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A&A Vol. 448 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 448 No. 2 (March III 2006)
Cover illustration: SiO emission traces large-scale shocks in IC 342 (Usero, A., et al., p. 460)

Letters

Deuterated molecules in DM Tauri: DCO⁺, but no HDO p. L5
S. Guilloteau, V. Piétu, A. Dutrey and M. Guélin
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A refined position catalogue of the Swift XRT afterglows p. L9
A. Moretti, M. Perri, M. Capalbi, L. Angelini, J. E. Hill, S. Campana, D. N. Burrows, J. P. Osborne, G. Tagliaferri, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, P. Romano, T. Mineo, J. Kennea, D. Morris, J. Nousek, C. Pagani, J. Racusin, A. F. Abbey, A. P. Beardmore, O. Godet, M. R. Goad, K. L. Page, A. A. Wells and G. Chincarini
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Searches for diffuse X-ray emission around millisecond pulsars: an X-ray nebula associated with PSR J2124-3358 p. L13
C. Y. Hui and W. Becker
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Evidence for VHE $\gamma$ -ray emission from the distant BL Lac PG 1553+113 p. L19
F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel, I. Braun, F. Breitling, A. M. Brown, R. Bühler, S. Carrigan, P. M. Chadwick, L.-M. Chounet, R. Cornils, L. Costamante, B. Degrange, H. J. Dickinson, A. Djannati-Ataï, L. O'C. Drury, G. Dubus, K. Egberts, D. Emmanoulopoulos, P. Espigat, F. Feinstein, G. Fontaine, S. Funk, Y. A. Gallant, B. Giebels, J. F. Glicenstein, P. Goret, C. Hadjichristidis, D. Hauser, M. Hauser, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Hermann, J. A. Hinton, W. Hofmann, M. Holleran, D. Horns, A. Jacholkowska, O. C. de Jager, B. Khélifi, Nu. Komin, A. Konopelko, I. J. Latham, R. Le Gallou, A. Lemière, M. Lemoine-Goumard, T. Lohse, J. M. Martin, O. Martineau-Huynh, A. Marcowith, C. Masterson, T. J. L. McComb, M. de Naurois, D. Nedbal, S. J. Nolan, A. Noutsos, K. J. Orford, J. L. Osborne, M. Ouchrif, M. Panter, G. Pelletier, S. Pita, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch, B. C. Raubenheimer, M. Raue, S. M. Rayner, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, J. Ripken, L. Rob, L. Rolland, G. Rowell, V. Sahakian, L. Saugé, S. Schlenker, R. Schlickeiser, C. Schuster, U. Schwanke, M. Siewert, H. Sol, D. Spangler, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, G. Superina, J.-P. Tavernet, R. Terrier, C. G. Théoret, M. Tluczykont, C. van Eldik, G. Vasileiadis, C. Venter, P. Vincent, H. J. Völk, S. J. Wagner and M. Ward
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SDSS J212531.92-010745.9 - the first definite PG 1159 close binary system p. L25
T. Nagel, S. Schuh, D.-J. Kusterer, T. Stahn, S. D. Hügelmeyer, S. Dreizler, B. T. Gänsicke and M. R. Schreiber
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X-rays from HH 210 in the Orion nebula p. L29
N. Grosso, E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, J. H. Kastner, J. Bally and M. J. McCaughrean
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Galactic dynamo and helicity losses through fountain flow p. L33
A. Shukurov, D. Sokoloff, K. Subramanian and A. Brandenburg
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On the origin of the high helium sequence in $\mathsf{\omega}$ Centauri p. L37
A. Maeder and G. Meynet
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First detection of a VHE gamma-ray spectral maximum from a cosmic source: HESS discovery of the Vela X nebula p. L43
F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel, I. Braun, F. Breitling, A. M. Brown, R. Bühler, I. Büsching, S. Carrigan, P. M. Chadwick, L.-M. Chounet, R. Cornils, L. Costamante, B. Degrange, H. J. Dickinson, A. Djannati-Ataï, L. O'C. Drury, G. Dubus, K. Egberts, D. Emmanoulopoulos, B. Epinat, P. Espigat, F. Feinstein, E. Ferrero, G. Fontaine, Seb. Funk, S. Funk, Y. A. Gallant, B. Giebels, J. F. Glicenstein, P. Goret, C. Hadjichristidis, D. Hauser, M. Hauser, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Hermann, J. A. Hinton, W. Hofmann, M. Holleran, D. Horns, A. Jacholkowska, O. C. de Jager, B. Khélifi, Nu. Komin, A. Konopelko, I. J. Latham, R. Le Gallou, A. Lemière, M. Lemoine-Goumard, T. Lohse, J. M. Martin, O. Martineau-Huynh, A. Marcowith, C. Masterson, T. J. L. McComb, M. de Naurois, D. Nedbal, S. J. Nolan, A. Noutsos, K. J. Orford, J. L. Osborne, M. Ouchrif, M. Panter, G. Pelletier, S. Pita, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch, B. C. Raubenheimer, M. Raue, S. M. Rayner, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, J. Ripken, L. Rob, L. Rolland, G. Rowell, V. Sahakian, L. Saugé, S. Schlenker, R. Schlickeiser, U. Schwanke, H. Sol, D. Spangler, F. Spanier, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, G. Superina, J.-P. Tavernet, R. Terrier, C. G. Théoret, M. Tluczykont, C. van Eldik, G. Vasileiadis, C. Venter, P. Vincent, H. J. Völk, S. J. Wagner and M. Ward
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Astrophysical processes

