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most citedThe Mysterious Merger of NGC6868 and NGC6861 in the Telescopium Group

29 citations · 71 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Quantum Oscillations across Hole Crystallization in Rhombohedral Graphene

Daniele Guerci, Enrico Rossi

Recent quantum-oscillation measurements in rhombohedral graphene reveal an abrupt increase in the dominant frequency and the emergence of additional frequencies as the carrier dens…

astro-ph.GA2026

Direct imaging of sub-parsec binary SMBHs in the central galaxy of the NGC 5044 group

Francesco Ubertosi, Gerrit Schellenberger, Ewan O'Sullivan +7

Binary active galactic nuclei (AGN) consist of two supermassive black holes (SMBHs) hosted in a single galaxy that are simultaneously accreting gas. These systems are key to unders…

astro-ph.CO2026

The Treble Clef radio phoenix and its old nonthermal filaments

A. Botteon, M. Brienza, K. Rajpurohit +15

By inspecting data from the LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey (LoTSS), we noticed a peculiar bright and filamentary radio source at low-galactic latitude (). This source,…

astro-ph.GA2026

AGN Fueling and Radio Jet Evolution in the Galaxy Group NGC 5044 revealed by VLBA HI Absorption and Proper-Motion Radio Observations

Francesco Ubertosi, Ewan O'Sullivan, Gerrit Schellenberger +8

The role of cooling gas in triggering active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback in the centers of galaxy groups and clusters remains a key open question. NGC 5044, the X-ray brightest…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book

Michael Koss, Nafisa Aftab, Steven W. Allen +395

The AXIS Community Science Book represents the collective effort of 592 scientists worldwide to define the transformative science enabled by the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (A…

astro-ph.GA2025

Multiphase gas offsets in the atmospheres of central galaxies and their consequences for SMBH activation I. The hot and warm ionized gas phases

Francesco Ubertosi, Fabrizio Brighenti, Ewan O'Sullivan +10

We investigate the spatial relationships between multi-phase gas components and supermassive black hole (SMBH) activity in a sample of 25 cool core galaxy groups and clusters. Usin…

astro-ph.GA2025

JVLA and VLBA study of the merging cool core CHIPS 1911+4455 at z~0.5: radio emission from an infant AGN and from a rapidly star-forming BCG

Francesco Ubertosi, Myriam Gitti, Pasquale Temi +5

Recent studies of galaxy clusters found peculiar cases at the boundary between non-cool core and cool core systems. While unusual, these objects can help us understand the evolutio…

astro-ph.GA2025

Chandra X-ray Observatory study of the X-ray emission of PKS 0023-26 and comparison with recent ALMA results

A. Siemiginowska, R. Morganti, G. Fabbiano +4

We present a deep high-resolution Chandra X-ray Observatory image data of a powerful compact radio source PKS 0023-26 associated with a quasar at redshift 0.322. The earlier studie…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 2 cited

Radial Profiles of Radio Halos in Massive Galaxy Clusters: Diffuse Giants Over 2 Mpc

K. Rajpurohit, A. Botteon, E. O'Sullivan +9

We present new, high frequency radio observations of the merging galaxy clusters PLCK G287.0+32.9, Abell 2744, and Bullet. These clusters are known to host Mpc scale sources,…

astro-ph.CO2025

PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 II: radio analysis of a low-mass cluster with exceptionally-distant radio relics

Kamlesh Rajpurohit, Andra Stroe, Ewan O'Sullivan +13

We report upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and Karl J. Jansky Very Large Array radio observations of a low-mass merging galaxy cluster PSZ2 G181.06+48.47. This exceptional…

astro-ph.GA2025

Revisiting the Group-Dominant Elliptical NGC 5044 in the Radio Band: Continuum Emission and Detection of HI Absorption

Kamlesh Rajpurohit, Tirna Deb, Konstantinos Kolokythas +9

We present new MeerKAT L-band (continuum and HI) and upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (300-850 MHz) observations of the archetypal cool-core group-dominant early-type galax…

astro-ph.HE2025

PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 I: X-ray exploration of a low-mass cluster with exceptionally-distant radio relics

Andra Stroe, Kamlesh Rajpurohit, Zhenlin Zhu +13

Relics are diffuse, highly-polarized radio sources that trace merger-driven shocks at the periphery of merging galaxy clusters. The LOFAR survey recently discovered a rare example…

astro-ph.GA2024

Probing the high frequency variability of NGC 5044: the key to AGN feedback

Gerrit Schellenberger, Ewan O'Sullivan, Laurence David +10

The active galactic nucleus (AGN) feeding and feedback process in the centers of galaxy clusters and groups is still not well understood. NGC 5044 is the ideal system in which to s…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

The Multi-Epoch Jet Outbursts in Abell 496: synchrotron ageing and buoyant X-ray cavities draped by warm gas filaments

Francesco Ubertosi, Simona Giacintucci, Tracy Clarke +4

The galaxy cluster Abell 496 has been extensively studied in the past for the clear sloshing motion of the hot gas on large scales, but the interplay between the central radio gala…

astro-ph.GA2024

A Deep Dive into the NGC 741 Galaxy Group: Insights into a Spectacular Head-Tail Radio Galaxy from VLA, MeerKAT, uGMRT and LOFAR

K. Rajpurohit, E. O'Sullivan, G. Schellenberger +17

We present deep, wideband multifrequency radio observations (144 MHz8 GHz) of the remarkable galaxy group NGC 741, which yield crucial insights into the interaction between the…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Galaxy groups as the ultimate probe of AGN feedback

Dominique Eckert, Fabio Gastaldello, Ewan O'Sullivan +3

The co-evolution between supermassive black holes and their environment is most directly traced by the hot atmospheres of dark matter halos. Cooling of the hot atmosphere supplies…

astro-ph.GA2024

Two distinct molecular cloud populations detected in massive galaxies

Tom Rose, B. R. McNamara, F. Combes +8

We present new ALMA observations of CO, CN, CS, HCN and HCO absorption seen against the bright and compact radio continuum sources of eight massive galaxies. Combined with ar…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 15 cited

The mystery of the 'Kite' radio source in Abell 2626: insights from new Chandra observations

A. Ignesti, M. Gitti, G. Brunetti +3

We present the results of a new Chandra study of the galaxy cluster A2626. The radio emission of the cluster shows a complex system of four symmetric arcs without known correlation…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 20 cited

Cold fronts and metal anisotropies in the X-ray cool core of the galaxy cluster Zw1742+3306

S. Ettori, F. Gastaldello, M. Gitti +5

(Context) In recent years, our understanding of the cool cores of galaxy clusters has changed. Once thought to be relatively simple places where gas cools and flows toward the cent…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 29 cited

The Mysterious Merger of NGC6868 and NGC6861 in the Telescopium Group

M. E. Machacek, E. O'Sullivan, S. W. Randall +2

We use Chandra X-ray observations of the hot gas in and around NGC6868 and NGC6861 in the Telescopium galaxy group (AS0851) to probe the interaction history between these galaxies.…