Detecting gravitational lensing cosmic shear from samples of several galaxies using two-dimensional spectral imaging

Details Detecting gravitational lensing cosmic shear from samples of several galaxies using two-dimensional spectral imaging Detecting gravitational lensing cosmic shear from samples of several galaxies using two-dimensional spectral imaging

2002-04-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204138v2

ApJ (2002), 570, L51-L54

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 4 figures, Expected to appear in ApJ Letters Vol. 570, 10 May 2002. Replaced with final proof version correcting min

Scientific paper

10.1086/341103

Studies of weak gravitational lensing by large-scale structures require the measurement of the distortions introduced to the shapes of distant galaxies at the few percent level by anisotropic light deflection along the line of sight. To detect this signal on 1-10 arcmin scales in a particular field, accurate measurements of the correlations between the shapes of order 1000-10000 galaxies are required. This large-scale averaging is required to accommodate the unknown intrinsic shapes of the background galaxies, even with careful removal of systematic effects. Here an alternative is discussed. If it is possible to measure accurately the detailed dynamical structure of the background galaxies, in particular rotating disks, then it should be possible to measure directly the cosmic shear distortion, as it generally leads to a non-self-consistent rotation curve. Narrow spectral lines and excellent two-dimensional spatial resolution are required. The ideal lines and telescope are CO rotational transitions and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) respectively.

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