Determining the cosmic ray ionization rate in dynamically evolving clouds p. 425
C. J. Lintott and J. M. C. Rawlings
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Local models of stellar convection - III. The Strouhal number p. 433
P. J. Käpylä, M. J. Korpi, M. Ossendrijver and I. Tuominen
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The excursion set approach, and an improved model for the multiplicity function p. 439
A. Del Popolo
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The buildup of stellar mass and the 3.6 $\mu$ m luminosity function in clusters from z = 1.25 to z = 0.2 p. 447
S. Andreon
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Extragalactic astronomy

Large-scale molecular shocks in galaxies: the SiO interferometer map of IC 342 p. 457
A. Usero, S. García-Burillo, J. Martín-Pintado, A. Fuente and R. Neri
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Stellar clusters in dwarf galaxies p. 471
L. Vanzi and M. Sauvage
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Signatures of restarted activity in core-dominated, triple radio sources selected from the FIRST survey p. 479
A. Marecki, P. Thomasson, K.-H. Mack and M. Kunert-Bajraszewska
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Massive star formation in the central regions of spiral galaxies p. 489
J. H. Knapen, L. M. Mazzuca, T. Böker, I. Shlosman, L. Colina, F. Combes and D. J. Axon
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The soft X-ray/NLR connection: a single photoionized medium? p. 499
S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi and M. Chiaberge
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First detection of Lyman continuum escape from a local starburst galaxy - I. Observations of the luminous blue compact galaxy Haro 11 with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) p. 513
N. Bergvall, E. Zackrisson, B.-G. Andersson, D. Arnberg, J. Masegosa and G. Östlin
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The ISO 170 $\mu$ m luminosity function of galaxies p. 525
T. T. Takeuchi, T. T. Ishii, H. Dole, M. Dennefeld, G. Lagache and J.-L. Puget
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Probing the ionized ISM of the CSS quasar 3C 277.1 - I. Observations p. 535
W. D. Cotton, C. Fanti, R. Fanti, G. Bicknell and R. E. Spencer
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Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - II. The nature of four unidentified sources p. 547
N. Masetti, E. Mason, L. Bassani, A. J. Bird, E. Maiorano, A. Malizia, E. Palazzi, J. B. Stephen, A. Bazzano, A. J. Dean, P. Ubertini and R. Walter
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The chemical evolution of barium and europium in the Milky Way p. 557
G. Cescutti, P. François, F. Matteucci, R. Cayrel and M. Spite
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The bimodal metallicity distribution function of the globular clusters in the Galaxy: halo disc complementarity p. 571
E. Casuso and J. E. Beckman
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The GSC-II-based survey of ancient cool white dwarfs - I. The sample of spectroscopically confirmed white dwarfs p. 579
D. Carollo, B. Bucciarelli, S. T. Hodgkin, M. G. Lattanzi, B. McLean, R. Morbidelli, R. L. Smart, A. Spagna and L. Terranegra
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The birth-cluster of the galactic luminous blue variable WRA 751 p. 589
A. Pasquali, F. Comerón and A. Nota
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The magnetic field in the star-forming region Cepheus A - from H $\mathsf$ O maser polarization observations p. 597
W. H. T. Vlemmings, P. J. Diamond, H. J. van Langevelde and J. M. Torrelles
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Hadronic processes within collective stellar winds p. 613
E. Domingo-Santamaría and D. F. Torres
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Press release

