Free access First starlight spectrum captured using an integrated photonic micro-spectrograph    L1 N. Cvetojevic, N. Jovanovic, C. Betters, J. S. Lawrence, S. C. Ellis, G. Robertson and J. Bland-Hawthorn Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219116 Abstract Full HTML PDF (369.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Activity restart – a key to explaining the morphology of J1211+743    L2 Andrzej Marecki Published online: 24 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219638 Abstract Full HTML PDF (134.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Discovery of a double eclipsing binary with periods near a 3:2 ratio    L3 P. Cagaš and O. Pejcha Published online: 24 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219815 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.084 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Angular momentum transport in stellar interiors constrained by rotational splittings of mixed modes in red giants    L4 P. Eggenberger, J. Montalbán and A. Miglio Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219729 Abstract Full HTML PDF (158.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Detection of an asymmetry in the envelope of the carbon Mira R Fornacis using VLTI/MIDI    L5 C. Paladini, S. Sacuto, D. Klotz, K. Ohnaka, M. Wittkowski, W. Nowotny, A. Jorissen and J. Hron Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219831 Abstract Full HTML PDF (222.2 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Photometry of two DQ white dwarfs. Search for spots    L6 T. Vornanen and A. Berdyugin Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219255 Abstract Full HTML PDF (299.8 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The first ALMA view of IRAS 16293-2422 - Direct detection of infall onto source B and high-resolution kinematics of source A    L7 J. E. Pineda, A. J. Maury, G. A. Fuller, L. Testi, D. García-Appadoo, A. B. Peck, E. Villard, S. A. Corder, T. A. van Kempen, J. L. Turner, et al. (2 more) K. Tachihara and W. Dent Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219589 Abstract Full HTML PDF (331.9 KB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Evaluating the carbon depletion found by the Stardust mission in Comet 81P/Wild 2    L8 E. Zubko, K. Muinonen, Y. Shkuratov, E. Hadamcik, A.-C. Levasseur-Regourd and G. Videen Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218981 Abstract Full HTML PDF (739.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Warm H2O and OH in the disk around the Herbig star HD 163296    L9 D. Fedele, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. J. Herczeg, N. J. Evans II, J. Bouwman, Th. Henning and J. Green Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219615 Abstract Full HTML PDF (592.6 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Thermal shielding of an emerging active region    L10 S. Régnier Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117897 Abstract Full HTML PDF (607.5 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access On the nature and detectability of Type Ib/c supernova progenitors    L11 S.-C. Yoon, G. Gräfener, J. S. Vink, A. Kozyreva and R. G. Izzard Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219790 Abstract Full HTML PDF (631.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - VI. An additional companion in the KOI-13 system    L12 A. Santerne, C. Moutou, S. C. C. Barros, C. Damiani, R. F. Díaz, J.-M. Almenara, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, M. Deleuil and G. Hébrard Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219899 Abstract Full HTML PDF (373.7 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Seismic signature of envelope penetrative convection: the CoRoT star HD 52265    L13 Y. Lebreton and M. J. Goupil Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220000 Abstract Full HTML PDF (191.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Constraints on mass loss and self-enrichment scenarios for the globular clusters of the Fornax dSph    L14 S. S. Larsen, J. Strader and J. P. Brodie Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219897 Abstract Full HTML PDF (215.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Herschel measurements of the D/H and 16O/18O ratios in water in the Oort-cloud comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd)    L15 D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, B. Swinyard, M. de Val-Borro, J. Crovisier, P. Hartogh, D. C. Lis, R. Moreno, S. Szutowicz, E. Lellouch, et al. (12 more) M. Emprechtinger, G. A. Blake, R. Courtin, C. Jarchow, M. Kidger, M. Küppers, M. Rengel, G. R. Davis, T. Fulton, D. Naylor, S. Sidher and H. Walker Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219744 Abstract Full HTML PDF (307.2 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Breaking through: The effects of a velocity distribution on barriers to dust growth    L16 F. Windmark, T. Birnstiel, C. W. Ormel and C. P. Dullemond Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220004 Abstract Full HTML PDF (139.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Understanding the white-light flare on 2012 March 9: evidence of a two-step magnetic reconnection    L17 Q. Hao, Y. Guo, Y. Dai, M. D. Ding, Z. Li, X. Y. Zhang and C. Fang Published online: 15 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219941 Abstract Full HTML PDF (879.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observational evidence for composite grains in an AGB outflow - MgS in the extreme carbon star LL Pegasi    L18 R. Lombaert, B. L. de Vries, A. de Koter, L. Decin, M. Min, K. Smolders, H. Mutschke and L. B. F. M. Waters Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219782 Abstract Full HTML PDF (278.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Mid-J CO emission from the Orion BN/KL explosive outflow    L19 T.-C. Peng, L. A. Zapata, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219937 Abstract Full HTML PDF (451.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Turbulent coronal heating mechanisms: coupling of dynamics and thermodynamics    L20 R. B. Dahlburg, G. Einaudi, A. F. Rappazzo and M. Velli Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219752 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.769 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Secondary cosmic-ray nuclei from supernova remnants and constraints on the propagation parameters    A16 N. Tomassetti and F. Donato Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218967 Abstract Full HTML PDF (774.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coronae above accretion disks around black holes: the effect of Compton cooling    A87 E. Meyer-Hofmeister, B. F. Liu and F. Meyer Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219245 Abstract Full HTML PDF (360.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of four high mass X-ray binaries and IGR J17348−2045    A118 E. Bozzo, L. Pavan, C. Ferrigno, M. Falanga, S. Campana, S. Paltani, L. Stella and R. Walter Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218900 Abstract Full HTML PDF (761.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral formation in accreting X-ray pulsars: bimodal variation of the cyclotron energy with luminosity    A123 P. A. Becker, D. Klochkov, G. Schönherr, O. Nishimura, C. Ferrigno, I. Caballero, P. Kretschmar, M. T. Wolff, J. Wilms and R. Staubert Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219065 Abstract Full HTML PDF (477.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The search for the magnetic precursor of C-type shocks in young molecular outflows    A150 J. F. Roberts, I. Jiménez-Serra, A. Gusdorf and J. Martín-Pintado Published online: 23 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219024 Abstract Full HTML PDF (714.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic field induced by strong transverse plasmons in ultra-relativistic electron-positron plasmas    A151 Y. Liu, X. Q. Li and S. Q. Liu Published online: 21 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218921 Abstract Full HTML PDF (303.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A fast empirical method for galaxy shape measurements in weak lensing surveys    A8 M. Tewes, N. Cantale, F. Courbin, T. Kitching and G. Meylan Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219278 Abstract Full HTML PDF (816.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

