Hezaveh uses image size with a pixel size of 0.04" (seconds of arc). This seems to be a reasonable choice to follow.
Proposed Selection Algorithm¶
This is based on a sketch by Ben David March 2026.
Choose the Einstein radius uniformly at random, so that .
where , i.e. converted to angular units.
Choose the source position inside or around the critical curve, For example, choose the polar coordinates
so that for some constant , e.g. .
chosen uniformly at random
Choose the orientation of the elliptical lens uniformly at random.
Choose the orientation of the elliptical source uniformly at random.
CHoose the ellipticity of the lens uniformly at random, so that .
Source parameters - sersic profiel
size:
sersic index
luminosity , exponentially distributed with (see below)
Proposal from Oda¶
| Parameter | Hezaveh (arcsec) | CosmoSim (512x512) |
|---|---|---|
| (resiprocal) | ||
| Lens Ellipticity | (resiprocal) | |
| Source Size | ||
| Source Position () | not specified | |
| not specified | 50 | |
| Lens rotation () | not specified | |
| Source rotation () | not specified | |
Sersisk indeks (n_sersic) | N/A | |
| Luminosity | N/A | [1] |
The exponential distribution used for luminsoty returns
where
is exponentially distributed, that is with a probability
density function
for positive .
This is scaled to within the given range.
Luminosity is exponentially distributed with .