Improved parameters and new lensed features for Q0957+561 from WFPC2 imaging

被引:38
作者
Bernstein, G
Fischer, P
Tyson, JA
Rhee, G
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,LUCENT TECHNOL,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] UNIV NEVADA,DEPT PHYS,LAS VEGAS,NV 89195
关键词
distance scale; gravitational lensing;
D O I
10.1086/310747
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
New Hobble Space Telescope WFPC2 observations of the lensed double QSO 0957+561 will allow stronger constraints on the lens mass distribution and hence will refine the derived value of H-0. We first present improved optical positions and photometry for the known components of this lens. The optical separation between the A and B quasar images agrees with VLBI data at the 10 mas level, and the optical center of the primary lensing galaxy G1 coincides with the VLBI source G' to within 10 mas. The best previous model for this lens (see the recent work of Grogin and Narayan) is excluded by these data and must be reevaluated. Several new resolved features are found within 10 '' of G1, including an apparent fold are with two bright knots. Several other small galaxies are detected, including two that may be multiple images of each other. We present positions and crude photometry of these objects.
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