Crowded Field Spectroscopy

CASTLES

Crowded Field SpectroscopyB 1359 + 154

Long-Slit Mapping

• Several exposures are needed to scan the GL system (inefficient)

• Different bits of information are recorded under different atmospheric and instrumental conditions (differential atmospheric refraction)

SILFID - ARGUS

• Angonin et al., 1990, H 1413+117

SILFID - ARGUS

• Soucail, 1998, Abell 2218, 370

• Vanderriest, 1993, Q 0957+561

TIGER• Adam et al, 1989, Q 2237+0305

• Fitte & Adams, 1994 Q 2237+0305

INTEGRAL - Q 2237+0305

INTEGRAL - Q 2237+0305

INTEGRAL - Q 2237+0305

APPLICATIONS

• Study of the compact components and monitoring of possible variations (QSO structure, stellar mass function in the lens)

• Study (morphology and redshifts) of the extended emission (QSO host, models of the lens galaxy, high redshift galaxies)

• Study of the lens galaxy (absorption and extinction)

OBSERVABLE SYSTEMS

Gravitational Lenses

FBQ 0951 PG 1115 H 1413SBS 0909

Gravitational Lenses Task• Goals

• Scientific aims

• Observational strategy

• Targets

• Instruments

• Tools (inputs from other tasks...)

• Team

• Scheduling

GLs Task - Goals• Catalogue ?

• Good quality observations of a reduced group of selected objects

• Explore innovative techniques of analysis

• Diseminate IFS among GL researchers

• Profit from the net

GLs Task - Scientific aims

• Study of microlensing, specially during an High Magnification Event study of the quasar unresolved structure

• Map the extended emission model the galaxy mass distribution and study the quasar host galaxy

• Gravitational telescope study high z galaxies

GLs Task - Observing strategy

• Spectral monitoring (microlensing)

• ToO ? (HME)

• Complementary observations of a well known system (extended emission in QSO 2237 + 0305)

GLs Task - Targets

• Multiple imaged QSOs best candidates to microlesing, candidates to have extended emission

• Q 2237 + 0305

• Giant Arcs

GLs Task - Instruments

• Performances

• Availability in the next (three) years

• Proposals• Observations

GLs Task - Tools

• Data analysis tools (inputs from other tasks)

• Scientific tools (inverse mapping, GLs models, etc.)

GLs Task - Team

• Euro3D members– IAP: J. Wambsganss ...

– CAM: A. Bunker ...

– IAC: B. Garcia ...

– PAR: ...

– DUR: ...

– ...

• Invited GLs researchers– E. Falco, G. Lewis, L. Goicoechea, ...

GLs Task - SubTasks?

• Spectral Monitoring (J. Wambsganss?)

• ToO program?

• Giant Arcs (A. Bunker?)

• Extended Emission (E. Mediavilla?)

• Proposals coordinator (B. García?)

• Data archive (? + Post-Doc)

• ...

GLs Task - Actions

• Provisional team definition

• Goals and sub-tasks revision

• Writing urgent proposals (end of September)

• Meeting (November)