On the evolution of environmental and mass properties of strong lens galaxies in COSMOS

Abstract

Among the 100 strong lens candidates found in the COSMOS field, 20 with redshifts in the range [0.34,1.13], feature multiple images of background sources. Using the multi-wavelength coverage of the field and its spectroscopic follow-up, we characterize the evolution with redshift of the environment and of the dark-matter (DM) fraction of the lens galaxies. We present new redshift of the strong lens candidates. The lens environment is characterized by the projected 10 closest galaxies around each lens and by the number of galaxies with a projected distance less than 1Mpc at the lens galaxy redshift. In both cases, we perform similar measurements on a control sample of twin non-lens early type galaxies (ETGs). In addition, we identify group members and field galaxies in the X-ray and optical catalogs of galaxy groups. From those catalogs, we measure the external shear contribution at the lens galaxy positions. The systems are then modeled using a SIE plus the external shear due to the groups. We observe that the average stellar mass of lens galaxies increases with z and that the environment of lens galaxies is compatible with that of the twins. During the lens modeling, we notice that, when let free, the external shear points in a direction which is the mean direction of the external shear due to groups and of the closest galaxy to the lens. We notice that the DM fraction of the lens galaxies within the Einstein radius decreases as the redshift increases. Given these, we conclude that, while the environment of lens galaxies is compatible with that of non-lens ETGS, their mass properties evolves significantly with redshift: it is still not clear whether this advocates in favor of a stronger lensing bias toward massive objects at high redshift or is simply representative of the high proportion of massive and high stellar density galaxies at high redshift.

Accepted for publication in A&A. Significant modifications in the paper but similar conclusions

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