Discovery of A Very Bright, Strongly-Lensed z=2 Galaxy in the SDSS DR5 (2008)
Lin, Huan, Buckley-Geer, Elizabeth, Allam, Sahar S., Tucker, Douglas L., Diehl, H. Thomas, Kubik, Donna, ...
We report on the discovery of a very bright z = 2.00 star-forming galaxy that is strongly lensed by a foreground z=0.422 luminous red galaxy (LRG). This system was found in a systematic search for...
Five New High-Redshift Quasar Lenses from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Shin, Min-Su, Kayo, Issha, Strauss, Michael A., Morokuma, Tomoki, ...
We report the discovery of five gravitationally lensed quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). All five systems are selected as two-image lensed quasar candidates from a sample of...
Mass models and environment of the new quadruply lensed quasar SDSS J1330+1810 (2008)
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Blackburne, Jeffrey A., Shin, Min-Su, Kayo, Issha, Strauss, Michael A., ...
We present the discovery of a new quadruply lensed quasar. The lens system, SDSS J1330+1810 at z_s=1.393, was identified as a lens candidate from the spectroscopic sample of the Sloan Digital Sky...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Falco, Emilio E., Broadhurst, Tom J., Ofek, Eran O., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We present the results of deep spectroscopy for the central region of the cluster lens SDSS J1004+4112 with the Subaru telescope. A secure detection of an emission line of the faint blue stellar...
The SDSS Discovery of a Strongly Lensed Post-Starburst Galaxy at z=0.766 (2008)
Shin, Min-Su, Strauss, Michael A., Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Falco, Emilio E., Broadhurst, Tom, ...
We present the first result of a survey for strong galaxy-galaxy lenses in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) images. SDSS J082728.70+223256.4 was selected as a lensing candidate using selection...
The third image of the large-separation lensed quasar SDSS J1029+26231 (2008)
Oguri, Masamune, Ofek, Eran O., Inada, Naohisa, Morokuma, Tomoki, Falco, Emilio E., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We identify a third image in the unique quasar lens SDSS J1029+2623, the second known quasar lens produced by a massive cluster of galaxies. The spectrum of the third image shows similar emission and...
A new survey for giant arcs (2008)
Hennawi, Joseph F., Gladders, Michael D., Oguri, Masamune, Dalal, Neal, Koester, Benjamin, Natarajan, Priyamvada, ...
We report on the first results of an imaging survey to detect strong gravitational lensing targeting the richest clusters selected from the photometric data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...
We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...
We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...
The Third Image of the Large-Separation Lensed Quasar SDSS J1029+2623 (2008)
Oguri, Masamune, Ofek, Eran O., Inada, Naohisa, Morokuma, Tomoki, Falco, Emilio E., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We identify a third image in the unique quasar lens SDSS J1029+2623, the second known quasar lens produced by a massive cluster of galaxies. The spectrum of the third image shows similar emission and...
Difference Imaging of Lensed Quasar Candidates in the SDSS Supernova Survey Region (2008)
Lacki, Brian C., Kochanek, Christopher S., Stanek, Krzysztof Z., Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune
Difference imaging provides a new way to discover gravitationally lensed quasars because few non-lensed sources will show spatially extended, time variable flux. We test the method on lens candidates...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...
We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...
We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...
Ofekofe, Eran O., Oguri, Masamune, Jackson, Neal, Inada, Naohisa, Kayo, Issha
We report the discovery of a new gravitationally lensed quasar, SDSS J131339.98+515128.3, at a redshift of 1.875 with an image separation of 1.24 arcsec. The lensing galaxy is clearly detected in...
A new quadruply lensed quasar: SDSS J125107.57+293540.5 (2007)
Kayo, Issha, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Hall, Patrick B., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., ...
We report the discovery of a quadruply imaged quasar, SDSS J125107.57+293540.5, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Follow-up imaging reveals that the system consists of four blue pointlike...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...
We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...
We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...
Discovery of Four Gravitationally Lensed Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Kayo, Issha, Shin, Min-Su, Hennawi, Joseph F., ...
We present the discovery of four gravitationally lensed quasars selected from the spectroscopic quasar catalog of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We describe imaging and spectroscopic follow-up...
