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COOL-LAMPS IX: A Rare Duo of Quasars Each Lensed by a Single Massive Galaxy Cluster

T0 review · 1 major / 2 minor · reviewed 2026-05-14 · grok-4.3

Pith's one-line read One galaxy cluster lenses two background quasars, each into four images.

desk verdict A straightforward discovery that adds one more rare dual-quasar lensing system but rests on a basic model whose time-delay uncertainties look understated. read the letter →

arxiv 2605.13514 v1 pith:P4IFD5LL submitted 2026-05-13 astro-ph.GA

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keywords gravitationallensingquasarsgalaxyclusterswide-separationlensedtime-delaycosmographyCOOL-LAMPS
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The reading

The paper reports the discovery of COOLJ1153+0755, a system in which a single galaxy cluster at redshift 0.43 gravitationally lenses two separate quasars at redshifts 1.52 and 1.94. Each quasar appears as four distinct images with maximum separations near 26 arcseconds. A lens model yields a projected cluster mass of roughly 3.3 times 10^14 solar masses within 500 kiloparsecs and predicts time delays of order 800 to 1200 days between the brightest images. This find increases the known wide-separation lensed quasar sample from seven to eight systems containing nine quasars total. The configuration supplies laboratories for measuring the Hubble constant via time-delay cosmography and for examining black-hole and galaxy co-evolution near the peak of cosmic star formation.

What carries the argument

A simple lens model that recovers the cluster's projected mass and the relative time delays between images of each quasar from the observed image positions and redshifts.

What would settle it

New spectroscopy or monitoring that shows the candidate images of either quasar have inconsistent redshifts or measured time delays that differ substantially from the model's predictions of 800 to 1200 days.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

COOLJ1153+0755 features two multiply-imaged quasars, a broad-line Type I at z=1.524 and a dust-obscured Type II at z=1.939, each split into four images by the same z=0.4301 cluster, with a simple lens model recovering a projected mass M(<500 kpc) ~ 3.3 x 10^14 solar masses and relative time delays of hundreds to over one thousand days.

Load-bearing premise

The images identified in imaging and confirmed by spectroscopy all belong to single background quasars at the quoted redshifts, and the lens model accurately recovers the cluster mass and time delays without major contamination or misidentification.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • The known wide-separation lensed quasar sample grows from seven to eight systems containing nine quasars.
  • The system supplies two new laboratories for probing black hole-galaxy co-evolution at Cosmic Noon.
  • Relative time delays of hundreds to over a thousand days enable time-delay cosmography constraints on the Hubble constant.
  • The system was found without a morphological cut, showing that point-source selections miss such configurations.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Future wide-field surveys may uncover additional dual-quasar systems by relaxing point-source morphology requirements.
  • The dense galaxy environment around the Type I quasar, including two other strongly lensed galaxies, offers a test bed for environmental influences on quasar activity.
  • Repeated imaging of the predicted time delays could independently verify the lens model and the cluster mass estimate.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports the discovery of COOLJ1153+0755, a wide-separation lensed quasar system in which a single z=0.4301 galaxy cluster lenses two background quasars into four images each: a broad-line Type I quasar (COOLJ1153A) at z=1.524 with maximum image separation 25.6 arcsec and a dust-obscured Type II quasar (COOLJ1153B) at z=1.939 with 26.0 arcsec separation. DECaLS imaging plus Magellan and NOT spectroscopy confirm the redshifts and image identifications; a simple lens model then yields a projected cluster mass M(<500 kpc) ~ 3.3e14 Msun and relative time delays of order 800-1200 days among the brightest images of each quasar. The system is presented as the eighth known WSLQ, notable for containing both Type I and Type II quasars and for residing in a dense environment with additional strongly lensed galaxies.

Significance. If the image identifications and lens model hold, the discovery expands the rare sample of wide-separation lensed quasars from seven to eight systems and supplies two new laboratories for black-hole/galaxy co-evolution studies at Cosmic Noon plus time-delay cosmography. The spectroscopic confirmation of both redshifts and the morphological independence of the selection (no point-source cut required) are clear strengths that strengthen the observational foundation.

major comments (1)
  1. [Lens modeling section] Lens modeling section (description of mass and time-delay estimates): the simple lens model used to derive M(<500 kpc) ~ 3.3e14 Msun and the quoted time delays (Δt_A3,A1 ~800 d, Δt_A2,A1 ~1200 d, Δt_B1,B3 ~800 d, Δt_B2,B3 ~1000 d) does not include the three nearby galaxies around COOLJ1153A (two of which are themselves strongly lensed) as perturbers. For 25-arcsec image splittings, these local mass components can change the potential and predicted delays by tens of percent; an explicit test of their inclusion or a quantified uncertainty budget on the time delays is required before the cosmography utility can be claimed.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the phrase 'none of its multiple images are classified as point sources' is slightly ambiguous; clarify whether this refers to the DECaLS catalog classification of the individual images or to the system as a whole.
  2. [System description] The text states that COOLJ1153A 'resides in a dense environment with three nearby galaxies, two of which are also strongly lensed,' but does not specify whether these galaxies were used in the lens model or only noted for context; a short sentence linking the two would improve clarity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their positive summary and constructive comment. We address the major comment below and will revise the manuscript to strengthen the lens modeling discussion.

