Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-07-03
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.379:1195-1208,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 13 figures, submitted to MNRAS. Removed double figure and added correct figure 9
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12004.x
We calculate the expected lensing statistics of the galaxy population in large, low-redshift surveys. Galaxies are modeled using realistic, multiple components: a dark matter halo, a bulge component and disc. We use semi-analytic models of galaxies coupled with dark matter haloes in the Millennium Run to model the lens galaxy population. We predict that a fraction of 1.4+/-0.18*10^-3 of radio sources will be lensed by galaxies within a survey like the 2dF below z<0.2. With a simulated sample of lensed radio sources, the predicted lensing galaxy population consists mainly of ellipticals (~80%) with an average lens velocity dispersion of 164+/-3 km/s, producing typical image separations of ~3 arcsec. The lens galaxy population lies on the fundamental plane but its velocity dispersion distribution is shifted to higher values compared to all early-type galaxies. Taking magnification bias into account, we predict that the ratio of 4:2 image systems is 30+/-5%, consistent with the observed ratio found in the Cosmic Lens All-Sky Survey. We also find that the population of 4-image lens galaxies is distinguishable from the population of lens galaxies in 2-image systems. Our key result is the explicit demonstration that the population of lens galaxies differs markedly from the galaxy population as a whole: lens galaxies have a higher average luminosity and reside in more massive haloes than the overall sample of ellipticals. This bias restricts our ability to infer galaxy evolution parameters from a sample of lensing galaxies. (abridged)
Kitzbichler Manfred
Moeller Ole
Natarajan Priyamvada
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