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We present the first detailed radio study of the galaxy cluster XMMXCS J2215.9-1738 at $z$ = 1.46 using MeerKAT $L$-band (1.3 GHz) observations. We combine our radio observation with archival optical and infrared data to investigate the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-08 D. Y. Klutse , M. Hilton , I. Heywood , I. Smail , A. M. Swinbank , K. Knowles , S. P. Sikhosana

we present new VLA observations at 1.4 GHz confirming the presence of a radio halo at the centre of the cluster A3562, in the core of the Shapley Concentration. We also report a detailed multifrequency radio study of the head tail galaxy…

Clusters of galaxies are sites of acceleration of charged particles and sources of non-thermal radiation. We report on new constraints on the population of cosmic rays in the Intra Cluster Medium (ICM) obtained via radio observations of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Brunetti , T. Venturi , D. Dallacasa , R. Cassano , K. Dolag , S. Giacintucci , G. Setti

We report a narrowband technosignature search toward five Milky Way globular clusters (NGC 6171, NGC 6218, NGC 6254, NGC 6838, and IC 1276) using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) 19-beam L-band receiver…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-22 Bo-Lun Huang , Zhen-Zhao Tao , Tong-Jie Zhang , Vishal Gajjar

We present simulated millimeter-wavelength maps and catalogs of radio galaxies across the full sky that trace the nonlinear clustering and evolution of dark matter halos from the Websky simulation at $z<4.6$ and $M_{\rm halo}>10^{12}…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-24 Zack Li , Giuseppe Puglisi , Mathew S. Madhavacheril , Marcelo A. Alvarez

A significant fraction of galaxy clusters exhibits cluster wide radio halos. We give a simple prediction of the local and higher redshift radio halo luminosity function (RHLF) on the basis of (i) an observed and a theoretical X-ray cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Torsten A. Ensslin , Huub Roettgering

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

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

Turbulence introduced into the intra-cluster medium (ICM) through cluster merger events transfers energy to non-thermal components, and can trigger the formation of diffuse synchrotron radio sources. Typical diffuse sources in the forms of…

Diffuse radio emission from galaxy clusters in the form of radio halos and relics are tracers of the shocks and turbulence in the intra-cluster medium. The imprints of the physical processes that govern their origin and evolution can be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-08 Ruta Kale

In our study, we show a multiwavelength view of ACT-CL J0019.6+0336 (which hosts a radio halo), to investigate the cluster dynamics, morphology, and ICM. We use a combination of XMM-Newton images, Dark Energy Survey (DES) imaging and…

Extended radio sources in the sky require a dense sampling of short baselines to be properly imaged by interferometers. This problem arises in many areas of radio astronomy, such as in the study of galaxy clusters, which may host Mpc-scale…

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimiter Array (ALMA) high sensitivity ($\sigma_P \simeq 0.4\,$mJy) polarimetric observations at $97.5\,$GHz (Band 3) of a complete sample of $32$ extragalactic radio sources drawn from the faint…

Luminous radio sources are thought to lie in galaxy clusters or proto-clusters. The complete sample of 64 high-redshift 3C sources at $1<z<2.5$ has been mapped with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The IRAC $3.6\mu$m and $4.5\mu$m 5-$\sigma$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-10-09 Z. Ghaffari , Ch. Westhues , M. Haas , R. Chini , S. P. Willner , M. L. N. Ashby , B. J. Wilkes

This document presents a novel method for the intra-field calibration and imaging of the radio source SgrA*, observed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). SgrA* is a complex source comprising two components: the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-08 Ezequiel Albentosa-Ruiz , Iván Martí-Vidal , Ciriaco Goddi , Alejandro Mus

Radio-frequency, indirect dark matter searches have recently been gaining prevalence, due to the high sensitivity and resolution capabilities of the new generation of radio interferometers. MeerKAT is currently one of the most sensitive…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-09 Natasha Lavis , Michael Sarkis , Geoff Beck , Kenda Knowles

