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most citedRELICS: Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey

210 citations · 3.3k across the 78 of their papers we have counts for

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80 papers

astro-ph.CO2025

Cosmological constraints from the Planck cluster catalogue with DES shear profiles and Chandra observations

G. Aymerich, S. Grandis, M. Douspis +50

We present cosmological constraints from the Planck PSZ2 cosmological cluster sample, using weak-lensing shear profiles from Dark Energy Survey (DES) data and X-ray observations fr…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 19 cited

Probing cluster magnetism with embedded and background radio sources in Planck clusters

Erik Osinga, Reinout J. van Weeren, Lawrence Rudnick +6

Magnetic fields remain an enigmatic part of the content of galaxy clusters. Faraday rotation and depolarisation of extragalactic radio sources are useful probes, but the limited av…

astro-ph.GA2024

A complex node of the cosmic web associated with the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0600.1-2008

Lukas J. Furtak, Adi Zitrin, Johan P. Richard +18

MACS J0600.1-2008 (MACS0600) is an X-ray luminous, massive galaxy cluster at , studied previously by the REionization LensIng Cluster Survey (RELICS) and ALMA…

astro-ph.CO2024

Cosmological constraints from the Chandra-Planck galaxy cluster sample

G. Aymerich, M. Douspis, G. W. Pratt +8

We provide a new scaling relation between , the integrated Sunyaev-Zeldovich signal and , the cluster mass derived from X-ray observations, u…

astro-ph.HE2024

On the Particle Acceleration Mechanisms in a Double Radio Relic Galaxy Cluster, Abell 1240

Arnab Sarkar, Felipe Andrade-Santos, Reinout J. van Weeren +12

We present a 368 ks deep Chandra observation of Abell~1240, a binary merging galaxy cluster at a redshift of 0.195 with two Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) may have passed each o…

astro-ph.GA2023

Reaching for the stars -- JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of a lensed star candidate at

Lukas J. Furtak, Ashish K. Meena, Erik Zackrisson +31

We present JWST/NIRSpec observations of a highly magnified star candidate at a photometric redshift of , previously detected in JWST/NIRCam imaging of t…

astro-ph.GA2023

X-ray Cavity Dynamics and their Role in the Gas Precipitation in Planck Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) Selected Clusters

V. Olivares, Y. Su, W. Forman +7

We study active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback in nearby (z<0.35) galaxy clusters from the Planck Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) sample using Chandra observations. This nearly unbiased ma…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 24 cited

JWST NIRSpec spectroscopy of the triply-lensed galaxy MACS0647JD

Tiger Yu-Yang Hsiao, Abdurro'uf, Dan Coe +38

We present JWST/NIRSpec prism spectroscopy of MACS0647-JD, the triply-lensed candidate discovered in HST imaging and spatially resolved by JWST imaging into two compone…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 8 cited

A variable active galactic nucleus at triply-imaged by the galaxy cluster MACS J0035.4-2015

Lukas J. Furtak, Ramesh Mainali, Adi Zitrin +32

We report the discovery of a triply imaged active galactic nucleus (AGN), lensed by the galaxy cluster MACS J0035.4-2015 (). The object is detected in Hubble…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 9 cited

A search for transients in the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey (RELICS): Three new supernovae

Miriam Golubchik, Adi Zitrin, Justin Pierel +16

The Reionization Cluster Survey (RELICS) imaged 41 galaxy clusters with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), in order to detect lensed and high-redshift galaxies. Each cluster was ima…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 58 cited

Two lensed star candidates at behind the galaxy cluster MACS J0647.7+7015

Ashish Kumar Meena, Adi Zitrin, Yolanda Jiménez-Teja +24

We report the discovery of two extremely magnified lensed star candidates behind the galaxy cluster MACS J0647.7+7015, in recent multi-band James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRCam…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 133 cited

