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dc.contributor.authorHindson, L.-
dc.contributor.authorJohnston-Hollitt, M.-
dc.contributor.authorDwarakanath, K.S.-
dc.contributor.authorDeshpande, A.A.-
dc.contributor.authorPrabu, T.-
dc.contributor.authorUdaya Shankar, N.-
dc.contributor.authorSrivani, K.S.-
dc.contributor.authorSubrahmanyan, Ravi-
dc.contributor.author+30 Co-authors-
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-03T14:16:03Z-
dc.date.available2015-02-03T14:16:03Z-
dc.date.issued2014-11-21-
dc.identifier.citationMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2014, Vol. 445, p330-346en
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711-
dc.identifier.issn1365-2966 - (online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/6162-
dc.descriptionOpen Accessen
dc.description.abstractWe present the first Murchison Widefield Array observations of the well-known cluster of galaxies Abell 3667 (A3667) between 105 and 241 MHz. A3667 is one of the best known examples of a galaxy cluster hosting a double radio relic and has been reported to contain a faint radio halo and bridge. The origin of radio haloes, relics and bridges is still unclear, however galaxy cluster merger seems to be an important factor. We clearly detect the north-west (NW) and south-east radio relics in A3667 and find an integrated flux density at 149 MHz of 28.1 ± 1.7 and 2.4 ± 0.1 Jy, respectively, with an average spectral index, between 120 and 1400 MHz, of −0.9 ± 0.1 for both relics. We find evidence of a spatial variation in the spectral index across the NW relic steepening towards the centre of the cluster, which indicates an ageing electron population. These properties are consistent with higher frequency observations. We detect emission that could be associated with a radio halo and bridge. However, due to the presence of poorly sampled large-scale Galactic emission and blended point sources we are unable to verify the exact nature of these features.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Press for the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.relation.urihttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.445..330Hen
dc.relation.urihttp://arxiv.org/abs/1408.3167en
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1669en
dc.rights2014 The authors & the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.subjectradio continuumen
dc.titleThe First Murchison Widefield Array low-frequency radio observations of cluster scale non-thermal emission: the case of Abell 3667en
dc.typeArticleen
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