Further spectroscopic observations of the CSL-1 object

Details Further spectroscopic observations of the CSL-1 object Further spectroscopic observations of the CSL-1 object

2005-06-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0506400v3

Astrophys.J. 636 (2005) L5-L8

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

In press on ApJ Letters. 10 pages, 3 figures - Accepted version with additional statistical evidence

Scientific paper

10.1086/499429

CSL-1 is a peculiar object (R.A._{2000}= 12h 23m 30.5"; Dec_{2000}= -12deg 38' 57.0") which, for its photometric and spectroscopic properties, is possibly the first case of gravitational lensing by a cosmic string. In this paper we present additional evidences, based on medium-high resolution VLT + FORS1 observations, that the spectra of the two components of CSL-1 are identical within a confidence level higher than 99.9% and the velocity difference of the two components is consistent with zero. This result adds further confidence to the interpretation of the system as a true lens.

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