MACSJ1423.8+2404: Gravitational Lensing by a Massive, Relaxed Cluster of Galaxies at z=0.54 (2009)
Limousin, M., Ebeling, H., Swinbank, A. M., Smith, G. P., Richard, J., ...
We present results of a gravitational-lensing and optical study of MACS ,J1423.8+2404 (z=0.545, MACS, J1423). Our analysis uses high-resolution images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in the...
Improved Constraints on the Gravitational Lens Q0957+561. I. Weak Lensing (2009)
Nakajima, R., Bernstein, G. M., Fadely, R., Keeton, C. R., Schrabback, T.
Attempts to constrain the Hubble constant using the strong gravitational lens system Q0957+561 are limited by systematic uncertainties in the mass model, since the time delay is known very precisely....
Hartlap, J., Schrabback, T., Simon, P., Schneider, P.
We study the validity of the approximation of a Gaussian cosmic shear likelihood. We estimate the true likelihood for a fiducial cosmological model from a large set of ray-tracing simulations and...
Erben, T., Hildebrandt, H., Lerchster, M., Hudelot, P., Benjamin, J., Van Waerbeke, L., ...
We present the CFHTLS-Archive-Research Survey (CARS). It is a virtual multi-colour survey based on public archive images from the CFHT-Legacy-Survey. Our main scientific interests in CARS are optical...
The mass distribution of RX J1347-1145 from strong lensing (2008)
Halkola, A., Hildebrandt, H., Schrabback, T., Lombardi, M., Bradac, M., Erben, T., ...
High resolution HST/ACS images of the galaxy cluster RX J1347-1145 have enabled us to identify several new multiple image candidates in the cluster, including a 5 image system with a central image....
Schrabback, T., Erben, T., Simon, P., Schneider, P., Heymans, C., ...
This is the first paper of a series describing our measurement of weak lensing by large-scale structure using archival observations from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on board the Hubble...
GaBoDS: The Garching-Bonn Deep Survey: VI. Cosmic shear analysis (2006)
Hetterscheidt, M., Simon, P., Schirmer, M., Hildebrandt, H., Schrabback, T., Erben, T., ...
Aims. We present a cosmic shear analysis and data validation of 15 square degree high-quality R-band data of the Garching-Bonn Deep Survey obtained with the Wide Field Imager of the MPG/ESO 2.2m...
The Shear Testing Programme - I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations (2006)
Heymans, C., Van Waerbeke, L., Bacon, D., Berge, J., Bernstein, G., Bertin, E., ...
The Shear Testing Programme (STEP) is a collaborative project to improve the accuracy and reliability of all weak lensing measurements in preparation for the next generation of wide-field surveys. In...
Probing the Universe using a mostly virtual survey: The Garching-Bonn Deep Survey (2006)
Hetterscheidt, M., Simon, P., Erben, T., Schneider, P., Schmirmer, M., Dietrich, J. P., ...
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Hildebrandt, H., Bomans, D. J., Erben, T., Schneider, P., Schirmer, M., Czoske, O., ...
We present first results of our search for high-redshift galaxies in deep CCD mosaic images. As a pilot study for a larger survey, very deep images of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS), taken...