Diffuse radio emission from galaxy clusters

RJ Van Weeren, F de Gasperin, H Akamatsu… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
In a growing number of galaxy clusters diffuse extended radio sources have been found.
These sources are not directly associated with individual cluster galaxies. The radio …

The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey-I. Survey Overview and Highlights

K Knowles, WD Cotton, L Rudnick, F Camilo… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
MeerKAT's large number (64) of 13.5 m diameter antennas, spanning 8 km with a densely
packed 1 km core, create a powerful instrument for wide-area surveys, with high sensitivity …

Shock acceleration efficiency in radio relics

A Botteon, G Brunetti, D Ryu, S Roh - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Radio relics in galaxy clusters are giant diffuse synchrotron sources powered in
cluster outskirts by merger shocks. Although the relic–shock connection has been …

[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 …

LOFAR, VLA, and Chandra observations of the Toothbrush galaxy cluster

RJ Van Weeren, G Brunetti, M Brüggen… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present deep LOFAR observations between 120 and 181 MHz of the" Toothbrush"(RX
J0603. 3+ 4214), a cluster that contains one of the brightest radio relic sources known. Our …

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 …

The beautiful mess in Abell 2255

A Botteon, G Brunetti, RJ Van Weeren… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present LOFAR observations of one of the most spectacular objects in the radio sky:
Abell 2255. This is a nearby (z= 0.0806) merging galaxy cluster hosting one of the first radio …

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 …

Stochastic reacceleration of relativistic electrons by turbulent reconnection: a mechanism for cluster-scale radio emission?

G Brunetti, A Lazarian - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we investigate a situation where relativistic particles are reaccelerated
diffusing across regions of reconnection and magnetic dynamo in super-Alfvenic …

Deep VLA observations of the cluster 1RXS J0603. 3+ 4214 in the frequency range of 1–2 GHz

K Rajpurohit, M Hoeft, RJ Van Weeren… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We report L-band VLA observations of 1RXS J0603. 3+ 4214, a cluster that hosts a bright
radio relic, known as the Toothbrush, and an elongated giant radio halo. These new …