A hybrid approach to cosmic microwave background lensing reconstruction from all-sky intensity maps    A27 S. Plaszczynski, A. Lavabre, L. Perotto and J.-L. Starck Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218899 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.933 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Planck SZ Cluster Catalog: expected X-ray properties    A40 A. Chamballu, J. G. Bartlett and J.-B. Melin Published online: 24 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015431 Abstract Full HTML PDF (349.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mass assembly of galaxies - Smooth accretion versus mergers    A68 B. L’Huillier, F. Combes and B. Semelin Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117924 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.705 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web - The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55    A71 M. Limousin, H. Ebeling, J. Richard, A. M. Swinbank, G. P. Smith, M. Jauzac, S. Rodionov, C.-J. Ma, I. Smail, A. C. Edge, et al. (2 more) E. Jullo and J.-P. Kneib Published online: 30 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117921 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.228 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Domain of validity for pseudo-elliptical NFW lens models - Mass distribution, mapping to elliptical models, and arc cross section    A83 H. S. Dúmet-Montoya, G. B. Caminha and M. Makler Published online: 1 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118485 Abstract Full HTML PDF (559.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Turbulence in the ICM from mergers, cool-core sloshing, and jets: results from a new multi-scale filtering approach    A103 F. Vazza, E. Roediger and M. Brüggen Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118688 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.759 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cl 1103.7–1245 at z = 0.96: the highest redshift galaxy cluster in the EDisCS survey    A104 B. Vulcani, A. Aragón-Salamanca, B. M. Poggianti, B. Milvang-Jensen, A. von der Linden, J. Fritz, P. Jablonka, O. Johnson and D. Zaritsky Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219397 Abstract Full HTML PDF (272.2 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asymmetries in the angular distribution of the cosmic microwave background    A121 L. Santos, T. Villela and C. A. Wuensche Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118757 Abstract Full HTML PDF (280.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

UltraVISTA: a new ultra-deep near-infrared survey in COSMOS    A156 H. J. McCracken, B. Milvang-Jensen, J. Dunlop, M. Franx, J. P. U. Fynbo, O. Le Fèvre, J. Holt, K. I. Caputi, Y. Goranova, F. Buitrago, et al. (11 more) J. P. Emerson, W. Freudling, P. Hudelot, C. López-Sanjuan, F. Magnard, Y. Mellier, P. Møller, K. K. Nilsson, W. Sutherland, L. Tasca and J. Zabl Published online: 24 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219507 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.370 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Star-formation efficiency and metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in local massive clusters of galaxies (Corrigendum)    C3 Y.-Y. Zhang, T. F. Laganá, D. Pierini, E. Puchwein, P. Schneider and T. H. Reiprich Published online: 21 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116803e Abstract Full HTML PDF (42.64 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

HS 1700+6416: the first high-redshift unlensed narrow absorption line-QSO showing variable high-velocity outflows    A2 G. Lanzuisi, M. Giustini, M. Cappi, M. Dadina, G. Malaguti, C. Vignali and G. Chartas Published online: 17 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219481 Abstract Full HTML PDF (729.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Ram pressure effects in the galactic plane and galactic dynamos in the no-z approximation    A5 D. Moss, D. Sokoloff and R. Beck Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219531 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.600 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for cold gas in strong Mg II absorbers at 0.5 < z < 1.5: nature and evolution of 21-cm absorbers    A21 N. Gupta, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean, J. Bergeron, P. Noterdaeme and S. Muzahid Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219159 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.356 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - X. Lower limit on the distance of the absorber from HST COS and STIS spectroscopy    A33 N. Arav, D. Edmonds, B. Borguet, G. A. Kriss, J. S. Kaastra, E. Behar, S. Bianchi, M. Cappi, E. Costantini, R. G. Detmers, et al. (8 more) J. Ebrero, M. Mehdipour, S. Paltani, P. O. Petrucci, C. Pinto, G. Ponti, K. C. Steenbrugge and C. P. de Vries Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118501 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.361 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Single-epoch VLBI imaging study of bright active galactic nuclei at 2 GHz and 8 GHz    A34 A. B. Pushkarev and Y. Y. Kovalev Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219352 Abstract Full HTML PDF (15.34 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Starbursts and black hole masses in X-shaped radio galaxies: Signatures of a merger event?    A36 M. Mezcua, V. H. Chavushyan, A. P. Lobanov and J. León-Tavares Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117724 Abstract Full HTML PDF (452.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Intra-night optical variability of core dominated radio quasars: the role of optical polarization    A37 A. Goyal, Gopal-Krishna, P. J. Wiita, G. C. Anupama, D. K. Sahu, R. Sagar and S. Joshi Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218888 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.287 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

