Free access The hard X-ray emission of X Persei    L1 V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, I. Kreykenbohm and R. Doroshenko Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218878 Abstract Full HTML PDF (208.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The physical origin of the X-ray power spectral density break timescale in accreting black holes    L2 W. Ishibashi and T. J.-L. Courvoisier Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218889 Abstract Full HTML PDF (104.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Polarization of thermal molecular lines in the envelope of IK Tauri    L3 W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Ramstedt, R. Rao and M. Maercker Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218897 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.540 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Period doubling and non-linear resonance in the black hole candidate IGR J17091-3624?    L4 P. Rebusco, P. Moskalik, W. Kluźniak and M. A. Abramowicz Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218883 Abstract Full HTML PDF (92.14 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Evidence of nuclear disks in starburst galaxies from their radial distribution of supernovae    L5 R. Herrero-Illana, M. Á. Pérez-Torres and A. Alberdi Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118545 Abstract Full HTML PDF (486.0 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Fast calculation of the Fisher matrix for cosmic microwave background experiments    L6 F. Elsner and B. D. Wandelt Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218985 Abstract Full HTML PDF (116.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Damping rates of solar-like oscillations across the HR diagram - Theoretical calculations confronted to CoRoT and Kepler observations    L7 K. Belkacem, M. A. Dupret, F. Baudin, T. Appourchaux, J. P. Marques and R. Samadi Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218890 Abstract Full HTML PDF (237.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Constraints on the optical precursor to the naked-eye burst GRB080319B from “Pi of the Sky” observations    L8 L. W. Piotrowski Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118650 Abstract Full HTML PDF (192.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access An upper limit to the variation in the fundamental constants at redshift z = 5.2    L9 S. A. Levshakov, F. Combes, F. Boone, I. I. Agafonova, D. Reimers and M. G. Kozlov Published online: 2 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219042 Abstract Full HTML PDF (152.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Break up of returning plasma after the 7 June 2011 filament eruption by Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities    L10 D. E. Innes, R. H. Cameron, L. Fletcher, B. Inhester and S. K. Solanki Published online: 2 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118530 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.251 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Cluster-formation in the Rosette molecular cloud at the junctions of filaments    L11 N. Schneider, T. Csengeri, M. Hennemann, F. Motte, P. Didelon, C. Federrath, S. Bontemps, J. Di Francesco, D. Arzoumanian, V. Minier, et al. (24 more) Ph. André, T. Hill, A. Zavagno, Q. Nguyen-Luong, M. Attard, J.-Ph. Bernard, D. Elia, C. Fallscheer, M. Griffin, J. Kirk, R. Klessen, V. Könyves, P. Martin, A. Men’shchikov, P. Palmeirim, N. Peretto, M. Pestalozzi, D. Russeil, S. Sadavoy, T. Sousbie, L. Testi, P. Tremblin, D. Ward-Thompson and G. White Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118566 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.606 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry    L12 M. Wittkowski, P. H. Hauschildt, B. Arroyo-Torres and J. M. Marcaide Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219126 Abstract Full HTML PDF (316.8 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Outflow and accretion detections in the young stellar object IRAS 04579+4703    L13 Jin-Long Xu, Jun-Jie Wang and Sheng-Li Qin Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118657 Abstract Full HTML PDF (176.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - I. Compositional and spectral modelling – the eRCN and DG models    A1 A. P. Jones Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117623 Abstract Full HTML PDF (874.3 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - II. Optical property modelling – the optEC(s) model    A2 A. P. Jones Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117624 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.017 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

CNO and F abundances in the globular cluster M 22 (NGC 6656)    A3 A. Alves-Brito, D. Yong, J. Meléndez, S. Vásquez and A. I. Karakas Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118623 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.725 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A Chandra view of the z = 1.62 galaxy cluster IRC-0218A    A4 M. Pierre, N. Clerc, B. Maughan, F. Pacaud, C. Papovich and C. N. A. Willmer Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118169 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.628 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Three-dimensional interferometric, spectrometric, and planetary views of Procyon    A5 A. Chiavassa, L. Bigot, P. Kervella, A. Matter, B. Lopez, R. Collet, Z. Magic and M. Asplund Published online: 13 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118652 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.212 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effect of local optically thick regions in the long-wave emission of young circumstellar disks    A6 L. Ricci, F. Trotta, L. Testi, A. Natta, A. Isella and D. J. Wilner Published online: 14 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118296 Abstract Full HTML PDF (355.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stability of thermal modes in cool prominence plasmas    A7 R. Soler, J. L. Ballester and S. Parenti Published online: 14 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118492 Abstract Full HTML PDF (242.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries - II. NSVS14256825 and HS0705+6700    A8 K. Beuermann, P. Breitenstein, B. Debski, J. Diese, P. A. Dubovsky, S. Dreizler, F. V. Hessman, K. Hornoch, T.-O. Husser, G. Pojmanski, et al. (13 more) M. Wolf, P. R. Woźniak, P. Zasche, B. Denk, M. Langer, C. Wagner, D. Wahrenberg, T. Bollmann, F. N. Habermann, N. Haustovich, M. Lauser, F. Liebing and F. Niederstadt Published online: 14 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118105 Abstract Full HTML PDF (291.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The bispectrum covariance beyond Gaussianity - A log-normal approach    A9 S. Martin, P. Schneider and P. Simon Published online: 15 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118020 Abstract Full HTML PDF (860.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Herschel observations of a potential core-forming clump: Perseus B1-E    A10 S. I. Sadavoy, J. Di Francesco, Ph. André, S. Pezzuto, J.