Tracing morphological indicators of radio galaxy interaction with ambient medium using MeerKAT data

dc.contributor.advisorThorat, Kshitij
dc.contributor.coadvisorBonnassieux, Etienne
dc.contributor.emailu17261598@tuks.co.zaen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateMogamisi, Katlego
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-12T13:36:50Z
dc.date.available2025-02-12T13:36:50Z
dc.date.created2025-04
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc (Physics))--University of Pretoria, 2025.en_US
dc.description.abstractAs radio galaxies interact with their gaseous environments, their morphologies are affected by the environment and the environment in turn is affected by the jet-mode feedback. These effects caused by the environment can be seen in the morphologies of the radio galaxies, which allows us to use radio galaxies as probes to estimate the properties of their environment. In effect, this allows us a view of the components of the Universe which are only accessible through such specialised observation: the non-thermal Universe. In this work, using sensitive MeerKAT observations of radio galaxies in various environments, we endeavour to estimate the properties of galaxy cluster environments, galaxy group environments and filamentary Warm-Hot intergalactic environments. Using the interferometric images from the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Radio Survey (MGCLS) we selected a subset of radio galaxies which are associated with various media, supplementing the data with other MeerKAT images in the case of Intra-Group Media, which are not captured in MGCLS images. In this dissertation, we present the analysis of the sample sources to estimate their physical and morphological properties and link them to possible environmental influences. For the first time, we estimate the WHIM filamentary pressure and density of the filaments towards the direction of Abell 22 cluster using three Bent-tailed galaxies and compare our results with those available in the literature. We also report the discovery of relic emission in the bridge between A3391 and A3395 and use other galaxies, including G4Jy 917, in different cluster environments to put constraints on Intra-Cluster Media. Finally, we look at the faint, relic cocoon emission of the giant X-shaped radio galaxy PKS 2014-55 to help us understand Intra-Group media better. This study paves the way towards targeted radio observations of radio galaxies in diffuse gas media, in particular WHIM filaments.en_US
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dc.description.degreeMSc (Physics)en_US
dc.description.departmentPhysicsen_US
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructureen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNRF-SARAOen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28399466en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/100796
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)en_US
dc.subjectRadio galaxiesen_US
dc.subjectActive galactic nucleien_US
dc.subjectRadio astronomyen_US
dc.subjectCosmic weben_US
dc.subjectRadio interferometryen_US
dc.titleTracing morphological indicators of radio galaxy interaction with ambient medium using MeerKAT dataen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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