Free access Low polarised emission from the core of coronal mass ejections    L1 M. Mierla, I. Chifu, B. Inhester, L. Rodriguez and A. Zhukov Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016295 Abstract Full HTML PDF (153.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Detection of CH+ emission from the disc around HD 100546    L2 W.-F. Thi, F. Ménard, G. Meeus, C. Martin-Zaïdi, P. Woitke, E. Tatulli, M. Benisty, I. Kamp, I. Pascucci, C. Pinte, et al. (6 more) C. A. Grady, S. Brittain, G. J. White, C. D. Howard, G. Sandell and C. Eiroa Published online: 28 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116678 Abstract Full HTML PDF (605.3 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observation of H2O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3    L3 A. Omont, R. Neri, P. Cox, R. Lupu, M. Guélin, P. van der Werf, A. Weiß, R. Ivison, M. Negrello, L. Leeuw, et al. (47 more) M. Lehnert, I. Smail, A. Verma, A. J. Baker, A. Beelen, J. E. Aguirre, M. Baes, F. Bertoldi, D. L. Clements, A. Cooray, K. Coppin, H. Dannerbauer, G. De Zotti, S. Dye, N. Fiolet, D. Frayer, R. Gavazzi, D. Hughes, M. Jarvis, M. Krips, M. J. Michałowski, E. J. Murphy, D. Riechers, S. Serjeant, A. M. Swinbank, P. Temi, M. Vaccari, J. D. Vieira, R. Auld, B. Buttiglione, A. Cava, A. Dariush, L. Dunne, S. A. Eales, J. Fritz, H. Gomez, E. Ibar, S. Maddox, E. Pascale, M. Pohlen, E. Rigby, D. J. B. Smith, J. Bock, C. M. Bradford, J. Glenn, K. S. Scott and J. Zmuidzinas Published online: 28 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116921 Abstract Full HTML PDF (136.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access High resolution spectroscopy of Pluto’s atmosphere: detection of the 2.3 μm CH4 bands and evidence for carbon monoxide    L4 E. Lellouch, C. de Bergh, B. Sicardy, H. U. Käufl and A. Smette Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116954 Abstract Full HTML PDF (337.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A giant radio halo in the low luminosity X-ray cluster Abell 523    L5 G. Giovannini, L. Feretti, M. Girardi, F. Govoni, M. Murgia, V. Vacca and J. Bagchi Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116930 Abstract Full HTML PDF (451.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Can evidence for cosmological accretion be observed in the Hα emission from galaxies at z ~ 2?    L6 L. Le Tiran, M. D. Lehnert, P. Di Matteo, N. P. H. Nesvadba and W. van Driel Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116568 Abstract Full HTML PDF (297.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A test of time-dependent theories of stellar convection    L7 T. Gastine and B. Dintrans Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116766 Abstract Full HTML PDF (369.9 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Enhanced [CII] emission in a z = 4.76 submillimetre galaxy    L8 C. De Breuck, R. Maiolino, P. Caselli, K. Coppin, S. Hailey-Dunsheath and T. Nagao Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116868 Abstract Full HTML PDF (186.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Submillimeter continuum observations of Sagittarius B2 at subarcsecond spatial resolution    L9 S.-L. Qin, P. Schilke, R. Rolffs, C. Comito, D. C. Lis and Q. Zhang Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116928 Abstract Full HTML PDF (211.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - II. R139 revealed as a massive binary system    L10 W. D. Taylor, C. J. Evans, H. Sana, N. R. Walborn, S. E. de Mink, V. E. Stroud, A. Alvarez-Candal, R. H. Barbá, J. M. Bestenlehner, A. Z. Bonanos, et al. (15 more) I. Brott, P. A. Crowther, A. de Koter, K. Friedrich, G. Gräfener, V. Hénault-Brunet, A. Herrero, L. Kaper, N. Langer, D. J. Lennon, J. Maíz Apellániz, N. Markova, N. Morrell, L. Monaco and J. S. Vink Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116785 Abstract Full HTML PDF (236.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Highlight Free access Dual-frequency VLBI study of Centaurus A on sub-parsec scales - The highest-resolution view of an extragalactic jet    L11 C. Müller, M. Kadler, R. Ojha, J. Wilms, M. Böck, P. G. Edwards, C. M. Fromm, H. Hase, S. Horiuchi, U. Katz, et al. (9 more) J. E. J. Lovell, C. Plötz, T. Pursimo, S. Richers, E. Ros, R. E. Rothschild, G. B. Taylor, S. J. Tingay and J. A. Zensus Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116605 Abstract Full HTML PDF (462.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access New observations of asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3, primary target of the ESA Marco Polo-R mission    L12 J. de León, T. Mothé-Diniz, J. Licandro, N. Pinilla-Alonso and H. Campins Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117041 Abstract Full HTML PDF (164.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observations of the forward scattering Hanle effect in the Ca I 4227 Å line    L13 M. Bianda, R. Ramelli, L. S. Anusha, J. O. Stenflo, K. N. Nagendra, R. Holzreuter, M. Sampoorna, H. Frisch and H. N. Smitha Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117047 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.633 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Highlight Free access The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - III. A very massive star in apparent isolation from the massive cluster R136    L14 J. M. Bestenlehner, J. S. Vink, G. Gräfener, F. Najarro, C. J. Evans, N. Bastian, A. Z. Bonanos, E. Bressert, P. A. Crowther, E. Doran, et al. (10 more) K. Friedrich, V. Hénault-Brunet, A. Herrero, A. de Koter, N. Langer, D. J. Lennon, J. Maíz Apellániz, H. Sana, I. Soszynski and W. D. Taylor Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117043 Abstract Full HTML PDF (514.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Disk and wind kinematics in MWC 349 A    L15 J. Martín-Pintado, C. Thum, P. Planesas and A. Báez-Rubio Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016258 Abstract Full HTML PDF (300.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access OH emission from warm and dense gas in the Orion Bar PDR    L16 J. R. Goicoechea, C. Joblin, A. Contursi, O. Berné, J. Cernicharo, M. Gerin, J. Le Bourlot, E. A. Bergin, T. A. Bell and M. Röllig Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116977 Abstract Full HTML PDF (689.6 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fe Kα line emission from the Arches cluster region – evidence for ongoing particle bombardment?    A38 R. Capelli, R. S. Warwick, D. Porquet, S. Gillessen and P. Predehl Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116574 Abstract Full HTML PDF (606.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The 44Ti-powered spectrum of SN 1987A    A45 A. Jerkstrand, C. Fransson and C. Kozma Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015937 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.026 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-energy radiation from the massive binary system Eta Carinae    A49 W. Bednarek and J. Pabich Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116549 Abstract Full HTML PDF (380.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The pinch-type instability of helical magnetic fields    A55 G. Rüdiger, M. Schultz and D. Elstner Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015629 Abstract Full HTML PDF (220.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A study of the association of Fermi sources with massive young galactic objects    A72 P. Munar-Adrover, J. M. Paredes and G. E. Romero Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116580 Abstract Full HTML PDF (197.8 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The generation of connected high and very high energy γ-rays and radio emission in active galactic nuclei    A75 Z. Osmanov Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014725 Abstract Full HTML PDF (289.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Imprints of magnetic power and helicity spectra on radio polarimetry statistics    A88 H. Junklewitz and T. A. Enßlin Published online: 17 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015544 Abstract Full HTML PDF (649.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing magnetic helicity with synchrotron radiation and Faraday rotation    A89 N. Oppermann, H. Junklewitz, G. Robbers and T. A. Enßlin Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015545 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.372 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Monte Carlo simulations of a diffusive shock with multiple scattering angular distributions    A92 X. Wang and Y. H. Yan Published online: 17 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116791 Abstract Full HTML PDF (682.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oscillatory dynamos and their induction mechanisms    A140 M. Schrinner, L. Petitdemange and E. Dormy Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016372 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.948 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The underlying physical meaning of the νmax − νc relation    A142 K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, M. A. Dupret, R. Samadi, F. Baudin, A. Noels and B. Mosser Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116490 Abstract Full HTML PDF (404.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparison of an X-ray-selected sample of massive lensing clusters with the MareNostrum Universe ΛCDM simulation    A17 M. Meneghetti, C. Fedeli, A. Zitrin, M. Bartelmann, T. Broadhurst, S. Gottlöber, L. Moscardini and G. Yepes Published online: 28 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016040 Abstract Full HTML PDF (361.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fractional polarization as a probe of magnetic fields in the intra-cluster medium    A24 A. Bonafede, F. Govoni, L. Feretti, M. Murgia, G. Giovannini and M. Brüggen Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016298 Abstract Full HTML PDF (422.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

