Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-06-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 4 figures, AJ in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/301582
We present five candidate gravitational lenses discovered spectroscopically in the Canadian Network for Observational Cosmology Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (CNOC2), along with one found in followup observations. Each has a secure redshift based on several features, plus a discrepant emission line which does not match any known or plausible feature and is visible in multiple direct spectral images. We identify these lines as Lyman-alpha or [OII] emission from galaxies lensed by, or projected onto, the CNOC2 target galaxies. Einstein radii estimated from the candidate deflector galaxy luminosities indicate that for two candidates the lines are probably [OII] from projected z<1 galaxies (consistent with the detection of H-beta as well as [OII] in one of them), but that in the remaining four cases the lines could be Ly-alpha from lensed z>3 galaxies. We estimate that only 1.9+-0.7 [OII]-emitting galaxies are expected to project onto target galaxies in the original CNOC2 sample, consistent with three or four of the six candidates being true gravitational lenses.
Carlberg Ray G.
Gladders Michael D.
Hall Patrick B.
Lin Hainan
Morris Simon L.
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