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Giant radio halos are the Mpc-scale extended sources associated with the merging clusters, while the mini-halos are preferentially associated with cool-core clusters. Both trace the ICM plasma physical process, and recent low-frequency…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-01 Pralay Biswas , Ramananda Santra , Ruta Kale , Viral Parekh

The second most significant detection of the Planck Sunyaev Zel'dovich survey, PLCK~G287.0+32.9 ($z=0.385$) boasts two similarly bright radio relics and a radio halo. One radio relic is located $\sim 400$ kpc northwest of the X-ray peak and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-27 Kyle Finner , M. James Jee , Nathan Golovich , David Wittman , William Dawson , Daniel Gruen , Anton M. Koekemoer , Brian C. Lemaux , Stella Seitz

We present some initial results from the TexOx (Texas-Oxford) Cluster (TOC) survey - a new method of selecting distant galaxy clusters. The cosmic evolution of the radio source population suggests that some massive clusters at high redshift…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Steve Croft , Steve Rawlings , Gary J. Hill , Pamela L. Gay , Joseph R. Tufts

The steep spectrum radio source VLSSJ2217.5+5943 shows a complex, filamentary morphology and a curved spectrum. Therefore, the source has previously been classified as a radio phoenix. However, no galaxy cluster associated with this radio…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-04 W. Kollatschny , H. Meusinger , M. Hoeft , G. J. Hill , M. W. Ochmann , G. Zeimann , D. Froebrich , S. Bhagat

Deep Very Large Array radio observations confirm the presence of halo and relic sources in six clusters of galaxies (A115, A520, A773, A1664, A2254, A2744) where a wide diffuse emission was previously found in the NRAO VLA Sky Survey. New…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 F. Govoni , L. Feretti , G. Giovannini , H. Bohringer , T. H. Reiprich , M. Murgia

We present new measurements of the diffuse radio emission from the Coma cluster of galaxies at 1.4 GHz using the Effelsberg 100-m-telescope. The halo source Coma C has an extent down to noise of about 80 arcmin corresponding to 3 Mpc (H_0 =…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. M. Deiss , W. Reich , H. Lesch , R. Wielebinski

Previous studies have shown that CIZA J2242.8+5301 (the 'Sausage' cluster, $z=0.192$) is a massive merging galaxy cluster that hosts a radio halo and multiple relics. In this paper we present deep, high fidelity, low-frequency images made…

In this paper we present new high sensitivity 153 MHz Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope follow-up observations of the diffuse steep spectrum cluster radio sources in the galaxy clusters Abell 521, Abell 697, Abell 1682. Abell 521 hosts a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 G. Macario , T. Venturi , H. T. Intema , D. Dallacasa , G. Brunetti , R. Cassano , S. Giacintucci , C. Ferrari , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , R. Athreya

It has been recently found that a few galaxy clusters host diffuse radio halo emission with very steep synchrotron spectra ($\alpha$ > 1.6), which may be classified as Ultra Steep Spectrum Radio Halos (USSRHs). USSRHs are expected in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-03 G. Macario , T. Venturi , D. Dallacasa , S. Giacintucci , G. Brunetti , R. Cassano , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , R. Athreya

Giant radio halos are Mpc-scale diffuse radio sources associated with the central regions of galaxy clusters. The most promising scenario to explain the origin of these sources is that of turbulent re-acceleration, in which MeV electrons…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-26 D. Eckert , M. Gaspari , F. Vazza , F. Gastaldello , A. Tramacere , S. Zimmer , S. Ettori , S. Paltani

Deep Very Large Array radio observations are presented for the REFLEX clusters RXCJ0437.1+0043 and RXCJ1314.4-2515. They are at similar distance and show similar X-ray luminosity, but they are quite different in X-ray structure. Indeed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 L. Feretti , P. Schuecker , H. Boehringer , F. Govoni , G. Giovannini

We have conducted a deep radio survey with the Very Large Array at 1.4 GHz of a region containing the Hubble Deep Field. This survey overlaps previous observations at 8.5 GHz allowing us to investigate the radio spectral properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 E. A. Richards

The precise localization (<1'') of multiple fast radio bursts (FRBs) to z>0.1 galaxies has confirmed that the dispersion measures (DMs) of these enigmatic sources afford a new opportunity to probe the diffuse ionized gas around and in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-06 J. Xavier Prochaska , Yong Zheng

We report the detection of extended warm ionized gas in two powerful high-redshift radio galaxies, NVSS J210626-314003 at z=2.10 and TXS 2353-003 at z=1.49, that does not appear to be associated with the radio jets. This is contrary to what…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-07-15 C. Collet , N. P. H. Nesvadba , C. De Breuck , M. D. Lehnert , P. Best , J. J. Bryant , D. Dicken , H. Johnston , R. Hunstead , D. Wylezalek

Aims. We present a multiwavelength study of two southern Galactic H II regions G346.056-0.021 and G346.077-0.056 which are located at a distance of 10.9 kpc. The distribution of ionized gas, cold and warm dust and the stellar population…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-15 Swagat Ranjan Das , Anandmayee Tej , Sarita Vig , Tie Liu , Swarna K. Ghosh , Ishwara Chandra C. H.

We present high spatial resolution MERLIN 1.4GHz radio observations of two high redshift (z~2) sources, RGJ123623 (HDF147) and RGJ123617 (HDF130), selected as the brightest radio sources from a sample of submillimetre-faint radio galaxies.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Caitlin M. Casey , Scott C. Chapman , Tom W. B. Muxlow , Rob J. Beswick , David M. Alexander , Christopher J. Conselice

SPT-CL J2106-5844 is among the most massive galaxy clusters at z>1 yet discovered. While initially used in cosmological tests to assess the compatibility with $\Lambda$CDM cosmology of such a massive virialized object at this redshift, more…

We show how the XXL multiwavelength survey can be used to shed light on radio galaxies and their environment. Two prominent radio galaxies were identified in a visual examination of the mosaic of XXL-North obtained with the Giant Metrewave…

We present a follow-up study focused on cluster-scale diffuse radio emissions in 115 galaxy clusters in the Southern sky, using full-resolution (7.8") and tapered low-resolution (15") images from the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey…

Giant radio halos (RH) are Mpc-scale synchrotron sources detected in a significant fraction of massive and merging galaxy clusters.Their statistical properties can be used to discriminate among various models for their origin. Theoretical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 R. Cassano , G. Brunetti , Ray P. Norris , H. J. A. Roettgering , M. Johnston-Hollitt , M. Trasatti