Abstract Despite expanding research activity in gravitational lens modeling, there is no particular software which is considered a standard. Much of the gravitational lens modeling software is written by individual investigators for their own use. Some gravitational lens modeling software is freely available for download but is widely variable with regard to ease of use and quality of documentation. This review of 13 software packages was undertaken to provide a single source of information. Gravitational lens models are classified as parametric models or non-parametric models, and can be further divided into research and educational software. Software used in research includes the GRAVLENS package (with both gravlens and lensmodel), Lenstool, LensPerfect, glafic, PixeLens, SimpLens, Lensview, and GRALE. In this review, GravLensHD, G-Lens, Gravitational Lensing, lens and MOWGLI are categorized as educational programs that are useful for demonstrating various aspects of lensing. Each of the 13 software packages is reviewed with regard to software features (installation, documentation, files provided, etc.) and lensing features (type of model, input data, output data, etc.) as well as a brief review of studies where they have been used. Recent studies have demonstrated the utility of strong gravitational lensing data for mass mapping, and suggest increased use of these techniques in the future. Coupled with the advent of greatly improved imaging, new approaches to modeling of strong gravitational lens systems are needed. This is the first systematic review of strong gravitational lens modeling software, providing investigators with a starting point for future software development to further advance gravitational lens modeling research.

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强引力透镜建模软件系统综述

摘要 尽管引力透镜建模的研究活动不断扩大，但没有特定的软件被视为标准。许多引力透镜建模软件是由个别研究人员编写的，供他们自己使用。一些引力透镜建模软件可免费下载，但在易用性和文档质量方面存在很大差异。对 13 个软件包进行的审查是为了提供单一的信息来源。引力透镜模型分为参数模型和非参数模型，可以进一步分为研究和教育软件。研究中使用的软件包括 GRAVLENS 包（带有gravlens 和lensmodel）、Lenstool、LensPerfect、glafic、PixeLens、SimpLens、Lensview 和 GRALE。在这篇评论中，GravLensHD、G-Lens、引力透镜、透镜和 MOWGLI 被归类为有助于演示透镜各个方面的教育计划。13 个软件包中的每一个都根据软件特性（安装、文档、提供的文件等）和镜头特性（模型类型、输入数据、输出数据等）以及对研究的简要回顾进行了审查，其中它们已被使用。最近的研究表明，强引力透镜数据可用于大规模绘图，并建议在未来更多地使用这些技术。再加上显着改进的成像技术的出现，需要新的强引力透镜系统建模方法。这是对强引力透镜建模软件的第一次系统回顾，