Free The blazar-like radio structure of the TeV source IC 310     L1 M. Kadler, D. Eisenacher, E. Ros, K. Mannheim, D. Elsässer and U. Bach Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118212 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (196.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Non-standard s-process in low metallicity massive rotating stars     L2 U. Frischknecht, R. Hirschi and F.-K. Thielemann Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117794 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (208.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Detection of warm water vapour in Taurus protoplanetary discs by Herschel     L3 P. Riviere-Marichalar et al. Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118448 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (290.5 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free A bright z = 5.2 lensed submillimeter galaxy in the field of Abell 773 - HLSJ091828.6+514223     L4 F. Combes et al. Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118750 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (231.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highlight (More) Are OPERA neutrinos faster than light because of non-inertial reference frames?     L5 C. Germanà Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118745 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (625.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The dynamic atmospheres of Mira stars: comparing the CODEX models to PTI time series of TU Andromedae     L6 M. Hillen, T. Verhoelst, P. Degroote, B. Acke and H. van Winckel Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118653 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.584 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The late-time afterglow of the extremely energetic short burst GRB 090510 revisited     L7 A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu et al. Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118416 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (686.5 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highlight (More) Yellow supergiants as supernova progenitors: an indication of strong mass loss for red supergiants?     L8 C. Georgy Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118372 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (228.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Press Release ALMA CO and VLT/SINFONI H2 observations of the Antennae overlap region: mass and energy dissipation     L9 C. N. Herrera, F. Boulanger, N. P. H. Nesvadba and E. Falgarone Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118317 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (944.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The kinematic of HST-1 in the jet of M 87     L10 M. Giroletti et al. Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218794 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (461.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Diversity of multiwavelength emission bumps in the GRB 100219A afterglow     A1 J. Mao, D. Malesani, P. D’Avanzo, S. Covino, S. Li, P. Jakobsson and J. M. Bai Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117770 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (484.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Formation and destruction of jets in X-ray binaries     A5 N. D. Kylafis, I. Contopoulos, D. Kazanas and D. M. Christodoulou Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117052 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (451.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the origin and composition of Galactic cosmic rays     A80 N. Prantzos Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117448 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (455.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Strong evidence for hadron acceleration in Tycho’s supernova remnant     A81 G. Morlino and D. Caprioli Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117855 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (501.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An inhomogeneous lepto-hadronic model for the radiation of relativistic jets - Application to XTE J1118+480     A97 G. S. Vila, G. E. Romero and N. A. Casco Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118106 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.134 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Thermonuclear fusion in dense stars - Electron screening, conductive cooling, and magnetic field effects     A115 A. Y. Potekhin and G. Chabrier Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117938 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (312.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Grain charging in protoplanetary discs     A124 M. Ilgner Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118182 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.397 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Open Access Option (More) Sticking coefficient of hydrogen and deuterium on silicates under interstellar conditions     A128 H. Chaabouni, H. Bergeron, S. Baouche, F. Dulieu, E. Matar, E. Congiu, L. Gavilan and J. L. Lemaire Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117409 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (357.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New three-parameter correlation for gamma-ray bursts with a plateau phase in the afterglow     A134 M. Xu and Y. F. Huang Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117754 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (173.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stability of radiation-pressure dominated disks - I. The dispersion relation for a delayed heating α-viscosity prescription     A148 A. Ciesielski, M. Wielgus, W. Kluźniak, A. Sądowski, M. Abramowicz, J.-P. Lasota and P. Rebusco Published online: 17 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117478 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.439 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Activity in galactic nuclei of cluster and field galaxies in the local universe     A15 H. S. Hwang, C. Park, D. Elbaz and Y.-Y. Choi Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117351 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (10.62 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Application of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to CMB data: Is the universe really weakly random?     A17 S. K. Næss Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117344 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.795 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraints on cosmological models from lens redshift data     A43 Shuo Cao and Zong-Hong Zhu Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015940 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.460 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolution of the observed Lyα luminosity function from z = 6.5 to z = 7.7: evidence for the epoch of reionization?     A66 B. Clément et al. Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117312 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.658 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A deep view on the Virgo cluster core     A69 S. Lieder, T. Lisker, M. Hilker, I. Misgeld and P. Durrell Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117163 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.132 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Averaging the AGN X-ray spectra from deep Chandra fields     A83 S. Falocco, F. J. Carrera, A. Corral, E. Laird, K. Nandra, X. Barcons, M. J. Page and J. Digby-North Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117965 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (578.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dark matter subhaloes as gamma-ray sources and candidates in the first Fermi-LAT catalogue     A93 H.-S. Zechlin, M. V. Fernandes, D. Elsässer and D. Horns Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117655 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (825.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The influence of mergers on the cluster temperature function and cosmological parameters derived from it     A98 C. Angrick and M. Bartelmann Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116632 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (352.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The galaxy stellar mass function of X-ray detected groups - Environmental dependence of galaxy evolution in the COSMOS survey     A104 S. Giodini, A. Finoguenov, D. Pierini, G. Zamorani, O. Ilbert, S. Lilly, Y. Peng, N. Scoville and M. Tanaka Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117696 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.496 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the cosmic distance-duality relation with the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect, X-ray observations and supernovae Ia     A131 R. F. L. Holanda, J. A. S. Lima and M. B. Ribeiro Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118343 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1012 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Inhomogeneity-induced variance of cosmological parameters     A147 A. Wiegand and D. J. Schwarz Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118137 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (838.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Supernovae without host galaxies? - The low surface brightness host of SN 2009Z     A30 P.-C. Zinn, M. Stritzinger, J. Braithwaite, A. Gallazzi, P. Grunden, D. J. Bomans, N. I. Morrell and U. Bach Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116433 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.831 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The evolving slope of the stellar mass function at 0.6 ≤ z < 4.5 from deep WFC3 data     A33 P. Santini et al. Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117513 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (780.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Pre-ALMA observations of GRBs in the mm/submm range     A44 A. de Ugarte Postigo et al. Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117848 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.785 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

CXOM31 J004253.1+411422: the first ultraluminous X-ray transient in M 31     A49 A. Kaur, M. Henze, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch, J. Greiner, A. Rau, D. H. Hartmann, G. Sala and M. Hernanz Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118025 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (700.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Extranuclear Hα-emitting complexes in low-z (U)LIRGs: precursors of tidal dwarf galaxies?     A61 D. Miralles-Caballero, L. Colina and S. Arribas Published online: 2 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117438 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.555 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A multiwavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - III. Spectral classification and dynamical properties     A72 D. Bettoni, P. Mazzei and A. della Valle Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117246 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (729.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The dynamical and chemical evolution of dwarf spheroidal galaxies with GEAR     A82 Y. Revaz and P. Jablonka Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117402 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (6.688 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-resolution observations of two O vi absorbers at z ≈ 2 toward PKS 1448−232     A85 N. Draganova, P. Richter and C. Fechner Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116730 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (271.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematic properties of the field elliptical NGC 7507     A87 R. Salinas, T. Richtler, L. P. Bassino, A. J. Romanowsky and Y. Schuberth Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116517 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.002 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - X. Modeling based on high-precision astrometry of a sample of 25 lensed quasars: consequences for ellipticity, shear, and astrometric anomalies     A99 D. Sluse, V. Chantry, P. Magain, F. Courbin and G. Meylan Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015844 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.788 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy of red giant branch stars in the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy     A100 B. Lemasle, V. Hill, E. Tolstoy, K. A. Venn, M. D. Shetrone, M. J. Irwin, T. J. L. de Boer, E. Starkenburg and S. Salvadori Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118132 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (769.6 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of hard-spectrum γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 0414+009     A103 H.E.S.S. Collaboration et al. Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118406 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (369.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photocentric variability of quasars caused by variations in their inner structure: consequences for Gaia measurements     A107 L. Č. Popović, P. Jovanović, M. Stalevski, S. Anton, A. H. Andrei, J. Kovačević and M. Baes Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117245 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (869.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Press Release Loops formed by tidal tails as fossil records of a major merger     A121 J. Wang, F. Hammer, E. Athanassoula, M. Puech, Y. Yang and H. Flores Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117423 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.959 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - IX. Twenty two more identifications, and a glance into the far hard X-ray Universe     A123 N. Masetti et al. Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118559 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (7.537 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Intra-night optical multiband variability of BL Lacertae during the 2011 outburst     A125 M. Zhai and J. Y. Wei Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118307 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.061 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radio properties of H2O maser host galaxies     A152 J. S. Zhang, C. Henkel, Q. Guo and J. Wang Published online: 17 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117946 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (368.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies (Corrigendum) - IX. Molecular gas properties     C1 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: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117056e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (37.16 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The onset of high-mass star formation in the direct vicinity of the Galactic mini-starburst W43     A11 H. Beuther et al. Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117850 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.934 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Na-O anticorrelation and HB - IX. Kinematics of the program clusters A link between systemic rotation and HB morphology?     A18 M. Bellazzini, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, G. Catanzaro and F. Leone Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118056 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (742.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A Dynamical N-body model for the central region of ω Centauri     A19 B. Jalali, H. Baumgardt, M. Kissler-Patig, K. Gebhardt, E. Noyola, N. Lützgendorf and P. T. de Zeeuw Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116923 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.096 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - III. Evidence from stellar ages and orbital parameters     A21 W. J. Schuster, E. Moreno, P. E. Nissen and B. Pichardo Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118035 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (586.2 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new method for calculating the convergent point of a moving group     A23 P. A. B. Galli, R. Teixeira, C. Ducourant, C. Bertout and P. Benevides-Soares Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118277 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (904.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Lithium abundances along the red giant branch: FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of a large sample of low-mass bulge stars     A36 T. Lebzelter, S. Uttenthaler, M. Busso, M. Schultheis and B. Aringer Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117743 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (773.2 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge region: towards solving the Galactic bulge and bar shapes using 2MASS data     A106 A. C. Robin, D. J. Marshall, M. Schultheis and C. Reylé Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116512 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.999 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Galactic centre mini-spiral in the mm-regime     A127 D. Kunneriath et al. Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117676 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.110 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spatially resolved properties of the grand-design spiral galaxy UGC 9837: a case for high-redshift 2-D observations     A144 K. Viironen, S. F. Sánchez, E. Marmol-Queraltó, J. Iglesias-Páramo, D. Mast, R. A. Marino, D. Cristóbal-Hornillos, A. Gil de Paz, G. van de Ven, J. Vilchez and L. Wisotzki Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016347 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (825.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Molecule survival in magnetized protostellar disk winds - I. Chemical model and first results     A2 D. Panoglou, S. Cabrit, G. Pineau des Forêts, P. J. V. Garcia, J. Ferreira and F. Casse Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912861 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.188 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLTI/AMBER observations of the binary B[e] supergiant HD 327083     A6 H. E. Wheelwright, W. J. de Wit, R. D. Oudmaijer and J. S. Vink Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117766 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.296 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Disc-mass distribution in star-disc encounters     A10 M. Steinhausen, C. Olczak and S. Pfalzner Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117682 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (632.4 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The APEX-CHAMP+ view of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 core - Constraining the excitation with submillimeter CO multi-line observations     A12 T.-C. Peng, F. Wyrowski, L. A. Zapata, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117608 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (989.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The molecular gas around the luminous blue variable star G24.73+0.69     A14 A. Petriella, S. A. Paron and E. B. Giacani Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118394 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.394 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gas modelling in the disc of HD 163296     A20 I. Tilling et al. Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116919 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.595 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Thermal infrared properties of classical and type II Cepheids - Diffraction limited 10 μm imaging with VLT/VISIR     A24 A. Gallenne, P. Kervella and A. Mérand Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117307 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (642.4 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotational excitation of simple polar molecules by H2 and electrons in diffuse clouds     A27 H. S. Liszt Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117882 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (251.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

