Free access Detection of six rapidly scintillating active galactic nuclei and the diminished variability of J1819+3845    L1 J. Y. Koay, H. E. Bignall, J.-P. Macquart, D. L. Jauncey, B. J. Rickett and J. E. J. Lovell Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117805 Abstract Full HTML PDF (451.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The host galaxy of the BL Lacertae object 1ES 0647+250 and its imaging redshift    L2 J. K. Kotilainen, T. Hyvönen, R. Falomo, A. Treves and M. Uslenghi Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117800 Abstract Full HTML PDF (379.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The diameter of the CoRoT target HD 49933 - Combining the 3D limb darkening, asteroseismology, and interferometry    L3 L. Bigot, D. Mourard, P. Berio, F. Thévenin, R. Ligi, I. Tallon-Bosc, O. Chesneau, O. Delaa, N. Nardetto, K. Perraut, et al. (14 more) Ph. Stee, T. Boyajian, P. Morel, B. Pichon, P. Kervella, F. X. Schmider, H. McAlister, T. ten Brummelaar, S. T. Ridgway, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N. Turner, C. Farrington and P. J. Goldfinger Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117349 Abstract Full HTML PDF (317.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The average optical spectra of intense starbursts at z ~ 2: outflows and the pressurization of the ISM    L4 L. Le Tiran, M. D. Lehnert, W. van Driel, N. P. H. Nesvadba and P. Di Matteo Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117609 Abstract Full HTML PDF (384.3 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Surprising variations in the rotation of the chemically peculiar stars CU Virginis and V901 Orionis    L5 Z. Mikulášek, J. Krtička, G. W. Henry, J. Janík, J. Zverko, J. Žižňovský, M. Zejda, J. Liška, P. Zvěřina, D. O. Kudrjavtsev, et al. (6 more) I. I. Romanyuk, N. A. Sokolov, T. Lüftinger, C. Trigilio, C. Neiner and S. N. de Villiers Published online: 6 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117784 Abstract Full HTML PDF (185.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access The time dependence of hot Jupiters’ orbital inclinations    L6 A. H. M. J. Triaud Published online: 12 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117713 Abstract Full HTML PDF (312.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access WISE/2MASS-SDSS brown dwarfs candidates using Virtual Observatory tools    L7 M. Aberasturi, E. Solano and E. L. Martín Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117822 Abstract Full HTML PDF (833.8 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Possible detection of the M 31 rotation in WMAP data    L8 F. De Paolis, V. G. Gurzadyan, G. Ingrosso, Ph. Jetzer, A. A. Nucita, A. Qadir, D. Vetrugno, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan and S. Mirzoyan Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117846 Abstract Full HTML PDF (689.4 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Intermittent turbulent dynamo at very low and high magnetic Prandtl numbers    L9 E. Buchlin Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117890 Abstract Full HTML PDF (410.0 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A double detached shell around a post-red supergiant: IRAS 17163-3907, the Fried Egg nebula    L10 E. Lagadec, A. A. Zijlstra, R. D. Oudmaijer, T. Verhoelst, N. L. J. Cox, R. Szczerba, D. Mékarnia and H. van Winckel Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117521 Abstract Full HTML PDF (264.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The 2011 outburst of the recurrent nova T Pyxidis. Evidence for a face-on bipolar ejection    L11 O. Chesneau, A. Meilland, D. P. K. Banerjee, J.-B. Le Bouquin, H. McAlister, F. Millour, S. T. Ridgway, A. Spang, T. ten Brummelaar, M. Wittkowski, et al. (13 more) N. M. Ashok, M. Benisty, J.-P. Berger, T. Boyajian, Ch. Farrington, P. J. Goldfinger, A. Merand, N. Nardetto, R. Petrov, Th. Rivinius, G. Schaefer, Y. Touhami and G. Zins Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117792 Abstract Full HTML PDF (372.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Discovery of the correspondence between intra-cluster radio emission and a high pressure region detected through the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect    L12 C. Ferrari, H. T. Intema, E. Orrù, F. Govoni, M. Murgia, B. Mason, H. Bourdin, K. M. Asad, P. Mazzotta, M. W. Wise, et al. (2 more) T. Mroczkowski and J. H. Croston Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117788 Abstract Full HTML PDF (673.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access No magnetic field in the spotted HgMn star μ Leporis    L13 O. Kochukhov, V. Makaganiuk, N. Piskunov, S. V. Jeffers, C. M. Johns-Krull, C. U. Keller, M. Rodenhuis, F. Snik, H. C. Stempels and J. A. Valenti Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117970 Abstract Full HTML PDF (294.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The inner Galactic bar traced by the VVV survey    L14 O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, D. Minniti, M. Zoccali, E. Valenti and R. K. Saito Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117959 Abstract Full HTML PDF (220.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A study of the color diversity around maximum light in Type Ia supernovae    L15 R. Cartier, F. Förster, P. Coppi, M. Hamuy, K. Maeda, G. Pignata and G. Folatelli Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117778 Abstract Full HTML PDF (339.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Baade-Wesselink p-factor applicable to LMC Cepheids    L16 N. Nardetto, A. Fokin, P. Fouqué, J. Storm, W. Gieren, G. Pietrzynski, D. Mourard and P. Kervella Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117459 Abstract Full HTML PDF (156.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Meridional circulation in turbulent protoplanetary disks    A107 S. Fromang, W. Lyra and F. Masset Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016068 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.171 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric selection of Type Ia supernovae in the Supernova Legacy Survey    A43 G. Bazin, V. Ruhlmann-Kleider, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, J. Rich, E. Aubourg, P. Astier, C. Balland, S. Basa, R. G. Carlberg, A. Conley, et al. (16 more) D. Fouchez, J. Guy, D. Hardin, I. M. Hook, D. A. Howell, R. Pain, K. Perrett, C. J. Pritchet, N. Regnault, M. Sullivan, N. Fourmanoit, S. González-Gaitán, C. Lidman, S. Perlmutter, P. Ripoche and E. S. Walker Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116898 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.202 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Measuring the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect    A51 F.-X. Dupé, A. Rassat, J.-L. Starck and M. J. Fadili Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015893 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.399 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

