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Recently several studies have jointly analysed data from different cosmological probes with the motivation of estimating cosmological parameters. Here we generalise this procedure to take into account the relative weights of various probes.…

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A new method is proposed to measure the Hubble constant H0 through the mean transmitted flux observed from high redshift quasars. A semi-analytical model for the cosmological-independent volume density distribution function is adopted which…

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We present optical I-band light curves of the gravitationally lensed double QSO B1600+434 from observations obtained at the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) between April 1998 and November 1999. The photometry has been performed by…

Time-delay cosmology offers an alternative approach to measuring the Hubble constant ($H_0$), which is distinct from the cosmic distance ladder and cosmic microwave background radiation methods. In this study, we present an improved strong…

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Assuming the Central Limit Theorem, experimental uncertainties in any data set are expected to follow the Gaussian distribution with zero mean. We propose an elegant method based on Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic to test the above; and apply…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-11 Meghendra Singh , Shashikant Gupta , Ashwini Pandey , Satendra Sharma

We forecast the ability of future CMB and galaxy lensing surveys to constrain variations of the fine structure constant. We found that lensing data, as those expected from satellite experiments as Euclid could improve the constraint from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Matteo Martinelli , Eloisa Menegoni , Alessandro Melchiorri

In the current work, we have implemented an extension of the standard Gaussian Process formalism, namely the Multi-Task Gaussian Process with the ability to perform a joint learning of several cosmological data simultaneously. We have…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-15 Balakrishna S. Haridasu , Vladimir V. Luković , Michele Moresco , Nicola Vittorio

In order to use a gravitational lens to measure the Hubble constant accurately, it is necessary to derive a reliable model of the lens surface potential. If the analysis is restricted to the locations and magnifications of point images, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Roger Blandford , Gabriela Surpi , Tomislav Kundic

The measurement of the Hubble constant $H_0$ plays a central role in modern cosmology. In this work, we investigate the potential of strongly lensed gravitational-wave (SLGW) signals from massive binary black hole mergers to constrain $H_0$…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-28 Yong Yuan , Minghui Du , Wen-Fan Feng , Benyang Zhu , Qing Diao , Peng Xu , Xilong Fan

Strong gravitational lenses with measured time delays between the multiple images and models of the lens mass distribution allow a one-step determination of the time-delay distance, and thus a measure of cosmological parameters. We present…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 S. H. Suyu , M. W. Auger , S. Hilbert , P. J. Marshall , M. Tewes , T. Treu , C. D. Fassnacht , L. V. E. Koopmans , D. Sluse , R. D. Blandford , F. Courbin , G. Meylan

Gravitational lensing offers a competitive method to measure $H_0$ with the goal of 1% precision. A major obstacle comes in the form of lensing degeneracies, such as the mass sheet degeneracy (MSD), which make it possible for a family of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-01 Matthew R. Gomer , Liliya L. R. Williams

Two major challenges of contemporary cosmology are the Hubble tension and the cosmic dipole tension. At the crossroad of these, we investigate the impact of peculiar velocities on estimations of the Hubble constant from time-delay…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-03 Charles Dalang , Martin Millon , Tessa Baker

Photometric monitoring of the gravitational lens system 0957+561A,B in the g and r bands with the Apache Point Observatory (APO) 3.5 m telescope during 1996 shows a sharp g band event in the trailing (B) image light curve at the precise…

The time delay measured between the images of gravitationally lensed quasars probes a combination of the angular diameter distance to the source-lens system and the mass density profile of the lens. Observational campaigns to measure such…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-22 Kfir Blum , Emanuele Castorina , Marko Simonović

In this Letter, we use the latest results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey to measure the Hubble constant. Baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) observations released by the DESI survey, allow us to determine $H_0$…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-18 Wuzheng Guo , Qiumin Wang , Shuo Cao , Marek Biesiada , Tonghua Liu , Yujie Lian , Xinyue Jiang , Chengsheng Mu , Dadian Cheng

Four Hubble diagrams are combined to test for the linearity of the cosmic expansion field. The expansion rate, H_0, is found to decrease by ~5% out to 18000km/s. Beyond this distance the mean value of H_0 is close to the value at 10000km/s.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. A. Tammann

Strong gravitational lensing provides an independent measurement of the Hubble parameter ($H_0$). One remaining systematic is a bias from the additional mass due to a galaxy group at the lens redshift or along the sightline. We quantify…

The time delay in gravitational lenses can be used to derive the Hubble constant in a relatively simple way. The results of this method are less dependent on astrophysical assumptions than in many other methods. The most important…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Olaf Wucknitz

The measurement of the Hubble constant $H_0$ plays an important role in the study of cosmology. In this letter, we propose a new method to constrain the Hubble constant using the strongly lensed gravitational wave (GW) signals. By…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Shun-Jia Huang , Yi-Ming Hu , Xian Chen , Jian-dong Zhang , En-Kun Li , Zucheng Gao , Xin-Yi Lin

One of main sources of uncertainty in modern cosmology is the present rate of the universe's expansion, H0, called the Hubble constant. Once again, different observational techniques bring about different results, causing new 'Hubble…

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