An X-ray underluminous cluster of galaxies in the 4Ms CDFS observations    A27 M. Castellano, L. Pentericci, N. Menci, E. Piconcelli, P. Santini, S. Salimbeni, F. Fiore, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, A. Romano and D. Trevese Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116607 Abstract Full HTML PDF (519.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

COSMOS weak-lensing constraints on modified gravity    A68 I. Tereno, E. Semboloni and T. Schrabback Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016273 Abstract Full HTML PDF (182.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Exploring the galaxy cluster-group transition regime at high redshifts - Physical properties of two newly detected z > 1 systems    A110 R. Šuhada, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, A. de Hoon, D. Pierini, J. S. Santos, P. Rosati, M. Mühlegger, H. Quintana, et al. (4 more) A. D. Schwope, G. Lamer, J. Kohnert and G. W. Pratt Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116876 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.738 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variability selected high-redshift quasars on SDSS Stripe 82    A122 N. Palanque-Delabrouille, Ch. Yeche, A. D. Myers, P. Petitjean, N. P. Ross, E. Sheldon, E. Aubourg, T. Delubac, J.-M. Le Goff, I. Pâris, et al. (4 more) J. Rich, K. S. Dawson, D. P. Schneider and B. A. Weaver Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016254 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.793 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

MAGIC Observations and multiwavelength properties of the quasar 3C 279 in 2007 and 2009    A4 J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, A. Berdyugin, K. Berger, et al. (136 more) E. Bernardini, A. Biland, O. Blanch, R. K. Bock, A. Boller, G. Bonnoli, D. Borla Tridon, I. Braun, T. Bretz, A. Cañellas, E. Carmona, A. Carosi, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, L. Cossio, S. Covino, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, E. De Cea del Pozo, B. De Lotto, C. Delgado Mendez, A. Diago Ortega, M. Doert, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, D. Elsaesser, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, C. Fruck, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, D. Garrido, G. Giavitto, N. Godinović, D. Hadasch, D. Häfner, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, B. Huber, T. Jogler, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, J. Krause, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Leonardo, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, M. López, E. Lorenz, P. Majumdar, M. Makariev, G. Maneva, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, M. Meucci, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, H. Miyamoto, J. Moldón, A. Moralejo, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, R. Orito, I. Oya, R. Paoletti, S. Pardo, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. Pasanen, F. Pauss, M. A. Perez-Torres, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, M. Pilia, J. Pochon, F. Prada, P. G. Prada Moroni, E. Prandini, I. Puljak, I. Reichardt, R. Reinthal, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, S. Rügamer, M. Rüger, A. Saggion, K. Saito, T. Y. Saito, M. Salvati, K. Satalecka, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, C. Schultz, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, S. N. Shore, A. Sillanpää, J. Sitarek, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, S. Spiro, A. Stamerra, B. Steinke, J. Storz, N. Strah, T. Surić, L. Takalo, F. Tavecchio, P. Temnikov, T. Terzić, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, M. Thom, O. Tibolla, D. F. Torres, A. Treves, H. Vankov, P. Vogler, R. M. Wagner, Q. Weitzel, V. Zabalza, F. Zandanel and R. Zanin Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116497 Abstract Full HTML PDF (416.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Characteristics of thick disks formed through minor mergers: stellar excesses and scale lengths    A10 Y. Qu, P. Di Matteo, M. D. Lehnert and W. van Driel Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015224 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.412 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - The contribution of minor mergers to the growth of LB ≳ LB* galaxies since z ~ 1 from spectroscopically identified pairs    A20 C. López-Sanjuan, O. Le Fèvre, L. de Ravel, O. Cucciati, O. Ilbert, L. Tresse, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella, T. Contini, B. Garilli, et al. (7 more) L. Guzzo, D. Maccagni, H. J. McCracken, Y. Mellier, A. Pollo, D. Vergani and E. Zucca Published online: 29 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015839 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.503 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral properties of 438 GRBs detected by Fermi/GBM    A21 L. Nava, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini and A. Celotti Published online: 29 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016270 Abstract Full HTML PDF (953.2 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hubble Space Telescope study of resolved red giant stars in the outer halos of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies    A23 A. Ryś, A. J. Grocholski, R. P. van der Marel, A. Aloisi and F. Annibali Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015881 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.066 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Lopsidedness in WHISP galaxies - I. Rotation curves and kinematic lopsidedness    A29 J. van Eymeren, E. Jütte, C. J. Jog, Y. Stein and R.-J. Dettmar Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016177 Abstract Full HTML PDF (663.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Lopsidedness in WHISP galaxies - II. Morphological lopsidedness    A30 J. van Eymeren, E. Jütte, C. J. Jog, Y. Stein and R.