Astronomy & Astrophysics

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A&A Vol. 449 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 449 No. 2 (April II 2006)
Cover illustration: A decreasing X-ray flux quasi-period in 4U 2206+54 (Ribó, M. et al., p. 692)

Letters

First albedo determination of 2867 Steins, target of the Rosetta mission p. L9
S. Fornasier, I. Belskaya, M. Fulchignoni, M. A. Barucci and C. Barbieri
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First AU-scale observations of V1647 Orionis with VLTI/MIDI p. L13
P. Ábrahám, L. Mosoni, Th. Henning, Á. Kóspál, Ch. Leinert, S. P. Quanz and Th. Ratzka
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Large amplitude oscillation of a polar crown filament in the pre-eruption phase p. L17
H. Isobe and D. Tripathi
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INTEGRAL observations of the blazar 3C 454.3 in outburst p. L21
E. Pian, L. Foschini, V. Beckmann, S. Soldi, M. Türler, N. Gehrels, G. Ghisellini, P. Giommi, L. Maraschi, T. Pursimo, C. M. Raiteri, G. Tagliaferri, M. Tornikoski, G. Tosti, A. Treves, M. Villata, P. Barr, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, G. Di Cocco, R. Hudec, L. Fuhrmann, G. Malaguti, M. Persic, F. Tavecchio and R. Walter
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A strong case for fast stellar rotation at very low metallicities p. L27
C. Chiappini, R. Hirschi, G. Meynet, S. Ekström, A. Maeder and F. Matteucci
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Magnetars as persistent hard X-ray sources: INTEGRAL discovery of a hard tail in SGR 1900+14 p. L31
D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, A. Tiengo and P. Esposito
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Observation of kink waves in solar spicules p. L35
V. Kukhianidze, T. V. Zaqarashvili and E. Khutsishvili
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Erratum

The periods of the intermediate polar RX J0153.3+7446 p. L39
A. J. Norton and J. D. Tanner
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Astrophysical processes

The effect of heat conduction on the interaction of disk and corona around black holes p. 443
E. Meyer-Hofmeister and F. Meyer
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Comment on "PIC simulations of circularly polarised Alfvén wave phase mixing: a new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless plasmas" by Tsiklauri et al. p. 449
F. Mottez, V. Génot and P. Louarn
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A differential rotation driven dynamo in a stably stratified star p. 451
J. Braithwaite
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Internal dynamics of the radio halo cluster Abell 2744 p. 461
W. Boschin, M. Girardi, M. Spolaor and R. Barrena
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XMM-Newton spectroscopy of the cluster of galaxies 2A 0335+096 p. 475
N. Werner, J. de Plaa, J. S. Kaastra, Jacco Vink, J. A. M. Bleeker, T. Tamura, J. R. Peterson and F. Verbunt
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Extragalactic astronomy

The role of absorption and reflection in the soft X-ray excess of Active Galactic Nuclei - I. Preliminary results p. 493
L. Chevallier, S. Collin, A.-M. Dumont, B. Czerny, M. Mouchet, A. C. Gonçalves and R. Goosmann
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Modelling galaxies with a 3d multi-phase ISM p. 509
S. Harfst, Ch. Theis and G. Hensler
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Peculiarities and populations in elliptical galaxies - III. Dating the last star formation event p. 519
R. Michard
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Fine structure in the phase space distribution of nearby subdwarfs p. 533
M. I. Arifyanto and B. Fuchs
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Multi-wavelength study of the gravitational lens system RXS J113155.4-123155 - I. Multi-epoch optical and near infrared imaging p. 539
D. Sluse, J.-F. Claeskens, B. Altieri, R. A. Cabanac, O. Garcet, D. Hutsemékers, C. Jean, A. Smette and J. Surdej
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A model for the X-ray absorption in Compton-thin AGN p. 551
A. Lamastra, G. C. Perola and G. Matt
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Radio properties of FIR-megamaser nuclei p. 559
W. A. Baan and H.-R. Klöckner
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On the light curve shape of Cepheids in IC 1613 and NGC 6822 p. 569
E. Antonello
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Gravitationally unstable gaseous disks of flat galaxies p. 573
E. Griv
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Temperature effects on the mid-and far-infrared spectra of olivine particles p. 583
C. Koike, H. Mutschke, H. Suto, T. Naoi, H. Chihara, Th. Henning, C. Jäger, A. Tsuchiyama, J. Dorschner and H. Okuda
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Polarization of radiation scattered in magnetized turbulent envelopes p. 597
N. A. Silant'ev
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The effect of a strong external radiation field on protostellar envelopes in Orion p. 609
J. K. Jørgensen, D. Johnstone, E. F. van Dishoeck and S. D. Doty
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The importance of the ortho:para H $\mathsf$ ratio for the deuteration of molecules during pre-protostellar collapse p. 621
D. R. Flower, G. Pineau des Forêts and C. M. Walmsley
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Modeling the ortho-to-para abundance ratio of cyclic C $\mathsf$ H $\mathsf$ in cold dense cores p. 631
I. H. Park, V. Wakelam and E. Herbst
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Very high energy $\gamma$ ray absorption by the galactic interstellar radiation field p. 641
J.-L. Zhang, X.-J. Bi and H.-B. Hu
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Stellar structure and evolution

