A VIMOS-IFU Survey of z ∼ 0.2 Massive Lensing Galaxy Clusters: Constraining Cosmography

Soucail, G.; Covone, G.; Kneib, J.-P.

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-73491-8_30

G. Soucail⁴,
G. Covone^4,5 &
J.-P. Kneib⁶

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We present an integral field spectroscopy survey of rich clusters of galaxies aimed at studying their lensing properties. Thanks to knowledge of the spectroscopic characteristics of more than three families of multiple images in a single lens, one is able in principle to derive constraints on the geometric cosmological parameters. We show that this ambitious program is feasible and present some new results, in particular the redshift measurement of the giant arc in A2667 and the redshift confirmation of the counter-image of the radial arc in MS2137–23. Prospects for the future of such a program are presented.

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OMP, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Toulouse-Tarbes 14 Avenue Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
G. Soucail & G. Covone
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte Naples, Italy
G. Covone
OAMP Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France
J.-P. Kneib

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ESO - European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
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Soucail, G., Covone, G., Kneib, JP. (2007). A VIMOS-IFU Survey of z ∼ 0.2 Massive Lensing Galaxy Clusters: Constraining Cosmography. In: Kissler-Patig, M., Walsh, J.R., Roth, M.M. (eds) Science Perspectives for 3D Spectroscopy. Eso Astrophysics Symposia European Southern Observatory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73491-8_30

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