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RELICS: Strong Lensing Analysis of the Galaxy Clusters Abell S295, Abell 697, MACS J0025.4-1222, and MACS J0159.8-0849

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Cibirka, Nathália, Acebron, Ana, Zitrin, Adi, Coe, Dan, Agulli, Irene, Andrade-Santos, Felipe, Bradač, Maruša, Frye, Brenda +32 more·2018·The Astrophysical Journal
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We present a strong lensing analysis of four massive galaxy clusters imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope in the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey. We use a light-traces-mass technique to uncover sets of multiple images and constrain the mass distribution of the clusters. These mass models are the first published for Abell S295 and MACS J0159.8-0849 and are improvements over previous models for Abell 697 and MACS J0025.4-1222. Our analysis for MACS J0025.4-1222 and Abell S295 shows a bimodal mass distribution supporting the merger scenarios proposed for these clusters. The updated model for MACS J0025.4-1222 suggests a substantially smaller critical area than previously estimated. For MACS J0159.8-0849 and Abell 697, we find a single peak and relatively regular morphology revealing fairly relaxed clusters. Despite being less prominent lenses, three of these clusters seem to have lensing strengths, i.e., cumulative area above certain magnification, similar to those of the Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (e.g., A(μ > 5) ∼ 1–3 arcmin 2, A(μ > 10) ∼ 0.5–1.5 arcmin 2), which in part can be attributed to their merging configurations. We make our lens models publicly available through the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes. Finally, using Gemini-N/GMOS spectroscopic observations, we detect a single emission line from a high-redshift J 125 ≃ 25.7 galaxy candidate lensed by Abell 697. While we cannot rule out a lower-redshift solution, we interpret the line as Ly α at z = 5.800 ± 0.001, in agreement with its photometric redshift and dropout nature. Within this scenario, we measure a Ly α rest-frame equivalent width of 52 ± 22 Å and an observed Gaussian width of 117 ± 15 km s−1.

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Cibirka, N., Acebron, A., Zitrin, A., Coe, D., Agulli, I., Andrade-Santos, F., Bradač, M., Frye, B., Livermore, R. C., Mahler, G., Salmon, B., Sharon, K., Trenti, M., Umetsu, K., Avila, R., Bradley, L., Carrasco, D., Cerny, C., Czakon, N. G., Dawson, W. A., Hoag, A. T., Huang, K.-H., Johnson, T. L., Jones, C., Kikuchihara, S., Lam, D., Lovisari, L., Mainali, R., Oesch, P. A., Ogaz, S., Ouchi, M., Past, M., Paterno-Mahler, R., Peterson, A., Ryan, R. E., Sendra-Server, I., Stark, D. P., Strait, V., Toft, S., & Vulcani, B.
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  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
  • Space Telescope Science Institute (US)
  • Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • Australian Research Council (AU)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (TW)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
  • Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (JP)
  • Leiden University (NL)
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (JP)
  • University of the Basque Country (ES)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
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Cibirka, Nathália
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2018-08-20
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863
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145
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  • 1538-4357
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10.3847/1538-4357/aad2d3
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  • National Science Foundation (DE-AC52-07-NA27344)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DEAC5207NA27344, AC52‐07NA27344, 14096)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (DE-AC52-07NA27344, NAS 526555)
  • Space Telescope Science Institute (NAS5- 26555, 26555, GO-14096)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (JP18K03693, JP15H05892)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva
  • Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
  • Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST106-2628-M001-003-MY3, 003-MY3, MOST 106)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K03693, JP15H05892)
  • Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DE‐AC5207NA27344, 07NA27344, DE-AC52, AC52-07NA27344)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Keywords
strong gravitational lensing, galaxy clusters, cluster mass distribution, cluster mergers, critical surface density, emission-line galaxies, equivalent widths

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