The Chandra View of the Largest Quasar Lens SDSS J1029+2623

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Sep 2009

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Chandra proposal ID #11800640

Computer Science

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We propose to observe SDSS J1029+2623, a rare lens system that consists of three z=2.197 quasar images and a massive lensing cluster at z=0.6. The maximum image separation of 22.5 arcsec makes it the largest lens among the 100 known lensed quasars. We will use 60 ksec ACIS-S observation to study this strong-lens selected cluster, by comparing its X-ray properties with independent strong and weak lensing constraints. The Chandra observation will also be useful to understand the anomalous flux ratios of the quasar images observed in optical. In particular, the X-ray spectrum of the faintest quasar image should be crucial to distinguish whether the anomaly is caused by microlensing or dust extinction.

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