The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly-Lensed Galaxies
Publication date: 05 November 2010
Authors: Negrello, M., et al.
Journal: Science
Volume: 330
Issue: 6005
Page: 800-804
Year: 2010
Copyright: © 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Gravitational lensing is a powerful astrophysical and cosmological probe and is particularly valuable at submillimeter wavelengths for the study of the statistical and individual properties of dusty star-forming galaxies. However, the identification of gravitational lenses is often time-intensive, involving the sifting of large volumes of imaging or spectroscopic data to find few candidates. We used early data from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey to demonstrate that wide-area submillimeter surveys can simply and easily detect strong gravitational lensing events, with close to 100% efficiency.
Link to publication