Free Probing the origin of the microwave anomalous foreground     L1 N. Ysard, M. A. Miville-Deschênes and L. Verstraete Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912715 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.642 MB) | PS (625.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free A large crater as a probe of the internal structure of the E-type asteroid Steins     L2 M. Jutzi, P. Michel and W. Benz Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913549 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (926.9 KB) | PS (13.61 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Swift monitoring of the new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J17511-3057 in outburst     L3 E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, M. Falanga, S. Campana, J. A. Kennea and A. Papitto Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913517 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (145.6 KB) | PS (72.65 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Identifying the counterpart of HESS J1858+020     L4 S. Paron and E. Giacani Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913694 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (399.7 KB) | PS (919.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The H-alpha luminosity function at redshift 2.2 - A new determination using VLT/HAWK-I     L5 M. Hayes, D. Schaerer and G. Östlin Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913217 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.5 KB) | PS (190.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highlight (More) The lunar phases of dust grains orbiting Fomalhaut     L6 M. Min, M. Kama, C. Dominik and L. B. F. M. Waters Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913065 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (117.7 KB) | PS (83.02 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highlight (More) The nature of the recent extreme outburst of the Herbig Be/FU Orionis binary Z Canis Majoris     L7 T. Szeifert, S. Hubrig, M. Schöller, O. Schütz, B. Stelzer and Z. Mikulášek Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913704 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (463.1 KB) | PS (595.5 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The column density towards LMC X-1     L8 M. Hanke, J. Wilms, M. A. Nowak, L. Barragán and N. S. Schulz Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913583 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (214.9 KB) | PS (146.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The ongoing outburst of the new symbiotic star IPHASJ190832.31+051226.6     L9 R. L. M. Corradi, U. Munari, R. Greimel, M. M. Rubio-Díez, M. Santander-García, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. E. Drew, P. Leisy, T. Liimets and S. E. Sale Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913653 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (141.4 KB) | PS (61.79 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free 3D simulations of supernova remnants evolution including non-linear particle acceleration     L10 G. Ferrand, A. Decourchelle, J. Ballet, R. Teyssier and F. Fraschetti Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913666 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (378.1 KB) | PS (6.552 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Unstable interaction of gravity-inertial waves with Rossby waves with application to solar system atmospheres     L11 J. F. McKenzie and T. B. Doyle Published online: 28 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913453 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (225.3 KB) | PS (965.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The role of black hole spin and magnetic field threading the unstable neutrino disk in gamma ray bursts     A55 A. Janiuk and Y.-F. Yuan Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912725 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (267.1 KB) | PS (105.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accuracy of spectroscopy-based radioactive dating of stars     A84 H.-G. Ludwig, E. Caffau, M. Steffen, P. Bonifacio and L. Sbordone Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810780 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (249.6 KB) | PS (547.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Particle-in-cell simulation of a mildly relativistic collision of an electron-ion plasma carrying a quasi-parallel magnetic field - Electron acceleration and magnetic field amplification at supernova shocks     A89 M. E. Dieckmann, G. C. Murphy, A. Meli and L. O. C. Drury Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912643 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.131 MB) | PS (2.145 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Current data on the globular cluster Palomar 14 are consistent with MOND     A97 G. Gentile, B. Famaey, G. Angus and P. Kroupa Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913296 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (111.4 KB) | PS (43.50 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-equilibrium ionization states in galaxy clusters     A29 D. A. Prokhorov Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913195 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (150.7 KB) | PS (70.31 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Morphology of the local volume     A57 M. Kerscher and A. Tikhonov Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912353 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (404.4 KB) | PS (336.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) How was the Hubble sequence 6 Gyr ago?     A78 R. Delgado-Serrano, F. Hammer, Y. B. Yang, M. Puech, H. Flores and M. Rodrigues Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912704 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (978.0 KB) | PS (1.718 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxy structure searches by photometric redshifts in the CFHTLS     A81 C. Adami et al. Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913067 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (878.3 KB) | PS (531.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxy clusters as mirrors of the distant Universe - Implications of the blurring term for the kSZ and ISW effects     A82 C. Hernández-Monteagudo and R. A. Sunyaev Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912525 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (314.1 KB) | PS (212.