Abstract

We present an in-depth, multi-wavelength study of the radio galaxy PKS J0334-3900, which resides at the centre of Abell 3135. The spectro-polarimetric radio observa-tions are combined with spectroscopic optical and X-ray data to illustrate the use of Head-Tail radio galaxies in revealing properties of the intracluster medium (ICM). Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) observations at 1.4, 2.5, 4.6 & 8.6 GHz are presented with a detailed analysis of the morphology and spectral indices which give physical parameters to constrain the dynamical history of the galaxy. Using these constraints we produce a simulation of PKS J0334-3900. We find that this particu-lar Head-Tail morphology can be induced via a combination of orbital motion due to a binary companion and the relative motion through the ICM. New Chandra images of A3135 are presented from which we obtain a cluster electron density of ne,0 = (1.06±0.11)×10−3cm−3, a global temperature of 2.4 +0.51−0.38 keV and a lower limit to the radio jet power of PKS J0334-3900 of 1.6 ×1044 erg/s. A new redshift analysis of the cluster from available spectroscopic data demonstrates A3135 to be comprised