O. Szewczyk

Publication List Details

Period

2000 - 2009

Number

97

Co-Authors

Masses and Orbital Constraints for the OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb,c Jupiter/Saturn Analog Planetary System (2009)

Bennett, D. P., Rhie, S. H., Nikolaev, S., Gaudi, B. S., Udalski, A., Gould, A., ...

We present a new analysis of the Jupiter+Saturn analog system, OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb,c, which was the first double planet system discovered with the gravitational microlensing method. This is the only...

Pushing the Boundaries of Conventional Core-Collapse Supernovae: The Extremely Energetic Supernova SN 2003ma (2009)

Rest, A., Foley, R. J., Gezari, S., Narayan, G., Draine, B., Olsen, K., ...

We report the discovery of a supernova (SN) with the highest apparent energy output to date and conclude that it represents an extreme example of the Type IIn subclass. The SN, which was discovered...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars. IV. Long-Period Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2009)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wyrzykowski, L., ...

The fourth part of the OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars presents 91 995 long-period variables (LPVs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This sample consists of 79 200 OGLE Small Amplitude Red...

Quantifying Quasar Variability As Part of a General Approach To Classifying Continuously Varying Sources (2009)

Kozlowski, Szymon, Kochanek, Christopher S., Udalski, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Soszynski, I., Szymanski, M. K., ...

Robust fast methods to classify variable light curves in large sky surveys are becoming increasingly important. While it is relatively straightforward to identify common periodic stars and particular...

Mass measurement of a single unseen star and planetary detection efficiency for OGLE 2007-BLG-050 (2009)

Batista, V., Dong, Subo, Gould, A., Beaulieu, J. P., Cassan, A., Christie, G. W., ...

We analyze OGLE-2007-BLG-050, a high magnification microlensing event (A ~ 432) whose peak occurred on 2 May, 2007, with pronounced finite-source and parallax effects. We compute planet detection...

The Araucaria Project. The Distance to the Sculptor Galaxy NGC 247 from Near-Infrared Photometry of Cepheid Variables (2009)

Gieren, W., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., Szewczyk, O., Bresolin, F., ...

We have obtained deep near-infrared images in J and K filters of four fields in the Sculptor Group spiral galaxy NGC 247 with the ESO VLT and ISAAC camera. For a sample of ten Cepheids in these...

The OGLE View of Microlensing towards the Magellanic Clouds. I. A Trickle of Events in the OGLE-II LMC data (2009)

Wyrzykowski, L., Kozlowski, S., Skowron, J., Belokurov, V., Smith, M. C., Udalski, A., ...

We present the results from the OGLE-II survey (1996-2000) towards the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which has the aim of detecting the microlensing phenomena caused by dark matter compact objects in...

OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the Most Massive M Dwarf Planetary Companion? (2009)

Dong, Subo, Gould, Andrew, Udalski, Andrzej, Anderson, Jay, Christie, G. W., Gaudi, B. S., ...

We combine all available information to constrain the nature of OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the second planet discovered by microlensing and the first in a high-magnification event. These include...

A systematic fitting scheme for caustic-crossing microlensing events (2009)

Kains, N., Cassan, A., Horne, K., Albrow, M. D., Dieters, S., Fouqué, P., ...

We outline a method for fitting binary-lens caustic-crossing microlensing events based on the alternative model parametrization proposed and detailed by Cassan. As an illustration of our methodology,...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars. III. RR Lyrae Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2009)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wyrzykowski, L., ...

The third part of the OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars comprises 24906 RR Lyr stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This sample consists of 17693 fundamental-mode (RRab), 4958 first-overtone...

The Araucaria Project. Determination of the LMC Distance from Late-Type Eclipsing Binary Systems: I. OGLE-051019.64-685812.3 (2009)

Pietrzynski, G., Thompson, I., Graczyk, D., Gieren, W., Udalski, A., Szewczyk, O., ...

We have analyzed the double-lined eclipsing binary system OGLE-051019.64-685812.3 in the LMC which consists of two G4 giant components with very similar effective temperatures. A detailed analysis of...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. OGLE-III Photometric Maps of the Small Magellanic Cloud (2009)

Udalski, A., Soszynski, I., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wyrzykowski, L., ...

