uFUN-PLANET collaboration

In january 2009 we decided to form a new microlensing collaboration, the uFUN-PLANET collaboration. Our objective is  to  search for extrasolar planets via microlensing, combining the ressources of the two previous groups, uFUN and PLANET. uFUN and PLANET had different search strategies based primarily on different resource structures. Nevertheless, the strategies are both complementary and overlapping and so will benefit from increased cooperation and integration of effort. In particular, coverage of high-mag events  will benefit in two major ways:
 1) better identification of high-mag events from PLANET photometry at low magnification.
 2) better coverage near peak by closer coordination between uFUN and PLANET observatories.

We will, as always, work closely with OGLE and MOA teams.

uFUN-PLANET is getting online on April 14 2009. Data can be accessed through our List of monitored events (and data files). Data will be still uploaded on both websites of PLANET and uFUN for the time being.

Happy hunting for 2009 !

We provide minimal information for the time being on the website, we will update it the coming weeks.

Update April 14, 2009