Astronomy & Astrophysics

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A&A Vol. 464 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 464 No. 2 (March III 2007)
Cover illustration: Delayed detonation type Ia supernova simulation (F. K. Röpke, et al., p. 685)

Letters

Large-scale HI in nearby radio galaxies: segregation in neutral gas content with radio source size p. L1
B. H. C. Emonts, R. Morganti, T. A. Oosterloo, J. M. van der Hulst, G. van Moorsel, and C. N. Tadhunter
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The radio delay of the exceptional 3C 454.3 outburst - Follow-up WEBT observations in 2005-2006 p. L5
M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, M. F. Aller, U. Bach, M. A. Ibrahimov, Y. Y. Kovalev, O. M. Kurtanidze, V. M. Larionov, C.-U. Lee, P. Leto, A. Lähteenmäki, K. Nilsson, T. Pursimo, J. A. Ros, N. Sumitomo, A. Volvach, H. D. Aller, A. Arai, C. S. Buemi, J. M. Coloma, V. T. Doroshenko, Yu. S. Efimov, L. Fuhrmann, V. A. Hagen-Thorn, M. Kamada, M. Katsuura, T. Konstantinova, E. Kopatskaya, D. Kotaka, Yu. A. Kovalev, M. Kurosaki, L. Lanteri, L. Larionova, M. G. Mingaliev, S. Mizoguchi, K. Nakamura, M. G. Nikolashvili, S. Nishiyama, K. Sadakane, S. G. Sergeev, L. A. Sigua, A. Sillanpää, R. L. Smart, L. O. Takalo, K. Tanaka, M. Tornikoski, C. Trigilio, and G. Umana
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Wind anisotropies and GRB progenitors p. L11
G. Meynet and A. Maeder
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Hot star wind models with new solar abundances p. L17
J. Krticka and J. Kubát
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Globular clusters and dwarf galaxies in Fornax - I. Kinematics in the cluster core from multi-object spectroscopy p. L21
G. Bergond, E. Athanassoula, S. Leon, C. Balkowski, V. Cayatte, L. Chemin, R. Guzmán, G. Meylan, and Ph. Prugniel
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (479.2 KB) | PS file (284.4 KB) | References | Online Material

Astrophysical processes

Unipolar inductor model coupled to GW emission: energy budget and model application to RX J0806+15 and RX J1914+24 p. 417
S. Dall'Osso, G. L. Israel, and L. Stella
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HERACLES: a three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics code p. 429
M. González, E. Audit, and P. Huynh
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Very high energy gamma-ray production inside the massive binary system Cyg X-1/HDE 226868 p. 437
W. Bednarek and F. Giovannelli
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Adaptive smoothing lengths in SPH p. 447
R. E. Attwood, S. P. Goodwin, and A. P. Whitworth
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

RASS-SDSS galaxy cluster survey - VII. On the cluster mass-to-light ratio and the halo occupation distribution p. 451
P. Popesso, A. Biviano, H. Böhringer, and M. Romaniello
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Redshift-distance relations from type Ia supernova observations - New constraints on grey dust models p. 465
A. R. Robaina and J. Cepa
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Estimation of time delays from unresolved photometry p. 471
A. Hirv, T. Eenmäe, T. Liimets, L. J. Liivamägi, and J. Pelt
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.359 MB) | PS file (1.676 MB) | References

Mapping the large-scale anisotropy in the WMAP data p. 479
A. Bernui, B. Mota, M. J. Rebouças, and R. Tavakol
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The nature of damped Lyman $\mathsf{\alpha}$ and sub-damped Lyman $\mathsf{\alpha}$ absorbers p. 487
P. Khare, V. P. Kulkarni, C. Péroux, D. G. York, J. T. Lauroesch, and J. D. Meiring
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Extragalactic astronomy

Imaging of star clusters in unperturbed spiral galaxies with the Advanced Camera for Surveys - I. The low luminosity galaxy NGC 45 p. 495
M. D. Mora, S. S. Larsen, and M. Kissler-Patig
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Structure, colours, and populations of NGC 3115 - Mysteries of a well-known object p. 507
R. Michard
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Evolution of spiral galaxies in modified gravity p. 517
O. Tiret and F. Combes
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The nature of the dwarf starforming galaxy associated with GRB 060218/SN 2006aj p. 529
K. Wiersema, S. Savaglio, P. M. Vreeswijk, S. L. Ellison, C. Ledoux, S.-C. Yoon, P. Møller, J. Sollerman, J. P. U. Fynbo, E. Pian, R. L. C. Starling, and R. A. M. J. Wijers
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (454.5 KB) | PS file (231.6 KB) | References

