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The Galactic Halo from Microlensing

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The status of the microlensing search for galactic dark matter in the form of massive astronomical compact halo objects (machos) is reviewed. Unresolved issues are discussed, as well as possible ways to solve these.

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Milsztajn, A. The Galactic Halo from Microlensing. Space Science Reviews 100, 103–115 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015814010724

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