-J. Dettmar Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016178 Abstract Full HTML PDF (750.3 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Silicon depletion in damped Ly α systems - The S/Zn method    A33 G. Vladilo, C. Abate, J. Yin, G. Cescutti and F. Matteucci Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016330 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.090 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The X-ray spectral properties of the AGN population in the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey    A42 A. Corral, R. Della Ceca, A. Caccianiga, P. Severgnini, H. Brunner, F. J. Carrera, M. J. Page and A. D. Schwope Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015227 Abstract Full HTML PDF (910.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A principal component analysis of quasar UV spectra at z ~ 3    A50 I. Pâris, P. Petitjean, E. Rollinde, E. Aubourg, N. Busca, R. Charlassier, T. Delubac, J.-Ch. Hamilton, J.-M. Le Goff, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, et al. (5 more) S. Peirani, Ch. Pichon, J. Rich, M. Vargas-Magaña and Ch. Yèche Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016233 Abstract Full HTML PDF (911.9 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - II. Intermediate-age populations in early-type dwarfs    A58 D. Crnojević, M. Rejkuba, E. K. Grebel, G. Da Costa and H. Jerjen Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015419 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.944 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - III. Recent star formation histories of late-type dwarfs around M 83    A59 D. Crnojević, E. K. Grebel and A. A. Cole Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015474 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.910 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

More evidence for extinction of activity in galaxies    A60 A. Marecki and B. Swoboda Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116832 Abstract Full HTML PDF (977.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The puzzling temporally variable optical and X-ray afterglow of GRB 101024A    A74 B. Gendre, G. Stratta, M. Laas-Bourez, D. M. Coward, A. Klotz, S. Cutini, M. Boër and C. Stockdale Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116794 Abstract Full HTML PDF (151.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for the shortest variability at gamma rays in flat-spectrum radio quasars    A77 L. Foschini, G. Ghisellini, F. Tavecchio, G. Bonnoli and A. Stamerra Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117064 Abstract Full HTML PDF (232.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The escape of ionising radiation from high-redshift dwarf galaxies    A87 J.-P. Paardekooper, F. I. Pelupessy, G. Altay and C. J. H. Kruip Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116841 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.990 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abundance ratios in the hot ISM of elliptical galaxies    A98 A. Pipino and F. Matteucci Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016191 Abstract Full HTML PDF (567.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quantitative morphology of galaxies from the SDSS - I. Luminosity in bulges and discs    A106 L. A. M. Tasca and S. D. M. White Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913625 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.040 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A comprehensive approach to analyzing the XMM-Newton data of Seyfert 1 galaxies    A125 M. V. Cardaci, M. Santos-Lleó, G. F. Hägele, Y. Krongold, A. I. Díaz and P. Rodríguez-Pascual Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016198 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.287 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the influence of the Sun on the rapid variability of compact extragalactic sources    A129 N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, X. Liu, H.-G. Song, J. M. Anderson, A. Witzel and J. A. Zensus Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016033 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.485 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The flare model for X-ray variability of NGC 4258    A136 T. Trześniewski, B. Czerny, V. Karas, T. Pecháček, M. Dovčiak, R. Goosmann and M. Nikołajuk Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016369 Abstract Full HTML PDF (245.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

AGN disks and black holes on the weighting scales    A145 J.-M. Huré, F. Hersant, C. Surville, N. Nakai and T. Jacq Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015062 Abstract Full HTML PDF (267.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Megamaser detection and nuclear obscuration in Seyfert galaxies    A147 M. Ramolla, M. Haas, V. N. Bennert and R. Chini Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015247 Abstract Full HTML PDF (496.1 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Study of LINER sources with broad Hα emission. X-ray properties and comparison to luminous AGN and X-ray binaries    A149 G. Younes, D. Porquet, B. Sabra and J. N. Reeves Published online: 27 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116806 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.726 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - II. Evidence from stellar abundances of Mn, Cu, Zn, Y, and Ba    A15 P. E. Nissen and W. J. Schuster Published online: 28 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116619 Abstract Full HTML PDF (759.1 KB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Elemental abundances of low-mass stars in the young clusters 25 Orionis and λ Orionis    A19 K. Biazzo, S. Randich, F. Palla and C. Briceño Published online: 29 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116621 Abstract Full HTML PDF (852.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

