Free Highlight (More) The formation of a sunspot penumbra     L1 R. Schlichenmaier, R. Rezaei, N. Bello González and T. A. Waldmann Published online: 17 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014112 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.995 MB) | PS (2.798 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Recurrent solar jets in active regions     L2 V. Archontis, K. Tsinganos and C. Gontikakis Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913752 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.653 MB) | PS (2.399 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The reanalysis of spectra of GRB 080913 to estimate the neutral fraction of the IGM at a redshift of 6.7     L3 M. Patel, S. J. Warren, D. J. Mortlock and J. P. U. Fynbo Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913876 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (135.4 KB) | PS (92.37 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free 3D simulations of wind-jet interaction in massive X-ray binaries     L4 M. Perucho, V. Bosch-Ramon and D. Khangulyan Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014241 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.009 MB) | PS (1.687 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Higher depletion of lithium in planet host stars: no age and mass effect     L5 S. G. Sousa, J. Fernandes, G. Israelian and N. C. Santos Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014125 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (143.7 KB) | PS (78.76 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Evidence of the inhomogeneity of the stellar population in the differentially reddened globular cluster NGC 3201     L6 V. Kravtsov, G. Alcaíno, G. Marconi and F. Alvarado Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913749 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (402.3 KB) | PS (438.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The nature of B supergiants: clues from a steep drop in rotation rates at 22 000 K - The possibility of bi-stability braking     L7 Jorick S. Vink, I. Brott, G. Gräfener, N. Langer, A. de Koter and D. J. Lennon Published online: 26 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014205 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (182.5 KB) | PS (269.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Press Release (More) Highlight (More) Detection of CO in Triton's atmosphere and the nature of surface-atmosphere interactions     L8 E. Lellouch, C. de Bergh, B. Sicardy, S. Ferron and H.-U. Käufl Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014339 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (579.5 KB) | PS (235.5 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The secondary eclipse of the transiting exoplanet CoRoT-2b (Corrigendum)     C1 R. Alonso, T. Guillot, T. Mazeh, S. Aigrain, A. Alapini, P. Barge, A. Hatzes and F. Pont Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912505e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (60.11 KB) | PS (32.80 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The extreme luminosity states of Sagittarius A*     A2 N. Sabha et al. Published online: 17 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913186 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.771 MB) | PS (4.379 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Large jets from small-scale magnetic fields     A5 R. Moll Published online: 18 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913176 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.267 MB) | PS (3.005 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Experimental evidence for water formation on interstellar dust grains by hydrogen and oxygen atoms     A30 F. Dulieu, L. Amiaud, E. Congiu, J.-H. Fillion, E. Matar, A. Momeni, V. Pirronello and J. L. Lemaire Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912079 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (153.1 KB) | PS (79.97 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral evolution of bright NS LMXBs with INTEGRAL: an application of the thermal plus bulk Comptonization model     A57 L. I. Mainardi, A. Paizis, R. Farinelli, E. Kuulkers, J. Rodriguez, D. Hannikainen, P. Savolainen, S. Piraino, A. Bazzano and A. Santangelo Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912921 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (710.2 KB) | PS (1.585 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Upstream ions converting into downstream pick-up ions: the effect of shock-decelerated frozen-in fields     A64 H.-J. Fahr and M. Siewert Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913805 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (155.0 KB) | PS (67.97 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey - VLT/VIMOS spectroscopy in the GOODS-south field: Part II     A12 I. Balestra et al. Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913626 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.750 MB) | PS (14.21 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Infrared properties of the SDSS-maxBCG galaxy clusters     A20 M. Roncarelli, E. Pointecouteau, M. Giard, L. Montier and R. Pello Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912726 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (305.5 KB) | PS (137.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Searching for chameleon-like scalar fields with the ammonia method     A44 S. A. Levshakov, P. Molaro, A. V. Lapinov, D. Reimers, C. Henkel and T. Sakai Published online: 30 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913007 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.180 MB) | PS (475.