M31N 2008-05d: a M 31 disk nova with a dipping supersoft X-ray light curve    A44 M. Henze, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, M. Hernanz, G. Sala, M. Della Valle and H. Stiele Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219488 Abstract Full HTML PDF (317.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The X-ray luminous galaxies optically classified as star forming are mostly narrow line Seyfert 1 s    A48 N. Castelló-Mor, X. Barcons, L. Ballo, F. J. Carrera, M. J. Ward and C. Jin Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118301 Abstract Full HTML PDF (805.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time delay between images of the lensed quasar UM673    A51 E. Koptelova, W. P. Chen, T. Chiueh, B. P. Artamonov, V. L. Oknyanskij, S. N. Nuritdinov, O. Burkhonov, T. Akhunov, V. V. Bruevich, O. V. Ezhkova, et al. (4 more) A. S. Gusev, A. V. Sergeyev, Sh. A. Ehgamberdiev and M. A. Ibragimov Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116645 Abstract Full HTML PDF (463.2 KB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxies undergoing ram-pressure stripping: the influence of the bulge on morphology and star formation rate    A54 D. Steinhauser, M. Haider, W. Kapferer and S. Schindler Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118311 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.178 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectrally resolved C II emission in M 33 (HerM33es) - Physical conditions and kinematics around BCLMP 691    A55 J. Braine, P. Gratier, C. Kramer, F. P. Israel, F. van der Tak, B. Mookerjea, M. Boquien, F. Tabatabaei, P. van der Werf and C. Henkel Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219360 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.587 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinetic power of quasars and statistical excess of MOJAVE superluminal motions    A56 M. López-Corredoira and M. Perucho Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219410 Abstract Full HTML PDF (475.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The ionized gas in the central region of NGC 5253 - 2D mapping of the physical and chemical properties    A60 A. Monreal-Ibero, J. R. Walsh and J. M. Vílchez Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219543 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.091 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Microlensing of the broad line region in 17 lensed quasars    A62 D. Sluse, D. Hutsemékers, F. Courbin, G. Meylan and J. Wambsganss Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219125 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.552 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The light element abundance distribution in NGC 5128 from planetary nebulae    A70 J. R. Walsh, G. H. Jacoby, R. F. Peletier and N. A. Walton Published online: 30 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118580 Abstract Full HTML PDF (739.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The star formation and chemical evolution history of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy    A73 T. J. L. de Boer, E. Tolstoy, V. Hill, A. Saha, E. W. Olszewski, M. Mateo, E. Starkenburg, G. Battaglia and M. G. Walker Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219547 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.545 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gas-phase metallicity of 27 galaxies at intermediate redshift    A74 L. Morelli, V. Calvi, A. Cardullo, A. Pizzella, E. M. Corsini and E. Dalla Bontà Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219316 Abstract Full HTML PDF (228.9 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope    A75 J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, et al. (152 more) W. Bednarek, 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, S. R. Gozzini, 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, R. López, A. López-Oramas, E. Lorenz, M. Makariev, G. Maneva, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, B. Marcote, 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, S. Paiano, 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. Snidaric, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, S. Spiro, V. Stamatescu, A. Stamerra, B. Steinke, J. Storz, N. Strah, S. Sun, 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 and R. Zanin Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218796 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.053 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray variability of 104 active galactic nuclei - XMM-Newton power-spectrum density profiles    A80 O. González-Martín and S. Vaughan Published online: 1 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219008 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.185 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The parsec-scale jet of PKS 1749+096    A89 R.-S. Lu, Z.-Q. Shen, T. P. Krichbaum, S. Iguchi, S.-S. Lee and J. A. Zensus Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218852 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.467 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M 87 in a low-emission state between 2005 and 2007    A96 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. Elsaesser, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, C. Fruck, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, D. Garrido, M. Gaug, G. Giavitto, N. Godinović, D. Hadasch, D. Häfner, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, D. Höhne-Mönch, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, B. Huber, T. Jogler, H. Kellermann, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, J. Krause, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Leonardo, 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, H. Miyamoto, J. Moldón, A. Moralejo, P. Munar-Adrover, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, R. Orito, I. Oya, D. Paneque, R. Paoletti, S. Pardo, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. Pasanen, F. Pauss, M. A. Perez-Torres, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, M. Pilia, J. Pochon, F. Prada, P. G. Prada Moroni, E. Prandini, I. Puljak, I. Reichardt, R. Reinthal, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, S. Rügamer, 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. Snidaric, 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 G. Ghisellini Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117827 Abstract Full HTML PDF (392.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tidal interaction vs. ram pressure stripping effects as seen in X-rays - Hot gas in group and cluster galaxies    A99 M. Weżgowiec, D. J. Bomans, M. Ehle, K. T. Chyży, M. Urbanik, J. Braine and M. Soida Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117652 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.203 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The GALEX view of the Herschel Reference Survey - Ultraviolet structural properties of nearby galaxies    A101 L. Cortese, S. Boissier, A. Boselli, G. J. Bendo, V. Buat, J. I. Davies, S. Eales, S. Heinis, K. G. Isaak and S. C. Madden Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219312 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.224 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Unveiling the nucleus of NGC 7172    A105 S. Smajić, S. Fischer, J. Zuther and A. Eckart Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118256 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.972 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

NGC 3627: a galaxy-dwarf collision?    A113 M. Weżgowiec, M. Soida and D. J. Bomans Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118436 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.092 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dynamics of the NGC 4636 globular cluster system - II. Improved constraints from a large sample of globular cluster velocities    A115 Y. Schuberth, T. Richtler, M. Hilker, R. Salinas, B. Dirsch and S. S. Larsen Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015038 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.809 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

