2024MNRAS.52710986C -
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 527, 10986-10992 (2024/February-1)
A New Enigmatic Radio Relic in the Low-mass Cluster Abell 2108.
CHATTERJEE S., RAHAMAN M., DATTA A., KALE R. and PAUL S.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report the discovery of a radio relic in the north-eastern periphery of the galaxy cluster Abell 2108 (A2108). A2108 is part of the uGMRT LOw-MAss Galaxy Cluster Survey (GLOMACS), where our main aim is to search for diffuse radio emission signatures in very sparsely explored low-mass galaxy clusters using uGMRT band-3 (central frequency 400 MHz). We used our uGMRT band-3 observations along with the existing archival band-3 uGMRT data to improve image sensitivity. Along with the previously reported south-western relic, the discovery of the new relic makes A2108 one of the few low-mass clusters hosting a double relic. The new relic spans over a region of 610 kpc × 310 kpc and, interestingly, differs considerably in size and morphology from the other relic. Using XMM-Newton science archive data, we also report the tentative detection of a mildly supersonic shock of Mach number $\mathcal {M}_\mathrm{SB}=1.42$ and $\mathcal {M}_\mathrm{T} = 1.43$ from the surface brightness and temperature discontinuities, respectively, near this newly found relic. Both the relics in A2108 are found to be significantly under-luminous compared with other double-relic systems in the mass-luminosity plane. Moreover, the north-eastern relic is remarkably under-luminous in the size-luminosity plane. Although mild supersonic shocks resulting from an off-axis merger could have influenced the origin of both relics, we hypothesize that local environments have played a crucial role in shaping their morphologies.
Abstract Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
galaxies: clusters: general - galaxies: clusters: individual: Abell 2108 or A2108 - galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium - radio continuum: general - X-rays: galaxies: clusters
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