A Technical Memorandum On Core Radii In Lens Statistics

dc.creatorKochanek, C. S.
dc.date1995-10-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:20:17Z
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dc.descriptionQuantitative estimates of lensing probabilities must be self-consistent. In particular, for asymptotically isothermal models: (1) using the $(3/2)^{1/2}$ correction for the velocity dispersion overestimates the expected number of lenses by 150\% and their average separations by 50\%, thereby introducing large cosmological errors; (2) when a core radius is added to the SIS model, the velocity dispersion must be increased; and (3) cross sections and magnification bias cannot be separated when computing the lensing probability. When we self-consistently calculate the effects of finite core radii in flat cosmological models, we find that the cosmological limits are independent of the core radius.
dc.description6 pages, 3 figures, uuencoded compressed postscript Paper to appear in ``Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing'' IAU Symposium 173, eds. C.S. Kochanek \& J.N. Hewitt (Kluwer: Dordrecht) 13
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9510074
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9510074
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/10168
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Technical Memorandum On Core Radii In Lens Statistics
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