Observational Properties of Diffuse Halos in Clusters
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The number of known diffuse radio sources in clusters of galaxies has grown in recent years, making it possible to derive statistical properties of these sources and of the hosting clusters. We show that diffuse sources are associated with X-ray luminous clusters which have undergone recent merger processes. The radio and X-ray structures are often similar, and correlations are found between radio and X-ray parameters. This is indication of a link between the diffuse relativistic and thermal plasma in clusters of galaxies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0006379,
title = {Observational Properties of Diffuse Halos in Clusters},
author = {Luigina Feretti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0006379},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
8 pages, Invited review at IAU 199 `The Universe at Low Radio Frequencies' in Pune, India, 1999