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical and near-IR spectroscopy of candidate red galaxies in two z ~ 2.5 proto-clusters     A83 M. Doherty et al. Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912868 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.055 MB) | PS (3.029 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hydrodynamic simulations of correlation and scatter in galaxy cluster maps     A85 A. Finoguenov, A. J. R. Sanderson, J. J. Mohr, J. J. Bialek and A. Evrard Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911649 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (537.6 KB) | PS (839.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A double radio halo in the close pair of galaxy clusters Abell 399 and Abell 401     A86 M. Murgia, F. Govoni, L. Feretti and G. Giovannini Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913414 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (633.5 KB) | PS (1.567 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Looking for the first galaxies: lensing or blank fields?     A105 A. Maizy, J. Richard, M. A. De Leo, R. Pelló and J. P. Kneib Published online: 28 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911829 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (724.7 KB) | PS (1.470 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An optical spectroscopic survey of the 3CR sample of radio galaxies with z 0.3 - II. Spectroscopic classes and accretion modes in radio-loud AGN     A6 S. Buttiglione, A. Capetti, A. Celotti, D. J. Axon, M. Chiaberge, F. D. Macchetto and W. B. Sparks Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913290 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (483.6 KB) | PS (532.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The distance to the C component of I Zw 18 and its star formation history - A probabilistic approach     A10 L. Jamet, M. Cerviño, V. Luridiana, E. Pérez and T. Yakobchuk Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078239 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (714.8 KB) | PS (8.437 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The molecular gas content of the advanced S+E merger NGC 4441 - Evidence for an extended decoupled nuclear disc?     A19 E. Jütte, S. Aalto and S. Hüttemeister Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809686 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (677.5 KB) | PS (1.212 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

General relativistic models of the X-ray spectral variability of MCG–6-30-15     A22 A. Niedźwiecki and T. Miyakawa Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911919 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (372.4 KB) | PS (192.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparison between the luminosity functions of X-ray and [OIII] selected AGN     A38 I. Georgantopoulos and A. Akylas Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912943 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (164.4 KB) | PS (81.25 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The zCOSMOS redshift survey: how group environment alters global downsizing trends     A40 A. Iovino et al. Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912558 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.241 MB) | PS (1.556 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

K+a galaxies in the zCOSMOS survey - Physical properties of systems in their post-starburst phase     A42 D. Vergani et al. Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912802 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1020 KB) | PS (893.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - I. An improved classification for high-redshift galaxies     A53 F. Lamareille Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913168 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.598 MB) | PS (3.077 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radio counterpart of the lensed submm emission in the cluster MS0451.6-0305: new evidence for the merger scenario     A54 A. Berciano Alba, L. V. E. Koopmans, M. A. Garrett, O. Wucknitz and M. Limousin Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912903 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.765 MB) | PS (9.122 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The old and heavy bulge of M 31 - I. Kinematics and stellar populations     A61 R. P. Saglia, M. Fabricius, R. Bender, M. Montalto, C.-H. Lee, A. Riffeser, S. Seitz, L. Morganti, O. Gerhard and U. Hopp Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912805 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (974.7 KB) | PS (1.432 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Near-infrared colours of active galactic nuclei     A64 S. Kouzuma and H. Yamaoka Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912863 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (568.0 KB) | PS (527.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

PKS 0537-286, carrying the information of the environment of SMBHs in the early Universe     A69 E. Bottacini et al. Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913260 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (372.2 KB) | PS (786.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The distance to the Andromeda galaxy from eclipsing binaries     A70 F. Vilardell, I. Ribas, C. Jordi, E. L. Fitzpatrick and E. F. Guinan Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913299 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (215.6 KB) | PS (183.9 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-term variability of the optical spectra of NGC 4151 - II. Evolution of the broad Hα and Hβ emission-line profiles     A106 A. I. Shapovalova, L. Č. Popović, A. N. Burenkov, V. H. Chavushyan, D. Ilić, A. Kovačević, N. G. Bochkarev and J. León-Tavares Published online: 28 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912311 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (967.6 KB) | PS (703.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical abundances of 11 bulge stars from high-resolution, near-IR spectra     A20 N. Ryde et al. Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912687 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (409.4 KB) | PS (451.