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27 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

A Brush with Turbulence: Probing the ICM Dynamics in the Merging Toothbrush Cluster using XRISM

Anjali Madangarli, Aurora Simionescu, Huub Röttgering +11

The Toothbrush Cluster (1RXS J0603.3+4214) is known for its northern radio relic, radio halo, and highly disturbed X-ray morphology. It shows features of both shock-driven and turb…

astro-ph.GA2026

Radio Quasars in the Cosmic Dawn: A Spectroscopic Sample from the DESI Survey

Anniek J. Gloudemans, Jinyi Yang, David M. Alexander +55

We present the largest statistical spectroscopic sample of radio quasars at 4.7<z<6.7 to date. These have been selected from a dedicated Dark Energy Survey Instrument (DESI) target…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Leiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students (LEAPS)

S. Bellotti, A. D. Sellek, P. Sharda +3

International student mobility plays a critical role in shaping future research careers, particularly in highly globalized fields such as astrophysics. The Leiden/ESA Astrophysics…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

Deep Constraints on [CII]158m in JADES-GS-z14-0: Further Evidence for a Galaxy with Low Gas Content at z=14.2

Sander Schouws, Rychard J. Bouwens, Hiddo Algera +14

We present deep ALMA observations targeting the [CII] line in JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy at z=14.1793. We do not detect the [CII] line in…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 5 cited

Detection of [OIII]88m in JADES-GS-z14-0 at z=14.1793

Sander Schouws, Rychard J. Bouwens, Katherine Ormerod +13

We report the first successful ALMA follow-up observations of a secure JWST-selected galaxy, by robustly detecting () the [OIII] line in JADES-GS-z14-0 (h…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 7 cited

Radio AGN jet alignment: Radio and Optical Position Angle of Radio Galaxies

Xuechen Zheng, Yuze Zhang, Huub Röttgering

It is well established that AGNs play an important role in the evolution of galaxies. These AGNs can be linked to the accretion processes onto massive black holes and past merger e…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 14 cited

Feeding and feedback processes in the Spiderweb proto-intracluster medium

M. Lepore, L. Di Mascolo, P. Tozzi +15

We present the detailed analysis of the thermal, diffuse emission of the proto-intracluster medium (ICM) detected in the halo of the Spiderweb Galaxy at z=2.16, within a radius of…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 21 cited

JWST's PEARLS: TN J1338-1942 -- I. Extreme jet triggered star-formation in a luminous radio galaxy

Kenneth J. Duncan, Rogier A. Windhorst, Anton M. Koekemoer +25

We present the first JWST observations of the luminous radio galaxy TN J1338-1942, obtained as part of the ``Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and Lensing Science…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 1 cited

High- Quasar Candidate Archive: A Spectroscopic Catalog of Quasars and Contaminants in Various Quasar Searches

Da-Ming Yang, Jan-Torge Schindler, Riccardo Nanni +7

We present the high- quasar candidate archive (HzQCA), summarizing the spectroscopic observations of 174 quasar candidates using Keck/LRIS, Keck/MOSFIRE, and Keck/NI…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 80 cited

LoTSS jellyfish galaxies: I. Radio tails in low redshift clusters

I. D. Roberts, R. J. van Weeren, S. L. McGee +6

In this paper we present a large sample of jellyfish galaxies in low redshift clusters (z<0.05), identified through 120-168 MHz radio continuum from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 34 cited

Limits to Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Emission From Far-Infrared-Luminous z~6 Quasar Hosts

Madeline A. Marshall, Mira Mechtley, Rogier A. Windhorst +20

We report on a Hubble Space Telescope search for rest-frame ultraviolet emission from the host galaxies of five far-infrared-luminous quasars and the hot-dust…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 11 cited

LOFAR 144-MHz follow-up observations of GW170817

J. W. Broderick, T. W. Shimwell, K. Gourdji +66

We present low-radio-frequency follow-up observations of AT 2017gfo, the electromagnetic counterpart of GW170817, which was the first binary neutron star merger to be detected by A…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 17 cited

