[MCS2004b] WFI J2033-4723 X3 , the SIMBAD biblio

2004AJ....127.2617M - Astron. J., 127, 2617-2630 (2004/May-0)

WFI J2026-4536 and WFI J2033-4723: two new quadruple gravitational lenses.

MORGAN N.D., CALDWELL J.A.R., SCHECHTER P.L., DRESSLER A., EGAMI E. and RIX H.-W.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of two new gravitationally lensed quasars, WFI J2026-4536 and WFI J2033-4723, at respective source redshifts of z=2.23 and z=1.66. Both systems are quadruply imaged and have similar PG 1115-like image configurations. WFI J2026-4536 has a maximum image separation of 1".4, a total brightness of g=16.5, and a relatively simple lensing environment, while WFI J2033-4723 has a maximum image separation of 2".5, an estimated total brightness of g~17.9, and a more complicated environment of at least six galaxies within 20". The primary lensing galaxies are detected for both systems after point-spread function subtraction. Several of the broadband flux ratios in these systems show a strong (0.1-0.4 mag) trend with wavelength, suggesting either microlensing or differential extinction through the lensing galaxy. For WFI J2026-4536, the total quasar flux has dimmed by 0.1 mag in the blue but only half as much in the red over 3 months, suggestive of microlensing-induced variations. For WFI J2033-4723, resolved spectra of some of the quasar components reveal emission-line flux ratios that agree better with the macromodel predictions than either the broadband or continuum ratios, also indicative of microlensing. The predicted differential time delays for WFI J2026-4536 are short, ranging from 1 to 2 weeks for the long delay, but are longer for WFI J2033-4723, ranging from 1 to 2 months. Both systems hold promise for future monitoring campaigns aimed at microlensing or time delay studies.

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Journal keyword(s): Cosmology: Gravitational Lensing

Nomenclature: [MCS2004b] WFI JHHMM+DDMM N=2. Table 1, Figs 2, 3: [MCS2004b] WFI J2026-4536 AN (Nos A-C, A1-A2, G, G1). Table 3, Figs 3, 4: [MCS2004b] WFI J2033-4723 AN (Nos A-C, A1-A2, G, G1-G6, X1-X4).

CDS comments: Tables 1, 3: PSF stars not identified

Simbad objects: 31

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