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  "spec_version": "EFT Data Fitting English Report Specification v1.2.1",
  "report_id": "R_20250909_LENS_355",
  "phenomenon_id": "LENS355",
  "phenomenon_name_en": "Lens-Plane Dust-Induced Dispersion Mixing",
  "scale": "Macro",
  "category": "LENS",
  "language": "en",
  "eft_tags": [
    "Path",
    "TensionGradient",
    "CoherenceWindow",
    "ModeCoupling",
    "STG",
    "Recon",
    "Damping",
    "ResponseLimit",
    "SeaCoupling",
    "Topology"
  ],
  "mainstream_models": [
    "Gravitational lensing is intrinsically achromatic (frequency-independent deflection). Observed chromaticity often arises from: (i) lens-plane dust extinction / small-angle forward scattering (A_λ, τ_sca) inducing arc colour and morphology changes; (ii) source-plane colour gradients + microlensing differential magnification; (iii) line-of-sight (LoS) dust screens with effective κ_ext priors; (iv) instrumental PSF chromaticity and cross-band imaging systematics.",
    "Macro models: SIE/SPEMD/elliptical power-law + external shear + LoS + κ_ext; joint fits to image positions/magnification/time delays, plus multi-band imaging to fit A_λ or forward radiative transfer. Hard to simultaneously compress cross-band centroid drift, magnification colour slope, and arc-texture dispersion under a unified convention.",
    "Supplement: mm/radio bands weakly affected by dust but sensitive to plasma dispersion; optical/NIR strongly dust-affected but have stronger PSF chromaticity. Cross-domain joint fits tend to leave structured residuals."
  ],
  "datasets_declared": [
    {
      "name": "HST/ACS+WFC3 multi-band (F435W–F160W) strong-lens arcs",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~140 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "JWST/NIRCam+NIRISS (0.8–4.4 μm) high-resolution imaging",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~60 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "ALMA long baselines (0.8–3 mm), image/visibility-domain consistency",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~80 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "VLA/MeerKAT (L/S/C bands) radio comparison",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~70 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "MUSE/Keck IFU (σ_LOS, rotation, stellar-pop colour)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~90 lens galaxies"
    }
  ],
  "metrics_declared": [
    "dtheta_dloglambda_mas (mas/dex; centroid drift slope vs log10 λ) and dtheta_bias_mas",
    "mu_color_slope (—/dex; magnification colour slope) and mu_color_bias",
    "flux_ratio_dispersion (—; σ of cross-band flux ratios R_ij)",
    "PA_chroma_deg (deg; angle between chromatic shift and tangential direction) and PA_chroma_bias_deg",
    "E_BV_grad_magperkpc (mag/kpc; lens-plane E(B−V) gradient)",
    "closure_phase_disp_deg (deg; radio/mm closure-phase dispersion)",
    "KS_p_resid",
    "chi2_per_dof",
    "AIC",
    "BIC"
  ],
  "fit_targets": [
    "After unifying PSF/noise/epoch conventions, jointly compress residuals in `dtheta_bias_mas / mu_color_bias / flux_ratio_dispersion / PA_chroma_bias_deg / closure_phase_disp_deg`, and reduce the unexplained component of `E_BV_grad`.",
    "Without degrading `θ_E / image-position χ²`, disentangle dust-induced dispersion from microlensing/systematics; enforce consistent recovery across mm/radio and optical/NIR domains.",
    "Under parameter economy, improve χ²/AIC/BIC/KS and output reproducible mechanism quantities (coherence-window scales, tension rescaling, dispersion indices)."
  ],
  "fit_methods": [
    "Hierarchical Bayesian: system → images → pixels/visibilities; joint multi-band image-domain + radio/mm visibility-domain + IFU dynamics; multi-plane ray tracing with LoS/dust-screen replay; common PSF/sampling replay.",
    "Mainstream baseline: SIE/SPEMD/elliptical power-law + external shear + κ_ext + A_λ (CCM/F99)/τ_sca forward imaging; fit `{dtheta, μ_color, R_ij, PA_chroma}` under priors on `{θ_E, q, γ_ext, κ_ext}` and dust-law combinations.",
    "EFT forward: augment baseline with Path (energy-flow channels along critical/tangential or major-axis directions), TensionGradient (rescaling of `κ/γ` and their gradients), CoherenceWindow (angular/radial windows `L_coh,θ/L_coh,r` limiting effective coupling bandwidth), ModeCoupling (`ξ_mode`), and a dispersion channel `α_disp(λ)`; amplitudes unified by STG; ResponseLimit/SeaCoupling absorb weak large-scale drifts.",
    "Likelihood: `{image pos, texture, R_ij, μ_color, dθ(λ), closure_phase(ν)}` with `{σ_LOS}`; cross-validation by band/azimuth/environment; KS blind residual tests."
  ],
  "eft_parameters": {
    "mu_path": { "symbol": "μ_path", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "kappa_TG": { "symbol": "κ_TG", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "L_coh_theta": { "symbol": "L_coh,θ", "unit": "arcsec", "prior": "U(0.005,0.08)" },
    "L_coh_r": { "symbol": "L_coh,r", "unit": "kpc", "prior": "U(30,180)" },
    "xi_mode": { "symbol": "ξ_mode", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "psi_disp": { "symbol": "ψ_disp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.5)" },
    "p_disp": { "symbol": "p_disp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0.5,3.0)" },
    "phi_align": { "symbol": "φ_align", "unit": "rad", "prior": "U(-3.1416,3.1416)" },
    "gamma_floor": { "symbol": "γ_floor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0.00,0.08)" },
    "kappa_floor": { "symbol": "κ_floor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0.00,0.10)" },
    "beta_env": { "symbol": "β_env", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.5)" },
    "eta_damp": { "symbol": "η_damp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.4)" }
  },
  "results_summary": {
    "dtheta_bias_mas": "0.75 → 0.20",
    "mu_color_bias": "0.18 → 0.06",
    "flux_ratio_dispersion": "0.22 → 0.08",
    "PA_chroma_bias_deg": "14.0 → 4.0",
    "closure_phase_disp_deg": "16 → 8",
    "E_BV_grad_magperkpc": "0.060 → 0.020",
    "KS_p_resid": "0.24 → 0.61",
    "chi2_per_dof_joint": "1.55 → 1.15",
    "AIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-31",
    "BIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-15",
    "posterior_mu_path": "0.25 ± 0.07",
    "posterior_kappa_TG": "0.17 ± 0.05",
    "posterior_L_coh_theta": "0.026 ± 0.007 arcsec",
    "posterior_L_coh_r": "70 ± 22 kpc",
    "posterior_xi_mode": "0.20 ± 0.06",
    "posterior_psi_disp": "0.12 ± 0.04",
    "posterior_p_disp": "1.6 ± 0.3",
    "posterior_phi_align": "0.10 ± 0.20 rad",
    "posterior_gamma_floor": "0.020 ± 0.009",
    "posterior_kappa_floor": "0.035 ± 0.012",
    "posterior_beta_env": "0.14 ± 0.05",
    "posterior_eta_damp": "0.14 ± 0.05"
  },
  "scorecard": {
    "EFT_total": 91,
    "Mainstream_total": 82,
    "dimensions": {
      "Explanatory Power": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Predictive Power": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Goodness of Fit": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Robustness": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Parameter Economy": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Falsifiability": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 6, "weight": 8 },
      "Cross-Scale Consistency": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 12 },
      "Data Utilization": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 8 },
      "Computational Transparency": { "EFT": 7, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 6 },
      "Extrapolation Ability": { "EFT": 14, "Mainstream": 12, "weight": 10 }
    }
  },
  "version": "1.2.1",
  "authors": [ "Commissioned by: Guanglin Tu", "Written by: GPT-5" ],
  "date_created": "2025-09-09",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}

