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H0LiCOW – V. New COSMOGRAIL time delays of HE 0435−1223:H0to 3.8 per cent precision from strong lensing in a flat ΛCDM model

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Bonvin, V., Courbin, F., Suyu, S. H., Marshall, P. J., Rusu, C. E., Sluse, D., Tewes, M., Wong, K. C. +10 more·2017·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
DOI 10.1093/mnras/stw3006
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We present a new measurement of the Hubble Constant H0 and other cosmological parameters based on the joint analysis of three multiply imaged quasar systems with measured gravitational time delays. First, we measure the time delay of HE 0435−1223 from 13-yr light curves obtained as part of the COSMOGRAIL project. Companion papers detail the modelling of the main deflectors and line-of-sight effects, and how these data are combined to determine the time-delay distance of HE 0435−1223. Crucially, the measurements are carried out blindly with respect to cosmological parameters in order to avoid confirmation bias. We then combine the time-delay distance of HE 0435−1223 with previous measurements from systems B1608+656 and RXJ1131−1231 to create a Time Delay Strong Lensing probe (TDSL). In flat Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) with free matter and energy density, we find H0|$=71.9^{+2.4}_{-3.0}\ {\rm km\, s^{-1}\, Mpc^{-1}}$| and |$\Omega _{\Lambda }=0.62^{+0.24}_{-0.35}$|⁠. This measurement is completely independent of, and in agreement with, the local distance ladder measurements of H0. We explore more general cosmological models combining TDSL with other probes, illustrating its power to break degeneracies inherent to other methods. The joint constraints from TDSL and Planck are H0 = |$69.2_{-2.2}^{+1.4}\ {\rm km\, s^{-1}\, Mpc^{-1}}$|⁠, |$\Omega _{\Lambda }=0.70_{-0.01}^{+0.01}$| and |$\Omega _{\rm k}=0.003_{-0.006}^{+0.004}$| in open ΛCDM and H0|$=79.0_{-4.2}^{+4.4}\ {\rm km\, s^{-1}\, Mpc^{-1}}$|⁠, |$\Omega _{\rm de}=0.77_{-0.03}^{+0.02}$| and |$w=-1.38_{-0.16}^{+0.14}$| in flat wCDM. In combination with Planck and baryon acoustic oscillation data, when relaxing the constraints on the numbers of relativistic species we find Neff = |$3.34_{-0.21}^{+0.21}$| in NeffΛCDM and when relaxing the total mass of neutrinos we find Σmν ≤ 0.182 eV in mνΛCDM. Finally, in an open wCDM in combination with Planck and cosmic microwave background lensing, we find H0|$=77.9_{-4.2}^{+5.0}\ {\rm km\, s^{-1}\, Mpc^{-1}}$|⁠, |$\Omega _{\rm de}=0.77_{-0.03}^{+0.03}$|⁠, |$\Omega _{\rm k}=-0.003_{-0.004}^{+0.004}$| and |$w=-1.37_{-0.23}^{+0.18}$|⁠.

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  • Time delays of galaxy-scale lensed quasars will allow measurement of Hubble's constant in hundreds of systems, with subpercent precision in H(z) achievable.

    “Time delays of galaxy-scale lensed quasars will allow one to measure Hubble ' s constant ( e.g., Suyu et al. 2010; Bonvin et al. 2017 ) in hundreds of systems; subpercentlevel precision in H ( z ) should be achievable ( Coe & Moustakas 2009; Treu & Marshall 2016 ) , providing a further independent dark energy probe.”

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Bonvin, V., Courbin, F., Suyu, S. H., Marshall, P. J., Rusu, C. E., Sluse, D., Tewes, M., Wong, K. C., Collett, T., Fassnacht, C. D., Treu, T., Auger, M. W., Hilbert, S., Koopmans, L. V. E., Meylan, G., Rumbaugh, N., Sonnenfeld, A., & Spiniello, C.
Affiliations
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
  • Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (TW)
  • Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • University of Liège (BE)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • University of Portsmouth (GB)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Excellence Cluster Universe (DE)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
  • Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (DE)
Corresponding author
Bonvin, V.
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Venue
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2016-11-22
Volume
465
Issue
4
Pages
4914-4930
ISSN
  • 0035-8711 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2966
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stw3006
OpenAlex
W2497600269
Cited by
457
References
106
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2026: 13 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 59 · 2019: 77 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 65 · 2016: 9
FWCI
37.46
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST-103-2112-M-001-003-MY3)
  • NSF (AST-1312329, GO-12889, AST-1450141)
  • DFG (Hi 1495/2-1)
  • NASA (NAS 5-26555)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Keywords
Hubble constant, strong gravitational lensing, time-delay cosmography, HE 0435-1223, multiply imaged quasars, time-delay distance, dark energy, cosmological parameters, confirmation bias

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