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Ly α escape during cosmological hydrogen recombination: the 3d-1s and 3s-1s two-photon processes     A53 J. Chluba and R. A. Sunyaev Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912263 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.430 MB) | PS (1.273 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spitzer deep and wide legacy mid- and far-infrared number counts and lower limits of cosmic infrared background     A78 M. Béthermin, H. Dole, A. Beelen and H. Aussel Published online: 8 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913279 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.548 MB) | PS (1.052 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) J004457+4123 (Sharov 21): not a remarkable nova in M 31 but a background quasar with a spectacular UV flare     A1 H. Meusinger, M. Henze, K. Birkle, W. Pietsch, B. Williams, D. Hatzidimitriou, R. Nesci, H. Mandel, S. Ertel, A. Hinze and T. Berthold Published online: 17 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913526 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (843.1 KB) | PS (3.732 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud with Fermi     A7 A. A. Abdo et al. Published online: 18 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913474 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.780 MB) | PS (3.716 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Soft band X/K luminosity ratios for gas-poor early-type galaxies     A16 Á. Bogdán and M. Gilfanov Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913651 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (210.9 KB) | PS (121.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Prominent spiral arms in the gaseous outer galaxy disks     A17 G. Bertin and N. C. Amorisco Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913611 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (292.2 KB) | PS (752.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Relativistic beaming and gamma-ray brightness of blazars     A24 T. Savolainen, D. C. Homan, T. Hovatta, M. Kadler, Y. Y. Kovalev, M. L. Lister, E. Ros and J. A. Zensus Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913740 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (173.3 KB) | PS (105.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton unveils the complex iron Kα region of Mrk 279     A25 E. Costantini, J. S. Kaastra, K. Korista, J. Ebrero, N. Arav, G. Kriss and K. C. Steenbrugge Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912555 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (287.1 KB) | PS (159.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The X-ray to optical-UV luminosity ratio of X-ray selected type 1 AGN in XMM-COSMOS     A34 E. Lusso et al. Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913298 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (534.0 KB) | PS (537.3 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The influence of the cluster environment on the large-scale radio continuum emission of 8 Virgo cluster spirals     A36 B. Vollmer, M. Soida, A. Chung, R. Beck, M. Urbanik, K. T. Chyży, K. Otmianowska-Mazur and J. H. van Gorkom Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913591 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.436 MB) | PS (4.756 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

INTEGRAL hard X-ray spectra of the cosmic X-ray background and Galactic ridge emission     A49 M. Türler, M. Chernyakova, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, P. Lubiński, A. Neronov, N. Produit and R. Walter Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913072 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (504.6 KB) | PS (379.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray power law spectra in active galactic nuclei     A58 W. Ishibashi and T. J.-L. Courvoisier Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913587 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (147.2 KB) | PS (66.12 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galactic winds and the symmetry properties of galactic magnetic fields     A61 D. Moss, D. Sokoloff, R. Beck and M. Krause Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913509 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (396.3 KB) | PS (947.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Warm absorber and truncated accretion disc in IRAS 05078+1626     A62 J. Svoboda, M. Guainazzi and V. Karas Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913659 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (297.5 KB) | PS (195.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Metal production in M 33: space and time variations     A63 L. Magrini, L. Stanghellini, E. Corbelli, D. Galli and E. Villaver Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913564 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (624.8 KB) | PS (716.7 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The molecular interstellar medium of the Local Group dwarf NGC 6822 - The molecular ISM of NGC 6822     A68 P. Gratier, J. Braine, N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez, F. P. Israel, K. F. Schuster, N. Brouillet and E. Gardan Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911722 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.174 MB) | PS (1.718 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multifrequency observations of a sample of very low frequency peaked BL Lacertae objects     A74 A. Maselli, E. Massaro, R. Nesci, S. Sclavi, C. Rossi and P. Giommi Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913343 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (200.1 KB) | PS (115.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A long hard look at the minimum state of PG 2112+059 with XMM-Newton     A75 N. Schartel, P. M. Rodríguez-Pascual, M. Santos-Lleó, E. Jiménez-Bailón, L. Ballo and E. Piconcelli Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912389 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (365.7 KB) | PS (195.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical evolution models for the dwarf spheroidal galaxies Leo 1 and Leo 2     A85 G. A. Lanfranchi and F. Matteucci Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913045 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (269.5 KB) | PS (112.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the fundamental line of galactic and extragalactic globular clusters     A35 M. Pasquato and G. Bertin Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912947 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (262.7 KB) | PS (858.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars - II. Ages, metallicities, detailed elemental abundances, and connections to the Galactic thick disc     A41 T. Bensby et al. Published online: 26 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913744 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (689.2 KB) | PS (611.0 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variations in integrated galactic initial mass functions due to sampling method and cluster mass function     A79 M. R. Haas and P. Anders Published online: 8 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912967 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (513.5 KB) | PS (224.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

