Free RXTE observations of the 1A 1118–61 in an outburst, and the discovery of a cyclotron line     L1 V. Doroshenko, S. Suchy, A. Santangelo, R. Staubert, I. Kreykenbohm, R. Rothschild, K. Pottschmidt and J. Wilms Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014858 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (186.1 KB) | PS (252.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highly extinguished host galaxy of the dark GRB 020819     L2 A. Küpcü Yoldaş, J. Greiner, S. Klose, T. Krühler and S. Savaglio Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014873 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (146.6 KB) | PS (68.37 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Observational evidence for a broken Li Spite plateau and mass-dependent Li depletion     L3 J. Meléndez, L. Casagrande, I. Ramírez, M. Asplund and W. J. Schuster Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913047 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (188.9 KB) | PS (96.31 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kerr geodesics, the Penrose process and jet collimation by a black hole     A15 J. Gariel, M. A. H. MacCallum, G. Marcilhacy and N. O. Santos Published online: 31 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913678 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (327.5 KB) | PS (480.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Feasibility study of Lense-Thirring precession in LS I +61°303     A82 M. Massi and L. Zimmermann Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913787 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (374.4 KB) | PS (341.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A lower-limit flux for the extragalactic background light     A19 T. M. Kneiske and H. Dole Published online: 2 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912000 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (238.5 KB) | PS (369.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simulations of the cosmic infrared and submillimeter background for future large surveys - II. Removing the low-redshift contribution to the anisotropies using stacking     A48 N. Fernandez-Conde, G. Lagache, J.-L. Puget and H. Dole Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912924 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.242 MB) | PS (613.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The first spectral line surveys searching for signals from the dark ages     A72 C. M. Persson, R. Maoli, P. Encrenaz, Å. Hjalmarson, M. Olberg, G. Rydbeck, M. Signore, U. Frisk, Aa. Sandqvist and J. Y. Daniel Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913395 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (640.1 KB) | PS (252.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Limits on the luminosity function of Lyα emitters at z = 7.7     A97 P. Hibon, J.-G. Cuby, J. Willis, B. Clément, C. Lidman, S. Arnouts, J.-P. Kneib, C. J. Willott, C. Marmo and H. McCracken Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912109 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.481 MB) | PS (1.044 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A revision of the X-ray absorption nature of BALQSOs     A2 A. Streblyanska, X. Barcons, F. J. Carrera and R. Gil-Merino Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913754 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (217.4 KB) | PS (123.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of blue E/S0 galaxies from z ~ 1: merger remnants or disk-rebuilding galaxies?     A3 M. Huertas-Company, J. A. L. Aguerri, L. Tresse, M. Bolzonella, A. M. Koekemoer and C. Maier Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913188 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.767 MB) | PS (1.467 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mid- and far-infrared luminosity functions and galaxy evolution from multiwavelength Spitzer observations up to z ~ 2.5     A8 G. Rodighiero et al. Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912058 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (610.1 KB) | PS (424.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The slowing down of galaxy disks in dissipationless minor mergers     A11 Y. Qu, P. Di Matteo, M. Lehnert, W. van Driel and C. J. Jog Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913559 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (284.4 KB) | PS (154.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modelling the variability of 1ES1218+30.4     A18 M. Weidinger and F. Spanier Published online: 2 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014299 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (191.1 KB) | PS (233.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A polar+equatorial wind model for broad absorption line quasars - I. Fitting the C IV BAL profiles     A22 B. Borguet and D. Hutsemékers Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913255 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (841.0 KB) | PS (2.600 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The dusty heart of nearby active galaxies - I. High-spatial resolution mid-IR spectro-photometry of Seyfert galaxies     A23 S. F. Hönig, M. Kishimoto, P. Gandhi, A. Smette, D. Asmus, W. Duschl, M. Polletta and G. Weigelt Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913742 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.026 MB) | PS (609.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLBI detection of the HST-1 feature in the M 87 jet at 2 cm     A38 C. S. Chang, E. Ros, Y. Y. Kovalev and M. L. Lister Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913915 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.945 MB) | PS (3.799 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The first IRAM/PdBI polarimetric millimeter survey of active galactic nuclei - I. Global properties of the sample     A40 S. Trippe, R. Neri, M. Krips, A. Castro-Carrizo, M. Bremer, V. Piétu and A. L. Fontana Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913871 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (299.8 KB) | PS (135.8 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A characterization of the NGC 4051 soft X-ray spectrum as observed by XMM-Newton     A47 A. A. Nucita, M. Guainazzi, A. L. Longinotti, M. Santos-Lleo, Y. Maruccia and S. Bianchi Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913673 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (862.8 KB) | PS (4.378 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Low-frequency study of two giant radio galaxies: 3C 35 and 3C 223     A50 E. Orrù, M. Murgia, L. Feretti, F. Govoni, G. Giovannini, W. Lane, N. Kassim and R. Paladino Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913837 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.162 MB) | PS (1.959 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New measurements of radial velocities in clusters of galaxies-V     A57 D. Proust, H. V. Capelato, G. B. Lima Neto and L. Sodré Jr. Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912078 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.210 MB) | PS (3.188 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The dark matter halo shape of edge-on disk galaxies - I. HI observations     A60 J. C. O'Brien, K. C. Freeman, P C. van der Kruit and A. Bosma Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912565 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.616 MB) | PS (1.470 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The dark matter halo shape of edge-on disk galaxies - II. Modelling the HI observations: methods     A61 J. C. O'Brien, K. C. Freeman and P. C. van der Kruit Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912566 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.161 MB) | PS (1017 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The dark matter halo shape of edge-on disk galaxies - III. Modelling the HI observations: results     A62 J. C. O'Brien, K. C. Freeman and P. C. van der Kruit Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912567 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.611 MB) | PS (2.524 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The dark matter halo shape of edge-on disk galaxies - IV. UGC 7321     A63 J. C. O'Brien, K. C. Freeman and P. C. van der Kruit Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912568 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (448.2 KB) | PS (335.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Centaurus A: morphology and kinematics of the atomic hydrogen     A67 C. Struve, T. A. Oosterloo, R. Morganti and L. Saripalli Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014355 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.142 MB) | PS (3.716 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Vibrationally excited HC3N in NGC 4418     A71 F. Costagliola and S. Aalto Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913370 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (239.1 KB) | PS (162.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the physical properties of z ≈ 6–8 galaxies     A73 D. Schaerer and S. de Barros Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913946 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (746.0 KB) | PS (456.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simultaneous multi-frequency observation of the unknown redshift blazar PG 1553+113 in March-April 2008     A76 J. Aleksić et al. Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913607 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (156.1 KB) | PS (64.82 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Deep near-infrared imaging of the HE0450-2958 system     A84 G. Letawe and P. Magain Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014175 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (261.8 KB) | PS (304.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

No evidence for dust extinction in GRB 050904 at z ~ 6.3     A94 T. Zafar, D. J. Watson, D. Malesani, P. M. Vreeswijk, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, A. J. Levan and M. J. Michałowski Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913795 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (256.6 KB) | PS (99.49 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral energy distribution of hyperluminous infrared galaxies     A99 A. Ruiz, G. Miniutti, F. Panessa and F. J. Carrera Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912235 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (620.5 KB) | PS (268.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparing six evolutionary population synthesis models by performing spectral synthesis for galaxies     A101 X. Y. Chen, Y. C. Liang, F. Hammer, Ph. Prugniel, G. H. Zhong, M. Rodrigues, Y. H. Zhao and H. Flores Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913894 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (789.6 KB) | PS (314.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Understanding BL Lacertae objects - Structural and kinematic mode changes in the BL Lac object PKS 0735+178     A105 S. Britzen, A. Witzel, B. P. Gong, J. W. Zhang, G. Krishna, A. Goyal, M. F. Aller, H. D. Aller and J. A. Zensus Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913685 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (832.1 KB) | PS (1.317 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A MAD view of Trumpler 14     A26 H. Sana, Y. Momany, M. Gieles, G. Carraro, Y. Beletsky, V. D. Ivanov, G. De Silva and G. James Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913688 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.561 MB) | PS (9.272 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The low-mass diskless population of Corona Australis     A31 B. López Martí, L. Spezzi, B. Merín, M. Morales-Calderón, H. Bouy, D. Barrado y Navscués and J. Eislöffel Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913718 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (768.9 KB) | PS (953.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Interstellar extinction and the distribution of stellar populations in the direction of the ultra-deep Chandra Galactic field     A49 M. Revnivtsev, M. van den Berg, R. Burenin, J. E. Grindlay, D. Karasev and W. Forman Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913527 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.487 MB) | PS (10.82 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The origin of carbon: Low-mass stars and an evolving, initially top-heavy IMF?     A68 L. Mattsson Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913315 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (583.9 KB) | PS (238.