Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets

Wide-orbit planets are particularly sensitive to detection by the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS). This study investigates the degeneracy of these events with binary sources, focusing on how observation cadence affects the resolution of these degeneracies. We analyzed the impact of v...

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Main Authors: Parisa Sangtarash, Jennifer C. Yee
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adeb76
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description Wide-orbit planets are particularly sensitive to detection by the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS). This study investigates the degeneracy of these events with binary sources, focusing on how observation cadence affects the resolution of these degeneracies. We analyzed the impact of various cadences from ${(3.6\,{\mathrm{minutes}})}^{-1}$ to (5 hr) ^−1 , which encompasses planned cadences for both the GBTDS and cadences used by ground-based surveys like KMTNet. The results show that a $\sim {(15\,{\mathrm{minutes}})}^{-1}$ cadence is generally sufficient to resolve this degeneracy unless the source star is a giant ( ρ  ≳ 0.01).
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spelling doaj-art-b139dd9c347d4e99a6a2bdd90266a1942025-08-20T03:07:37ZengIOP PublishingThe Astronomical Journal1538-38812025-01-01170314110.3847/1538-3881/adeb76Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit PlanetsParisa Sangtarash0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4190-1269Jennifer C. Yee1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-7123Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan 84156-83111, IranCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA ; jyee@cfa.harvard.eduWide-orbit planets are particularly sensitive to detection by the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS). This study investigates the degeneracy of these events with binary sources, focusing on how observation cadence affects the resolution of these degeneracies. We analyzed the impact of various cadences from ${(3.6\,{\mathrm{minutes}})}^{-1}$ to (5 hr) ^−1 , which encompasses planned cadences for both the GBTDS and cadences used by ground-based surveys like KMTNet. The results show that a $\sim {(15\,{\mathrm{minutes}})}^{-1}$ cadence is generally sufficient to resolve this degeneracy unless the source star is a giant ( ρ  ≳ 0.01).https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adeb76Gravitational microlensing exoplanet detectionBinary source microlensing
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Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
The Astronomical Journal
Gravitational microlensing exoplanet detection
Binary source microlensing
title Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
title_full Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
title_fullStr Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
title_short Investigating the Binary Source Degeneracy for Wide-orbit Planets
title_sort investigating the binary source degeneracy for wide orbit planets
topic Gravitational microlensing exoplanet detection
Binary source microlensing
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