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determination of the local dark matter density in our Galaxy     A25 M. Weber and W. de Boer Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913381 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (480.3 KB) | PS (1.919 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The stellar correlation function from SDSS - A statistical search for wide binary stars     A46 M. Longhitano and B. Binggeli Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913109 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.709 MB) | PS (1.606 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Properties of extra-planar H I clouds in the outer part of the Milky Way     A60 L. Dedes and P. W. M. Kalberla Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912673 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (404.0 KB) | PS (467.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar interactions in dense and sparse star clusters     A63 C. Olczak, S. Pfalzner and A. Eckart Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912641 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (302.7 KB) | PS (174.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-LTE abundances of Mg and K in extremely metal-poor stars and the evolution of [O/Mg], [Na/Mg], [Al/Mg], and [K/Mg] in the Milky Way     A88 S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, S. A. Korotin, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel, P. François and V. Hill Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913223 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (322.4 KB) | PS (217.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust-corrected surface photometry of M 31 from Spitzer far-infrared observations     A91 E. Tempel, A. Tamm and P. Tenjes Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912186 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.911 MB) | PS (5.497 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Low frequency observations of the radio nebula produced by the giant flare from SGR 1806-20 - Polarimetry and total intensity measurements     A99 H. Spreeuw, B. Scheers and R. A. M. J. Wijers Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913378 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (202.7 KB) | PS (90.28 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The metallicity of the open cluster Tombaugh 2     A102 S. Villanova, S. Randich, D. Geisler, G. Carraro and E. Costa Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913258 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (441.3 KB) | PS (212.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analysis of the stellar population in the central area of the HII region Sh 2-284     A104 A. J. Delgado, A. A. Djupvik and E. J. Alfaro Published online: 27 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912961 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.102 MB) | PS (2.187 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The long-wavelength emission of interstellar PAHs: characterizing the spinning dust contribution     A12 N. Ysard and L. Verstraete Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912708 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (728.9 KB) | PS (262.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Dust driven mass loss from carbon stars as a function of stellar parameters - I. A grid of solar-metallicity wind models     A14 L. Mattsson, R. Wahlin and S. Höfner Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912084 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (762.8 KB) | PS (512.0 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

INTEGRAL probes the morphology of the Crab nebula in hard X-rays/soft -rays     A33 D. Eckert, V. Savchenko, N. Produit and C. Ferrigno Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912599 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (552.7 KB) | PS (1.516 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A statistical approach to radio emission from shell-type SNRs - I. Basic ideas, techniques, and first results     A34 R. Bandiera and O. Petruk Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912244 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (335.2 KB) | PS (1.373 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A method to determine distances to molecular clouds using near-IR photometry     A44 G. Maheswar, C. W. Lee, H. C. Bhatt, S. V. Mallik and S. Dib Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912594 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.470 MB) | PS (1.020 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The radio lightcurve of SN 2008iz in M82 revealed by Urumqi observations     A47 N. Marchili, I. Martí-Vidal, A. Brunthaler, T. P. Krichbaum, P. Müller, X. Liu, H.-G. Song, U. Bach, R. Beswick and J. A. Zensus Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913126 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (221.3 KB) | PS (266.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The structure of hot molecular cores over 1000 AU     A50 R. Cesaroni, P. Hofner, E. Araya and S. Kurtz Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912877 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.136 MB) | PS (1.421 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fine-structure infrared lines from the Cassiopeia A knots     A59 D. Docenko and R. A. Sunyaev Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810366 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (870.8 KB) | PS (1.675 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The gravitational collapse of Plummer protostellar clouds     A96 G. Arreaga-García, J. Klapp-Escribano and F. Gómez-Ramírez Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911772 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.876 MB) | PS (5.322 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modelling line emission of deuterated H3+ from prestellar cores     A98 O. Sipilä, E. Hugo, J. Harju, O. Asvany, M. Juvela and S. Schlemmer Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913350 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (380.7 KB) | PS (276.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Wide band observations of the X-ray burster GS 1826-238     A2 M. Cocchi, R. Farinelli, A. Paizis and L. Titarchuk Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912796 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (169.4 KB) | PS (93.26 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High- and low-resolution spectroscopic observations of the peculiar planetary-nebula HD 149427 (=PC 11)     A13 C. B. Pereira, N. O. Baella, S. Daflon and L. F. Miranda Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912309 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (332.6 KB) | PS (133.