Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-12-22
PoS BDMH2004 (2004) 066
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 3 figures: To appear (electronically) in the Proceedings of Science, published by SISSA; Conference: "Baryons in Dark
Scientific paper
Gravitational lensing and stellar dynamics provide two complementary, nearly orthogonal, constraints on the mass distribution of early-type lens galaxies. This allows the luminous and dark-matter distribution in higher-redshift (z>0.1) galaxies to be studied beyond the limitations of each individual method. Two surveys have been initiated to compile a large sample of early-type galaxies suitable to lensing and dynamical studies: (1) The Lenses Structure & Dynamics (LSD) Survey and (2) the Sloan Lens ACS (SLACS) Survey. Using spherically symmetric mass models, I illustrated how lensing and dynamical constraints can be used to measure the ``effective'' density slope (gamma') of galaxies inside their Einstein radii and estimate the typical error on this determination. The main results from the LSD survey thus far are: (i) Massive (typically >L_*) early-type galaxies at z=0.5-1 contain a significant fraction f_CDM=0.4-0.7 of dark matter inside their Einstein radii. [The null-hypothesis, f_CDM=0, is excluded at the >99% in all analyzed systems.] (ii) The inner CDM density slope is gamma_CDM=1.3^{+0.2}_{-0.3} (68% CL). (iii) The total density slope gamma' = 1.9 +- 0.1 (with 0.3 rms scatter in the sample). The intrinsic scatter of 15% in gamma' is consistent with local dynamical studies and can lead to a 30% rms scatter in inferred values of H_0 from lens time-delays, when purely isothermal mass models are assumed. Hence, the common practice to assume that lens galaxies are perfectly isothermal should be abandoned, especially in cases where this assumption is critical.
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