An empirical calibration of Lick indices using Milky Way globular clusters    A22 A. Pipino and I. J. Danziger Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015348 Abstract Full HTML PDF (380.9 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

AAOmega spectroscopy of 29 351 stars in fields centered on ten Galactic globular clusters    A31 R. R. Lane, L. L. Kiss, G. F. Lewis, R. A. Ibata, A. Siebert, T. R. Bedding, P. Székely and G. M. Szabó Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116660 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.958 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Star clusters or asterisms? 2MASS CMD and structural analyses of 15 challenging targets    A32 E. Bica and C. Bonatto Published online: 3 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116452 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.844 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Deep wide-field near-infrared survey of the Carina Nebula    A34 T. Preibisch, T. Ratzka, B. Kuderna, H. Ohlendorf, R. R. King, S. Hodgkin, M. Irwin, J. R. Lewis, M. J. McCaughrean and H. Zinnecker Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116781 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.195 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Alpha element abundances and gradients in the Milky Way bulge from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of 650 K giants    A54 O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali, V. Hill, G. Battaglia, C. Babusiaux, D. Minniti, B. Barbuy, A. Alves-Brito, A. Renzini, et al. (2 more) A. Gomez and S. Ortolani Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116548 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.959 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Implications of a non-universal IMF from C, N, and O abundances in very metal-poor Galactic stars and damped Lyα absorbers    A78 T. Tsujimoto and K. Bekki Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016210 Abstract Full HTML PDF (501.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The possibility of determining open-cluster parameters from BVRI photometry    A91 H. Monteiro and W. S. Dias Published online: 17 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016281 Abstract Full HTML PDF (387.2 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s) - Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey    A138 L. Casagrande, R. Schönrich, M. Asplund, S. Cassisi, I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez, T. Bensby and S. Feltzing Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016276 Abstract Full HTML PDF (7.442 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Sulphur abundances in halo giants from the [S ı] line at 1082 nm and the S ı triplet around 1045 nm    A144 H. Jönsson, N. Ryde, P. E. Nissen, R. Collet, K. Eriksson, M. Asplund and B. Gustafsson Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116855 Abstract Full HTML PDF (700.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of the young open cluster around λ Orionis    A150 E. Franciosini and G. G. Sacco Published online: 27 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015248 Abstract Full HTML PDF (683.0 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-LTE models for the gaseous metal component of circumstellar discs around white dwarfs    A7 S. Hartmann, T. Nagel, T. Rauch and K. Werner Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116625 Abstract Full HTML PDF (697.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the kinematics of massive star forming regions: the case of IRAS 17233–3606    A12 S. Leurini, C. Codella, L. Zapata, M. T. Beltrán, P. Schilke and R. Cesaroni Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016190 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.279 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Physical and radiative properties of the first-core accretion shock    A13 B. Commerçon, E. Audit, G. Chabrier and J.-P. Chièze Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016213 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.382 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Study of the molecular clump associated with the high-energy source HESS J1858+020    A25 S. Paron, E. Giacani, M. Rubio and G. Dubner Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016390 Abstract Full HTML PDF (647.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abundances of PAHs in the ISM: confronting observations with experimental results    A26 R. Gredel, Y. Carpentier, G. Rouillé, M. Steglich, F. Huisken and Th. Henning Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116602 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.420 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust destruction in the ISM: a re-evaluation of dust lifetimes    A44 A. P. Jones and J. A. Nuth III Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014440 Abstract Full HTML PDF (310.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High resolution CO observation of massive star forming regions    A53 P. D. Klaassen, C. D. Wilson, E. R. Keto, Q. Zhang, R. Galván-Madrid and H.-Y. B. Liu Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016371 Abstract Full HTML PDF (375.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight A detailed study of the H ii region M 43 and its ionizing star - I. Stellar parameters and nebular empirical analysis    A57 S. Simón-Díaz, J. García-Rojas, C. Esteban, G. Stasińska, A. R. López-Sánchez and C. Morisset Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116608 Abstract Full HTML PDF (743.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oxygen depletion in dense molecular clouds: a clue to a low O2 abundance?    A61 U. Hincelin, V. Wakelam, F. Hersant, S. Guilloteau, J. C. Loison, P. Honvault and J. Troe Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016328 Abstract Full HTML PDF (208.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the evolution of molecular cloud structure - II. From chaos to confinement    A64 J. Kainulainen, H. Beuther, R. Banerjee, C. Federrath and T. Henning Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016383 Abstract Full HTML PDF (773.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A chemical inventory of the S-type AGB star χ Cygni based on Herschel/HIFI observations of circumstellar line emission - The importance of non-LTE chemical processes in a dynamical region    A83 F. L. Schöier, M. Maercker, K. Justtanont, H. Olofsson, J. H. Black, L. Decin, A. de Koter and R. Waters Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116597 Abstract Full HTML PDF (767.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinetics of the OCN− and HOCN formation from the HNCO + H2O thermal reaction in interstellar ice analogs    A96 P. Theule, F. Duvernay, A. Ilmane, T. Hasegawa, O. Morata, S. Coussan, G. Danger and T. Chiavassa Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016051 Abstract Full HTML PDF (445.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accuracy of core mass estimates in simulated observations of dust emission    A101 J. Malinen, M. Juvela, D. C. Collins, T. Lunttila and P. Padoan Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015767 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.926 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new planetary nebula in the outer reaches of the Galaxy    A107 K. Viironen, A. Mampaso, R. L. M. Corradi, J. E. Drew, D. J. Frew, C. Giammanco, R. Greimel, T. Liimets, J. E. Lindberg, M. Rodríguez, et al. (4 more) L. Sabin, S. E. Sale, P. A. Wilson and A. Zijlstra Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014897 Abstract Full HTML PDF (292.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effects of magnetic fields on the cosmic-ray ionization of molecular cloud cores    A109 M. Padovani and D. Galli Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116853 Abstract Full HTML PDF (470.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the initial conditions of high-mass star formation - II. Fragmentation, stability, and chemistry towards high-mass star-forming regions G29.96−0.02 and G35.20−1.74    A118 T. Pillai, J. Kauffmann, F. Wyrowski, J. Hatchell, A. G. Gibb and M. A. Thompson Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015899 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.578 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Investigating the X-ray emission from the massive WR+O binary WR 22 using 3D hydrodynamical models    A119 E. R. Parkin and E. Gosset Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016125 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.154 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The X-ray puzzle of the L1551 IRS 5 jet    A123 P. C. Schneider, H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016305 Abstract Full HTML PDF (701.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

