Cosmic Constraints to wCDM Model from Strong Gravitational Lensing [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.03521


In this paper, we study the cosmic constraint to $w$CDM model via $118$ strong gravitational lensing systems which are complied from SLACS, BELLS, LSD and SL2S surveys, where the ratio between two angular diameter distances $D^{obs} = D_A(z_l,z_s)/D_A(0,z_s)$ is taken as a cosmic observable. To obtain this ratio, we adopt two strong lensing models: one is the singular isothermal sphere model (SIS), the other one is the power-law density profile (PLP) model. Via the Markov Chain Mote Carlo method, the posterior distribution of the cosmological model parameters space is obtained. The results show that the cosmological model parameters are not sensitive to the parameterized forms of the power-law index $\gamma$. Furthermore, the PLP model gives a relative tighter constraint to the cosmological parameters than that of the SIS model. The predicted value of $\Omega_m=0.31^{+0.44}_{-0.24}$ by SIS model is compatible with that obtained by {\it Planck}2015: $\Omega_{m}=0.313\pm0.013$. However, the value of $\Omega_m=0.15^{+0.13}_{-0.11}$ based on the PLP model is smaller and has $1.25\sigma$ tension with that obtained by {\it Planck}2015 result. This discrepancy maybe come from the systematic errors.

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J. An, B. Chang and L. Xu
Mon, 14 Mar 16
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Comments: 6 pages, 2 figures