A GRAVITATIONAL LENS MODEL FOR THE Ly{alpha} EMITTER LAE 221724+001716 AT z = 3.1 IN THE SSA 22 FIELD {sup ,}

During the course of our Lyman continuum imaging survey, we found that the spectroscopically confirmed Ly{alpha} emitter LAE 221724+001716 at z = 3.10 in the SSA 22 field shows strong Lyman continuum emission ({lambda}{sub rest} {approx} 900 A) that escapes from this galaxy. However, another recent spectroscopic survey revealed that the supposed Lyman continuum emission could arise from a foreground galaxy at z = 1.76 if the emission line newly detected from the galaxy at {lambda}{sub obs} Almost-Equal-To 3360 A is Ly{alpha}. If this is the case, as the angular separation between these two galaxies is very small ( Almost-Equal-To 0.''6), LAE 221724+001716 at z = 3.10 could be amplified by the gravitational lensing caused by this intervening galaxy. Here we present a possible gravitational lens model for the system of LAE 221724+001716. First, we estimate the stellar mass of the intervening galaxy as M{sub *} {approx} 3.5 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 9} M{sub Sun} from its UV luminosity and {approx}3.0 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 7}-2.4 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 9} M{sub Sun} through the spectral energy distribution fitting. Then, we find that the gravitational magnification factor ranges from 1.01 to 1.16 using the so-called singular isothermal sphere model for strong lensing. While LAE 221724+001716 is the first system of an LAE-LAE lensing reported so far, the estimated magnification factor is not so significant because the stellar mass of the intervening galaxy is small.