Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-05-09
Astron.J. 121 (2001) 10-20
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
22 pages including 9 Figures and 2 Tables, submitted to AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/318010
We present an estimation of the expected number of arcs and arclets in a sample of nearby (z<0.1) clusters of galaxies, that takes into account the magnitude limit of the objects as well as seeing effects. We show that strong lensing effects are not common, but also they are not as rare as usually stated. Indeed, for a given cluster, they present a strong dependence with the magnitude limit adopted in the analysis and the seeing of the observations. We also describe the procedures and results of a search for lensing effects in a sample of 33 clusters spanning the redshift range of 0.014 to 0.076, representative of the local cluster distribution. This search produced two arc candidates. The first one is in A3408 (z=0.042), the same arc previously discovered by Campusano & Hardy (1996), with z=0.073 and associated to the brightest cluster galaxy. The second candidate is in the cluster A3266 (z=0.059) and is near a bright elliptical outside the cluster center, requiring the presence of a very massive sub-structure around this galaxy to be produced by gravitational lensing.
Laerte Sodré Jr.
Campusano Luis E.
Cypriano Eduardo S.
Dale Daniel A.
Giovanelli Riccardo
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