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Reinout J. van Weeren

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  38
Citations -  1395

Reinout J. van Weeren is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Galaxy cluster & Galaxy. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 38 publications receiving 1260 citations. Previous affiliations of Reinout J. van Weeren include Leiden University & Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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Gentle reenergization of electrons in merging galaxy clusters

TL;DR: It is proposed that the interplay between radio-emitting plasma and the perturbed intracluster medium can gently reenergize relativistic particles initially injected by active galactic nuclei to maintain electrons at higher energies than radiative aging would allow.