Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-02-23
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJ Letters Format, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/312651
We present a spectroscopic redshift of z=1.675 for the well-known multiply lensed system of arcs seen in the z=0.39 cluster Cl0024+16. In contrast to earlier work, we find that the lensed images are accurately reproduced by a projected mass distribution which traces the locations of the brightest cluster ellipticals, suggesting that the most significant minima of the cluster potential are not fully erased. The averaged mass profile is shallow and consistent with predictions of recent numerical simulations. The source redshift enables us to determine an enclosed cluster mass of M(<100kpc/h)=1.11+/-0.03 x 10^{14}M_{\odot}/h and a mass-to-light ratio of M/L_B(<100kpc/h)=320h(M/L_B)_{\odot}, after correction for passive stellar evolution. The arc spectrum contains many ionized absorption lines and closely resembles that of the local Wolf-Rayet galaxy NGC4217. Our lens model predicts a high magnification (~20) for each image and identifies a new pair of multiple images at a predicted redshift of z=1.3.
Broadhurst Tom
Ellis Richard
Frye Brenda
Huang Xiaosheng
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