The Hubble Time Inferred from 10 Time Delay Lenses
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We present a simultaneous analysis of 10 galaxy lenses having time delay measurements. For each lens, we derive a detailed free-form mass map, with uncertainties, and with the additional requirement of a shared value of the Hubble parameter across all the lenses. We test the prior involved in the lens reconstruction against a galaxy-formation simulation. Assuming a concordance cosmology, we obtain H = 13.5 Gyr.
Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
DOI: 10.1086/507583