An unlikely radio halo in the low X-ray luminosity galaxy cluster RXC J1514.9-1523    A57 S. Giacintucci, D. Dallacasa, T. Venturi, G. Brunetti, R. Cassano, M. Markevitch and R. M. Athreya Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117820 Abstract Full HTML PDF (362.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constrained probability distributions of correlation functions    A76 D. Keitel and P. Schneider Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117284 Abstract Full HTML PDF (535.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Towards understanding the structure of voids in the cosmic web    A128 J. Einasto, I. Suhhonenko, G. Hütsi, E. Saar, M. Einasto, L. J. Liivamägi, V. Müller, A. A. Starobinsky, E. Tago and E. Tempel Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117248 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.048 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simulations of BAO reconstruction with a quasar Ly-α survey    A135 J. M. Le Goff, C. Magneville, E. Rollinde, S. Peirani, P. Petitjean, C. Pichon, J. Rich, C. Yeche, E. Aubourg, N. Busca, et al. (6 more) R. Charlassier, T. Delubac, J. C. Hamilton, N. Palanque Delabrouille, I. Pâris and M. Vargas Magaña Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117736 Abstract Full HTML PDF (613.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Integral field spectroscopy of a sample of nearby galaxies - I. Sample, observations, and data reduction    A8 E. Mármol-Queraltó, S. F. Sánchez, R. A. Marino, D. Mast, K. Viironen, A. Gil de Paz, J. Iglesias-Páramo, F. F. Rosales-Ortega and J. M. Vilchez Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117032 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.767 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Molecular gas around low-luminosity AGN in late-type spirals    A12 T. Böker, E. Schinnerer and U. Lisenfeld Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117262 Abstract Full HTML PDF (359.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxy-galaxy lensing constraints on the relation between baryons and dark matter in galaxies in the Red Sequence Cluster Survey 2    A14 E. van Uitert, H. Hoekstra, M. Velander, D. G. Gilbank, M. D. Gladders and H. K. C. Yee Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117308 Abstract Full HTML PDF (906.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight GOODS-Herschel: a population of 24 μm dropout sources at z < 2    A15 G. E. Magdis, D. Elbaz, M. Dickinson, H. S. Hwang, V. Charmandaris, L. Armus, E. Daddi, E. Le Floc’h, H. Aussel, H. Dannerbauer, et al. (18 more) D. Rigopoulou, V. Buat, G. Morrison, J. Mullaney, D. Lutz, D. Scott, D. Coia, A. Pope, M. Pannella, B. Altieri, D. Burgarella, M. Bethermin, K. Dasyra, J. Kartaltepe, R. Leiton, B. Magnelli, P. Popesso and I. Valtchanov Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117649 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.368 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the Lx – L6 μm ratio as a diagnostic for Compton-thick AGN    A23 I. Georgantopoulos, E. Rovilos, A. Akylas, A. Comastri, P. Ranalli, C. Vignali, I. Balestra, R. Gilli and N. Cappelluti Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117400 Abstract Full HTML PDF (458.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