We present OGLE-III Photometric Maps of the Small Magellanic Cloud. They contain precise, calibrated VI photometry of about 6.2 million stars from 41 OGLE-III fields in the SMC observed regularly in...

A systematic fitting scheme for caustic-crossing microlensing events (2009)

Kains, N., Cassan, A., Horne, K., Albrow, M. D., Dieters, S., Fouque, P., ...

We outline a method for fitting binary-lens caustic-crossing microlensing events based on the alternative model parameterisation proposed and detailed in Cassan (2008). As an illustration of our...

OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the Most Massive M Dwarf Planetary Companion? (2009)

Christie, G.W., Gaudi, B.S., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M.K., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., ...

We combine all available information to constrain the nature of OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the second planet discovered by microlensing and the first in a high-magnification event. These include...

OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, The Most Massive M Dwarf Planetary Companion? (2009)

Dong, S, Gould, A, Udalski, A, Anderson, J, Christie, GW, Gaudi, BS, ...

We combine all available information to constrain the nature of OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the second planet discovered by microlensing and the first in a high-magnification event. These include...

A systematic fitting scheme for caustic-crossing microlensing events (2009)

Kains, N, Cassan, A, Horne, K, Albrow, MD, Dieters, S, Fouque, P, ...

We outline a method for fitting binary-lens caustic-crossing microlensing events based on the alternative model parametrization proposed and detailed by Cassan. As an illustration of our methodology,...

Extreme Magnification Microlensing Event OGLE-2008-BLG-279: Strong Limits on Planetary Companions to the Lens Stars (2009)

Yee, JC, Udalski, A, Sumi, T, Dong, S, Kozlowski, S, Bird, JC, ...

We analyze the extreme high-magnification microlensing event OGLE-2008-BLG-279, which peaked at a maximum magnification of A ~ 1600 on 2008 May 30. The peak of this event exhibits both finite-source...

Interpretation of Strong Short-term Central Perturbations in the Light Curves of Moderate-Magnification Microlensing Events (2009)

Han, C, Hwang, KH, Kim, D, Udalski, A, Abe, F, Monard, LAB, ...

To improve the planet detection efficiency, current planetary microlensing experiments are focused on high magnificationevents searching for planetary signals near the peak of lensing light curves....

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars. II. Type II Cepheids and Anomalous Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2008)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wyrzykowski, L., ...

In the second part of the OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars (OIII-CVS) we present 197 type II Cepheids and 83 anomalous Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The sample of type II Cepheids...

Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-400: Exhuming the Buried Signature of a Cool, Jovian-Mass Planet (2008)

Dong, Subo, Bond, I. A., Gould, A., Kozlowski, Szymon, Miyake, N., Gaudi, B. S., ...

We report the detection of the cool, Jovian-mass planet MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb. The planet was detected in a high-magnification microlensing event (with peak magnification A_max = 628) in which the...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars. I. Classical Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2008)

Soszynski, I., Poleski, R., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present the first part of a new catalog of variable stars (OIII-CVS) compiled from the data collected in the course of the third phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE-III)....

A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey - OGLE-TR-182 (2008)

Pont, F, Tamuz, O, Udalski, A, Mazeh, T, Bouchy, F, Melo, C, ...

By re-processing the data of the second season of the OGLE survey for planetary transits and adding new mesurements on the same fields gathered in subsequent years with the OGLE telescope, we have...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Triple-Mode and 1O/3O Double-Mode Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2008)

Soszynski, I., Poleski, R., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We report the discovery of three new triple-mode classical Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud, two of them with the fundamental, first overtone and second overtone excited, and one pulsating...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. OGLE-III Photometric Maps of the Large Magellanic Cloud (2008)

Udalski, A., Soszynski, I., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wyrzykowski, L., ...

We present the OGLE-III Photometric Maps of the Large Magellanic Cloud. They cover about 40 square degrees of the LMC and contain mean, calibrated VI photometry and astrometry of about 35 million...

A Low-Mass Planet with a Possible Sub-Stellar-Mass Host in Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-192 (2008)

Bennett, D. P., Bond, I. A., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Abe, F., Fukui, A., ...

We report the detection of an extrasolar planet of mass ratio q ~ 2 x 10^(-4) in microlensing event MOA-2007-BLG-192. The best fit microlensing model shows both the microlensing parallax and finite...

