Bibcode
Riffeser, A.; Fliri, J.; Gössl, C. A.; Bender, R.; Hopp, U.; Bärnbantner, O.; Ries, C.; Barwig, H.; Seitz, S.; Mitsch, W.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.379, p.362-373 (2001)
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2001
Journal
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50
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40
Description
We present WeCAPP, a long term monitoring project searching for
microlensing events towards M 31. Since 1997 the bulge of M 31 was
monitored in two different wavebands with the Wendelstein 0.8 m
telescope. In 1999 we extended our observations to the Calar Alto 1.23 m
telescope. Observing simultaneously at these two sites we obtained a
time coverage of 53% during the observability of M 31. To check
thousands of frames for variability of unresolved sources, we used the
optimal image subtraction method (OIS) by Alard & Lupton
(cite{1998ApJ...503..325A}). This enabled us to minimize the residuals
in the difference image analysis (DIA) and to detect variable sources
with amplitudes at the photon noise level. Thus we can detect
microlensing events with corresponding amplifications A>10 of red
clump giants with MI=0. Based on observations obtained at the
Wendelstein Observatory of the University Observatory Munich.