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Remnant radio galaxies represent an important phase in the life-cycle of radio active galactic nuclei. It is suggested that in this phase, the jets have switched off and the extended emission is fading rapidly. This phase is not…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-09-22 N. Jurlin , M. Brienza , R. Morganti , Y. Wadadekar , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , N. Maddox , V. Mahatma

Giant Radio Galaxies (GRG) are the largest single entities in the Universe, having a projected linear size exceeding 0.7 Mpc, which implies that they are also quite old objects. They are not common, representing a fraction of only about 6%…

Radio galaxies are luminous structures created by the jets of supermassive black holes, and consist of atomic nuclei, relativistic electrons, and magnetic fields. In exceptional cases, radio galaxies attain cosmological, megaparsec extents…

The persistence of radiative signatures in giant radio galaxies remains a frontier topic of research, with contemporary telescopes revealing intricate features that require investigation. This study aims to examine the emission…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-06 Gourab Giri , Christian Fendt , Joydeep Bagchi , Kshitij Thorat , D. J. Saikia , Roger P. Deane , Jacinta Delhaize

The intra-cluster medium contains cosmic rays and magnetic fields that are manifested through the large scale synchrotron sources, termed as radio halos, relics and mini-halos. The Extended Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) Radio Halo…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-08 R. Kale , T. Venturi , S. Giacintucci , D. Dallacasa , R. Cassano , G. Brunetti , V. Cuciti , G. Macario , R. Athreya

We use the integrated polarized radio emission at 1.4 GHz ($\Pi_{\rm 1.4\,GHz}$) from a large sample of AGN (796 sources at redshifts $z<0.7$) to study the large-scale magnetic field properties of radio galaxies in relation to the host…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Shane P. O'Sullivan , B. M. Gaensler , M. A. Lara-López , S. van Velzen , J. K. Banfield , J. S. Farnes

While unobscured and radio-quiet active galactic nuclei are regularly being found at redshifts $z > 6$, their obscured and radio-loud counterparts remain elusive. We build upon our successful pilot study, presenting a new sample of…

By combining high-sensitivity LOFAR 150MHz, uGMRT 400MHz and 1,250MHz, GMRT 610MHz, and VLA 5GHz data in the ELAIS-N1 field, we study the radio spectral properties of radio-detected star-forming galaxies (SFGs) at observer-frame frequencies…

We report the results of a visual inspection of images of the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) in search of extended radio galaxies (ERG) that reach or exceed linear sizes on the order of one Megaparsec. We searched a contiguous area of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-18 Heinz Andernach , Eric F. Jiménez-Andrade , Anthony G. Willis

Feedback from low-excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) plays a key role in the lifecycle of massive galaxies in the local Universe; their evolution, and the impact of these active galactic nuclei on early galaxy evolution, however, remain…

The vast majority of extragalactic compact continuum radio sources are associated with star formation or jets from (super)massive black holes and, as such, are more likely to be found in association with starburst galaxies or early-type…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-20 D. Vohl , H. K. Vedantham , J. W. T. Hessels , C. G. Bassa , D. O. Cook , D. L. Kaplan , T. W. Shimwell , C. Zhang

Studying the spatial distribution of extragalactic source populations is vital in understanding the matter distribution in the Universe. It also enables understanding the cosmological evolution of dark matter density fields and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-12 Aishrila Mazumder , Arnab Chakraborty , Abhirup Datta

The presence of large-scale magnetic fields and ultra-relativistic electrons in the intra-cluster medium (ICM) is confirmed through the detection of diffuse radio synchrotron sources, so-called radio halos and relics. Due to their…

We conducted an extensive identification and analysis of various morphological classes and subclasses of radio galaxies using the latest high-resolution data from the second data release of the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS DR2). This…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-29 Soumen Kumar Bera , Taotao Fang , Tapan K. Sasmal , M. Kunert-Bajraszewska , Xuelei Chen , Soumen Mondal

We investigate the properties of the environment around 20 powerful radio galaxies and quasars at redshifts between 0.45 and 1. Using XMM-Newton and Chandra observations we probe the spatial distribution and the temperature of the cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Elena Belsole , Diana M. Worrall , Martin J. Hardcastle , Judith H. Croston

We study the morphology of the radio emission of giant radio galaxies (GRGs), a rare type of active galaxies, in order to find new clues for the reasons of their large size. Using radio images from two sky surveys at 1.4 GHz we quantified…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-11 Elizabeth López Vázquez , Heinz Andernach

Giant radio sources (GRSs) are the single largest astrophysical objects known in the universe that have grown to megaparsec scales ($\ge$ 0.7 Mpc). GRSs are much rarer compared with normal-sized radio galaxies. Still, the reason for the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-31 Netai Bhukta , Souvik Manik , Sabyasachi Pal , Sushanta K. Mondal

We present a detailed study of the cosmic star formation history over $90$ per cent of cosmic time ($0\lesssim z\lesssim4$), using deep, radio continuum observations that probe star formation activity independent of dust. The Low Frequency…

In this paper we present a wide-area 610 MHz survey of the ELAIS\,N1 field with the GMRT, covering an area of 12.8 deg$^2$ at a resolution of 6 arcsec and with an rms noise of $\sim 40$ $\mu$Jy beam$^{-1}$. This is equivalent to $\sim 20$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-19 C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , A. R. Taylor , D. A. Green , J. M. Stil , M. Vaccari , E. F. Ocran

Low radio frequency surveys are important for testing unified models of radio-loud quasars and radio galaxies. Intrinsically similar sources that are randomly oriented on the sky will have different projected linear sizes. Measuring the…