Gravitational Lenses: L. V. E. Koopmans and R. D. Blandford, Physics Today, Jun. 2004, ... - 2 views
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Phil Marshall on 14 Jan 12This overview focuses on strong lensing. (I)
Gravitational Lensing in Astronomy: J. Wambsganss, Living Rev. Relativ., 1, (1998) - 1 views
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A comprehensive (and updatable) review with sections on the history, theory, and applications of gravitational lensing. (A)
Weak Gravitational Lensing and Its Cosmological Applications: H. Hoekstra and B. Jain, ... - 1 views
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A good qualitative summary of the methodology and results of weak lensing circa 2007, and is a good resource for a student wanting to learn about what weak lensing can tell us about cosmology without having to understand all of the math behind the models (I, A).
A statistical study of weak lensing by triaxial dark matter haloes: consequences for pa... - 0 views
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This paper investigates an error that pervades mass measurements with weak lensing, namely the assumption of a spherical mass model when fitting a non-spherical system. It gives theoretical expectations of the effect from N-body simulations and analytic tri-axial mass models. (A)
KSBf90, C. Heymans - 0 views
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Software for measuring galaxy shapes in images, including the PSF correction. Comes with some documentation, but also has a steep learning curves if is to be used effectively. We strongly encourage testing the software on the GREAT/STEP simulations before using them on actual data. (A)
im2shape, S. Bridle. - 0 views
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Software for measuring galaxy shapes in images, including the PSF correction. Comes with some documentation, but also has a steep learning curves if is to be used effectively. We strongly encourage testing the software on the GREAT/STEP simulations before using them on actual data. (A)
lensfit, L. Miller and T. Kitching - 0 views
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Software for measuring galaxy shapes in images, including the PSF correction. Comes with some documentation, but also has a steep learning curves if is to be used effectively. We strongly encourage testing the software on the GREAT/STEP simulations before using them on actual data. (A)
Shapelets, R. Massey and A. Refregier - 0 views
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Software for measuring galaxy shapes in images, including the PSF correction. Comes with some documentation, but also has a steep learning curves if is to be used effectively. We strongly encourage testing the software on the GREAT/STEP simulations before using them on actual data. (A).
A Direct Empirical Proof of the Existence of Dark Matter, D. Clowe, et al., Astrophys. ... - 0 views
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This paper describes mass measurements of a particular merging cluster system, the "Bullet Cluster," showing how gravitational lensing can be used to measure the mass of a structure that is not in dynamical equilibrium, and without assuming that "mass follows light." (In this case, it does not!) It also demonstrates how noise in the weak-lensing data can affect the centers of the inferred two-dimensional mass distributions.
LensEnt2, P.J. Marshall et al. - 0 views
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Software for performing two-dimensional mass reconstructions in individual fields. (A)
Subaru Weak Lensing Measurements of Four Strong Lensing Clusters: Are Lensing Clusters ... - 0 views
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This paper investigates an error that pervades mass measurements with weak lensing, namely the assumption of a spherical mass model when fitting a non-spherical system. It explores whether the departure from the expected concentrations of certain clusters is a result of this effect. (A)
Particle-Based Lensing, S. Deb et al. - 0 views
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Software for performing two-dimensional mass reconstructions in individual fields. (A)
MRLENS, J-L. Starck et al. - 0 views
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Software for performing two-dimensional mass reconstructions in individual fields. (A)
Cosmic Shear software, M. Kilbinger - 0 views
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There is no publicly available package to fully perform a cosmic-shear analysis of a data set. However, some very useful tools can be found at Martin Kilbinger's webpage under his software section. (A)
Effects of asphericity and substructure on the determination of cluster mass with weak ... - 0 views
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This paper investigates an error that pervades mass measurements with weak lensing, namely the assumption of a spherical mass model when fitting a non-spherical system. It gives theoretical expectations of the effect from N-body simulations and analytic tri-axial mass models. (A)
Imcat, N. Kaiser - 0 views
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Software for measuring galaxy shapes in images, including the PSF correction. Comes with some documentation, but also has a steep learning curves if is to be used effectively. We strongly encourage testing the software on the GREAT/STEP simulations before using them on actual data. (A)
Quantitative Interpretation of Quasar Microlensing Light Curves. C.S. Kochanek, Astroph... - 0 views
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Introduced a new method to analyze and interpret quasar microlensing light curves. In the process it gave a good description of the physical picture. (A)
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. I. Candidate Selection Algorithm, M. O... - 0 views
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The SQLS project was similar to the CLASS survey in that a combination of spectra and imaging was used to make a statistical lens sample, but the data was all taken in the optical and near infrared. (A)
A New Survey for Giant Arcs, J. F. Hennawi, et al., Astronom J. 135, 664-681 (2008) - 0 views
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Gravitational lensing on the cluster scale is readily observed in almost all of the most massive systems, provided the image resolution and depth are high enough. "Blind" imaging surveys have also been carried out, most notably using SDSS data. Describes the candidate selection and confirmation of 16 new cluster-scale lenses. (A)
The Galaxy Zoo Forum: Possible strong gravitational lenses - 0 views
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In recent years, the citizen scientists of Galaxy Zoo have been carrying out their own search, rediscovering known lenses and finding interesting new candidates in the SDSS and HST image archives. They can be followed (and joined!) at the Galaxy Zoo forum. (E, I)