-P. Bernard, S. Bontemps, E. Bressert, S. Chitsazzadeh, C. Fallscheer, M. Hennemann, et al. (10 more) T. Hill, P. Martin, F. Motte, Q. Nguyn Lu’o’ng, N. Peretto, M. Reid, N. Schneider, L. Testi, G. J. White and C. Wilson Published online: 15 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117934 Abstract Full HTML PDF (984.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ionized gas in the CALIFA early-type galaxies - I. Mapping two representative cases: NGC 6762 and NGC 5966    A11 C. Kehrig, A. Monreal-Ibero, P. Papaderos, J. M. Vílchez, J. M. Gomes, J. Masegosa, S. F. Sánchez, M. D. Lehnert, R. Cid Fernandes, J. Bland-Hawthorn, et al. (11 more) D. J. Bomans, I. Marquez, D. Mast, J. A. L. Aguerri, Á. R. López-Sánchez, R. A. Marino, A. Pasquali, I. Perez, M. M. Roth, P. Sánchez-Blázquez and B. Ziegler Published online: 15 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118357 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.248 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cooling of young neutron stars in GRB associated to supernovae    A12 R. Negreiros, R. Ruffini, C. L. Bianco and J. A. Rueda Published online: 15 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117006 Abstract Full HTML PDF (368.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Reduced albedo on early Mars does not solve the climate paradox under a faint young Sun    A13 A. G. Fairén, J. D. Haqq-Misra and C. P. McKay Published online: 15 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118527 Abstract Full HTML PDF (229.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Quintuplet cluster - III. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and cluster age    A14 A. Liermann, W.-R. Hamann and L. M. Oskinova Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117534 Abstract Full HTML PDF (383.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cycles in the cataclysmic variable V795 Herculis    A15 V. Šimon, C. Polášek, J. Štrobl, R. Hudec and M. Blažek Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118508 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.916 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ACS survey of Galactic globular clusters - XII. Photometric binaries along the main sequence    A16 A. P. Milone, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, A. Aparicio, J. Anderson, A. Sarajedini, A. F. Marino, A. Moretti, M. B. Davies, B. Chaboyer, et al. (8 more) A. Dotter, M. Hempel, A. Marín-Franch, S. Majewski, N. E. Q. Paust, I. N. Reid, A. Rosenberg and M. Siegel Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016384 Abstract Full HTML PDF (8.371 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for diffuse X-ray emission from GeV-detected Galactic globular clusters    A17 P. Eger and W. Domainko Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118628 Abstract Full HTML PDF (185.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Morphology of the quiet Sun between 150 and 450 MHz as observed with the Nançay radioheliograph    A18 C. Mercier and G. Chambe Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118163 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.746 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

SST/CRISP observations of convective flows in a sunspot penumbra    A19 G. B. Scharmer and V. M. J. Henriques Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118026 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.050 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight A new vision of giant planet interiors: Impact of double diffusive convection    A20 J. Leconte and G. Chabrier Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117595 Abstract Full HTML PDF (862.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Specific effects of large asteroids on the orbits of terrestrial planets and the ASETEP database    A21 S. Aljbaae and J. Souchay Published online: 19 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118564 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.481 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Swift follow-up observations of unclassified ASCA sources    A22 N. Degenaar, R. L. C. Starling, P. A. Evans, A. P. Beardmore, D. N. Burrows, E. M. Cackett, S. Campana, D. Grupe, J. Kennea, A. Moretti, et al. (4 more) C. Pagani, K. L. Page, V. La Parola and R. Wijnands Published online: 16 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118634 Abstract Full HTML PDF (809.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Black holes in pseudobulges: demography and models    A23 F. Shankar, F. Marulli, S. Mathur, M. Bernardi and F. Bournaud Published online: 19 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118387 Abstract Full HTML PDF (762.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Using SDO’s AIA to investigate energy transport from a flare’s energy release site to the chromosphere    A24 J. W. Brosius and G. D. Holman Published online: 19 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118144 Abstract Full HTML PDF (875.1 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-frequency study of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The case of LMC SNR J0530–7007    A25 A. Y. De Horta, M. D. Filipović, L. M. Bozzetto, P. Maggi, F. Haberl, E. J. Crawford, M. Sasaki, D. Urošević, W. Pietsch, R. Gruendl, et al. (5 more) J. Dickel, N. F. H. Tothill, Y.-H. Chu, J. L. Payne and J. D. Collier Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118694 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.507 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Pisa Stellar Evolution Data Base for low-mass stars    A26 M. Dell’Omodarme, G. Valle, S. Degl’Innocenti and P. G. Prada Moroni Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118632 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.978 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Homogeneous metallicities and radial velocities for Galactic globular clusters - First CaT metallicities for twenty clusters    A27 I. Saviane, G. S. Da Costa, E. V. Held, V. Sommariva, M. Gullieuszik, B. Barbuy and S. Ortolani Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118138 Abstract Full HTML PDF (608.5 KB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Possible optical counterpart of PSR J1357−6429    A28 A. Danilenko, A. Kirichenko, R. E. Mennickent, G. Pavlov, Yu. Shibanov, S. Zharikov and D. Zyuzin Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118591 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.411 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A coordinate-independent technique for detecting globally inhomogeneous flat topologies    A29 H. Fujii Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117845 Abstract Full HTML PDF (229.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