A New Quadruply Lensed Quasar: SDSSJ125107.57+293540.5 (2007)
Kayo, Issha, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Hall, Patrick B., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., ...
We report the discovery of a quadruply imaged quasar, SDSSJ125107.57+293540.5, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Follow-up imaging reveals that the system consists of four blue point-like...
Morokuma, Tomoki, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Ichikawa, Shin-Ichi, Kawano, Yozo, Tokita, Kouichi, ...
We report the discovery of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (SDSS J1332+ 0347) with an image separation of ΒΌ1:1400. This system consists of a source quasar at zs...
Two new gravitationally lensed double quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., White, Richard L., Kayo, Issha, Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We report the discoveries of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasars SDSS J074653.03+440351.3 and SDSS J140624.82+612640.9, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). SDSS J0746+4403,...
SDSS J1029_2623: a gravitationally lensed quasar with an image separation of 22.5 inches (2006)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Becker, Robert H., ...
We report the discovery of a cluster-scale lensed quasar, SDSS J1029+2623, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The lens system exhibits two lensed images of a quasar at z p 2.197. The image...
SDSS J1029+2623: A Gravitationally Lensed Quasar with an Image Separation of 22.5 Arcseconds (2006)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Becker, Robert H., ...
We report the discovery of a cluster-scale lensed quasar, SDSS J1029+2623, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The lens system exhibits two lensed images of a quasar at z_s=2.197. The image...
A New Survey for Giant Arcs (2006)
Hennawi, Joseph F., Gladders, Michael D., Oguri, Masamune, Dalal, Neal, Koester, Benjamin, Natarajan, Priyamvada, ...
We report on the first results of an imaging survey to detect strong gravitational lensing targeting the richest clusters selected from the photometric data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)...
Morokuma, Tomoki, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Ichikawa, Shin-Ichi, Kawano, Yozo, Tokita, Kouichi, ...
We report the discovery of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (SDSS J1332+0347) with an image separation of Delta_theta=1.14". This system consists of a source...
Two New Gravitationally Lensed Double Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., White, Richard L., Kayo, Issha, Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We report the discoveries of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasars, SDSS J0746+4403 and SDSS J1406+6126, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). SDSS J0746+4403, which will be...
QSO Absorption Lines from QSOs (2006)
Bowen, David V., Hennawi, Joseph F., Menard, Brice, Chelouche, Doron, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, ...
We present the results of a search for metal absorption lines in the spectra of background QSOs whose sightlines pass close to foreground QSOs. We detect MgII(2796,2803) absorption in Sloan Digital...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. I. Candidate Selection Algorithm (2006)
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Pindor, Bartosz, Strauss, Michael A., Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...
We present an algorithm for selecting an uniform sample of gravitationally lensed quasar candidates from low-redshift (0.6
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., White, Richard L., Gregg, Michael D., Schechter, Paul L., ...
We report the discoveries of two, two-image gravitationally lensed quasars selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: SDSS J0806+2006 at z_s=1.540 and SDSS J1353+1138 at z_s=1.629 with image...
SDSSJ102111.02+491330.4: A Newly Discovered Gravitationally Lensed Quasar (2005)
Pindor, Bart, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Gregg, Michael D., Becker, Robert H., Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, ...
We report follow-up observations of two gravitational lens candidates identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) dataset. We have confirmed that SDSS J102111.02+491330.4 is a previously...
Discovery of Multiply Imaged Galaxies behind the Cluster and Lensed Quasar SDSS J1004+4112 (2005)
Sharon, Keren, Ofek, Eran O., Smith, Graham P., Broadhurst, Tom J., Maoz, Dan, Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We have identified three multiply imaged galaxies in Hubble Space Telescope images of the redshift z=0.68 cluster responsible for the large-separation quadruply lensed quasar, SDSS J1004+4112....
SDSS J0246-0825: A New Gravitationally Lensed Quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Inada, Naohisa, Burles, Scott, Gregg, Michael D., Becker, Robert H., Schechter, Paul L., Eisenstein, Daniel J., ...
