Microlensing brown-dwarf companions in binaries detected during the 2022 and 2023 seasons
arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.11248, 2024•aanda.org
Aims. Building on previous works to construct a homogeneous sample of brown dwarfs in
binary systems, we investigate microlensing events detected by the Korea Microlensing
Telescope Network (KMTNet) survey during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Methods. Given
the difficulty in distinguishing brown-dwarf events from those produced by binary lenses with
nearly equal-mass components, we analyze all lensing events detected during the seasons
that exhibit anomalies characteristic of binary-lens systems. Results. Using the same criteria …
binary systems, we investigate microlensing events detected by the Korea Microlensing
Telescope Network (KMTNet) survey during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Methods. Given
the difficulty in distinguishing brown-dwarf events from those produced by binary lenses with
nearly equal-mass components, we analyze all lensing events detected during the seasons
that exhibit anomalies characteristic of binary-lens systems. Results. Using the same criteria …
Aims
Building on previous works to construct a homogeneous sample of brown dwarfs in binary systems, we investigate microlensing events detected by the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) survey during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Methods
Given the difficulty in distinguishing brown-dwarf events from those produced by binary lenses with nearly equal-mass components, we analyze all lensing events detected during the seasons that exhibit anomalies characteristic of binary-lens systems. Results
Using the same criteria consistently applied in previous studies, we identify six additional brown dwarf candidates through the analysis of lensing events KMT-2022-BLG-0412, KMT-2022-BLG-2286, KMT-2023-BLG-0201, KMT-2023-BLG-0601, KMT-2023-BLG-1684, and KMT-2023-BLG-1743. An examination of the mass posteriors shows that the median mass of the lens companions ranges from 0.02 M⊙ to 0.05 M⊙, indicating that these companions fall within the brown-dwarf mass range. The mass of the primary lenses ranges from 0.11 M⊙ to 0.68 M⊙, indicating that they are low-mass stars with substantially lower masses compared to the Sun.aanda.org