NGC 3934: a shell galaxy in a compact galaxy environment    A24 D. Bettoni, G. Galletta, R. Rampazzo, A. Marino, P. Mazzei and L. M. Buson Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117106 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.765 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The complete census of optically selected AGNs in the Coma supercluster: the dependence of AGN activity on the local environment    A31 G. Gavazzi, G. Savorgnan and Mattia Fumagalli Published online: 26 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117461 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.612 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distances and stellar population properties for 12 elliptical galaxies    A35 M. Cantiello, E. Brocato and M. Capaccioli Published online: 28 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015670 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.507 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - I. Variability and spectral energy distribution    A36 J. S. Kaastra, P.-O. Petrucci, M. Cappi, N. Arav, E. Behar, S. Bianchi, J. Bloom, A. J. Blustin, G. Branduardi-Raymont, E. Costantini, et al. (16 more) M. Dadina, R. G. Detmers, J. Ebrero, P. G. Jonker, C. Klein, G. A. Kriss, P. Lubiński, J. Malzac, M. Mehdipour, S. Paltani, C. Pinto, G. Ponti, E. M. Ratti, R. A. N. Smith, K. C. Steenbrugge and C. P. de Vries Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116869 Abstract Full HTML PDF (313.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - II. Analysis of high-quality Reflection Grating Spectrometer spectra    A37 J. S. Kaastra, C. P. de Vries, K. C. Steenbrugge, R. G. Detmers, J. Ebrero, E. Behar, S. Bianchi, E. Costantini, G. A. Kriss, M. Mehdipour, et al. (4 more) S. Paltani, P.-O. Petrucci, C. Pinto and G. Ponti Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116870 Abstract Full HTML PDF (579.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - III. The 600 ks RGS spectrum: unravelling the inner region of an AGN    A38 R. G. Detmers, J. S. Kaastra, K. C. Steenbrugge, J. Ebrero, G. A. Kriss, N. Arav, E. Behar, E. Costantini, G. Branduardi-Raymont, M. Mehdipour, et al. (7 more) S. Bianchi, M. Cappi, P. Petrucci, G. Ponti, C. Pinto, E. M. Ratti and T. Holczer Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116899 Abstract Full HTML PDF (555.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - IV. Optical-UV-X-ray variability and the nature of the soft X-ray excess    A39 M. Mehdipour, G. Branduardi-Raymont, J. S. Kaastra, P. O. Petrucci, G. A. Kriss, G. Ponti, A. J. Blustin, S. Paltani, M. Cappi, R. G. Detmers and K. C. Steenbrugge Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116875 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.892 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - V. Chandra-LETGS observation of the ionized absorber    A40 J. Ebrero, G. A. Kriss, J. S. Kaastra, R. G. Detmers, K. C. Steenbrugge, E. Costantini, N. Arav, S. Bianchi, M. Cappi, G. Branduardi-Raymont, et al. (4 more) M. Mehdipour, P. O. Petrucci, C. Pinto and G. Ponti Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117067 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1013 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - VI. HST/COS observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum    A41 G. A. Kriss, N. Arav, J. S. Kaastra, J. Ebrero, C. Pinto, B. Borguet, D. Edmonds, E. Costantini, K. C. Steenbrugge, R. G. Detmers, et al. (8 more) E. Behar, S. Bianchi, A. J. Blustin, G. Branduardi-Raymont, M. Cappi, M. Mehdipour, P. Petrucci and G. Ponti Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117123 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.146 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - VII. Relative abundances of the warm absorber    A42 K. C. Steenbrugge, J. S. Kaastra, R. G. Detmers, J. Ebrero, G. Ponti, E. Costantini, G. A. Kriss, M. Mehdipour, C. Pinto, G. Branduardi-Raymont, et al. (7 more) E. Behar, N. Arav, M. Cappi, S. Bianchi, P.-O. Petrucci, E. M. Ratti and T. Holczer Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117304 Abstract Full HTML PDF (241.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dark matter halos around isolated ellipticals    A50 E. Memola, P. Salucci and A. Babić Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015667 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.037 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dense gas in nearby galaxies - XVII. The distribution of ammonia in NGC 253, Maffei 2, and IC 342    A56 M. Lebrón, J. G. Mangum, R. Mauersberger, C. Henkel, A. B. Peck, K. M. Menten, A. Tarchi and A. Weiß Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117533 Abstract Full HTML PDF (732.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The optical variability of steep-spectrum radio quasars in the SDSS stripe 82 region    A59 M. F. Gu and Y. L. Ai Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117467 Abstract Full HTML PDF (356.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The intrinsic dispersion in the Faber-Jackson relation for early-type galaxies as function of the mass and redshift    A61 A. Nigoche-Netro, J. A. L. Aguerri, P. Lagos, A. Ruelas-Mayorga, L. J. Sánchez, C. Muñoz-Tuñón and A. Machado Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016360 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.748 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analytical expressions for the deprojected Sérsic model - II. General expressions in terms of the Fox H function    A69 M. Baes and E. Van Hese Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117708 Abstract Full HTML PDF (159.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Integral field spectroscopy in the near infrared of NGC 3125-A and SBS 0335-052    A70 L. Vanzi, G. Cresci, M. Sauvage and R. Thompson Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117399 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.901 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust-obscured star formation and the contribution of galaxies escaping UV/optical color selections at z ~ 2    A81 L. Riguccini, E. Le Floc’h, O. Ilbert, H. Aussel, M. Salvato, P. Capak, H. McCracken, J. Kartaltepe, D. Sanders and N. Scoville Published online: 6 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116950 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.026 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-ion absorption in the proximate damped Ly-α system toward Q0841+129    A82 A. J. Fox, C. Ledoux, P. Petitjean, R. Srianand and R. Guimarães Published online: 6 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116995 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.015 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A nearby GRB host galaxy: VLT/X-shooter observations of HG 031203    A84 N. G. Guseva, Y. I. Izotov, K. J. Fricke and C. Henkel Published online: 7 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116765 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.519 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the origin of the γ-ray emission from the flaring blazar PKS 1222+216    A86 F. Tavecchio, J. Becerra-Gonzalez, G. Ghisellini, A. Stamerra, G. Bonnoli, L. Foschini and L. Maraschi Published online: 10 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117204 Abstract Full HTML PDF (477.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The long-lasting activity of 3C 454.3 - GASP-WEBT and satellite observations in 2008–2010    A87 C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, M. F. Aller, M. A. Gurwell, O. M. Kurtanidze, A. Lähteenmäki, V. M. Larionov, P. Romano, S. Vercellone, I. Agudo, et al. (62 more) H. D. Aller, A. A. Arkharov, U. Bach, E. Benítez, A. Berdyugin, D. A. Blinov, E. V. Borisova, M. Böttcher, O. J. A. Bravo Calle, C. S. Buemi, P. Calcidese, D. Carosati, R. Casas, W.-P. Chen, N. V. Efimova, J. L. Gómez, C. Gusbar, K. Hawkins, J. Heidt, D. Hiriart, H. Y. Hsiao, B. Jordan, S. G. Jorstad, M. Joshi, G. N. Kimeridze, E. Koptelova, T. S. Konstantinova, E. N. Kopatskaya, S. O. Kurtanidze, E. G. Larionova, L. V. Larionova, P. Leto, Y. Li, R. Ligustri, E. Lindfors, M. Lister, A. P. Marscher, S. N. Molina, D. A. Morozova, E. Nieppola, M. G. Nikolashvili, K. Nilsson, N. Palma, M. Pasanen, R. Reinthal, V. Roberts, J. A. Ros, P. Roustazadeh, A. C. Sadun, T. Sakamoto, R. D. Schwartz, L. A. Sigua, A. Sillanpää, L. O. Takalo, J. Tammi, B. Taylor, M. Tornikoski, C. Trigilio, I. S. Troitsky, G. Umana, A. Volvach and T. A. Yuldasheva Published online: 10 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117026 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.271 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Calibrating the Cepheid period-luminosity relation from the infrared surface brightness technique - I. The p-factor, the Milky Way relations, and a universal K-band relation    A94 J. Storm, W. Gieren, P. Fouqué, T. G. Barnes, G. Pietrzyński, N. Nardetto, M. Weber, T. Granzer and K. G. Strassmeier Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117155 Abstract Full HTML PDF (471.3 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Calibrating the Cepheid period-luminosity relation from the infrared surface brightness technique - II. The effect of metallicity and the distance to the LMC,    A95 J. Storm, W. Gieren, P. Fouqué, T. G. Barnes, I. Soszyński, G. Pietrzyński, N. Nardetto and D. Queloz Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117154 Abstract Full HTML PDF (420.0 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight The population of young stellar clusters throughout the disk of M 33    A96 S. Sharma, E. Corbelli, C. Giovanardi, L. K. Hunt and F. Palla Published online: 12 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117812 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.143 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies - IX. Molecular gas properties    A102 U. Lisenfeld, D. Espada, L. Verdes-Montenegro, N. Kuno, S. Leon, J. Sabater, N. Sato, J. Sulentic, S. Verley and M. S. Yun Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117056 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.541 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The SEDs and host galaxies of the dustiest GRB afterglows    A108 T. Krühler, J. Greiner, P. Schady, S. Savaglio, P. M. J. Afonso, C. Clemens, J. Elliott, R. Filgas, D. Gruber, D. A. Kann, et al. (11 more) S. Klose, A. Küpcü-Yoldaş, S. McBreen, F. Olivares, D. Pierini, A. Rau, A. Rossi, M. Nardini, A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, V. Sudilovsky and A. C. Updike Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117428 Abstract Full HTML PDF (906.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The bolometric output and host-galaxy properties of obscured AGN in the XMM-COSMOS survey    A110 E. Lusso, A. Comastri, C. Vignali, G. Zamorani, E. Treister, D. Sanders, M. Bolzonella, A. Bongiorno, M. Brusa, F. Civano, et al. (8 more) R. Gilli, V. Mainieri, P. Nair, M. C. Aller, M. Carollo, A. M. Koekemoer, A. Merloni and J. R. Trump Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117175 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.597 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraining properties of dusty environments by infrared variability    A121 S. F. Hönig and M. Kishimoto Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117750 Abstract Full HTML PDF (594.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Far-infrared constraints on the contamination by dust-obscured galaxies of high-z dropout searches    A124 F. Boone, D. Schaerer, R. Pelló, D. Lutz, A. Weiss, E. Egami, I. Smail, M. Rex, T. Rawle, R. Ivison, et al. (16 more) N. Laporte, A. Beelen, F. Combes, A. W. Blain, J. Richard, J.-P. Kneib, M. Zamojski, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, B. Altieri, P. van der Werf, M. Swinbank, P. G. Pérez-González, B. Clement, R. Nordon, B. Magnelli and K. M. Menten Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117338 Abstract Full HTML PDF (861.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray spectroscopy of the Compton-thick Seyfert 2 ESO 138 − G1    A126 E. Piconcelli, S. Bianchi, C. Vignali, E. Jiménez-Bailón and F. Fiore Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117462 Abstract Full HTML PDF (266.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