An improved model of the Edgeworth-Kuiper debris disk    A30 Ch. Vitense, A. V. Krivov, H. Kobayashi and T. Löhne Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118551 Abstract Full HTML PDF (840.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Seismic detection of acoustic sharp features in the CoRoT target HD 49933    A31 A. Mazumdar, E. Michel, H. M. Antia and S. Deheuvels Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118495 Abstract Full HTML PDF (193.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Infrared excess around nearby red giant branch stars and Reimers law    A32 M. A. T. Groenewegen Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118287 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.157 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical evolution of the Milky Way: the origin of phosphorus    A33 G. Cescutti, F. Matteucci, E. Caffau and P. François Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118188 Abstract Full HTML PDF (144.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Wavelet Helmholtz decomposition for weak lensing mass map reconstruction    A34 E. Deriaz, J.-L. Starck and S. Pires Published online: 20 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117129 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.853 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analysing X-ray pulsar profiles - Geometry and beam pattern of 4U 0115+63 and V 0332+53    A35 M. Sasaki, D. Müller, U. Kraus, C. Ferrigno and A. Santangelo Published online: 21 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016304 Abstract Full HTML PDF (863.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Three quasi-stellar objects acting as strong gravitational lenses    A36 F. Courbin, C. Faure, S. G. Djorgovski, F. Rérat, M. Tewes, G. Meylan, D. Stern, A. Mahabal, T. Boroson, R. Dheeraj and D. Sluse Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118015 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.462 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Low-frequency internal waves in magnetized rotating stellar radiation zones - II. Angular momentum transport with a toroidal field    A37 S. Mathis and N. de Brye Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118322 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.410 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The intracluster magnetic field power spectrum in A2199    A38 V. Vacca, M. Murgia, F. Govoni, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, R. A. Perley and G. B. Taylor Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116622 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.563 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The blue UV slopes of z ~ 4 Lyman break galaxies: implications for the corrected star formation rate density    A39 M. Castellano, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, L. Pentericci, P. Santini, A. Koekemoer, S. Cristiani, A. Galametz, S. Gallerani, E. Vanzella, et al. (6 more) K. Boutsia, S. Gallozzi, E. Giallongo, R. Maiolino, N. Menci and D. Paris Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118050 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.569 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Kinetics of OCN− formation from the HNCO + NH3 solid-state thermal reaction    A40 F. Mispelaer, P. Theule, F. Duvernay, P. Roubin and T. Chiavassa Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117128 Abstract Full HTML PDF (325.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Flares and variability from Sagittarius A*: five nights of simultaneous multi-wavelength observations    A41 X. Haubois, K. Dodds-Eden, A. Weiss, T. Paumard, G. Perrin, Y. Clénet, S. Gillessen, P. Kervella, F. Eisenhauer, R. Genzel and D. Rouan Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117725 Abstract Full HTML PDF (953.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rotten Egg nebula: the magnetic field of a binary evolved star    A42 M. L. Leal-Ferreira, W. H. T. Vlemmings, P. J. Diamond, A. Kemball, N. Amiri and J.-F. Desmurs Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118303 Abstract Full HTML PDF (290.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abell 1758N from an optical point of view: new insights on a merging cluster with diffuse radio emission    A43 W. Boschin, M. Girardi, R. Barrena and M. Nonino Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118076 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.000 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rubidium, zirconium, and lithium production in intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch stars    A44 M. A. van Raai, M. Lugaro, A. I. Karakas, D. A. García-Hernández and D. Yong Published online: 22 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117896 Abstract Full HTML PDF (393.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

First simultaneous optical/near-infrared imaging of an X-ray selected, high-redshift cluster of galaxies with GROND - The galaxy population of XMMU J0338.7 + 0030 at z = 1.1    A45 D. Pierini, R. Šuhada, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, M. Salvato, G. W. Pratt, M. Lerchster, P. Rosati, J. S. Santos, et al. (21 more) A. de Hoon, J. Kohnert, G. Lamer, J. J. Mohr, M. Mühlegger, H. Quintana, A. Schwope, V. Biffi, G. Chon, S. Giodini, J. Koppenhoefer, M. Verdugo, F. Ziparo, P. M. J. Afonso, C. Clemens, J. Greiner, T. Krühler, A. Küpcü Yoldaş, F. Olivares E., A. Rossi and A. Yoldaş Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116674 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.267 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Protoplanetary disks of T Tauri binary systems in the Orion nebula cluster    A46 S. Daemgen, S. Correia and M. G. Petr-Gotzens Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118314 Abstract Full HTML PDF (903.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies - X. A first look at isolated galaxy colors    A47 M. Fernández Lorenzo, J. Sulentic, L. Verdes-Montenegro, J. E. Ruiz, J. Sabater and S. Sánchez Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118660 Abstract Full HTML PDF (489.8 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

3-dimensional kinematics in low foreground extinction windows of the Galactic bulge - Radial velocities for six bulge fields: procedures and results    A48 M. Soto, K. Kuijken and R. M. Rich Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116522 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.600 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fundamentals of the dwarf fundamental plane    A49 M. L. McCall, O. Vaduvescu, F. Pozo Nunez, A. Barr Dominguez, R. Fingerhut, E. Unda-Sanzana, B. Li and M. Albrecht Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117669 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.406 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Interstellar gas within ~10 pc of Sagittarius A∗    A50 K. Ferrière Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117181 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.462 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The submillimeter spectrum of deuterated glycolaldehydes    A51 A. Bouchez, L. Margulès, R. A. Motiyenko, J.