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The low-mass population of the ρ Ophiuchi molecular cloud     A75 C. Alves de Oliveira, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier, H. Bouy, C. Marmo and L. Albert Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913900 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.851 MB) | PS (1.514 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New rotation periods in the open cluster NGC 1039 (M 34), and a derivation of its gyrochronology age     A100 D. J. James, S. A. Barnes, S. Meibom, G. W. Lockwood, S. E. Levine, C. Deliyannis, I. Platais, A. Steinhauer and B. K. Hurley Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913138 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (596.2 KB) | PS (915.6 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effects of stellar winds of fast-rotating massive stars in the earliest phases of the chemical enrichment of the Galaxy     A102 G. Cescutti and C. Chiappini Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014086 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (751.2 KB) | PS (335.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High resolution X-ray spectroscopy of SN 1987 A: monitoring with XMM-Newton     A5 R. Sturm, F. Haberl, B. Aschenbach and G. Hasinger Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913317 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (521.8 KB) | PS (459.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotation-disk connection for very low mass and substellar objects in the Orion Nebula Cluster     A13 M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, R. Mundt and J. Eislöffel Published online: 31 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913494 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (669.0 KB) | PS (2.526 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiband emission from pulsar wind nebulae: a possible injection spectrum     A20 J. Fang and L. Zhang Published online: 2 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913615 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (396.4 KB) | PS (369.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-resolution HST/ACS images of detached shells around carbon stars     A27 H. Olofsson, M. Maercker, K. Eriksson, B. Gustafsson and F. Schöier Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913929 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (768.2 KB) | PS (751.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Initial phases of massive star formation in high infrared extinction clouds - I. Physical parameters     A42 K. L. J. Rygl, F. Wyrowski, F. Schuller and K. M. Menten Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913510 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.640 MB) | PS (4.794 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The origin of mid-infrared emission in massive young stellar objects: multi-baseline VLTI observations of W33A     A45 W. J. de Wit, M. G. Hoare, R. D. Oudmaijer and S. L. Lumsden Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913209 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.041 MB) | PS (1.189 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The earliest phases of high-mass star formation: the NGC 6334-NGC 6357 complex     A55 D. Russeil, A. Zavagno, F. Motte, N. Schneider, S. Bontemps and A. J. Walsh Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913632 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.577 MB) | PS (12.07 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane - II. The region from 129° to 230° longitude     A64 X. Y. Gao, W. Reich, J. L. Han, X. H. Sun, R. Wielebinski, W. B. Shi, L. Xiao, P. Reich, E. Fürst, M. Z. Chen and J. Ma Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913793 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.665 MB) | PS (10.20 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Beyond the pseudo-time-dependent approach: chemical models of dense core precursors     A66 G. E. Hassel, E. Herbst and E. A. Bergin Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913896 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (283.6 KB) | PS (532.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Trapping solids at the inner edge of the dead zone: 3-D global MHD simulations     A70 N. Dzyurkevich, M. Flock, N. J. Turner, H. Klahr and Th. Henning Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912834 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.117 MB) | PS (24.33 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Grain growth across protoplanetary discs: 10 μm silicate feature versus millimetre slope     A77 D. J. P. Lommen, E. F. van Dishoeck, C. M. Wright, S. T. Maddison, M. Min, D. J. Wilner, D. M. Salter, H. J. van Langevelde, T. L. Bourke, R. F. J. van der Burg and G. A. Blake Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913150 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (939.9 KB) | PS (578.3 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Postshock turbulence and diffusive shock acceleration in young supernova remnants     A90 A. Marcowith and F. Casse Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913022 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (603.7 KB) | PS (336.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The large-scale disk fraction of brown dwarfs in the Taurus cloud as measured with Spitzer     A91 J.-L. Monin et al. Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912338 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.006 MB) | PS (981.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Warm dusty discs: exploring the A star 24 μm debris population     A95 R. Smith and M. C. Wyatt Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913481 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.082 MB) | PS (378.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simulation of the growth of the 3D Rayleigh-Taylor instability in supernova remnants using an expanding reference frame     A104 F. Fraschetti, R. Teyssier, J. Ballet and A. Decourchelle Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912692 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.119 MB) | PS (4.459 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spatially resolved XMM-Newton analysis and a model of the nonthermal emission of MSH 15–52     A109 F. M. Schöck, I. Büsching, O. C. de Jager, P. Eger and M. J. Vorster Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014151 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (426.8 KB) | PS (1.033 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

and CO in the circumstellar environment of the S-type star RS Cancri     A112 Y. Libert, J. M. Winters, T. Le Bertre, E. Gérard and L. D. Matthews Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912731 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.824 MB) | PS (3.688 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

