Press Release Oxygen abundances in the Galactic bulge: evidence for fast chemical enrichment     p. L1 M. Zoccali, A. Lecureur, B. Barbuy, V. Hill, A. Renzini, D. Minniti, Y. Momany, A. Gómez, and S. Ortolani DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065659 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (137 KB) | PS (62.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Interrelation between radio and X-ray signatures of drifting subpulses in pulsars     p. L5 J. Gil, G. Melikidze, and B. Zhang DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065228 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (81.4 KB) | PS (37.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accurate stellar masses in the multiple system T Tauri     p. L9 G. Duchêne, H. Beust, F. Adjali, Q. M. Konopacky, and A. M. Ghez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065917 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (129 KB) | PS (54.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A deep mosaic of [O III]5007 Å CCD images of the environment of the LBV star P Cygni     p. L13 P. Boumis, J. Meaburn, M. P. Redman, and F. Mavromatakis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066039 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (219 KB) | PS (252 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A multifrequency angular power spectrum analysis of the Leiden polarization surveys     p. 1 L. La Porta, and C. Burigana DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054321 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.63 MB) | PS (3.56 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

E- and B-mode mixing from incomplete knowledge of the shear correlation     p. 15 M. Kilbinger, P. Schneider, and T. Eifler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065495 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (170 KB) | PS (706 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

ATCA observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 3921 - I. Radio emission from the central merging sub-clusters     p. 21 C. Ferrari, R. W. Hunstead, L. Feretti, S. Maurogordato, and S. Schindler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065117 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.55 MB) | PS (3.08 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical spectroscopy of BL Lacertae objects - Broad lines, companion galaxies, and redshift lower limits     p. 35 B. Sbarufatti, R. Falomo, A. Treves, and J. Kotilainen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065455 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (817 KB) | PS (695 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New southern blue compact dwarf galaxies in the 2dF Galaxy redshift survey     p. 45 P. Papaderos, N. G. Guseva, Y. I. Izotov, K. G. Noeske, T. X. Thuan, and K. J. Fricke DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054458 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.28 MB) | PS (8.16 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A 0.8–2.4 μm spectral atlas of active galactic nuclei     p. 61 R. Riffel, A. Rodríguez-Ardila, and M. G. Pastoriza DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065291 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.89 MB) | PS (678 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Velocity-metallicity correlation for high-z DLA galaxies: evidence of a mass-metallicity relation?     p. 71 C. Ledoux, P. Petitjean, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Møller, and R. Srianand DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054242 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (252 KB) | PS (102 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey: the faint type-1 AGN sample     p. 79 I. Gavignaud et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065376 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.16 MB) | PS (459 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Growth of galactic bulges by mergers - II. Low-density satellites     p. 91 M. C. Eliche-Moral, M. Balcells, J. A. L. Aguerri, and A. C. González-García DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065394 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.66 MB) | PS (1.31 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Water masers in the Local Group of galaxies     p. 109 A. Brunthaler, C. Henkel, W. J. G. de Blok, M. J. Reid, L. J. Greenhill, and H. Falcke DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065650 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.25 MB) | PS (1.64 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraining the environment of GRB 990712 through emission line fluxes     p. 115 A. Küpcü Yoldaş, J. Greiner, and R. Perna DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065672 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (103 KB) | PS (46.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dependence of radio halo properties on star formation activity and galaxy mass     p. 121 M. Dahlem, U. Lisenfeld, and J. Rossa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054787 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (647 KB) | PS (532 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Disentangling the synchrotron and inverse Compton variability in the X-ray emission of the intermediate BL Lacertae object S5 0716+71     p. 133 E. Ferrero, S. J. Wagner, D. Emmanoulopoulos, and L. Ostorero DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065317 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (610 KB) | PS (714 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxy clustering from COMBO-17: the halo occupation distribution at  = 0.6     p. 145 S. Phleps, J. A. Peacock, K. Meisenheimer, and C. Wolf DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053626 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (502 KB) | PS (294 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HH135/HH136 – a luminous H2 outflow towards a high-mass protostar     p. 157 R. Gredel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054746 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (955 KB) | PS (361 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effective grain surface area in the formation of molecular hydrogen in interstellar clouds     p. 167 S. K. Chakrabarti, A. Das, K. Acharyya, and S. Chakrabarti DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065335 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (111 KB) | PS (45.