Discovery of a point-like very-high-energy γ-ray source in Monoceros     p. L1 F. A. Aharonian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077299 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (122.7 KB) | PS (73.52 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Swift/XRT observes the fifth outburst of the periodic supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J11215-5952     p. L5 P. Romano, L. Sidoli, V. Mangano, S. Mereghetti, and G. Cusumano DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077383 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (129.4 KB) | PS (59.83 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Opposite magnetic polarity of two photospheric lines in single spectrum of the quiet Sun     p. L9 R. Rezaei, R. Schlichenmaier, W. Schmidt, and O. Steiner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077441 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (188.1 KB) | PS (271.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Highlight (More) REM observations of GRB 060418 and GRB 060607A: the onset of the afterglow and the initial fireball Lorentz factor determination     p. L13 E. Molinari et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077388 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (218.3 KB) | PS (97.10 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of the first unidentified TeV gamma-ray source TeV J2032+4130     p. L17 D. Horns, A. I. D. Hoffmann, A. Santangelo, F. A. Aharonian, and G. P. Rowell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066836 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (624.9 KB) | PS (2.563 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Physical properties of the jet in 0836+710 revealed by its transversal structure     p. L23 M. Perucho and A. P. Lobanov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077610 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.483 MB) | PS (514.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

IGR J17254-3257, a new bursting neutron star     p. L27 J. Chenevez, M. Falanga, E. Kuulkers, R. Walter, L. Bildsten, S. Brandt, N. Lund, T. Oosterbroek, and J. Zurita Heras DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077494 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (160.4 KB) | PS (480.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the optical counterpart of NGC 300 X-1 and the global Wolf-Rayet content of NGC 300     p. L31 P. A. Crowther, S. Carpano, L. J. Hadfield, and A. M. T. Pollock DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077677 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (209.0 KB) | PS (150.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral and timing properties of a dissipative -ray burst photosphere     p. 1 D. Giannios and H. C. Spruit DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066739 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (197.2 KB) | PS (112.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Flow instabilities of magnetic flux tubes - II. Longitudinal flow     p. 11 V. Holzwarth, D. Schmitt, and M. Schüssler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077269 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (169.9 KB) | PS (77.45 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ultraviolet properties of luminous infrared galaxies at z ~ 0.7 - Is there any evolution in their dust attenuation?     p. 19 V. Buat, D. Marcillac, D. Burgarella, E. Le Floc'h, T. T. Takeuchi, J. Iglesias-Parámo, and C. K. Xu DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066685 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (191.2 KB) | PS (75.58 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey - III. The AXIS X-ray source counts and angular clustering     p. 27 F. J. Carrera et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066271 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.949 MB) | PS (651.3 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

EROs found behind lensing clusters - I. Stellar populations and dust properties of optical dropout EROs and comparison with related objects     p. 47 D. Schaerer, A. Hempel, E. Egami, R. Pelló, J. Richard, J.-F. Le Borgne, J.-P. Kneib, M. Wise, and F. Boone DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077127 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (490.2 KB) | PS (322.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Clues to the nature of high-redshift O vi absorption systems from their lack of small-scale structure     p. 61 S. Lopez, S. Ellison, S. D'Odorico, and T.-S. Kim DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065301 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.030 MB) | PS (434.3 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The host galaxy/AGN connection - Brightness profiles of early-type galaxies hosting Seyfert nuclei     p. 75 A. Capetti and B. Balmaverde DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066684 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.390 MB) | PS (4.509 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The elliptical galaxies NGC 1052 and NGC 7796 - Stellar populations and abundance ratio α/Fe     p. 89 A. de C. Milone, M. G. Rickes, and M. G. Pastoriza DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054615 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.296 MB) | PS (499.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing MACHOs by observation of M 31 pixel lensing with the 1.5 m Loiano telescope     p. 115 S. Calchi Novati et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077075 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (209.1 KB) | PS (141.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Upper limits to the water abundance in starburst galaxies     p. 121 C. D. Wilson et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066621 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (112.2 KB) | PS (56.36 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The structure of the nuclear stellar cluster of the Milky Way     p. 125 R. Schödel et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065089 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.354 MB) | PS (7.427 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Bright globular clusters in NGC 5128: the missing link between young massive clusters and evolved massive objects     p. 147 M. Rejkuba, P. Dubath, D. Minniti, and G. Meylan DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066493 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (670.2 KB) | PS (262.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tracing mixing in stars: new beryllium observations of the open clusters NGC 2516, Hyades, and M 67     p. 163 S. Randich, F. Primas, L. Pasquini, P. Sestito, and R. Pallavicini DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066218 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (279.5 KB) | PS (117.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dissipative structures of diffuse molecular gas - II. The translucent environment of a dense core     p. 173 P. Hily-Blant and E. Falgarone DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054565 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.707 MB) | PS (1.692 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Physical properties of a very diffuse HI structure at high Galactic latitude     p. 189 M.-A. Miville-Deschênes and P. G. Martin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065523 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (612.2 KB) | PS (429.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Electron density and carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands     p. 201 P. Gnaciński, J. K. Sikorski, and G. A. Galazutdinov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077077 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (137.8 KB) | PS (79.86 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-resolution study of a star-forming cluster in the Cepheus A HW2 region     p. 207 C. Comito, P. Schilke, U. Endesfelder, I. Jiménez-Serra, and J. Martín-Pintado DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077408 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (322.2 KB) | PS (262.0 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Millimeter imaging of HD 163296: probing the disk structure and kinematics     p. 213 A. Isella, L. Testi, A. Natta, R. Neri, D. Wilner, and C. Qi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077385 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (729.8 KB) | PS (531.6 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

