Toward estimation of H0 from VLBI observations of the gravitational lens system 0957+561

Details Toward estimation of H0 from VLBI observations of the gravitational lens system 0957+561 Toward estimation of H0 from VLBI observations of the gravitational lens system 0957+561

May 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...426..486c&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 426, no. 2, p. 486-492

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Brightness Distribution, Gravitational Lenses, Image Analysis, Images, Light (Visible Radiation), Quasars, Very Long Base Interferometry, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Distance, Estimates, Hubble Constant, Red Shift

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We have analyzed two epochs of 6 cm very long base interferometry (VLBI) observations of the two brightest images, A and B, of the gravitationally lensed quasar 0957+561 in a search for correlated structural evolution from which to estimate delta tauBA, the difference in propagation time for light traveling between the quasar and Earth along the paths corresponding to these two images. However, we detected only marginal increases in the separation between the core and the innermost jet component in each image over the 2 year interval 1987-1989. Because monitoring image brightness variations has since led to apparently reliable estimates of delta tauBA, we intend to use spatial variations in the relative magnification field across the extent of the images to constrain further the mass distribution of the lens, which is now the principal contributor to the uncertainty in estimates of H0 from this lens system.

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