IKT 16: a composite supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud    A132 R. A. Owen, M. D. Filipović, J. Ballet, F. Haberl, E. J. Crawford, J. L. Payne, R. Sturm, W. Pietsch, S. Mereghetti, M. Ehle, et al. (4 more) A. Tiengo, M. J. Coe, D. Hatzidimitriou and D. A. H. Buckley Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116586 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.761 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Deep asteroseismic sounding of the compact hot B subdwarf pulsator KIC02697388 from Kepler time series photometry    A3 S. Charpinet, V. Van Grootel, G. Fontaine, E. M. Green, P. Brassard, S. K. Randall, R. Silvotti, R. H. Østensen, H. Kjeldsen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, et al. (4 more) S. D. Kawaler, B. D. Clarke, J. Li and B. Wohler Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016412 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.970 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Confirmation of 1RXS J165443.5–191620 as an intermediate polar and its orbital and spin periods    A6 S. Scaringi, S. Connolly, J. Patterson, J. R. Thorstensen, H. Uthas, C. Knigge, L. Vican, B. Monard, R. Rea, T. Krajci, et al. (5 more) S. Lowther, G. Myers, G. Bolt, A. Dieball and P. J. Groot Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116585 Abstract Full HTML PDF (368.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oxygen- and carbon-rich variable red giant populations in the Magellanic Clouds from EROS, OGLE, MACHO, and 2MASS photometry    A8 M. Wiśniewski, J. B. Marquette, J. P. Beaulieu, A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny, P. Tisserand and É. Lesquoy Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014319 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.717 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The MUCHFUSS project – searching for hot subdwarf binaries with massive unseen companions - Survey, target selection and atmospheric parameters    A28 S. Geier, H. Hirsch, A. Tillich, P. F. L. Maxted, S. J. Bentley, R. H. Østensen, U. Heber, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh, R. Napiwotzki, et al. (2 more) B. N. Barlow and S. J. O’Toole Published online: 2 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015316 Abstract Full HTML PDF (820.6 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-period variables in the CoRoT fields    A35 T. Lebzelter Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116801 Abstract Full HTML PDF (845.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT/FORS2 observations of the optical counterpart of the isolated neutron star RBS 1774    A39 R. P. Mignani, S. Zane, R. Turolla, F. Haberl, M. Cropper, C. Motch, A. Treves and L. Zampieri Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016362 Abstract Full HTML PDF (282.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of a large massive circumstellar disk around a high-mass young stellar object in the Carina Nebula    A40 T. Preibisch, T. Ratzka, T. Gehring, H. Ohlendorf, H. Zinnecker, R. R. King, M. J. McCaughrean and J. R. Lewis Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116528 Abstract Full HTML PDF (834.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The differential rotation of G dwarfs    A48 M. Küker, G. Rüdiger and L. L. Kitchatinov Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015994 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.134 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Connecting RS Ophiuchi to [some] type Ia supernovae    A63 F. Patat, N. N. Chugai, Ph. Podsiadlowski, E. Mason, C. Melo and L. Pasquini Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116865 Abstract Full HTML PDF (319.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Strong pulses detected from rotating radio transient J1819 − 1458    A67 H. D. Hu, A. Esamdin, J. P. Yuan, Z. Y. Liu, R. X. Xu, J. Li, G. C. Tao and N. Wang Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015953 Abstract Full HTML PDF (459.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the progenitor system of Nova V2491 Cygni    A70 M. J. Darnley, V. A. R. M. Ribeiro, M. F. Bode and U. Munari Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016038 Abstract Full HTML PDF (386.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A very luminous, highly extinguished, very fast nova – V1721 Aquilae    A81 R. Hounsell, M. J. Darnley, M. F. Bode, D. J. Harman, L. A. Helton and G. J. Schwarz Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016085 Abstract Full HTML PDF (695.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

HD 135344B: a young star has reached its rotational limit    A85 A. Müller, M. E. van den Ancker, R. Launhardt, J. U. Pott, D. Fedele and Th. Henning Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116732 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.068 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The optically bright post-AGB population of the LMC    A90 E. van Aarle, H. Van Winckel, T. Lloyd Evans, T. Ueta, P. R. Wood and A. G. Ginsburg Published online: 17 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015834 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.135 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

