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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 519 (September 2010)

Color image of NGC 6726, where young stars generate light echoes (Ortiz, J. L., et al., 519, A7)

Discovery of an AGN in the starburst galaxy Arp 299-A (Pérez-Torres, M. A., et al., 519, L5)

Strong gravitational lenses in the MARENOSTRUM UNIVERSE (Meneghetti, M., et al., 519, A90)

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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Stellar structure and evolution
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Planets and planetary systems
Celestial mechanics and astrometry
Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
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- Letters

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[CII] line emission in BRI 1335-0417 at z = 4.4 L1
J. Wagg, C. L. Carilli, D. J. Wilner, P. Cox, C. De Breuck, K. Menten, D. A. Riechers and F. Walter
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015424
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Effects of rotation and magnetic fields on the lithium abundance and asteroseismic properties of exoplanet-host stars L2
P. Eggenberger, A. Maeder and G. Meynet
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014939
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The lithium content of ω Centauri - New clues to the cosmological Li problem from old stars in external galaxies L3
L. Monaco, P. Bonifacio, L. Sbordone, S. Villanova and E. Pancino
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015162
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (839.8 KB) | PS (495.6 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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Herschel FIR counterparts of selected Lyα emitters at z ~ 2.2 - Fast evolution since z ~ 3 or missed obscured AGNs? L4
Á. Bongiovanni et al.
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014719
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (811.5 KB) | PS (880.4 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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Serendipitous discovery of the long-sought active galactic nucleus in Arp 299-A L5
M. A. Pérez-Torres, A. Alberdi, C. Romero-Cañizales and M. Bondi
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015462
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Larson's third law and the universality of molecular cloud structure L7
M. Lombardi, J. Alves and C. J. Lada
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015282
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- Astrophysical processes

The supergiant fast X-ray transients XTE J1739-302 and IGR J08408-4503 in quiescence with XMM-Newton A6
E. Bozzo, L. Stella, C. Ferrigno, A. Giunta, M. Falanga, S. Campana, G. Israel and J. C. Leyder
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014095
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Combined synchrotron and nonlinear synchrotron-self-Compton cooling of relativistic electrons A9
R. Schlickeiser, M. Böttcher and U. Menzler
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014087
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X-ray variation statistics and wind clumping in Vela X-1 A37
F. Fürst, I. Kreykenbohm, K. Pottschmidt, J. Wilms, M. Hanke, R. E. Rothschild, P. Kretschmar, N. S. Schulz, D. P. Huenemoerder, D. Klochkov and R. Staubert
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913981
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Modeling the three-dimensional pair cascade in binaries - Application to LS 5039 A81
B. Cerutti, J. Malzac, G. Dubus and G. Henri
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014459
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Annihilation emission from young supernova remnants A100
P. Martin, J. Vink, S. Jiraskova, P. Jean and R. Diehl
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014171
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (553.7 KB) | PS (593.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Floquet analysis of two-dimensional perturbed Keplerian flows in cataclysmic variables A106
F. Tamburini, A. Bianchini and A. Franceschini
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014463
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Non-thermal processes around accreting galactic black holes A109
G. E. Romero, F. L. Vieyro and G. S. Vila
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913663
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- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