Recent X-ray and Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) observations have dramatically increased the number of known distant galaxy clusters. In some merging, low-redshift (z<0.4) clusters, centrally-located, diffuse, extended radio emission (called radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-27 R. J. van Weeren , H. T. Intema , D. V. Lal , A. Bonafede , C. Jones , W. R. Forman , H. J. A. Röttgering , M. Brüggen , A. Stroe , M. Hoeft , S. E. Nuza , F. de Gasperin

We present the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (SMGPS), a 1.3 GHz continuum survey of almost half of the Galactic Plane (251\deg $\le l \le$ 358\deg and 2\deg $\le l \le$ 61\deg at $|b| \le 1.5\deg $). SMGPS is the largest, most…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-03 S. Goedhart , W. D. Cotton , F. Camilo , M. A. Thompson , G. Umana , M. Bietenholz , P. A. Woudt , L. D. Anderson , C. Bordiu , D. A. H. Buckley , C. S. Buemi , F. Bufano , F. Cavallaro , H. Chen , J. O. Chibueze , D. Egbo , B. S. Frank , M. G. Hoare , A. Ingallinera , T. Irabor , R. C. Kraan-Korteweg , S. Kurapati , P. Leto , S. Loru , M. Mutale , W. O. Obonyo , A. Plavin , S. H. A. Rajohnson , A. Rigby , S. Riggi , M. Seidu , P. Serra , B. M. Smart , B. W. Stappers , N. Steyn , M. Surnis , C. Trigilio , G. M. Williams , T. D. Abbott , R. M. Adam , K. M. B. Asad , T. Baloyi , E. F. Bauermeister , T. G. H. Bennet , H. Bester , A. G. Botha , L. R. S. Brederode , S. Buchner , J. P. Burger , T. Cheetham , K. Cloete , M. S. de Villiers , D. I. L. de Villiers , L. J. du Toit , S. W. P. Esterhuyse , B. L. Fanaroff , D. J. Fourie , R. R. G. Gamatham , T. G. Gatsi , M. Geyer , M. Gouws , S. C. Gumede , I. Heywood , A. Hokwana , S. W. Hoosen , D. M. Horn , L. M. G. Horrell , B. V. Hugo , A. I. Isaacson , G. I. G. Józsa , J. L. Jonas , J. D. B. L. Jordaan , A. F. Joubert , R. P. M. Julie , F. B. Kapp , N. Kriek , H. Kriel , V. K. Krishnan , T. W. Kusel , L. S. Legodi , R. Lehmensiek , R. T. Lord , P. S. Macfarlane , L. G. Magnus , C. Magozore , J. P. L. Main , J. A. Malan , J. R. Manley , S. J. Marais , M. D. J. Maree , A. Martens , P. Maruping , K. McAlpine , B. C. Merry , M. Mgodeli , R. P. Millenaar , O. J. Mokone , T. E. Monama , W. S. New , B. Ngcebetsha , K. J. Ngoasheng , G. D. Nicolson , M. T. Ockards , N. Oozeer , S. S. Passmoor , A. A. Patel , A. Peens-Hough , S. J. Perkins , A. J. T. Ramaila , S. M. Ratcliffe , R. Renil , L. L. Richter , S. Salie , N. Sambu , C. T. G. Schollar , L. C. Schwardt , R. L. Schwartz , M. Serylak , R. Siebrits , S. K. Sirothia , M. J. Slabber , O. M. Smirnov , A. J. Tiplady , T. J. van Balla , A. van der Byl , V. Van Tonder , A. J. Venter , M. Venter , M. G. Welz , L. P. Williams

Models that reproduce the observed high-velocity clouds (HVCs) also predict clouds at lower radial velocities that may easily be confused with Galactic disk (|z| < 1 kpc) gas. We describe the first search for these low-velocity halo clouds…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 J. E. G. Peek , Carl Heiles , M. E. Putman , Kevin A. Douglas

We present a radio-continuum survey of the LMC using the MeerKAT telescope, describe the full-Stokes products included in the first data release, and highlight some initial results. The observations are centred at 1.3 GHz with a bandwidth…