Might carbon-atmosphere white dwarfs harbour a new type of pulsating star?     p. L1 G. Fontaine, P. Brassard, and P. Dufour Published online: 26 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809651 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (219.4 KB) | PS (106.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resolving stellar populations outside the Local Group: MAD observations of UKS 2323-326     p. L5 M. Gullieuszik et al. Published online: 1 April 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809631 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (649.4 KB) | PS (753.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is the silicate emission feature only influenced by grain size?     p. L9 N. V. Voshchinnikov and T. Henning Published online: 1 April 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809697 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (349.8 KB) | PS (249.7 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Intergalactic absorption and blazar γ-ray spectra     p. 1 M. Persic and A. De Angelis Published online: 4 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079074 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (184.4 KB) | PS (69.74 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new reduced network to simulate detonations in superbursts from mixed H/He accretors     p. 7 C. Noël, S. Goriely, Y. Busegnies, and M. V. Papalexandris Published online: 26 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078704 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.184 MB) | PS (745.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Correlation of the scattering and dispersion events in the Crab Nebula pulsar     p. 13 A. Kuzmin, B. Ya. Losovsky, C. A. Jordan, and F. G. Smith Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079211 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (78.13 KB) | PS (30.65 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Testing power-law cosmology with galaxy clusters     p. 15 Zong-Hong Zhu, M. Hu, J. S. Alcaniz, and Y.-X. Liu Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077797 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (131.9 KB) | PS (52.90 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

EUV spectral energy distribution of quasars restored from associated absorbers     p. 19 S. A. Levshakov, I. I. Agafonova, D. Reimers, J. L. Hou, and P. Molaro Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079109 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (838.2 KB) | PS (289.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Searching for cool core clusters at high redshift     p. 35 J. S. Santos, P. Rosati, P. Tozzi, H. Böhringer, S. Ettori, and A. Bignamini Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078815 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.279 MB) | PS (5.559 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraining the evolution of dark energy with type Ia supernovae and gamma-ray bursts     p. 49 Shi Qi, Fa-Yin Wang, and Tan Lu Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079329 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (229.0 KB) | PS (498.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar populations, neutral hydrogen, and ionised gas in field early-type galaxies     p. 57 P. Serra, S. C. Trager, T. A. Oosterloo, and R. Morganti Published online: 20 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078954 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (615.1 KB) | PS (228.0 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Soft X-ray to far infrared luminosities ratio in star-forming galaxies: predictions from synthesis models     p. 71 J. M. Mas-Hesse, H. Otí-Floranes, and M. Cerviño Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078398 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (204.9 KB) | PS (83.59 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of the H92α recombination line from the starbursts in the Circinus galaxy and NGC 1808     p. 79 A. L. Roy, W. M. Goss, and K. R. Anantharamaiah Published online: 25 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077405 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (380.5 KB) | PS (238.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Pre-peak ram pressure stripping in the Virgo cluster spiral galaxy NGC 4501     p. 89 B. Vollmer, M. Soida, A. Chung, J. H. van Gorkom, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, R. Beck, M. Urbanik, and J. D. P. Kenney Published online: 4 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078139 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.838 MB) | PS (9.030 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Star formation history of galaxies from z = 0 to z = 0.7 - A backward approach to the evolution of star-forming galaxies     p. 107 V. Buat, S. Boissier, D. Burgarella, T. T. Takeuchi, E. Le Floc'h, D. Marcillac, J. Huang, M. Nagashima, and M. Enoki Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078263 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (452.1 KB) | PS (169.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The role of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in ram pressure stripped disk galaxies     p. 121 E. Roediger and G. Hensler Published online: 25 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809438 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (213.4 KB) | PS (441.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modeling nuclei of radio galaxies from VLBI radio observations - Application to the BL Lac Object S5 1803+784     p. 125 J. Roland, S. Britzen, N. A. Kudryavtseva, A. Witzel, and M. Karouzos Published online: 26 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078521 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (619.7 KB) | PS (1.497 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray spectral variability in PG 1535+547: the changing look of a “soft X-ray weak” AGN     p. 137 L. Ballo, M. Giustini, N. Schartel, M. Cappi, E. Jiménez-Bailón, E. Piconcelli, M. Santos-Lleó, and C. Vignali Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079075 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (766.1 KB) | PS (312.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The broad-band XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL spectra of bright type 1 Seyfert galaxies     p. 151 F. Panessa, L. Bassani, A. De Rosa, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, M. Fiocchi, A. Malizia, M. Molina, P. Ubertini, and R. Walter Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078657 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (777.7 KB) | PS (285.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tracing a disk wind in NGC 3516     p. 161 T. J. Turner, J. N. Reeves, S. B. Kraemer, and L. Miller Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078808 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.023 MB) | PS (3.309 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Chandra monitoring of the very massive binary WR20a and the young massive cluster Westerlund 2     p. 171 Y. Nazé, G. Rauw, and J. Manfroid Published online: 4 February 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078851 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.380 MB) | PS (13.92 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Environmental effects on the globular cluster blue straggler population: a statistical approach     p. 183 A. Moretti, F. De Angeli, and G. Piotto Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078416 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (629.5 KB) | PS (438.6 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A HST study of the environment of the Herbig Ae/Be star LkHα 233 and its bipolar jet     p. 199 S. Melnikov, J. Woitas, J. Eislöffel, F. Bacciotti, U. Locatelli, and T. P. Ray Published online: 2 January 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078457 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (379.0 KB) | PS (233.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A young double stellar cluster in an HII region, emerging from its parent molecular cloud     p. 209 J. L. Yun, A. A. Djupvik, A. J. Delgado, and E. J. Alfaro Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079090 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.398 MB) | PS (11.48 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Joule heating in high magnetic field pulsars     p. 223 V. Urpin and D. Konenkov Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078553 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (316.7 KB) | PS (504.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Low heat conduction in white dwarf boundary layers?     p. 231 F. K. Liu, F. Meyer, E. Meyer-Hofmeister, and V. Burwitz Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079260 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (304.1 KB) | PS (964.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