L1506: a prestellar core in the making     A3 L. Pagani, I. Ristorcelli, N. Boudet, M. Giard, A. Abergel and J.-P. Bernard Published online: 17 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912859 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (667.3 KB) | PS (633.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Full two-dimensional radiative transfer modelling of the transitional disk LkCa 15     A11 G. D. Mulders, C. Dominik and M. Min Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912743 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (267.6 KB) | PS (404.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust properties of protoplanetary disks in the Taurus-Auriga star forming region from millimeter wavelengths     A15 L. Ricci, L. Testi, A. Natta, R. Neri, S. Cabrit and G. J. Herczeg Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913403 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (449.5 KB) | PS (268.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The evolution of planetary nebulae - VI. On the chemical composition of the metal-poor PN G135.9+55.9     A18 C. Sandin, R. Jacob, D. Schönberner, M. Steffen and M. M. Roth Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911796 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (388.1 KB) | PS (237.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Disk and outflow signatures in Orion-KL: the power of high-resolution thermal infrared spectroscopy     A29 H. Beuther, H. Linz, A. Bik, M. Goto and Th. Henning Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913107 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1015 KB) | PS (2.253 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Open Access Option (More) Abundance anomaly of the 13C species of CCH     A31 N. Sakai, O. Saruwatari, T. Sakai, S. Takano and S. Yamamoto Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913098 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (567.3 KB) | PS (2.192 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Toward understanding the formation of multiple systems - A pilot IRAM-PdBI survey of Class 0 objects     A40 A. J. Maury, Ph. André, P. Hennebelle, F. Motte, D. Stamatellos, M. Bate, A. Belloche, G. Duchêne and A. Whitworth Published online: 26 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913492 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.325 MB) | PS (8.822 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray temperatures and their radial distributions from winds of O-type supergiants: the effects of clumps     A50 J. H. Guo Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912872 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (173.7 KB) | PS (112.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

2MASS wide field extinction maps - III. The Taurus, Perseus, and California cloud complexes     A67 M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada and J. Alves Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912670 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.158 MB) | PS (7.328 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Laboratory simulation of heavy-ion cosmic-ray interaction with condensed CO     A71 E. Seperuelo Duarte, A. Domaracka, P. Boduch, H. Rothard, E. Dartois and E. F. da Silveira Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912899 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (573.2 KB) | PS (1.623 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resolving the dusty circumstellar environment of the A[e] supergiant HD 62623 with the VLTI/MIDI     A73 A. Meilland, S. Kanaan, M. Borges Fernandes, O. Chesneau, F. Millour, Ph. Stee and B. Lopez Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913640 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (917.7 KB) | PS (1.913 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

UV emission line shifts of symbiotic binaries     A80 M. Friedjung, J. Mikołajewska, A. Zajczyk and M. Eriksson Published online: 8 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913438 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (224.7 KB) | PS (113.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations - Solenoidal versus compressive turbulence forcing     A81 C. Federrath, J. Roman-Duval, R. S. Klessen, W. Schmidt and M.-M. Mac Low Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912437 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.134 MB) | PS (10.03 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Large scale magnetic fields in viscous resistive accretion disks - I. Ejection from weakly magnetized disks     A82 G. C. Murphy, J. Ferreira and C. Zanni Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912633 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (708.3 KB) | PS (565.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The interstellar medium surrounding the Scorpius-Centaurus association revisited     A83 W. G. L. Pöppel, E. Bajaja, E. M. Arnal and R. Morras Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811290 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.679 MB) | PS (16.64 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the nature of the Cygnus X-2 like Z-track sources     A9 M. Bałucińska-Church, A. Gibiec, N. K. Jackson and M. J. Church Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913199 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (321.6 KB) | PS (182.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of massive AGB stars - III. the thermally pulsing super-AGB phase     A10 L. Siess Published online: 19 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913556 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.153 MB) | PS (711.8 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Age distribution of the central stars of galactic disk planetary nebulae     A19 W. J. Maciel, R. D. D. Costa and T. E. P. Idiart Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912499 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (181.6 KB) | PS (69.88 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Characterizing black hole variability with nonlinear methods: the case of the X-ray Nova 4U 1543–47     A21 M. Gliozzi, C. Räth, I. E. Papadakis and P. Reig Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912948 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (765.8 KB) | PS (498.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

