MACHO Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MACHO_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Australian_National_University
gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Center_for_Particle_Astrophysics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:endDate 1999
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:focus search for dark matter
microlensing events
gptkbp:fullName Massive Compact Halo Object Project
gptkbp:hasTelescope 1.27m telescope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MACHO Project
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mount_Stromlo_Observatory
gptkbp:method gravitational microlensing
gptkbp:notablePublication Alcock et al. 1997, ApJ, 486, 697
Alcock et al. 2000, ApJ, 542, 281
gptkbp:releaseDate publicly available photometric data
gptkbp:result constrained MACHO contribution to dark matter
found microlensing events
gptkbp:startYear 1992
gptkbp:target gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:Galactic_bulge
gptkbp:website http://macho.anu.edu.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Alcock
gptkb:Massive_Compact_Halo_Object
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7