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A&A Vol. 472 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 472 No. 2 (September III 2007)
Cover illustration: VLA map of TeV sources near the Cygnus OB2 region (J. Martí, et al., p. 560)

Letters

Detection of transits of the nearby hot Neptune GJ 436 b p. L13
M. Gillon, F. Pont, B.-O. Demory, F. Mallmann, M. Mayor, T. Mazeh, D. Queloz, A. Shporer, S. Udry, and C. Vuissoz
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Evolution of low-mass star and brown dwarf eclipsing binaries p. L17
G. Chabrier, J. Gallardo, and I. Baraffe
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CAL 87 - an evolved wind-driven supersoft X-ray binary p. L21
A. S. Oliveira and J. E. Steiner
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Tidal dwarf galaxies as a test of fundamental physics p. L25
G. Gentile, B. Famaey, F. Combes, P. Kroupa, H. S. Zhao, and O. Tiret
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (173.7 KB) | PS file (62.81 KB) | References

Luminosity functions of gamma-ray burst afterglows p. L29
G. Jóhannesson, G. Björnsson, and E. H. Gudmundsson
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Molecular gas in QSO host galaxies at z > 5 p. L33
R. Maiolino, R. Neri, A. Beelen, F. Bertoldi, C. L. Carilli, P. Caselli, P. Cox, K. M. Menten, T. Nagao, A. Omont, C. M. Walmsley, F. Walter, and A. Weiß
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (150.4 KB) | PS file (96.91 KB) | References

The truncation of the stellar disc of NGC 6504 p. L39
E. Florido, E. Battaner, A. Zurita, and A. Guijarro
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Astrophysical processes

A model for cyclotron resonance scattering features p. 353
G. Schönherr, J. Wilms, P. Kretschmar, I. Kreykenbohm, A. Santangelo, R. E. Rothschild, W. Coburn, and R. Staubert
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (771.8 KB) | PS file (212.5 KB) | References

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Gravitational waves and lensing of the metric theory proposed by Sobouti p. 367
S. Mendoza and Y. M. Rosas-Guevara
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An extension of the SHARC survey p. 373
C. Adami, M. P. Ulmer, F. Durret, G. Covone, E. Cypriano, B. P. Holden, R. Kron, G. B. Lima Neto, A. K. Romer, D. Russeil, and B. Wilhite
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Mass distribution in the most X-ray-luminous galaxy cluster RX J1347.5-1145 studied with XMM-Newton p. 383
M. Gitti, R. Piffaretti, and S. Schindler
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Extragalactic astronomy

Are Swift gamma-ray bursts consistent with the Ghirlanda relation? p. 395
S. Campana, C. Guidorzi, G. Tagliaferri, G. Chincarini, A. Moretti, D. Rizzuto, and P. Romano
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The cosmic star formation rate evolution from z = 5 to z = 0 from the VIMOS VLT deep survey p. 403
L. Tresse, O. Ilbert, E. Zucca, G. Zamorani, S. Bardelli, S. Arnouts, S. Paltani, L. Pozzetti, D. Bottini, B. Garilli, V. Le Brun, O. Le Fèvre, D. Maccagni, J.-P. Picat, R. Scaramella, M. Scodeggio, G. Vettolani, A. Zanichelli, C. Adami, M. Arnaboldi, M. Bolzonella, A. Cappi, S. Charlot, P. Ciliegi, T. Contini, S. Foucaud, P. Franzetti, I. Gavignaud, L. Guzzo, A. Iovino, H. J. McCracken, B. Marano, C. Marinoni, A. Mazure, B. Meneux, R. Merighi, R. Pellò, A. Pollo, M. Radovich, M. Bondi, A. Bongiorno, G. Busarello, O. Cucciati, F. Lamareille, G. Mathez, Y. Mellier, P. Merluzzi, and V. Ripepi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (449.9 KB) | PS file (174.8 KB) | References