An analytic approach to number counts of weak-lensing peak detections A23
M. Maturi, C. Angrick, F. Pace and M. Bartelmann
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912866
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On the effect of cosmic rays in bolometric cosmic microwave background measurements from the stratosphere A24
S. Masi, E. Battistelli, P. de Bernardis, L. Lamagna, F. Nati, L. Nati, P. Natoli, G. Polenta and A. Schillaci
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014065
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (834.7 KB) | PS (404.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-parametric modeling of the intra-cluster gas using APEX-SZ bolometer imaging data A29
K. Basu et al.
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913334
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A cosmographic calibration of the E^p,i – E_iso (Amati) relation for GRBs A73
S. Capozziello and L. Izzo
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014522
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (270.7 KB) | PS (424.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Disentangling the gamma-ray emission of NGC 1275 and that of the Perseus cluster A82
S. Colafrancesco, P. Marchegiani and P. Giommi
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014393
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Impact of supernova feedback on the Tully-Fisher relation A89
M. E. De Rossi, P. B. Tissera and S. E. Pedrosa
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014058
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (552.5 KB) | PS (902.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Strong lensing in the MARENOSTRUM UNIVERSE - I. Biases in the cluster lens population A90
M. Meneghetti, C. Fedeli, F. Pace, S. Gottlöber and G. Yepes
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014098
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Strong lensing in the MARENOSTRUM UNIVERSE - II. Scaling relations and optical depths A91
C. Fedeli, M. Meneghetti, S. Gottlöber and G. Yepes
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014962
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- Extragalactic astronomy

Molecular gas chemistry in AGN - II. High-resolution imaging of SiO emission in NGC 1068: shocks or XDR? A2
S. García-Burillo, A. Usero, A. Fuente, J. Martín-Pintado, F. Boone, S. Aalto, M. Krips, R. Neri, E. Schinnerer and L. J. Tacconi
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014539
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (588.6 KB) | PS (880.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The redshift and broad-band spectral energy distribution of NRAO 150 A5
J. A. Acosta-Pulido, I. Agudo, R. Barrena, C. Ramos Almeida, A. Manchado and P. Rodríguez-Gil
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913953
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Study of star-forming galaxies in SDSS up to redshift 0.4 - II. Evolution from the fundamental parameters: mass, metallicity and star formation rate A31
M. A. Lara-López, A. Bongiovanni, J. Cepa, A. M. Pérez García, M. Sánchez-Portal, H. O. Castañeda, M. Fernández Lorenzo and M. Pović
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913886
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.720 MB) | PS (15.70 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

MAGIC TeV gamma-ray observations of Markarian 421 during multiwavelength campaigns in 2006 A32
J. Aleksić et al.
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913945
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Nearby early-type galaxies with ionized gas - IV. Origin and powering mechanism of the ionized gas A40
F. Annibali, A. Bressan, R. Rampazzo, W. W. Zeilinger, O. Vega and P. Panuzzo
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913774
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (875.5 KB) | PS (438.6 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stability of three-dimensional relativistic jets: implications for jet collimation A41
M. Perucho, J. M. Martí, J. M. Cela, M. Hanasz, R. de la Cruz and F. Rubio
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913012
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.393 MB) | PS (2.633 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Near-infrared and optical observations of galactic warps: a common, unexplained feature of most discs A53
A. Guijarro, R. F. Peletier, E. Battaner, J. Jiménez-Vicente, R. de Grijs and E. Florido
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014506
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On the buildup of massive early-type galaxies at z 1 - I. Reconciling their hierarchical assembly with mass downsizing A55
M. C. Eliche-Moral, M. Prieto, J. Gallego, G. Barro, J. Zamorano, C. López-Sanjuan, M. Balcells, R. Guzmán and J. C. Muñoz-Mateos
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014770
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.116 MB) | PS (532.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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Infrared/optical – X-ray simultaneous observations of X-ray flares in GRB 071112C and GRB 080506 A56
T. Uehara et al.
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014272
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (384.6 KB) | PS (189.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tracing the merger-driven evolution of active galaxies using the CJF sample A62
M. Karouzos, S. Britzen, A. Eckart, A. Witzel and A. Zensus
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913550
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Submillimeter to centimeter excess emission from the Magellanic Clouds - I. Global spectral energy distribution A67
F. P. Israel, W. F. Wall, D. Raban, W. T. Reach, C. Bot, J. B. R. Oonk, N. Ysard and J. P. Bernard
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014073
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (542.6 KB) | PS (324.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Adaptive optics near infrared integral field spectroscopy of NGC 2992 A79
S. Friedrich, R. I. Davies, E. K. S. Hicks, H. Engel, F. Müller-Sánchez, R. Genzel and L. J. Tacconi
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913924
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.804 MB) | PS (6.226 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The X-ray to [Ne V]3426 flux ratio: discovering heavily obscured AGN in the distant Universe A92
R. Gilli, C. Vignali, M. Mignoli, K. Iwasawa, A. Comastri and G. Zamorani
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014039
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (654.7 KB) | PS (379.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematics and line strength indices in the halos of the Coma brightest cluster galaxies NGC 4874 and NGC 4889 A95
L. Coccato, M. Arnaboldi, O. Gerhard, K. C. Freeman, G. Ventimiglia and N. Yasuda
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014476
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (663.5 KB) | PS (432.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Microlensing in H1413+117: disentangling line profile emission and absorption in a broad absorption line quasar A103
D. Hutsemékers, B. Borguet, D. Sluse, P. Riaud and T. Anguita
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913247
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (636.3 KB) | PS (264.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mapping the ionised gas around the luminous QSO HE 1029-1401: evidence for minor merger events? A115
B. Husemann, S. F. Sánchez, L. Wisotzki, K. Jahnke, D. Kupko, D. Nugroho and M. Schramm
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014559
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.568 MB) | PS (1.184 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Massive runaway stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud A33
V. V. Gvaramadze, P. Kroupa and J. Pflamm-Altenburg
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014871
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (703.1 KB) | PS (3.741 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Helium in first and second-generation stars in globular clusters from spectroscopy of red giants A60
A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, R. Gratton, V. D'Orazi, S. Cassisi and S. Lucatello
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014702
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (241.4 KB) | PS (100.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

