Strong Lensing and $H_0$

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Main Authors: Treu, Tommaso, Shajib, Anowar J.
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author Treu, Tommaso
Shajib, Anowar J.
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Shajib, Anowar J.
contents Time delays from strong gravitational lensing provide a one-step absolute distance measurement. Thus, they measure $H_0$ independently of all other probes. We first review the foundations and history of time-delay cosmography. Then, we illustrate the current state of the art by means of two recent case studies that have been real breakthroughs: i) the quadruply imaged quasar lensed by a galaxy-scale deflector RXJ1131$-$1231, for which spatially resolved stellar kinematics is available; ii) the multiply imaged supernova "Refsdal", the first with measured time delays, lensed by cluster MACS1149.5$+$2223. We conclude by discussing the exciting future prospects of time-delay cosmography in the coming decade.
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spellingShingle Strong Lensing and $H_0$
Treu, Tommaso
Shajib, Anowar J.
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Time delays from strong gravitational lensing provide a one-step absolute distance measurement. Thus, they measure $H_0$ independently of all other probes. We first review the foundations and history of time-delay cosmography. Then, we illustrate the current state of the art by means of two recent case studies that have been real breakthroughs: i) the quadruply imaged quasar lensed by a galaxy-scale deflector RXJ1131$-$1231, for which spatially resolved stellar kinematics is available; ii) the multiply imaged supernova "Refsdal", the first with measured time delays, lensed by cluster MACS1149.5$+$2223. We conclude by discussing the exciting future prospects of time-delay cosmography in the coming decade.
title Strong Lensing and $H_0$
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05714