3D simulations of pillar formation around HII regions: the importance of shock curvature     A31 P. Tremblin, E. Audit, V. Minier and N. Schneider Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118031 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.643 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spatial variation of the cooling lines in the Orion Bar from Herschel/PACS     A37 J. Bernard-Salas, E. Habart, H. Arab, A. Abergel, E. Dartois, P. Martin, S. Bontemps, C. Joblin, G. J. White, J.-P. Bernard and D. Naylor Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118083 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.498 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Molecular clouds under the influence of massive stars in the Galactic Hii region G353.2+0.9     A41 A. Giannetti, J. Brand, F. Massi, A. Tieftrunk and M. T. Beltrán Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116774 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.314 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multilayer modeling of porous grain surface chemistry - I. The GRAINOBLE model     A42 V. Taquet, C. Ceccarelli and C. Kahane Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117802 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.069 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Herschel HIFI water line survey in the low-mass proto-stellar outflow L1448     A45 G. Santangelo, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, S. Antoniucci, M. Vasta, C. Codella, A. Lorenzani, M. Tafalla, R. Liseau, E. F. van Dishoeck and L. E. Kristensen Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118113 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (984.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotational spectrum of a chiral amino acid precursor, 2-aminopropionitrile, and searches for it in Sagittarius B2(N)     A51 H. Møllendal, L. Margulès, A. Belloche, R. A. Motiyenko, A. Konovalov, K. M. Menten and J. C. Guillemin Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116838 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (455.3 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analysis of chemical abundances in planetary nebulae with [WC] central stars - I. Line intensities and physical conditions     A54 J. García-Rojas, M. Peña, C. Morisset, A. Mesa-Delgado and M. T. Ruiz Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118217 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.751 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Open Access Option (More) AKARI observations of ice absorption bands towards edge-on young stellar objects     A57 Y. Aikawa et al. Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015999 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.051 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarimetry of the binary PDS 144     A59 A. Pereyra, C. V. Rodrigues and A. M. Magalhães Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118095 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (711.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

GS100-02-41: a new large H i shell in the outer part of the Galaxy     A60 L. A. Suad, S. Cichowolski, E. M. Arnal and J. C. Testori Published online: 2 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118087 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.783 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

POISSON project - II. A multi-wavelength spectroscopic and photometric survey of young protostars in L 1641     A64 A. Caratti o Garatti, R. Garcia Lopez, S. Antoniucci, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, J. Eislöffel, T. P. Ray, D. Lorenzetti and S. Cabrit Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117781 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.133 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The cosmic-ray and gas content of the Cygnus region as measured in γ-rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope     A71 M. Ackermann et al. Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117539 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.189 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the surface of dust grains     A91 F. Du, B. Parise and P. Bergman Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118013 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (611.9 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resolving the inner regions of the HD 97048 circumstellar disk with VLT/NACO polarimetric differential imaging     A92 S. P. Quanz, S. M. Birkmann, D. Apai, S. Wolf and T. Henning Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118246 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (451.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Structure of the pre-outburst accretion disk in SS Cygni     A94 D. A. Kononov, F. Giovannelli, I. Bruni and D. V. Bisikalo Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016334 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (932.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A mid-IR study of the circumstellar environment of Herbig Be stars     A101 A. P. Verhoeff, L. B. F. M. Waters, M. E. van den Ancker, M. Min, F. A. Stap, E. Pantin, R. van Boekel, B. Acke, A. G. G. M. Tielens and A. de Koter Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014916 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.665 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Open Access Option (More) The flow of interstellar dust into the solar system     A102 V. J. Sterken, N. Altobelli, S. Kempf, G. Schwehm, R. Srama and E. Grün Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117119 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.713 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

First spectro-interferometric survey of Be stars - I. Observations and constraints on the disk geometry and kinematics     A110 A. Meilland, F. Millour, S. Kanaan, Ph. Stee, R. Petrov, K.-H. Hofmann, A. Natta and K. Perraut Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117955 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.974 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparison of synthetic maps from truncated jet-formation models with YSO jet observations - II. The effect of varying inclinations     A116 M. Stute and J. Gracia Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117948 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.231 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Microwave and submillimeter spectroscopy and first ISM detection of 18O-methyl formate     A119 B. Tercero, L. Margulès, M. Carvajal, R. A. Motiyenko, T. R. Huet, E. A. Alekseev, I. Kleiner, J. C. Guillemin, H. Møllendal and J. Cernicharo Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117072 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (474.0 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Reliability of NH3 as the temperature probe of cold cloud cores     A133 M. Juvela, J. Harju, N. Ysard and T. Lunttila Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118257 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (682.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A (sub)millimetre study of dense cores in Orion B9     A137 O. Miettinen, J. Harju, L. K. Haikala and M. Juvela Published online: 15 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117849 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.552 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Looking for outflow and infall signatures in high-mass star-forming regions     A140 P. D. Klaassen, L. Testi and H. Beuther Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118350 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (397.