MOST photometry of the roAp star 10 Aquilae     p. 239 D. Huber et al. Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079220 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.353 MB) | PS (572.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Swift observations of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324–6200     p. 249 S. Mereghetti, P. Romano, and L. Sidoli Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809397 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (142.7 KB) | PS (82.31 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

RACE-OC project: rotation and variability in the open cluster NGC 2099 (M 37)     p. 253 S. Messina, E. Distefano, P. Parihar, Y. B. Kang, S.-L. Kim, S.-C. Rey, and C.-U. Lee Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079216 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (15.04 MB) | PS (4.681 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asiago eclipsing binaries program - III. V570 Persei     p. 263 L. Tomasella, U. Munari, S. Cassisi, A. Siviero, S. Dallaporta, R. Sordo, and T. Zwitter Published online: 26 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079305 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (465.3 KB) | PS (509.4 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Solar off-limb line widths: Alfvén waves, ion-cyclotron waves, and preferential heating     p. 271 L. Dolla and J. Solomon Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077903 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (593.3 KB) | PS (396.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Wave propagation in steady stratified one-dimensional cylindrical waveguides     p. 285 R. Erdélyi and J. Hargreaves Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079008 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (342.0 KB) | PS (368.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Shock-related radio emission during coronal mass ejection lift-off?     p. 297 S. Pohjolainen Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079155 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (656.7 KB) | PS (946.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radiative damping of standing acoustic waves in solar coronal loops     p. 301 S. J. Bradshaw and R. Erdélyi Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079128 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (920.4 KB) | PS (250.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nonspherical dust grains in mean-motion orbital resonances     p. 311 M. Kocifaj and J. Klačka Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078440 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (438.9 KB) | PS (334.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Limits on additional planetary companions to OGLE 2005-BLG-390L     p. 317 D. Kubas et al. Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077449 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (489.2 KB) | PS (1.975 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Influence of an inner disc on the orbital evolution of massive planets migrating in resonance     p. 325 A. Crida, Z. Sándor, and W. Kley Published online: 19 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079291 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.062 MB) | PS (531.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Extended analysis of the Eu  III spectrum     p. 339 J.-F. Wyart, W.-Ü. L. Tchang-Brillet, S. S. Churilov, and A. N. Ryabtsev Published online: 4 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079333 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (510.8 KB) | PS (1.697 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Imaging with hypertelescopes: a simple modal approach     p. 361 C. Aime Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078659 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (233.5 KB) | PS (609.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stabilising a nulling interferometer using optical path difference dithering     p. 365 P. Gabor, B. Chazelas, F. Brachet, M. Ollivier, M. Decaudin, S. Jacquinod, A. Labèque, and A. Léger Published online: 11 March 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077830 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (581.3 KB) | PS (568.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service