The SWELLS Survey. I. A large spectroscopically selected sample of edge-on late-type lens galaxies

The relative contribution of baryons and dark matter to the inner regions of spiral galaxies provides critical clues to their formation and evolution, but it is generally difficult to determine. For spiral galaxies that are strong gravitational lenses, however, the combination of lensing and kinemat...

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Main Authors: Treu, T, Dutton, A, Auger, M, Marshall, P, Bolton, A, Brewer, B, Koo, D, Koopmans, L
Format: Journal article
Published: 2011