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Radio halos are diffuse synchrotron sources observed in dynamically unrelaxed galaxy clusters. Current observations and models suggest that halos trace turbulent regions in the intra-cluster medium where mildly relativistic particles are…

We analyzed a deep Chandra observation (334 ks) of the galaxy cluster Abell 115 and detected a shock co-spatial with the radio relic. The X-ray surface brightness profile across the shock region presents a discontinuity, corresponding to a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-02 A. Botteon , F. Gastaldello , G. Brunetti , D. Dallacasa

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 radio emission in the form of radio halos and relics has been found in a number of merging galaxy clusters. These structures indicate that shock and turbulence associated with the merger accelerate electrons to relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-23 F. de Gasperin , H. T. Intema , R. J. van Weeren , W. A. Dawson , N. Golovich , D. Wittman , A. Bonafede , M. Bruggen

The radio transient ASKAP J173608.2-321735, at the position (l,b)= (356.0872,-0.0390), was serendipitously observed by The HI/OH/Recombination Line Survey of the Galactic Center (THOR-GC) at three epochs in March 2020, April 2020 and…

Here we report on observations of the radio magnetar PSR J1622-4950 at frequencies from 1.4 to 17 GHz. We show that although its flux density is varying up to a factor of ~10 within a few days, it has on average decreased by a factor of 2…

We present five epochs of 15 GHz VLBA observations of 13 AGN. These observations were specially calibrated to detect parsec scale circular polarization and our calibration techniques are discussed and analyzed in detail. We obtained…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 D. C. Homan , J. F. C. Wardle

We report the discovery of a putative radio relic, 830 kpc in length and found toward the outskirts of galaxy cluster Abell 1697 ($z=0.181$), using the LOFAR Two Meter Sky Survey (LoTSS) at 144 MHz. With an X-ray-inferred mass of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-15 Surajit Paul , Sameer Salunkhe , Satish Sonkamble , Prateek Gupta , Tony Mroczkowski , Somak Raychaudhury

Polarization measurements at low radio frequencies allow detection of small Faraday rotation measures caused by regular magnetic fields in galaxies and in the foreground of the Milky Way. The galaxy M31 was observed in two overlapping…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 René Gießübel , George Heald , Rainer Beck , Tigran Arshakian

We study a conspicuous ring-like structure with a radius of about 1.4 degrees which was observed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) at 5 frequencies around 350 MHz. This ring is very prominent in Stokes Q and U, and less…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Haverkorn , P. Katgert , A. G. de Bruyn

The goal of the present study is to extend our current knowledge of the diffuse radio source (halo and relic) populations to $z$ $>$ 0.3. Here we report GMRT and EVLA radio observations of six galaxy clusters taken from the MAssive Cluster…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-11-23 Viral Parekh , K. S. Dwarakanath , Ruta Kale , Huib Intema

We present the discovery of a single radio relic located at the edge of the galaxy cluster A2384, using the MeerKAT radio telescope. A2384 is a nearby ($z$ = 0.092), low mass, complex bimodal, merging galaxy cluster that displays a dense…

We present high sensitivity and absolutely calibrated images of diffuse radio polarisation at a resolution of about 10 arcmin covering the range 10 degr <l<34 degr and |b|<5 degr at 2.3 GHz from the S-band Parkes All Sky Survey and at 4.8…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 X. H. Sun , B. M. Gaensler , E. Carretti , C. R. Purcell , L. Stavelley-Smith , G. Bernardi , M. Haverkorn

We examine the clustering properties of low-power radio galaxies at redshift 0.4<z<0.8, using data from the 2SLAQ Luminous Red Galaxy (LRG) survey. We find that radio-detected LRGs (with optical luminosities of 3-5L* and 1.4GHz radio powers…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 David A. Wake , Scott M. Croom , Elaine M. Sadler , Helen M. Johnston

We report a discovery of a double radio relic in the cluster merger ZwCl1447.2+2619 ($z=0.376$) with uGMRT observations at $420\rm~MHz$ and $700\rm~MHz$. The linear sizes of the northern and southern relics are $\sim0.3~$Mpc and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 Wonki Lee , M. James Jee , Kyle Finner , Kim HyeongHan , Ruta Kale , Hyein Yoon , William Forman , Ralph Kraft , Christine Jones , Aeree Chung

We present total-intensity and linear-polarization observations made with the Very Large Array at $\lambda$20 and 6 cm of a representative sample of 42 radio galaxies and quasars selected from the Molonglo Complete Sample. The sources have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , D. J. Saikia , V. K. Kapahi , P. J. McCarthy

We present sensitive radio continuum images at high resolution of 37 radio galaxies at z > 2. The observations were made with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 4.7 GHz and 8.2 GHz, with typical resolutions of 0.45'' and 0.25'', respectively.…

(abridged) We present detailed 3-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamical simulations of the passage of a radio plasma cocoon filled with turbulent magnetic fields through a shock wave. Taking into account synchrotron, inverse Compton and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Torsten A. Ensslin , Marcus Brueggen

We present VLA radio and Chandra X-ray observations of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 3411. For the cluster, we find an overall temperature of 6.4 keV and an X-ray luminosity of 2.8 x 10^{44} erg s^{-1} between 0.5 and 2.0 keV. The…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-23 R. J. van Weeren , K. Fogarty , C. Jones , W. R. Forman , T. E. Clarke , M. Bruggen , R. P. Kraft , D. V. Lal , S. S. Murray , H. J. A. Rottgering

Radio relics are Mpc-scale diffuse synchrotron sources found in galaxy cluster outskirts. They are believed to be associated with large-scale shocks propagating through the intra-cluster medium, although the connection between radio relics…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-19 Jens Erler , Kaustuv Basu , Monica Trasatti , Ulrich Klein , Frank Bertoldi