The properties of SN Ib/c locations    A95 G. Leloudas, A. Gallazzi, J. Sollerman, M. D. Stritzinger, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, D. Malesani, M. J. Michałowski, B. Milvang-Jensen and M. Smith Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116692 Abstract Full HTML PDF (291.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Accurate p-mode measurements of the G0V metal-rich CoRoT target HD 52265    A97 J. Ballot, L. Gizon, R. Samadi, G. Vauclair, O. Benomar, H. Bruntt, B. Mosser, T. Stahn, G. A. Verner, T. L. Campante, et al. (20 more) R. A. García, S. Mathur, D. Salabert, P. Gaulme, C. Régulo, I. W. Roxburgh, T. Appourchaux, F. Baudin, C. Catala, W. J. Chaplin, S. Deheuvels, E. Michel, M. Bazot, O. Creevey, N. Dolez, Y. Elsworth, K. H. Sato, S. Vauclair, M. Auvergne and A. Baglin Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116547 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.992 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray spectroscopy of MXB 1728–34 with XMM-Newton    A99 E. Egron, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Papitto, L. Barragán, T. Dauser, J. Wilms, A. D’Aì, A. Riggio, R. Iaria and N. R. Robba Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016093 Abstract Full HTML PDF (269.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asteroseismic inferences on red giants in open clusters NGC 6791, NGC 6819, and NGC 6811 using Kepler    A100 S. Hekker, S. Basu, D. Stello, T. Kallinger, F. Grundahl, S. Mathur, R. A. García, B. Mosser, D. Huber, T. R. Bedding, et al. (10 more) R. Szabó, J. De Ridder, W. J. Chaplin, Y. Elsworth, S. J. Hale, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, R. L. Gilliland, M. Still, S. McCauliff and E. V. Quintana Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016303 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1010 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dipping in CygnusX-2 in a multi-wavelength campaign due to absorption of extended ADC emission    A102 M. Bałucińska-Church, N. S. Schulz, J. Wilms, A. Gibiec, M. Hanke, R. E. Spencer, A. Rushton and M. J. Church Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015931 Abstract Full HTML PDF (754.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

He star evolutionary channel to intermediate-mass binary pulsar PSR J1802-2124    A104 W.-C. Chen, X.-D. Li and R.-X. Xu Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116532 Abstract Full HTML PDF (198.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - I. Introduction and observational overview    A108 C. J. Evans, W. D. Taylor, V. Hénault-Brunet, H. Sana, A. de Koter, S. Simón-Díaz, G. Carraro, T. Bagnoli, N. Bastian, J. M. Bestenlehner, et al. (32 more) A. Z. Bonanos, E. Bressert, I. Brott, M. A. Campbell, M. Cantiello, J. S. Clark, E. Costa, P. A. Crowther, S. E. de Mink, E. Doran, P. L. Dufton, P. R. Dunstall, K. Friedrich, M. Garcia, M. Gieles, G. Gräfener, A. Herrero, I. D. Howarth, R. G. Izzard, N. Langer, D. J. Lennon, J. Maíz Apellániz, N. Markova, F. Najarro, J. Puls, O. H. Ramirez, C. Sabín-Sanjulián, S. J. Smartt, V. E. Stroud, J. Th. van Loon, J. S. Vink and N. R. Walborn Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116782 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.954 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotating massive main-sequence stars - II. Simulating a population of LMC early B-type stars as a test of rotational mixing    A116 I. Brott, C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, A. de Koter, N. Langer, P. L. Dufton, M. Cantiello, C. Trundle, D. J. Lennon, S. E. de Mink, et al. (2 more) S.-C. Yoon and P. Anders Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016114 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.998 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of the pre-polar HS0922+1333    A117 J. Vogel, A. D. Schwope and R. Schwarz Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015275 Abstract Full HTML PDF (308.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The orbit of GG Tauri A    A126 R. Köhler Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016327 Abstract Full HTML PDF (428.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

MOST observations of the roAp stars HD 9289, HD 99563, and HD 134214    A135 M. Gruberbauer, D. Huber, R. Kuschnig, W. W. Weiss, D. B. Guenther, J. M. Matthews, A. F. J. Moffat, J. F. Rowe, S. M. Rucinski, D. Sasselov and M. Fischer Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116736 Abstract Full HTML PDF (12.59 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Formation scenarios and mass-radius relation for neutron stars    A137 J. L. Zdunik and P. Haensel Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015954 Abstract Full HTML PDF (183.7 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral and photometric analysis of the eclipsing binary ϵ Aurigae prior to and during the 2009–2011 eclipse    A146 P. Chadima, P. Harmanec, P. D. Bennett, B. Kloppenborg, R. Stencel, S. Yang, H. Božić, M. Šlechta, L. Kotková, M. Wolf, et al. (5 more) P. Škoda, V. Votruba, J. L. Hopkins, C. Buil and D. Sudar Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116739 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.322 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: atmospheric parameters and rotational velocity distributions for B-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds (Corrigendum)    C1 I. Hunter, D. J. Lennon, P. L. Dufton, C. Trundle, S. Simón-Díaz, S. J. Smartt, R. S. I. Ryans and C. J. Evans Published online: 10 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016073 Abstract Full HTML PDF (79.79 KB) SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variable X-ray emission from the accretion shock in the classical T Tauri star V2129 Ophiuchi    A1 C. Argiroffi, E. Flaccomio, J. Bouvier, J.-F. Donati, K. V. Getman, S. G. Gregory, G. A. J. Hussain, M. M. Jardine, M. B. Skelly and F. M. Walter Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016321 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.402 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic and physical parameters of Galactic O-type stars - I. Effects of rotation and spectral resolving power in the spectral classification of dwarfs and giants    A11 N. Markova, J. Puls, S. Scuderi, S. Simón-Díaz and A. Herrero Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015956 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.925 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Limb darkening in spherical stellar atmospheres    A65 H. R. Neilson and J. B. Lester Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116623 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.302 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Beryllium abundances in stars with planets - Extending the sample    A66 M. C. Gálvez-Ortiz, E. Delgado-Mena, J. I. González Hernández, G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, R. Rebolo and A. Ecuvillon Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913827 Abstract Full HTML PDF (566.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-dependent behavior of linear polarization in unresolved photospheres, with applications for the Hanle effect    A82 R. Ignace, K. T. Hole, J. P. Cassinelli and G. D. Henson Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016292 Abstract Full HTML PDF (191.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

On inelastic hydrogen atom collisions in stellar atmospheres    A94 P. S. Barklem, A. K. Belyaev, M. Guitou, N. Feautrier, F. X. Gadéa and A. Spielfiedel Published online: 18 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116745 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1019 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

