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We present results from an X-ray and radio study of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 115. We use the full set of 5 Chandra observations taken of A115 to date (360 ks total integration) to construct high-fidelity temperature and surface…

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We present structural analysis results of Abell 0141 ($z$ = 0.23) based on X-ray data. The X-ray luminosity map demonstrates that Abell 0141 (A0141) is a bimodal galaxy cluster, which is separated on the sky by $\sim$ 0.65 Mpc with an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-08 Turgay Caglar

Abell 399 and Abell 401 are both rich clusters of galaxies, at temperatures 7.2keV and 8.5keV respectively. They lie at a projected separation of ~3Mpc, forming a close pair. We have observed the system with the XMM-Newton satellite. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Irini Sakelliou , Trevor J. Ponman

We present a detailed spatial and dynamical analysis of the central $\sim$~2.2~\h~Mpc region of the galaxy cluster Abell~521 (z=0.247), based on 238 spectra obtained at the 3.6~m Telescope of ESO and at the CFHT. From the analysis of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. Ferrari , S. Maurogordato , A. Cappi , C. Benoist

We present new redshift measurements for 55 galaxies in the vicinity of the rich galaxy cluster Abell 665. When combined with results from the literature, we have good velocity measurements for a sample of 77 confirmed cluster members from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Percy L. Gomez , John P. Hughes , Mark Birkinshaw

We present the first band-2 (120--250\,MHz) uGMRT (upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope) observations of the bimodal galaxy cluster Abell\,1644 (\(z = 0.0471\)), complemented by Chandra X-ray data. While weak lensing measurements reveal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-24 Humaira Bashir , R. Kale , Asif Iqbal , Manzoor A. Malik

We present the results of deep Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray imaging and spatially-resolved spectroscopy of Abell 2256, a nearby (z=0.058) galaxy cluster experiencing multiple mergers and displaying a rich radio morphology dominated by a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-10 J. P. Breuer , N. Werner , F. Mernier , T. Mroczkowski , A. Simionescu , T. E. Clarke , J. A. ZuHone , L. Di Mascolo

We present a detailed study of a close pair of clusters of galaxies, A3532 and A3530, and their environments. The \textit{Chandra} X-ray image of A3532 reveals presence of substructures on scales of $\sim$20$^{\prime\prime}$ in its core.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-02 K. Lakhchaura , K. P. Singh , D. J. Saikia , R. W. Hunstead

We present a dynamical analysis of the central ~1.3 square degrees of the cluster of galaxies Abell 1367, based on 273 redshift measurements (of which 119 are news). From the analysis of the 146 confirmed cluster members we derive a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Cortese , G. Gavazzi , A. Boselli , J. Iglesias-Paramo , L. Carrasco

We present the results of a new spectroscopic and photometric survey of the central region of the galaxy cluster A3921 (z=0.094). We detect the presence of two dominant clumps of galaxies: a main cluster centred on the BCG (A3921-A), and a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Ferrari , C. Benoist , S. Maurogordato , A. Cappi , E. Slezak

Optical imaging and spectroscopic observations of the z = 0.245 double galaxy cluster Abell 2465 are described. This object appears to be undergoing a major merger. It is a double X-ray source and is detected in the radio at 1.4 GHz. This…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Gary A. Wegner

Abell 2744, also known as Pandora's Cluster, is a complex merging galaxy cluster. While a major merger is clear along the north-south axis, the dynamical state of the northwest subcluster has been highly uncertain. We present ultra-deep…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-04 Urmila Chadayammuri , Ákos Bogdán , Gerrit Schellenberger , John ZuHone

We present a catalogue of galaxies in Abell 3653 from observations made with the 2dF spectrograph at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Of the 391 objects observed, we find 111 are bone-fide members of Abell 3653. We show that the cluster has…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Kevin A. Pimbblet , Isaac G. Roseboom , Marianne T. Doyle

We present the results of deep Chandra, XMM-Newton and Suzaku observations of the nearby galaxy cluster Abell 85, which is currently undergoing at least two mergers, and in addition shows evidence for gas sloshing which extends out to r ~…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Y. Ichinohe , N. Werner , A. Simionescu , S. W. Allen , R. E. A. Canning , S. Ehlert , F. Mernier , T. Takahashi

We present a dynamical analysis of the merging galaxy cluster system Abell 2146 using spectroscopy obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope. As revealed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the system is…

Abell 1995 is a puzzling galaxy cluster hosting a powerful radio halo, but it has not yet been recognized as a obvious cluster merger, as usually expected for clusters with diffuse radio emission. We aim at an exhaustive analysis of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 W. Boschin , M. Girardi , R. Barrena

Abell 1689 is a galaxy cluster at $z=0.183$ where previous measurements of its mass using various techniques gave discrepant results. We present a new detailed measurement of the mass with the data based on X-ray observations with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. E. Andersson , G. M. Madejski

We present a combined X-ray and optical analysis of the cold front cluster Abell 1201 using archival Chandra, data and multi-object spectroscopy taken with the 3.9m Anglo Australian and 6.5m Multiple Mirror Telescopes. This paper represents…

We present a dynamical analysis of the galaxy cluster Abell 970 based on a new set of radial velocities measured at ESO, Pic du Midi and Haute-Provence observatories. Our analysis indicates that this cluster has a substructure and is out of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 L. Sodre , D. Proust , H. V. Capelato , G. B. Lima Neto , H. Cuevas , H. Quintana , P. Fouque

We study three prominent bi-modal X-ray clusters: A3528, A1750 and A3395. Using observations taken with ROSAT and ASCA, we analyze the temperature and surface brightness distributions. We also analyze the velocity distributions of the three…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 R. Hank Donnelly , W. Forman , C. Jones , H. Quintana , A. Ramirez , E. Churazov , M. Gilfanov