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Frontiers of Physics

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Frontiers of Physics  2012, Vol. 7 Issue (4): 461-470   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-011-0188-x
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Radio jets and galaxies as cosmic string probes
Radio jets and galaxies as cosmic string probes
Fa-Bo Feng()
Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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The lensing effect of a cosmic string is studied, and some new methods are proposed to detect the cosmic string. The technique for using jets as extended gravitational lensing probes was first explored by Kronberg.We use the “alignment-breaking parameter” ηG as a sensitive indicator of gravitational distortion by a wiggly cosmic string. Then, we applied the non-constant deflection angle to jets, and ηG of a specific jet is just related to the projected slope of the jet. At least three jets in the sample of Square Kilometer Array (SKA) would have significant signals (ηG>10°) if the wiggly infinite cosmic string existed. The distortion of elliptical object is also studied and used to do a statistical research on the directions of axes and ellipticities of galaxies. In the direction of the string, we find that galaxies appear to be more elliptical for an observer and the distribution of apparent ellipticity changes correspondingly. The ellipticity distribution of current SDSS spiral sample has the signalto-noise ratio up to 8.48 which is large enough for astronomical observations. The future survey, such as Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and Dark Energy Survey (DES) would weaken the requirement of special geometry in the data processing. As a result, all kinds of distributions, including ellipticity axis distribution, would serve as probes to detect wiggly strings in the near future. In brief, if a wiggly cosmic string existed, these signals would be convenient to be observed with the future weak lensing survey or other surveys in the deep space. If there was no lensing signal in these distributions, it would give the upper limit of the abundance of infinite strings.

Key wordsgravitational lensing    jets and outflows    cosmic string    galaxy
收稿日期: 2011-01-19      出版日期: 2012-08-01
Corresponding Author(s): Feng Fa-Bo,Email:fengfabo@gmail.com   
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. Radio jets and galaxies as cosmic string probes[J]. Frontiers of Physics, 2012, 7(4): 461-470.
Fa-Bo Feng. Radio jets and galaxies as cosmic string probes. Front. Phys. , 2012, 7(4): 461-470.
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