65 kpc of ionized gas trailing behind NGC 4848 during its first crossing of the Coma cluster    A128 Matteo Fossati, Giuseppe Gavazzi, Alessandro Boselli and Michele Fumagalli Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219933 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1006 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is IRAS 01072+4954 a True-Seyfert 2? - Hints from near-infrared integral field spectroscopy    A129 M. Valencia-S., J. Zuther, A. Eckart, M. García-Marín, C. Iserlohe and G. Wright Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219226 Abstract Full HTML PDF (788.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the blazar 1ES 1215+303 with the MAGIC telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations    A142 J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, S. Ansoldi, M. Asensio, M. Backes, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, et al. (157 more) J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, K. Berger, E. Bernardini, A. Biland, O. Blanch, R. K. Bock, A. Boller, G. Bonnoli, D. Borla Tridon, T. Bretz, A. Cañellas, E. Carmona, A. Carosi, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, L. Cossio, S. Covino, P. Da Vela, 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 Terrats, M. Gaug, G. Giavitto, N. Godinović, A. González Muñoz, S. R. Gozzini, D. Hadasch, D. Häfner, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, B. Huber, F. Jankowski, T. Jogler, V. Kadenius, H. Kellermann, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, J. Krause, A. La Barbera, D. Lelas, E. Leonardo, N. Lewandowska, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, M. López, R. López-Coto, 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, S. Paiano, D. Paneque, R. Paoletti, S. Pardo, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. A. Perez-Torres, M. Persic, 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, S. N. Shore, A. Sillanpää, J. Sitarek, I. Snidaric, D. Sobczynska, F. Spanier, S. Spiro, V. Stamatescu, A. Stamerra, B. Steinke, J. Storz, N. Strah, S. Sun, 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, P. Vogler, R. M. Wagner, Q. Weitzel, V. Zabalza, F. Zandanel, R. Zanin, A. Berdyugin, S. Buson, E. Järvelä, S. Larsson, A. Lähteenmäki and J. Tammi Published online: 15 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219133 Abstract Full HTML PDF (641.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Supernova remnants and candidates detected in the XMM-Newton M 31 large survey    A144 M. Sasaki, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, D. Hatzidimitriou, H. Stiele, B. Williams, A. Kong and U. Kolb Published online: 15 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219025 Abstract Full HTML PDF (21.17 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dynamics of starbursting dwarf galaxies. II. UGC 4483    A145 F. Lelli, M. Verheijen, F. Fraternali and R. Sancisi Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219457 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.109 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The horizontal branch luminosity vs. metallicity in M 31 globular clusters    A155 L. Federici, C. Cacciari, M. Bellazzini, F. Fusi Pecci, S. Galleti and S. Perina Published online: 24 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219317 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.355 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum The Westerbork Hydrogen Accretion in LOcal GAlaxieS (HALOGAS) survey (Corrigendum) - I. Survey description and pilot observations    C1 G. Heald, G. Józsa, P. Serra, L. Zschaechner, R. Rand, F. Fraternali, T. Oosterloo, R. Walterbos, E. Jütte and G. Gentile Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015938e Abstract Full HTML PDF (50.78 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic analysis of the two subgiant branches of the globular cluster NGC 1851    A12 R. G. Gratton, S. Villanova, S. Lucatello, A. Sollima, D. Geisler, E. Carretta, S. Cassisi and A. Bragaglia Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219276 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.613 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Open clusters - I. Fundamental parameters of B stars in NGC 3766 and NGC 4755    A64 Y. Aidelman, L. S. Cidale, J. Zorec and M. L. Arias Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219069 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.846 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

An upper limit on the sulphur abundance in HE 1327-2326    A102 P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, K. A. Venn and D. L. Lambert Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219537 Abstract Full HTML PDF (221.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The mass function of the Coma Berenices open cluster below 0.2 M⊙: a search for low-mass stellar and substellar members    A111 S. Melnikov and J. Eislöffel Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219314 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.448 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Press Release Free access Milky Way demographics with the VVV survey - I. The 84-million star colour–magnitude diagram of the Galactic bulge    A147 R. K. Saito, D. Minniti, B. Dias, M. Hempel, M. Rejkuba, J. Alonso-García, B. Barbuy, M. Catelan, J. P. Emerson, O. A. Gonzalez, et al. (2 more) P. W. Lucas and M. Zoccali Published online: 23 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.744 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fermi-LAT constraints on the pulsar wind nebula nature of HESS J1857+026    A3 R. Rousseau, M.-H. Grondin, A. Van Etten, M. Lemoine-Goumard, S. Bogdanov, J. W. T. Hessels, V. M. Kaspi, Z. Arzoumanian, F. Camilo, J. M. Casandjian, et al. (6 more) C. M. Espinoza, S. Johnston, A. G. Lyne, D. A. Smith, B. W. Stappers and G. A. Caliandro Published online: 17 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118685 Abstract Full HTML PDF (463.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Exploring the supernova remnant G308.4–1.4    A7 T. Prinz and W. Becker Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219086 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.054 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiwavelength study of the infrared dust bubble S51    A11 C. P. Zhang and J. J. Wang Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218777 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.201 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A Corona Australis cloud filament seen in NIR scattered light - III. Modelling and comparison with Herschel sub-millimetre data    A14 M. Juvela, V.-M. Pelkonen, G. J. White, V. Könyves, J. Kirk and P. André Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219084 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.812 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

UV-driven chemistry in simulations of the interstellar medium - I. Post-processed chemistry with the Meudon PDR code    A22 F. Levrier, F. Le Petit, P. Hennebelle, P. Lesaffre, M. Gerin and E. Falgarone Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218865 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.926 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemistry induced by energetic ions in water ice mixed with molecular nitrogen and oxygen    A30 Ph. Boduch, A. Domaracka, D. Fulvio, T. Langlinay, X. Y. Lv, M. E. Palumbo, H. Rothard and G. Strazzulla Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219365 Abstract Full HTML PDF (483.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modelling of dust around the symbiotic Mira RR Telescopii during obscuration epochs    A35 T. Jurkic and D. Kotnik-Karuza Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218776 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.019 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The infrared dust bubble N22: an expanding H ii region and the star formation around it    A39 W.-G. Ji, J.-J. Zhou, J. Esimbek, Y.-F. Wu, G. Wu and X.-D. Tang Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218861 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.080 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarimetric coronagraphy of BD + 31°643    A43 G. Olofsson, R. Nilsson, H.-G. Florén, A. Djupvik and M. Aberasturi Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219247 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.985 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral line profiles changed by dust scattering in heavily obscured young stellar objects    A45 V. P. Grinin, L. V. Tambovtseva and G. Weigelt Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219768 Abstract Full HTML PDF (276.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Profiling filaments: comparing near-infrared extinction and submillimetre data in TMC-1    A50 J. Malinen, M. Juvela, M. G. Rawlings, D. Ward-Thompson, P. Palmeirim and Ph. André Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219573 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.992 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Numerical models for the diffuse ionized gas in galaxies - I. Synthetic spectra of thermally excited gas with turbulent magnetic reconnection as energy source    A57 T. L. Hoffmann, S. Lieb, A. W. A. Pauldrach, H. Lesch, P. J. N. Hultzsch and G. T. Birk Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811512 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.813 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust shell model of the water fountain source IRAS 16342–3814    A58 K. Murakawa and H. Izumiura Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219130 Abstract Full HTML PDF (404.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Reflection and dissipation of Alfvén waves in interstellar clouds    A66 C. Pinto, A. Verdini, D. Galli and M. Velli Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219019 Abstract Full HTML PDF (273.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

