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  • THE SL2S GALAXY-SCALE LENS ...
    Sonnenfeld, Alessandro; Gavazzi, Raphael; SUYU, SHERRY H; Treu, Tommaso; Marshall, Philip J

    The Astrophysical journal, 11/2013, Letnik: 777, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging data and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) near-infrared ground-based images for the final sample of 56 candidate galaxy-scale lenses uncovered in the CFHT Legacy Survey as part of the Strong Lensing in the Legacy Survey project. Based on the analysis of systematic uncertainties and comparison with inference based on different methods, we estimate that our Einstein radii are accurate to ~3%. HST imaging provides a much higher success rate in confirming gravitational lenses and measuring their Einstein radii than CFHT imaging does. Lens modeling with ground-based images, however, when successful, yields Einstein radius measurements that are competitive with space-based images. The redshifts of the main deflector span a range 0. 3 < or =, slant z sub(d) < or =, slant 0.8, which nicely complements low-redshift samples like the Sloan Lens ACS survey and thus provides an excellent sample for the study of the cosmic evolution of the mass distribution of ETGs over the second half of the history of the universe.