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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 457, No. 2 (October II 2006)

Stellar models with different rates of mass loss (M. Castellani, et al., p. 570)

- Letters

- Astrophysical processes

A high order Godunov scheme with constrained transport and adaptive mesh refinement for astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics p. 371
S. Fromang, P. Hennebelle, and R. Teyssier
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065371
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.12 MB) | PS (1.53 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

High order correction terms for the peak-peak correlation function in nearly-Gaussian models p. 385
A. P. A. Andrade, A. L. B. Ribeiro, and C. A. Wuensche
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065581
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (340 KB) | PS (195 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The XMM large scale structure survey: properties and two-point angular correlations of point-like sources p. 393
P. Gandhi et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065284
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (779 KB) | PS (1.26 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Extragalactic astronomy

Formation and evolution of early-type galaxies - II. Models with quasi-cosmological initial conditions p. 437
E. Merlin, and C. Chiosi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054486
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.97 MB) | PS (2.21 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simultaneous radio-interferometric and high-energy TeV observations of the γ-ray blazar Mkn 421 p. 455
P. Charlot, D. C. Gabuzda, H. Sol, B. Degrange, and F. Piron
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054078
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (592 KB) | PS (506 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A spectroscopic study of the near-IR [SIII] lines in a sample of HII galaxies: chemical abundances p. 477
C. Kehrig, J. M. Vílchez, E. Telles, F. Cuisinier, and E. Pérez-Montero
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054488
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (286 KB) | PS (128 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The XMM-Newton survey of the ELAIS-S1 field - I. Number counts, angular correlation function and X-ray spectral properties p. 501
S. Puccetti et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064904
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.73 MB) | PS (4.56 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ATESP 5 GHz radio survey - I. Source counts and spectral index properties of the faint radio population p. 517
I. Prandoni, P. Parma, M. H. Wieringa, H. R. de Ruiter, L. Gregorini, A. Mignano, G. Vettolani, and R. D. Ekers
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054273
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (271 KB) | PS (667 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

CADIS has seen the Virgo overdensity and parts of the Monoceros and “Orphan” streams in retrospect p. 541
B. Fuchs, S. Phleps, and K. Meisenheimer
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065698
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (168 KB) | PS (88.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Interstellar and circumstellar matter

- Stellar structure and evolution

Multiple shock waves in the atmosphere of the Cepheid X Sagittarii? p. 575
P. Mathias, D. Gillet, A. B. Fokin, N. Nardetto, P. Kervella, and D. Mourard
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065299
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (395 KB) | PS (118 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar parameters and evidence of circumstellar activity for a sample of Herbig Ae/Be stars p. 581
M. M. Guimarães, S. H. P. Alencar, W. J. B. Corradi, and S. L. A. Vieira
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065005
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.07 MB) | PS (437 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of additional Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 with SOAR p. 591
J. H. Groh, A. Damineli, M. Teodoro, and C. L. Barbosa
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064929
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (221 KB) | PS (457 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of AM CVn binaries: V396 Hya and SDSS J1240–01 p. 623
G. Ramsay, P. J. Groot, T. Marsh, G. Nelemans, D. Steeghs, and P. Hakala
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065491
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (125 KB) | PS (58.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Stellar atmospheres

Abundance analysis of prime B-type targets for asteroseismology - I. Nitrogen excess in slowly-rotating β Cephei stars p. 651
T. Morel, K. Butler, C. Aerts, C. Neiner, and M. Briquet
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065171
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (362 KB) | PS (154 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- The Sun

Non-linear interaction of the kinetic Alfvén waves and the filamentation process in the solar wind plasma p. 675
R. P. Sharma, and M. Malik
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054715
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (770 KB) | PS (4.63 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The GLE on Oct. 28, 2003 – radio diagnostics of relativistic electron and proton injection p. 681
H. Aurass, G. Mann, G. Rausche, and A. Warmuth
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065238
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.51 MB) | PS (7.90 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A very narrow gyrosynchrotron spectrum during a solar flare p. 693
C. G. Giménez de Castro, J. E. R. Costa, A. V. R. Silva, P. J. A. Simões, E. Correia, and A. Magun
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054438
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (188 KB) | PS (199 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic structure of the solar transition region as observed in various ultraviolet lines emitted at different temperatures p. 699
E. Marsch, G.-Q. Zhou, J.-S. He, and C.-Y. Tu
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065665
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (472 KB) | PS (604 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Celestial mechanics and astrometry

- Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

- Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Optimal filtering of solar images using soft morphological processing techniques p. 729
S. Marshall, L. Fletcher, and K. Hough
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064852
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.03 MB) | PS (4.77 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service