A new enigmatic radio relic in the low mass cluster Abell 2108
arXiv:2312.04170 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stad3865
Abstract
We report the discovery of a radio relic in the northeastern periphery of the cluster Abell 2108 (A2108). A2108 is a part of the uGMRT LOw-MAss Galaxy Cluster Survey (GLOMACS), where our main aim is to search for diffuse radio emission signatures in very sparsely explored low-mass galaxy clusters using uGMRT band-3 (central frequency 400 MHz). We used our uGMRT band-3 data along with the existing archival band-3 uGMRT data to improve image sensitivity. Along with the previously reported southwestern relic, the discovery of the new relic makes A2108 one of the few low-mass clusters hosting double relics. The new relic spans over a region of 610 kpc 310 kpc and, interestingly, differs considerably in size and morphology from the other relic. With XMM-Newton science archive data, we also report the tentative detection of a mildly supersonic shock of Mach number and from the surface brightness and temperature discontinuities, respectively near this newly found relic. Both the relics in A2108 are found to be significantly under-luminous compared to other double relic systems in the mass-luminosity plane. Though mild supersonic shocks resulting from an off-axis merger could have influenced their origin, we hypothesize that further local environments have played a crucial role in shaping their morphology.
arXiv comment7 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRAS
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