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Statistical study of OB stars in NGC 6334 and NGC 6357     A142 D. Russeil, A. Zavagno, C. Adami, L. D. Anderson, S. Bontemps, F. Motte, J. A. Rodon, N. Schneider, A. Ilmane and K. J. Murphy Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117299 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.365 MB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the deviations of the classical von Zeipel’s theorem at the upper layers of rotating stars     A3 A. Claret Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117419 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (114.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Crab giant pulses at low frequencies     A7 R. Karuppusamy, B. W. Stappers and K. J. Lee Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117667 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (632.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A detailed X-ray investigation of ζ Puppis - I. The dataset and some preliminary results     A22 Y. Nazé, C. A. Flores and G. Rauw Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117387 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (250.9 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A quantitative study of O stars in NGC 2244 and the Monoceros OB2 association     A39 F. Martins, L. Mahy, D. J. Hillier and G. Rauw Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117458 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.885 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar envelope inflation near the Eddington limit - Implications for the radii of Wolf-Rayet stars and luminous blue variables     A40 G. Gräfener, S. P. Owocki and J. S. Vink Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117497 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (744.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-resolution spectroscopic observations of two s-process-enriched and carbon-poor post-AGB stars: GLMP 334 and IRAS 15482−5741     A48 C. B. Pereira, R. Gallino and S. Bisterzo Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117398 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (363.9 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for a proto-black hole and a double astrophysical component in GRB 101023     A58 A. V. Penacchioni, R. Ruffini, L. Izzo, M. Muccino, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, B. Patricelli and L. Amati Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118403 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.204 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

AGILE detection of Cygnus X-3 γ-ray active states during the period mid-2009/mid-2010     A63 A. Bulgarelli et al. Published online: 2 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016129 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.719 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Weak G-band stars on the H-R diagram: clues to the origin of the Li anomaly     A68 A. Palacios, M. Parthasarathy, Y. Bharat Kumar and G. Jasniewicz Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117988 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (529.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modelling a high-mass red giant observed by CoRoT     A73 F. Baudin et al. Published online: 6 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116967 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.294 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Massive binaries in the Cepheus OB2/3 region - Constraining the formation mechanism of massive stars     A74 D. Peter, M. Feldt, Th. Henning and F. Hormuth Published online: 6 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015027 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (744.7 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries - I. Searching a sample of stars from the CSS and SDSS     A84 U. Backhaus et al. Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118104 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (279.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The barium isotopic fractions in five metal-poor stars     A118 A. J. Gallagher, S. G. Ryan, A. Hosford, A. E. García Pérez, W. Aoki and S. Honda Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118382 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (596.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A dynamical explanation for a long-term modulation in the light curve of FS Aurigae - A possible triple cataclysmic variable system     A122 C. E. Chavez, G. Tovmassian, L. A. Aguilar, S. Zharikov and A. A. Henden Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117209 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.581 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Doppler images of II Pegasi for 2004–2010     A126 T. Hackman, M. J. Mantere, M. Lindborg, I. Ilyin, O. Kochukhov, N. Piskunov and I. Tuominen Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117603 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.464 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Near-infrared light curves of type Ia supernovae     A132 D. Jack, P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117271 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (681.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLBA SiO maser observations of the OH/IR star OH 44.8-2.3: magnetic field and morphology     A136 N. Amiri, W. H. T. Vlemmings, A. J. Kemball and H. J. van Langevelde Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117452 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.112 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT/X-shooter observations and the chemical composition of cool white dwarfs     A13 A. Kawka and S. Vennes Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118210 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (492.8 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Metallicity of M dwarfs - II. A comparative study of photometric metallicity scales     A25 V. Neves, X. Bonfils, N. C. Santos, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, F. Allard, C. Natário, C. S. Fernandes and S. Udry Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118115 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (459.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observational effects of magnetism in O stars: surface nitrogen abundances     A29 F. Martins, C. Escolano, G. A. Wade, J. F. Donati, J. C. Bouret and MiMeS collaboration Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118039 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (561.5 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The first X-ray survey of Galactic luminous blue variables     A47 Y. Nazé, G. Rauw and D. Hutsemékers Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118040 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (379.