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Wednesday 11 Mar 2009: Planetary microlensing: Present, Past and Future
Dr Nicholas Rattenbury - Jodrell Bank
Physics, 4th Floor interaction area 13:00-14:00
Planetary microlensing has come of age, with several exciting planet discoveries to date. I review (briefly) how planets are discovered via microlensing, summarise the current detection and characterisation programmes, and outline plans for the future of planetary microlensing.
