Time delay measurement of the lensed quasar HE1104-1805

Abstract

We have measured the time delay between the two images of the gravitationally lensed quasar HE1104-1805 by combining observations made with the Wise Observatory 1m telescope and published observations of this system by Schechter et al., spanning a total of five years, from 1997 to 2002. Based on a variety of techniques, we find that the best fit time delay is -161 (+/-7)(+34 -11) days. The 68% and 95% confidence intervals include the systematic errors due to an observed component of uncorrelated variability between images. The delay is shorter than predicted by simple models and may indicate a large external shear or a large value of the Hubble parameter, h>0.75 (95% confidence). The residual light curve between the two images shows a longterm trend of ~0.04 mag/yr, presumably the result of microlensing by stars in the lens galaxy, but also short timescale (~1 month) variability with a mean amplitude of about 0.07 mag.

arXiv comment7 pages, ApJ, in press

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