DI Herculis as a test of internal stellar structure and general relativity - New apsidal motion rate and evolutionary models     A4 A. Claret, G. Torres and M. Wolf Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913942 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (200.5 KB) | PS (125.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is there a highly magnetized neutron star in GX 301–2?     A10 V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, V. Suleimanov, I. Kreykenbohm, R. Staubert, C. Ferrigno and D. Klochkov Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912951 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (874.4 KB) | PS (564.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Measurements of radio pulsar braking indices     A21 A. E. Chukwude, A. A. Baiden and C. C. Onuchukwu Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911634 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (186.6 KB) | PS (486.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A long-term photometric study of the FU Orionis star V 733 Cephei     A24 S. P. Peneva, E. H. Semkov, U. Munari and K. Birkle Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014092 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (426.4 KB) | PS (3.854 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The intriguing nature of the high-energy gamma ray source XSS J12270-4859     A25 D. de Martino, M. Falanga, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, T. Belloni, M. Mouchet, N. Masetti, I. Andruchow, S. A. Cellone, K. Mukai and G. Matt Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913802 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (776.7 KB) | PS (2.004 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Local simulations of the magnetized Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in neutron-star mergers     A30 M. Obergaulinger, M. A. Aloy and E. Müller Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913386 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (6.822 MB) | PS (7.659 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hard X-ray timing and spectral characteristics of the energetic pulsar PSR J0205+6449 in supernova remnant 3C 58 - An RXTE PCA/HEXTE and XMM-Newton view on the 0.5–250 keV band     A34 L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen, J. O. Urama, P. R. den Hartog, A. G. Lyne and B. W. Stappers Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913851 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (286.0 KB) | PS (178.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Giant pulses from the Crab pulsar - A wide-band study     A36 R. Karuppusamy, B. W. Stappers and W. van Straten Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913729 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (938.2 KB) | PS (1.476 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Binaries discovered by the SPY project - V. GD 687 – a massive double degenerate binary progenitor that will merge within a Hubble time     A37 S. Geier, U. Heber, T. Kupfer and R. Napiwotzki Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912545 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (330.0 KB) | PS (215.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The field high-amplitude SX Phe variable BL Cam: results from a multisite photometric campaign - II. Evidence of a binary – possibly triple – system     A39 S. Fauvaud et al. Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014243 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (304.1 KB) | PS (291.3 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Line-profile variations of stochastically excited oscillations in four evolved stars     A43 S. Hekker and C. Aerts Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912777 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (912.2 KB) | PS (2.776 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New ephemeris of the ADC source 2A 1822–371: a stable orbital-period derivative over 30 years     A44 L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, A. Riggio, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, A. D'Aì and M. T. Menna Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912881 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (145.6 KB) | PS (61.07 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotation and convective core overshoot in θ Ophiuchi     A58 C. C. Lovekin and M.-J. Goupil Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913855 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (348.6 KB) | PS (237.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quasi-periodic oscillations under wavelet microscope: the application of Matching Pursuit algorithm     A65 P. Lachowicz and C. Done Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913144 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.169 MB) | PS (1.566 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Absolute emission altitude of pulsars: PSRs B1839+09, B1916+14, and B2111+46     A86 R. M. C. Thomas and R. T. Gangadhara Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911835 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (358.6 KB) | PS (765.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Seismic and spectroscopic characterization of the solar-like pulsating CoRoT target HD 49385     A87 S. Deheuvels et al. Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913490 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.182 MB) | PS (1.483 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The helium star donor channel for the progenitors of type Ia supernovae with different metallicities     A88 B. Wang and Z. Han Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913976 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (233.2 KB) | PS (108.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The delay-time distribution of Type Ia supernovae: a comparison between theory and observation     A89 N. Mennekens, D. Vanbeveren, J. P. De Greve and E. De Donder Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014115 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (562.9 KB) | PS (1.648 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hip 63510C, Hip 73786B, and nine new isolated high proper motion T dwarf candidates from UKIDSS DR6 and SDSS DR7     A92 R.-D. Scholz Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014264 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (738.5 KB) | PS (4.510 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The O I] 1641 Å line as a probe of symbiotic star winds     A108 S. N. Shore and G. M. Wahlgren Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014271 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (229.8 KB) | PS (159.