CN Zeeman observations of the NGC 2264-C protocluster    A69 A. J. Maury, H. Wiesemeyer and C. Thum Published online: 30 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219148 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.344 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observations of Herbig Ae/Be stars with Herschel/PACS - The atomic and molecular contents of their protoplanetary discs    A78 G. Meeus, B. Montesinos, I. Mendigutía, I. Kamp, W. F. Thi, C. Eiroa, C. A. Grady, G. Mathews, G. Sandell, C. Martin-Zaïdi, et al. (8 more) S. Brittain, W. R. F. Dent, C. Howard, F. Ménard, C. Pinte, A. Roberge, B. Vandenbussche and J. P. Williams Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219225 Abstract Full HTML PDF (967.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Can grain growth explain transition disks?    A79 T. Birnstiel, S. M. Andrews and B. Ercolano Published online: 1 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219262 Abstract Full HTML PDF (751.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Submillimeter line emission from LMC 30 Doradus: The impact of a starburst on a low-metallicity environment    A84 J. L. Pineda, N. Mizuno, M. Röllig, J. Stutzki, C. Kramer, U. Klein, M. Rubio, A. Kawamura, T. Minamidani, A. Benz, et al. (4 more) M. Burton, Y. Fukui, B.-C. Koo and T. Onishi Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118321 Abstract Full HTML PDF (706.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Morphology of the very inclined debris disk around HD 32297    A85 A. Boccaletti, J.-C. Augereau, A.-M. Lagrange, J. Milli, P. Baudoz, D. Mawet, D. Mouillet, J. Lebreton and A.-L. Maire Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219320 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.123 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A VLT VIMOS IFU study of the ionisation nebula surrounding the supersoft X-ray source CAL 83    A86 P. Gruyters, K. Exter, T. P. Roberts and S. Rappaport Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219051 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.433 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variance of the Galactic nuclei cosmic ray flux    A92 G. Bernard, T. Delahaye, P. Salati and R. Taillet Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219502 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.296 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical spectroscopy of EX Lupi during quiescence and outburst - Infall, wind, and dynamics in the accretion flow    A93 A. Sicilia-Aguilar, Á. Kóspál, J. Setiawan, P. Ábrahám, C. Dullemond, C. Eiroa, M. Goto, Th. Henning and A. Juhász Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118555 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.420 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mid-infrared spectroscopy of UV irradiated hydrogenated amorphous carbon materials    A107 K. A. K. Gadallah, H. Mutschke and C. Jäger Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219248 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.344 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Herschel/HIFI observations of CO, H2O and NH3 in Monoceros R2    A110 P. Pilleri, A. Fuente, J. Cernicharo, V. Ossenkopf, O. Berné, M. Gerin, J. Pety, J. R. Goicoechea, J. R. Rizzo, J. Montillaud, et al. (5 more) M. González-García, C. Joblin, J. Le Bourlot, F. Le Petit and C. Kramer Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118481 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.980 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A southern hemisphere survey of the 5780 and 6284 Å diffuse interstellar bands: correlation with the extinction    A136 S. Raimond, R. Lallement, J. L. Vergely, C. Babusiaux and L. Eyer Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219191 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.519 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of optical candidate supernova remnants in Sagittarius    A140 J. Alikakos, P. Boumis, P. E. Christopoulou and C. D. Goudis Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219118 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.723 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Profiles of interstellar cloud filaments - Observational effects in synthetic sub-millimetre observations    A141 M. Juvela, J. Malinen and T. Lunttila Published online: 15 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219558 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.513 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Ammonia from cold high-mass clumps discovered in the inner Galactic disk by the ATLASGAL survey    A146 M. Wienen, F. Wyrowski, F. Schuller, K. M. Menten, C. M. Walmsley, L. Bronfman and F. Motte Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118107 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.848 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

U Scorpii 2010 outburst: a new understanding of the binary accretion disk and the secondary star    A149 E. Mason, A. Ederoclite, R. E. Williams, M. Della Valle and J. Setiawan Published online: 23 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219556 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.557 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the surface of dust grains (Corrigendum)    C4 F. Du, B. Parise and P. Bergman Published online: 21 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118013e Abstract Full HTML PDF (194.9 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Three ways to solve the orbit of KIC 11 558 725: a 10-day beaming sdB+WD binary with a pulsating subdwarf    A1 J. H. Telting, R. H. Østensen, A. S. Baran, S. Bloemen, M. D. Reed, R. Oreiro, L. Farris, T. A. Ottosen, C. Aerts, S. D. Kawaler, et al. (9 more) U. Heber, S. Prins, E. M. Green, B. Kalomeni, S. J. O’Toole, F. Mullally, D. T. Sanderfer, J. C. Smith and H. Kjeldsen Published online: 17 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219458 Abstract Full HTML PDF (586.6 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variability of halo carbon stars    A10 P. Battinelli and S. Demers Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219108 Abstract Full HTML PDF (239.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Models of AM Canum Venaticorum star outbursts    A13 I. Kotko, J.-P. Lasota, G. Dubus and J.-M. Hameury Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219156 Abstract Full HTML PDF (498.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The peculiar isolated neutron star in the Carina Nebula - Deep XMM-Newton and ESO-VLT observations of 2XMM J104608.7-594306    A17 A. M. Pires, C. Motch, R. Turolla, A. Schwope, M. Pilia, A. Treves, S. B. Popov and E. Janot-Pacheco Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219161 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.025 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic observations of the recurrent nova CI Aquilae during the 2000 outburst    A26 T. Iijima Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117945 Abstract Full HTML PDF (368.4 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Period variation in BW Vulpeculae redux    A28 A. P. Odell Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219418 Abstract Full HTML PDF (522.3 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The distance and size of the red hypergiant NML Cygni from VLBA and VLA astrometry    A42 B. Zhang, M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten, X. W. Zheng and A. Brunthaler Published online: 24 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219587 Abstract Full HTML PDF (742.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