The Araucaria Project. The Distance to the Local Group Galaxy WLM from Near-Infrared Photometry of Cepheid Variables (2008)

Gieren, W., Pietrzynski, G., Szewczyk, O., Bresolin, F., Urbaneja, M. A., ...

We have obtained deep images in the near-infrared J and K filters for several fields in the Local Group galaxy WLM. We report intensity mean magnitudes for 31 Cepheids located in these fields which...

OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the Most Massive M-Dwarf Planetary Companion? (2008)

Dong, Subo, Gould, Andrew, Udalski, Andrzej, Anderson, Jay, Christie, G. W., Gaudi, B. S., ...

We combine all available information to constrain the nature of OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb, the second planet discovered by microlensing and the first in a high-magnification event. These include...

The Araucaria Project. The Distance to the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy from infrared photometry of RR Lyrae stars (2008)

Pietrzynski, G., Gieren, W., Szewczyk, O., Walker, A., Rizzi, L., Bresolin, F., ...

We have obtained single-phase near-infrared magnitudes in the J and K bands for a sample of 78 RR Lyrae stars in the Sculptor dSph galaxy. Applying different theoretical and empirical calibrations of...

OGLE-TR-211 - a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program (2008)

Udalski, A, Pont, F, Naef, D, Melo, C, Bouchy, F, Santos, N C, ...

We present results of the photometric campaign for planetary and low-luminosity object transits conducted by the OGLE survey in the 2005 season (Campaign #5). About twenty of the most promising...

Binary Lenses in OGLE III EWS Database. Season 2005 (2008)

Skowron, J., Jaroszynski, M., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present nine new binary lens candidates from OGLE-III Early Warning System database for the season of 2005. We have also found four events interpreted as single mass lensing of double sources. The...

Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing (2008)

Gaudi, B. S., Bennett, D. P., Udalski, A., Gould, A., Christie, G. W., Maoz, D., ...

Searches for extrasolar planets have uncovered an astonishing diversity of planetary systems, yet the frequency of solar system analogs remains unknown. The gravitational microlensing planet search...

OGLE-TR-211 - a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program (2007)

Udalski, A., Pont, F., Naef, D., Melo, C., Bouchy, F., Santos, N. C., ...

We present results of the photometric campaign for planetary and low-luminosity object transits conducted by the OGLE survey in 2005 season (Campaign #5). About twenty most promising candidates...

OGLE 2003–BLG–235/MOA 2003–BLG–53: A planetary microlensing event. (2007)

I. A. Bond, A. Udalski, M. Jaroszyński, N. J. Rattenbury, B. Paczyński, I. Soszyński, ...

(The MOA and OGLE Collaborations) We present observations of the unusual microlensing event OGLE 2003–BLG– 235/MOA 2003–BLG–53. In this event a short duration ( � 7 days) low amplitude...

A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey - OGLE-TR-182 (2007)

Pont, F., Tamuz, O., Udalski, A., Mazeh, T., Bouchy, F., Melo, C., ...

By re-processing the data of the second season of the OGLE survey for planetary transits and adding new mesurements on the same fields gathered in subsequent years with the OGLE telescope, we have...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Period-Luminosity Relations of Variable Red Giant Stars (2007)

Soszynski, I., Dziembowski, W. A., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., ...

Period-luminosity (PL) relations of variable red giants in the Large (LMC) and Small Magellanic Clouds (SMC) are presented. The PL diagrams are plotted in three planes: logP-K_S, logP-W_{JK}, and...

The Araucaria Project. The Distance to the Local Group Galaxy WLM from Cepheid Variables discovered in a Wide-Field Imaging Survey (2007)

Pietrzynski, G., Gieren, W., Udalski, A., Soszynski, I., Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R. P., ...

We have conducted an extensive wide-field imaging survey for Cepheid variables in the Local Group irregular galaxy WLM. From data obtained on 101 nights, we have discovered 60 Cepheids which include...

First Space-Based Microlens Parallax Measurement: Spitzer Observations of OGLE-2005-SMC-001 (2007)

Dong, Subo, Udalski, A., Gould, A., Reach, W. T., Christie, G. W., Boden, A. F., ...