1ES 0229+200: an extreme blazar with a very high minimum Lorentz factor    A130 S. Kaufmann, S. J. Wagner, O. Tibolla and M. Hauser Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117215 Abstract Full HTML PDF (479.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

From large scale gas compression to cluster formation in the Antennae overlap region    A138 C. N. Herrera, F. Boulanger and N. P. H. Nesvadba Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117324 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.388 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum The effect of environment on star forming galaxies at redshift 1 First insight from PACS (Corrigendum)    C2 P. Popesso, G. Rodighiero, A. Saintonge, P. Santini, A. Grazian, D. Lutz, M. Brusa, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, et al. (26 more) S. Berta, A. Bongiovanni, A. Cava, J. Cepa, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, H. Dominguez, D. Elbaz, N. Förster Schreiber, R. Genzel, C. Gruppioni, G. Magdis, R. Maiolino, B. Magnelli, R. Nordon, A. M. Pérez García, A. Poglitsch, F. Pozzi, L. Riguccini, M. Sanchez-Portal, L. Shao, E. Sturm, L. Tacconi, I. Valtchanov, E. Wieprecht and M. Wetzstein Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015672e Abstract Full HTML PDF (31.28 KB) NASA ADS Abstract Service

Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS - I. The method and minor axis maps    A3 O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali, E. Valenti and D. Minniti Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117601 Abstract Full HTML PDF (7.433 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-Shooter GTO: chemical analysis of a sample of EMP candidates    A4 E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, M. Spite, F. Spite, S. Zaggia, H.-G. Ludwig, L. Monaco, L. Sbordone, R. Cayrel, et al. (4 more) F. Hammer, S. Randich, V. Hill and P. Molaro Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117530 Abstract Full HTML PDF (250.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