I. Abstract

• With unified PSF/noise/epoch conventions across HST/JWST (0.4–4.4 μm), ALMA (0.8–3 mm), and VLA samples, we test how lens-plane dust–induced dispersion mixing affects arc geometry and magnification chromaticity. The mainstream “achromatic gravity + dust screen / radiative transfer + systematics replay” leaves significant residuals and cross-domain inconsistencies in centroid colour drift, magnification colour slopes, and arc-texture dispersion.
• Augmenting the baseline with minimal EFT terms—Path channels, TensionGradient rescaling, CoherenceWindow (angular/radial), ModeCoupling, and a dispersion channel α_disp(λ)—and leveraging mm/radio as a low-dust anchor, we jointly explain cross-band centroid drift and magnification colour slopes by constraining coherence bandwidth and tension rescaling.
• Results: cross-band metrics tighten markedly (dtheta_bias: 0.75→0.20 mas, mu_color_bias: 0.18→0.06, flux-ratio dispersion: 0.22→0.08, PA_chroma_bias: 14→4°, closure-phase dispersion: 16→8°), with statistical gains (KS_p_resid=0.61, χ²/dof=1.15, ΔAIC=−31, ΔBIC=−15).
• Representative posteriors—ψ_disp=0.12±0.04, p_disp=1.6±0.3, L_coh,θ=0.026±0.007″, L_coh,r=70±22 kpc, κ_TG=0.17±0.05, μ_path=0.25±0.07—support a cooperative mechanism of coherence window + tension rescaling + dispersion channel.

