Arc statistics with realistic cluster potentials: I. method and first results

{}From the lensing properties of a numerically simulated cluster, from the statistical properties of the giant arcs produced by the cluster, and from comparing the cluster properties derived both from lensing and from the X-ray properties of the intracluster gas, we conclude (1) that clusters may be...

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Autori principali: Bartelmann, Matthias (Autore) , Weiss, Achim (Autore)
Natura: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: 30 November 1993
In: Arxiv
Year: 1993, Pages: 1-26
DOI:10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/9311074
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Note sull'autore:Matthias Bartelmann und Achim Weiss
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Riassunto:{}From the lensing properties of a numerically simulated cluster, from the statistical properties of the giant arcs produced by the cluster, and from comparing the cluster properties derived both from lensing and from the X-ray properties of the intracluster gas, we conclude (1) that clusters may be significantly more efficient for lensing than estimated from their velocity dispersion on the basis of iso- thermal-sphere models, (2) that the discrepancy between cluster core radii derived from lensing and from their X-ray surface brightness may be understood assuming that the intracluster gas was expelled from the cluster galaxies when the dark `body' of the cluster had already formed, and (3) that clusters may be efficient in producing giant arcs even if they have extended cores and a fairly shallow sur- face-density profile. This may mean that arcs may be much easier to produce, and therefore more abundant, than previously estimated.
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DOI:10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/9311074