Abstract
Abstract
Strong gravitational lensing provides unique opportunities to investigate the mass distribution at the cores of galaxy clusters and to study high-redshift galaxies. Using 110 strong-lensing models of 74 cluster fields from the Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF), Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey (RELICS), and Sloan Giant Arcs Survey (SGAS), we evaluate the lensing strength of each cluster (area with ∣μ∣ ≥ 3 for z
s
= 9, normalized to a lens redshift of z = 0.5). We assess how large-scale mass, projected inner-core mass, and the inner slope of the projected mass-density profile relate to lensing strength. While we do identify a possible trend between lensing strength and large-scale mass (Kendall τ = 0.26 and Spearman r = 0.36), we find that the inner slope (50 kpc ≤ r ≤ 200 kpc) of the projected mass-density profile has a higher probability of correlation with lensing strength and can set an upper bound on the possible lensing strength of a cluster (Kendall τ = 0.53 and Spearman r = 0.71). As anticipated, we find that the lensing strength correlates with the effective Einstein area and that a large ( ≳ 30.″0) radial extent of lensing evidence is a strong indicator of a powerful lens. We attribute the spread in the relation to the complexity of individual lensing clusters, which is well captured by the lensing-strength estimator. These results can help us to more efficiently design future observations to use clusters as cosmic telescopes.
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cited by
14 articles.
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