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RTModel: Microlensing modeling
RTModel models and interprets microlensing events. It uses photometric time series collected from ground and/or space telescopes to propose one or more of the following possible models:
- single-lens-single-source microlensing;
- single-lens-binary-source microlensing, with or without xallarap; and/or
- binary-lens-single-source microlensing, including planetary microlensing, parallax and orbital motion.
All models include the finite-size of the source(s). The modeling strategy is based on a grid search in the parameter space for single-lens models, whereas a template library for binary-lens models is used including all possible geometries of the source trajectory with respect to the caustics. In addition to this global search, planets are searched where maximal deviations from a Paczynski model occurs. The RTModel package also including subpackages for creating an immediate visualization of models and the possibility to review each individual fitting process as an animated GIF.
- Code site:
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https://github.com/valboz/RTModel
- Described in:
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https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...688A..83B
- EMAC link:
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https://emac.gsfc.nasa.gov/?cid=2406-003
- Bibcode:
- 2025ascl.soft04007B