N-body simulations in reconstruction of the kinematics of young stars in the Galaxy A70
P. Rautiainen and A. M. Mel'nik
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014646
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.330 MB) | PS (1.076 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The radial distribution of stars of different stellar generations in the globular cluster NGC 3201 A71
E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, V. D'Orazi, S. Lucatello and R. G. Gratton
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014996
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (111.2 KB) | PS (50.47 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Insights on the Milky Way bulge formation from the correlations between kinematics and metallicity A77
C. Babusiaux et al.
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014353
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- Interstellar and circumstellar matter

c2d Spitzer IRS spectra of embedded low-mass young stars: gas-phase emission lines A3
F. Lahuis, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. K. Jørgensen, G. A. Blake and N. J. Evans II
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913957
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (988.3 KB) | PS (690.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The kinematics and chemical stratification of the type Ia supernova remnant 0519-69.0 - An XMM-Newton and Chandra study A11
D. Kosenko, E. A. Helder and J. Vink
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913903
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (538.4 KB) | PS (1.381 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The physical and dynamical structure of Serpens - Two very different sub-(proto)clusters A27
A. Duarte-Cabral, G. A. Fuller, N. Peretto, J. Hatchell, E. F. Ladd, J. Buckle, J. Richer and S. F. Graves
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913919
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.175 MB) | PS (5.128 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new weapon for the interstellar complex organic molecule hunt: the minimum energy principle A30
M. Lattelais, F. Pauzat, Y. Ellinger and C. Ceccarelli
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913869
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G30.79 FIR 10: a gravitationally bound infalling high-mass star-forming clump A35
P. C. Cortes, R. Parra, J. R. Cortes and E. Hardy
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811137
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Photoluminescence of hydrogenated amorphous carbons - Wavelength-dependent yield and implications for the extended red emission A39
M. Godard and E. Dartois
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913906
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.371 MB) | PS (1.932 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The kinematics of the quadrupolar nebula M 1–75 and the identification of its central star A54
M. Santander-García et al.
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014838
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Search for broad absorption lines in spectra of stars in the field of supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr.) A86
A. F. Iyudin, Yu. V. Pakhomov, N. N. Chugai, J. Greiner, M. Axelsson, S. Larsson and T. A. Ryabchikova
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014031
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (547.6 KB) | PS (1.066 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accretion dynamics and disk evolution in NGC 2264: a study based on CoRoT photometric observations A88
S. H. P. Alencar, P. S. Teixeira, M. M. Guimarães, P. T. McGinnis, J. F. Gameiro, J. Bouvier, S. Aigrain, E. Flaccomio and F. Favata
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014184
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (652.9 KB) | PS (521.9 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Ring-like features around young B stars A99
M. S. N. Kumar, T. Velusamy, C. J. Davis, W. P. Varricatt and L. K. Dewangan
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912880
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Observations of warm molecular gas and kinematics in the disc around HD 100546 A110
O. Panić, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. R. Hogerheijde, A. Belloche, R. Güsten, W. Boland and A. Baryshev
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913709
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On the origin of [NeII] 12.81 μm emission from pre-main sequence stars: Disks, jets, and accretion A113
M. Güdel, F. Lahuis, K. R. Briggs, J. Carr, A. E. Glassgold, Th. Henning, J. R. Najita, R. van Boekel and E. F. van Dishoeck
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913971
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (478.2 KB) | PS (208.4 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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Accretion-disc model spectra for dwarf-nova stars A117
I. Idan, J.-P. Lasota, J.-M. Hameury and G. Shaviv
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810896
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- Stellar structure and evolution

