Description
Observations of early-type galaxies, both in the local Universe and in clusters at medium redshifts, suggest that these galaxies often contain discs or disc-like structures. Using the results of Kelson et al. (2000ApJ...531..137K) for the incidence of disc-components among the galaxies in the redshift z=0.33 cluster CL 1358+62, we investigate the effect of disc structures on the lensing properties of early-type galaxies. Statistical properties, like magnification cross-sections and the expected number of quad (four-image) lens systems, are not affected greatly by the inclusion of discs that contain less than ~10 per cent of the total stellar mass.
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