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We will present results of an on-going study of some of the auxiliary detections made in MeerKAT observations to constrain Proto galaxy-clusters. The observations are estimated to constitute more than 5000 radio sources in each of the three fields that were observed. This work will identify and conduct an analysis of the Elongated Radio Galaxies detected in one of the three observed fields of these MeerKAT galaxy proto-clusters. Elongated Radio Galaxies are a subset of the largest known astrophysical objects, called Giant Radio Galaxies (GRGs), which can span millions of light-years and are defined by their immense radio-emitting structures that extend far beyond the host galaxy. The reasons for the extreme size of GRGs and the specific conditions that lead to their formation are still subjects of ongoing debate and research.
The goal of the project will be to characterise and analyse them individually and also in the context of literature, including determining which are completely new sources that may be detected and discovered in the field for the first time. The project started with an extraction of the detected sources with their positions and fluxes, and then cross matched these with observations at other wavelengths to determine those already studied by other telescopes and published in literature or simply crossmatched in surveys by other telescopes. Preliminary analysis of the sources, which will be presented at this conference, is indicating a diverse morphology and spectra that will allow us to investigate the evolution of jets and lobes of the giant radio galaxies in our images.
| Apply for student award at which level: | MSc |
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