Contents

• Contents
• The Search for Diffuse Sources
  • Clusters of Galaxies
    • Rich Clusters
    • Multiwavelength Observations of Clusters
    • Cooling Flows and Cluster Mergers
  • Diffuse Radio Sources
    • Properties of Clusters That Contain Diffuse Sources
    • Previously Studied Diffuse Sources
  • The Origin of Diffuse Sources
    • Early Models for the Origin of Diffuse Sources
    • The Merger Hypothesis and the Role of Cooling Flows
    • A New Model for the Origin of Diffuse Sources
  • The Scope of this Project
• A Catalogue of MOST Clusters
  • The Abell-Corwin-Olowin Cluster Catalogue
  • Criteria for Sample Selection
  • The Cluster Data
    • Radio Images
    • Optical Images
    • X-Ray Data and Images
    • Redshifts
  • A Web Based Catalogue
• Diffuse Sources
  • Introduction
  • Procedure
  • Results
  • Confidence Rating
  • Summary
• Statistical Properties of the Sample
  • Introduction
  • Radio Source Count
  • Cluster Richness
  • Bautz-Morgan Cluster Types
  • Abell Cluster Types
  • X-ray Luminosity
  • Summary
• A Multiwavelength Study of A3266
  • Introduction
  • ATCA Observations and Reduction
  • Individual Galaxies
    • Optical Identifications
    • Integrated Flux Density
    • Spectral Index
    • Polarization
    • Substructure in A3266
  • Discussion
• What causes diffuse radio emission?
  • Introduction
    • Accretion Shocks
    • Diffusive Shock Acceleration
  • Relic Radio Galaxies
  • Diffuse Emission
  • A Case Study of A3266
  • Summary
• Bibliography
• ACO Catalogue Data
• MOST Catalogue Data
• Project Data
• Possible Diffuse Sources
• Radio Sources in A3266