Department of Physics
Astrophysics
Interested in conducting research in Astrophysics? You can find out more about our research and who to contact here.
Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics Group
The Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA) Group contributed to the first measurement of the abundance of Neptune-like planets. Associate Professor Philip Yock developed software for the analysis of measurements on a cluster computer in association with a visiting postdoc and assisted with all facets of the MOA project throughout the year. Reviews of MOA were written for NZ Geographic and the NZ Astronomical Yearbook. A conference on gravitational microlensing was organised in Japan. A paper on the most Earth-like planet yet found orbiting a star was published in Nature. The latter made Nature's top 10 list of most popular articles for 2006.
For more information on this research area, please contact:
Associate Professor Philip Yock
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88867
Email: p.yock@auckland.ac.nz
Or visit the profile of Associate Professor Philip Yock.
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