Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2004
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HST Proposal ID #10174
Mathematics
Logic
Hst Proposal Id #10174 Galaxies
Scientific paper
Gravitational lensing and stellar dynamics provide two complementary methods to determine the mass distribution and evolution of luminous and dark-matter in early-type {E/S0} galaxies. The combined study of stellar dynamics and gravitational lensing allows one to break degeneracies inherent to each method separately, providing a clean probe of the internal structure of massive galaxies. Since most lens galaxies are at redshifts z=0.1-1.0, they also provide the required look-back time to study their structural and stellar-population evolution. We recently analyzed 5 E/S0 lens galaxies between z=0.5 and 1.0, combining exquisite Hubble Space Telescope imaging data with kinematic data from ground-based Keck spectroscopy, placing the first precise constraints on the dark-matter mass fraction and its inner slope beyond the local Universe. To expand the sample to 30 systems - required to study potential trends and evolution in the E/S0 mass profiles - we propose to target the 49 E/S0 lens-galaxy candidates discovered by Bolton et al. {2004} from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey {SDSS}. With the average lens rate being 40% and some systems having a lensing probability close to unity, we expect to discover 20 strong gravitational lenses from the sample. This will triple the current sample of 9 E/S0 systems, with data in hand. With the sample of 30 systems, we will be able to determine the average slope of the dark-matter and total mass profile of E/S0 galaxies to 10% and 4% accuracy, respectively. If present, we can simultaneously detect 10% evolution in the total mass slope with 95% confidence. This will provide unprecedented constraints on E/S0 galaxies beyond the local Universe and allow a stringent test of their formation scenarios and the standard cosmological model.
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