TY - JOUR
T1 - Strong-lensing analysis of a complete sample of 12 MACS clusters at z > 0.5
T2 - Mass models and Einstein radii
AU - Zitrin, Adi
AU - Broadhurst, Tom
AU - Barkana, Rennan
AU - Rephaeli, Yoel
AU - Benítez, Narciso
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - We present the results of a strong-lensing analysis of a complete sample of 12 very luminous X-ray clusters at z>0.5 using HST/ACS images. Our modelling technique has uncovered some of the largest known critical curves outlined by many accurately predicted sets of multiple images. The distribution of Einstein radii has a median value of ≈28 arcsec (for a source redshift of zs ~ 2), twice as large as other lower z samples, and extends to 55 arcsec for MACS J0717.5+3745, with an impressive enclosed Einstein mass of 7.4 × 1014M⊙. We find that nine clusters cover a very large area (>2.5 arcmin2) of high magnification (μ > 10×) for a source redshift of zs ~8, providing primary targets for accessing the first stars and galaxies.We compare our results with theoretical predictions of the standard Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model which we show systematically fall short of our measured Einstein radii by a factor of ≈1.4, after accounting for the effect of lensing projection. Nevertheless, a revised analysis, once arc redshifts become available, and similar analyses of larger samples, is needed in order to establish more precisely the level of discrepancy with ΛCDM predictions.
AB - We present the results of a strong-lensing analysis of a complete sample of 12 very luminous X-ray clusters at z>0.5 using HST/ACS images. Our modelling technique has uncovered some of the largest known critical curves outlined by many accurately predicted sets of multiple images. The distribution of Einstein radii has a median value of ≈28 arcsec (for a source redshift of zs ~ 2), twice as large as other lower z samples, and extends to 55 arcsec for MACS J0717.5+3745, with an impressive enclosed Einstein mass of 7.4 × 1014M⊙. We find that nine clusters cover a very large area (>2.5 arcmin2) of high magnification (μ > 10×) for a source redshift of zs ~8, providing primary targets for accessing the first stars and galaxies.We compare our results with theoretical predictions of the standard Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model which we show systematically fall short of our measured Einstein radii by a factor of ≈1.4, after accounting for the effect of lensing projection. Nevertheless, a revised analysis, once arc redshifts become available, and similar analyses of larger samples, is needed in order to establish more precisely the level of discrepancy with ΛCDM predictions.
KW - Dark matter
KW - Galaxies: clusters: general
KW - Galaxies: clusters: individual: MACS z 0.5 sample
KW - Gravitational lensing: strong
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17574.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17574.x
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AN - SCOPUS:79951713001
SN - 0035-8711
VL - 410
SP - 1939
EP - 1956
JO - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
IS - 3
ER -