Mapping low frequency carbon radio recombination lines towards Cassiopeia A at 340, 148, 54 and 43 MHz

Pedro Salas, J. B. Raymond Oonk, Reinout J. van Weeren +5

Quantitative understanding of the interstellar medium requires knowledge of its physical conditions. Low frequency carbon radio recombination lines (CRRLs) trace cold interstellar…

astro-ph.IM2017

An Automated Scalable Framework for Distributing Radio Astronomy Processing Across Clusters and Clouds

A. P. Mechev, J. B. R. Oonk, A. Danezi +5

The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope is an international aperture synthesis radio telescope used to study the Universe at low frequencies. One of the goals of the LOFAR…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 272 cited

The XXL Survey: I. Scientific motivations - XMM-Newton observing plan - Follow-up observations and simulation programme

M. Pierre, F. Pacaud, C. Adami +89

We present the XXL Survey, the largest XMM programme totaling some 6.9 Ms to date and involving an international consortium of roughly 100 members. The XXL Survey covers two extrag…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 33 cited

Using rotation measure grids to detect cosmological magnetic fields -- a Bayesian approach

V. Vacca, N. Oppermann, T. Ensslin +17

Determining magnetic field properties in different environments of the cosmic large-scale structure as well as their evolution over redshift is a fundamental step toward uncovering…

astro-ph.GA2014

Astronomy below the Survey Threshold

Jonathan T. L. Zwart, Jasper Wall, Alexander Karim +15

Astronomy at or below the 'survey threshold' has expanded significantly since the publication of the original 'Science with the Square Kilometer Array' in 1999 and its update in 20…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 75 cited

The rise and fall of star-formation in merging galaxy clusters

Andra Stroe, David Sobral, William Dawson +6

CIZA J2242.8+5301 (`Sausage') and 1RXS J0603.3+4213 (`Toothbrush') are two low-redshift (), massive (), post-core passage merging clusters, whi…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 2.7k cited

LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

M. P. van Haarlem, M. W. Wise, A. W. Gunst +197

LOFAR, the LOw-Frequency ARray, is a new-generation radio interferometer constructed in the north of the Netherlands and across europe. Utilizing a novel phased-array design, LOFAR…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 53 cited

CO(1-0) detection of molecular gas in the massive Spiderweb Galaxy (z=2)

B. H. C. Emonts, I. Feain, H. J. A. Roettgering +13

The high-redshift radio galaxy MRC 1138-262 (`Spiderweb Galaxy'; z = 2.16), is one of the most massive systems in the early Universe and surrounded by a dense `web' of proto-cluste…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 20 cited

A z~3 radio galaxy and its protocluster: evidence for a superstructure?

E. Kuiper, B. P. Venemans, N. A. Hatch +2

We present spectroscopic follow-up observations of Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs) selected in the field surrounding the radio galaxy MRC0316-257 at z~3.13 (0316). Robust spectroscopic…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 17 cited

LOFAR: Recent imaging results & future prospects

George Heald, Michael R. Bell, Andreas Horneffer +27

The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is under construction in the Netherlands and in several surrounding European countries. In this contribution, we describe the layout and design of t…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 63 cited

A SINFONI view of flies in the Spiderweb: a galaxy cluster in the making

E. Kuiper, N. A. Hatch, G. K. Miley +8

The environment of the high-z radio galaxy PKS 1138-262 at z~2.2 is a prime example of a forming galaxy cluster. We use deep SINFONI data to perform a detailed study of the kinemat…

astro-ph.EP2010★ 46 cited

Co-evolution of atmospheres, life, and climate

John Lee Grenfell, Heike Rauer, Franck Selsis +19

After Earth's origin, our host star, the Sun, was shining 20 to 25 percent less brightly than today. Without greenhouse-like conditions to warm the atmosphere, our early planet wou…