γ Cassiopeiae: an X-ray Be star with personality     A22 R. Lopes de Oliveira, M. A. Smith and C. Motch Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811319 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (385.7 KB) | PS (178.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical/infrared observations of the X-ray burster KS1731–260 in quiescence     A26 C. Zurita, E. Kuulkers, R. M. Bandyopadhyay, E. M. Cackett, P. J. Groot, J. A. Orosz, M. A. P. Torres and R. Wijnands Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913061 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (703.3 KB) | PS (727.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Uncertainties and robustness of the ignition process in type Ia supernovae     A27 L. Iapichino and P. Lesaffre Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913306 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (375.0 KB) | PS (205.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the relation of hard X-ray peak flux and outburst waiting time in the black hole transient GX 339-4     A32 Y. X. Wu, W. Yu, Z. Yan, L. Sun and T. P. Li Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913539 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (243.6 KB) | PS (152.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the kinematic age of brown dwarfs: radial velocities and space motions of 43 nearby L dwarfs     A37 A. Seifahrt, A. Reiners, K. A. M. Almaghrbi and G. Basri Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913368 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (310.7 KB) | PS (1.029 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic search for g-mode pulsations in ψ Centauri     A42 L. Mantegazza, M. Rainer and E. Antonello Published online: 26 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913013 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (376.9 KB) | PS (143.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The radius and effective temperature of the binary Ap star β CrB from CHARA/FLUOR and VLT/NACO observations     A55 H. Bruntt et al. Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913405 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (413.7 KB) | PS (169.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Two type Ic supernovae in low-metallicity, dwarf galaxies: diversity of explosions     A70 D. R. Young et al. Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913004 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.825 MB) | PS (2.941 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hot Jupiters and the evolution of stellar angular momentum     A77 A. F. Lanza Published online: 8 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912789 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (371.0 KB) | PS (170.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Axions and the pulsation periods of variable white dwarfs revisited     A86 J. Isern, E. García-Berro, L. G. Althaus and A. H. Córsico Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913716 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (100.7 KB) | PS (41.63 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The needle in the haystack: where to look for more isolated cooling neutron stars (Corrigendum)     C2 B. Posselt, S. B. Popov, F. Haberl, J. Trümper, R. Turolla, R. Neuhäuser and P. A. Boldin Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078430e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (932.8 KB) | PS (2.543 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectropolarimetric multi line analysis of stellar magnetic fields     A6 J. C. Ramírez Vélez, M. Semel, M. Stift, M. J. Martínez González, P. Petit and N. Dunstone Published online: 18 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810484 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (810.7 KB) | PS (574.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An effective temperature calibration for solar type stars using equivalent width ratios - A fast and easy spectroscopic temperature estimation     A13 S. G. Sousa, A. Alapini, G. Israelian and N. C. Santos Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913388 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (560.2 KB) | PS (469.9 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Mass fluxes for hot stars     A33 L. B. Lucy Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913400 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (259.1 KB) | PS (182.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An absolutely calibrated Teff scale from the infrared flux method - Dwarfs and subgiants     A54 L. Casagrande, I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez, M. Bessell and M. Asplund Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913204 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.281 MB) | PS (754.2 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the power spectrum of solar surface flows     A4 M. Rieutord, T. Roudier, F. Rincon, J.-M. Malherbe, N. Meunier, T. Berger and Z. Frank Published online: 17 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913303 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (642.1 KB) | PS (484.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Diagnostics of energetic electrons with anisotropic distributions in solar flares - I. Hard X-rays bremsstrahlung emission     A8 V. V. Zharkova, A. A. Kuznetsov and T. V. Siversky Published online: 18 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811486 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.031 MB) | PS (693.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Propagating magneto-hydrodynamic waves in a cooling homogenous coronal plasma     A23 R. J. Morton, A. W. Hood and R. Erdélyi Published online: 24 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913365 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.658 MB) | PS (4.676 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time damping of non-adiabatic magnetohydrodynamic waves in a partially ionized prominence plasma: effect of helium     A28 R. Soler, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913478 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (293.8 KB) | PS (124.