Atypical radio galaxies from the ROGUE I catalogue

Project Description:

This project uses multi-frequency radio surveys to conduct a comprehensive study of radio galaxies with peculiar morphologies (including bent-tail radio galaxies and double-double radio galaxies) from the ROGUE I catalogue. The student will perform radio spectral analyses as well as visual inspection of recently published LOFAR radio images of the sources of interest to shed more light on the nature of the source morphology and nuclear activity. This will ultimately help us to better understand the interplay between the radio galaxies and their large-scale environments.

Research Area:

Astronomy

Project Level:

Masters

This Project Is Offered At The Following Node(s):

(UCT)

Special Requirements:

Basic Python or any other programming language. Familiarity with radio astronomy software such as CARTA would be highly useful but is not necessary.