The morphology of minor axis gaseous outflows in edge-on Seyfert galaxies p. 541
T. P. Robitaille, J. Rossa, D. J. Bomans, and R. P. van der Marel
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NUclei of GAlaxies - V. Radio emission in 7 NUGA sources p. 553
M. Krips, A. Eckart, T. P. Krichbaum, J.-U. Pott, S. Leon, R. Neri, S. García-Burillo, F. Combes, F. Boone, A. J. Baker, L. J. Tacconi, E. Schinnerer, and L. K. Hunt
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Estimation of Galactic model parameters in high latitudes with 2MASS p. 565
A. Cabrera-Lavers, S. Bilir, S. Ak, E. Yaz, and M. López-Corredoira
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Photometry of the five marginally studied open clusters Collinder 74, Berkeley 27, Haffner 8, NGC 2509, and VdB-Hagen 4 p. 573
G. Carraro and E. Costa
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A brown dwarf desert for intermediate mass stars in Scorpius OB2? p. 581
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, and L. Kaper
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Beryllium abundance in turn-off stars of NGC 6752 p. 601
L. Pasquini, P. Bonifacio, S. Randich, D. Galli, R. G. Gratton, and B. Wolff
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The Galactic distribution of magnetic fields in molecular clouds and HII regions p. 609
J. L. Han and J. S. Zhang
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Chemistry in disks - I. Deep search for N₂H⁺ in the protoplanetary disks around LkCa 15, MWC 480, and DM Tauri p. 615
A. Dutrey, T. Henning, S. Guilloteau, D. Semenov, V. Piétu, K. Schreyer, A. Bacmann, R. Launhardt, J. Pety, and F. Gueth
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Looking into the cradle: new mid-IR observations of multiple proto-stars p. 625
N. Huélamo, C. Melo, M. F. Sterzik, N. C. Santos, and D. Mardones
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Temperature fluctuations in H II regions: t² for the two-phase model p. 631
Y. Zhang, B. Ercolano, and X.-W. Liu
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Stellar structure and evolution

Accurate masses of low mass stars GJ 765.2AB (0.83 $\mathcal{M}_{\odot} +$ 0.76 $\mathcal{M}_{\odot}$ ) p. 635
Y. Y. Balega, J.-L. Beuzit, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, C. Perrier, M. Mayor, D. Ségransan, S. Udry, A. A. Tokovinin, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt, I. I. Balega, and E. V. Malogolovets
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (228.9 KB) | PS file (517.9 KB) | References | Online Material

Multicolour CCD measurements of visual double and multiple stars. III p. 641
P. Lampens, A. Strigachev, and D. Duval
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An in-depth study of the pre-polar candidate WX Leonis Minoris p. 647
J. Vogel, A. D. Schwope, and B. T. Gänsicke
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Searching for signatures of stochastic excitation in stellar pulsations: a look at $\gamma$ Doradus stars p. 659
T. M. D. Pereira, J. C. Suárez, I. Lopes, S. Martín-Ruiz, P. J. Amado, R. Garrido, E. Rodríguez, V. Costa, A. Rolland, A. Arellano Ferro, and J.-P. Sareyan
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The late stages of the evolution of intermediate-mass primordial stars: the effects of overshooting p. 667
P. Gil-Pons, J. Gutiérrez, and E. García-Berro
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Delayed detonations in full-star models of type Ia supernova explosions p. 683
F. K. Röpke and J. C. Niemeyer
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Optical spectroscopy of close companions to nearby Herbig Ae/Be and T Tauri stars p. 687
A. Carmona, M. E. van den Ancker, and Th. Henning
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Monitoring the late decline of the old nova RW Ursae Minoris p. 697
F. Tamburini, F. Di Mille, A. Bianchini, and P. Johnson
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Stellar atmospheres

Non-thermal radio emission from O-type stars - II. HD 167971 p. 701
R. Blomme, M. De Becker, M. C. Runacres, S. Van Loo, and D. Y. A. Setia Gunawan
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Chemical composition of semi-regular variable giants p. 709
S. M. Andrievsky, S. A. Korotin, and P. Martin
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The He $\rm _$ Fowler lines and the O $\rm _$ and N $\rm _$ Bowen fluorescence lines in the symbiotic nova RR Telescopii p. 715
P. Selvelli, J. Danziger, and P. Bonifacio
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The Sun

Drifting pulsating structures generated during tearing and coalescence processes in a flare current sheet p. 735
M. Karlický and M. Bárta
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Comparing different approaches to model the rotational modulation of the Sun as a star p. 741
A. F. Lanza, A. S. Bonomo, and M. Rodonò
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MHD evolution of a fragment of a CME core in the outer solar corona p. 753
P. Pagano, F. Reale, S. Orlando, and G. Peres
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Erratum

(1) Preferred longitudes in sunspot activity (2) Preferred sunspot longitudes: non-axisymmetry and differential rotation p. 761
I. G. Usoskin, S. V. Berdyugina, and J. Poutanen
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Observations of dark-cored filaments in sunspot penumbrae p. 763
K. Langhans, G. B. Scharmer, D. Kiselman, and M. G. Löfdahl
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Planets and planetary systems

The origin of the high-inclination Neptune Trojan 2005 TN₅₃ p. 775
J. Li, L.-Y. Zhou, and Y.-S. Sun
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The eccentricity-mass distribution of exoplanets: signatures of different formation mechanisms? p. 779
I. Ribas and J. Miralda-Escudé
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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Nearby star candidates in the Torino observatory parallax program p. 787
R. L. Smart, M. G. Lattanzi, H. Jahreiß, B. Bucciarelli, and G. Massone
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Erratum

Precession-nutation procedures consistent with IAU 2006 resolutions p. 793
P. T. Wallace and N. Capitaine
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Astronomical instrumentation

A 6-12 GHz analogue lag-correlator for radio interferometry p. 795
C. M. Holler, T. Kaneko, M. E. Jones, K. Grainge, and P. Scott
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