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The CoRoT target HD 49933 - I. Effect of the metal abundance on the mode excitation rates     A15 R. Samadi, H.-G. Ludwig, K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil and M.-A. Dupret Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911867 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (197.3 KB) | PS (82.79 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The CoRoT target HD 49933 - II. Comparison of theoretical mode amplitudes with observations     A16 R. Samadi, H.-G. Ludwig, K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, O. Benomar, B. Mosser, M.-A. Dupret, F. Baudin, T. Appourchaux and E. Michel Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911868 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (222.8 KB) | PS (101.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Relativistic apsidal motion in eccentric eclipsing binaries     A18 M. Wolf, A. Claret, L. Kotková, H. Kučáková, R. Kocián, L. Brát, P. Svoboda and L. Šmelcer Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911671 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (270.9 KB) | PS (242.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

First spectroscopic analysis of  Scorpii C and  Scorpii E - Discovery of a new HgMn star in the multiple system  Scorpii     A21 G. Catanzaro Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913332 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (348.7 KB) | PS (121.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The magnetic field of the evolved star W43A     A26 N. Amiri, W. Vlemmings and H. J. van Langevelde Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913194 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (329.9 KB) | PS (258.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Exploring the P vs. P relation with flux transport dynamo models of solar-like stars     A32 L. Jouve, B. P. Brown and A. S. Brun Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913103 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.170 MB) | PS (1.003 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetorotational instability in proto-neutron stars     A35 V. Urpin Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912887 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (147.8 KB) | PS (69.20 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

IPHAS and the symbiotic stars - II. New discoveries and a sample of the most common mimics     A41 R. L. M. Corradi et al. Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913231 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (586.7 KB) | PS (345.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The structure of thin accretion discs around magnetised stars     A45 S. B. Tessema and U. Torkelsson Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912875 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (212.8 KB) | PS (637.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Phase closure nulling of HD 59717 with AMBER/VLTI - Detection of the close faint companion     A66 G. Duvert, A. Chelli, F. Malbet and P. Kern Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811037 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (236.8 KB) | PS (209.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effects of rotation on the evolution and asteroseismic properties of red giants     A72 P. Eggenberger, A. Miglio, J. Montalban, O. Moreira, A. Noels, G. Meynet and A. Maeder Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912897 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (395.1 KB) | PS (205.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-radial oscillations in the red giant HR 7349 measured by CoRoT     A73 F. Carrier et al. Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912749 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.225 MB) | PS (863.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Thermonuclear explosions of rapidly rotating white dwarfs - I. Deflagrations     A74 J. M. M. Pfannes, J. C. Niemeyer, W. Schmidt and C. Klingenberg Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912032 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.616 MB) | PS (1.044 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Thermonuclear explosions of rapidly rotating white dwarfs - II. Detonations     A75 J. M. M. Pfannes, J. C. Niemeyer and W. Schmidt Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912033 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (427.0 KB) | PS (269.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oscillating red giants in the CoRoT exofield: asteroseismic mass and radius determination     A77 T. Kallinger et al. Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811437 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (597.8 KB) | PS (447.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Preliminary determinations of the masses of the neutron star and mass donor in the high mass X-ray binary system EXO 1722–363     A79 A. B. Mason, A. J. Norton, J. S. Clark, I. Negueruela and P. Roche Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913394 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (411.9 KB) | PS (261.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A δ Scuti star in the post-MS contraction phase: 44 Tauri     A90 P. Lenz, A. A. Pamyatnykh, T. Zdravkov and M. Breger Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912914 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (280.9 KB) | PS (211.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A holistic approach to carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars     A93 T. Masseron, J. A. Johnson, B. Plez, S. Van Eck, F. Primas, S. Goriely and A. Jorissen Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911744 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (718.4 KB) | PS (362.5 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Lorentz force in atmospheres of chemically peculiar stars: 56 Arietis     A28 D. Shulyak, O. Kochukhov, G. Valyavin, B.-C. Lee, G. Galazutdinov, K.