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用VLBI观测的毫角秒角分辨率的引力透镜

Gravitational lensing at milliarcsecond angular resolution with VLBI observations

C. Spingola, J. P. McKean, A. Deller, J. Moldon

摘要:

引力透镜是定量研究遥远星系质量含量和分布的有力工具。通过使用毫角秒角分辨率观测射电引力透镜源,还可以检测和量化平滑质量密度分布的小偏差,这可能是由于透镜星系中的低质量子结构。我们提出了高分辨率的全球VLBI观测引力透镜射电源MG J 0751 +2716(在z = 3.2),这表明在几个引力弧的紧凑和扩展的结构(核心喷流形态)的证据。这些数据提供了丰富的观测约束,用于确定一组星系的内部(重子和暗物质)的质量分布,并调查质量尺度上的暗物质分布的平滑度,这是敏感的可能结构的$10^{6-7}$ M $_{\odot}$内的透镜晕或沿视线。我们的透镜模型发现了这个系统中天体测量异常的证据,这表明透镜模型中存在额外的质量结构。到目前为止,对像MG J 0751 +2716这样的引力透镜系统的详细研究受到目前射电引力透镜样本量小的限制。在这种情况下,我们还提出了一个新的试点引力透镜搜索在VLBI调查mJIVE-20,在未来的调查与下一代无线电干涉仪的角度。

英文摘要:

Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for quantifying the mass content and distribution in distant galaxies. By using milliarcsecond angular resolution observations of radio-loud gravitationally lensed sources it is also possible to detect and quantify small deviations from a smooth mass density distribution, which can be due to low mass substructures in the lensing galaxy. We present high-resolution global VLBI observations of the gravitationally lensed radio source MG J0751+2716 (at z = 3.2), that shows evidence of both compact and extended structure (core-jet morphology) across several gravitational arcs. These data provide a wealth of observational constraints that are used to determine the inner (baryonic and dark matter) mass profile of a group of galaxies and also investigate the smoothness of the dark matter distribution on mas-scales, which is sensitive to possible structures of $10^{6-7}$ M$_{\odot}$ within the lensing halo or along the line-of-sight. Our lens modelling finds evidence for astrometric anomalies in this system, which suggest presence of extra mass structure in the lens model. To date this kind of detailed studies of gravitational lensing systems like MG J0751+2716 has been limited by the currently small sample of radio-loud gravitational lenses. In this context, we also present a new pilot gravitational lens search in the VLBI survey mJIVE-20, in perspective of future surveys with the next generation of radio interferometers.

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