International observational campaigns of the last two eclipses in EE Cephei: 2003 and 2008/9    A53 C. Gałan, M. Mikołajewski, T. Tomov, D. Graczyk, G. Apostolovska, I. Barzova, I. Bellas-Velidis, B. Bilkina, R. M. Blake, C. T. Bolton, et al. (80 more) A. Bondar, L. Brát, T. Brożek, B. Budzisz, M. Cikała, B. Csák, A. Dapergolas, D. Dimitrov, P. Dobierski, M. Drahus, M. Dróżdż, S. Dvorak, L. Elder, S. Frąckowiak, G. Galazutdinov, K. Gazeas, L. Georgiev, B. Gere, K. Goździewski, V. P. Grinin, M. Gromadzki, M. Hajduk, T. A. Heras, J. Hopkins, I. Iliev, J. Janowski, R. Kocián, Z. Kołaczkowski, D. Kolev, G. Kopacki, J. Krzesiński, H. Kučáková, E. Kuligowska, T. Kundera, M. Kurpińska-Winiarska, A. Kuźmicz, A. Liakos, T. A. Lister, G. Maciejewski, A. Majcher, A. Majewska, P. M. Marrese, G. Michalska, C. Migaszewski, I. Miller, U. Munari, F. Musaev, G. Myers, A. Narwid, P. Németh, P. Niarchos, E. Niemczura, W. Ogłoza, Y. Öǧmen, A. Oksanen, J. Osiwała, S. Peneva, A. Pigulski, V. Popov, W. Pych, J. Pye, E. Ragan, B. F. Roukema, P. T. Różański, E. Semkov, M. Siwak, B. Staels, I. Stateva, H. C. Stempels, M. Stȩślicki, E. Świerczyński, T. Szymański, N. Tomov, W. Waniak, M. Wiȩcek, M. Winiarski, P. Wychudzki, A. Zajczyk, S. Zoła and T. Zwitter Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016235 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.541 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simulations of stellar/pulsar-wind interaction along one full orbit    A59 V. Bosch-Ramon, M. V. Barkov, D. Khangulyan and M. Perucho Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219251 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.360 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nitrogen chronology of massive main sequence stars    A76 K. Köhler, M. Borzyszkowski, I. Brott, N. Langer and A. de Koter Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118352 Abstract Full HTML PDF (583.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Solar-like oscillations in red giants observed with Kepler: influence of increased timespan on global oscillation parameters    A90 S. Hekker, Y. Elsworth, B. Mosser, T. Kallinger, W. J. Chaplin, J. De Ridder, R. A. García, D. Stello, B. D. Clarke, J. R. Hall and K. A. Ibrahim Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219328 Abstract Full HTML PDF (418.4 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Gamma-ray follow-up studies on η Carinae    A98 K. Reitberger, O. Reimer, A. Reimer, M. Werner, K. Egberts and H. Takahashi Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219249 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.267 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The near-infrared detection of PSR B0540–69 and its nebula    A100 R. P. Mignani, A. De Luca, W. Hummel, A. Zajczyk, B. Rudak, G. Kanbach and A. Słowikowska Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219177 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.905 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Estimating the p-mode frequencies of the solar twin 18 Scorpii    A106 M. Bazot, T. L. Campante, W. J. Chaplin, H. Carfantan, T. R. Bedding, X. Dumusque, A.-M. Broomhall, P. Petit, S. Théado, V. Van Grootel, et al. (10 more) T. Arentoft, M. Castro, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.-D. do Nascimento Jr, B. Dintrans, H. Kjeldsen, M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro, N. C. Santos, S. Sousa and S. Vauclair Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117963 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.087 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray follow-up observations of the two γ-ray pulsars PSR J1459–6053 and PSR J1614–2230    A108 B. Pancrazi, N. A. Webb, W. Becker, I. Cognard, L. Guillemot, A. B. Hill, M. Jackson, R. P. Mignani and N. Rea Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117888 Abstract Full HTML PDF (451.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

An unusual very low-mass high-amplitude pre-main sequence periodic variable    A112 M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, R. Mundt, M. Ibrahimov, S. Messina, P. Parihar, F. V. Hessman, C. Alves de Oliveira and W. Herbst Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118649 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.174 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical identification of X-ray source 1RXS J180431.1–273932 as a magnetic cataclysmic variable    A114 N. Masetti, A. A. Nucita and P. Parisi Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219334 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.347 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new visual – near-infrared diagnostic to estimate the metallicity of cluster and field dwarf stars    A152 A. Calamida, M. Monelli, A. P. Milone, G. Bono, A. Pietrinferni and E. P. Lagioia Published online: 24 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219712 Abstract Full HTML PDF (676.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Erratum Overview of an extensive multi-wavelength study of GX 339−4 during the 2010 outburst (Corrigendum)    C2 M. Cadolle Bel, J. Rodriguez, P. D’Avanzo, D. M. Russell, J. Tomsick, S. Corbel, F. W. Lewis, F. Rahoui, M. Buxton, P. Goldoni and E. Kuulkers Published online: 7 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117684e Abstract Full HTML PDF (41.40 KB) SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Properties of Galactic early-type O-supergiants - A combined FUV-UV and optical analysis    A67 J.-C. Bouret, D. J. Hillier, T. Lanz and A. W. Fullerton Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118594 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.232 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

