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Title: DESY Seminar 10 November, 17:00, DESY H


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DESY Seminar10 November, 1700, DESY
HörsaalPhilip Yock,(University of Auckland,
New Zealand) The MOA Project on Gravitational
Microlensingand the Detection of Earth-Like
Extrasolar Planets
Note Special Day!
  • The following topics will be described
  • Typical characteristics of galactic
    micro-lensing,
  • Simulation of gravitational lensing by a plastic
    lens,
  • Japan/NZ telescope used by the MOA group in New
    Zealand for gravitational micro-lensing,
  • Planetary micro-lensing, and the similarity to
    Rutherford scattering,
  • Planetary detections by gravitational
    micro-lensing,
  • Micro-lensing by a binary lens,
  • Stellar shape measurement with 0.04 micro arcsec
    resolution,
  • Resolving the Einstein images with the Very Large
    Telescope Interferometer of the European Southern
    Observatory,
  • Future plans in Antarctica, in Namibia, and in
    space.
  • Tea and cookies will be served at 1645 in the
    lobby.
  • After the seminar there is a chance for private
    discussions with the speaker over wine and
    pretzels also in the lobby.
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