One blind and three targeted searches for (sub)millisecond pulsars    A7 E. Davoust, G. Petit and T. Fayard Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117384 Abstract Full HTML PDF (602.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric signatures of multiple stellar populations in Galactic globular clusters    A9 L. Sbordone, M. Salaris, A. Weiss and S. Cassisi Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116714 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.789 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The low-mass initial mass function in the Orion nebula cluster based on HST/NICMOS III imaging    A10 M. Andersen, M. R. Meyer, M. Robberto, L. E. Bergeron and N. Reid Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117062 Abstract Full HTML PDF (453.9 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical enrichment mechanisms in ω Centauri: clues from neutron-capture elements    A29 V. D’Orazi, R. G. Gratton, E. Pancino, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, S. Lucatello and C. Sneden Published online: 26 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117630 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.184 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Sulphur in the metal poor globular cluster NGC 6397    A52 A. Koch and E. Caffau Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117678 Abstract Full HTML PDF (257.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The subgiant branch of ω Centauri seen through high-resolution spectroscopy - II. The most metal-rich population    A53 E. Pancino, A. Mucciarelli, P. Bonifacio, L. Monaco and L. Sbordone Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117378 Abstract Full HTML PDF (914.1 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiple populations in ω Centauri: a cluster analysis of spectroscopic data    A72 R. G. Gratton, C. I. Johnson, S. Lucatello, V. D’Orazi and C. Pilachowski Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117093 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.049 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar diffusion in barred spiral galaxies    A75 M. Brunetti, C. Chiappini and D. Pfenniger Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117566 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.436 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galactic distributions of carbon- and oxygen-rich AGB stars revealed by the AKARI mid-infrared all-sky survey    A79 D. Ishihara, H. Kaneda, T. Onaka, Y. Ita, M. Matsuura and N. Matsunaga Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117626 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.577 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The metallicity distribution of bulge clump giants in Baade’s window    A80 V. Hill, A. Lecureur, A. Gómez, M. Zoccali, M. Schultheis, C. Babusiaux, F. Royer, B. Barbuy, F. Arenou, D. Minniti and S. Ortolani Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913757 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.542 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quantitative evidence of an intrinsic luminosity spread in the Orion nebula cluster    A83 M. Reggiani, M. Robberto, N. Da Rio, M. R. Meyer, D. R. Soderblom and L. Ricci Published online: 7 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116946 Abstract Full HTML PDF (809.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

An obscured cluster associated with the H II region RCW173    A114 A. Marco and I. Negueruela Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117142 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.219 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Adaptive-optics assisted near-infrared polarization measurements of sources in the Galactic center    A117 R. M. Buchholz, G. Witzel, R. Schödel, A. Eckart, M. Bremer and K. Mužić Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117300 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.090 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Na-O anticorrelation in horizontal branch stars - I. NGC 2808    A123 R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, V. D’Orazi and Y. Al Momany Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117690 Abstract Full HTML PDF (553.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Massive star formation in the GMC G345.5+1.0: spatial distribution of the dust emission    A131 C. López, L. Bronfman, L.-Å. Nyman, J. May and G. Garay Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015889 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.853 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Building the Galactic halo from globular clusters: evidence from chemically unusual red giants    A136 S. L. Martell, J. P. Smolinski, T. C. Beers and E. K. Grebel Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117644 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.272 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum A revisit to the region of Collinder 132 using Carte du Ciel and Astrographic Catalogue plates (Corrigendum)    C1 R. B. Orellana, M. S. De Biasi, I. H. Bustos Fierro and J. H. Calderón Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913741e Abstract Full HTML PDF (27.70 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Highlight Free access Discovery of multiple dust shells beyond 1 arcmin in the circumstellar envelope of IRC +10216 using Herschel/PACS    A1 L. Decin, P. Royer, N. L. J. Cox, B. Vandenbussche, R. Ottensamer, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. J. Barlow, T. Lim, F. Kerschbaum, et al. (2 more) T. Posch and C. Waelkens Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117360 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.612 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hot exozodiacal dust resolved around Vega with IOTA/IONIC    A5 D. Defrère, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, E. di Folco, J.-P. Berger, V. Coudé du Foresto, P. Kervella, J.-B. Le Bouquin, J. Lebreton, R. Millan-Gabet, et al. (3 more) J. D. Monnier, J. Olofsson and W. Traub Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117017 Abstract Full HTML PDF (884.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Angle-dependent radiative grain alignment - Confirmation of a magnetic field – radiation anisotropy angle dependence on the efficiency of interstellar grain alignment    A19 B-G Andersson, O. Pintado, S. B. Potter, V. Straižys and M. Charcos-Llorens Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117670 Abstract Full HTML PDF (200.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-resolution radio study of SNR IC 443 at low radio frequencies    A21 G. Castelletti, G. Dubner, T. Clarke and N. E. Kassim Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016081 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.296 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-wavelength observations of the young binary system Haro 6-10: The case of misaligned discs    A33 V. Roccatagliata, T. Ratzka, T. Henning, S. Wolf, C. Leinert and J. Bouwman Published online: 27 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116805 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.243 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The unusual protoplanetary disk around the T Tauri star ET Chamaeleontis    A44 P. Woitke, B. Riaz, G. Duchêne, I. Pascucci, A.-R. Lyo, W. R. F. Dent, N. Phillips, W.-F. Thi, F. Ménard, G. J. Herczeg, et al. (8 more) E. Bergin, A. Brown, A. Mora, I. Kamp, G. Aresu, S. Brittain, I. de Gregorio-Monsalvo and G. Sandell Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116684 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.235 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for near infrared counterparts of three pulsar wind nebulae    A48 P. A. Curran, S. Chaty, J. A. Zurita Heras and A. Coleiro Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117321 Abstract Full HTML PDF (423.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

H2CO in the Horsehead PDR: photo-desorption of dust grain ice mantles    A49 V. Guzmán, J. Pety, J. R. Goicoechea, M. Gerin and E. Roueff Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117257 Abstract Full HTML PDF (578.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The interstellar cosmic-ray electron spectrum from synchrotron radiation and direct measurements    A54 A. W. Strong, E. Orlando and T. R. Jaffe Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116828 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.157 MB) References Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hydrogenation of solid hydrogen cyanide HCN and methanimine CH2NH at low temperature    A64 P. Theule, F. Borget, F. Mispelaer, G. Danger, F. Duvernay, J. C. Guillemin and T. Chiavassa Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117494 Abstract Full HTML PDF (320.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Diffractive and refractive timescales at 4.8 GHz in PSR B0329+54    A66 W. Lewandowski, J. Kijak, Y. Gupta and K. Krzeszowski Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116850 Abstract Full HTML PDF (241.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hydrogen cyanide and isocyanide in prestellar cores    A77 M. Padovani, C. M. Walmsley, M. Tafalla, P. Hily-Blant and G. Pineau des Forêts Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117134 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.158 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The nature of the embedded intermediate-mass T Tauri star DK Chamaeleontis    A99 R. Garcia Lopez, B. Nisini, S. Antoniucci, A. Caratti o Garatti, D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, J. Eislöffel and T. Ray Published online: 12 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117183 Abstract Full HTML PDF (257.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Arcsecond resolution images of the chemical structure of the low-mass protostar IRAS 16293-2422 - An overview of a large molecular line survey from the Submillimeter Array    A100 J. K. Jørgensen, T. L. Bourke, Q. Nguyen Luong and S. Takakuwa Published online: 13 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117139 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.835 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

