Improved Constraints on the Gravitational Lens Q0957+561. II. Strong Lensing
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In this article, a detailed strong lensing analysis of an HST/ACS legacy dataset for the first gravitational lens, Q0957+561, was presented, where the stellar component of the lens galaxy was modeled using the observed luminosity distribution, and the dark matter halo using several different density profiles.Abstract:
We present a detailed strong lensing analysis of an HST/ACS legacy dataset for the first gravitational lens, Q0957+561. With deep imaging we identify 24 new strongly lensed features, which we use to constrain mass models. We model the stellar component of the lens galaxy using the observed luminosity distribution, and the dark matter halo using several different density profiles. We draw on the weak lensing analysis by Nakajima et al. (2009) to constrain the mass sheet and environmental terms in the lens potential. Adopting the well-measured time delay, we find H_0 = 85 (+14/-13) km/s/Mpc (68% CL) using lensing constraints alone. The principal uncertainties in H_0 are tied to the stellar mass-to-light ratio (a variant of the radial profile degeneracy in lens models). Adding constraints from stellar population synthesis models, we obtain H_0 = 79.3 (+6.7/-8.5) km/s/Mpc (68% CL). We infer that the lens galaxy has a rising rotation curve and a dark matter distribution with an inner core. Intriguingly, we find the quasar flux ratios predicted by our models to be inconsistent with existing radio measurements, suggesting the presence of substructure in the lens.read more
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