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astro-ph.HE2021★ 33 cited

A MeerKAT-meets-LOFAR Study of MS 1455.0+2232: A 590 kiloparsec 'Mini'-Halo in a Sloshing Cool-Core Cluster

C. J. Riseley, K. Rajpurohit, F. Loi +13

Radio mini-haloes are poorly-understood, moderately-extended diffuse radio sources that trace the presence of magnetic fields and relativistic electrons on scales of hundreds of ki…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 20 cited

A LOFAR view into the stormy environment of the galaxy cluster 2A0335+096

A. Ignesti, G. Brunetti, T. Shimwell +10

Radio observations represent a powerful probe of the physics occurring in the intracluster medium (ICM) because they trace the relativistic cosmic rays in the cluster magnetic fiel…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 40 cited

Deep low-frequency radio observations of Abell 2256 I: The filamentary radio relic

K. Rajpurohit, R. J. van Weeren, M. Hoeft +22

We present deep and high fidelity images of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2256 at low frequencies, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and LOw-Frequency A…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 36 cited

GASP XXXVIII: The LOFAR-MeerKAT-VLA view on the non-thermal side of a jellyfish galaxy

Alessandro Ignesti, Benedetta Vulcani, Bianca M. Poggianti +18

Ram pressure stripping is a crucial evolutionary driver for cluster galaxies. It is thought to be able to accelerate the evolution of their star formation, trigger the activity of…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 54 cited

A snapshot of the oldest AGN feedback phases

M. Brienza, T. W. Shimwell, F. de Gasperin +19

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) inject large amounts of energy into their host galaxies and surrounding environment, shaping their properties and evolution. In particular, AGN jets in…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 23 cited

The TESS View of LOFAR Radio-Emitting Stars

Benjamin J. S. Pope, Joseph R. Callingham, Adina D. Feinstein +4

The recent detection of the M dwarf GJ 1151 at 144 MHz low radio frequencies using LOFAR has been interpreted as evidence of an exoplanet magnetically interacting with its host sta…

astro-ph.GA2021

Low frequency radio properties of the quasar population

A. J. Gloudemans, K. J. Duncan, H. J. A. Röttgering +12

Optically luminous quasars at are important probes of super-massive black hole (SMBH) formation. With new and future radio facilities, the discovery of the brightest low-fr…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 90 cited

The population of M dwarfs observed at low radio frequencies

J. R. Callingham, H. K. Vedantham, T. W. Shimwell +12

Coherent low-frequency ( MHz) radio emission from stars encodes the conditions of the outer corona, mass-ejection events, and space weather. Previous low-frequency se…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 49 cited

The ultra-steep diffuse radio emission observed in the cool-core cluster RX J1720.1+2638 with LOFAR at 54 MHz

N. Biava, F. de Gasperin, A. Bonafede +17

Diffuse radio emission at the centre of galaxy clusters has been observed both in merging clusters on scales of Mpc, called giant radio haloes, and in relaxed systems with a cool-c…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 11 cited

The LOFAR LBA Sky Survey: Deep Fields I. The Boötes Field

W. L. Williams, F. de Gasperin, M. J. H. Hardcastle +9

We present the first sub-mJy ( mJy beam) survey to be completed below 100 MHz, which is over an order of magnitude deeper than previously achieved for widefield…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 33 cited

CHANG-ES XXIII: Influence of a galactic wind in NGC 5775

G. H. Heald, V. Heesen, S. S. Sridhar +22

We present new radio continuum images of the edge-on starburst galaxy NGC 5775, from LOFAR (140 MHz) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array CHANG-ES survey (1500 MHz). We trace th…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 21 cited

Unmasking the history of 3C 293 with LOFAR sub-arcsecond imaging

Pranav Kukreti, Raffaella Morganti, Timothy W. Shimwell +10

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) show episodic activity, evident in galaxies that exhibit restarted radio jets. These restarted jets can interact with their environment, leaving signa…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 25 cited

Origin of the ring structures in Hercules A -- Sub-arcsecond 144 MHz to 7 GHz observations

R. Timmerman, R. J. van Weeren, J. R. Callingham +18

The prominent radio source Hercules A features complex structures in its radio lobes. Although it is one of the most comprehensively studied sources in the radio sky, the origin of…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 88 cited

Sub-arcsecond imaging with the International LOFAR Telescope I. Foundational calibration strategy and pipeline

L. K. Morabito, N. J. Jackson, S. Mooney +71

[abridged] The International LOFAR Telescope is an interferometer with stations spread across Europe. With baselines of up to ~2,000 km, LOFAR has the unique capability of achievin…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 27 cited

The eROSITA Final Equatorial-Depth Survey (eFEDS): LOFAR view of brightest cluster galaxies and AGN feedback

T. Pasini, M. Brüggen, D. N. Hoang +15

During the performance verification phase of the SRG/eROSITA telescope, the eROSITA Final Equatorial-Depth Survey (eFEDS) has been carried out. It covers a 140 deg field locate…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 28 cited

Coherent radio emission from a population of RS Canum Venaticorum systems

S. E. B. Toet, H. K. Vedantham, J. R. Callingham +5

Coherent radio emission from stars can be used to constrain fundamental coronal plasma parameters, such as plasma density and magnetic field strength. It is also a probe of chromos…

astro-ph.SR2021

Evidence for cold plasma in planetary nebulae from radio observations with the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR)

Marcin Hajduk, Marijke Haverkorn, Timothy Shimwell +6

We present observations of planetary nebulae with the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) between 120 and 168 MHz. The images show thermal free-free emission from the nebular shells. We ha…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 16 cited

Late-Time Evolution and Modeling of the Off-Axis Gamma-ray Burst Candidate FIRST J141918.9+394036

K. P. Mooley, B. Margalit, C. J. Law +12

We present new radio and optical data, including very long baseline interferometry, as well as archival data analysis, for the luminous decades-long radio transient FIRST J141918.9…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 6 cited

Limits on long-time-scale radio transients at 150 MHz using the TGSS ADR1 and LoTSS DR2 catalogues

Iris de Ruiter, Guillaume Leseigneur, Antonia Rowlinson +4

We present a search for transient radio sources on timescales of 2 to 9 yr at 150 MHz. This search is conducted by comparing the first Alternative Data Release of the TIFR GMRT Sky…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 27 cited

A 3.5 Mpc-long radio relic in the galaxy cluster ClG 0217+70

D. N. Hoang, X. Zhang, C. Stuardi +14

Mega-parsec scale radio sources in the form of halos and relics are often detected in dynamically disturbed galaxy clusters. Although they are associated with merger-induced turbul…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 19 cited

Discovery of a radio halo (and relic) in a M cluster

A. Botteon, R. Cassano, R. J. van Weeren +12

Radio halos are diffuse synchrotron sources observed in dynamically unrelaxed galaxy clusters. Current observations and models suggest that halos trace turbulent regions in the int…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 21 cited

Radio relics in PSZ2 G096.88+24.18: A connection with pre-existing plasma

A. Jones, F. de Gasperin, V. Cuciti +10

Giant radio relics are arc-like structures of diffuse, non-thermal synchrotron radiation that trace shock waves induced by galaxy cluster mergers. The particle (re-)acceleration me…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 15 cited

Large closed-field corona of WX UMa evidenced from radio observations

I. Davis, H. K. Vedantham, J. R. Callingham +5

The space-weather conditions that result from stellar winds significantly impact the habitability of exoplanets. The conditions can be calculated from first principles if the neces…

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…