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HST/WFPC2 observations of the LMC pulsar PSR B0540–69     A110 R. P. Mignani, A. Sartori, A. De Luca, B. Rudak, A. Słowikowska, G. Kanbach and P. A. Caraveo Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913870 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (439.0 KB) | PS (477.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free SPITZER-IRS spectral fitting of discs around binary post-AGB stars (Corrigendum)     C2 C. Gielen et al. Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912982e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (143.0 KB) | PS (527.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars - II. Simulations of convection on Betelgeuse match interferometric observations     A12 A. Chiavassa, X. Haubois, J. S. Young, B. Plez, E. Josselin, G. Perrin and B. Freytag Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913907 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.875 MB) | PS (8.056 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Ellipsoidal primary of the RS CVn binary ζ Andromedae - Investigation using high-resolution spectroscopy and optical interferometry     A14 H. Korhonen, M. Wittkowski, Zs. Kővári, Th. Granzer, T. Hackman and K. G. Strassmeier Published online: 31 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913736 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (769.3 KB) | PS (478.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abundances and physical parameters for stars in the open clusters NGC 5822 and IC 4756     A28 G. Pace, J. Danziger, G. Carraro, J. Melendez, P. François, F. Matteucci and N. C. Santos Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913029 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (510 KB) | PS (757.2 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Young solar type active stars: the TYC 2627-638-1 system     A81 K. Oláh et al. Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912892 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.092 MB) | PS (1.321 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The central star of the planetary nebula PB 8: a Wolf-Rayet-type wind of an unusual WN/WC chemical composition     A83 H. Todt, M. Peña, W.-R. Hamann and G. Gräfener Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912183 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (710.1 KB) | PS (813.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Behavior of Li abundances in solar-analog stars - II. Evidence of the connection with rotation and stellar activity     A93 Y. Takeda, S. Honda, S. Kawanomoto, H. Ando and T. Sakurai Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913897 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (511.3 KB) | PS (666.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coronal properties of planet-bearing stars     A98 K. Poppenhaeger, J. Robrade and J. H. M. M. Schmitt Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014245 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (192.9 KB) | PS (90.23 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Adiabatic high degree modes of a rotating star - I. General features and real pressure modes     A103 F. Schmitz and B. Fleck Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912635 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (215.1 KB) | PS (91.68 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A microflare with hard X-ray-correlated gyroresonance line emission at 314 MHz     A1 H. Aurass, G. Rausche, S. Berkebile-Stoiser and A. Veronig Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913132 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.370 MB) | PS (3.196 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the importance of background subtraction in the analysis of coronal loops observed with TRACE     A7 S. Terzo and F. Reale Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913469 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (791.2 KB) | PS (1.378 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effect of density stratification on the transverse oscillations of two parallel coronal loops     A33 D. Robertson, M. S. Ruderman and Y. Taroyan Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014055 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (351.5 KB) | PS (682.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effects of thermal conduction and compressive viscosity on the period ratio of the slow mode     A41 C. K. Macnamara and B. Roberts Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913409 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (301.4 KB) | PS (105.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effect of longitudinal flow on resonantly damped kink oscillations     A46 J. Terradas, M. Goossens and I. Ballai Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913487 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (225.4 KB) | PS (114.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The spatial damping of magnetohydrodynamic waves in a flowing partially ionised prominence plasma     A80 M. Carbonell, P. Forteza, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913024 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (390.4 KB) | PS (1.493 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Anisotropic viscous dissipation in transient reconnecting plasmas     A96 I. J. D. Craig Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913829 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.241 MB) | PS (499.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A photospheric bright point model     A107 S. Shelyag, M. Mathioudakis, F. P. Keenan and D. B. Jess Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913846 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (223.9 KB) | PS (247.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Non-thermal recombination – a neglected source of flare hard X-rays and fast electron diagnostics (Corrigendum)     C1 J. C. Brown, P. C. V. Mallik and N. R. Badnell Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078103e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (185.6 KB) | PS (82.82 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

