Publications by Markus Rexroth

Galaxy cluster cores as seen with VLT/MUSE: New strong-lensing analyses of RX J2129.4+0009, MS 0451.6-0305, and MACS J2129.4-0741

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Markus Rexroth, Christoph Ernst René Schäfer

We present strong-lensing analyses of three galaxy clusters, RX J2129.4 + 0009 (z = 0.235), MS 0451.6 - 0305 (z = 0.55), and MACS J2129.4 - 0741 (z = 0.589), using the powerful combination of Hubble Space Telescope (HSI) multiband observations, and Multi-U ...

OXFORD UNIV PRESS2021

High Performance Computing for gravitational lens modeling: Single vs double precision on GPUs and CPUs

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Markus Rexroth, Christoph Ernst René Schäfer

Strong gravitational lensing is a powerful probe of cosmology and the dark matter distribution. Efficient lensing software is already a necessity to fully use its potential and the performance demands will only increase with the upcoming generation of tele ...

ELSEVIER2020

Advanced gravitational lensing techniques for precision cosmology

Markus Rexroth

Gravitational lensing - the deflection of light by gravity - has greatly developed since its famous first observation in 1919, which validated Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The strength of this effect does not depend on the nature of the mass wh ...

EPFL2018

Strong-lensing analysis of MACSJ0717.5+3745 from Hubble Frontier Fields observations: How well can the mass distribution be constrained?

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Hakim Atek, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Markus Rexroth, Mathilde Jauzac, Johan Richard

We present a strong-lensing analysis of MACSJ0717.5+3745 (hereafter MACS J0717), based on the full depth of the Hubble Frontier Field (HFF) observations, which brings the number of multiply imaged systems to 61, ten of which have been spectroscopically con ...

Edp Sciences S A2016

The extraordinary amount of substructure in the Hubble Frontier Fields cluster Abell 2744

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, David Richard Harvey, Huanyuan Shan, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Hakim Atek, Mathilde Jauzac, Markus Rexroth, Céline Tchernin, Richard Massey, Johan Richard

We present a joint optical/X-ray analysis of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (z = 0.308). Our strong- and weak-lensing analysis within the central region of the cluster, i.e. at R < 1 Mpc from the brightest cluster galaxy, reveals eight substructures ...

Oxford Univ Press2016

Hubble Frontier Fields: predictions for the return of SN Refsdal with the MUSE and GMOS spectrographs

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Hakim Atek, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Markus Rexroth, Mathilde Jauzac, Richard Massey, Johan Richard

We present a high-precision mass model of the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.6+ 2223, based on a strong gravitational lensing analysis of Hubble Space Telescope Frontier Fields (HFF) imaging data and spectroscopic follow-up with Gemini/Gemini Multi-Object Spect ...

Oxford Univ Press2016

A new method to break the mass-sheet degeneracy using aperture moments

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Markus Rexroth

Mass determinations from gravitational lensing shear and the higher order estimator flexion are both subject to the mass-sheet degeneracy. Mass sheet degeneracy refers to a transformation that leaves the reduced shear and flexion invariant. In general, thi ...

Oxford Univ Press2016

Hubble Frontier Fields: the geometry and dynamics of the massive galaxy cluster merger MACSJ0416.1-2403

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, David Richard Harvey, Hakim Atek, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Markus Rexroth, Mathilde Jauzac, Richard Massey, Johan Richard

We use a joint optical/X-ray analysis to constrain the geometry and history of the ongoing merging event in the massive galaxy cluster MACSJ0416.1-2403 (z = 0.397). Our investigation of cluster substructure rests primarily on a combined strong-and weak-len ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Hubble Frontier Fields: a high-precision strong-lensing analysis of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 using similar to 180 multiple images

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Hakim Atek, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Markus Rexroth, Mathilde Jauzac, Richard Massey, Johan Richard

We present a high-precision mass model of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, based on a strong gravitational-lensing analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope Frontier Fields (HFF) imaging data, which now include both Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera ...

Oxford University Press2015

Hubble Frontier Fields: a high-precision strong-lensing analysis of galaxy cluster MACSJ0416.1-2403 using similar to 200 multiple images

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Hakim Atek, Benjamin Yvan Alexandre Clement, Markus Rexroth, Mathilde Jauzac, Richard Massey, Johan Richard

We present a high-precision mass model of the galaxy cluster MACSJ0416.1-2403, based on a strong-gravitational-lensing analysis of the recently acquired Hubble Space Telescope Frontier Fields (HFF) imaging data. Taking advantage of the unprecedented depth ...

Oxford University Press2014