Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
Feb 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...404..436p&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 404, no. 2, p. 436-440.
Mathematics
Probability
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Cosmology, Galaxies, Gravitational Lenses, Magnification, Probability Theory, Astronomical Models, Red Shift
Scientific paper
We present the analytical formulae for computing the magnification probability caused by cosmologically distributed galaxies. The galaxies are assumed to be singular, truncated-isothermal spheres without both evolution and clustering in redshift. We find that, for a fixed total mass, extended galaxies produce a broader shape in the magnification probability distribution and hence are less efficient as gravitational lenses than compact galaxies. The high-magnification tail caused by large galaxies is well approximated by an A exp -3 form, while the tail by small galaxies is slightly shallower. The mean magnification as a function of redshift is, however, found to be independent of the size of the lensing galaxies. In terms of the flux conservation, our formulae for the isothermal galaxy model predict a mean magnification to within a few percent with the Dyer-Roeder model of a clumpy universe.
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