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Deep VLA 1.4 GHz radio continuum imaging of Abell 2255 is presented. This cluster is among the better nearby candidates for rich cluster-cluster merger systems, with evidence including an elongated X-ray morphology, the presence of a radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Neal Miller , Frazer Owen

The newly discovered galaxy cluster 1RXS J0603.3+4214 hosts a 1.9 Mpc long, bright radio relic with a peculiar linear morphology. Using hydrodynamical +N-body AMR simulations of the merger between three initially hydrostatic clusters in an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 M. Bruggen , R. J. van Weeren , H. J. A. Rottgering

We report on the detection of dark matter in the cluster of galaxies Abell~2163 using the weak gravitational distortion of background galaxies, and an analysis of the cluster X-ray emission. We find that while the qualitative distributions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 G. Squires , D. M. Neumann , N. Kaiser , M. Arnaud , A. Babul , H. Böhringer , G. Fahlman , D. Woods

We report on the detection of diffuse radio emission in the X-ray luminous and massive galaxy cluster A1351 (z=0.322) using archival Very Large Array data at 1.4 GHz. Given its central location, morphology, and Mpc-scale extent, we classify…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 S. Giacintucci , T. Venturi , R. Cassano , D. Dallacasa , G. Brunetti

Spectral index studies of halos, relics, and radio galaxies provide useful information on their origin and connection with merger processes. We present WSRT multi-wavelength observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255 at 25 cm, 85 cm, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 R. F. Pizzo , A. G. de Bruyn

We present a detailed strong lensing, weak lensing and X-ray analysis of Abell 2744 (z = 0.308), one of the most actively merging galaxy clusters known. It appears to have unleashed `dark', `ghost', `bullet' and `stripped' substructures,…

The galaxy cluster 1E0657-56 (z = 0.296) is remarkably well-suited for addressing outstanding issues in both galaxy evolution and fundamental physics. We present a reconstruction of the mass distribution from both strong and weak…

In a recent paper we reported on the discovery of a radio halo with very steep spectrum in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 521 through observations with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). We showed that the steep spectrum of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 D. Dallacasa , G. Brunetti , S. Giacintucci , R. Cassano , T. Venturi , G. Macario , N. E. Kassim , W. Lane , G. Setti

Nonthermal emission observed in galaxy clusters provides a direct probe into the plasma physics of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) under extreme conditions. We report the first detailed analysis of the giant radio halo in the merging galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-01 Ramananda Santra , Ruta Kale , Simona Giacintucci , Herve Bourdin , Rashi Jain , Andrea Botteon , Gianfranco Brunetti

We conduct an intensive study of the rich, X-ray luminous galaxy cluster A773 at z=0.22 containing a diffuse radio halo to determine its dynamical status. Our analysis is based on new spectroscopic data obtained at the TNG telescope for 107…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Barrena , W. Boschin , M. Girardi , M. Spolaor

We present the first detailed analysis of the radio halo in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2256 using the LOFAR, uGMRT, and VLA. These observations combined with archival X-ray data allowed us to study the halo emission with unprecedented…

We present a weak-lensing (WL) analysis of filamentary structures in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744 using wide-field Magellan/MegaCam imaging data. We employ two complementary techniques: standard matched-filter scans to identify…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-10 Sangjun Cha , Kyle Finner , M. James Jee , Andrea Grazian

In this paper we report and discuss the results of a radio survey in the A3571 cluster complex, a structure located in the Shapley Concentration core, and formed by the three clusters A3571, A3572 and A3575. The survey was carried out…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. Venturi , S. Bardelli , M. Zagaria , I. Prandoni , R. Morganti

We aim to obtain new insights into the internal dynamics of the cluster Abell 2345. This cluster exhibits two non-symmetric radio relics well studied through recent, deep radio data. Our analysis is based on redshift data for 125 galaxies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Walter Boschin , Rafael Barrena , Marisa Girardi

We present Hubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) weak-lensing and Chandra X-ray analyses of MS 1054-0321 at z=0.83, the most distant and X-ray luminous cluster in the Einstein Extended Medium-Sensitivity Survey (EMSS).…

New radio data are presented for the clusters A401, A545, A754, A1914, A2219 and A2390, where the presence of diffuse radio emission was suggested from the images of the NRAO VLA Sky Survey. Sensitive images of these clusters, obtained with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 M. Bacchi , L. Feretti , G. Giovannini , F. Govoni

We present a weak lensing analysis of the double cluster system Abell 222 and Abell 223. The lensing reconstruction shows evidence for a possible dark matter filament connecting both clusters. The case for a filamentary connection between A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. P. Dietrich , P. Schneider , D. Clowe , E. Romano-Diaz , J. Kerp

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

We present a weak-lensing analysis of the merging cluster A2163 using Subaru/Suprime-Cam and CFHT/Mega-Cam data and discuss the dynamics of this cluster merger, based on complementary weak-lensing, X-ray, and optical spectroscopic datasets.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Nobuhiro Okabe , Herve Bourdin , Pasquale Mazzotta , Sophie Maurogordato

Some merging galaxy clusters host diffuse extended radio emission, so-called radio halos and relics. Here we present observations between 147 MHz and 4.9 GHz of a new radio-selected galaxy cluster 1RXS J0603.3+4214 (z=0.225). The cluster is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 R. J. van Weeren , H. J. A. Rottgering , H. T. Intema , L. Rudnick , M. Bruggen , M. Hoeft , J. B. R. Oonk