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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…
The longest known tails of ram-pressure-stripped star-forming galaxies are caused by an intracluster medium shock in Abell 1367
H. W. Edler, M. Hoeft, S. Bhagat +10
The environment plays an important role in shaping the evolution of cluster galaxies through mechanisms such as ram pressure stripping (RPS), whose effect may be enhanced in mergin…
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…
Revealing the intricacies of radio galaxies and filaments in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2255. I. Insights from deep LOFAR-VLBI sub-arcsecond resolution images
E. De Rubeis, M. Bondi, A. Botteon +7
High sensitivity of modern interferometers is revealing a plethora of filaments surrounding radio galaxies, especially in galaxy cluster environments. The morphology and spectral c…
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…
Non-thermal filaments and AGN recurrent activity in the galaxy group Nest200047: a LOFAR, uGMRT, MeerKAT, VLA radio spectral analysis
M. Brienza, K. Rajpurohit, E. Churazov +15
Nest200047 is a clear example of multiple radio bubbles from an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in a galaxy group, featuring non-thermal filaments likely shaped by buoyancy, gas moti…
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…
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…
From 100 MHz to 10 GHz: Unveiling the spectral evolution of the X-shaped radio galaxy in Abell 3670
L. Bruno, M. Brienza, A. Zanichelli +5
X-shaped radio galaxies (XRGs) are characterised by two pairs of misaligned lobes, namely the active lobes hosting radio jets and the wings. None of the formation mechanisms propos…
A hot core in the group-dominant elliptical galaxy NGC 777
Ewan O'Sullivan, Kamlesh Rajpurohit, Gerrit Schellenberger +8
NGC 777 provides an example of a phenomenon observed in some group-central ellipticals, in which the temperature profile shows a central peak, despite the short central cooling tim…
LOFAR discovery and wide-band characterisation of an ultra-steep spectrum AGN radio remnant associated with Abell 1318
A. Shulevski, M. Brienza, F. Massaro +15
We present the discovery of a very extended (550 kpc) and low-surface-brightness ( at 144 MHz) radio emission region in Abell 1318. These propert…
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…
A MeerKAT-meets-LOFAR study of Abell 1413: a moderately disturbed non-cool-core cluster hosting a kpc 'mini'-halo
C. J. Riseley, N. Biava, G. Lusetti +12
Many relaxed cool-core clusters host diffuse radio emission on scales of hundreds of kiloparsecs: mini-haloes. However, the mechanism responsible for generating them, as well as th…
New filamentary remnant radio emission and duty cycle constraints in the radio galaxy NGC 6086
S. Candini, M. Brienza, A. Bonafede +6
Radio galaxies are a subclass of active galactic nuclei in which accretion onto the supermassive black hole releases energy via relativistic jets. The jets are not constantly activ…
Radio continuum tails in ram pressure-stripped spiral galaxies: experimenting with a semi-empirical model in Abell 2255
A. Ignesti, B. Vulcani, A. Botteon +7
Wide-field radio continuum observations of galaxy clusters are revealing an increasing number of spiral galaxies hosting tens of kpc-long radio tails produced by the nonthermal int…
AGN feedback in an infant galaxy cluster: the LOFAR-Chandra view of the giant FRII radio galaxy J103025+052430 at z=1.7
M. Brienza, R. Gilli, I. Prandoni +19
In the nearby universe jets from AGN are observed to have a dramatic impact on their surrounding extragalactic environment. Their effect at the `cosmic noon' (z>1.5), the epoch whe…
Radio fossils, relics, and haloes in Abell 3266: cluster archaeology with ASKAP-EMU and the ATCA
C. J. Riseley, E. Bonnassieux, T. Vernstrom +21
Abell 3266 is a massive and complex merging galaxy cluster that exhibits significant substructure. We present new, highly sensitive radio continuum observations of Abell 3266 perfo…
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey -- V. Second data release
T. W. Shimwell, M. J. Hardcastle, C. Tasse +103
In this data release from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) we present 120-168MHz images covering 27% of the northern sky. Our coverage is split into two regions centred at ap…
The galaxy group NGC 507: newly detected AGN remnant plasma transported by sloshing
M. Brienza, L. Lovisari, K. Rajpurohit +15
Jets from active galactic nuclei (AGN) are known to recurrently enrich their surrounding medium with mildly-relativistic particles and magnetic fields. Here, we present a detailed…
Physical insights from the spectrum of the radio halo in MACS J0717.5+3745
K. Rajpurohit, G. Brunetti, A. Bonafede +18
We present new LOFAR observations of the massive merging galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. The cluster hosts the most powerful radio halo known to date. These new observations, in…
Understanding the radio relic emission in the galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745: spectral analysis
K. Rajpurohit, D. Wittor, R. J. van Weeren +21
Radio relics are diffuse, extended synchrotron sources that originate from shock fronts generated during cluster mergers. The massive merging galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 hosts…
Spectro-polarimetric observations of the CIZA J2242.8+5301 northern radio relic: no evidence of high-frequency steepening
Francesca Loi, Matteo Murgia, Valentina Vacca +16
Observations of radio relics at very high frequency (>10 GHz) can help to understand how particles age and are (re-)accelerated in galaxy cluster outskirts and how magnetic fields…
Radio spectral properties and jet duty cycle in the restarted radio galaxy 3C388
M. Brienza, R. Morganti, J. Harwood +9
Restarted radio galaxies represent a unique tool to investigate the duty cycle of the jet activity in Active Galactic Nuclei. Due to a sharp discontinuity of the GHz spectral index…
Powerful AGN jets and unbalanced cooling in the hot atmosphere of IC 4296
R. Grossová, N. Werner, K. Rajpurohit +13
We present new Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA, 1.5 GHz) radio data for the giant elliptical galaxy IC 4296, supported by archival radio, X-ray (Chandra, XMM-Newton) and optic…