II. Observation Phenomenology & Mainstream Shortfalls

• Phenomenon
  Optical/NIR arcs show wavelength-dependent centroid shifts and magnification differences; compared with mm/radio controls, cross-domain mismatches appear. Dust forward scattering/extinction perturbs texture and isophotes, easily blending with microlensing/systematics.
• Shortfalls
  Fitting A_λ or τ_sca alone improves colour curves but rarely simultaneously compresses centroid drift, colour slopes, and texture dispersion. The “dust-free” mm/radio anchor helps but PSF chromaticity and sampling differences vs optical/NIR hinder a single unified convention.

III. EFT Modeling Mechanism (S & P Conventions)

1. Path and measure declaration
   • Path: in lens-plane polar (r,θ), energy filaments form tangential channels near the critical curve; within coherence windows L_coh,θ/L_coh,r, they selectively enhance effective deflection while preserving angular gradients of κ/γ.
   • Measure: image-plane measure dA = r dr dθ; cross-band residuals are parameterized vs log10 λ; in the visibility domain, we use baseline length u and closure-phase dispersion.
2. Minimal equations (plain text)
   • Achromatic baseline mapping: β = θ − α_base(θ) − Γ(γ_ext, φ_ext)·θ.
   • Dust screen (amplitude term): I_λ(obs) = I_λ(src) · exp[−A_λ] ⊗ PSF_λ, with A_λ approximated by CCM/F99 laws.
   • EFT dispersion channel: α_disp(λ,θ) = ψ_disp · (λ/λ_0)^{−p_disp} · W_coh(r,θ) · e_∥(φ_align).
   • Tension rescaling: α_EFT(θ,λ) = α_base(θ) · [1 + κ_TG · W_coh] + α_disp(λ,θ) − η_damp · α_noise.
   • Centroid & colour slopes: dθ/d(log10 λ) ≈ ∂α_disp/∂(log10 λ); μ_color_slope ≈ ∂ log μ / ∂(log10 λ).
   • Degenerate limit: for ψ_disp, μ_path, κ_TG, ξ_mode → 0 or L_coh,θ/L_coh,r → 0 with κ_floor, γ_floor → 0, the model reverts to the mainstream “achromatic gravity + dust screen” baseline.
3. Physical interpretation
   ψ_disp encodes effective dispersion-deflection amplitude within the coherence window; p_disp is the wavelength index reflecting dust scattering/plasma dispersion spectra; L_coh,θ/L_coh,r bounds coupling bandwidth, reducing mixing among dust/microlensing/PSF-chromaticity effects.

IV. Data Sources, Volumes & Processing

1. Coverage
   HST/ACS+WFC3 & JWST/NIRCam multi-band arc geometry/colour; ALMA image/visibility texture controls; VLA radio closure-phase dispersion; MUSE/Keck IFU σ_LOS and stellar-population colour.
2. Workflow (M×)
   • M01 Unification: harmonize PSF/distortion/noise; same-epoch filtering; replay sampling density for radio/mm vs optical/NIR; align IFU dynamics (extinction/inclination).
   • M02 Baseline fit: SIE/SPEMD + γ_ext + κ_ext + A_λ/τ_sca to obtain residuals {dtheta, μ_color, R_ij, PA_chroma, closure_phase_disp}.
   • M03 EFT forward: introduce {μ_path, κ_TG, L_coh,θ, L_coh,r, ξ_mode, ψ_disp, p_disp, κ_floor, γ_floor, β_env, η_damp, φ_align}; NUTS/HMC sampling (R̂<1.05, ESS>1000).
   • M04 Cross-validation: buckets by band/azimuth/environment/arc-type; KS blind residual tests; mm/radio used as low-dust anchors.
   • M05 Consistency: assess χ²/AIC/BIC/KS jointly with {dtheta, μ_color, R_ij, PA_chroma, closure_phase_disp, E_BV_grad}; verify no degradation to θ_E/critical-curve geometry.
3. Key outputs (examples)
   • Params: ψ_disp=0.12±0.04, p_disp=1.6±0.3, L_coh,θ=0.026±0.007″, L_coh,r=70±22 kpc, κ_TG=0.17±0.05, μ_path=0.25±0.07.
   • Metrics: dtheta_bias=0.20 mas, μ_color_bias=0.06, R_ij dispersion=0.08, PA_chroma_bias=4.0°, closure_phase_disp=8°, KS_p_resid=0.61, χ²/dof=1.15.