We combine Spitzer and ground-based observations to measure the microlens parallax of OGLE-2005-SMC-001, the first such space-based determination since S. Refsdal proposed the idea in 1966. The...

Binary Lenses in OGLE-III EWS Database. Season 2004 (2007)

Jaroszynski, M., Skowron, J., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present 19 binary lens candidates from OGLE-III Early Warning System database for the season of 2004. We have also found five events interpreted as single mass lensing of double sources. The...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. OGLE-III Long Term Monitoring of the Gravitational Lens QSO 2237+0305 (2007)

Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., Zebrun, K., ...

We present results of the long term monitoring of the gravitational lens QSO 2237+0305 conducted during the OGLE survey. Light curves of all four components of the lens obtained during the second...

The Araucaria Project. The Distance to the Sculptor Group Galaxy NGC 55 from a Newly Discovered Abundant Cepheid Population (2006)

Pietrzynski, G., Gieren, W., Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Bresolin, F., ...

We have detected, for the first time, Cepheid variables in the Sculptor Group SB(s)m galaxy NGC 55. From wide-field images obtained in the optical V and I bands during 77 nights in 2002-2003, we have...

OGLE 2004-BLG-254: a K3 III Galactic Bulge Giant spatially resolved by a single microlens (2006)

Cassan, A., Fouque, P., Brillant, S., Dominik, M., Greenhill, J., ...

We present an analysis of OGLE 2004-BLG-254, a high-magnification and relatively short duration microlensing event in which the source star, a Bulge K3-giant, has been spatially resolved by a...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Variable Baseline Microlensing Events in the Galactic Bulge (2006)

Wyrzykowski, L., Udalski, A., Mao, S., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present the first systematic search for microlensing events with variability in their baselines using data from the third phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE-III). A total...

Removing the Microlensing Blending-Parallax Degeneracy Using Source Variability (2006)

Assef, R.J., Gould, A., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...

Microlensing event MACHO 97-SMC-1 is one of the rare microlensing events for which the source is a variable star, simply because most variable stars are systematically eliminated from microlensing...

Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies Cool Neptune-Like Planets are Common (2006)

Gould, A., Udalski, A., An, D., Bennett, D. P., Dong, S., ...

We detect a Neptune mass-ratio (q~8e-5) planetary companion to the lens star in the extremely high-magnification (A~800) microlensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-169. If the parent is a main-sequence star,...

Discovery of a Cool Planet of 5.5 Earth Masses Through Gravitational Microlensing (2006)

Bennett, D. P., Fouque, P., Williams, A., Dominik, M., Jorgensen, U. G., ...

In the favoured core-accretion model of formation of planetary systems, solid planetesimals accumulate to build up planetary cores, which then accrete nebular gas if they are sufficiently massive....

Removing the Microlensing Blending-Parallax Degeneracy Using Source Variability (2006)

Assef, R.J., Gould, A., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...

Microlensing event MACHO 97-SMC-1 is one of the rare microlensing events for which the source is a variable star, simply because most variable stars are systematically eliminated from microlensing...

Removing the microlensing blending-parallax degeneracy using source variability (2006)

Assef, R. J., Gould, A., Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...

Microlensing event MACHO 97-SMC-1 is one of the rare microlensing events for which the source is a variable star, simply because most variable stars are systematically eliminated from microlensing...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Miras and Semiregular Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2005)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., Zebrun, K., ...

We use the OGLE-II and OGLE-III data in conjunction with the 2MASS near-infrared (NIR) photometry to identify and study Miras and Semiregular Variables (SRVs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. We found...

Potential Direct Single-Star Mass Measurement (2005)

Ghosh, H., Depoy, D.L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B.S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

We analyze the lightcurve of the microlensing event OGLE-2003-BLG-175/MOA-2003-BLG-45 and show that it has two properties that, when combined with future high resolution astrometry, could lead to a...

A Jovian-mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071 (2005)

Udalski, A., Jaroszynski, M., Paczynski, B., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Soszynski, I., ...

We report the discovery of a several-Jupiter mass planetary companion to the primary lens star in microlensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-071. Precise (

Mass Estimates for Some of the Binary Lenses in OGLE III Database (2005)

Jaroszynski, M., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., ...