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The role of aerodynamic drag in propagation of interplanetary coronal mass ejections     A43 B. Vršnak, T. Žic, T. V. Falkenberg, C. Möstl, S. Vennerstrom and D. Vrbanec Published online: 26 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913482 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (321.2 KB) | PS (356.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Heavy coronal ions in the heliosphere - I. Global distribution of charge-states of C, N, O, Mg, Si, and S     A72 S. Grzedzielski, M. E. Wachowicz, M. Bzowski and V. Izmodenov Published online: 7 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809900 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.676 MB) | PS (2.352 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Excitation of vertical kink waves in a solar coronal arcade loop by a periodic driver     A76 M. Selwa, K. Murawski, S. K. Solanki and L. Ofman Published online: 8 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912603 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.381 MB) | PS (1.182 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic reconnection at 3D null points: effect of magnetic field asymmetry     A84 A. K. Al-Hachami and D. I. Pontin Published online: 9 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913002 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (966.8 KB) | PS (2.738 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - IX. CoRoT-6b: a transiting “hot Jupiter” planet in an 8.9d orbit around a low-metallicity star     A14 M. Fridlund et al. Published online: 23 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913767 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (810.1 KB) | PS (1007 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Using the Sun to estimate Earth-like planets detection capabilities - I. Impact of cold spots     A38 A.-M. Lagrange, M. Desort and N. Meunier Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913071 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.992 MB) | PS (3.149 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Using the Sun to estimate Earth-like planets detection capabilities - II. Impact of plages     A39 N. Meunier, M. Desort and A.-M. Lagrange Published online: 25 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913551 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (711.6 KB) | PS (853.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence of a massive planet candidate orbiting the young active K5V star BD+20 1790     A45 M. Hernán-Obispo, M. C. Gálvez-Ortiz, G. Anglada-Escudé, S. R. Kane, J. R. Barnes, E. de Castro and M. Cornide Published online: 30 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811000 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (533.8 KB) | PS (387.7 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XX. Planets around the active star BD -08°2823     A46 G. Hébrard et al. Published online: 30 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913525 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.680 MB) | PS (3.248 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXI. Three new giant planets orbiting the metal-poor stars HD 5388, HD 181720, and HD 190984     A47 N. C. Santos et al. Published online: 30 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913489 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (222.4 KB) | PS (143.9 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXII. Multiple planet systems from the HARPS volume limited sample     A48 G. Lo Curto et al. Published online: 30 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913523 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (571.2 KB) | PS (322.3 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Mapping the methane on Mars     A51 S. Fonti and G. A. Marzo Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913178 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.363 MB) | PS (11.83 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Near-infrared integral-field spectra of the planet/brown dwarf companion AB Pictoris b     A52 M. Bonnefoy, G. Chauvin, P. Rojo, F. Allard, A.-M. Lagrange, D. Homeier, C. Dumas and J.-L. Beuzit Published online: 31 March 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912688 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (752.3 KB) | PS (572.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asteroids' spin axis distribution     A56 A. Marciniak and T. Michałowski Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913692 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (91.21 KB) | PS (225.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Orbital parameters of extrasolar planets derived from polarimetry     A59 D. M. Fluri and S. V. Berdyugina Published online: 1 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809970 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (328.4 KB) | PS (168.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) A numerical model of cometary dust coma structures - Application to comet 9P/Tempel 1     A60 J.-B. Vincent, H. Böhnhardt and L. M. Lara Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913418 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.505 MB) | PS (6.645 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Studying the jovian Trojan dust     A65 G. C. de Elía and A. Brunini Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911999 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (206.7 KB) | PS (499.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free An analysis of outgassing pressure forces on the Rosetta orbiter using realistic 3D+t coma simulations     A69 E. Mysen, A. V. Rodionov and J.-F. Crifo Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912107 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.474 MB) | PS (37.43 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Nainital Microlensing Survey – detection of short period Cepheids in the disk of M 31     A66 Y. C. Joshi, D. Narasimha, A. K. Pandey and R. Sagar Published online: 2 April 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913408 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (542.0 KB) | PS (260.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service