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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064913 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (181 KB) | PS (269 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064841 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (179 KB) | PS (1.09 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Large amplitude oscillation of a polar crown filament in the pre-eruption phase     p. L17 H. Isobe, and D. Tripathi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064942 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (199 KB) | PS (1.17 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

INTEGRAL observations of the blazar 3C 454.3 in outburst     p. L21 E. Pian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600017 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (142 KB) | PS (286 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064866 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (176 KB) | PS (247 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064870 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (170 KB) | PS (256 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observation of kink waves in solar spicules     p. L35 V. Kukhianidze, T. V. Zaqarashvili, and E. Khutsishvili DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600018 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (98.2 KB) | PS (231 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Erratum: The periods of the intermediate polar RX J0153.3+7446     p. L39 A. J. Norton, and J. D. Tanner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065191e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (37.7 KB) | PS (58.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effect of heat conduction on the interaction of disk and corona around black holes     p. 443 E. Meyer-Hofmeister, and F. Meyer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053997 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (102 KB) | PS (337 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054229 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (43.0 KB) | PS (20.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A differential rotation driven dynamo in a stably stratified star     p. 451 J. Braithwaite DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054241 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (280 KB) | PS (125 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Internal dynamics of the radio halo cluster Abell 2744     p. 461 W. Boschin, M. Girardi, M. Spolaor, and R. Barrena DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054408 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (874 KB) | PS (810 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053868 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.35 MB) | PS (4.62 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053730 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (631 KB) | PS (1.29 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modelling galaxies with a 3d multi-phase ISM     p. 509 S. Harfst, Ch. Theis, and G. Hensler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042190 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.99 MB) | PS (6.02 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Peculiarities and populations in elliptical galaxies - III. Dating the last star formation event     p. 519 R. Michard DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053923 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (351 KB) | PS (163 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fine structure in the phase space distribution of nearby subdwarfs     p. 533 M. I. Arifyanto, and B. Fuchs DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054355 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (538 KB) | PS (413 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053148 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (324 KB) | PS (1.12 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A model for the X-ray absorption in Compton-thin AGN     p. 551 A. Lamastra, G. C. Perola, and G. Matt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054014 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (187 KB) | PS (95.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radio properties of FIR-megamaser nuclei     p. 559 W. A. Baan, and H.-R. Klöckner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042331 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (765 KB) | PS (654 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the light curve shape of Cepheids in IC 1613 and NGC 6822     p. 569 E. Antonello DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054191 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (276 KB) | PS (168 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gravitationally unstable gaseous disks of flat galaxies     p. 573 E. Griv DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053606 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (294 KB) | PS (107 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053256 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.42 MB) | PS (3.14 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarization of radiation scattered in magnetized turbulent envelopes     p. 597 N. A. Silant'ev DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053343 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (233 KB) | PS (134 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053011 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (391 KB) | PS (164 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The importance of the ortho:para H2 ratio for the deuteration of molecules during pre-protostellar collapse     p. 621 D. R. Flower, G. Pineau des Forêts, and C. M. Walmsley DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054246 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.17 MB) | PS (23.0 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modeling the ortho-to-para abundance ratio of cyclic C3H2 in cold dense cores     p. 631 I. H. Park, V. Wakelam, and E. Herbst DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054420 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (308 KB) | PS (1.39 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Very high energy γ ray absorption by the galactic interstellar radiation field     p. 641 J.-L. Zhang, X.-J. Bi, and H.-B. Hu DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054422 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (71.6 KB) | PS (240 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053597 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (570 KB) | PS (331 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

CNO in evolved intermediate mass stars     p. 655 R. Smiljanic, B. Barbuy, J. R. De Medeiros, and A. Maeder DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054377 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (401 KB) | PS (153 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effects of moderately fast shellular rotation on adiabatic oscillations     p. 673 J. C. Suárez, M. J. Goupil, and P. Morel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054181 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (601 KB) | PS (231 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054206 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (605 KB) | PS (400 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hipparcos astrometric orbits for two brown dwarf companions: HD 38529 and HD 168443     p. 699 S. Reffert, and A. Quirrenbach DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054611 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (130 KB) | PS (53.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054289 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240 KB) | PS (155 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Reduced Wolf-Rayet line luminosities at low metallicity     p. 711 P. A. Crowther, and L. J. Hadfield DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054298 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.01 MB) | PS (1.14 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053850 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (691 KB) | PS (264 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton X-ray spectroscopy of classical T Tauri stars     p. 737 J. Robrade, and J. H. M. M. Schmitt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054247 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (306 KB) | PS (141 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053548 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.93 MB) | PS (8.26 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

First high spectral resolution VUV full-Sun spectrum compared to cool stars     p. 759 Hardi Peter DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054337 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (758 KB) | PS (764 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fast magnetoacoustic waves in curved coronal loops - II. Tunneling modes     p. 769 E. Verwichte, C. Foullon, and V. M. Nakariakov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054398 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.05 MB) | PS (459 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Development of twist in an emerging magnetic flux tube by poloidal field accretion     p. 781 P. Chatterjee, A. R. Choudhuri, and K. Petrovay DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054401 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (532 KB) | PS (146 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coordinate systems for solar image data     p. 791 W. T. Thompson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054262 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (197 KB) | PS (91.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for water masers toward extrasolar planets     p. 805 V. Minier, and C. Lineweaver DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052957 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (74.7 KB) | PS (32.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054534 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (759 KB) | PS (530 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dynamical origin of the asteroid (25143) Itokawa: the target of the sample-return Hayabusa space mission     p. 817 P. Michel, and M. Yoshikawa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054319 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (636 KB) | PS (586 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Orbital resonance widths in a uniformly rotating second degree and order gravity field     p. 821 Ø. Olsen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054451 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (951 KB) | PS (10.3 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chromaticity in all-reflective telescopes for astrometry     p. 827 D. Busonero, M. Gai, D. Gardiol, M. G. Lattanzi, and D. Loreggia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054180 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (446 KB) | PS (383 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

ESO imaging survey: optical follow-up of 12 selected XMM-Newton fields     p. 837 J. P. Dietrich et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053785 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.31 MB) | PS (32.3 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Linelists for NH3, NH2D, ND2H, and ND3 with quadrupole coupling hyperfine components     p. 855 L. H. Coudert, and E. Roueff DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054136 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (97.4 KB) | PS (52.9 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service