A high angular and spectral resolution view into the hidden companion of ε Aurigae    A91 D. Mourard, P. Harmanec, R. Stencel, Ph. Bério, O. Chesneau, J. M. Clausse, R. Ligi, N. Nardetto, K. Perraut, Ph. Stee, et al. (9 more) I. Tallon-Bosc, H. McAlister, T. ten Brummelaar, S. Ridgway, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N. Turner, C. Farrington and P. J. Goldfinger Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219218 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.154 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Using limb darkening to measure fundamental parameters of stars    A117 H. R. Neilson and J. B. Lester Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117244 Abstract Full HTML PDF (795.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coronal winds powered by radiative driving    A120 L. B. Lucy Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118753 Abstract Full HTML PDF (346.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The AMBRE project: A new synthetic grid of high-resolution FGKM stellar spectra    A126 P. de Laverny, A. Recio-Blanco, C. C. Worley and B. Plez Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219330 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.050 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nonlinear wave propagation and reconnection at magnetic X-points in the Hall MHD regime    A24 J. Threlfall, C. E. Parnell, I. De Moortel, K. G. McClements and T. D. Arber Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219098 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.765 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The energy of waves in the photosphere and lower chromosphere - II. Intensity statistics    A46 C. Beck, R. Rezaei and K. G. Puschmann Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219242 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.073 MB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetohydrodynamics dynamical relaxation of coronal magnetic fields - III. 3D spiral nulls    A77 J. Fuentes-Fernández and C. E. Parnell Published online: 31 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219190 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.533 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Confronting a solar irradiance reconstruction with solar and stellar data    A88 P. G. Judge, G. W. Lockwood, R. R. Radick, G. W. Henry, A. I. Shapiro, W. Schmutz and C. Lindsey Published online: 2 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218903 Abstract Full HTML PDF (192.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-dependent particle acceleration in a Fermi reservoir    A94 Y. E. Litvinenko Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219576 Abstract Full HTML PDF (120.2 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Solar atlas revised    A125 P. Molaro and S. Monai Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118675 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.134 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nonlinear evolution of torsional Alfvén waves    A127 S. Vasheghani Farahani, V. M. Nakariakov, E. Verwichte and T. Van Doorsselaere Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219569 Abstract Full HTML PDF (287.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray emitting hot plasma in solar active regions observed by the SphinX spectrometer    A139 M. Miceli, F. Reale, S. Gburek, S. Terzo, M. Barbera, A. Collura, J. Sylwester, M. Kowalinski, P. Podgorski and M. Gryciuk Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219670 Abstract Full HTML PDF (985.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cut-off wavenumber of Alfvén waves in partially ionized plasmas of the solar atmosphere    A143 T. V. Zaqarashvili, M. Carbonell, J. L. Ballester and M. L. Khodachenko Published online: 15 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219763 Abstract Full HTML PDF (187.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Electron acceleration during three-dimensional relaxation of an electron beam-return current plasma system in a magnetic field    A148 M. Karlický and E. P. Kontar Published online: 23 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219400 Abstract Full HTML PDF (367.0 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

The International Deep Planet Survey - I. The frequency of wide-orbit massive planets around A-stars    A9 A. Vigan, J. Patience, C. Marois, M. Bonavita, R. J. De Rosa, B. Macintosh, I. Song, R. Doyon, B. Zuckerman, D. Lafrenière and T. Barman Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218991 Abstract Full HTML PDF (820.8 KB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Methanol ice on the surface of minor bodies in the solar system    A20 F. Merlin, E. Quirico, M. A. Barucci and C. de Bergh Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219181 Abstract Full HTML PDF (792.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Star-planet magnetic interaction and activity in late-type stars with close-in planets    A23 A. F. Lanza Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219002 Abstract Full HTML PDF (700.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rapid growth of gas-giant cores by pebble accretion    A32 M. Lambrechts and A. Johansen Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219127 Abstract Full HTML PDF (772.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Narrow band Hα photometry of the super-Earth GJ 1214b with GTC/OSIRIS tunable filters    A41 F. Murgas, E. Pallé, A. Cabrera-Lavers, K. D. Colón, E. L. Martín and H. Parviainen Published online: 24 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219380 Abstract Full HTML PDF (352.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observing planet-disk interaction in debris disks    A61 S. Ertel, S. Wolf and J. Rodmann Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219236 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.821 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mean motion resonances and the stability of a circumbinary disk in a triple stellar system    A63 R. C. Domingos, O. C. Winter and V. Carruba Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219067 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.446 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting sub-Jupiters    A72 M. Lendl, D. R. Anderson, A. Collier-Cameron, A. P. Doyle, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, E. Jehin, T. A. Lister, P. F. L. Maxted, F. Pepe, et al. (9 more) D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, B. Smalley, D. Ségransan, A. M. S. Smith, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, R. G. West and P. J. Wheatley Published online: 30 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219585 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.110 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar scattering and the origin of the planet around γ-Cephei-A    A97 J. G. Martí and C. Beaugé Published online: 6 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219403 Abstract Full HTML PDF (918.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probabilities of exoplanet signals from posterior samplings    A116 M. Tuomi and H. R. A. Jones Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118114 Abstract Full HTML PDF (828.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Different dynamical histories for comets C/2001 Q4 and C/2002 T7?    A119 M. Królikowska, P. A. Dybczyński and G. Sitarski Published online: 9 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219408 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.393 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effect of the stellar spin history on the tidal evolution of close-in planets    A124 E. Bolmont, S. N. Raymond, J. Leconte and S. P. Matt Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219645 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.258 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Direct imaging of extra-solar planets in star forming regions - Lessons learned from a false positive around IM Lupi    A131 D. Mawet, O. Absil, G. Montagnier, P. Riaud, J. Surdej, C. Ducourant, J.-C. Augereau, S. Röttinger, J. Girard, J. Krist and K. Stapelfeldt Published online: 13 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219662 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.261 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