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A survey for nanodiamond features in the 3 micron spectra of Herbig Ae/Be stars     p. 171 B. Acke, and M. E. van den Ancker DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065612 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (552 KB) | PS (270 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for variable outflows in the young stellar object V645 Cygni     p. 183 A. J. Clarke, S. L. Lumsden, R. D. Oudmaijer, A. L. Busfield, M. G. Hoare, T. J. T. Moore, T. L. Sheret, and J. S. Urquhart DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064839 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (166 KB) | PS (114 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Planetary nebulae abundances and stellar evolution     p. 189 S. R. Pottasch, and J. Bernard-Salas DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065548 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (158 KB) | PS (61.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Random flows and diagnostics of turbulence in the high latitude cirrus     p. 197 S. N. Shore, T. N. LaRosa, R. J. Chastain, and L. Magnani DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053962 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.55 MB) | PS (19.7 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Erratum: A radio and mid-infrared survey of northern bright-rimmed clouds     p. 207 L. K. Morgan, M. A. Thompson, J. S. Urquhart, G. J. White, and J. Miao DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040226e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (48.9 KB) | PS (24.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Axisymmetric simulations of magnetorotational core collapse: approximate inclusion of general relativistic effects     p. 209 M. Obergaulinger, M. A. Aloy, H. Dimmelmeier, and E. Müller DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064982 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.49 MB) | PS (714 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the origin of the X-ray emission from Herbig Ae/Be stars     p. 223 B. Stelzer, G. Micela, K. Hamaguchi, and J. H. M. M. Schmitt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065006 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (388 KB) | PS (224 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Pulsating pre-main sequence stars in IC 4996 and NGC 6530     p. 237 K. Zwintz, and W. W. Weiss DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065449 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.63 MB) | PS (4.10 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the distance of GRO J1655-40     p. 249 C. Foellmi, E. Depagne, T. H. Dall, and I. F. Mirabel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054686 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (911 KB) | PS (710 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton observations towards the unidentified MeV source GRO J1411-64     p. 257 D. F. Torres et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065346 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (541 KB) | PS (622 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: stellar parameters and rotational velocities in NGC 3293, NGC 4755 and NGC 6611     p. 265 P. L. Dufton et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065392 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.89 MB) | PS (1.82 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Two-dimensional hydrodynamic core-collapse supernova simulations with spectral neutrino transport - II. Models for different progenitor stars     p. 281 R. Buras, H.-Th. Janka, M. Rampp, and K. Kifonidis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054654 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.56 MB) | PS (8.06 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A prediction of the onset of solar cycle 24     p. 309 Z. L. Du DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064837 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (182 KB) | PS (94.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simulating the emission of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz range by relativistic electron beams     p. 313 J. I. Sakai, Y. Nagasugi, S. Saito, and P. Kaufmann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065368 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (266 KB) | PS (374 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observations of the coronal dynamics associated with solar radio spike burst emission     p. 319 J. I. Khan, and H. Aurass DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054034 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.93 MB) | PS (2.48 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Trans-neptunian object (55636) 2002 TX300, a fresh icy surface in the outer solar system     p. 329 J. Licandro, L. di Fabrizio, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. de León, and E. Oliva DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064906 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (236 KB) | PS (1.12 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Confirmation of the planet hypothesis for the long-period radial velocity variations of β Geminorum     p. 335 A. P. Hatzes et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065445 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (231 KB) | PS (152 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Global MHD simulations of stratified and turbulent protoplanetary discs - I. Model properties     p. 343 S. Fromang, and R. P. Nelson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065643 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (12.4 MB) | PS (14.9 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New algorithms for adaptive optics point-spread function reconstruction     p. 359 E. Gendron, Y. Clénet, T. Fusco, and G. Rousset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065135 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (220 KB) | PS (79.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service