-C. Guillemin, A. Walters, S. Bottinelli, C. Ceccarelli and C. Kahane Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118701 Abstract Full HTML PDF (325.4 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The dust scaling relations of the Herschel Reference Survey    A52 L. Cortese, L. Ciesla, A. Boselli, S. Bianchi, H. Gomez, M. W. L. Smith, G. J. Bendo, S. Eales, M. Pohlen, M. Baes, et al. (16 more) E. Corbelli, J. I. Davies, T. M. Hughes, L. K. Hunt, S. C. Madden, D. Pierini, S. di Serego Alighieri, S. Zibetti, M. Boquien, D. L. Clements, A. Cooray, M. Galametz, L. Magrini, C. Pappalardo, L. Spinoglio and C. Vlahakis Published online: 23 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118499 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.337 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The relationship between γ Cassiopeiae’s X-ray emission and its circumstellar environment    A53 M. A. Smith, R. Lopes de Oliveira, C. Motch, G. W. Henry, N. D. Richardson, K. S. Bjorkman, Ph. Stee, D. Mourard, J. D. Monnier, X. Che, et al. (10 more) R. Bücke, E. Pollmann, D. R. Gies, G. H Schaefer, T. ten Brummelaar, H. A. McAlister, N. H. Turner, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann and S. T. Ridgway Published online: 26 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118342 Abstract Full HTML PDF (462.3 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Far-infrared colours of nearby late-type galaxies in the Herschel Reference Survey    A54 A. Boselli, L. Ciesla, L. Cortese, V. Buat, M. Boquien, G. J. Bendo, S. Boissier, S. Eales, G. Gavazzi, T. M. Hughes, et al. (14 more) M. Pohlen, M. W. L. Smith, M. Baes, S. Bianchi, D. L. Clements, A. Cooray, J. Davies, W. Gear, S. Madden, L. Magrini, P. Panuzzo, A. Remy, L. Spinoglio and S. Zibetti Published online: 26 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118602 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.812 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The spectroscopic evolution of the symbiotic-like recurrent nova V407 Cygni during its 2010 outburst - II. The circumstellar environment and the aftermath    A55 S. N. Shore, G. M. Wahlgren, T. Augusteijn, T. Liimets, P. Koubsky, M. Šlechta and V. Votruba Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118060 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.190 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Metallicity gradients in disks - Do galaxies form inside-out?    A56 K. Pilkington, C. G. Few, B. K. Gibson, F. Calura, L. Michel-Dansac, R. J. Thacker, M. Mollá, F. Matteucci, A. Rahimi, D. Kawata, et al. (6 more) C. Kobayashi, C. B. Brook, G. S. Stinson, H. M. P. Couchman, J. Bailin and J. Wadsley Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117466 Abstract Full HTML PDF (369.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The present-day mass function of the Quintuplet cluster based on proper motion membership    A57 B. Hußmann, A. Stolte, W. Brandner, M. Gennaro and A. Liermann Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117637 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.169 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Washington photometry of 26 moderately young small angular size clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud    A58 A. E. Piatti Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118123 Abstract Full HTML PDF (757.8 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiple outflows from the luminous YSO IRAS 07422-2001    A59 W. P. Varricatt Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118193 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.177 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access 3DEX: a code for fast spherical Fourier-Bessel decomposition of 3D surveys    A60 B. Leistedt, A. Rassat, A. Réfrégier and J.-L. Starck Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118463 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.561 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dark matter distribution in the merging cluster Abell 2163    A61 G. Soucail Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118283 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.808 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Transit-timing measurements with the model-independent barycenter method: application to the LHS 6343 system    A62 M. Oshagh, G. Boué, N. Haghighipour, M. Montalto, P. Figueira and N. C. Santos Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118102 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.037 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of a compact gas-rich damped Lyman-α galaxy at z = 2.2: evidence of a starburst-driven outflow    A63 P. Noterdaeme, P. Laursen, P. Petitjean, S. D. Vergani, M. J. Maureira, C. Ledoux, J. P. U. Fynbo, S. López and R. Srianand Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118691 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.490 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Absolute dimensions of solar-type eclipsing binaries - EF Aquarii: a G0 test for stellar evolution models    A64 J. Vos, J. V. Clausen, U. G. Jørgensen, R. H. Østensen, A. Claret, M. Hillen and K. Exter Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118606 Abstract Full HTML PDF (349.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dynamical parameter determinations in Pluto’s system - Expected constraints from the New Horizons mission to Pluto    A65 L. Beauvalet, V. Lainey, J.-E. Arlot and R. P. Binzel Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116952 Abstract Full HTML PDF (367.1 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Scales of the magnetic fields in the quiet Sun    A66 A. López Ariste and A. Sainz Dalda Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118191 Abstract Full HTML PDF (701.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determining gravitational wave radiation from close galaxy pairs using a binary population synthesis approach    A67 J. Liu, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, Y. Sun and N. Wang Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117501 Abstract Full HTML PDF (576.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of multiple modes in a new double-mode RR Lyrae star    A68 M. Chadid Published online: 27 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117408 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.442 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Phase-resolved energy spectra of the Crab pulsar in the range of 50–400 GeV measured with the MAGIC telescopes    A69 J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, et al. (147 more) A. Berdyugin, K. Berger, E. Bernardini, A. Biland, O. Blanch, R. K. Bock, A. Boller, G. Bonnoli, D. Borla Tridon, I. Braun, T. Bretz, A. Cañellas, E. Carmona, A. Carosi, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, L. Cossio, S. Covino, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, G. De Caneva, E. De Cea del Pozo, B. De Lotto, C. Delgado Mendez, A. Diago