Extended envelopes around Galactic Cepheids - I. $\ell$ Carinae from near and mid-infrared interferometry with the VLTI p. 623
P. Kervella, A. Mérand, G. Perrin and V. Coudé du Foresto
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Moving shadows on the dusty disks of young stars p. 633
L. V. Tambovtseva, V. P. Grinin and G. Weigelt
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Keplerian discs around post-AGB stars: a common phenomenon? p. 641
S. De Ruyter, H. Van Winckel, T. Maas, T. Lloyd Evans, L. B. F. M Waters and H. Dejonghe
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Stellar structure and evolution

Improved kinematics for brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars in Chamaeleon I and a discussion of brown dwarf formation p. 655
V. Joergens
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The energetics, evolution, and stellar depletion of $\mathsf$ Li in the early Galaxy p. 665
N. Prantzos
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The XMM-Newton view of GRS 1915+105 p. 677
A. Martocchia, G. Matt, T. Belloni, M. Feroci, V. Karas and G. Ponti
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Discovery of solar-like oscillations in the red giant $\varepsilon$ Ophiuchi p. 689
J. De Ridder, C. Barban, F. Carrier, A. Mazumdar, P. Eggenberger, C. Aerts, S. Deruyter and J. Vanautgaerden
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A hybrid $\beta$ Cephei-SPB star in a binary system: $\gamma$ Pegasi p. 697
E. Chapellier, D. Le Contel, J. M. Le Contel, P. Mathias and J.-C. Valtier
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Orbits of new Hipparcos binaries. II p. 703
I. I. Balega, Y. Y. Balega, K.-H. Hofmann, E. V. Malogolovets, D. Schertl, Z. U. Shkhagosheva and G. Weigelt
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Oscillation mode lifetimes in $\xi\,$ Hydrae: will strong mode damping limit asteroseismology of red giant stars? p. 709
D. Stello, H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding and D. Buzasi
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Evolution of massive AGB stars - I. Carbon burning phase p. 717
L. Siess
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Stellar atmospheres

Radiative transfer in decomposed domains p. 731
T. Heinemann, W. Dobler, Å. Nordlund and A. Brandenburg
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The Sun

Multi-wavelength study of coronal waves associated with the CME-flare event of 3 November 2003 p. 739
B. Vrsnak, A. Warmuth, M. Temmer, A. Veronig, J. Magdalenic, A. Hillaris and M. Karlický
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Visco-resistive shear wave dissipation in magnetic X-points p. 753
G. Fruit and I. J. D. Craig
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Longitudinal intensity oscillations observed with TRACE: evidence of fine-scale structure p. 763
M. P. McEwan and I. De Moortel
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Planets and planetary systems

Modeling the Jovian subnebula - II. Composition of regular satellite ices p. 771
O. Mousis and Y. Alibert
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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Atomic data from the iron project - LXI. Radiative E1, E2, E3, and M1 transition probabilities for Fe IV p. 779
S. N. Nahar
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Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Performance study of ground-based infrared Bracewell interferometers - Application to the detection of exozodiacal dust disks with GENIE p. 787
O. Absil, R. den Hartog, P. Gondoin, P. Fabry, R. Wilhelm, P. Gitton and F. Puech
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The four-quadrant phase-mask coronagraph: white light laboratory results with an achromatic device p. 801
D. Mawet, P. Riaud, J. Baudrand, P. Baudoz, A. Boccaletti, O. Dupuis and D. Rouan
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