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Strong gravitational lensing analysis of SDSS J1138+2754 using Lenstool

dc.contributor.authorSam, Akza
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T16:08:46Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T16:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/10484
dc.description.abstractGravitational lensing is a naturally occurring phenomenon that behaves like as a cosmic telescope, magnifying distant background galaxies that are otherwise beyond our reach. Modeling gravitational lenses can probe the mass distribu­tion of the lensing cluster, predict the location of the distant sources that are blocked by the intervening cluster, and provide a foundation for detailed studies of high redshift sources. This project utilizes a parametric modeling software called Lenstool to model the gravitational lens SDSS J1138+2754, detected in the SDSS's Giant Arcs Survey and imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope. Lenstool produces mass maps describing the mass content within the cluster and the source and image-pair locations. Keywords: physics; astronomy; gravitational lensing; SDSS J1138+2754; mass maps; galaxy; galaxy clusteren_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Physicsen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectGalaxyen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Physics::Astronomy and astrophysics::Astronomyen_US
dc.titleStrong gravitational lensing analysis of SDSS J1138+2754 using Lenstoolen_US
dc.typeHonors Projecten_US
dc.description.versionNAen_US
refterms.dateFOA2023-07-14T16:08:50Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY College at New Paltzen_US
dc.description.departmentHonorsen_US
dc.description.degreelevelN/Aen_US
dc.description.advisorBartholomew, Amy
dc.date.semesterSpring 2023en_US
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