Ortega, M. Doert, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, D. Eisenacher, D. Elsaesser, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, C. Fruck, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, D. Garrido, G. Giavitto, N. Godinović, D. Hadasch, D. Häfner, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, D. Höhne-Mönch, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, T. Jogler, H. Kellermann, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, J. Krause, J. Kushida, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Leonardo, N. Lewandowska, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, M. López, A. López-Oramas, E. Lorenz, M. Makariev, G. Maneva, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, M. Meucci, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, J. Moldón, A. Moralejo, P. Munar-Adrover, A. Niedzwiecki, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, N. Nowak, R. Orito, D. Paneque, R. Paoletti, S. Pardo, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. A. Perez-Torres, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, M. Pilia, J. Pochon, F. Prada, P. G. Prada Moroni, E. Prandini, I. Puerto Gimenez, I. Puljak, I. Reichardt, R. Reinthal, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, K. Saito, T. Y. Saito, M. Salvati, K. Satalecka, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, C. Schultz, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, S. N. Shore, A. Sillanpää, J. Sitarek, I. Šnidarić, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, S. Spiro, V. Stamatescu, A. Stamerra, B. Steinke, J. Storz, N. Strah, T. Surić, L. Takalo, H. Takami, F. Tavecchio, P. Temnikov, T. Terzić, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, O. Tibolla, D. F. Torres, A. Treves, M. Uellenbeck, H. Vankov, P. Vogler, R. M. Wagner, Q. Weitzel, V. Zabalza, F. Zandanel, R. Zanin and K. Hirotani Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118166 Abstract Full HTML PDF (495.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analytical properties of Einasto dark matter haloes    A70 E. Retana-Montenegro, E. Van Hese, G. Gentile, M. Baes and F. Frutos-Alfaro Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118543 Abstract Full HTML PDF (288.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The accretion of Uranus and Neptune by collisions among planetary embryos in the vicinity of Jupiter and Saturn    A71 M. Jakubík, A. Morbidelli, L. Neslušan and R. Brasser Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117687 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.025 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Spitzer spectroscopic survey of S-type stars    A72 K. Smolders, P. Neyskens, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, S. Hony, H. Van Winckel, L. Decin, S. Van Eck, G. C. Sloan, J. Cami, S. Uttenthaler, et al. (21 more) P. Degroote, D. Barry, M. Feast, M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. Matsuura, J. Menzies, R. Sahai, J. Th. van Loon, A. A. Zijlstra, B. Acke, S. Bloemen, N. Cox, P. de Cat, M. Desmet, K. Exter, D. Ladjal, R. Østensen, S. Saesen, F. van Wyk, T. Verhoelst and W. Zima Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118242 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.486 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Planetesimal formation by sweep-up: how the bouncing barrier can be beneficial to growth    A73 F. Windmark, T. Birnstiel, C. Güttler, J. Blum, C. P. Dullemond and Th. Henning Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118475 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.183 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The first IRAM/PdBI polarimetric millimeter survey of active galactic nuclei - II. Activity and properties of individual sources    A74 S. Trippe, R. Neri, M. Krips, A. Castro-Carrizo, M. Bremer, V. Piétu and J. M. Winters Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118563 Abstract Full HTML PDF (845.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The abundance of C18O and HDO in the envelope and hot core of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2    A75 A. Fuente, P. Caselli, C. McCoey, J. Cernicharo, D. Johnstone, M. Fich, T. van Kempen, E. van Dishoeck, U. Yıldız, R. Visser, et al. (4 more) L. Kristensen, T. Alonso-Albi, F. Herpin and S. Tisi Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118478 Abstract Full HTML PDF (503.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

New activity in the large circumstellar disk of the Be-shell star 48 Librae    A76 S. Štefl, J.-B. Le Bouquin, A. C. Carciofi, T. Rivinius, D. Baade and F. Rantakyrö Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118054 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.357 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-dependent galactic winds - I. Structure and evolution of galactic outflows accompanied by cosmic ray acceleration    A77 E. A. Dorfi and D. Breitschwerdt Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118082 Abstract Full HTML PDF (490.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight A frozen super-Earth orbiting a star at the bottom of the main sequence    A78 D. Kubas, J. P. Beaulieu, D. P. Bennett, A. Cassan, A. Cole, J. Lunine, J. B. Marquette, S. Dong, A. Gould, T. Sumi, et al. (12 more) V. Batista, P. Fouqué, S. Brillant, S. Dieters, C. Coutures, J. Greenhill, I. Bond, T. Nagayama, A. Udalski, E. Pompei, D. E. A. Nürnberger and J. B. Le Bouquin Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015832 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.164 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Evaluating the maximum likelihood method for detecting short-term variability of AGILE γ-ray sources    A79 A. Bulgarelli, A. W. Chen, M. Tavani, F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio and T. Contessi Published online: 28 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118023 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1002 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Faraday synthesis - The synergy of aperture and rotation measure synthesis    A80 M. R. Bell and T. A. Enßlin Published online: 29 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118672 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.382 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Jet-driving protostars identified from infrared observations of the Carina Nebula complex    A81 H. Ohlendorf, T. Preibisch, B. Gaczkowski, T. Ratzka, R. Grellmann and A. F. McLeod Published online: 29 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118181 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.535 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for enhanced chromospheric Ca II H and K emission in stars with close-in extrasolar planets    A82 T. Krejčová and J. Budaj Published online: 29 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118247 Abstract Full HTML PDF (192.