Deuterated molecules in DM Tauri: DCO+, but no HDO     p. L5 S. Guilloteau, V. Piétu, A. Dutrey, and M. Guélin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600005 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (198 KB) | PS (343 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A refined position catalogue of the Swift XRT afterglows     p. L9 A. Moretti et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600007 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (217 KB) | PS (295 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600008 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (316 KB) | PS (2.83 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for VHE γ-ray emission from the distant BL Lac PG 1553+113     p. L19 F. Aharonian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600010 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (113 KB) | PS (276 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600009 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (428 KB) | PS (352 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600004 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (156 KB) | PS (986 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galactic dynamo and helicity losses through fountain flow     p. L33 A. Shukurov, D. Sokoloff, K. Subramanian, and A. Brandenburg DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600011 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (130 KB) | PS (239 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the origin of the high helium sequence in ω Centauri     p. L37 A. Maeder, and G. Meynet DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600012 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (275 KB) | PS (344 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

First detection of a VHE gamma-ray spectral maximum from a cosmic source: HESS discovery of the Vela X nebula     p. L43 F. Aharonian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600014 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (415 KB) | PS (1.00 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determining the cosmic ray ionization rate in dynamically evolving clouds     p. 425 C. J. Lintott, and J. M. C. Rawlings DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053837 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (152 KB) | PS (64.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Local models of stellar convection - III. The Strouhal number     p. 433 P. J. Käpylä, M. J. Korpi, M. Ossendrijver, and I. Tuominen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042245 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (136 KB) | PS (58.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The excursion set approach, and an improved model for the multiplicity function     p. 439 A. Del Popolo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053526 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (277 KB) | PS (178 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The buildup of stellar mass and the 3.6 μm luminosity function in clusters from z = 1.25 to z = 0.2     p. 447 S. Andreon DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054007 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (232 KB) | PS (82.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054033 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (527 KB) | PS (498 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar clusters in dwarf galaxies     p. 471 L. Vanzi, and M. Sauvage DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052949 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.19 MB) | PS (2.90 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053994 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (359 KB) | PS (1.97 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053928 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.69 MB) | PS (89.2 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The soft X-ray/NLR connection: a single photoionized medium?     p. 499 S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, and M. Chiaberge DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054091 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (468 KB) | PS (255 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053788 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (271 KB) | PS (133 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ISO 170 μm luminosity function of galaxies     p. 525 T. T. Takeuchi, T. T. Ishii, H. Dole, M. Dennefeld, G. Lagache, and J.-L. Puget DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054272 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (378 KB) | PS (172 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054338 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.49 MB) | PS (26.3 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - II. The nature of four unidentified sources     p. 547 N. Masetti et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054086 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (912 KB) | PS (1.07 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The chemical evolution of barium and europium in the Milky Way     p. 557 G. Cescutti, P. François, F. Matteucci, R. Cayrel, and M. Spite DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053622 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (461 KB) | PS (329 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The bimodal metallicity distribution function of the globular clusters in the Galaxy: halo disc complementarity     p. 571 E. Casuso, and J. E. Beckman DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054004 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (117 KB) | PS (47.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054113 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.23 MB) | PS (566 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The birth-cluster of the galactic luminous blue variable WRA 751     p. 589 A. Pasquali, F. Comerón, and A. Nota DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053977 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (584 KB) | PS (597 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The magnetic field in the star-forming region Cepheus A - from H2O maser polarization observations     p. 597 W. H. T. Vlemmings, P. J. Diamond, H. J. van Langevelde, and J. M. Torrelles DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054275 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (487 KB) | PS (292 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hadronic processes within collective stellar winds     p. 613 E. Domingo-Santamaría, and D. F. Torres DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054027 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (279 KB) | PS (323 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release (More) Extended envelopes around Galactic Cepheids - I.  Carinae from near and mid-infrared interferometry with the VLTI     p. 623 P. Kervella, A. Mérand, G. Perrin, and V. Coudé du Foresto DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053603 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (313 KB) | PS (1.74 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Moving shadows on the dusty disks of young stars     p. 633 L. V. Tambovtseva, V. P. Grinin, and G. Weigelt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053884 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (793 KB) | PS (872 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054062 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.18 MB) | PS (587 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Improved kinematics for brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars in Chamaeleon I and a discussion of brown dwarf formation     p. 655 V. Joergens DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053421 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (157 KB) | PS (64.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The energetics, evolution, and stellar depletion of 6Li in the early Galaxy     p. 665 N. Prantzos DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053897 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (273 KB) | PS (157 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The XMM-Newton view of GRS 1915+105     p. 677 A. Martocchia, G. Matt, T. Belloni, M. Feroci, V. Karas, and G. Ponti DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053446 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (336 KB) | PS (607 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of solar-like oscillations in the red giant ε Ophiuchi     p. 689 J. De Ridder, C. Barban, F. Carrier, A. Mazumdar, P. Eggenberger, C. Aerts, S. Deruyter, and J. Vanautgaerden DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053331 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (600 KB) | PS (594 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A hybrid β Cephei-SPB star in a binary system: γ Pegasi     p. 697 E. Chapellier, D. Le Contel, J. M. Le Contel, P. Mathias, and J.-C. Valtier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053815 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (376 KB) | PS (103 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054082 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (385 KB) | PS (3.18 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oscillation mode lifetimes in Hydrae: will strong mode damping limit asteroseismology of red giant stars?     p. 709 D. Stello, H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding, and D. Buzasi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054016 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.91 MB) | PS (1.00 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of massive AGB stars - I. Carbon burning phase     p. 717 L. Siess DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053043 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (801 KB) | PS (425 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radiative transfer in decomposed domains     p. 731 T. Heinemann, W. Dobler, Å. Nordlund, and A. Brandenburg DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053120 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (163 KB) | PS (109 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-wavelength study of coronal waves associated with the CME-flare event of 3 November 2003     p. 739 B. Vršnak, A. Warmuth, M. Temmer, A. Veronig, J. Magdalenić, A. Hillaris, and M. Karlický DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053740 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.85 MB) | PS (5.88 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Visco-resistive shear wave dissipation in magnetic X-points     p. 753 G. Fruit, and I. J. D. Craig DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054228 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (333 KB) | PS (242 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Longitudinal intensity oscillations observed with TRACE: evidence of fine-scale structure     p. 763 M. P. McEwan, and I. De Moortel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054041 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.60 MB) | PS (5.67 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modeling the Jovian subnebula - II. Composition of regular satellite ices     p. 771 O. Mousis, and Y. Alibert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053211 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (680 KB) | PS (1.54 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Atomic data from the iron project - LXI. Radiative E1, E2, E3, and M1 transition probabilities for Fe IV     p. 779 S. N. Nahar DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053578 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (112 KB) | PS (59.8 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053516 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (860 KB) | PS (332 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054158 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (245 KB) | PS (1.70 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service