We model binary microlensing events OGLE 2003-BLG-170, 267, and 291. Source angular sizes are measured for the events 267 and 291. Model fits to the light curves give parallaxes for the events 267...

OGLE-2003-BLG-238: Microlensing Mass Estimate of an Isolated Star (2005)

Jiang, Guangfei, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

Microlensing is the only known direct method to measure the masses of stars that lack visible companions. In terms of microlensing observables, the mass is given by M=(c^2/4G)\\tilde r_E \\theta_E...

Planetary Detection Efficiency of the Magnification 3000 Microlensing Event OGLE-2004-BLG-343 (2005)

Dong, Subo, DePoy, D. L., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

OGLE-2004-BLG-343 was a microlensing event with peak magnification A_{max}=3000+/-1100, by far the highest-magnification event ever analyzed and hence potentially extremely sensitive to planets...

A Jovian-mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071 (2005)

Udalski, A., Jaroszynski, M., Paczynski, B., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Soszynski, I., ...

We report the discovery of a several-Jupiter mass planetary companion to the primary lens star in microlensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-071. Precise (

Microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge using bright sources from OGLE-II (2005)

Sumi, T., Wozniak, P. R., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present a measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge based on 4 years of the OGLE-II survey using Red Clump Giant (RCG). Using 32 events we find...

A Jovian-mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071 (2005)

Udalski, A., Jaroszynski, M., Paczynski, B., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Soszynski, I., ...

We report the discovery of a several-Jupiter mass planetary companion to the primary lens star in microlensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-071. Precise (

A Jovian-mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071 (2005)

Udalski, A., Jaroszynski, M., Paczynski, B., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Soszynski, I., ...

We report the discovery of a several-Jupiter mass planetary companion to the primary lens star in microlensing event OGLE-2005-BLG-071. Precise (

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Ellipsoidal Variability of Red Giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2004)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Pietrzynski, G., Zebrun, K., ...

We used the OGLE-II and OGLE-III photometry of red giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud to select and study objects revealing ellipsoidal variability. We detected 1546 candidates for long period...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits in the Fields of Galactic Disk. Results of the 2003 OGLE Observing Campaigns (2004)

Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., Zebrun, K., ...

We present results of two observing campaigns conducted by the OGLE-III survey in the 2003 observing season aiming at the detection of new objects with planetary transiting companions. Six fields of...

Search for Low-Mass Exoplanets by Gravitational Microlensing at High Magnification (2004)

Abe, F., Bennett, D. P., Bond, I. A., Eguchi, S., Furuta, Y., Hearnshaw, J. B., ...

Observations of the gravitational microlensing event MOA 2003-BLG-32/OGLE 2003-BLG-219 are presented for which the peak magnification was over 500, the highest yet reported. Continuous observations...

Binary Lenses in OGLE-III EWS Database. Seasons 2002--2003 (2004)

Jaroszynski, M., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., ...

We present 15 binary lens candidates from OGLE-III Early Warning System database for seasons 2002-2003. We also found 15 events interpreted as single mass lensing of double sources. The candidates...

Variability-selected QSO candidates in OGLE-II Galactic Bulge fields (2004)

Sumi, T., Wozniak, P. R., Eyer, L., Dobrzycki, A., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M. K., ...

We present 97 QSO candidates in 48 Galactic Bulge fields of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment II (OGLE-II) covering about 11 square degrees, which are selected via their variability. We...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Small Amplitude Variable Red Giants in the Magellanic Clouds (2004)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M., Pietrzynski, G., Zebrun, K., ...

We present analysis of the large sample of variable red giants from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds detected during the second phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE-II)...

WR 20a is an Eclipsing Binary: Accurate Determination of Parameters for an Extremely Massive Wolf-Rayet System (2004)

Bonanos, A. Z., Stanek, K. Z., Udalski, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Zebrun, K., Kubiak, M., ...

We present a high-precision I-band light curve for the Wolf-Rayet binary WR 20a, obtained as a sub-project of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Rauw et al. have recently presented...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The New Catalog of Eclipsing Binary Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2004)

Wyrzykowski, L., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M. K., Zebrun, K., Soszynski, I., ...

