Quasars lensed by globular clusters of spiral and elliptical galaxies

Astronomy Letters - Tập 33 - Trang 355-367 - 2007
Yu. L. Bukhmastova1
1Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, Petrodvorets, Russia

Tóm tắt

Based on the SDSS catalog, we have found new close quasar—galaxy pairs. We analyze the radial distribution of quasars from pairs around galaxies of different types. We show that the quasars from pairs follow the density profile of halo globular clusters. This is new observational evidence that the quasars projected onto the halos of galaxies are magnified by gravitational lensing by halo globular clusters.

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