Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-11-16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
A gravitational lens system can be perturbed by "rogue systems" in angular proximities but at different distances. A point mass perturbed by another point mass can be considered as a large separation approximation of the double scattering two point mass (DSTP) lens. The resulting effective lens depends on whether the perturber is closer to or farther from the observer than the main lens system. The caustic is smaller than that of the large separation binary lens when the perturber is the first scatterer; the caustic is similar in size with the large separation binary lens when the perturber is the last scatterer. Modelling of a gravitational lensing by a galaxy requires extra terms other than constant shear for the perturbers at different redshifts. Double scattering two distributed mass (DSTD) lens is considered. The perturbing galaxy behaves as a monopole -- or a point mass -- because the dipole moment of the elliptic mass distribution is zero.
Bennett Clara S.
Rhie Sun Hong
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