Search for tidal dwarf galaxy candidates in a sample of ultraluminous infrared galaxies p. 421
A. Monreal-Ibero, L. Colina, S. Arribas, and M. García-Marín
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Redshifted formaldehyde from the gravitational lens B0218+357 p. 435
N. Jethava, C. Henkel, K. M. Menten, C. L. Carilli, and M. J. Reid
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The VVDS type-1 AGN sample: the faint end of the luminosity function p. 443
A. Bongiorno, G. Zamorani, I. Gavignaud, B. Marano, S. Paltani, G. Mathez, P. Møller, J. P. Picat, M. Cirasuolo, F. Lamareille, D. Bottini, B. Garilli, V. Le Brun, O. Le Fèvre, D. Maccagni, R. Scaramella, M. Scodeggio, L. Tresse, G. Vettolani, A. Zanichelli, C. Adami, S. Arnouts, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella, A. Cappi, S. Charlot, P. Ciliegi, T. Contini, S. Foucaud, P. Franzetti, L. Guzzo, O. Ilbert, A. Iovino, H. J. McCracken, C. Marinoni, A. Mazure, B. Meneux, R. Merighi, R. Pellò, A. Pollo, L. Pozzetti, M. Radovich, E. Zucca, E. Hatziminaoglou, M. Polletta, M. Bondi, J. Brinchmann, O. Cucciati, S. de la Torre, L. Gregorini, Y. Mellier, P. Merluzzi, S. Temporin, D. Vergani, and C. J. Walcher
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Presence of dust with a UV bump in massive, star-forming galaxies at 1 < z < 2.5 p. 455
S. Noll, D. Pierini, M. Pannella, and S. Savaglio
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Integral-field spectroscopy of the Galactic cluster [DBS2003]8 - Discovery of an ultra-compact HII region and its ionizing star in the bright rimmed cloud SFO49 p. 471
M. Messineo, M. G. Petr-Gotzens, F. Schuller, K. M. Menten, H. J. Habing, M. Kissler-Patig, A. Modigliani, and J. Reunanen
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.501 MB) | PS file (1.393 MB) | References

FSR 584 - a new globular cluster in the Galaxy? p. 483
E. Bica, C. Bonatto, S. Ortolani, and B. Barbuy
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Discovery of two candidate pulsar wind nebulae in very-high-energy gamma rays p. 489
F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel, I. Braun, E. Brion, A. M. Brown, R. Bühler, I. Büsching, T. Boutelier, S. Carrigan, P. M. Chadwick, L.-M. Chounet, G. Coignet, R. Cornils, L. Costamante, B. Degrange, H. J. Dickinson, A. Djannati-Ataï, W. Domainko, L. O'C. Drury, G. Dubus, K. Egberts, D. Emmanoulopoulos, P. Espigat, C. Farnier, F. Feinstein, A. Fiasson, A. Förster, G. Fontaine, Seb. Funk, S. Funk, M. Füßling, Y. A. Gallant, B. Giebels, J. F. Glicenstein, B. Glück, P. Goret, C. Hadjichristidis, D. Hauser, M. Hauser, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Hermann, J. A. Hinton, A. Hoffmann, W. Hofmann, M. Holleran, S. Hoppe, D. Horns, A. Jacholkowska, O. C. de Jager, E. Kendziorra, M. Kerschhaggl, B. Khélifi, Nu. Komin, K. Kosack, G. Lamanna, I. J. Latham, R. Le Gallou, A. Lemière, M. Lemoine-Goumard, T. Lohse, J. M. Martin, O. Martineau-Huynh, A. Marcowith, C. Masterson, G. Maurin, T. J. L. McComb, E. Moulin, M. de Naurois, D. Nedbal, S. J. Nolan, A. Noutsos, J.-P. Olive, K. J. Orford, J. L. Osborne, M. Panter, G. Pedaletti, G. Pelletier, P.-O. Petrucci, S. Pita, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch, S. Ranchon, B. C. Raubenheimer, M. Raue, S. M. Rayner, J. Ripken, L. Rob, L. Rolland, S. Rosier-Lees, G. Rowell, J. Ruppel, V. Sahakian, A. Santangelo, L. Saugé, S. Schlenker, R. Schlickeiser, R. Schröder, U. Schwanke, S. Schwarzburg, S. Schwemmer, A. Shalchi, H. Sol, D. Spangler, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, G. Superina, P. H. Tam, J.-P. Tavernet, R. Terrier, M. Tluczykont, C. van Eldik, G. Vasileiadis, C. Venter, J. P. Vialle, P. Vincent, H. J. Völk, S. J. Wagner, and M. Ward
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.376 MB) | PS file (9.225 MB) | References

Gas and dust spectra of the D' type symbiotic star HD 330036 p. 497
R. Angeloni, M. Contini, S. Ciroi, and P. Rafanelli
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SPEAR far UV spectral imaging of highly ionized emission from the North Galactic Pole region p. 509
B. Y. Welsh, J. Edelstein, E. J. Korpela, J. Kregenow, M. Sirk, K.-W. Min, J. W. Park, K. Ryu, H. Jin, I.-S. Yuk, and J.-H. Park
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.579 MB) | PS file (1.348 MB) | References