NLTE strontium abundance in a sample of extremely metal poor stars and the Sr/Ba ratio in the early Galaxy    A105 S. M. Andrievsky, F. Spite, S. A. Korotin, P. François, M. Spite, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel and V. Hill Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116591 Abstract Full HTML PDF (348.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cool DZ white dwarfs in the SDSS    A114 D. Koester, J. Girven, B. T. Gänsicke and P. Dufour Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116816 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.739 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The mid-infrared diameter of W Hydrae    A120 R. Zhao-Geisler, A. Quirrenbach, R. Köhler, B. Lopez and C. Leinert Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016310 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.708 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

About the p-mode frequency shifts in HD 49933    A127 D. Salabert, C. Régulo, J. Ballot, R. A. García and S. Mathur Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116633 Abstract Full HTML PDF (224.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A 10-h period revealed in optical spectra of the highly variable WN8 Wolf-Rayet star WR 123    A151 A.-N. Chené, C. Foellmi, S. V. Marchenko, N. St-Louis, A. F. J. Moffat, D. Ballereau, J. Chauville, J. Zorec and C. A. Poteet Published online: 27 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116567 Abstract Full HTML PDF (272.6 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asymmetries of the Stokes V profiles observed by HINODE SOT/SP in the quiet Sun    A14 B. Viticchié and J. Sánchez Almeida Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016096 Abstract Full HTML PDF (677.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Relationship between multiple type II solar radio bursts and CME observed by STEREO/SECCHI    A16 K.-S. Cho, S.-C. Bong, Y.-J. Moon, A. Shanmugaraju, R.-Y. Kwon and Y. D. Park Published online: 28 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015578 Abstract Full HTML PDF (570.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic helicity balance during a filament eruption that occurred in active region NOAA 9682    A36 F. P. Zuccarello, P. Romano, F. Zuccarello and S. Poedts Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116700 Abstract Full HTML PDF (247.2 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Instrumental oscillations in RHESSI count rates during solar flares    A47 A. R. Inglis, I. V. Zimovets, B. R. Dennis, E. P. Kontar, V. M. Nakariakov, A. B. Struminsky and A. K. Tolbert Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016322 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.269 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The quiet Sun magnetic field: statistical description from THEMIS observations    A51 V. Bommier Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015761 Abstract Full HTML PDF (839.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Solar irradiance variability: a six-year comparison between SORCE observations and the SATIRE model    A71 W. T. Ball, Y. C. Unruh, N. A. Krivova, S. Solanki and J. W. Harder Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016189 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.120 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Sun as a star: observations of white-light flares    A84 M. Kretzschmar Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015930 Abstract Full HTML PDF (462.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Ubiquitous quiet-Sun jets    A111 V. Martínez Pillet, J. C. del Toro Iniesta and C. Quintero Noda Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015941 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.559 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Intermittent heating in the solar corona employing a 3D MHD model    A112 S. Bingert and H. Peter Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016019 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.130 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the minimum temperature of the quiet solar chromosphere    A124 J. Leenaarts, M. Carlsson, V. Hansteen and B. V. Gudiksen Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016392 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1003 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quasi-ballistic and superdiffusive transport for impulsive solar particle events    A130 E. M. Trotta and G. Zimbardo Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016278 Abstract Full HTML PDF (360.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

2D radiative-magnetohydrostatic model of a prominence observed by Hinode, SoHO/SUMER and Meudon/MSDP    A143 A. Berlicki, S. Gunar, P. Heinzel, B. Schmieder and P. Schwartz Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015896 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.628 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Validated helioseismic inversions for 3D vector flows    A148 M. Švanda, L. Gizon, S. M. Hanasoge and S. D. Ustyugov Published online: 27 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016426 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.911 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

