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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…

Radio mini-halos are diffuse, steep-spectrum synchrotron sources associated with relaxed clusters of galaxies. Observations of some mini-halo sources indicate a correlation between the radio emission and the X-ray signature of gas sloshing,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-08 John ZuHone , Maxim Markevitch , Gianfranco Brunetti

Cool core galaxy clusters are considered to be dynamically relaxed clusters with regular morphology and highly X-ray luminous central region. However, cool core clusters can also be sites for merging events that exhibit cold fronts in X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-12 Ramij Raja , Majidul Rahaman , Abhirup Datta , Jack O. Burns , Brian Alden , H. T. Intema , R. J. van Weeren , Eric J. Hallman , David Rapetti , Surajit Paul

Diffuse synchrotron radio emission from cosmic-ray electrons is observed at the center of a number of galaxy clusters. These sources can be classified either as giant radio halos, which occur in merging clusters, or as mini halos, which are…

AGN feedback stands for the dramatic impact that a SMBH can make on its environment. It has become an essential element of models that describe the formation and evolution of baryons in massive virialized halos. The baryons' radiative…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-05 J. Hlavacek-Larrondo , Y. Li , E. Churazov

The co-evolution between supermassive black holes and their environment is most directly traced by the hot atmospheres of dark matter halos. Cooling of the hot atmosphere supplies the central regions with fresh gas, igniting active galactic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-29 Dominique Eckert , Massimo Gaspari , Fabio Gastaldello , Amandine M. C. Le Brun , Ewan O'Sullivan

Galaxy clusters are the most massive collapsed structures in the universe whose potential wells are filled with hot, X-ray emitting intracluster medium. Observations however show that a significant number of clusters (the so-called…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-27 Yu Qiu , Tamara Bogdanovic , Yuan Li , Michael McDonald , Brian R. McNamara

We present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the core of the galaxy cluster PKS 0745-191. Its centre shows X-ray cavities caused by AGN feedback and cold fronts with an associated spiral structure. The cavity energetics imply they…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 J. S. Sanders , A. C. Fabian , J. Hlavacek-Larrondo , H. R. Russell , G. B. Taylor , F. Hofmann , G. Tremblay , S. A. Walker

[abridged] AGN feedback is a crucial ingredient for understanding galaxy evolution. However, a complete quantitative time-dependent framework, including the dependence of such feedback on AGN, host galaxy, and host halo properties, is yet…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-21 Zsofi Igo , Andrea Merloni

Spiral structures and cold fronts in X-rays are frequently observed in cool core galaxy clusters. However, studies on radio mini-haloes associated with such spirals and their physical connections are rare. Here, we present the detection of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-21 S. K. Kadam , Sameer Salunkhe , N. D. Vagshette , Surajit Paul , Satish S. Sonkamble , P. K. Pawar , M. K. Patil

The lack of very cool gas at the cores of groups and clusters of galaxies, even where the cooling time is significantly shorter than the Hubble time, has been interpreted as evidence of sources that re-heat the intergalactic medium. Most…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-30 S. Raychaudhury , S. Giacintucci , E. O'Sullivan , J. M. Vrtilek , J. Croston , R. Athreya , L. P. David , T. Venturi

Feedback heating from AGN in massive galaxies and galaxy clusters can be thought of as a naturally occurring control system which plays a significant role in regulating both star formation rates and the X-ray luminosity of the surrounding…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-04 Edward C. D. Pope

AGN feedback is invoked as one of the most relevant mechanisms that shape the evolution of galaxies. Our goal is to understand the interplay between AGN feedback and the interstellar medium in M51, a nearby spiral galaxy with a modest AGN…

We present a low-frequency view of the Perseus cluster with new observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA) at 230-470 MHz. The data reveal a multitude of new structures associated with the mini-halo. The mini-halo seems to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-15 M. Gendron-Marsolais , J. Hlavacek-Larrondo , R. J. van Weeren , T. Clarke , A. C. Fabian , H. T. Intema , G. B. Taylor , K. M. Blundell , J. S. Sanders

Giant radio haloes are diffuse synchrotron sources typically found in merging galaxy clusters, while smaller mini-haloes occur in cool-core clusters. Both trace cosmic-ray electrons in the intracluster medium, though recent observations…

Clusters of galaxies are outstanding laboratories for understanding the physics of supermassive black hole feedback. Here, we present the first \textit{Chandra}, Karl G. Janksy Very Large Array and \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} analysis…

We investigate the occurrence of radio minihalos --- diffuse radio sources of unknown origin observed in the cores of some galaxy clusters --- in a statistical sample of 58 clusters drawn from the Planck Sunyaev-Zel'dovich cluster catalog…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-05-31 Simona Giacintucci , Maxim Markevitch , Rossella Cassano , Tiziana Venturi , Tracy E. Clarke , Gianfranco Brunetti

In this letter we present a morphological comparison between giant radio halos and radio mini-halos in galaxy clusters based on radio--X-ray luminosity, P_{1.4}-L_X, and radio luminosity-size, P_{1.4}-R_H, correlations. We report evidence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Cassano , M. Gitti , G. Brunetti

Cool core clusters of galaxies require strong feedback from their central AGN to offset cooling. We present a study of strong cool core, highly-luminous (most with L_x > 10^(45) erg/s), clusters of galaxies in which the mean central AGN jet…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 J. Hlavacek-Larrondo , A. Fabian