Galaxy clusters: Radio relics from fossil electrons
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Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie
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Johnston-Hollitt, M. 2017. Galaxy clusters: Radio relics from fossil electrons. Nature Astronomy. 1: 0014
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Nature Astronomy
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Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (Physics)
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The detection of a tailed radio galaxy in a galaxy cluster conjoined to a region of diffuse radio emission confirms that radio galaxies provide the energetic electrons needed to explain the origin of this enigmatic emission.
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