We present new version of the OGLE-II catalog of eclipsing binary stars detected in the Small Magellanic Cloud, based on Difference Image Analysis catalog of variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds...

OGLE-2003-BLG-238: Microlensing Mass Estimate of an Isolated Star (2004)

Jiang, Guangfei, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

Microlensing is the only known direct method to measure the masses of stars that lack visible companions. In terms of microlensing observables, the mass is given by M=(c^2/4G)\tilde r_E \theta_E and...

OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A planetary microlensing event (2004)

Bond, I. A., Udalski, A., Jaroszynski, M., Rattenbury, N. J., Paczynski, B., Soszynski, I., ...

We present observations of the unusual microlensing event OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53. In this event a short duration (~7 days) low amplitude deviation in the light curve due a single lens...

Constraints on Planetary Companions in the Magnification A=256 Microlensing Event: OGLE-2003-BLG-423 (2004)

Yoo, Jaiyul, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

We develop a new method of modeling microlensing events based on a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates both a Galactic model and the constraints imposed by the observed characteristics of the...

Potential Direct Single-Star Mass Measurement (2004)

Ghosh, H., Depoy, D.L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B.S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

We analyze the lightcurve of the microlensing event OGLE-2003-BLG-175/MOA-2003-BLG-45 and show that it has two properties that, when combined with future high resolution astrometry, could lead to a...

OGLE-2003-BLG-238: Microlensing Mass Estimate of an Isolated Star (2004)

Jiang, Guangfei, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

Microlensing is the only known direct method to measure the masses of stars that lack visible companions. In terms of microlensing observables, the mass is given by M=(c^2/4G)\\tilde r_E \\theta_E...

Potential Direct Single-Star Mass Measurement (2004)

Ghosh, H., Depoy, D.L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B.S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

We analyze the lightcurve of the microlensing event OGLE-2003-BLG-175/MOA-2003-BLG-45 and show that it has two properties that, when combined with future high resolution astrometry, could lead to a...

OGLE-2003-BLG-238: Microlensing Mass Estimate of an Isolated Star (2004)

Jiang, Guangfei, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

Microlensing is the only known direct method to measure the masses of stars that lack visible companions. In terms of microlensing observables, the mass is given by M=(c^2/4G)\\tilde r_E \\theta_E...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Optical Monitoring of the Gravitationally Lensed Quasar HE1104-1805 in 1997-2002 (2003)

Wyrzykowski, L., Udalski, A., Schechter, P. L., Szewczyk, O., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., ...

We present results of the long term monitoring of the gravitationally lensed quasar HE1104-1805. The photometric data were collected between August 1997 and January 2002 as a subproject of the OGLE...

Beta Cephei and SPB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2003)

Kolaczkowski, Z., Pigulski, A., Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., ...

This is a progress report of the study of pulsating main-sequence stars in the LMC. Using the OGLE-II photometry supplemented by the MACHO photometry, we find 64 Beta Cephei stars in the LMC. Their...

OGLE-2003-BLG-262: Finite-Source Effects from a Point-Mass Lens (2003)

Yoo, Jaiyul, DePoy, D. L., Gal-Yam, A., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., Han, C., ...

We analyze OGLE-2003-BLG-262, a relatively short, t_E=12.5+-0.1day, microlensing event generated by a point-mass lens transiting the face of a K giant source in the Galactic bulge. We use the...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Additional Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits from the OGLE 2001 and 2002 Observational Campaigns (2003)

Udalski, A., Pietrzynski, G., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Zebrun, K., Soszynski, I., ...

The photometric data collected by OGLE-III during the 2001 and 2002 observational campaigns aiming at detection of planetary or low-luminosity object transits were corrected for small scale...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of RR Lyrae Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2003)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wozniak, P., ...

We present the catalog of RR Lyrae stars discovered in a 4.5 square degrees area in the central parts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Presented sample contains 7612 objects, including 5455...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of stellar proper motions in the OGLE-II Galactic bulge fields (2003)

Sumi, T., Wu, X., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., ...

We present a proper motion (\mu) catalogue of 5,080,236 stars in 49 Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment II (OGLE-II) Galactic bulge (GB) fields, covering a range of -11 deg.

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Eclipsing Binary Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2003)

Wyrzykowski, L., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M., Zebrun, K., Soszynski, I., ...

