MeerKAT discovery of GHz radio emission extending from Abell 3017 toward Abell 3016

Abstract

Context: The clusters Abell 3017 and Abell 3016 are located within a large-scale filament. A prominent X-ray bridge has been detected connecting the two clusters and a potential galaxy group between them. Aims: The aim of this work is to investigate the existence of a radio bridge in the filament between Abell 3017 and Abell 3016, to explore other diffuse radio structures within this system, and to investigate the origins of these diffuse radio emission. Methods: We analyzed MeerKAT L-band data to study the morphology and spectra of the diffuse radio structures in Abell 3016-Abell 3017. X-ray imaging and spectral analysis were carried out with archival Chandra and XMM-Newton data. Additionally, correlations between radio ($I_R$) and X-ray surface brightness ($I_X$) were generated to explore the connections between thermal and non-thermal components in the diffuse radio emission. Results: We detected a faint radio bridge with an average surface brightness of $\sim 0.1\mu \mathrm{Jy}\mathrm{arcse}{\mathrm{c}}^{-2}$ at 1280 MHz using MeerKAT. It connects Abell 3017 with a potential galaxy group and extends towards Abell 3016, aligning with the X-ray bridge. A high X-ray temperature of $7.09\pm 0.54$ keV detected in the bridge region suggests an interaction between Abell 3017 and the group. In Abell 3017, we identified two distinct components of diffuse radio emission: a radio mini-halo and an outer radio halo with a northern extension (N-extension hereafter). The radio surface brightness profile of Abell 3017 shows a steep inner component consistent with other mini-halos, and a faint outer component likely linked to an infalling subcluster. The $I_{\mathrm{R}}-I_{\mathrm{X}}$ diagram indicates superlinear and sublinear correlations for the mini-halo and N-extension, respectively.

accepted for publication in A&A; 18 pages, 16 figures, 4 tables; abstract shortened due to arXiv character limit

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