-M. Kim, I. Han and T. Burlakova Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912615 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.427 MB) | PS (853.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Surface structure of the CoRoT CP2 target star HD 50773     A43 T. Lüftinger et al. Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912239 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.009 MB) | PS (3.193 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observation and modelling of main-sequence star chromospheres - IX. Two-component model chromospheres for nine M1 dwarfs     A65 E. R. Houdebine Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811602 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (517.0 KB) | PS (444.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic Doppler imaging of the roAp star HD 24712     A71 T. Lüftinger, O. Kochukhov, T. Ryabchikova, N. Piskunov, W. W. Weiss and I. Ilyin Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811545 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.809 MB) | PS (3.286 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The outer atmospheric layers of the early M dwarf Gliese 1     A101 E. Lexen, R. Wehrse, J. Liebert and M. S. Bessell Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912434 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.976 MB) | PS (10.96 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The chaotic solar cycle - I. Analysis of cosmogenic -data     A5 A. Hanslmeier and R. Brajša Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913095 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (523.6 KB) | PS (2.191 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-term variations in the mean meridional motion of the sunspot groups     A30 J. Javaraiah Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912968 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (417.9 KB) | PS (945.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Global and local expansion of magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere     A39 A. M. Gulisano, P. Démoulin, S. Dasso, M. E. Ruiz and E. Marsch Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912375 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (445.3 KB) | PS (464.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

How are the EUV and radio polar limb-brightenings correlated?     A51 C. L. Selhorst, C. G. Giménez de Castro, A. C. Varela Saraiva and J. E. R. Costa Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912320 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (332.8 KB) | PS (232.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic field intensification: comparison of 3D MHD simulations with Hinode/SP results     A76 S. Danilovic, M. Schüssler and S. K. Solanki Published online: 21 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912283 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.633 MB) | PS (1.753 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Faculae at the poles of the Sun revisited: infrared observations     A92 J. Blanco Rodríguez and F. Kneer Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811111 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (368.5 KB) | PS (229.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of the solar magnetic flux on time scales of years to millenia     A100 L. E. A. Vieira and S. K. Solanki Published online: 26 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913276 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (426.8 KB) | PS (183.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Millimagnitude photometry for transiting extrasolar planetary candidates - V. Follow-up of 30 OGLE transits. New candidates     A4 P. Pietrukowicz, D. Minniti, R. F. Díaz, J. M. Fernández, M. Zoccali, W. Gieren, G. Pietrzyński, M. T. Ruíz, A. Udalski, T. Szeifert and M. Hempel Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912141 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (485.1 KB) | PS (574.3 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of a planetary companion around the giant star γ1 Leonis     A24 Inwoo Han, B. C. Lee, K. M. Kim, D. E. Mkrtichian, A. P. Hatzes and G. Valyavin Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912536 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (312.9 KB) | PS (246.1 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the relation between the structure of initial proto-planetary disc and the Oort-cloud formation     A48 T. Paulech, M. Jakubík, L. Neslušan, P. A. Dybczyński and G. Leto Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912712 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (210.7 KB) | PS (113.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Deep imaging survey of young, nearby austral stars - VLT/NACO near-infrared Lyot-coronographic observations     A52 G. Chauvin et al. Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911716 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (720.6 KB) | PS (4.380 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

H Lyman α line in Jovian aurorae: electron transport and radiative transfer coupled modelling     A56 H. Menager, M. Barthélemy and J. Lilensten Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912952 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (251.0 KB) | PS (121.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-dispersion infrared spectroscopic observations of comet 8P/Tuttle with VLT/CRIRES     A80 H. Kobayashi et al. Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912477 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.557 MB) | PS (898.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric survey of the very small near-Earth asteroids with the SALT telescope - I. Lightcurves and periods for 14 objects     A94 T. Kwiatkowski et al. Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913152 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (259.7 KB) | PS (255.1 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric survey of the very small near-Earth asteroids with the SALT telescope - II. Discussion of YORP     A95 T. Kwiatkowski Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913153 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (243.5 KB) | PS (426.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hipparcos preliminary astrometric masses for the two close-in companions to HD 131664 and HD 43848 - A brown dwarf and a low-mass star     A103 A. Sozzetti and S. Desidera Published online: 27 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912717 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (482.3 KB) | PS (227.