The DMASS sample is a photometric sample from the DES Year 1 data set designed to replicate the properties of the CMASS sample from BOSS, in support of a joint...
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PublicationGalaxy-galaxy lensing with the DES-CMASS catalogue: measurement and constraints on the galaxy-matter cross-correlation
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PublicationGLITP optical monitoring of QSO 0957+561: VR light curves and variability
The Gravitational Lenses International Time Project (GLITP) collaboration observed the first gravitational lens system (QSO 0957+561) from 2000 February 3 to...
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TalkGlobular clusters systems and their host dark matter halos
In the Λ-CDM galaxy formation paradigm, the star formation history of a galaxy is coupled to the total mass of its dark matter halo through processes like...
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PublicationGravitational Lens Models Based on Submillimeter Array Imaging of Herschel-selected Strongly Lensed Sub-millimeter Galaxies at z > 1.5
Strong gravitational lenses are now being routinely discovered in wide-field surveys at (sub-)millimeter wavelengths. We present Submillimeter Array (SMA) high...
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TalkGravitational Lensing as Cosmological Tools
Gravitational lensing is a powerful astrophysical tool which allow us to studythe dark sector of the universe. Some of these applications include from thestudy...
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PublicationGravitational microlensing effects on the broad emission lines of quasars .
Multiple images of QSOs are formed when the gravitational field of an intervening galaxy bends the trajectories of the light rays. The granulation of the lens...
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PublicationGrowing a `cosmic beast': observations and simulations of MACS J0717.5+3745
We present a gravitational lensing and X-ray analysis of a massive galaxy cluster and its surroundings. The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 (M(R
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NewsGTC discovers a new Einstein cross
The study, which has combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope with spectroscopic observations from the GTC, has confirmed the existence of a new example...
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PublicationHerMES: Candidate Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies and Lensing Statistics at Submillimeter Wavelengths
We present a list of 13 candidate gravitationally lensed submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) from 95 deg2 of the Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey, a surface...