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spitzer observations of NGC 2264: the nature of the disk population    A83 P. S. Teixeira, C. J. Lada, M. Marengo and E. A. Lada Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015326 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.091 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Water in star-forming regions with Herschel: highly excited molecular emission from the NGC 1333 IRAS 4B outflow    A84 G. J. Herczeg, A. Karska, S. Bruderer, L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. K. Jørgensen, R. Visser, S. F. Wampfler, E. A. Bergin, U. A. Yıldız, et al. (2 more) K. M. Pontoppidan and J. Gracia-Carpio Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117914 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.255 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopy across the brown dwarf/planetary mass boundary - I. Near-infrared JHK spectra    A85 J. Patience, R. R. King, R. J. De Rosa, A. Vigan, S. Witte, E. Rice, Ch. Helling and P. Hauschildt Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118058 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.925 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chromospheric backradiation in ultraviolet continua and Hα    A86 R. J. Rutten and H. Uitenbroek Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118525 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.597 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Comparative study of CH+ and SH+ absorption lines observed towards distant star-forming regions    A87 B. Godard, E. Falgarone, M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, J. H. Black, J. R. Goicoechea, J. Cernicharo, D. A. Neufeld, K. M. Menten and M. Emprechtinger Published online: 30 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117664 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.033 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quasi full-disk maps of solar horizontal velocities using SDO/HMI data    A88 Th. Roudier, M. Rieutord, J. M. Malherbe, N. Renon, T. Berger, Z. Frank, V. Prat, L. Gizon and M. Švanda Published online: 2 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118678 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.698 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the envelopes of massive young stellar objects with diffraction limited mid-infrared imaging    A89 H. E. Wheelwright, W. J. de Wit, R. D. Oudmaijer, M. G. Hoare, S. L. Lumsden, T. Fujiyoshi and J. L. Close Published online: 2 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118689 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.350 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Environmental effects on the bright end of the galaxy luminosity function in galaxy clusters    A90 R. Barrena, M. Girardi, W. Boschin and F. Mardirossian Published online: 2 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118586 Abstract Full HTML PDF (442.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The spectroscopic orbits and physical parameters of GG Carinae    A91 P. Marchiano, E. Brandi, M. F. Muratore, C. Quiroga, O. E. Ferrer and L. G. García Published online: 3 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117715 Abstract Full HTML PDF (588.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Spherical 3D isotropic wavelets    A92 F. Lanusse, A. Rassat and J.-L. Starck Published online: 3 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118568 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.032 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Improved distance determination to M 51 from supernovae 2011dh and 2005cs    A93 J. Vinkó, K. Takáts, T. Szalai, G. H. Marion, J. C. Wheeler, K. Sárneczky, P. M. Garnavich, J. Kelemen, P. Klagyivik, A. Pál, et al. (2 more) N. Szalai and K. Vida Published online: 3 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118364 Abstract Full HTML PDF (254.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Self-consistent models of quasi-relaxed rotating stellar systems    A94 A. L. Varri and G. Bertin Published online: 3 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118300 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.132 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The discovery based on GLIMPSE data of a protostar driving a bipolar outflow    A95 Jing-Hua Yuan, Jin Zeng Li, Ya Fang Huang, Chih-Hao Hsia and Jingqi Miao Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117858 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.503 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Molecular gas content and SFR in Hickson compact groups: enhanced or deficient?    A96 V. Martinez-Badenes, U. Lisenfeld, D. Espada, L. Verdes-Montenegro, S. García-Burillo, S. Leon, J. Sulentic and M. S. Yun Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117281 Abstract Full HTML PDF (640.6 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for a physically bound third component in HD 150136    A97 L. Mahy, E. Gosset, H. Sana, Y. Damerdji, M. De Becker, G. Rauw and C. Nitschelm Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118199 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.210 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-LTE effects on the lead and thorium abundance determinations for cool stars    A98 L. Mashonkina, A. Ryabtsev and A. Frebel Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218790 Abstract Full HTML PDF (358.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Factors affecting the radii of close-in transiting exoplanets    A99 B. Enoch, A. Collier Cameron and K. Horne Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117317 Abstract Full HTML PDF (382.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Testing the accretion-induced field-decay and spin-up model for recycled pulsars    A100 J. Wang, C. M. Zhang and H.-K. Chang Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116524 Abstract Full HTML PDF (725.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The implications of dust for high-redshift protogalaxies and the formation of binary disks    A101 M. A. Latif, D. R. G. Schleicher and M. Spaans Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118295 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.664 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Anomalous Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud - Insight into their origin and connection with the star formation history    A102 G. Fiorentino and M. Monelli Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118621 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.893 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Bar pattern speed evolution over the last 7 Gyr    A103 I. Pérez, J. A. L. Aguerri and J. Méndez-Abreu Published online: 4 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118396 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.309 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A molecular line study of the filamentary infrared dark cloud G304.74+01.32    A104 O. Miettinen Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118552 Abstract Full HTML PDF (783.