CO cooling rates for clumpy and turbulent molecular clouds     p. 223 M. Hegmann, W. H. Kegel, and E. Sedlmayr DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066394 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (275.5 KB) | PS (228.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar p-modes oscillation measurements in solar-like star signals: α Centauri A as an example     p. 233 C. Régulo and T. Roca Cortés DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065985 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (147.9 KB) | PS (60.93 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars - I. Updated synthetic TP-AGB models and their basic calibration     p. 239 P. Marigo and L. Girardi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066772 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.267 MB) | PS (423.2 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Is 6Li in metal-poor halo stars produced in situ by solar-like flares?     p. 265 V. Tatischeff and J.-P. Thibaud DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066635 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (230.7 KB) | PS (102.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The stability of poloidal magnetic fields in rotating stars     p. 275 J. Braithwaite DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065903 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (818.0 KB) | PS (362.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Absolute dimensions of eclipsing binaries - XXV. U Ophiuchi and the evolution and composition of 5 M stars     p. 285 L. P. R. Vaz, J. Andersen, and A. Claret DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066911 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (557.4 KB) | PS (223.4 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HS 1857+5144: a hot and young pre-cataclysmic variable     p. 297 A. Aungwerojwit, B. T. Gänsicke, P. Rodríguez-Gil, H.-J. Hagen, O. Giannakis, C. Papadimitriou, C. Allende Prieto, and D. Engels DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077276 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (515.3 KB) | PS (285.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar model atmospheres with magnetic line blanketing     p. 307 S. A. Khan and D. V. Shulyak DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054269e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (26.22 KB) | PS (12.64 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hα and the Ca II H and K lines as activity proxies for late-type stars     p. 309 C. Cincunegui, R. F. Díaz, and P. J. D. Mauas DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066503 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (616.4 KB) | PS (248.7 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Sulphur and zinc abundances in Galactic halo stars revisited     p. 319 P. E. Nissen, C. Akerman, M. Asplund, D. Fabbian, F. Kerber, H. U. Käufl, and M. Pettini DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077344 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (669.2 KB) | PS (249.1 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The H surges and EUV jets from magnetic flux emergences and cancellations     p. 331 Y. C. Jiang, H. D. Chen, K. J. Li, Y. D. Shen, and L. H. Yang DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053954 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.437 MB) | PS (4.732 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Projection effects in coronal mass ejections     p. 339 B. Vršnak, D. Sudar, D. Ruždjak, and T. Žic DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077175 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (898.3 KB) | PS (2.603 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Profiles of heating in turbulent coronal magnetic loops     p. 347 E. Buchlin, P. J. Cargill, S. J. Bradshaw, and M. Velli DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077111 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (737.4 KB) | PS (290.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Improving Earth-like planets' detection with an ELT: the differential radial velocity experiment     p. 355 P. Riaud and J. Schneider DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077085 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (356.6 KB) | PS (639.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The representative XMM-Newton cluster structure survey (REXCESS) of an X-ray luminosity selected galaxy cluster sample     p. 363 H. Böhringer et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066740 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.343 MB) | PS (6.168 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of -ray bursts     p. 379 P. A. Evans et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077530 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (396.8 KB) | PS (447.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service