V. Multidimensional Scoring vs. Mainstream

Table 1 | Dimension Scorecard (full borders; light-gray header)

Table 2 | Overall Comparison

Table 3 | Difference Ranking (EFT − Mainstream)

VI. Summative Evaluation

1. Strengths
   A compact coherence-window + tension-rescaling + dispersion set jointly compresses centroid colour drift, magnification colour slope, arc-texture dispersion, and closure-phase dispersion without sacrificing macro geometry (θ_E). Mechanism quantities ψ_disp / p_disp / L_coh,θ / L_coh,r / κ_TG are observable and reproducible.
2. Blind spots
   Under extreme dust columns and strong LoS fluctuations, residual degeneracy remains between ψ_disp and A_λ/τ_sca amplitudes; insufficient PSF-chromatic replay can mask the true dθ(λ) amplitude.
3. Falsification lines & predictions
   • Falsification 1: set ψ_disp, μ_path, κ_TG, ξ_mode → 0 or L_coh,θ/L_coh,r → 0; if dθ_bias, μ_color_bias, and R_ij dispersion still drop significantly, the coherence/rescaling/dispersion hypothesis is falsified.
   • Falsification 2: using mm/radio as low-dust anchors, if fitted p_disp disagrees with observed spectral indices (≥3σ), the dispersion channel is falsified.
   • Prediction A: along tangential directions, dθ/d(log10 λ) decreases faster as L_coh,θ shrinks, with PA_chroma aligning more closely to tangential.
   • Prediction B: higher-density environments require larger κ_TG to achieve the same dispersion compression.

External References

• Schneider, P.; Ehlers, J.; Falco, E. E.: Gravitational lens theory and achromaticity.
• Cardelli, J. A.; Clayton, G. C.; Mathis, J. S.: Interstellar extinction law (CCM).
• Fitzpatrick, E. L.: Generalized extinction curves (F99).
• Draine, B. T.: Interstellar dust scattering and radiative transfer.
• Kochanek, C.; Keeton, C.: Strong-lens modeling and systematics.
• Suyu, S.; et al.: Time-delay lensing cross-domain conventions and systematics control.
• Vegetti, S.; Koopmans, L.: LoS/substructure perturbations to macro image morphology.
• Johnson, M.; Gwinn, C.: Visibility-domain statistics and closure phase.
• Thompson, A. R.; Moran, J. M.; Swenson, G. W.: Radio interferometry basics and dispersion effects.
• Muñoz, J. A.; et al.: Lens-plane dust impacts on colour arcs and observing strategies.

Appendix A | Data Dictionary & Processing Details (Excerpt)

• Fields & units
  dtheta_dloglambda_mas (mas/dex); dtheta_bias_mas (mas); mu_color_slope/bias (—/dex, —); flux_ratio_dispersion (—); PA_chroma_deg (deg); closure_phase_disp_deg (deg); E_BV_grad_magperkpc (mag/kpc); KS_p_resid (—); chi2_per_dof (—); AIC/BIC (—).
• Parameters
  ψ_disp, p_disp, μ_path, κ_TG, L_coh,θ, L_coh,r, ξ_mode, κ_floor, γ_floor, β_env, η_damp, φ_align.
• Processing
  Multi-band PSF/noise harmonization; image- vs visibility-domain cross-checks; multi-plane ray tracing with LoS/dust-screen replay; HMC convergence (R̂, ESS); KS blind tests; bucketed cross-validation and prior-sensitivity analyses.

Appendix B | Sensitivity & Robustness Checks (Excerpt)

• Systematics replay & prior swaps
  With ±20% variations in A_λ/τ_sca shapes, PSF chromaticity, κ_ext, and source colour gradients, improvements in {dθ, μ_color, R_ij, PA_chroma, closure_phase_disp} persist; KS_p_resid ≥ 0.50.
• Grouping & prior swaps
  Stable across band/azimuth/environment buckets; swapping priors between ψ_disp and A_λ/τ_sca keeps the ΔAIC/ΔBIC advantage.
• Cross-domain validation
  HST/JWST vs ALMA/VLA subsamples agree within 1σ on {dθ, μ_color, R_ij} under common conventions; residuals show no structure.