Gravitational lensing by cosmic strings: what we learn from the CSL-1 case

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dc.creatorSazhin, M. V.
dc.creatorKhovanskaya, O. S.
dc.creatorCapaccioli, M.
dc.creatorLongo, G.
dc.creatorPaolillo, M.
dc.creatorCovone, G.
dc.creatorGrogin, N. A.
dc.creatorSchreier, E. J.
dc.date2006-11-23
dc.date2007-02-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:20:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:20:44Z
dc.descriptionCosmic strings were postulated by Kibble in 1976 and, from a theoretical point of view, their existence finds support in modern superstring theories, both in compactification models and in theories with extended additional dimensions. Their eventual discovery would lead to significant advances in both cosmology and fundamental physics. One of the most effective ways to detect cosmic strings is through their lensing signatures which appear to be significantly different from those introduced by standard lenses (id est, compact clumps of matter). In 2003, the discovery of the peculiar object CSL-1 (Sazhin et al.2003) raised the interest of the physics community since its morphology and spectral features strongly argued in favour of it being the first case of gravitational lensing by a cosmic string. In this paper we provide a detailed description of the expected observational effects of a cosmic string and show, by means of simulations, the lensing signatures produced on background galaxies. While high angular resolution images obtained with HST, revealed that CSL-1 is a pair of interacting ellipticals at redshift 0.46, it represents a useful lesson to plan future surveys.
dc.description12 pages, 8 figures, in press on MNRAS. Replaced with accepted version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611744
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611744
dc.identifierMon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.376:1731-1739,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11543.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/194052
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleGravitational lensing by cosmic strings: what we learn from the CSL-1 case
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