A Malmquist-like Bias in the Inferred Areas of Diamond Caustics and Consequences for the Inferred Time Delays of Gravitationally Lensed Quasars
Quasars are quadruply lensed only when they lie within the diamond caustic of a lensing galaxy. This precondition produces a Malmquist-like selection effect in observed populations of quadruply lensed quasars, overestimating the true caustic area. The bias toward high values of the inferred logarith...
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フォーマット: | 論文 |
言語: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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シリーズ: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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オンライン・アクセス: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad175a |