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    Galaxy clusters: Radio relics from fossil electrons

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    Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Johnston-Hollitt, M. 2017. Galaxy clusters: Radio relics from fossil electrons. Nature Astronomy. 1: 0014
    Source Title
    Nature Astronomy
    DOI
    10.1038/s41550-016-0014
    ISSN
    2397-3366
    School
    Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (Physics)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72003
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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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