Biases in physical parameter estimates through differential lensing magnification
arXiv:1303.5231 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/770/2/110
Abstract
We study the lensing magnification effect on background galaxies. Differential magnification due to different magnifications of different source regions of a galaxy will change the lensed composite spectra. The derived properties of the background galaxies are therefore biased. For simplicity, we model galaxies as a superposition of an axis-symmetric bulge and a face-on disk in order to study the differential magnification effect on the composite spectra. We find that some properties derived from the spectra (e.g., velocity dispersion, star formation rate and metallicity) are modified. Depending on the relative positions of the source and the lens, the inferred results can be either over- or under-estimates of the true values. In general, for an extended source at strong lensing regions with high magnifications, the inferred physical parameters (e.g. metallicity) can be strongly biased. Therefore detailed lens modelling is necessary to obtain the true properties of the lensed galaxies.
5 pages, 4 figures, ApJ accepted
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