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparison of the properties of two fossil groups of galaxies with the normal group NGC 6034 based on multiband imaging and optical spectroscopy    A105 C. Adami, S. Jouvel, L. Guennou, V. Le Brun, F. Durret, B. Clement, N. Clerc, S. Comerón, O. Ilbert, Y. Lin, et al. (2 more) D. Russeil and U. Seemann Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118044 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.524 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Groups and clusters of galaxies in the SDSS DR8 - Value-added catalogues    A106 E. Tempel, E. Tago and L. J. Liivamägi Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118687 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.855 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effects of disk irradiation on planet population synthesis    A107 L. Fouchet, Y. Alibert, C. Mordasini and W. Benz Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117617 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.568 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic monitoring of the Herbig Ae star HD 104237 - II. Non-radial pulsations, mode analysis, and fundamental stellar parameters    A108 A. Fumel and T. Böhm Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117817 Abstract Full HTML PDF (8.398 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Enhanced star formation rates in AGN hosts with respect to inactive galaxies from PEP-Herschel observations    A109 P. Santini, D. J. Rosario, L. Shao, D. Lutz, R. Maiolino, D. M. Alexander, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, F. E. Bauer, et al. (28 more) S. Berta, A. Bongiovanni, W. N. Brandt, M. Brusa, J. Cepa, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, D. Elbaz, A. Fontana, N. M. Förster Schreiber, R. Genzel, A. Grazian, E. Le Floc’h, B. Magnelli, V. Mainieri, R. Nordon, A. M. Pérez Garcia, A. Poglitsch, P. Popesso, F. Pozzi, L. Riguccini, G. Rodighiero, M. Salvato, M. Sanchez-Portal, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi, I. Valtchanov and S. Wuyts Published online: 5 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118266 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.658 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The smoothness of the interstellar extinction curve in the UV - Comparison with recent laboratory measurements of PAH mixtures    A110 M. Steglich, Y. Carpentier, C. Jäger, F. Huisken, H.-J. Räder and Th. Henning Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118618 Abstract Full HTML PDF (830.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Suzaku X-ray spectrum of NGC 3147 - Further insights on the best “true” Seyfert 2 galaxy candidate    A111 G. Matt, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, X. Barcons and F. Panessa Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118729 Abstract Full HTML PDF (485.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Survival of molecular gas in Virgo’s hot intracluster medium: CO near M 86    A112 K. M. Dasyra, F. Combes, P. Salomé and J. Braine Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218775 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.026 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for starless clumps in the ATLASGAL survey    A113 J. Tackenberg, H. Beuther, T. Henning, F. Schuller, M. Wienen, F. Motte, F. Wyrowski, S. Bontemps, L. Bronfman, K. Menten, et al. (2 more) L. Testi and B. Lefloch Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117412 Abstract Full HTML PDF (9.932 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stabilization of radiation pressure dominated accretion disks through viscous fluctuations    A114 A. Janiuk and R. Misra Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118765 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.032 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

3D spherical analysis of baryon acoustic oscillations    A115 A. Rassat and A. Refregier Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118638 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.877 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

[FeII] as a tracer of supernova rate in nearby starburst galaxies    A116 M. J. F. Rosenberg, P. P. van der Werf and F. P. Israel Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218772 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.342 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Strong interactions between g- and p-modes in the hybrid γ Doradus-δ Scuti CoRoT star ID 105733033    A117 E. Chapellier, P. Mathias, W. W. Weiss, D. Le Contel and J. Debosscher Published online: 6 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117540 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.516 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chaotic diffusion of the Vesta family induced by close encounters with massive asteroids    A118 J.-B. Delisle and J. Laskar Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118339 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.115 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A 3D view of the outflow in the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 (OMC-1)    A119 H. D. Nissen, N. J. Cunningham, M. Gustafsson, J. Bally, J.-L. Lemaire, C. Favre and D. Field Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117495 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.386 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access NIMASTEP: a software to modelize, study, and analyze the dynamics of various small objects orbiting specific bodies    A120 N. Delsate and A. Compère Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118522 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.897 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

NANTEN 12CO (J = 1 → 0) observations around the star WR 55    A121 N. U. Duronea, E. M. Arnal and J. C. Testori Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118764 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.851 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Expected constraints on the Galactic magnetic field using Planck data    A122 L. Fauvet, J. F. Macías-Pérez, T. R. Jaffe, A. J. Banday, F. X. Désert and D. Santos Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016349 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.130 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multimodality in galaxy clusters from SDSS DR8: substructure and velocity distribution    A123 M. Einasto, J. Vennik, P. Nurmi, E. Tempel, A. Ahvensalmi, E. Tago, L. J. Liivamägi, E. Saar, P. Heinämäki, J. Einasto and V. J. Martínez Published online: 9 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118697 Abstract Full HTML PDF (477.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Does Bose-Einstein condensation of CMB photons cancel μ distortions created by dissipation of sound waves in the early Universe?    A124 R. Khatri, R. A. Sunyaev and J. Chluba Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118194 Abstract Full HTML PDF (421.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Herschel images of Fomalhaut - An extrasolar Kuiper belt at the height of its dynamical activity    A125 B. Acke, M. Min, C. Dominik, B. Vandenbussche, B. Sibthorpe, C. Waelkens, G. Olofsson, P. Degroote, K. Smolders, E. Pantin, et al. (26 more) M. J. Barlow, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, A. Brandeker, W. De Meester, W. R. F. Dent, K. Exter, J. Di Francesco, M. Fridlund, W. K. Gear, A. M. Glauser, J. S. Greaves, P. M. Harvey, Th. Henning, M. R. Hogerheijde, W. S. Holland, R. Huygen, R. J. Ivison, C. Jean, R. Liseau, D. A. Naylor, G. L. Pilbratt, E. T. Polehampton, S. Regibo, P. Royer, A. Sicilia-Aguilar and B. M. Swinyard Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118581 Abstract Full HTML PDF (695.