NACO-SDI imaging of known companion host stars from the AAPS and Keck planet search surveys     A17 J. S. Jenkins, H. R. A. Jones, B. Biller, S. J. O'Toole, D. J. Pinfield, L. Close, C. G. Tinney, R. P. Butler, R. Wittenmyer, B. Carter and A. C. Day-Jones Published online: 1 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913737 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (469.5 KB) | PS (517.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Puzzling asteroid 21 Lutetia: our knowledge prior to the Rosetta fly-by     A29 I. N. Belskaya, S. Fornasier, Yu. N. Krugly, V. G. Shevchenko, N. M. Gaftonyuk, M. A. Barucci, M. Fulchignoni and R. Gil-Hutton Published online: 3 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201013994 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (403.1 KB) | PS (299.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Bayesian analysis of caustic-crossing microlensing events     A52 A. Cassan, K. Horne, N. Kains, Y. Tsapras and P. Browne Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913755 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (799.5 KB) | PS (728.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evaluating the stability of atmospheric lines with HARPS     A106 P. Figueira, F. Pepe, C. Lovis and M. Mayor Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014005 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (335.3 KB) | PS (1.470 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accurate free and forced rotational motions of rigid Venus     A9 L. Cottereau, J. Souchay and S. Aljbaae Published online: 31 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913785 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (366.5 KB) | PS (1.965 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Precise predictions of stellar occultations by Pluto, Charon, Nix, and Hydra for 2008–2015     A32 M. Assafin, J. I. B. Camargo, R. Vieira Martins, A. H. Andrei, B. Sicardy, L. Young, D. N. da Silva Neto and F. Braga-Ribas Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913690 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (416.1 KB) | PS (274.6 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

About the dynamics of the evection resonance     A54 J. Frouard, M. Fouchard and A. Vienne Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913048 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.831 MB) | PS (19.56 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Angular diameter estimation of interferometric calibrators - Example of λ Gruis, calibrator for VLTI-AMBER     A6 P. Cruzalèbes, A. Jorissen, S. Sacuto and D. Bonneau Published online: 28 May 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913686 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (587.9 KB) | PS (2.175 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free P3D: a general data-reduction tool for fiber-fed integral-field spectrographs     A35 C. Sandin, T. Becker, M. M. Roth, J. Gerssen, A. Monreal-Ibero, P. Böhm and P. Weilbacher Published online: 4 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014022 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (785.3 KB) | PS (1.115 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Coherence loss in phase-referenced VLBI observations     A53 I. Martí-Vidal, E. Ros, M. A. Pérez-Torres, J. C. Guirado, S. Jiménez-Monferrer and J. M. Marcaide Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014203 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (118.7 KB) | PS (244.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Precision effects for solar image coordinates within the FITS world coordinate system     A59 W. T. Thompson Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810357 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (212.6 KB) | PS (70.22 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free First step to detect an extrasolar planet using simultaneous observations with the VLTI instruments AMBER and MIDI     A69 A. Matter, M. Vannier, S. Morel, B. Lopez, W. Jaffe, S. Lagarde, R. G. Petrov and C. Leinert Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913142 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (571.1 KB) | PS (435.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Spectroscopic determination of the fundamental parameters of 66 B-type stars in the field-of-view of the CoRoT satellite     A74 K. Lefever, J. Puls, T. Morel, C. Aerts, L. Decin and M. Briquet Published online: 10 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911956 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.284 MB) | PS (813.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Imaging performance of multi-etalon bidimensional spectrometers     A85 A. Righini, F. Cavallini and K. P. Reardon Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913302 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (193.4 KB) | PS (90.07 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Photometric multi-site campaign on the open cluster NGC 884 - I. Detection of the variable stars     A16 S. Saesen et al. Published online: 2 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913236 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.009 MB) | PS (7.580 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Searching for dark clouds in the outer galactic plane - I. A statistical approach for identifying extended red(dened) regions in 2MASS     A51 W. W. F. Frieswijk and R. F. Shipman Published online: 8 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913000 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1006 KB) | PS (1.786 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Recent star formation at low metallicities. The star-forming region NGC 346/N66 in the Small Magellanic Cloud from near-infrared VLT/ISAAC observations     A56 D. A. Gouliermis, J. M. Bestenlehner, W. Brandner and T. Henning Published online: 9 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912226 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.144 MB) | PS (47.30 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The PASTEL catalogue of stellar parameters     A111 C. Soubiran, J.-F. Le Campion, G. Cayrel de Strobel and A. Caillo Published online: 15 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014247 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (232.4 KB) | PS (126.5 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Mathematical properties of the SimpleX algorithm     A78 C. J. H. Kruip, J.-P. Paardekooper, B. J. F. Clauwens and V. Icke Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913439 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (959.9 KB) | PS (2.095 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free SimpleX2: radiative transfer on an unstructured, dynamic grid     A79 J.-P. Paardekooper, C. J. H. Kruip and V. Icke Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913821 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.491 MB) | PS (1.422 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service