Non thermal emission from clusters of galaxies: the importance of a joint LOFAR/Simbol-X view

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

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6 pages, 2 figures, invited talk, to appear in the proceedings of the second Simbol-X Symposium "Simbol-X - Focusing on the Ha

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10.1063/1.3149432

Deep radio observations of galaxy clusters have revealed the existence of diffuse radio sources ("halos" and "relics") related to the presence of relativistic electrons and weak magnetic fields in the intracluster volume. I will outline our current knowledge about the presence and properties of this non-thermal cluster component. Despite the recent progress made in observational and theoretical studies of the non-thermal emission in galaxy clusters, a number of open questions about its origin and its effects on the thermo-dynamical evolution of galaxy clusters need to be answered. I will show the importance of combining galaxy cluster observations by new-generation instruments such as LOFAR and Simbol-X. A deeper knowledge of the non-thermal cluster component, together with statistical studies of radio halos and relics, will allow to test the current cluster formation scenario and to better constrain the physics of large scale structure evolution.

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