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  1. Referee: [Lens modeling section] Lens modeling section (description of mass and time-delay estimates): the simple lens model used to derive M(<500 kpc) ~ 3.3e14 Msun and the quoted time delays (Δt_A3,A1 ~800 d, Δt_A2,A1 ~1200 d, Δt_B1,B3 ~800 d, Δt_B2,B3 ~1000 d) does not include the three nearby galaxies around COOLJ1153A (two of which are themselves strongly lensed) as perturbers. For 25-arcsec image splittings, these local mass components can change the potential and predicted delays by tens of percent; an explicit test of their inclusion or a quantified uncertainty budget on the time delays is required before the cosmography utility can be claimed.

    Authors: We agree that the three nearby galaxies represent local perturbers whose inclusion could affect the predicted time delays at the tens-of-percent level, particularly given the large image separations. Our current model is a deliberately simple cluster-scale representation intended to provide initial mass and delay estimates, as stated in the manuscript. In the revised version we will add an explicit test that incorporates these galaxies (using their observed positions and photometric mass estimates) as additional components in the lens model. We will report the resulting shifts in the time delays and include a quantified uncertainty budget on the delays to better support the potential cosmography applications. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: purely observational discovery with standard lens modeling

full rationale

The paper reports an observational discovery of two lensed quasars via DECaLS imaging and spectroscopic confirmation, followed by a standard lens model that fits observed image positions to estimate cluster mass and time delays. No derivation step reduces to self-definition, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations. The lens model is a conventional parametric fit to data and does not claim to derive new results from prior self-citations in a circular manner. The central claims rest on direct observations and standard modeling techniques that remain independent of the fitted outputs.

Assumptions & free parameters 1 free parameters · 1 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The discovery rests on standard gravitational lensing assumptions and spectroscopic redshift confirmation; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced beyond the lens-model fit itself.

free parameters (1)
  • projected cluster mass within 500 kpc
    Derived from the lens model fit to image positions and separations.
assumptions (1)
  • domain assumption Standard thin-lens gravitational lensing formalism applies to the observed image configurations.
    Invoked when constructing the lens model to estimate mass and time delays.

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Pith. "Pith review of COOL-LAMPS IX: A Rare Duo of Quasars Each Lensed by a Single Massive Galaxy Cluster." pith.science (2026). https://pith.science/paper/P4IFD5LL

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  title        = {Pith review of: COOL-LAMPS IX: A Rare Duo of Quasars Each Lensed by a Single Massive Galaxy Cluster},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://pith.science/paper/P4IFD5LL}},
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abstract

Wide-separation lensed quasars (WSLQs) are rare systems that arise from the chance alignment of two objects: a galaxy cluster and a background quasar. After two decades, only seven WSLQs have been found. Here, we report the discovery of COOLJ1153+0755 by the COOL-LAMPS collaboration in DECaLS imaging and its confirmation with follow-up observations with the Magellan Telescopes and the Nordic Optical Telescope. This system features two multiply-imaged quasars each lensed into four images by the same $z=0.4301$ cluster: a classic broad-line Type I quasar at $z=1.524$ (COOLJ1153A) and a dust-obscured Type II quasar at $z=1.939$ (COOLJ1153B), with maximum image separations of $25.''6$ and $26.''0$, respectively. We construct a lens model to estimate a projected cluster mass of $M(<500\,{\rm kpc})\sim3.3\times10^{14}{\rm M}_{\odot}$ and relative time delays between the three brightest images of each quasar of $\Delta t_{\rm \,A3,A1}\sim800$, $\Delta t_{\rm \,A2,A1}\sim1200$, $\Delta t_{\rm \,B1,B3}\sim800$, and $\Delta t_{\rm \,B2,B3}\sim1000$ days. COOLJ1153A resides in a dense environment with three nearby galaxies, two of which are also strongly lensed. We identify COOLJ1153+0755 without making a morphological cut in the DECaLS catalog; none of its multiple images are classified as point sources in those data, implying that morphology-based selection would miss such systems. COOLJ1153+0755 expands the WSLQ sample from 7 to 8 systems (9 individual quasars), adding two powerful laboratories for probing black hole-galaxy co-evolution at Cosmic Noon and for time-delay cosmography constraints on the Hubble constant, $H_0$.

