Adaptive optics observations of the gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS
  J1405+0959
  We present the result of Subaru Telescope multi-band adaptive optics
observations of the complex gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J1405+0959,
which is produced by two lensing galaxies. These observations reveal
dramatically enhanced morphological detail, leading to the discovery of an
additional object 0. 26'' from the secondary lensing galaxy, as well as three
collinear clumps located in between the two lensing galaxies. The new object is
likely to be the third quasar image, although the possibility that it is a
galaxy cannot be entirely excluded. If confirmed via future observations, it
would be the first three image lensed quasar produced by two galaxy lenses. In
either case, we show based on gravitational lensing models and photometric
redshift that the collinear clumps represent merging images of a portion of the
quasar host galaxy, with a magnification factor of 15 - 20, depending on the
model.
