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This paper exploits the gravitational magnification of SNe Ia to measure properties of dark matter haloes. The magnification of individual SNe Ia can be computed using observed properties of foreground galaxies and dark matter halo models.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 J. Jonsson , M. Sullivan , I. Hook , S. Basa , R. Carlberg , A. Conley , D. Fouchez , D. A. Howell , K. Perrett , C. Pritchet

Gravitational time delays, observed in strong lens systems where the variable background source is multiply-imaged by a massive galaxy in the foreground, provide direct measurements of cosmological distance that are very complementary to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 Tommaso Treu , Philip J. Marshall

The distribution of differential time delays \Delta t between images produced by strong gravitational lensing contains information on the mass distributions in the lensing objects as well as on cosmological parameters such as H_0. We derive…

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

In this paper, we present a scheme to investigate the opacity of the Universe in a cosmological-model-independent way, with the combination of current and future measurements of type Ia supernova sample and galactic-scale strong…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Yu-Bo Ma , Shuo Cao , Jia Zhang , Jingzhao Qi , Tonghua Liu , Yuting Liu , Shuaibo Geng

Supernovae (SNe) that have been multiply-imaged by gravitational lensing are rare and powerful probes for cosmology. Each detection is an opportunity to develop the critical tools and methodologies needed as the sample of lensed SNe…

Gravitationally lensed Type Ia supernovae may be the next frontier in cosmic probes, able to deliver independent constraints on dark energy, spatial curvature, and the Hubble constant. Measurements of time delays between the multiple images…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-06 Satadru Bag , Alex G. Kim , Eric V. Linder , Arman Shafieloo

The magnification resulting from strong gravitational lensing is a powerful tool to add new constraints to the cosmic evolution of supernova progenitors by enabling the study of distant supernovae that would otherwise not be observable.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-04 Ana Sainz de Murieta , Mark R. Magee , Tian Li , Thomas E. Collett , Joel Johansson

Strong lensing by massive galaxy clusters can provide magnification of the flux and even multiple images of the galaxies that lie behind them. This phenomenon facilitates observations of high-redshift supernovae (SNe), that would otherwise…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-04 T. Petrushevska , A. Goobar , D. J. Lagattuta , R. Amanullah , L. Hangard , S. Fabbro , C. Lidman , K. Paech , J. Richard , J. P. Kneib

The weak lensing magnification of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) is sensitive to the clustering of matter, and provides an independent cosmological probe complementary to SN Ia distance measurements. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-16 Zhongxu Zhai , Yun Wang , Dan Scolnic

The weak gravitational lensing of high redshift type Ia supernovae has the potential of probing the structure of matter on galaxy halo scales. This is complementary to the weak lensing of galaxies which probes structure of larger scales.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Benton Metcalf

Like light, gravitational waves can be gravitationally lensed by massive astrophysical objects. Strong gravitational lensing by galaxies and galaxy clusters is anticipated to become observable in the coming years. This phenomenon will…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-03 Leo C. Y. Ng , Justin Janquart , Hemantakumar Phurailatpam , Harsh Narola , Jason S. C. Poon , Chris Van Den Broeck , Otto A. Hannuksela

The gravitational magnification and demagnification of Type Ia supernovae (SNe) modify their positions on the Hubble diagram, shifting the distance estimates from the underlying luminosity-distance relation. This can introduce a systematic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-05-01 Devdeep Sarkar , Alexandre Amblard , Daniel E. Holz , Asantha Cooray

The light from distant supernovae (SNe) can be magnified through gravitational lensing when a foreground galaxy is located along the line of sight. This line-up allows for detailed studies of SNe at high redshift that otherwise would not be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-26 T. Petrushevska , R. Amanullah , M. Bulla , M. Kromer , R. Ferretti , A. Goobar , S. Papadogiannakis

One of the primary mission objectives for the Roman Space Telescope is to investigate the nature of dark energy with a variety of methods. Observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) will be one of the principal anchors of the Roman cosmology…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-25 J. D. R. Pierel , S. Rodney , G. Vernardos , M. Oguri , R. Kessler , T. Anguita

We present the HOLISMOKES programme on strong gravitational lensing of supernovae as a probe of supernova (SN) physics and cosmology. We investigate the effects of microlensing on early-phase SN Ia spectra using four different SN explosion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-04 S. H. Suyu , S. Huber , R. Cañameras , M. Kromer , S. Schuldt , S. Taubenberger , A. Yıldırım , V. Bonvin , J. H. H. Chan , F. Courbin , U. Nöbauer , S. A. Sim , D. Sluse

We use a series of ray-tracing experiments to determine the magnification distribution of high-redshift sources by gravitational lensing. We determine empirically the relation between magnification and redshift, for various cosmological…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hugo Martel , Premana Premadi

Strongly lensed type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) provide a unique cosmological probe to address the Hubble tension problem in cosmology. In addition to the sensitivity of the time delays to the value of the Hubble constant, the transient and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-27 Prajakta Mane , Anupreeta More , Surhud More

The current sample of high-redshift Supernova Type Ia, which combines results from two teams, High-z Supernova Search Team and Supernova Cosmology Project, is analyzed for the effects of weak lensing. After correcting SNe magnitudes for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Liliya L. R. Williams , Jeeseon Song

Strong gravitational lensing magnifies the light from a background source, allowing us to study these sources in detail. Here, we study the spectra of a $z = 1.95$ lensed Type Ia supernova SN~Encore for its brightest Image A, taken 39 days…