The initial conditions of star formation in the Ophiuchus main cloud: Kinematics of the protocluster condensations p. 519
Ph. André, A. Belloche, F. Motte, and N. Peretto
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The CH $_\mathsf{2}$ CN^- molecule: carrier of the $\mathsf{\lambda}$ 8037 diffuse interstellar band? p. 537
M. A. Cordiner and P. J. Sarre
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Improved VLBI astrometry of OH maser stars p. 547
W. H. T. Vlemmings and H. J. van Langevelde
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Integrated spectrum of the planetary nebula NGC 7027 p. 555
Y. Zhang, X.-W. Liu, S.-G. Luo, D. Péquignot, and M. J. Barlow
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Stellar structure and evolution

Deep radio images of the HEGRA and Whipple TeV sources in the Cygnus OB2 region p. 557
J. Martí, J. M. Paredes, C. H. Ishwara Chandra, and V. Bosch-Ramon
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.147 MB) | PS file (7.627 MB) | References | Online Material

Multiperiodic pulsations in the Be stars NW Serpentis and V1446 Aquilae p. 565
J. Gutiérrez-Soto, J. Fabregat, J. Suso, J. C. Suárez, A. Moya, R. Garrido, A.-M. Hubert, M. Floquet, C. Neiner, and Y. Frémat
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (560.2 KB) | PS file (3.720 MB) | References

The frequency separations of stellar p-modes p. 571
W. M. Yang and S. L. Bi
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Be stars and binaries in the field of the SMC open cluster NGC 330 with VLT-FLAMES p. 577
C. Martayan, M. Floquet, A. M. Hubert, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, J. Fabregat, C. Neiner, and M. Mekkas
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Stellar atmospheres

Multiwavelength optical observations of chromospherically active binary systems - V. FF UMa (2RE J0933+624): a system with orbital period variation p. 587
M. C. Gálvez, D. Montes, M. J. Fernández-Figueroa, E. De Castro, and M. Cornide
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.076 MB) | PS file (489.3 KB) | References | Online Material

The Sun

3D photospheric velocity field of a supergranular cell p. 599
D. Del Moro, S. Giordano, and F. Berrilli
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.680 MB) | PS file (2.674 MB) | References

Magnetic properties of G-band bright points in a sunspot moat p. 607
C. Beck, L. R. Bellot Rubio, R. Schlichenmaier, and P. Sütterlin
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Particle acceleration by fluctuating electric fields at a magnetic field null point p. 623
P. Petkaki and A. L. MacKinnon
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A bright coronal downflow seen in multi-wavelength observations: evidence of a bifurcating flux-rope? p. 633
D. Tripathi, S. K. Solanki, H. E. Mason, and D. F. Webb
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Planets and planetary systems

Planet dispersal in binary systems during transient multiple star phases p. 643
F. Marzari and M. Barbieri
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Discovery of a planet around the K giant star 4 Ursae Majoris p. 649
M. P. Döllinger, A. P. Hatzes, L. Pasquini, E. W. Guenther, M. Hartmann, L. Girardi, and M. Esposito
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Testing space weathering models on A-type asteroid (1951) Lick p. 653
R. Brunetto, J. de León, and J. Licandro
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (347.2 KB) | PS file (1.289 MB) | References

Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars - I. Two substellar companions in the open clusters NGC 2423 and NGC 4349 p. 657
C. Lovis and M. Mayor
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Abiotic formation of O $\mathsf$ and O $\mathsf$ in high-CO $\mathsf$ terrestrial atmospheres p. 665
A. Segura, V. S. Meadows, J. F. Kasting, D. Crisp, and M. Cohen
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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A comparative study of rigid Earth, non-rigid Earth nutation theories, and observational data p. 681
J. Souchay, S. B. Lambert, and C. Le Poncin-Lafitte
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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

A study of the interaction of CO $_\mathsf{2}$ with water ice p. 691
O. Gálvez, I. K. Ortega, B. Maté, M. A. Moreno, B. Martín-Llorente, V. J. Herrero, R. Escribano, and P. J. Gutiérrez
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (341.6 KB) | PS file (255.7 KB) | References

Online catalogs and data

ROXA: a new multi-frequency large sample of blazars selected with SDSS and 2dF optical spectroscopy p. 699
S. Turriziani, E. Cavazzuti, and P. Giommi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (396.6 KB) | PS file (1.271 MB) | References

The BeppoSAX WFC X-ray source catalogue p. 705
F. Verrecchia, J. J. M. in 't Zand, P. Giommi, P. Santolamazza, S. Granata, J. J. Schuurmans, and L. A. Antonelli
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