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Integral-field spectroscopy of the quadruple QSO HE 0435-1223: Evidence for microlensing | | L. Wisotzki
; T. Becker
; L. Christensen
; A. Helms
; K. Jahnke
; A. Kelz
; M. M. Roth
; S. F. Sanchez
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8 Jul 2003 | | Journal: | Astron.Astrophys. 408 (2003) 455-464 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | 1,2), T. Becker , L. Christensen , A. Helms , K. Jahnke , A. Kelz , M. M. Roth , S. F. Sanchez , ( Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Potsdam University | | Abstract: | We present the first spatially resolved spectroscopic observations of the recently discovered quadruple QSO and gravitational lens HE0435-1223. Using the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer (PMAS), we show that all four QSO components have very similar but not identical spectra. In particular, the spectral slopes of components A, B, and D are indistinguishable, implying that extinction due to dust plays no major role in the lensing galaxy. While also the emission line profiles are identical within the error bars, as expected from lensing, the equivalent widths show significant differences between components. Most likely, microlensing is responsible for this phenomenon. This is also consistent with the fact that component D, which shows the highest relative continuum level, has brightened by 0.07 mag since Dec 2001. We find that the emission line flux ratios between the components are in better agreement with simple lens models than broad band or continuum measurements, but that the discrepancies between model and data are still unacceptably large. Finally, we present a detection of the lensing galaxy, although this is close to the limits of the data. Comparing with a model galaxy spectrum, we obtain a redshift estimate of z_lens=0.44+-0.02. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0307147 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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