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We present high-spatial resolution imaging obtained with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) at 880um and the Keck Adaptive Optics (AO) system at Ks-band of a gravitationally lensed sub-millimeter galaxy (SMG) at z=4.243 discovered in the…

(abridged) We present Gemini integral-field unit (IFU) spectroscopy and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) F435W- and F814W-band images of a new four-image gravitational lens, SDSSJ140228.22+632133.3, obtained as part of an HST Snapshot program…

The Hubble constant, $H_0$, which is a crucial parameter in astrophysics and cosmology, is under significant tension. We explore an independent technique to measure $H_0$ based on the time-delay cosmography with strong gravitational lensing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-13 Yuting Liu , Masamune Oguri

We report the discovery of a confirmed supernova (SN) and a supernova-candidate in near-infrared images from the ALTAIR/NIRI adaptive optics system on the Gemini-North Telescope and NICMOS on the Hubble Space Telescope. The Gemini images…

Strong gravitational lensing of distant supernovae (SNe), particularly Type Ia's, has some exploitable properties not available when other sorts of cosmologically distant sources are lensed. One such property is that the ``standard candle''…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Masamune Oguri , Yasushi Suto , Edwin L. Turner

Gravitationally lensed supernovae (glSNe) are a powerful tool for exploring the realms of astronomy and cosmology. Time-delay measurements and lens modeling of glSNe can provide a robust and independent method for constraining the expansion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-25 Elahe Khalouei , Arman Shafieloo , Alex G. Kim , Ryan E. Keeley , William Sheu , Gregory S. H. Paek , Myungshin Im , Xiaosheng Huang , Hyung Mok Lee

The multiply imaged SN 2022riv was discovered through a search of galaxy cluster fields as part of a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) SNAP program to find highly magnified stars. The supernova (SN) was detected in the last-to-arrive image of a…

Lensed supernovae (SNae) are among the most eagerly anticipated transients expected from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Quadruply lensed SNae permit more highly constrained models than "mere" doubles. The quadruply lensed SN…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-13 Paul L. Schechter , Michael Zeng Lu , Christopher Hernández

To date, only two strongly lensed type Ia supernovae (SNIa) have been discovered with an isolated galaxy acting as the lens: iPTF16geu and SN Zwicky. The observed image fluxes for both lens systems were inconsistent with predictions from a…

I report discovery of a new galaxy-scale gravitational lens system, identified using public data from the MaNGA survey, as part of a systematic search for lensed background line-emitters. The lens is SDSS J170124.01+372258.0, a giant…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-26 Russell J. Smith

Multiply-imaged supernovae (SNe) provide a novel means of constraining the Hubble constant ($H_0$). Such measurements require a combination of precise models of the lensing mass distribution and an accurate estimate of the relative time…

We investigate the effect of gravitational lensing on the farthest known supernova, SN1997ff. The SN was found at z~1.7 in the Hubble Deep Field North and is most likely of Type Ia. Due to our poor knowledge of the properties of the lensing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christofer Gunnarsson

Lens time delays are a powerful probe of cosmology, provided that the gravitational potential of the main deflector can be modeled with sufficient precision. Recent work has shown that this can be achieved by detailed modeling of the host…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-07 Xiao-Lei Meng , Tommaso Treu , Adriano Agnello , Matthew W. Auger , Kai Liao , Philip J. Marshall

Ongoing searches for supernovae (SNe) at cosmological distances have recently started to provide large numbers of events with measured redshifts and apparent brightnesses. Compared to quasars or galaxies, Type Ia SNe represent a population…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Cristiano Porciani , Piero Madau

Secure confirmation that a gravitational wave (GW) has been gravitationally lensed would bring together these two pillars of General Relativity for the first time. This breakthrough is challenging for many reasons, including: GW sky…

We present a revised lens model of MACS J1149+2223, in which the first resolved multiply-imaged lensed supernova was discovered. The lens model is based on the model of Johnson et al. (2014) with some modifications. We include more lensing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Keren Sharon , Traci L. Johnson

We explore the properties of supernova (SN) "Refsdal" - the first discovered gravitationally lensed SN with multiple images. A large magnification provided by the galactic-scale lens, augmented by the cluster lens, gave us a unique…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-17 Petr Baklanov , Natalia Lyskova , Sergei Blinnikov , Ken'ichi Nomoto

We investigate the effects of gravitational lensing due to intervening galaxies on the recently discovered Type Ia supernova at z=1.7, SN1997ff, in the Hubble Deep Field North. We find that it is possible to obtain a wide range of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Edvard Moertsell , Christofer Gunnarsson , Ariel Goobar

Strong lensing time delay measurement is a promising method to address the Hubble tension, offering a completely independent approach compared to both the cosmic microwave background analysis and the local distance ladder. As a third-party…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-10 Guanhua Rui , Wenwen Zheng , Zizhao He , Yiping Shu , Xinzhong Er , Guoliang Li , Bin Hu

The dominant uncertainty in the current measurement of the Hubble constant ($H_0$) with strong gravitational lensing time delays is attributed to uncertainties in the mass profiles of the main deflector galaxies. Strongly lensed supernovae…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 Simon Birrer , Suhail Dhawan , Anowar J. Shajib