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New CO observations at the center of cooling flow in Perseus cluster \cite{salome06} show a clear correlation of the molecular gas with the previously detected H-$\alpha$ filaments \cite{conselice01}. In this poster, we present high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yves Revaz , Francoise Combes , Philippe Salome

In some clusters of galaxies, a diffuse non-thermal emission is present, not obviously associated with any individual galaxy. These sources have been identified as relics, mini-halos, and halos according to their properties and position…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 G. Giovannini , A. Bonafede , L. Feretti , F. Govoni , M. Murgia

We report on new VLA radio observations performed at 1.4 GHz and 4.8 GHz with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution (~1 arcsec) of the cool core cluster A 2626, which is known to possess a radio mini-halo at its center. The most…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Myriam Gitti

The underlying physics of giant and mini radio halos in galaxy clusters is still an open question. We find that mini halos (such as in Perseus and Ophiuchus) can be explained by radio-emitting electrons that are generated in hadronic cosmic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-10 Fabio Zandanel , Christoph Pfrommer , Francisco Prada

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…

Radio observations discovered large scale non thermal sources in the central Mpc regions of dynamically disturbed galaxy clusters (radio halos). The morphological and spectral properties of these sources suggest that the emitting electrons…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 G. Brunetti , R. Cassano

Aims. We report the discovery of a radio minihalo in RXCJ1504.1-0248, a massive galaxy cluster that has an extremely luminous cool core. To date, only 9 radio minihalos are known, thus the discovery of a new one, in one of the most luminous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 S. Giacintucci , M. Markevitch , G. Brunetti , R. Cassano , T. Venturi

The number of diffuse radio halos in clusters of galaxies has grown in recent years, making it possible to derive statistical properties of these sources and of the hosting clusters. We show that diffuse sources are associated with X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Feretti , G. Brunetti , G. Giovannini , F. Govoni , G. Setti

Almost two decades of observations of radio emission in galaxy clusters have proven the existence of relativistic particles and magnetic fields that generate extended synchrotron emission in the form of radio halos. In the current scenario,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-28 G. Bernardi , T. Venturi , R. Cassano , G. Brunetti , D. Dallacasa , B. Fanaroff , B. Hugo , S. Makhatini , N. Oozeer , O. M. Smirnov , J. T. L. Zwart

Radio relics are giant sources of diffuse synchrotron radio emission in the outskirts of galaxy clusters that are associated with shocks in the intracluster medium. Still, the origin of relativistic particles that make up relics is not…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-10 David C. Smolinski , Denis Wittor , Franco Vazza , Marcus Brüggen

A semi-analytic model of cluster cooling flows is presented. The model assumes that episodic nuclear activity followed by radiative cooling without mass-dropout cycles the cluster gas between a relatively homogeneous, nearly isothermal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Christian R. Kaiser , James J. Binney

Diffuse synchrotron radio emission has been observed in a number of cool-core clusters on scales comparable to that of the cooling region. These radio sources are called `mini-halos'. In order to understand their origin, which is still…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-12 Myriam Gitti , Gianfranco Brunetti , Rossella Cassano , Stefano Ettori

A781 belongs to a complex system characterized by extended X-ray emissions that may form part of line of clusters of galaxies along a filament. The aim of this work is to investigate the possible presence of extended, diffuse synchrotron…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 F. Govoni , M. Murgia , G. Giovannini , V. Vacca , A. Bonafede

The radio mini halos (MH) observed in relaxed clusters probe the presence of relativistic particles on scales of hundreds of kpc, beyond the scales directly influenced by the central AGN, but the nature of the mechanism that produces the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-12 Alessandro Ignesti , Gianfranco Brunetti , Myriam Gitti , Simona Giacintucci

Diffuse radio sources, known as mini-halos and halos, are detected at the centres of galaxy clusters. These centralized diffuse sources are typically observed individually, with both appearing together only in rare cases. The origin of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-26 D. N. Hoang , M. Brüggen , A. Bonafede , P. M. Koch , G. Brunetti , E. Bulbul , G. Di Gennaro , A. Liu , C. J. Riseley , H. J. A. Röttgering , R. J. van Weeren

New radio and X-ray data are reported for the rich cluster Abell 2255. The cluster radio emission is characterized by the presence of a diffuse halo source, located at the cluster center, and a more peripheral ridge of radio emission which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Feretti , H. Boehringer , G. Giovannini , D. Neumann

Clusters of galaxies are excellent laboratories for studying recurring nuclear activity in galactic nuclei since their hot gaseous medium can vastly prolong the detectability of their radio lobes via better confinement. We report here a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-31 Sameer Salunkhe , Surajit Paul , Gopal-Krishna , Satish Sonkamble , Shubham Bhagat

Non-thermal radio emission from cosmic ray electrons in the vicinity of merging galaxy clusters is an important tracer of cluster merger activity, and is the result of complex physical processes that involve magnetic fields, particle…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Samuel W. Skillman , Hao Xu , Eric J. Hallman , Brian W. O'Shea , Jack O. Burns , Hui Li , David C. Collins , Michael L. Norman

Diffuse radio emission at the centre of galaxy clusters has been observed both in merging clusters on scales of Mpc, called giant radio haloes, and in relaxed systems with a cool-core on smaller scales, named mini haloes. Giant radio haloes…

Here we present Halo-FDCA, a robust open source Python package for modeling and estimating total flux densities of radio (mini) halos in galaxy clusters. Radio halos are extended ( ~200 - 1500 kpc in size) synchrotron emitting sources found…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-26 J. M. Boxelaar , R. J. van Weeren , A. Botteon