Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-01-22
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.371:983-998,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 10 figures; Revisions based on referee's comments after initial submission to MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10733.x
Strong gravitational lens systems with extended sources are of special interest because they provide additional constraints on the models of the lens systems. To use a gravitational lens system for measuring the Hubble constant, one would need to determine the lens potential and the source intensity distribution simultaneously. A linear inversion method to reconstruct a pixellated source brightness distribution of a given lens potential model was introduced by Warren & Dye. In the inversion process, a regularisation on the source intensity is often needed to ensure a successful inversion with a faithful resulting source. In this paper, we use Bayesian analysis to determine the optimal regularisation constant (strength of regularisation) of a given form of regularisation and to objectively choose the optimal form of regularisation given a selection of regularisations. We consider and compare quantitatively three different forms of regularisation previously described in the literature for source inversions in gravitational lensing: zeroth-order, gradient and curvature. We use simulated data with the exact lens potential to demonstrate the method. We find that the preferred form of regularisation depends on the nature of the source distribution.
Blandford Roger. D.
Hobson Michael P.
Marshall Jonathan P.
Suyu Sherry H.
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