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars XVI. Expanding atmospheres of massive and very massive stars and the evolution of dense stellar clusters     A75 A. W. A. Pauldrach, D. Vanbeveren and T. L. Hoffmann Published online: 6 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117621 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.159 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fluorine abundances in dwarf stars of the solar neighbourhood     A117 A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, C. Worley, N. C. Santos, C. Melo and G. Israelian Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118261 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (397.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic field measurements and their uncertainties: the FORS1 legacy     A129 S. Bagnulo, J. D. Landstreet, L. Fossati and O. Kochukhov Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118098 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (734.3 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New observations of chromospheric and prominence activity on the RS CVn-type binary SZ Piscium     A130 Dong-tao Cao and Sheng-hong Gu Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118184 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (589.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cosmic ray modulation by different types of solar wind disturbances     A28 M. Dumbović, B. Vršnak, J. Čalogović and R. Župan Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117710 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.038 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) The interplanetary magnetic structure that guides solar relativistic particles     A32 S. Masson, P. Démoulin, S. Dasso and K.-L. Klein Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118145 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.218 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Particle kinetic analysis of a polar jet from SECCHI COR data     A34 L. Feng, B. Inhester, J. de Patoul, T. Wiegelmann and W. Q. Gan Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117071 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (924.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

What is the true nature of blinkers?     A50 S. Subramanian, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle and D. Bewsher Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117877 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.410 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral and spatial observations of microwave spikes and zebra structure in the short radio burst of May 29, 2003     A53 G. P. Chernov, R. A. Sych, N. S. Meshalkina, Y. Yan and C. Tan Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117034 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.358 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Shear and vortex motions in a forming sunspot - Twist relaxation in magnetic flux ropes     A62 N. Bello González, F. Kneer and R. Schlichenmaier Published online: 2 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118005 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (929.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coronal heating in coupled photosphere-chromosphere-coronal systems: turbulence and leakage     A70 A. Verdini, R. Grappin and M. Velli Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118046 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.953 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modification of wave propagation and wave travel-time by the presence of magnetic fields in the solar network atmosphere     A79 C. Nutto, O. Steiner, W. Schaffenberger and M. Roth Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016083 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.897 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparison between observed and theoretical O IV line ratios in the UV/EUV solar spectrum as derived by SUMER, CDS and EIS     A88 A. S. Giunta, A. Fludra, M. G. O’Mullane and H. P. Summers Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118178 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (252.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Horizontal flow fields observed in Hinode G-band images - II. Flow fields in the final stages of sunspot decay     A109 M. Verma, H. Balthasar, N. Deng, C. Liu, T. Shimizu, H. Wang and C. Denker Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117842 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (5.482 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Monte Carlo Markov chain DEM reconstruction of isothermal plasmas     A111 E. Landi, F. Reale and P. Testa Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117424 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (342.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic-topology evolution in NOAA AR 10501 on 2003 November 18     A138 A. V. Oreshina, I. V. Oreshina and B. V. Somov Published online: 15 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117620 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (824.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Estimating transiting exoplanet masses from precise optical photometry     A4 D. Mislis, R. Heller, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and S. Hodgkin Published online: 26 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116711 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (419.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical to near-infrared transit observations of super-Earth GJ 1214b: water-world or mini-Neptune?     A46 E. J. W. de Mooij, M. Brogi, R. J. de Kok, J. Koppenhoefer, S. V. Nefs, I. A. G. Snellen, J. Greiner, J. Hanse, R. C. Heinsbroek, C. H. Lee and P. P. van der Werf Published online: 31 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117205 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.172 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Giant planet formation: episodic impacts versus gradual core growth     A90 C. H. Broeg and W. Benz Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117038 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (739.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Thermal phase curves of nontransiting terrestrial exoplanets - II. Characterizing airless planets     A95 A. S. Maurin, F. Selsis, F. Hersant and A. Belu Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117054 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (416.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - V. The three hot Jupiters KOI-135b, KOI-204b, and KOI-203b (alias Kepler-17b)     A96 A. S. Bonomo, G. Hébrard, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, M. Deleuil, J. Almenara, F. Bouchy, R. F. Díaz, C. Moutou and M. Vanhuysse Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118323 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.529 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tidal dissipation in multi-planet systems and constraints on orbit fitting     A105 J. Laskar, G. Boué and A. C. M. Correia Published online: 13 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116643 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (428.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets - IV. Massive companions in the planet-brown dwarf boundary     A113 R. F. Díaz et al. Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117935 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.294 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight (More) Trapping dust particles in the outer regions of protoplanetary disks     A114 P. Pinilla, T. Birnstiel, L. Ricci, C. P. Dullemond, A. L. Uribe, L. Testi and A. Natta Published online: 10 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118204 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.004 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for radial velocity variations in eight M-dwarfs with NIRSPEC/Keck II     A141 F. Rodler, R. Deshpande, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, E. L. Martín, M. M. Montgomery, C. del Burgo and O. L. Creevey Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117577 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (203.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet     A145 M. Deleuil et al. Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117681 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.162 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraining the interior of extrasolar giant planets with the tidal Love number k2 using the example of HAT-P-13b     A146 U. Kramm, N. Nettelmann, J. J. Fortney, R. Neuhäuser and R. Redmer Published online: 16 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118141 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (234.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The chemistry of C3 and C2 in cometary comae - I. Current models revisited     A149 M. Weiler Published online: 17 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117480 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (806.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Metallicities for six nearby open clusters from high-resolution spectra of giant stars - [Fe/H] values for a planet search sample     A151 N. C. Santos, C. Lovis, J. Melendez, M. Montalto, D. Naef and G. Pace Published online: 17 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118276 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (144.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Extensive spectroscopic data for multiply ionized scandium: Sc III to Sc XXI     A52 G. Massacrier and M.-C. Artru Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117758 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (406.8 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free High-resolution terahertz spectroscopy of the 15NH radical (Σ−)     A135 S. Bailleux, M. A. Martin-Drumel, L. Margulès, O. Pirali, G. Wlodarczak, P. Roy, E. Roueff, M. Gerin, A. Faure and P. Hily-Blant Published online: 14 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118129 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (204.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Extended clustering analyses to constrain the deflection angular scale and source density of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays     A16 G. Decerprit, N. G. Busca and E. Parizot Published online: 27 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118279 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.045 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Optimization of synthetic galaxy spectra - Application to ESA’s Gaia mission     A38 A. Karampelas, M. Kontizas, B. Rocca-Volmerange, I. Bellas-Velidis, E. Kontizas, E. Livanou, P. Tsalmantza and A. Dapergolas Published online: 30 January 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117872 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (6.810 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Improved achromatization of phase mask coronagraphs using colored apodization     A55 M. N’Diaye, K. Dohlen, S. Cuevas, R. Soummer, C. Sánchez-Pérez and F. Zamkotsian Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117661 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.469 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Advances in the interpretation and analysis of lunar occultation light curves     A56 A. Richichi and A. Glindemann Published online: 1 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118476 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (565.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Bayesian analysis of polarization measurements     A65 J. L. Quinn Published online: 3 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015785 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.247 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Automatic spectral classification of stellar spectra with low signal-to-noise ratio using artificial neural networks     A76 S. G. Navarro, R. L. M. Corradi and A. Mampaso Published online: 7 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016422 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.123 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free A conjugate gradient algorithm for the astrometric core solution of Gaia     A77 A. Bombrun, L. Lindegren, D. Hobbs, B. Holl, U. Lammers and U. Bastian Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117904 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (26.94 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Highlight (More) The astrometric core solution for the Gaia mission - Overview of models, algorithms, and software implementation     A78 L. Lindegren, U. Lammers, D. Hobbs, W. O’Mullane, U. Bastian and J. Hernández Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117905 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (8.517 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Low-resolution spectroscopy of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect and estimates of cluster parameters     A86 P. de Bernardis, S. Colafrancesco, G. D’Alessandro, L. Lamagna, P. Marchegiani, S. Masi and A. Schillaci Published online: 8 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118062 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.421 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free The EMIR multi-band mm-wave receiver for the IRAM 30-m telescope     A89 M. Carter et al. Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118452 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.662 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free Active optics methods for exoplanet direct imaging - Stress polishing of supersmooth aspherics for VLT-SPHERE planet finder     A139 E. Hugot, M. Ferrari, K. El Hadi, A. Costille, K. Dohlen, P. Rabou, P. Puget and J. L. Beuzit Published online: 15 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117816 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (992.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free High resolution rapid response observations of compact radio sources with the Ceduna Hobart Interferometer (CHI)     A150 J. M. Blanchard, J. E. J. Lovell, R. Ojha, M. Kadler, J. M. Dickey and P. G. Edwards Published online: 17 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117593 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.551 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

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