The Ray Bundle method for calculating weak magnification by gravitational lenses

Abstract

We present here an alternative method for calculating magnifications in gravitational lensing calculations -- the Ray Bundle method. We provide a detailed comparison between the distribution of magnifications obtained compared with analytic results and conventional ray-shooting methods. The Ray Bundle method provides high accuracy in the weak lensing limit, and is computationally much faster than (non-hierarchical) ray shooting methods to a comparable accuracy. The Ray Bundle method is a powerful and efficient technique with which to study gravitational lensing within realistic cosmological models, particularly in the weak lensing limit.

9 pages Latex, 8 figures, submitted to MNRAS

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