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 …

Galaxy clusters enveloped by vast volumes of relativistic electrons

V Cuciti, F de Gasperin, M Brüggen, F Vazza… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The central regions of galaxy clusters are permeated by magnetic fields and filled with
relativistic electrons. When clusters merge, the magnetic fields are amplified and relativistic …

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 …

A MeerKAT-meets-LOFAR study of Abell 1413: a moderately disturbed non-cool-core cluster hosting a~ 500 kpc 'mini'-halo

CJ Riseley, N Biava, G Lusetti… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Many relaxed cool-core clusters host diffuse radio emission on scales of hundreds of
kiloparsecs: mini-haloes. However, the mechanism responsible for generating them, as well …

Exploring diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters and groups with uGMRT and SKA

S Paul, R Kale, A Datta, A Basu, S Sur… - Journal of Astrophysics …, 2023 - Springer
Diffuse radio emission has been detected in a considerable number of galaxy clusters and
groups, revealing the presence of pervasive cosmic magnetic fields, and of relativistic …

A three-component giant radio halo: The puzzling case of the galaxy cluster Abell 2142

L Bruno, A Botteon, T Shimwell, V Cuciti… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Turbulence introduced into the intracluster medium (ICM) through cluster-merger
events transfers energy to non-thermal components, and can trigger the formation of diffuse …

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 …

The galaxy group NGC 507: Newly detected AGN remnant plasma transported by sloshing

M Brienza, L Lovisari, K Rajpurohit, A Bonafede… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Jets from active galactic nuclei (AGN) are known to recurrently enrich their surrounding
medium with mildly relativistic particles and magnetic fields. Here, we present a detailed …

Deep low-frequency radio observations of Abell 2256-II. The ultra-steep spectrum radio halo

K Rajpurohit, E Osinga, M Brienza, A Botteon… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present the first detailed analysis of the radio halo in the merging galaxy cluster Abell
2256 using the LOw Frequency ARray, the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope …

Deep low-frequency radio observations of A2256. I. The filamentary radio relic

K Rajpurohit, RJ Van Weeren, M Hoeft… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present deep and high-fidelity images of the merging galaxy cluster A2256 at low
frequencies using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and LOw …