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A&A Vol. 504 No. 3

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 504 No. 3 (September IV 2009)
Cover illustration: Metals in the intra-cluster medium from galactic winds (W. Kapferer, et al., p. 724)

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Accurate rate coefficients for models of interstellar gas-grain chemistry p. L5
I. Lohmar, J. Krug, and O. Biham
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The GASP-WEBT monitoring of 3C 454.3 during the 2008 optical-to-radio and $\mathsf{\gamma}$ -ray outburst p. L9
M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, M. A. Gurwell, V. M. Larionov, O. M. Kurtanidze, M. F. Aller, A. Lähteenmäki, W. P. Chen, K. Nilsson, I. Agudo, H. D. Aller, A. A. Arkharov, U. Bach, R. Bachev, P. Beltrame, E. Benítez, C. S. Buemi, M. Böttcher, P. Calcidese, D. Capezzali, D. Carosati, D. Da Rio, A. Di Paola, M. Dolci, D. Dultzin, E. Forné, J. L. Gómez, V. A. Hagen-Thorn, A. Halkola, J. Heidt, D. Hiriart, T. Hovatta, H.-Y. Hsiao, S. G. Jorstad, G. N. Kimeridze, T. S. Konstantinova, E. N. Kopatskaya, E. Koptelova, P. Leto, R. Ligustri, E. Lindfors, J. M. Lopez, A. P. Marscher, M. Mommert, R. Mujica, M. G. Nikolashvili, N. Palma, M. Pasanen, M. Roca-Sogorb, J. A. Ros, P. Roustazadeh, A. C. Sadun, J. Saino, L. A. Sigua, M. Sorcia, L. O. Takalo, M. Tornikoski, C. Trigilio, R. Turchetti, and G. Umana
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The masses of hot subdwarfs p. L13
X. Zhang, X. Chen, and Z. Han
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The non-Gaussianity of the cosmic shear likelihood or how odd is the Chandra Deep Field South? p. 689
J. Hartlap, T. Schrabback, P. Simon, and P. Schneider
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Constrained correlation functions p. 705
P. Schneider and J. Hartlap
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Metal enrichment of the intra-cluster medium by thermally and cosmic-ray driven galactic winds - An analytical prescription for galactic outflows p. 719
W. Kapferer, T. Kronberger, D. Breitschwerdt, S. Schindler, E. van Kampen, S. Kimeswenger, W. Domainko, M. Mair, and M. Ruffert
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Extragalactic astronomy

Cosmic star-formation history from a non-parametric inversion of infrared galaxy counts p. 727
D. Le Borgne, D. Elbaz, P. Ocvirk, and C. Pichon
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VLBA polarimetric observations of the CSS quasar 3C 147 p. 741
A. Rossetti, F. Mantovani, D. Dallacasa, W. Junor, C. J. Salter, and D. J. Saikia
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Star formation and mass assembly in high redshift galaxies p. 751
P. Santini, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, S. Salimbeni, F. Fiore, F. Fontanot, K. Boutsia, M. Castellano, S. Cristiani, C. De Santis, S. Gallozzi, E. Giallongo, N. Menci, M. Nonino, D. Paris, L. Pentericci, and E. Vanzella
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The global mass-to-light ratio of SLACS lenses p. 769
V. F. Cardone, C. Tortora, R. Molinaro, and V. Salzano
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Integral field spectroscopy with SINFONI of VVDS galaxies - I. Galaxy dynamics and mass assembly at $1.2 < \textit{z} < 1.6$ p. 789
B. Epinat, T. Contini, O. Le Fèvre, D. Vergani, B. Garilli, P. Amram, J. Queyrel, L. Tasca, and L. Tresse
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The large-scale environment of low surface brightness galaxies p. 807
S. D. Rosenbaum, E. Krusch, D. J. Bomans, and R.-J. Dettmar
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SSC radiation in BL Lacertae sources, the end of the tether p. 821
A. Paggi, F. Massaro, V. Vittorini, A. Cavaliere, F. D'Ammando, F. Vagnetti, and M. Tavani
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

A spectroscopic survey of the youngest field stars in the solar neighbourhood - I. The optically bright sample p. 829
P. Guillout, A. Klutsch, A. Frasca, R. Freire Ferrero, E. Marilli, G. Mignemi, K. Biazzo, J. Bouvier, R. Monier, C. Motch, and M. Sterzik
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A spectroscopic study of the open cluster NGC 6475 (M 7) - Chemical abundances from stars in the range T_eff = 4500–10 000 K p. 845
S. Villanova, G. Carraro, and I. Saviane
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

S-bearing molecules in massive dense cores p. 853
F. Herpin, M. Marseille, V. Wakelam, S. Bontemps, and D. C. Lis
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Carbon dioxide clathrate hydrate FTIR spectrum - Near infrared combination modes for astrophysical remote detection p. 869
E. Dartois and B. Schmitt
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Laboratory-based grain-shape models for simulating dust infrared spectra p. 875
H. Mutschke, M. Min, and A. Tamanai
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Turbulent driving scales in molecular clouds p. 883
C. M. Brunt, M. H. Heyer, and M.-M. Mac Low
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Formation rates of complex organics in UV irradiated CH $\mathsf$ OH-rich ices - I. Experiments p. 891
K. I. Öberg, R. T. Garrod, E. F. van Dishoeck, and H. Linnartz
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Cyclic variability of the circumstellar disk of the Be star $\zeta$ Tauri - II. Testing the 2D global disk oscillation model p. 915
A. C. Carciofi, A. T. