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A&A Vol. 477 No. 2

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 477 No. 2 (January II 2008)

Cover illustration: Protostellar activity within a bright rimmed cloud (L. K. Morgan, et al., p. 564)

    Letters


  • Intra-cluster globular clusters around NGC 1399 in Fornax?     p. L9
    Y. Schuberth, T. Richtler, L. Bassino, and M. Hilker
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (189.8 KB) | PS file (123.4 KB) | References



  • Tidal synchronisation of the subdwarf B binary PG 0101+039     p. L13
    S. Geier, S. Nesslinger, U. Heber, S. K. Randall, H. Edelmann, and E. M. Green
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (126.1 KB) | PS file (47.79 KB) | References



  • A peculiar planetary nebula candidate in a globular cluster in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy     p. L17
    S. S. Larsen
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (342.5 KB) | PS file (202.4 KB) | References



  • The large scale dust lanes of the Galactic bar     p. L21
    D. J. Marshall, R. Fux, A. C. Robin, and C. Reylé
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (586.7 KB) | PS file (738.0 KB) | References



  • Stellar mass estimates in early-type galaxies from lensing+dynamical and photometric measurements     p. L25
    C. Grillo, R. Gobat, P. Rosati, and M. Lombardi
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (141.5 KB) | PS file (58.23 KB) | References



    • Astrophysical processes

  • Calculation of the energetic neutral atom flux from a 3D time-dependent model heliosphere     p. 365
    O. Sternal, H. Fichtner, and K. Scherer
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.520 MB) | PS file (23.61 MB) | References


  • A model for the radio-continuum emission from the P Cygni wind     p. 373
    R. F. González and J. Cantó
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (399.7 KB) | PS file (180.2 KB) | References



    • Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

  • Extension and estimation of correlations in cold dark matter models     p. 381
    F. Sylos Labini and N. L. Vasilyev
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (525.7 KB) | PS file (385.5 KB) | References


  • Cosmological parameters from strong gravitational lensing and stellar dynamics in elliptical galaxies     p. 397
    C. Grillo, M. Lombardi, and G. Bertin
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (810.3 KB) | PS file (420.0 KB) | References



    • Extragalactic astronomy

  • The structure of the October/November 2005 outburst in OJ287 and the precessing binary black hole model     p. 407
    M. Valtonen, M. Kidger, H. Lehto, and G. Poyner
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (109.3 KB) | PS file (50.31 KB) | References


  • The emission-line spectrum of the UV deficient quasar Ton 34: evidence of shock excitation?     p. 413
    L. Binette and Y. Krongold
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (336.3 KB) | PS file (107.4 KB) | References


  • Star formation in accretion discs: from the Galactic center to active galactic nuclei     p. 419
    S. Collin and J.-P. Zahn
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (3.506 MB) | PS file (4.151 MB) | References


  • Old stellar counter-rotating components in early-type galaxies from elliptical-spiral mergers     p. 437
    P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, A.-L. Melchior, and B. Semelin
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.691 MB) | PS file (4.747 MB) | References


  • HE 0515-4414: an unusual sub-damped Ly $\alpha$ system revisited     p. 443
    R. Quast, D. Reimers, and R. Baade
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (980.3 KB) | PS file (7.479 MB) | References | Online Material


  • The ATESP 5 GHz radio survey - II. Physical properties of the faint radio population     p. 459
    A. Mignano, I. Prandoni, L. Gregorini, P. Parma, H. R. de Ruiter, M. H. Wieringa, G. Vettolani, and R. D. Ekers
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (999.3 KB) | PS file (1.057 MB) | References


  • Optical spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei in SA57     p. 473
    D. Trevese, V. Zitelli, F. Vagnetti, K. Boutsia, and G. M. Stirpe
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (469.4 KB) | PS file (211.0 KB) | References


  • HESS observations and VLT spectroscopy of PG 1553+113     p. 481
    F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel, I. Braun, E. Brion, A. M. Brown, R. Bühler, T. Bulik, I. Büsching, T. Boutelier, S. Carrigan, P. M. Chadwick, L.-M. Chounet, A. C. Clapson, G. Coignet, R. Cornils, L. Costamante, M. Dalton, B. Degrange, H. J. Dickinson, A. Djannati-Ataï, W. Domainko, L. O'C. Drury, F. Dubois, G. Dubus, J. Dyks, K. Egberts, D. Emmanoulopoulos, P. Espigat, C. Farnier, F. Feinstein, A. Fiasson, A. Förster, G. Fontaine, Seb. Funk, M. Füßling, Y. A. Gallant, B. Giebels, J. F. Glicenstein, B. Glück, P. Goret, C. Hadjichristidis, D. Hauser, M. Hauser, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Hermann, J. A. Hinton, A. Hoffmann, W. Hofmann, M. Holleran, S. Hoppe, D. Horns, A. Jacholkowska, O. C. de Jager, I. Jung, K. Katarzynski, E. Kendziorra, M. Kerschhaggl, B. Khélifi, D. Keogh, Nu. Komin, K. Kosack, G. Lamanna, I. J. Latham, A. Lemière, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J.-P. Lenain, T. Lohse, J. M. Martin, O. Martineau-Huynh, A. Marcowith, C. Masterson, D. Maurin, G. Maurin, T. J. L. McComb, R. Moderski, E. Moulin, M. de Naurois, D. Nedbal, S. J. Nolan, S. Ohm, J.-P. Olive, E. de Oña Wilhelmi, K. J. Orford, J. L. Osborne, M. Ostrowski, M. Panter, G. Pedaletti, G. Pelletier, P.-O. Petrucci, S. Pita, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch, S. Ranchon, B. C. Raubenheimer, M. Raue, S. M. Rayner, M. Renaud, J. Ripken, L. Rob, L. Rolland, S. Rosier-Lees, G. Rowell, B. Rudak, J. Ruppel, V. Sahakian, A. Santangelo, R. Schlickeiser, F. Schöck, R. Schröder, U. Schwanke, S. Schwarzburg, S. Schwemmer, A. Shalchi, H. Sol, D. Spangler, L. Stawarz, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, G. Superina, P. H. Tam, J.-P. Tavernet, R. Terrier, C. van Eldik, G. Vasileiadis, C. Venter, J. P. Vialle, P. Vincent, M. Vivier, H. J. Völk, F. Volpe, S. J. Wagner, M. Ward, A. A. Zdziarski, and A. Zech
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (318.8 KB) | PS file (128.4 KB) | References


  • Star formation in the hosts of GHz peaked spectrum and compact steep spectrum radio galaxies     p. 491
    A. Labiano, C. P. O'Dea, P. D. Barthel, W. H. de Vries, and S. A. Baum
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (3.106 MB) | PS file (3.122 MB) | References


  • The impact of Spitzer infrared data on stellar mass estimates - and a revised galaxy stellar mass function at 0 < z < 5     p. 503
    F. Elsner, G. Feulner, and U. Hopp
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.547 MB) | PS file (2.131 MB) | References


  • Redshift limits of BL Lacertae objects from optical spectroscopy     p. 513
    J. D. Finke, J. C. Shields, M. Böttcher, and S. Basu
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (167.9 KB) | PS file (108.8 KB) | References


  • Observations of the inner jet in NGC 1068 at 43 GHz     p. 517
    W. D. Cotton, W. Jaffe, G. Perrin, and J. Woillez
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (122.6 KB) | PS file (57.05 KB) | References



    • Interstellar and circumstellar matter

  • Two-component jet simulations - I. Topological stability of analytical MHD outflow solutions     p. 521
    T. Matsakos, K. Tsinganos, N. Vlahakis, S. Massaglia, A. Mignone, and E. Trussoni
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.726 MB) | PS file (2.498 MB) | References


  • High-resolution spectroscopic observations of the peculiar planetary nebula Me 1-1     p. 535
    C. B. Pereira, L. F. Miranda, V. V. Smith, and K. Cunha
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (261.7 KB) | PS file (382.3 KB) | References


  • Physical conditions in CaFe interstellar clouds     p. 543
    P. Gnacinski and M. Krogulec
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (87.96 KB) | PS file (53.17 KB) | References


  • Clumpy photon-dominated regions in Carina - I. [C I] and mid-J CO lines in two 4'$\times$4' fields     p. 547
    C. Kramer, M. Cubick, M. Röllig, K. Sun, Y. Yonekura, M. Aravena, F. Bensch, F. Bertoldi, L. Bronfman, M. Fujishita, Y. Fukui, U. U. Graf, M. Hitschfeld, N. Honingh, S. Ito, H. Jakob, K. Jacobs, U. Klein, B.-C. Koo, J. May, M. Miller, Y. Miyamoto, N. Mizuno, T. Onishi, Y.-S. Park, J. L. Pineda, D. Rabanus, H. Sasago, R. Schieder, R. Simon, J. Stutzki, N. Volgenau, and H. Yamamoto
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (756.1 KB) | PS file (816.5 KB) | References


  • A SCUBA survey of bright-rimmed clouds     p. 557
    L. K. Morgan, M. A. Thompson, J. S. Urquhart, and G. J. White
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.948 MB) | PS file (2.351 MB) | References | Online Material


