $i'$ analysis of the MMRD relationship in M31 is performed using the resulting POINT-AGAPE CN...
POINT-AGAPE Pixel Lensing Survey of M31 : Evidence for a MACHO contribution to Galactic Halos (2005)
Calchi Novati, S., Paulin-Henriksson, S., An, J., Baillon, P., Belokurov, V., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is carrying out a search for gravitational microlensing toward M31 to reveal galactic dark matter in the form of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) in...
The POINT-AGAPE survey II: An Unrestricted Search for Microlensing Events towards M31 (2005)
Belokurov, V., An, J., Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., ...
An automated search is carried out for microlensing events using a catalogue of 44554 variable superpixel lightcurves derived from our three-year monitoring program of M31. Each step of our candidate...
The POINT-AGAPE survey II: An Unrestricted Search for Microlensing Events towards M31 (2004)
Belokurov, V., An, J., Evans, N. W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Novati, S. Calchi, ...
An automated search is carried out for microlensing events using a catalogue of 44554 variable superpixel lightcurves derived from our three-year monitoring program of M31. Each step of our candidate...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, J.H, Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, J.H, Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, J.H, Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2004)
An, J.H., Evans, N.W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2004)
An, J.H., Evans, N.W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2004)
An, J.H., Evans, N.W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
Classical novae from the POINT-AGAPE microlensing survey of M31 -- I. The nova catalogue (2004)
Darnley, M. J., Bode, M. F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A. M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
The POINT-AGAPE survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An Jun Hong, Evans, Y N W, Hewett, P C, Baillon, Paul, Calchi-Novati, S, Carr, B J, ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, Jin H., Evans, N. W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Novati, S. Calchi, Carr, B. J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
Classical novae from the POINT-AGAPE microlensing survey of M31 -- I. The nova catalogue (2004)
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
The POINT-AGAPE survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, J.H, Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2004)
An, J.H., Evans, N.W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
Classical novae from the POINT-AGAPE microlensing survey of M31 -- I. The nova catalogue (2004)
Darnley, M.J., Bode, M.F., Kerins, E., Newsam, A.M., An, J., Baillon, P., ...
The POINT-AGAPE survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of...
The POINT-AGAPE Survey I: The Variable Stars in M31 (2004)
An, J.H, Evans, N.W., Hewett, P., Baillon, P., Calchi Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring M31 for three seasons with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2004)
An, J.H., Evans, N.W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B.J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
The impact of spheroid stars for Macho microlensing surveys of the Andromeda Galaxy (2003)
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is an important test case for a number of microlensing surveys looking for massive compact halo objects (Machos). A long-standing theoretical prediction is that the high...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2003)
An Jun Hong, Evans, N W, Kerins, E, Baillon, Paul, Calchi-Novati, S, Carr, B J, ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2003)
An Jun Hong, Evans, N W, Kerins, E, Baillon, Paul, Calchi-Novati, S, Carr, B J, ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
The Anomaly in the Candidate Microlensing Event PA-99-N2 (2003)
Evans, N. W., Kerins, E., Baillon, P., Calchi-Novati, S., Carr, B. J., ...
The lightcurve of PA-99-N2, one of the recently announced microlensing candidates towards M31, shows small deviations from the standard Paczynski form. We explore a number of possible explanations,...
Kerins, E, An, J, Evans, N W, Baillon, Paul, Carr, B J, Giraud-Héraud, Yannick, ...
The POINT-AGAPE collaboration is currently searching for massive compact halo objects (MACHOs) towards the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The survey aims to exploit the high inclination of the M31 disk,...
The POINT-AGAPE survey: 4 high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates detected towards M31 (2003)
Paulin-Henriksson, S., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
We have carried out a survey of the Andromeda galaxy for unresolved microlensing (pixel lensing). We present a subset of four short timescale, high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates found by...
The POINT-AGAPE survey: 4 high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates detected towards M31 (2003)
Paulin-Henriksson, S., Baillon, P., Bouquet, A., Carr, B.J., Creze, M., Evans, N.W., ...
We have carried out a survey of the Andromeda galaxy for unresolved microlensing (pixel lensing). We present a subset of four short timescale, high signal-to-noise microlensing candidates found by...