@article{10902/18417,
year = {2019},
month = {12},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/18417},
abstract = {Because follow–up observations of quadruple gravitational lens systems are of extraordinary importance for astrophysics and cosmology, we present single-epoch optical spectra and r-band light curves of PS J0147+4630. This recently discovered system mainly consists of four images ABCD of a background quasar around a foreground galaxy G that acts as a gravitational lens. First, we use long-slit spectroscopic data in the Gemini Observatory Archive and a multi-component fittting to accurately resolve the spectra of A, D, and G. The spectral profile of G resembles that of an early-type galaxy at a redshift of 0.678±0.001, which is about 20% higher than the previous estimate. Additionally, the stellar velocity dispersion is measured to ∼5% precision. Second, our early r-band  monitoring with the Liverpool Telescope leads to accurate light curves of the four quasar images. Adopting time delays predicted by the lens model, the new lens redshift, and a standard cosmology, we report the detection of microlensing variations in C and D as large as ∼0.1 mag on timescales of a few hundred days. We also estimate an actual delay between A and B of a few days (B is leading), which demonstrates the big potential of optical monitoring campaigns of PS J0147+4630.},
organization = {This research has been conducted in the framework of the Gravitational LENses and DArk MAtter (GLENDAMA) project, which is supported by the MINECO/AEI/FEDER-UE grant AYA2017-89815-P and the University of Cantabria},
publisher = {Institute of Physics Publishing},
publisher = {ApJ 887 126 (2019)},
title = {Gravitational Lens System PS J0147+4630 (Andromeda's Parachute): Main Lensing Galaxy and Optical Variability of the Quasar Images},
author = {Goicoechea Santamaría, Luis Julián and Shalyapin, Vyacheslav},
}