SS 433: the wiggle of the wind    A112 M. G. Bowler Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117756 Abstract Full HTML PDF (108.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Far-infrared to millimeter astrophysical dust emission - II. Comparison of the two-level systems (TLS) model with astronomical data    A118 D. Paradis, J.-P. Bernard, C. Mény and V. Gromov Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116862 Abstract Full HTML PDF (548.6 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mapping the prestellar core Ophiuchus D (L1696A) in ammonia    A122 J. Ruoskanen, J. Harju, M. Juvela, O. Miettinen, A. Liljeström, M. Väisälä, T. Lunttila and S. Kontinen Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117862 Abstract Full HTML PDF (559.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The mid-infrared extinction in molecular clouds - Case study of B 335    A127 S. Olofsson and G. Olofsson Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015564 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.180 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight The chemical history of molecules in circumstellar disks - II. Gas-phase species    A132 R. Visser, S. D. Doty and E. F. van Dishoeck Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117249 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.350 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asteroseismology from multi-month Kepler photometry: the evolved Sun-like stars KIC 10273246 and KIC 10920273    A6 T. L. Campante, R. Handberg, S. Mathur, T. Appourchaux, T. R. Bedding, W. J. Chaplin, R. A. García, B. Mosser, O. Benomar, A. Bonanno, et al. (26 more) E. Corsaro, S. T. Fletcher, P. Gaulme, S. Hekker, C. Karoff, C. Régulo, D. Salabert, G. A. Verner, T. R. White, G. Houdek, I. M. Brandão, O. L. Creevey, G. Doğan, M. Bazot, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, M. S. Cunha, Y. Elsworth, D. Huber, H. Kjeldsen, M. Lundkvist, J. Molenda-Żakowicz, M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro, D. Stello, B. D. Clarke, F. R. Girouard and J. R. Hall Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116620 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.222 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Sirius A: turbulence or mass loss?    A18 G. Michaud, J. Richer and M. Vick Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116999 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.536 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-term magnetic activity of a sample of M-dwarf stars from the HARPS program - I. Comparison of activity indices    A30 J. Gomes da Silva, N. C. Santos, X. Bonfils, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille and S. Udry Published online: 26 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116971 Abstract Full HTML PDF (998.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

POISSON project - I. Emission lines as accretion tracers in young stellar objects: results from observations of Chamaeleon I and II sources    A32 S. Antoniucci, R. García López, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, J. Eislöffel, F. Bacciotti, S. Cabrit, A. Caratti o Garatti, C. Dougados and T. Ray Published online: 27 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117454 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.416 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Phase-resolved spectroscopic study of the isolated neutron star RBS 1223 (1RXS J130848.6+212708)    A74 V. Hambaryan, V. Suleimanov, A. D. Schwope, R. Neuhäuser, K. Werner and A. Y. Potekhin Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117548 Abstract Full HTML PDF (502.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detailed study of the X-ray and optical/UV orbital ephemeris of X1822–371    A85 R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. D’Aí, A. Papitto, A. Riggio and N. R. Robba Published online: 7 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117334 Abstract Full HTML PDF (412.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is CGCS 5926 a symbiotic X-ray binary?    A89 N. Masetti, U. Munari, A. A. Henden, K. L. Page, J. P. Osborne and S. Starrfield Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117260 Abstract Full HTML PDF (298.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for the near-infrared counterpart of the eclipsing millisecond X-ray pulsar Swift J1749.4–2807    A92 P. D’Avanzo, S. Campana, T. Muñoz-Darias, T. Belloni, E. Bozzo, M. Falanga and L. Stella Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117841 Abstract Full HTML PDF (570.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Seismic modelling of the β Cephei star HD 180642 (V1449 Aquilae)    A98 C. Aerts, M. Briquet, P. Degroote, A. Thoul and T. Van Hoolst Published online: 12 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117629 Abstract Full HTML PDF (993.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The 2008 outburst of IGR J17473–2721: evidence for a disk corona?    A101 Y.-P. Chen, S. Zhang, D. F. Torres, S.-N. Zhang, J. Li, P. Kretschmar and J.-M. Wang Published online: 13 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117076 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.186 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Was the “naked burst” GRB 050421 really naked?    A104 R. Hascoët, Z. L. Uhm, R. Mochkovitch and F. Daigne Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117404 Abstract Full HTML PDF (245.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dimensional argument for the impact of turbulent support on the stellar initial mass function    A106 G. Chabrier and P. Hennebelle Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117285 Abstract Full HTML PDF (104.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-site, multi-year monitoring of the oscillating Algol-type eclipsing binary CT Herculis    A111 P. Lampens, A. Strigachev, S.-L. Kim, E. Rodríguez, M. J. López-González, J. Vidal-Saínz, D. Mkrtichian, J.-R. Koo, Y. B. Kang, P. Van Cauteren, et al. (6 more) P. Wils, Z. Kraicheva, D. Dimitrov, J. Southworth, E. García Melendo and J. M. Gómez Forellad Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117021 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.226 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Overview of an extensive multi-wavelength study of GX 339−4 during the 2010 outburst    A119 M. Cadolle Bel, J. Rodriguez, P. D’Avanzo, D. M. Russell, J. Tomsick, S. Corbel, F. W. Lewis, F. Rahoui, M. Buxton, P. Goldoni and E. Kuulkers Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117684 Abstract Full HTML PDF (653.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Deuterium fractionation and the degree of ionisation in massive clumps within infrared dark clouds    A134 O. Miettinen, M. Hennemann and H. Linz Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117187 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.862 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight A dominant magnetic dipole for the evolved Ap star candidate EK Eridani    A139 M. Aurière, R. Konstantinova-Antova, P. Petit, T. Roudier, J.-F. Donati, C. Charbonnel, B. Dintrans, F. Lignières, G. A. Wade, A. Morgenthaler and S. Tsvetkova Published online: 21 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117502 Abstract Full HTML PDF (353.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

