A Massive Cluster at z = 0.288 Caught in the Process of Formation: The Case of Abell 959

The largest galaxy clusters are observed still to be forming through major cluster-cluster mergers, often showing observational signatures such as radio relics and giant radio haloes. Using LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey data, we present new detections of both a radio halo (with a spectral index of...

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Main Authors: Bîrzan, L., Rafferty, D.A., Cassano, R., Brunetti, G., Weeren, RJ van, Brüggen, M., Intema, Huib, Gasperin, F de, Andrade-Santos, F., Botteon, A., Röttgering, H.J.A., Shimwell, T.W.
Format: Journal Article
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76030