Figures

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Discovery imaging of COOL J1153+0755 from DECaLS (top) and unWISE (bottom). The 1′ × 1 ′ cutouts show DECaLS DR9 g, r, and z imaging (top) and unWISE W1 and W2 imaging (bottom), revealing infrared emission consistent with two candidate multiply-imaged quasars in COOL J1153+0755 (A and B), which motivated the deeper follow-up imaging shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Deeper Magellan follow-up imaging and archival infrared Spitzer imaging reveal two lensed quasars, each with three images: COOL J1153A and COOL J1153B. Shown is a 1′ × 1 ′ multi-wavelength composite image using Magel￾lan LDSS3 and IMACS grz imaging (blue), FourStar JHKs imaging (green), and archival Spitzer/IRAC channels I1 and I2 (red). January 2023 and collected spectroscopic observations during April 2023. The lo… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Surface brightness profile modeling of COOL J1153A (image A1) and COOL J1153B (image B3). For each system, we show the observed image, the best-fitting model, and the residual image in both the grz and JHKs bands. The RGB composites are constructed using g/J as blue, r/H as green, and z/Ks as red. White crosshairs in the leftmost panels mark the positions of COOL J1153A and COOL J1153B. The nearby objects, a foregro… view at source ↗
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Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: LDSS3 spectra of the three quasar images of COOL J1153A confirm identical redshifts and spectral features. The A1 and A3 spectra have been vertically offset for visual clarity. Major telluric line residuals are marked with ⊕. Mg ii], a line from the quasar broad-line r…
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: BPT diagram showing the positions of COOL J1153B (image B1) from (a) one Gaussian component for each line, and (b) one broad and narrow component for Hα with the other lines tied to the narrow component. We measure the line fluxes of [O iii] λ5007 and [N ii] λ6584 and …
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The best-fit SEDs of COOL J1153A (left panel) and COOL J1153B (right panel) are consistent with Type I and Type II quasars, respectively. The SED components (stellar, dust, and AGN) are shown in different colored lines. For COOL J1153B the ALMA Band 6 detection is excl…
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Projected mass density, Σ, of our best-fit lens model in a 80′′ × 80′′ box centered on the BCG. We re￾port the integrated mass density of the lens within 200 kpc, M(< 200 kpc), and show the image locations with crosses for COOL J1153A and COOL J1153B to guide the eye. …
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Time delay surfaces relative to the leading im￾ages of the two quasars, ∆trel, A and ∆trel, B (see Eqns. 3 and 4), in COOL J1153+0755 from our best-fit lens model in units of days. Each set of contours corresponds to ∆trel for a source at source redshift zsource = 1.5…
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: 1 ′×1 ′ images from HST/ACS (top left) and JWST/NIRCam (top right) centered on the BCG in COOL J1153+0755. Top left: The blue, green, and red channels correspond to the F475W, F606W, and F814W bands, respectively. Top right: The blue, green, and red channels correspon…
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: Progression of lens model by adding space-based model constraints, like improved centroid measurements of quasar images and nearby halo potentials. Here, we show an updated lens model based on improved constraints from the space-based data (blue and red) compared to t…
Figure 13
Figure 13. Figure 13: Nordic Optical Telescope/ALFOSC monitoring of the three brightest images of COOL J1153A (blue circles: A1; green: A2, offset by -0.7 mag for clarity; red: A3). As the monitoring continues, the time delay of the quasar images will become measurable. COOL J1153B lacks s…
Figure 14
Figure 14. Figure 14: We report that COOL J1153+0755 is detected in archival ALMA data. Left: ALMA Band 7 shows > 4σ detections of COOL J1153A and COOL J1153B. Right: ALMA Band 6 shows a detection of COOL J1153B and a non-detection of COOL J1153A. An enlarged inset panel is provided to sho…
Figure 15
Figure 15. Figure 15: Enlarged panels of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_15.png]
Figure 16
Figure 16. Figure 16: LDSS3 spectrum of COOL J1153A centered on the Mg ii] λλ 2796, 2803 doublet. Multiple absorbers are seen along the line of sight. We fit a broad doublet Voigt profile at the redshift of the quasar and the line-of-sight absorbers as Gaussian profiles. Each component of …
Figure 17
Figure 17. Figure 17: FIRE spectrum of COOL J1153B at z = 1.939 (image B1) showing the Hα and [N ii] emission lines. We simulta￾neously fit Hα, [N ii] λλ6548,6583, and [O iii] λ5007 using two approaches: (a) single Gaussian profiles for each line with tied velocity widths, and (b) Hα model…
Figure 18
Figure 18. Figure 18: FIRE spectrum (same as in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_18.png]
Figure 19
Figure 19. Figure 19: Corner plot of the ground-based lens model showing posterior distributions of nine of the parameters for the 2000 model samples derived from 10 Markov chains and 200 iterations. We indicate the best-fit model values (red) and median values (yellow) of the posterior di…

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