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We present Chandra gas temperature profiles at large radii for a sample of 13 nearby, relaxed galaxy clusters and groups, which includes A133, A262, A383, A478, A907, A1413, A1795, A1991, A2029, A2390, MKW4, RXJ1159+5531, and USGC S152. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Vikhlinin , M. Markevitch , S. S. Murray , C. Jones , W. Forman , L. Van Speybroeck

We present results from \textit{Chandra} X-ray observations and 325 MHz Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) observations of the massive and X-ray luminous cluster of galaxies Abell S1063. We report the detection of large-scale \lq\lq…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-12 Majidul Rahaman , Ramij Raja , Abhirup Datta , Jack O Burns , Brian Alden , David Rapetti

We present deep XMM-Newton, Karl Jansky Very Large Array, and upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope observations of Abell 746, a cluster that hosts a plethora of diffuse emission sources that provide evidence for the acceleration of…

Massive galaxy clusters with cool-cores typically host diffuse radio sources called mini-haloes, whereas, those with non-cool-cores host radio haloes. We attempt to understand the unusual nature of the cool-core galaxy cluster CL1821+643…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-08 Ruta Kale , Viral Parekh

We present deep ($205 \rm ks$), \Chandra observations of the \ab295 binary merging cluster ($z=0.30$). In the X-ray image, the secondary component is clearly visible as a surface brightness peak, while the primary cluster has a flatter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-03 Aurelia Pascut , John P. Hughes

X-ray data analysis have found that fairly complex structures at cluster centres are more common than expected. Many of these structures have similar morphologies, which exhibit spiral-like substructure. It is not yet well known how these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-23 Tatiana F. Lagana , Felipe Andrade-Santos , Gastao B. Lima Neto

The galaxy cluster Abell 3667 is an ideal laboratory to study the plasma processes in the intracluster medium (ICM). High resolution Chandra X-ray observations show a cold front in Abell 3667. At radio wavelengths, Abell 3667 reveals a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Abhirup Datta , David E. Schenck , Jack O. Burns , Samuel W. Skillman , Eric J. Hallman

Chandra observations of the merging galaxy cluster A520 reveal a prominent bow shock with M=2.1+0.4-0.3. This is only the second clear example of a substantially supersonic merger shock front in clusters. Comparison of the X-ray image with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Markevitch , F. Govoni , G. Brunetti , D. Jerius

There is now firm evidence that the ICM consists of a mixture of hot plasma, magnetic fields and relativistic particles. The most important evidences for non-thermal phenomena in galaxy clusters comes from the diffuse Mpc-scale synchrotron…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Cassano , G. Brunetti

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

We use Chandra data to map the gas temperature in the central region of the merging cluster A2142. The cluster is markedly nonisothermal; it appears that the central cooling flow has been disturbed but not destroyed by a merger. The X-ray…

Nonthermal emission observed in galaxy clusters provides a direct probe into the plasma physics of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) under extreme conditions. We report the first detailed analysis of the giant radio halo in the merging galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-01 Ramananda Santra , Ruta Kale , Simona Giacintucci , Herve Bourdin , Rashi Jain , Andrea Botteon , Gianfranco Brunetti

Cold fronts were originally interpreted as being the result of subsonic/transonic motions of head-on merging substructures. This merger core remnant model is theoretically justified and hold relatively well for clusters that have clear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Renato A. Dupke

A temperature map of the A3266 galaxy cluster has been derived from the ASCA GIS observations. It shows an asymmetric pattern of heating indicative of an ongoing merger between a group sized sub-cluster and the main cluster. The galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mark Henriksen , R. Hank Donnelly , David S. Davis

We present the first deep low frequency radio observations of the massive and highly disturbed galaxy cluster Abell 2744 using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT). The cluster is experiencing a very complex multiple merger…

Analysis of a 30,000 s X-ray observation of the Abell 3266 galaxy cluster with the ACIS on board the Chandra Observatory has produced several new insights into the cluster merger. The intracluster medium has a non-monotonically decreasing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Mark J. Henriksen , Eric R. Tittley

We report on the detection of diffuse radio emission in the X-ray luminous and massive galaxy cluster A1351 (z=0.322) using archival Very Large Array data at 1.4 GHz. Given its central location, morphology, and Mpc-scale extent, we classify…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 S. Giacintucci , T. Venturi , R. Cassano , D. Dallacasa , G. Brunetti

Radio halos and relics are Mpc-scale diffuse radio sources in galaxy clusters, with a steep spectral index $\alpha>1$ ($S\propto \nu^{-\alpha}$). It has been proposed that they arise from particle acceleration induced by turbulence and weak…

Massive galaxy clusters are the most violent large scale structures undergoing merger events in the Universe. Based upon their morphological properties in X-rays, they are classified as un-relaxed and relaxed clusters and often host (a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-02 M. Pandey-Pommier , J. Richard , F. Combes , A. Edge , B. Guiderdoni , D. Narasimha , J. Bagchi , J. Jacob

We present Chandra X-ray Observations of the Hydra A cluster of galaxies, and we report the discovery of structure in the central 80 kpc of the cluster's X-ray-emitting gas. The most remarkable structures are depressions in the X-ray…