The equilibrium tide in stars and giant planets - I. The coplanar case    A132 F. Remus, S. Mathis and J.-P. Zahn Published online: 17 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118160 Abstract Full HTML PDF (955.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Justification of the two-bulge method in the theory of bodily tides    A133 M. Efroimsky Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219485 Abstract Full HTML PDF (295.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT imaging of the β Pictoris gas disk    A134 R. Nilsson, A. Brandeker, G. Olofsson, K. Fathi, Ph. Thébault and R. Liseau Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219288 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.522 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea’s family - II. Follow-up observations    A137 B. Carry, C. Snodgrass, P. Lacerda, O. Hainaut and C. Dumas Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219044 Abstract Full HTML PDF (261.1 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Experiments on centimeter-sized dust aggregates and their implications for planetesimal formation    A138 T. Meisner, G. Wurm and J. Teiser Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219099 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.971 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asteroid (99942) Apophis: new predictions of Earth encounters for this potentially hazardous asteroid    A15 D. Bancelin, F. Colas, W. Thuillot, D. Hestroffer and M. Assafin Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117981 Abstract Full HTML PDF (145.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Open Access The solar acceleration obtained by VLBI observations    A135 M. H. Xu, G. L. Wang and M. Zhao Published online: 14 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219593 Abstract Full HTML PDF (134.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Accurate rotational rest-frequencies of CH2NH at submillimetre wavelengths    A19 L. Dore, L. Bizzocchi and C. Degli Esposti Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219674 Abstract Full HTML PDF (170.1 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The submillimeter-wave spectrum of diisocyanomethane    A82 R. A. Motiyenko, L. Margulès and J.-C. Guillemin Published online: 1 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219594 Abstract Full HTML PDF (221.4 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A critical evaluation of the principal component analysis detection of polarized signatures using real stellar data    A4 F. Paletou Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219399 Abstract Full HTML PDF (360.1 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access An adaptive-binning method for generating constant-uncertainty/constant-significance light curves with Fermi-LAT data    A6 B. Lott, L. Escande, S. Larsson and J. Ballet Published online: 19 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218873 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.100 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access SPADES: a stellar parameters determination software    A154 H. Posbic, D. Katz, E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, A. Gómez, L. Sbordone and F. Arenou Published online: 24 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219417 Abstract Full HTML PDF (950.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Radio galaxies of the local universe - All-sky catalog, luminosity functions, and clustering    A18 Sjoert van Velzen, Heino Falcke, Pim Schellart, Nils Nierstenhöfer and Karl-Heinz Kampert Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219389 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.541 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Multifrequency study of GHz-peaked spectrum sources and candidates with the RATAN-600 radio telescope    A25 M. G. Mingaliev, Yu. V. Sotnikova, I. Torniainen, M. Tornikoski and R. Yu. Udovitskiy Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118506 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.300 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Astrometric results of observations of mutual occultations and eclipses of the Saturnian satellites in 2009    A29 J.-E. Arlot, N. V. Emelyanov, V. Lainey, M. Andreev, M. Assafin, F. Braga-Ribas, J. I. B. Camargo, R. Casas, A. Christou, F. Colas, et al. (25 more) D. N. Da Silva Neto, O. Dechambre, A. Dias-Oliveira, G. Dourneau, A. Farmakopoulos, D. Gault, T. George, D. L. Gorshanov, D. Herald, V. Kozlov, A. Kurenya, J. F. Le Campion, J. Lecacheux, B. Loader, A. Massallé, M. Mc Brien, A. Murphy, N. Parakhin, A. Roman-Lopes, C. Schnabel, A. Sergeev, V. Tsamis, P. Valdés Sada, R. Vieira-Martins and X. Zhang Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118509 Abstract Full HTML PDF (145.7 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The star catalogues of Ptolemaios and Ulugh Beg - Machine-readable versions and comparison with the modern Hipparcos Catalogue    A31 F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent Published online: 20 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219596 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.540 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Australia Telescope Large Area Survey: 2.3 GHz observations of ELAIS-S1 and CDF-S - Spectral index properties of the faint radio sky    A38 P.-C. Zinn, E. Middelberg, R. P. Norris, C. A. Hales, M. Y. Mao and K. E. Randall Published online: 23 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219349 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.386 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Seven-color Vilnius photometry and classification of stars in the region of the North Ecliptic Pole    A49 K. Zdanavičius, V. Straižys, J. Zdanavičius, R. Chmieliauskaitė and A. Kazlauskas Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219351 Abstract Full HTML PDF (803.6 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The GALEX Arecibo SDSS Survey - VI. Second data release and updated gas fraction scaling relations    A65 B. Catinella, D. Schiminovich, G. Kauffmann, S. Fabello, C. Hummels, J. Lemonias, S. M. Moran, R. Wu, A. Cooper and J. Wang Published online: 27 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219261 Abstract Full HTML PDF (15.58 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Supernovae and their host galaxies - I. The SDSS DR8 database and statistics    A81 A. A. Hakobyan, V. Zh. Adibekyan, L. S. Aramyan, A. R. Petrosian, J. M. Gomes, G. A. Mamon, D. Kunth and M. Turatto Published online: 1 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219541 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.385 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access New carbon stars found in the Digitized First Byurakan Survey    A95 K. S. Gigoyan, D. Russeil, A. M. Mickaelian, A. Sarkissian and M. G. Avtandilyan Published online: 3 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219581 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.532 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Radial velocities and metallicities from infrared Ca II triplet spectroscopy of open clusters - Berkeley 26, Berkeley 70, NGC 1798, and NGC 2266    A109 R. Carrera Published online: 8 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219625 Abstract Full HTML PDF (381.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access On multigrid solution of the implicit equations of hydrodynamics - Experiments for the compressible Euler equations in general coordinates    A47 K. Kifonidis and E. Müller Published online: 26 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116979 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.432 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Radiative transfer on hierarchial grids    A52 T. Lunttila and M. Juvela Published online: 25 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219220 Abstract Full HTML PDF (634.3 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access TMCalc – a fast code to derive Teff and [Fe/H] for FGK stars    A122 S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos and G. Israelian Published online: 10 August 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219260 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.473 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

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