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most citedFrontier Fields Clusters: Deep Chandra Observations of the Complex Merger MACS J1149.6+2223

21 citations · 32 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

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.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

Mapping the Nearest Ancient Sloshing Cold Front in the Sky with XMM-Newton

Sheng-Chieh Lin, Yuanyuan Su, Iraj Vaezzadeh +8

The Virgo Cluster is the nearest cool core cluster that features two well-studied sloshing cold fronts at radii of kpc and kpc, respectively. In this…

astro-ph.GA2025

Constraints on Non-Thermal Pressure at galaxy cluster outskirts from a Joint SPT and XMM-Newton Analysis

Arnab Sarkar, Michael McDonald, Lindsey Bleem +11

We present joint South Pole Telescope (SPT) and XMM-Newton observations of 8 massive galaxy clusters (0.8--1.710 M) spanning a redshift range of 0.16 to 0.…

astro-ph.CO2025

PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 III: weak-lensing analysis and merging scenario reconstruction of a low-mass cluster with exceptionally-distant radio relics

Eunmo Ahn, Hyejeon Cho, M. James Jee +7

The galaxy cluster PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 () is a post-merging system that exhibits symmetric double radio relics separated by ~2.7 Mpc. We present the first weak-lensing anal…

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.CO2024★ 1 cited

A Chandra Study of the NGC7618/UGC12491 Major Group Merger at Apogee: Multiple Cold Fronts, Boxy Wings, Filaments, and Arc-shaped Slingshot Tails

Marie E. Machacek, Christine Jones, Ralph P. Kraft +4

Analyses of major group mergers are key to understanding the evolution of large-scale structure in the Universe and the microphysical properties of the hot gas in these systems. We…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

A candidate supermassive black hole in a gravitationally-lensed galaxy at

Orsolya E. Kovacs, Akos Bogdan, Priyamvada Natarajan +8

While supermassive black holes (BHs) are widely observed in the nearby and distant universe, their origin remains debated with two viable formation scenarios with light and heavy s…

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★ 1 cited

Jet reorientation in central galaxies of clusters and groups: insights from VLBA and Chandra data

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

Recent observations of galaxy clusters and groups with misalignments between their central AGN jets and X-ray cavities, or with multiple misaligned cavities, have raised concerns a…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 8 cited

Weak-Lensing Analysis of the Complex Cluster Merger Abell 746 with Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam

Kim HyeongHan, Hyejeon Cho, M. James Jee +15

The galaxy cluster Abell 746 (A746; =0.214), featuring a double radio relic system, two isolated radio relics, a possible radio halo, disturbed V-shaped X-ray emission, and intr…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 21 cited

Frontier Fields Clusters: Deep Chandra Observations of the Complex Merger MACS J1149.6+2223

G. A. Ogrean, R. J. van Weeren, C. Jones +24

The HST Frontier Fields cluster MACS J1149.6+2223 is one of the most complex merging clusters, believed to consist of four dark matter halos. We present results from deep (365 ks)…