Observation of light echoes around very young stars A7
J. L. Ortiz, B. E. K. Sugerman, I. de la Cueva, P. Santos-Sanz, R. Duffard, R. Gil-Hutton, M. Melita and N. Morales
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014438
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Search for pulsations at high radio frequencies from accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars in quiescence A13
M. N. Iacolina, M. Burgay, L. Burderi, A. Possenti and T. Di Salvo
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014025
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Identification of the optical and near-infrared counterpart of GRS 1758-258 A15
A. J. Muñoz-Arjonilla, J. Martí, P. L. Luque-Escamilla, J. R. Sánchez-Sutil, E. Sánchez-Ayaso, J. A. Combi and I. F. Mirabel
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014211
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The GSF instability and turbulence do not account for the relatively low rotation rate of pulsars A16
R. Hirschi and A. Maeder
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014222
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Hot subdwarf stars in close-up view - I. Rotational properties of subdwarf B stars in close binary systems and nature of their unseen companions A25
S. Geier, U. Heber, Ph. Podsiadlowski, H. Edelmann, R. Napiwotzki, T. Kupfer and S. Müller
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014465
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (982.4 KB) | PS (359.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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Milli-arcsecond images of the Herbig Ae star HD 163296 A26
S. Renard, F. Malbet, M. Benisty, E. Thiébaut and J.-P. Berger
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014910
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.403 MB) | PS (3.662 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of frequency spacings in the young O-type binary HD 46149 from CoRoT photometry A38
P. Degroote et al.
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014543
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An XMM-Newton view of planetary nebulae in the Small Magellanic Cloud - The X-ray luminous central star of SMP SMC 22 A42
S. Mereghetti, N. Krachmalnicoff, N. La Palombara, A. Tiengo, T. Rauch, F. Haberl, M. D. Filipović and R. Sturm
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014430
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Comoving frame models of hot star winds - I. Test of the Sobolev approximation in the case of pure line transitions A50
J. Krtička and J. Kubát
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014111
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Improved stellar parameters of CoRoT-7 - A star hosting two super Earths A51
H. Bruntt, M. Deleuil, M. Fridlund, R. Alonso, F. Bouchy, A. Hatzes, M. Mayor, C. Moutou and D. Queloz
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014143
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The solar type protostar IRAS16293-2422: new constraints on the physical structure A65
N. Crimier, C. Ceccarelli, S. Maret, S. Bottinelli, E. Caux, C. Kahane, D. C. Lis and J. Olofsson
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913112
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Wavelet and R/S analysis of the X-ray flickering of cataclysmic variables A69
G. Anzolin, F. Tamburini, D. de Martino and A. Bianchini
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014297
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The lag and duration–luminosity relations of gamma-ray burst pulses A76
S. Boçi, M. Hafizi and R. Mochkovitch
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014132
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A survey of T Tauri stars with AKARI towards the Taurus-Auriga region A83
S. Takita, H. Kataza, Y. Kitamura, D. Ishihara, Y. Ita, S. Oyabu and M. Ueno
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913475
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Near-infrared low-resolution spectroscopy of Pleiades L-type brown dwarfs A93
G. Bihain, R. Rebolo, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar and J. A. Caballero
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913676
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The disk-bearing young star IM Lupi - X-ray properties and limits on accretion A97
H. M. Günther, S. P. Matt, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, M. Güdel, Z.-Y. Li and D. M. Burton
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014386
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Rotation and lithium abundance of solar-analog stars - Theoretical analysis of observations A101
J. D. do Nascimento Jr, J. S. da Costa and J. R. De Medeiros
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811026
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Effects of rotational mixing on the asteroseismic properties of solar-type stars A116
P. Eggenberger, G. Meynet, A. Maeder, A. Miglio, J. Montalban, F. Carrier, S. Mathis, C. Charbonnel and S. Talon
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014713
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- Stellar atmospheres

