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Point spread function reconstruction of adaptive-optics imaging: meeting the astrometric requirements for time-delay cosmography

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Suyu,  Sherry H.
Physical Cosmology, MPI for Astrophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Chen, G.-C.-F., Treu, T., Fassnacht, C. D., Ragland, S., Schmidt, T., & Suyu, S. H. (2021). Point spread function reconstruction of adaptive-optics imaging: meeting the astrometric requirements for time-delay cosmography. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508(1), 755-761. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2587.


Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-F7E4-F
Zusammenfassung
Astrometric precision and knowledge of the point spread function are key ingredients for a wide range of astrophysical studies including time-delay cosmography in which strongly lensed quasar systems are used to determine the Hubble constant and other cosmological parameters. Astrometric uncertainty on the positions of the multiply-imaged point sources contributes to the overall uncertainty in inferred distances and therefore the Hubble constant. Similarly, knowledge of the wings of the point spread function is necessary to disentangle light from the background sources and the foreground deflector. We analyse adaptive optics (AO) images of the strong lens system J 0659+1629 obtained with the W. M. Keck Observatory using the laser guide star AO system. We show that by using a reconstructed point spread function we can (i) obtain astrometric precision of <1 mas, which is more than sufficient for time-delay cosmography; and (ii) subtract all point-like images resulting in residuals consistent with the noise level. The method we have developed is not limited to strong lensing, and is generally applicable to a wide range of scientific cases that have multiple point sources nearby.