MULTIFREQUENCY RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF THE GRAVITATIONAL LENS SYSTEM 1938+666

Citation
Lj. King et al., MULTIFREQUENCY RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF THE GRAVITATIONAL LENS SYSTEM 1938+666, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 289(2), 1997, pp. 450-456
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
ISSN journal
00358711
Volume
289
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
450 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8711(1997)289:2<450:MROOTG>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We present the results of multifrequency VLA, MERLIN and VLBI radio ob servations of the radio source 1938 + 666, and show that its propertie s are consistent with gravitational lensing. By matching radio spectra and polarization properties, we identify which components are likely to be gravitational images of the same part of the source. Using a sim ple lens model, we show that the image configuration is consistent wit h lensing by a galaxy, represented by a potential with a small ellipti city.