  • Radio observational constraints on Galactic 3D-emission models     p. 573
    X. H. Sun, W. Reich, A. Waelkens, and T. A. Enßlin
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (4.821 MB) | PS file (6.481 MB) | References



    • Stellar structure and evolution

  • XMM-Newton X-ray study of early type stars in the Carina OB1 association     p. 593
    I. I. Antokhin, G. Rauw, J.-M. Vreux, K. A. van der Hucht, and J. C. Brown
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.214 MB) | PS file (930.6 KB) | References | Online Material


  • On the backwards difference filter     p. 611
    R. A. García and J. Ballot
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (273.0 KB) | PS file (112.7 KB) | References


  • Rapid apsidal motion in eccentric eclipsing binaries: OX Cassiopeia, PV Cassiopeia, and CO Lacertae     p. 615
    P. Svarícek , M. Wolf , A. Claret , L. Kotková , L. Brát , L. Smelcer , and M. Zejda 
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (194.1 KB) | PS file (92.53 KB) | References


  • Testing the nonlinearity of the BVI$_{\rm c}$JHK$_{\rm s}$ period-luminosity relations for the Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheids     p. 621
    C. Ngeow, S. M. Kanbur, and A. Nanthakumar
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (341.6 KB) | PS file (253.8 KB) | References


  • The pulsation modes of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035     p. 627
    J. E. S. Costa, S. O. Kepler, D. E. Winget, M. S. O'Brien, S. D. Kawaler, A. F. M. Costa, O. Giovannini, A. Kanaan, A. S. Mukadam, F. Mullally, A. Nitta, J. L. Provençal, H. Shipman, M. A. Wood, T. J. Ahrens, A. Grauer, M. Kilic, P. A. Bradley, K. Sekiguchi, R. Crowe, X. J. Jiang, D. Sullivan, T. Sullivan, R. Rosen, J. C. Clemens, R. Janulis, D. O'Donoghue, W. Ogloza, A. Baran, R. Silvotti, S. Marinoni, G. Vauclair, N. Dolez, M. Chevreton, S. Dreizler, S. Schuh, J. Deetjen, T. Nagel, J.-E. Solheim, J. M. Gonzalez Perez, A. Ulla, M. Barstow, M. Burleigh, S. Good, T. S. Metcalfe, S.-L. Kim, H. Lee, A. Sergeev, M. C. Akan, Ö. Çakirli, M. Paparo, G. Viraghalmy, B. N. Ashoka, G. Handler, Ö. Hürkal, F. Johannessen, S. J. Kleinman, R. Kalytis, J. Krzesinski, E. Klumpe, J. Larrison, T. Lawrence, E. Meistas, P. Martinez, R. E. Nather, J.-N. Fu, E. Pakstiene, R. Rosen, E. Romero-Colmenero, R. Riddle, S. Seetha, N. M. Silvestri, M. Vuckovic, B. Warner, S. Zola, L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico, and M. H. Montgomery
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (877.3 KB) | PS file (1.431 MB) | References | Online Material



    • Stellar atmospheres

  • Search for vertical stratification of metals in atmospheres of blue horizontal-branch stars     p. 641
    V. R. Khalack, F. LeBlanc, B. B. Behr, G. A. Wade, and D. Bohlender
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (340.9 KB) | PS file (115.8 KB) | References | Online Material



    • The Sun

  • Dynamics of plasmoids formed by the current sheet tearing     p. 649
    M. Bárta, B. Vrsnak, and M. Karlický
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.954 MB) | PS file (1.806 MB) | References


  • Temporal variations in the Sun's rotational kinetic energy     p. 657
    H. M. Antia, S. M. Chitre, and D. O. Gough
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (247.1 KB) | PS file (84.57 KB) | References



    • Planets and planetary systems

  • Asteroids 2867 Steins and 21 Lutetia: surface composition from far infrared observations with the Spitzer space telescope     p. 665
    M. A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, E. Dotto, P. L. Lamy, L. Jorda, O. Groussin, J. R. Brucato, J. Carvano, A. Alvarez-Candal, D. Cruikshank, and M. Fulchignoni
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (272.9 KB) | PS file (100.6 KB) | References



    • Astronomical instrumentation


  • FADE, an instrument to measure the atmospheric coherence time     p. 671
    A. Tokovinin, A. Kellerer, and V. Coudé Du Foresto
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (452.0 KB) | PS file (479.6 KB) | References



  • Multi-conjugate adaptive optics images of the Trapezium cluster     p. 681
    H. Bouy, J. Kolb, E. Marchetti, E. L. Martín, N. Huélamo, and D. Barrado y Navascués
    Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.870 MB) | PS file (8.670 MB) | References



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