Chapters
- Theory
of flux- and surface-brightness
anomalies due to mass substructure
in strong lens galaxies
- Observational
effects of mass substructures in
strong lens galaxies and optimal
observational strategies.
- Modeling
of and inferences about mass
substructure in strong lens
galaxies.
Abstract
| In
this series of three lectures on
mass-subtructure in strong lens
galaxies I will (i) introduce
the theory basis of flux and
surface-brightness anomalies in
lensed image due to mass
subtructure, (ii) illustrate the
effects of mass substructure in
a number of systems that show
these anomalies and what
observational strategies should
be followed to distinguish these
from other effects, and (iii)
discuss how these anomalies can
be modeled (individually or
statistically) to derive
constraints on the substructure
properties, their mass function
and potentially their evolution
with cosmic time. These three
topics will be sequentially
covered in 3x1hr lectures. |
Bibliography
The
lecture slides will function as notes
and will include references to relevant
papers and books.
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