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Apparent close approaches between near-Earth asteroids and quasars - Precise astrometry and frame linking     A27 D. A. Nedelcu, M. Birlan, J. Souchay, M. Assafin, A. H. Andrei, O. Bădescu, P. Popescu and P. Paraschiv Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913172 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.667 MB) | PS (1.404 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gaia relativistic astrometric models - I. Proper stellar direction and aberration     A37 M. Crosta and A. Vecchiato Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912691 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (203.7 KB) | PS (97.26 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Rotational spectra of CF+ and CF+: accurate rest frequencies and spectroscopic parameters     A1 G. Cazzoli, L. Cludi, C. Puzzarini and J. Gauss Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913057 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (150.6 KB) | PS (68.18 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The fate of S-bearing species after ion irradiation of interstellar icy grain mantles     A67 M. Garozzo, D. Fulvio, Z. Kanuchova, M. E. Palumbo and G. Strazzulla Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913040 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (648.5 KB) | PS (1.302 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Radiolysis of ammonia-containing ices by energetic, heavy, and highly charged ions inside dense astrophysical environments     A87 S. Pilling, E. Seperuelo Duarte, E. F. da Silveira, E. Balanzat, H. Rothard, A. Domaracka and P. Boduch Published online: 22 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912274 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.891 MB) | PS (2.018 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Finding pulsars with LOFAR     A7 J. van Leeuwen and B. W. Stappers Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913121 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (543.2 KB) | PS (3.082 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Experimental results with a second-generation Roddier & Roddier phase mask coronagraph     A8 M. N'Diaye, K. Dohlen, S. Cuevas, P. Lanzoni, F. Chemla, C. Chaumont, R. Soummer and E. T. Griffiths Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911874 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.316 MB) | PS (2.109 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Nulling interferometry: impact of exozodiacal clouds on the performance of future life-finding space missions     A9 D. Defrère, O. Absil, R. Den Hartog, C. Hanot and C. Stark Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912973 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.334 MB) | PS (3.612 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Conversion from linear to circular polarization in FPGA     A23 K. Das, A. L. Roy, R. Keller and G. Tuccari Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913212 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (364.0 KB) | PS (311.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Self-coherent camera as a focal plane wavefront sensor: simulations     A31 R. Galicher, P. Baudoz, G. Rousset, J. Totems and M. Mas Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912902 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.525 MB) | PS (2.447 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Compressive sensing for spectroscopy and polarimetry     A49 A. Asensio Ramos and A. López Ariste Published online: 15 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913019 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (933.1 KB) | PS (621.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Accurate photometry with adaptive optics in the presence of anisoplanatic effects with a sparsely sampled PSF - The Galactic center as an example of a challenging target for accurate AO photometry     A58 R. Schödel Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912808 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.136 MB) | PS (13.47 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Unveiling radio halos in galaxy clusters in the LOFAR era     A68 R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, H. J. A. Röttgering and M. Brüggen Published online: 20 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913063 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (455.6 KB) | PS (429.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The Earth Orientation Catalog 4 - An optical reference frame for monitoring Earth's orientation in the 20th century     A3 J. Vondrák and V. Štefka Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912472 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (857.5 KB) | PS (2.892 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free A slitless spectroscopic survey for Hα emission-line objects in SMC clusters     A11 C. Martayan, D. Baade and J. Fabregat Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911672 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.088 MB) | PS (2.299 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The first search for variable stars in the open cluster NGC 6253 and its surrounding field     A17 F. De Marchi, E. Poretti, M. Montalto, S. Desidera and G. Piotto Published online: 12 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912563 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.500 MB) | PS (1.674 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Astrometry with Carte du Ciel plates, San Fernando zone - II. CdC-SF: a precise proper motion catalogue     A62 B. Vicente, C. Abad, F. Garzón and T. M. Girard Published online: 19 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912857 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.753 MB) | PS (1.430 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free A 3D radiative transfer framework - VI. PHOENIX/3D example applications     A36 P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron Published online: 14 January 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913064 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.379 MB) | PS (43.19 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service