Scientific Seminars

Mini radio-halos

Federica Govoni
INAF-OA Cagliari

2009-04-21    14:00    IASF - Sala A via Corti

In clusters of galaxies direct evidence of the existence of magnetic fields and relativistic particles is provided by the detection of rare and extended synchrotron radio sources in the diffuse intra-cluster medium (halos and mini-halos). We will show the results of a program aiming to detect new mini-radio-halos, the study of their physical features and the comparison with other halos and mini-halos known in the literature.