Modelling the Cloverleaf: Contribution of a Galaxy Cluster at z~1.7

Details Modelling the Cloverleaf: Contribution of a Galaxy Cluster at z~1.7 Modelling the Cloverleaf: Contribution of a Galaxy Cluster at z~1.7

1997-06-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9706036v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 4 figures, A&A in press

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We present a new investigation of the Cloverleaf (z=2.558) based on the combination of archival HST/WFPC2 data, recent IRAM CO(7-6) maps and wide field CFHT/FOCAM images. The deepest WFPC2 observation shows a significant overdensity of I ~ 23--25 galaxies around the Cloverleaf that we interpret as the presence of a cluster of galaxies along the line of sight. The typical magnitude, red color (R-I ~ 0.9) and small angular size of these galaxies suggest that the cluster is very distant and could be associated with the absorption systems observed in the spectra of the quasar spots. The Cloverleaf is probably the result of the lensing effects of a system which includes a single-galaxy and one of the most distant cluster of galaxies. We have modelled the lens using altogether the WFPC2 data and the IRAM/CO(7-6) map, considereing two cases: one in which the mass model is a galaxy and a dark halo at z=1.7, and a second one in which the mass model is the combination of a cluster and an individual galaxy located amid the Cloverleaf, both at z=1.7. The CO source is found to form a ring-like structure orbiting the central engine at ~ 100km/s at a radial distance of ~ 100pc, leading to a black-hole mass of ~ 10^9 M_solar. The cluster component increases significantly the convergence of the lens and this pulls down the requirement on the mass of the lensing galaxy by a factor 2. This may explain the mystery of the lensing galaxy not detected yet.

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