Galactic evolution of oxygen - OH lines in 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres A46
J. I. González Hernández, P. Bonifacio, H.-G. Ludwig, E. Caffau, N. T. Behara and B. Freytag
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014397
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An in-depth spectroscopic analysis of the Blazhko star RR Lyrae - I. Characterisation of the star: abundance analysis and fundamental parameters A64
K. Kolenberg, L. Fossati, D. Shulyak, H. Pikall, T. G. Barnes, O. Kochukhov and V. Tsymbal
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014471
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Chemical composition of semi-regular variable giants. II. A74
N. E. Britavskiy, S. M. Andrievsky, S. A. Korotin and P. Martin
Published online: 15 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014900
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- The Sun

Numerical simulations of spicule formation in the solar atmosphere A8
K. Murawski and T. V. Zaqarashvili
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014128
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Observations of solar scattering polarization at high spatial resolution A18
F. Snik, A. G. de Wijn, K. Ichimoto, C. E. Fischer, C. U. Keller and B. W. Lites
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014500
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Particle acceleration in a transient magnetic reconnection event A21
M. Gordovskyy, P. K. Browning and G. E. Vekstein
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913569
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Solar near-relativistic electron observations as a proof of a back-scatter region beyond 1 AU during the 2000 February 18 event A36
N. Agueda, R. Vainio, D. Lario and B. Sanahuja
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913963
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Application of the theory of damping of kink oscillations by radiative cooling of coronal loop plasma A43
R. J. Morton and R. Erdélyi
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014504
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Testing magnetofrictional extrapolation with the Titov-Démoulin model of solar active regions A44
G. Valori, B. Kliem, T. Török and V. S. Titov
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014416
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Magnetic and spectroscopic properties of supergranular-scale coronal jets and erupting loops in a polar coronal hole A49
J.-S. He, E. Marsch, W. Curdt, H. Tian, C.-Y. Tu, L.-D. Xia and S. Kamio
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014709
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Mesogranular structure in a hydrodynamical simulation A52
Ł. Matloch, R. Cameron, S. Shelyag, D. Schmitt and M. Schüssler
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014478
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Horizontal supergranule-scale motions inferred from TRACE ultraviolet observations of the chromosphere A58
H. Tian, H. E. Potts, E. Marsch, R. Attie and J.-S. He
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913254
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Reconstructing the solar integrated radial velocity using MDI/SOHO A66
N. Meunier, A.-M. Lagrange and M. Desort
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014199
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Buoyancy-induced time delays in Babcock-Leighton flux-transport dynamo models A68
L. Jouve, M. R. E. Proctor and G. Lesur
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014455
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Parallel electric field generation by Alfvén wave turbulence A114
N. H. Bian, E. P. Kontar and J. C. Brown
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014048
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- Planets and planetary systems