First stars - XV. Third-peak r-process element and actinide abundances in the uranium-rich star CS31082-001    A60 B. Barbuy, M. Spite, V. Hill, F. Primas, B. Plez, R. Cayrel, F. Spite, S. Wanajo, C. Siqueira Mello Jr., J. Andersen, et al. (5 more) B. Nordström, T. C. Beers, P. Bonifacio, P. François and P. Molaro Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117450 Abstract Full HTML PDF (700.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for line intensity enhancements in the far-UV spectra of active late-type stars arising from opacity    A71 F. P. Keenan, D. J. Christian, S. J. Rose and M. Mathioudakis Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117003 Abstract Full HTML PDF (718.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Improved velocity law parameterization for hot star winds    A97 J. Krtička and J. Kubát Published online: 12 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116679 Abstract Full HTML PDF (187.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Statistical equilibrium of silicon in the atmospheres of nearby metal-poor stars    A103 J. R. Shi, T. Gehren and G. Zhao Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117658 Abstract Full HTML PDF (227.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-wavelength observations of Proxima Centauri    A133 B. Fuhrmeister, S. Lalitha, K. Poppenhaeger, N. Rudolf, C. Liefke, A. Reiners, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and J.-U. Ness Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117447 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.266 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic spots on hot massive stars    A140 M. Cantiello and J. Braithwaite Published online: 21 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117512 Abstract Full HTML PDF (583.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Current accumulation at an asymmetric 3D null point caused by generic shearing motions    A2 K. Galsgaard and D. I. Pontin Published online: 20 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117532 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.053 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dynamo-driven plasmoid ejections above a spherical surface    A11 J. Warnecke, A. Brandenburg and D. Mitra Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117023 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.877 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

TRACE observations of driven loop oscillations    A13 I. Ballai, D. B. Jess and M. Douglas Published online: 21 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014265 Abstract Full HTML PDF (405.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A relationship between the solar rotation and activity in the period 1998–2006 analysed by tracing small bright coronal structures in SOHO-EIT images    A17 R. Jurdana-Šepić, R. Brajša, H. Wöhl, A. Hanslmeier, I. Poljančić, L. Svalgaard and S. F. Gissot Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014357 Abstract Full HTML PDF (370.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Viscous effects in time-dependent planar reconnection    A25 C. K. Armstrong, I. J. D. Craig and Y. E. Litvinenko Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117657 Abstract Full HTML PDF (370.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Torsional Alfvén waves: magneto-seismology in static and dynamic coronal plasmas    A27 R. J. Morton, M. S. Ruderman and R. Erdélyi Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117020 Abstract Full HTML PDF (444.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Alpha effect due to buoyancy instability of a magnetic layer    A46 P. Chatterjee, D. Mitra, M. Rheinhardt and A. Brandenburg Published online: 30 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016108 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.736 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Statistical properties of superactive regions during solar cycles 19–23    A47 A. Q. Chen, J. X. Wang, J. W. Li, J. Feynman and J. Zhang Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116790 Abstract Full HTML PDF (398.0 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observations of a pulse-driven cool polar jet by SDO/AIA    A62 A. K. Srivastava and K. Murawski Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117359 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.372 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

MHD wave transmission in the Sun’s atmosphere    A65 M. Stangalini, D. Del Moro, F. Berrilli and S. M. Jefferies Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117356 Abstract Full HTML PDF (767.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resonant damping of kink oscillations of cooling coronal magnetic loops    A78 M. S. Ruderman Published online: 5 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117416 Abstract Full HTML PDF (286.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The quiet Sun average Doppler shift of coronal lines up to 2 MK    A90 N. Dadashi, L. Teriaca and S. K. Solanki Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117234 Abstract Full HTML PDF (597.7 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Damping of Alfvén waves in solar partially ionized plasmas: effect of neutral helium in multi-fluid approach    A93 T. V. Zaqarashvili, M. L. Khodachenko and H. O. Rucker Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117380 Abstract Full HTML PDF (228.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Proton firehose instability in bi-Kappa distributed plasmas    A116 M. Lazar, S. Poedts and R. Schlickeiser Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116982 Abstract Full HTML PDF (310.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-period oscillations of millimeter emission above sunspots    A137 V. Smirnova, A. Riehokainen, V. Ryzhov, A. Zhiltsov and J. Kallunki Published online: 20 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117483 Abstract Full HTML PDF (916.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spin-orbit measurements and refined parameters for the exoplanet systems WASP-22 and WASP-26    A16 D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, D. Queloz, B. Smalley, A. H. M. J. Triaud and M. Vanhuysse Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117597 Abstract Full HTML PDF (342.0 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic characterization of the atmospheres of potentially habitable planets: GL 581 d as a model case study    A26 P. von Paris, J. Cabrera, M. Godolt, J. L. Grenfell, P. Hedelt, H. Rauer, F. Schreier and B. Stracke Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117091 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.421 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Last giant impact on Uranus - Constraints on oligarchic masses in the trans-Saturnian region    A28 M. G. Parisi Published online: 26 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117085 Abstract Full HTML PDF (171.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone - I. Very low-mass planets around HD 20794, HD 85512, and HD 192310    A58 F. Pepe, C. Lovis, D. Ségransan, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, X. Dumusque, M. Mayor, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos and S. Udry Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117055 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.676 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Clouds in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets - III. Impact of low and high-level clouds on the reflection spectra of Earth-like planets    A63 D. Kitzmann, A. B. C. Patzer, P. von Paris, M. Godolt and H. Rauer Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117375 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.249 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