Time-resolved observations of the short period CV SDSS J123813.73-033933.0 p. 645
S. V. Zharikov, G. H. Tovmassian, R. Napiwotzki, R. Michel and V. Neustroev
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CNO in evolved intermediate mass stars p. 655
R. Smiljanic, B. Barbuy, J. R. De Medeiros and A. Maeder
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Effects of moderately fast shellular rotation on adiabatic oscillations p. 673
J. C. Suárez, M. J. Goupil and P. Morel
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Wind accretion in the massive X-ray binary 4U 2206+54: abnormally slow wind and a moderately eccentric orbit p. 687
M. Ribó, I. Negueruela, P. Blay, J. M. Torrejón and P. Reig
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Hipparcos astrometric orbits for two brown dwarf companions: HD 38529 and HD 168443 p. 699
S. Reffert and A. Quirrenbach
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Correlated X-ray spectral and timing variability of the Be/X-ray binary V0332+53/BQ Camelopardalis during a type II outburst p. 703
P. Reig, S. Martínez-Núñez and V. Reglero
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Stellar atmospheres

Reduced Wolf-Rayet line luminosities at low metallicity p. 711
P. A. Crowther and L. J. Hadfield
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Abundances of refractory elements in the atmospheres of stars with extrasolar planets p. 723
G. Gilli, G. Israelian, A. Ecuvillon, N. C. Santos and M. Mayor
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (691 KB) | PS file (264 KB) | References | Online Material

XMM-Newton X-ray spectroscopy of classical T Tauri stars p. 737
J. Robrade and J. H. M. M. Schmitt
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The Sun

Particle acceleration in stochastic current sheets in stressed coronal active regions p. 749
R. Turkmani, P. J. Cargill, K. Galsgaard, L. Vlahos and H. Isliker
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First high spectral resolution VUV full-Sun spectrum compared to cool stars p. 759
Hardi Peter
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Fast magnetoacoustic waves in curved coronal loops - II. Tunneling modes p. 769
E. Verwichte, C. Foullon and V. M. Nakariakov
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Development of twist in an emerging magnetic flux tube by poloidal field accretion p. 781
P. Chatterjee, A. R. Choudhuri and K. Petrovay
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Coordinate systems for solar image data p. 791
W. T. Thompson
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Planets and planetary systems

A search for water masers toward extrasolar planets p. 805
V. Minier and C. Lineweaver
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Abundance ratios of volatile vs. refractory elements in planet-harbouring stars: hints of pollution? p. 809
A. Ecuvillon, G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, M. Mayor and G. Gilli
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Dynamical origin of the asteroid (25143) Itokawa: the target of the sample-return Hayabusa space mission p. 817
P. Michel and M. Yoshikawa
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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Orbital resonance widths in a uniformly rotating second degree and order gravity field p. 821
Ø. Olsen
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Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Chromaticity in all-reflective telescopes for astrometry p. 827
D. Busonero, M. Gai, D. Gardiol, M. G. Lattanzi and D. Loreggia
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Online catalogs and data

ESO imaging survey: optical follow-up of 12 selected XMM-Newton fields p. 837
J. P. Dietrich, J.-M. Miralles, L. F. Olsen, L. da Costa, A. Schwope, C. Benoist, V. Hambaryan, A. Mignano, C. Motch, C. Rité, R. Slijkhuis, J. Tedds, B. Vandame, M. G. Watson and S. Zaggia
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Linelists for NH $\mathsf$ , NH $\mathsf$ D, ND $\mathsf$ H, and ND $\mathsf$ with quadrupole coupling hyperfine components p. 855
L. H. Coudert and E. Roueff
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