Dynamical stability analysis of the HD 202206 system and constraints to the planetary orbits A10
J. Couetdic, J. Laskar, A. C. M. Correia, M. Mayor and S. Udry
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913635
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Asymmetric impacts of near-Earth asteroids on the Moon A63
T. Ito and R. Malhotra
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912901
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Solar wind effects on Jupiter non-Io DAM emissions during Ulysses distant encounter (2003–2004) A84
E. Echer, P. Zarka, W. D. Gonzalez, A. Morioka and L. Denis
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913305
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Lithium depletion in solar-like stars: no planet connection A87
P. Baumann, I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez, M. Asplund and K. Lind
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015137
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A physically-motivated photometric calibration of M dwarf metallicity A105
K. C. Schlaufman and G. Laughlin
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015016
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Dead zones in protostellar discs: the case of jet emitting discs A108
C. Combet, J. Ferreira and F. Casse
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014631
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Dynamical evolution of escaped plutinos, another source of Centaurs A112
R. P. Di Sisto, A. Brunini and G. C. de Elía
Published online: 21 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913668
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- Celestial mechanics and astrometry

First-order rotation solution of an oblate rigid body under the torque of a perturber in circular orbit A1
M. Lara, T. Fukushima and S. Ferrer
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913880
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- Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Inelastic Na+H collision data for non-LTE applications in stellar atmospheres A20
P. S. Barklem, A. K. Belyaev, A. S. Dickinson and F. X. Gadéa
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015152
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Formation of methyl formate after cosmic ion irradiation of icy grain mantles A22
P. Modica and M. E. Palumbo
Published online: 8 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014101
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- Astronomical instrumentation

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Reconstruction of the cosmic microwave background lensing for Planck A4
L. Perotto, J. Bobin, S. Plaszczynski, J.-L. Starck and A. Lavabre
Published online: 6 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912001
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Apodized-pupil Lyot coronagraphs: multistage designs for extremely large telescopes A61
P. Martinez
Published online: 14 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014818
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Unevenly-sampled signals: a general formalism for the Lomb-Scargle periodogram A85
R. Vio, P. Andreani and A. Biggs
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014079
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E/B decomposition of CMB polarization pattern of incomplete sky: a pixel space approach A104
J. Kim and P. Naselsky
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014739
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INTEGRAL/IBIS 7-year All-Sky Hard X-ray Survey - I. Image reconstruction A107
R. Krivonos, M. Revnivtsev, S. Tsygankov, S. Sazonov, A. Vikhlinin, M. Pavlinsky, E. Churazov and R. Sunyaev
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913814
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- Catalogs and data

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1318 new variable stars in a 0.25 square degree region of the Galactic plane A12
V. R. Miller, M. D. Albrow, C. Afonso and Th. Henning
Published online: 7 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913949
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Results from DROXO - III. Observation, source list, and X-ray properties of sources detected in the “Deep Rho Ophiuchi XMM-Newton Observation” A34
I. Pillitteri, S. Sciortino, E. Flaccomio, B. Stelzer, G. Micela, F. Damiani, L. Testi, T. Montmerle, N. Grosso, F. Favata and G. Giardino
Published online: 9 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911873
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TANAMI: tracking active galactic nuclei with austral milliarcsecond interferometry - I. First-epoch 8.4 GHz images A45
R. Ojha et al.
Published online: 10 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912724
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Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - VIII. Identification of 44 newly detected hard X-ray sources A96
N. Masetti et al.
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014852
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The Swift Burst Analyser - I. BAT and XRT spectral and flux evolution of gamma ray bursts A102
P. A. Evans et al.
Published online: 20 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014819
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- Numerical methods and codes

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An efficient method for computing the eigenfunctions of the dynamo equation A80
M. Schrinner, D. Schmitt, J. Jiang and P. Hoyng
Published online: 16 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913702
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ASOHF: a new adaptive spherical overdensity halo finder A94
S. Planelles and V. Quilis
Published online: 17 September 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014214
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