We report the discovery of a new two-image gravitationally lensed quasar, SDSS J024634.11-082536.2 (SDSS J0246-0825). This object was selected as a lensed quasar candidate from the Sloan Digital Sky...
Hennawi, Joseph F., Strauss, Michael A., Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Richards, Gordon T., Pindor, Bartosz, ...
We present a sample of 218 new quasar pairs with proper transverse separations R_prop < 1 Mpc/h over the redshift range 0.5 < z < 3.0, discovered from an extensive follow up campaign to find...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Keeton, Charles R., Eisenstein, Daniel J., Castander, Francisco J., Chiu, Kuenley, ...
We report the discovery of a fifth image in the large separation lensed quasar system SDSS J1004+4112. A faint point source located 0.2'' from the center of the brightest galaxy in the lensing...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Hennawi, Joseph F., Richards, Gordon T., Johnston, David E., Frieman, Joshua A., ...
We report the discovery of two doubly imaged quasars, SDSS J100128.61+502756.9 and SDSS J120629.65+433217.6, at redshifts of 1.838 and 1.789, and with image separations of 2.86" and 2.90",...
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Keeton, Charles R., Eisenstein, Daniel J., Castander, Francisco J., Chiu, Kuenley, ...
We report on the discovery of a fifth lensed image in the large separation lensed quasar system SDSS J1004 + 4112. A faint point source located 0.''2 from the center of the brightest galaxy in the...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Hennawi, Joseph F., Richards, Gordon T., Johnston, David E., Frieman, Joshua A., ...
We report the discovery of two doubly-imaged quasars, SDSS J100128.61+502756.9 and SDSS J120629.65+433217.6, at redshifts of 1.838 and 1.789 and with image separations of 2.86'' and 2.90'',...
Microlensing of the Broad Emission Line Region in the Quadruple Lens SDSS J1004+4112 (2004)
Richards, Gordon T., Keeton, Charles R., Pindor, Bartosz, Hennawi, Joseph F., Hall, Patrick B., Turner, Edwin L., ...
We present seven epochs of spectroscopy on the quadruply imaged quasar SDSS J1004+4112, spanning observed-frame time delays from 1 to 322 days. The spectra reveal differences in the emission lines...
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Keeton, Charles R., Pindor, Bartosz, Hennawi, Joseph F., Gregg, Michael D., ...
We study the recently discovered gravitational lens SDSS J1004+4112, the first quasar lensed by a cluster of galaxies. It consists of four images with a maximum separation of 14.62". The system was...
SDSS J115517.35+634622.0: A Newly Discovered Gravitationally Lensed Quasar (2003)
Pindor, Bart, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Inada, Naohisa, Gregg, Michael D., Becker, Robert H., Brinkmann, Jon, ...
We report the discovery of SDSSJ115517.35+634622.0, a previously unknown gravitationally lensed quasar. The lens system exhibits two images of a $z = 2.89$ quasar, with an image separation of...
SDSS J1335+0118: A New Two-Image Gravitational Lens (2003)
Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Castander, Francisco J., Gregg, Michael D., Becker, Robert H., Ichikawa, Shin-Ichi, ...
We report the discovery of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J1335+0118. The object was selected as a lens candidate from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The imaging and spectroscopic...
SDSS J0903+5028: A New Gravitational Lens (2003)
Johnston, David E., Richards, Gordon T., Frieman, Joshua A., Keeton, Charles R., Strauss, Michael A., Becker, Robert H., ...
We report the discovery of a new gravitationally lensed quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, SDSS J090334.92+502819.2. This object was targeted for SDSS spectroscopy as a Luminous Red Galaxy...
Inada, Naohisa, Becker, Robert H., Burles, Scott, Castander, Francisco J., Eisenstein, Daniel, Hall, Patrick B., ...
We report the discovery of a new gravitationally lensed quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, SDSS J092455.87+021924.9 (SDSS J0924+0219). This object was selected from among known SDSS quasars by...
A gravitationally lensed quasar with quadruple images separated by 14.62arcseconds (2003)
Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Pindor, Bartosz, Hennawi, Joseph F., Chiu, Kuenley, Zheng, Wei, ...
Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for the study of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. The cold-dark-matter model of the formation of large-scale structures (that is, clusters of...