UNCOVERing the extended strong lensing structures of Abell 2744 with the deepest JWST imaging

Abstract

We present a new parametric lens model for the massive galaxy cluster Abell~2744 based on the new ultra-deep JWST imaging taken in the framework of the UNCOVER program. These observations constitute the deepest JWST images of a lensing cluster to date, adding to the existing deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images and the recent JWST ERS and DDT data taken for this field. The wide field-of-view of UNCOVER ($\sim 45$ arcmin${}^2$) extends beyond the cluster's well-studied central core and reveals a spectacular wealth of prominent lensed features around two massive cluster sub-structures in the north and north-west, where no multiple images were previously known. The 75 newly uncovered multiple images and candidates of 16 sources allow us, for the first time, to constrain the lensing properties and total mass distribution around these extended cluster structures using strong lensing (SL). Our model yields an effective Einstein radius of ${\theta }_{E,\mathrm{main}}\simeq 23^{\prime \prime }$ for the main cluster core (for $z_{\mathrm{s}}=2$), enclosing a mass of $M(\theta <{\theta }_{E,\mathrm{main}})\simeq 7.7\times 10^{13}$ M${}_{\odot }$, and ${\theta }_{E,\mathrm{NW}}\simeq 13^{\prime \prime }$ for the newly discovered north-western SL structure enclosing $M(\theta <{\theta }_{E,\mathrm{NW}})\simeq 2.2\times 10^{13}$ M${}_{\odot }$. The northern clump is somewhat less massive with ${\theta }_{E,\mathrm{N}}\simeq 7^{\prime \prime }$ enclosing $M(\theta <{\theta }_{E,\mathrm{N}})\simeq 8\times 10^{12}$ M${}_{\odot }$. We find the northern sub-structures of Abell~2744 to broadly agree with the findings from weak lensing (WL) and align with the filamentary structure found by these previous studies. Our model in particular reveals a large area of high magnifications between the various cluster structures, which will be paramount for lensed galaxy studies in the UNCOVER field. The model is made publicly available to accompany the first UNCOVER data release.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS. Updated to match the published version

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