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Particle acceleration in the polar cap region of an oscillating neutron star    A126 O. Zanotti, V. Morozova and B. Ahmedov Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118380 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.104 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematics and helicity evolution of a loop-like eruptive prominence    A127 K. Koleva, M. S. Madjarska, P. Duchlev, C. J. Schrijver, J.-C. Vial, E. Buchlin and M. Dechev Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118588 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.101 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Barium abundance in red giants of NGC 6752 - Non-local thermodynamic equilibrium and three-dimensional effects    A128 V. Dobrovolskas, A. Kučinskas, S. M. Andrievsky, S. A. Korotin, T. V. Mishenina, P. Bonifacio, H.-G. Ludwig and E. Caffau Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118398 Abstract Full HTML PDF (386.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access 21 cm observation of large-scale structures at z ~ 1 - Instrument sensitivity and foreground subtraction    A129 R. Ansari, J. E. Campagne, P. Colom, J. M. Le Goff, C. Magneville, J. M. Martin, M. Moniez, J. Rich and C. Yèche Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117837 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.922 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Basal chromospheric flux and Maunder Minimum-type stars: the quiet-Sun chromosphere as a universal phenomenon    A130 K.-P. Schröder, M. Mittag, M. I. Pérez Martínez, M. Cuntz and J. H. M. M. Schmitt Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118363 Abstract Full HTML PDF (331.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-contrast spectroscopy of SCR J1845-6357 B    A131 A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy, G. Chauvin, C. Moutou and G. Montagnier Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118426 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.049 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A 5.5-year robotic optical monitoring of Q0957+561: substructure in a non-local cD galaxy    A132 V. N. Shalyapin, L. J. Goicoechea and R. Gil-Merino Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118316 Abstract Full HTML PDF (500.8 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access η Carinae: linelist for the emission spectrum of the Weigelt blobs in the 1700 to 10 400 Å wavelength region    A133 T. Zethson, S. Johansson, H. Hartman and T. R. Gull Published online: 11 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116696 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.273 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

RX J1548.9+0851, a fossil cluster?    A134 P. Eigenthaler and W. W. Zeilinger Published online: 12 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118613 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.159 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The AGB population of NGC 6822: distribution and the C/M ratio from JHK photometry    A135 L. F. Sibbons, S. G. Ryan, M.-R. L. Cioni, M. Irwin and R. Napiwotzki Published online: 12 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118365 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.084 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dissecting the morphological and spectroscopic properties of galaxies in the local Universe - I. Elliptical galaxies    A136 J. A. L. Aguerri, M. Huertas-Company, J. Sánchez Almeida and C. Muñoz-Tuñón Published online: 12 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117632 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.374 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Unveiling hidden properties of young star clusters: differential reddening, star-formation spread, and binary fraction    A137 C. Bonatto, E. F. Lima and E. Bica Published online: 12 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118576 Abstract Full HTML PDF (11.31 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-term magnetic field monitoring of the Sun-like star ξ Bootis A    A138 A. Morgenthaler, P. Petit, S. Saar, S. K. Solanki, J. Morin, S. C. Marsden, M. Aurière, B. Dintrans, R. Fares, T. Gastine, et al. (6 more) J. Lanoux, F. Lignières, F. Paletou, J. C. Ramírez Vélez, S. Théado and V. Van Grootel Published online: 12 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118139 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.899 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The extinction law from photometric data: linear regression methods    A139 J. Ascenso, M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada and J. Alves Published online: 13 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118355 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.402 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Unbiased flux calibration methods for spectral-line radio observations    A140 B. Winkel, A. Kraus and U. Bach Published online: 13 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118092 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.774 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Planetary companions around the metal-poor star HIP 11952    A141 J. Setiawan, V. Roccatagliata, D. Fedele, Th. Henning, A. Pasquali, M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, E. Caffau, U. Seemann and R. J. Klement Published online: 17 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117826 Abstract Full HTML PDF (729.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLBA images of the precessing jet of LS I +61°303    A142 M. Massi, E. Ros and L. Zimmermann Published online: 17 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118088 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.971 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the core structure and evolution of red giants using gravity-dominated mixed modes observed with Kepler    A143 B. Mosser, M. J. Goupil, K. Belkacem, E. Michel, D. Stello, J. P. Marques, Y. Elsworth, C. Barban, P. G. Beck, T. R. Bedding, et al. (8 more) J. De Ridder, R. A. García, S. Hekker, T. Kallinger, R. Samadi, M. C. Stumpe, T. Barclay and C. J. Burke Published online: 17 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118519 Abstract Full HTML PDF (610.9 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight The Galactic WC stars - Stellar parameters from spectral analyses indicate a new evolutionary sequence    A144 A. Sander, W.-R. Hamann and H. Todt Published online: 18 April 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117830 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.513 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum VLT multi-object spectroscopy of 33 eclipsing binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud - New distance and depth of the SMC, and a record-breaking apsidal motion (Corrigendum)    C1 P. North, R. Gauderon, F. Barblan and F. Royer Published online: 14 March 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810284e Abstract Full HTML PDF (41.79 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service