A ground-based KS-band detection of the thermal emission from the transiting exoplanet WASP-4b    A5 C. Cáceres, V. D. Ivanov, D. Minniti, A. Burrows, F. Selman, C. Melo, D. Naef, E. Mason and G. Pietrzynski Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016231 Abstract Full HTML PDF (302.3 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A stringent upper limit to SO2 in the Martian atmosphere    A37 T. Encrenaz, T. K. Greathouse, M. J. Richter, J. H. Lacy, T. Fouchet, B. Bézard, F. Lefèvre, F. Forget and S. K. Atreya Published online: 4 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116820 Abstract Full HTML PDF (299.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of inclined planets in three-dimensional radiative discs    A41 B. Bitsch and W. Kley Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016179 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.717 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Last giant impact on the Neptunian system - Constraints on oligarchic masses in the trans-Saturnian region    A46 M. G. Parisi and L. del Valle Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016282 Abstract Full HTML PDF (564.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Debris disks as signposts of terrestrial planet formation    A62 S. N. Raymond, P. J. Armitage, A. Moro-Martín, M. Booth, M. C. Wyatt, J. C. Armstrong, A. M. Mandell, F. Selsis and A. A. West Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116456 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.440 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Flux and polarisation spectra of water clouds on exoplanets    A69 T. Karalidi, D. M. Stam and J. W. Hovenier Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116449 Abstract Full HTML PDF (536.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chromospheric activity of stars with planets    A73 B. L. Canto Martins, M. L. das Chagas, S. Alves, I. C. Leão, L. P. de Souza Neto and J. R. de Medeiros Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015314 Abstract Full HTML PDF (221.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Secular dynamics of planetesimals in tight binary systems: application to γ-Cephei    A103 C. A. Giuppone, A. M. Leiva, J. Correa-Otto and C. Beaugé Published online: 19 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016375 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.273 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Bulk density of small meteoroids    A113 J.-B. Kikwaya, M. Campbell-Brown and P. G. Brown Published online: 20 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116431 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.072 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method    A134 J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, B. D. Warner, F. Pilcher, R. Stephens, J. Oey, L. Bernasconi, S. Casulli, R. Behrend, et al. (5 more) D. Polishook, T. Henych, M. Lehký, F. Yoshida and T. Ito Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116738 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.823 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is the Jovian auroral H emission polarised?    A139 M. Barthelemy, M. B. Lystrup, H. Menager, S. Miller and J. Lilensten Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014314 Abstract Full HTML PDF (628.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum Goethite as an alternative origin of the 3.1 μm band on dark asteroids (Corrigendum)    C2 P. Beck, E. Quirico, D. Sevestre, G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Pommerol and B. Schmitt Published online: 11 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015851e Abstract Full HTML PDF (84.33 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Titan’s obliquity as evidence of a subsurface ocean?    A141 R.-M. Baland, T. Van Hoolst, M. Yseboodt and Ö. Karatekin Published online: 26 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116578 Abstract Full HTML PDF (983.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Refit to numerically problematic UMIST reaction rate coefficients    A9 M. Röllig Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014743 Abstract Full HTML PDF (614.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access New effective recombination coefficients for nebular N ii lines    A18 X. Fang, P. J. Storey and X.-W. Liu Published online: 29 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116511 Abstract Full HTML PDF (670.8 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access New insight into the formation of hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) in interstellar and cometary ice analogs    A128 V. Vinogradoff, F. Duvernay, G. Danger, P. Theulé and T. Chiavassa Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116688 Abstract Full HTML PDF (655.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Multi-stage four-quadrant phase mask: achromatic coronagraph for space-based and ground-based telescopes    A43 R. Galicher, P. Baudoz and J. Baudrand Published online: 5 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116675 Abstract Full HTML PDF (425.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Reducing star leakage with a nuller coronagraph - An analytic approach for a Sonine apodized circular aperture    A52 C. Aime, Y. Rabbia, A. Carlotti and G. Ricort Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016378 Abstract Full HTML PDF (487.2 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Stellar scintillation in the short exposure regime and atmospheric coherence time evaluation    A56 V. Kornilov Published online: 6 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116553 Abstract Full HTML PDF (240.2 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Using Galactic Cepheids to verify Gaia parallaxes    A76 F. Windmark, L. Lindegren and D. Hobbs Published online: 12 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116929 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.443 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Phase sensor for solar adaptive-optics    A79 A. Kellerer Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116835 Abstract Full HTML PDF (205.7 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR    A80 B. W. Stappers, J. W. T. Hessels, A. Alexov, K. Anderson, T. Coenen, T. Hassall, A. Karastergiou, V. I. Kondratiev, M. Kramer, J. van Leeuwen, et al. (84 more) J. D. Mol, A. Noutsos, J. W. Romein, P. Weltevrede, R. Fender, R. A. M. J. Wijers, L. Bähren, M. E. Bell, J. Broderick, E. J. Daw, V. S. Dhillon, J. Eislöffel, H. Falcke, J. Griessmeier, C. Law, S. Markoff, J. C. A. Miller-Jones, B. Scheers, H. Spreeuw, J. Swinbank, S. ter Veen, M. W. Wise, O. Wucknitz, P. Zarka, J. Anderson, A. Asgekar, I. M. Avruch, R. Beck, P. Bennema, M. J. Bentum, P. Best, J. Bregman, M. Brentjens, R. H. van de Brink, P. C. Broekema, W. N. Brouw, M. Brüggen, A. G. de Bruyn, H. R. Butcher, B. Ciardi, J. Conway, R.-J. Dettmar, A. van Duin, J. van Enst, M. Garrett, M. Gerbers, T. Grit, A. Gunst, M. P. van Haarlem, J. P. Hamaker, G. Heald, M. Hoeft, H. Holties, A. Horneffer, L. V. E. Koopmans, G. Kuper, M. Loose, P. Maat, D. McKay-Bukowski, J. P. McKean, G. Miley, R. Morganti, R. Nijboer, J. E. Noordam, M. Norden, H. Olofsson, M. Pandey-Pommier, A. Polatidis, W. Reich, H. Röttgering, A. Schoenmakers, J. Sluman, O. Smirnov, M. Steinmetz, C. G. M. Sterks, M. Tagger, Y. Tang, R. Vermeulen, N. Vermaas, C. Vogt, M. de Vos, S. J. Wijnholds, S. Yatawatta and A. Zensus Published online: 13 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116681 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.395 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Optimized fringe sensors for the VLTI next generation instruments    A121 N. Blind, O. Absil, J.-B. Le Bouquin, J.-P. Berger and A. Chelli Published online: 24 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016222 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.077 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Source extraction and photometry for the far-infrared and sub-millimeter continuum in the presence of complex backgrounds    A133 S. Molinari, E. Schisano, F. Faustini, M. Pestalozzi, A. M. Di Giorgio and S. Liu Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014752 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.278 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A search for new hot subdwarf stars by means of Virtual Observatory tools    A2 R. Oreiro, C. Rodríguez-López, E. Solano, A. Ulla, R. Østensen and M. García-Torres Published online: 27 April 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016324 Abstract Full HTML PDF (521.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Hubble Legacy Archive ACS grism data    A86 M. Kümmel, P. Rosati, R. Fosbury, J. Haase, R. N. Hook, H. Kuntschner, M. Lombardi, A. Micol, K. K. Nilsson, F. Stoehr and J. R. Walsh Published online: 16 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116504 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.044 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Early star catalogues of the southern sky - De Houtman, Kepler (second and third classes), and Halley    A93 F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent Published online: 17 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116795 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.575 MB) References Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Rotating massive main-sequence stars - I. Grids of evolutionary models and isochrones    A115 I. Brott, S. E. de Mink, M. Cantiello, N. Langer, A. de Koter, C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, C. Trundle and J. S. Vink Published online: 23 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016113 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.090 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A hybrid moment equation approach to gas-grain chemical modeling    A131 F. Du and B. Parise Published online: 25 May 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016262 Abstract Full HTML PDF (843.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service