The Coma cluster at LOFAR frequencies. II. The halo, relic, and a new accretion relic

A Bonafede, G Brunetti, L Rudnick… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We present LOw Frequency ARray observations of the Coma Cluster field at 144
MHz. The cluster hosts one of the most famous radio halos, a relic, and a low surface …

LOFAR observations of galaxy clusters in HETDEX-Extraction and self-calibration of individual LOFAR targets

RJ Van Weeren, TW Shimwell, A Botteon… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Diffuse cluster radio sources, in the form of radio halos and relics, reveal the presence of
cosmic rays and magnetic fields in the intracluster medium (ICM). These cosmic rays are …

[HTML][HTML] MeerKAT view of the diffuse radio sources in Abell 3667 and their interactions with the thermal plasma

F De Gasperin, L Rudnick, A Finoguenov… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. During their lifetimes, galaxy clusters grow through the accretion of matter from the
filaments of the large-scale structure and from mergers with other clusters. These mergers …

Radio fossils, relics, and haloes in Abell 3266: cluster archaeology with ASKAP-EMU and the ATCA

CJ Riseley, E Bonnassieux, T Vernstrom… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abell 3266 is a massive and complex merging galaxy cluster that exhibits significant
substructure. We present new, highly sensitive radio continuum observations of Abell 3266 …

Exploring the spectral properties of radio relics–I: integrated spectral index and Mach number

D Wittor, S Ettori, F Vazza, K Rajpurohit… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Radio relics are the manifestation of electrons presumably being shock (re-) accelerated to
high energies in the outskirts of galaxy clusters. However, estimates of the shocks' strength …

MeerKAT uncovers the physics of an odd radio circle

RP Norris, JD Collier, RM Crocker… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Odd radio circles (ORCs) are recently-discovered faint diffuse circles of radio emission, of
unknown cause, surrounding galaxies at moderate redshift (z∼ 0.2–0.6). Here, we present …

Dissecting nonthermal emission in the complex multiple-merger galaxy cluster Abell 2744: Radio and X-ray analysis

K Rajpurohit, F Vazza, RJ Van Weeren, M Hoeft… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
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 …

The Coma Cluster at LOw Frequency ARray Frequencies. I. Insights into particle acceleration mechanisms in the radio bridge

A Bonafede, G Brunetti, F Vazza… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Radio synchrotron emission from the bridges of low-density gas connecting galaxy clusters
and groups is a challenge for particle acceleration processes. In this work, we analyze the …

Cosmic-ray acceleration and magnetic fields in galaxy clusters and beyond: Insights from radio observations

D Wittor - Universe, 2023 - mdpi.com
The discovery of diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters proved the existence of energetic
cosmic-ray electrons and cosmic magnetic fields on Mpc-scales in the Universe …

Magnetogenesis and the cosmic web: A joint challenge for radio observations and numerical simulations

F Vazza, N Locatelli, K Rajpurohit, S Banfi… - Galaxies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The detection of the radio signal from filaments in the cosmic web is crucial to distinguish
possible magnetogenesis scenarios. We review the status of the different attempts to detect …