JWST/NIRCam Probes Young Star Clusters in the Reionization Era Sunrise Arc

E. Vanzella, A. Claeyssens, B. Welch +27

Star cluster formation in the early universe and their contribution to reionization remains to date largely unconstrained. Here we present JWST/NIRCam imaging of the most highly ma…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 14 cited

Gas sloshing and cold fronts in pre-merging galaxy cluster Abell 98

Arnab Sarkar, Scott Randall, Yuanyuan Su +10

We present deep Chandra observations of the pre-merger galaxy cluster Abell 98. Abell 98 is a complex merging system. While the northern (A98N) and central subclusters (A98S) are m…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 54 cited

JWST reveals a possible galaxy merger in triply-lensed MACS0647JD

Tiger Yu-Yang Hsiao, Dan Coe, Abdurro'uf +63

MACS0647JD is a triply-lensed galaxy originally discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope. Here we report new JWST imaging, which clearly resolves MACS0647JD as ha…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 17 cited

High-Redshift Galaxy Candidates at as Revealed by JWST Observations of WHL0137-08

Larry D. Bradley, Dan Coe, Gabriel Brammer +25

We report the discovery of four galaxy candidates observed 450 - 600 Myr after the Big Bang with photometric redshifts between z ~ 8.3 - 10.2 measured using the JWST NIRCam imaging…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 134 cited

A Highly Magnified Star at Redshift 6.2

Brian Welch, Dan Coe, Jose M. Diego +26

Galaxy clusters magnify background objects through strong gravitational lensing. Typical magnifications for lensed galaxies are factors of a few but can also be as high as tens or…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 15 cited

AGN feedback duty cycle in Planck SZ selected clusters using Chandra observations

V. Olivares, Y. Su, P. Nulsen +5

We present a systematic study of X-ray cavities using archival Chandra observations of nearby galaxy clusters selected by their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) signature in the Planck surv…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 22 cited

Discovery of a pre-merger shock in an intercluster filament in Abell 98

Arnab Sarkar, Scott Randall, Yuanyuan Su +11

We report the first unambiguous detection of an axial merger shock in the early-stage merging cluster Abell 98 using deep (227 ks) Chandra observations. The shock is about 420 kpc…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 70 cited

JWST Imaging of Earendel, the Extremely Magnified Star at Redshift

Brian Welch, Dan Coe, Erik Zackrisson +60

The gravitationally lensed star WHL0137-LS, nicknamed Earendel, was identified with a photometric redshift based on images taken with the Hubble Space Tele…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 33 cited

The detection of cluster magnetic fields via radio source depolarisation

E. Osinga, R. J. van Weeren, F. Andrade-Santos +7

It has been well established that galaxy clusters have magnetic fields. The exact properties and origin of these magnetic fields are still uncertain even though these fields play a…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 17 cited

A double-peaked Lyman- emitter with a strong blue peak multiply imaged by the galaxy cluster RXC J0018.5+1626

Lukas J. Furtak, Adèle Plat, Adi Zitrin +10

We report the discovery of a double-peaked Lyman- (Ly) emitter (LAE) at in VLT/MUSE data. The galaxy is strongly lensed by the galaxy cluster RXC~J0018.5+…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 1 cited

Constraining Merging Galaxy Clusters with X-ray and Lensing Simulations and Observations: The case of Abell 2146

Urmila Chadayammuri, John ZuHone, Paul Nulsen +5

Galaxy cluster mergers are a powerful laboratory for testing cosmological and astrophysical models. However, interpreting individual merging clusters depends crucially on their mer…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 19 cited

Chandra Observations of the Planck ESZ Sample: A Re-Examination of Masses and Mass Proxies

Felipe Andrade-Santos, Gabriel W. Pratt, Jean-Baptiste Melin +14

Using Chandra observations, we derive the proxy and associated total mass measurement, , for 147 clusters with from the Planck Early Su…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 65 cited

Dissecting nonthermal emission in the complex multiple-merger galaxy cluster Abell 2744: Radio and X-ray analysis

K. Rajpurohit, F. Vazza, R. J. van Weeren +14

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 (uGMRT).…