Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-16
Astrophys.J. 619 (2005) 741-748
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, Latex, 4 figures. Accepted by ApJ, changes include revision of errors from previous draft
Scientific paper
10.1086/426782
In this paper, we develop a new gravitational lensing inversion technique. While traditional approaches assume that the lensing field varies little across a galaxy image, we note that this variation in the field can give rise to a ``Flexion'' or bending of a galaxy image, which may then be used to detect a lensing signal with increased signal to noise. Since the significance of the Flexion signal increases on small scales, this is ideally suited to galaxy-galaxy lensing. We develop an inversion technique based on the ``Shapelets'' formalism of Refregier (2003). We then demonstrate the proof of this concept by measuring a Flexion signal in the Deep Lens Survey. Assuming an intrinsically isothermal distribution, we find from the Flexion signal alone a velocity width of v_c=221\pm 12 km/s for lens galaxies of r < 21.5, subject to uncertainties in the intrinsic Flexion distribution.
Bacon David J.
Goldberg David M.
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