We present the catalog of 2580 eclipsing binary stars detected in 4.6 square degree area of the central parts of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The photometric data were collected during the second...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits in the Carina Fields of the Galactic Disk (2003)

Udalski, A., Szewczyk, O., Zebrun, K., Pietrzynski, G., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., ...

We present results of the second planetary and low-luminosity object transit campaign conducted by the OGLE-III survey. Three fields (35'x35' each) located in the Carina regions of the Galactic disk...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of RR Lyrae Stars from the Small Magellanic Cloud (2002)

Soszynski, I., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Wozniak, P., ...

We present the catalog of RR Lyrae stars from 2.4 square degrees of central parts of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The photometric data were collected during four years of the OGLE-II...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. BVI Maps of Dense Stellar Regions. III. The Galactic Bulge (2002)

Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., Wozniak, P., ...

We present the VI photometric maps of the Galactic bulge. They contain VI photometry and astrometry of about 30 million stars from 49 fields of 0.225 square degree each in the Galactic center region....

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Search for Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits in the Galactic Disk. Results of 2001 Campaign - Supplement (2002)

Udalski, A., Zebrun, K., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Soszynski, I., Szewczyk, O., ...

The photometric data collected during 2001 season OGLE-III planetary/low luminosity object transit campaign were reanalyzed with the new transit search technique -- the BLS method by Kovacs, Zucker...

Microlensing of Relativistic Knots in the Quasar HE1104-1805 (2002)

Schechter, Paul L., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Pietrzynski, G., Soszynski, I., ...

We present 3 years of photometry of the ``Double Hamburger'' lensed quasar, HE1104-1805, obtained on 102 separate nights using the OGLE 1.3-m telescope. Both the A and B images show variations, but...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Catalog of high proper motion stars towards the Magellanic Clouds (2002)

Soszynski, I., Zebrun, K., Udalski, A., Wozniak, P. R., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., ...

We present a Catalog of high proper motion (HPM) stars detected in the foreground of central parts of the Magellanic Clouds. The Catalog contains 2161 objects in the 4.5 square degree area towards...

On Be Star Candidates and Possible Blue Pre-Main Sequence Objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2002)

Mennickent, R. E., Pietrzynski, G., Gieren, W., Szewczyk, O.

Recently the OGLE experiment has provided accurate light curves and colours for about 2 millions stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. We have examined this database for its content of Be stars,...

Variable Stars in the Field of Young Open Cluster NGC 581 (2002)

Wyrzykowski, L., Pietrzynski, G., Szewczyk, O.

We present results of the search for variable stars in the field of young open cluster NGC 581. Based on 19 nights of observations, 6 new variable stars were discovered. Two of them turned out to be...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Search for Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits in the Galactic Disk. Results of 2001 Campaign (2002)

Udalski, A., Paczynski, B., Zebrun, K., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., Soszynski, I., ...

We present results of an extensive photometric search for planetary and low-luminosity object transits in the Galactic disk stars commencing the third phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Difference Image Analysis of LMC and SMC data. The Catalog (2001)

Zebrun, K., Soszynski, I., Wozniak, P. R., Udalski, A., Kubiak, M., Szymanski, M., ...

We present the first edition of a catalog of variable stars found in the Magellanic Clouds using OGLE-II data obtained during four years: 1997-2000. The catalog covers about 7 square degrees of the...

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Cepheids in the Galaxy IC1613: No Dependence of the Period--Luminosity Relation on Metallicity (2001)

Udalski, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Pietrzynski, G., Szewczyk, O., Szymanski, M., Kubiak, M., ...

We present results of the search for Cepheids in the galaxy IC1613 carried out as a sub-project of the OGLE-II microlensing survey. 138 Cepheids were found in the 14.2x14.2 arcmin region in the...

Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. OGLE 2000-BUL-43: A Spectacular Ongoing Parallax Microlensing Event. Difference Image Analysis (2000)

Soszynski, I., Zebrun, K., Wozniak, P. R., Mao, S., Udalski, A., Szymanski, M., ...

We present the photometry and theoretical models for a Galactic bulge microlensing event OGLE-2000-BUL-43. The event is very bright with I=13.54 mag, and has a very long time scale, t_E=156 days. The...