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Title: DETECTION OF SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR MG0414+0534 USING MID-INFRARED AND RADIO VLBI OBSERVATIONS

Abstract

We present 11.2 {mu}m observations of the gravitationally lensed, radio-loud z{sub s} = 2.64 quasar MG0414+0534, obtained using the Michelle camera on Gemini North. We find a flux ratio anomaly of A2/A1 = 0.93 {+-} 0.02 for the quasar images A1 and A2. When combined with the 11.7 {mu}m measurements from Minezaki et al., the A2/A1 flux ratio is nearly 5{sigma} from the expected ratio for a model based on the two visible lens galaxies. The mid-IR flux ratio anomaly can be explained by a satellite (substructure), 0.''3 northeast of image A2, as can the detailed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) structures of the jet produced by the quasar. When we combine the mid-IR flux ratios with high-resolution VLBI measurements, we find a best-fit mass between 10{sup 6.2} and 10{sup 7.5} M{sub Sun} inside the Einstein radius for a satellite substructure modeled as a singular isothermal sphere at the redshift of the main lens (z{sub l} = 0.96). We are unable to set an interesting limit on the mass to light ratio due to its proximity to the quasar image A2. While the observations used here were technically difficult, surveys of flux anomalies in gravitational lenses with the James Webbmore » Space Telescope will be simple, fast, and should well constrain the abundance of substructure in dark matter halos.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Physics Department, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21403 (United States)
  2. Astronomy Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22140269
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 773; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; DETECTION; GALAXIES; GRAVITATIONAL LENSES; INTERFEROMETRY; MASS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; QUASARS; RED SHIFT; RESOLUTION; SPACE; TELESCOPES; VISIBLE RADIATION

Citation Formats

MacLeod, Chelsea L., Jones, Ramsey, Agol, Eric, and Kochanek, Christopher S., E-mail: macleod@usna.edu. DETECTION OF SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR MG0414+0534 USING MID-INFRARED AND RADIO VLBI OBSERVATIONS. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/773/1/35.
MacLeod, Chelsea L., Jones, Ramsey, Agol, Eric, & Kochanek, Christopher S., E-mail: macleod@usna.edu. DETECTION OF SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR MG0414+0534 USING MID-INFRARED AND RADIO VLBI OBSERVATIONS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/773/1/35
MacLeod, Chelsea L., Jones, Ramsey, Agol, Eric, and Kochanek, Christopher S., E-mail: macleod@usna.edu. 2013. "DETECTION OF SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR MG0414+0534 USING MID-INFRARED AND RADIO VLBI OBSERVATIONS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/773/1/35.
@article{osti_22140269,
title = {DETECTION OF SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED QUASAR MG0414+0534 USING MID-INFRARED AND RADIO VLBI OBSERVATIONS},
author = {MacLeod, Chelsea L. and Jones, Ramsey and Agol, Eric and Kochanek, Christopher S., E-mail: macleod@usna.edu},
abstractNote = {We present 11.2 {mu}m observations of the gravitationally lensed, radio-loud z{sub s} = 2.64 quasar MG0414+0534, obtained using the Michelle camera on Gemini North. We find a flux ratio anomaly of A2/A1 = 0.93 {+-} 0.02 for the quasar images A1 and A2. When combined with the 11.7 {mu}m measurements from Minezaki et al., the A2/A1 flux ratio is nearly 5{sigma} from the expected ratio for a model based on the two visible lens galaxies. The mid-IR flux ratio anomaly can be explained by a satellite (substructure), 0.''3 northeast of image A2, as can the detailed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) structures of the jet produced by the quasar. When we combine the mid-IR flux ratios with high-resolution VLBI measurements, we find a best-fit mass between 10{sup 6.2} and 10{sup 7.5} M{sub Sun} inside the Einstein radius for a satellite substructure modeled as a singular isothermal sphere at the redshift of the main lens (z{sub l} = 0.96). We are unable to set an interesting limit on the mass to light ratio due to its proximity to the quasar image A2. While the observations used here were technically difficult, surveys of flux anomalies in gravitational lenses with the James Webb Space Telescope will be simple, fast, and should well constrain the abundance of substructure in dark matter halos.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/773/1/35},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22140269}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 773,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sat Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}