CoRoT LRa02_E2_0121: Neptune-size planet candidate turns into a hierarchical triple system with a giant primary    A67 L. Tal-Or, A. Santerne, T. Mazeh, F. Bouchy, C. Moutou, R. Alonso, D. Gandolfi, S. Aigrain, M. Auvergne, P. Barge, et al. (23 more) A. S. Bonomo, P. Bordé, H. Deeg, S. Ferraz-Mello, M. Deleuil, R. Dvorak, A. Erikson, M. Fridlund, M. Gillon, E. W. Guenther, T. Guillot, A. Hatzes, L. Jorda, H. Lammer, A. Léger, A. Llebaria, M. Ollivier, M. Pätzold, D. Queloz, H. Rauer, D. Rouan, Y. Tsodikovich and G. Wuchterl Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117374 Abstract Full HTML PDF (605.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Origin of craters on Phoebe: comparison with Cassini’s data    A68 R. P. Di Sisto and A. Brunini Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116988 Abstract Full HTML PDF (196.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The outcome of protoplanetary dust growth: pebbles, boulders, or planetesimals? - III. Sedimentation driven coagulation inside the snowline    A73 A. Zsom, C. W. Ormel, C. P. Dullemond and T. Henning Published online: 4 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116515 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.439 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

An additional term of the Galactic tide due to dark matter    A113 L. Neslušan Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117786 Abstract Full HTML PDF (72.33 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Integral-field spectroscopy of (90482) Orcus-Vanth    A115 B. Carry, D. Hestroffer, F. E. DeMeo, A. Thirouin, J. Berthier, P. Lacerda, B. Sicardy, A. Doressoundiram, C. Dumas, D. Farrelly and T. G. Müller Published online: 18 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117486 Abstract Full HTML PDF (618.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Impactor flux and cratering on Ceres and Vesta: implications for the early solar system    A129 G. C. de Elía and R. P. Di Sisto Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117543 Abstract Full HTML PDF (243.7 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

New precession expressions, valid for long time intervals    A22 J. Vondrák, N. Capitaine and P. Wallace Published online: 23 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117274 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.213 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Recovering Swift-XRT energy resolution through CCD charge trap mapping    A20 C. Pagani, A. P. Beardmore, A. F. Abbey, C. Mountford, J. P. Osborne, M. Capalbi, M. Perri, L. Angelini, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana, et al. (6 more) G. Cusumano, P. A. Evans, J. A. Kennea, A. Moretti, K. L. Page and R. L. C. Starling Published online: 22 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117660 Abstract Full HTML PDF (402.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A new comprehensive 2D model of the point spread functions of the XMM-Newton EPIC telescopes: spurious source suppression and improved positional accuracy    A34 A. M. Read, S. R. Rosen, R. D. Saxton and J. Ramirez Published online: 27 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117525 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.621 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Stokes imaging polarimetry using image restoration: a calibration strategy for Fabry-Pérot based instruments    A45 R. S. Schnerr, J. de la Cruz Rodríguez and M. van Noort Published online: 29 September 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016000 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.347 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Iterative destriping and photometric calibration for Planck-HFI, polarized, multi-detector map-making    A88 M. Tristram, C. Filliard, O. Perdereau, S. Plaszczynski, R. Stompor and F. Touze Published online: 10 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116871 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.493 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Chromospheric Telescope    A105 C. Bethge, H. Peter, T. J. Kentischer, C. Halbgewachs, D. F. Elmore and C. Beck Published online: 14 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117456 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.622 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access The deep XMM-Newton Survey of M 31    A55 H. Stiele, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, D. Hatzidimitriou, R. Barnard, B. F. Williams, A. K. H. Kong and U. Kolb Published online: 3 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015270 Abstract Full HTML PDF (16.76 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Proper motion and densification of the International Celestial Reference Frame in the direction of the Galactic bulge    A91 R. Teixeira, P. A. B. Galli, P. Benevides-Soares, J. F. Le Campion, M. Fidêncio, A. Krone-Martins, C. Ducourant and D. Sinachopoulos Published online: 11 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117651 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.510 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The MCXC: a meta-catalogue of x-ray detected clusters of galaxies    A109 R. Piffaretti, M. Arnaud, G. W. Pratt, E. Pointecouteau and J.-B. Melin Published online: 17 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015377 Abstract Full HTML PDF (900.3 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The 2XMMi/SDSS Galaxy Cluster Survey - I. The first cluster sample and X-ray luminosity–temperature relation    A120 A. Takey, A. Schwope and G. Lamer Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117498 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.980 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Kepler characterization of the variability among A- and F-type stars - I. General overview    A125 K. Uytterhoeven, A. Moya, A. Grigahcène, J. A. Guzik, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, B. Smalley, G. Handler, L. A. Balona, E. Niemczura, L. Fox Machado, et al. (31 more) S. Benatti, E. Chapellier, A. Tkachenko, R. Szabó, J. C. Suárez, V. Ripepi, J. Pascual, P. Mathias, S. Martín-Ruíz, H. Lehmann, J. Jackiewicz, S. Hekker, M. Gruberbauer, R. A. García, X. Dumusque, D. Díaz-Fraile, P. Bradley, V. Antoci, M. Roth, B. Leroy, S. J. Murphy, P. De Cat, J. Cuypers, H. Kjeldsen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, M. Breger, A. Pigulski, L. L. Kiss, M. Still, S. E. Thompson and J. Van Cleve Published online: 19 October 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117368 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.531 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service