KMT-2021-BLG-2010Lb, KMT-2022-BLG-0371Lb, and KMT-2022-BLG-1013Lb: Three microlensing planets detected via partially covered signals

Cheongho Han, Chung Uk Lee, Weicheng Zang, Youn Kil Jung, Grant W. Christie, Jiyuan Zhang, Michael D. Albrow, Sun Ju Chung, Andrew Gould, Kyu Ha Hwang, Doeon Kim, Yoon Hyun Ryu, In Gu Shin, Yossi Shvartzvald, Hongjing Yang, Jennifer C. Yee, Sang Mok Cha, Dong Jin Kim, Seung Lee Kim, Dong Joo LeeYongseok Lee, Byeong Gon Park, Richard W. Pogge, Tim Natusch, Shude Mao, Dan Maoz, Matthew T. Penny, Wei Zhu

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Abstract

Aims. We inspect the four microlensing events KMT-2021-BLG-1968, KMT-2021-BLG-2010, KMT-2022-BLG-0371, and KMT-2022-BLG-1013, for which the light curves exhibit partially covered short-Term central anomalies. We conduct detailed analyses of the events with the aim of revealing the nature of the anomalies. Methods. We tested various models that can explain the anomalies of the individual events, including the binary-lens (2L1S) and binary-source (1L2S) interpretations. Under the 2L1S interpretation, we thoroughly inspected the parameter space to determine the existence of degenerate solutions, and if they existed, we tested whether the degeneracy could be resolved. Results. We find that the anomalies in KMT-2021-BLG-2010 and KMT-2022-BLG-1013 are uniquely defined by planetary-lens interpretations with planet-To-host mass ratios of q ~ 2.8 ×10-3 and ~1.6 ×10-3, respectively. For KMT-2022-BLG-0371, a planetary solution with a mass ratio q ~ 4 ×10-4 is strongly favored over the other three degenerate 2L1S solutions with different mass ratios based on the Ï 2 and relative proper motion arguments, and a 1L2S solution is clearly ruled out. For KMT-2021-BLG-1968, on the other hand, we find that the anomaly can be explained either by a planetary or a binary-source interpretation, making it difficult to firmly identify the nature of the anomaly. From the Bayesian analyses of the identified planetary events, we estimate that the masses of the planet and host are (Mp/MJ, Mh/M·) = (1.07-0.68+1.15, 0.37-0.23+0.40), (0.26-0.11+0.13, 0.63-0.28+0.32), and (0.31-0.16+0.46, 0.18-0.10+0.28) for KMT-2021-BLG-2010L, KMT-2022-BLG-0371L, and KMT-2022-BLG-1013L, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberA90
JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics
Volume674
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationAST-2108414
National Science Foundation
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryCMS-CSST-2021-A11
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation2020740
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
National Natural Science Foundation of China12133005
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Research Foundation of Korea2019R1A2C2085965
National Research Foundation of Korea
Korea Research Environment Open Network

    Keywords

    • Gravitational lensing: micro
    • Planets and satellites: detection

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