Mind the Gap between A2061 and A2067: Unveiling new diffuse large-scale radio emission

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Autores principales: Pignataro, G. V., Bonafede, A., Bernardi, G., Balboni, M., Vazza, F., van Weeren, R. J., Ubertosi, F., Cassano, R., Brunetti, G., Botteon, A., Venturi, T., Akamatsu, H., Drabent, A., Hoeft, M.
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author Pignataro, G. V.
Bonafede, A.
Bernardi, G.
Balboni, M.
Vazza, F.
van Weeren, R. J.
Ubertosi, F.
Cassano, R.
Brunetti, G.
Botteon, A.
Venturi, T.
Akamatsu, H.
Drabent, A.
Hoeft, M.
author_facet Pignataro, G. V.
Bonafede, A.
Bernardi, G.
Balboni, M.
Vazza, F.
van Weeren, R. J.
Ubertosi, F.
Cassano, R.
Brunetti, G.
Botteon, A.
Venturi, T.
Akamatsu, H.
Drabent, A.
Hoeft, M.
contents The clusters Abell 2061 and Abell 2067 in the Corona Borealis supercluster have been studied at different radio frequencies and are both known to host diffuse radio emission. The aim of this work is to investigate the radio emission in between them, suggested by low resolution observations. We analyse deep LOFAR HBA observations at 144 MHz to follow up on the possible intercluster filament suggested by previous 1.4 GHz observations. We investigate the radial profiles and the point-to-point surface brightness correlation of the emission in A2061 with radio and Xray observations, to describe the nature of the diffuse emission. We report the detection of diffuse radio emission on 800 kpc scale, more extended than previously known, reaching beyond the radio halo in A2061 towards A2067 and over the separation outside the two clusters R500 radii. We confirm the presence of a radio halo in A2061, while do not find evidence of diffuse emission in A2067. The surface brightness profile from the centre of A2061 shows an excess of emission with respect to the azimuthally averaged radio halo profile and X-ray background. We explore three different dynamical scenario to explain the nature of the diffuse emission. We analyse a trail of emission of 760 kpc between the radio halo and radio relic in A2061. This pre merger system closely resembles the two other cluster pairs where radio bridges connecting the radio halos on Mpc scales have been detected. The diffuse emission extends beyond each cluster R500 radius but in this unique case, the absence of the radio halo in A2067 is likely the reason for the observed 'gap' between the two systems. However, the point-to-point correlation results are challenging to explain. The classification of the emission remains unclear, and detailed spectral analysis and further Xray observations are required to understand the origin of the diffuse emission.
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spellingShingle Mind the Gap between A2061 and A2067: Unveiling new diffuse large-scale radio emission
Pignataro, G. V.
Bonafede, A.
Bernardi, G.
Balboni, M.
Vazza, F.
van Weeren, R. J.
Ubertosi, F.
Cassano, R.
Brunetti, G.
Botteon, A.
Venturi, T.
Akamatsu, H.
Drabent, A.
Hoeft, M.
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
The clusters Abell 2061 and Abell 2067 in the Corona Borealis supercluster have been studied at different radio frequencies and are both known to host diffuse radio emission. The aim of this work is to investigate the radio emission in between them, suggested by low resolution observations. We analyse deep LOFAR HBA observations at 144 MHz to follow up on the possible intercluster filament suggested by previous 1.4 GHz observations. We investigate the radial profiles and the point-to-point surface brightness correlation of the emission in A2061 with radio and Xray observations, to describe the nature of the diffuse emission. We report the detection of diffuse radio emission on 800 kpc scale, more extended than previously known, reaching beyond the radio halo in A2061 towards A2067 and over the separation outside the two clusters R500 radii. We confirm the presence of a radio halo in A2061, while do not find evidence of diffuse emission in A2067. The surface brightness profile from the centre of A2061 shows an excess of emission with respect to the azimuthally averaged radio halo profile and X-ray background. We explore three different dynamical scenario to explain the nature of the diffuse emission. We analyse a trail of emission of 760 kpc between the radio halo and radio relic in A2061. This pre merger system closely resembles the two other cluster pairs where radio bridges connecting the radio halos on Mpc scales have been detected. The diffuse emission extends beyond each cluster R500 radius but in this unique case, the absence of the radio halo in A2067 is likely the reason for the observed 'gap' between the two systems. However, the point-to-point correlation results are challenging to explain. The classification of the emission remains unclear, and detailed spectral analysis and further Xray observations are required to understand the origin of the diffuse emission.
title Mind the Gap between A2061 and A2067: Unveiling new diffuse large-scale radio emission
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.15412