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We have performed 323 MHz observations with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope of the most promising candidates selected from the MACS catalog. The aim of the work is to extend our knowledge of the radio halo and relic populations to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. Bonafede , M Brueggen , R. van Weeren , F. Vazza , G. Giovannini , H. Ebeling , A. C. Edge , M. Hoeft , U. Klein

A number of radio observations have revealed the presence of large synchrotron-emitting sources associated with the intra-cluster medium. There is strong observational evidence that the emitting particles have been (re-)accelerated by…

Clusters of galaxies, as the largest virialized systems in the Universe, are ideal laboratories to study the formation and evolution of cosmic structures...(abridged)... Most of the detailed knowledge of galaxy clusters has been obtained in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Luigina Feretti , Gabriele Giovannini , Federica Govoni , Matteo Murgia

A521 is an interacting galaxy cluster located at z=0.247, hosting a low frequency radio halo connected to an eastern radio relic. Previous Chandra observations hinted at the presence of an X-ray brightness edge at the position of the relic,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-05 H. Bourdin , P. Mazzotta , M. Markevitch , Giacintucci , G. Brunetti

The presence of non-thermal electrons and large scale magnetic fields in the intra-cluster medium (ICM) is known through the detection of mega-parsec (Mpc) scale diffuse radio synchrotron emission. Although a significant amount of progress…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-04 Ramij Raja , Majidul Rahaman , Abhirup Datta , Reinout J. van Weeren , Huib T. Intema , Surajit Paul

Abell 2256 is one of the best known examples of a galaxy cluster hosting large-scale diffuse radio emission that is unrelated to individual galaxies. It contains both a giant radio halo and a relic, as well as a number of head-tail sources…

Recent advances in high-sensitivity radio observations have uncovered a population of faint, ultra-steep-spectrum sources in galaxy clusters, commonly known as radio phoenixes. However, their observational classification remains poorly…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-28 Nasmi S Anand , Swarna Chatterjee , Ramij Raja , Majidul Rahaman , Abhirup Datta

We have undertaken a systematic search for diffuse radio halos and relics in all of the Abell clusters that are visible in the Westerbork Northern Sky Survey (WENSS). In this survey we found 18 candidates, 11 of which are already known from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Joshua C. Kempner , Craig L. Sarazin

We present the first multi-frequency analysis of the candidate ultra-steep spectrum radio halo in the galaxy cluster PLCKESZ G171.94$-$40.65, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio telescope (uGMRT; 400 MHz), and Karl G. Jansky Very Large…

We present a combined radio, X-ray and optical study of the galaxy cluster RXCJ2003.5-2323. The cluster hosts one of the largest, most powerful and distant giant radio halos known to date, suggesting that it may be undergoing a strong…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Giacintucci , T. Venturi , G. Brunetti , D. Dallacasa , P. Mazzotta , R. Cassano , S. Bardelli , E. Zucca

We report the discovery of a radio megahalo in the merging cluster PLCKG287.0+32.9, based on upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio telescope (uGMRT) observations at frequencies 300-850 MHz. The sensitive radio observations provide a new window to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-18 Sameer Salunkhe , Ramananda Santra , Ruta Kale

We present detailed observations of MRC 0116+111, revealing a luminous, mini radio-halo of ~240 kpc diameter located at the centre of a cluster of galaxies at redshift z = 0.131. Our optical and multi-wavelength GMRT and VLA radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Joydeep Bagchi , Joe Jacob , Gopal-Krishna , Norbert Werner , Nitin Wadnerkar , Jaydeep Belapure , A. C. Kumbharkhane

We present VLA data at 330 MHz and 1.5 GHz of the radio emission observed in the cooling flow cluster A2626. By producing images at different resolutions we found that the radio source consists of different components: an unresolved core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Myriam Gitti

The emission of the plerion G21.5-0.9 appears more extended in X rays than in radio. This is an unexpected result because it would imply that short-lived X-ray electrons may reach distances even larger than radio electrons. Applying an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. Bandiera , F. Bocchino

Extended, steep, and ultra-steep spectrum radio emission in a galaxy cluster is usually associated with recent mergers. Simulations show that radio phoenixes are aged radio galaxy lobes whose emission reactivates when a low Mach shock…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-07-20 Majidul Rahaman , Ramij Raja , Abhirup Datta , Jack O Burns , David Rapetti

We present LOw Frequency ARray observations of the Coma cluster field at 144\,MHz. The cluster hosts one of the most famous radio halos, a relic, and a low surface-brightness bridge. We detect new features that allow us to make a step…

Giant radio halos are Mpc-size sources found in some merging galaxy clusters. The synchrotron emitting electrons are thought to be (re)accelerated by plasma turbulence induced by the merging of two massive clusters. Cool core galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 A. Bonafede , H. T. Intema , M. Brüggen , H. R. Russell , G. Ogrean , K. Basu , M. Sommer , R. J. van Weeren , R. Cassano , A. C. Fabian , H. J. A. Röttgering

Radio observations of a few cool-core galaxy clusters have revealed the presence of diffuse emission on cluster scales, similar to what was found in merging clusters in the form of radio halos. These sources might suggest that a minor…

Merging galaxy clusters often host spectacular diffuse radio synchrotron sources. These sources can be explained by a non-thermal pool of relativistic electrons accelerated by shocks and turbulence in the intracluster medium. The origin of…