ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7

Aims. We investigate the possible presence of diffuse radio emission in the intermediate redshift, massive cluster PLCK G285.0-23.7 (z = 0.39, M500 = 8.39 × 1014M?). Methods. Our 16 cm-band ATCA observations of PLCK G285.0-23.7 allow us to reach a rms noise level of ~11 µJy/beam on the wide-band (1....

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Main Authors: Aviles, G., Ferrari, C., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Pratley, L., Macario, G., Venturi, T., Brunetti, G., Cassano, R., Dallacasa, D., Intema, Hubertus, Giacintucci, S., Hurier, G., Aghanim, N., Douspis, M., Langer, M.
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Published: EDP Sciences 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73705
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author Aviles, G.
Ferrari, C.
Johnston-Hollitt, M.
Pratley, L.
Macario, G.
Venturi, T.
Brunetti, G.
Cassano, R.
Dallacasa, D.
Intema, Hubertus
Giacintucci, S.
Hurier, G.
Aghanim, N.
Douspis, M.
Langer, M.
author_facet Aviles, G.
Ferrari, C.
Johnston-Hollitt, M.
Pratley, L.
Macario, G.
Venturi, T.
Brunetti, G.
Cassano, R.
Dallacasa, D.
Intema, Hubertus
Giacintucci, S.
Hurier, G.
Aghanim, N.
Douspis, M.
Langer, M.
author_sort Aviles, G.
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description Aims. We investigate the possible presence of diffuse radio emission in the intermediate redshift, massive cluster PLCK G285.0-23.7 (z = 0.39, M500 = 8.39 × 1014M?). Methods. Our 16 cm-band ATCA observations of PLCK G285.0-23.7 allow us to reach a rms noise level of ~11 µJy/beam on the wide-band (1.1-3.1 GHz), full-resolution (~5 arcsec) image of the cluster, making it one of the deepest ATCA images yet published. We also re-image visibilities at lower resolution in order to achieve a better sensitivity to low-surface-brightness extended radio sources. Results. We detect one of the lowest luminosity radio halos known at z > 0.35, characterised by a slight offset from the well-studied 1.4 GHz radio power vs. cluster mass correlation. Similarly to most known radio-loud clusters (i.e. those hosting diffuse non-thermal sources), PLCK G285.0-23.7 has a disturbed dynamical state. Our analysis reveals a similarly elongated X-ray and radio morphology. While the size of the radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7 is smaller than lower redshift radio-loud clusters in the same mass range, it shows a similar correlation with the cluster virial radius, as expected in the framework of hierarchical structure formation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-737052019-03-12T06:29:20Z ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7 Aviles, G. Ferrari, C. Johnston-Hollitt, M. Pratley, L. Macario, G. Venturi, T. Brunetti, G. Cassano, R. Dallacasa, D. Intema, Hubertus Giacintucci, S. Hurier, G. Aghanim, N. Douspis, M. Langer, M. Aims. We investigate the possible presence of diffuse radio emission in the intermediate redshift, massive cluster PLCK G285.0-23.7 (z = 0.39, M500 = 8.39 × 1014M?). Methods. Our 16 cm-band ATCA observations of PLCK G285.0-23.7 allow us to reach a rms noise level of ~11 µJy/beam on the wide-band (1.1-3.1 GHz), full-resolution (~5 arcsec) image of the cluster, making it one of the deepest ATCA images yet published. We also re-image visibilities at lower resolution in order to achieve a better sensitivity to low-surface-brightness extended radio sources. Results. We detect one of the lowest luminosity radio halos known at z > 0.35, characterised by a slight offset from the well-studied 1.4 GHz radio power vs. cluster mass correlation. Similarly to most known radio-loud clusters (i.e. those hosting diffuse non-thermal sources), PLCK G285.0-23.7 has a disturbed dynamical state. Our analysis reveals a similarly elongated X-ray and radio morphology. While the size of the radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7 is smaller than lower redshift radio-loud clusters in the same mass range, it shows a similar correlation with the cluster virial radius, as expected in the framework of hierarchical structure formation. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73705 10.1051/0004-6361/201628788 EDP Sciences fulltext
spellingShingle Aviles, G.
Ferrari, C.
Johnston-Hollitt, M.
Pratley, L.
Macario, G.
Venturi, T.
Brunetti, G.
Cassano, R.
Dallacasa, D.
Intema, Hubertus
Giacintucci, S.
Hurier, G.
Aghanim, N.
Douspis, M.
Langer, M.
ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title_full ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title_fullStr ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title_full_unstemmed ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title_short ATCA observations of the MACS- Planck Radio Halo Cluster Project: I. New detection of a radio halo in PLCK G285.0-23.7
title_sort atca observations of the macs- planck radio halo cluster project: i. new detection of a radio halo in plck g285.0-23.7
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73705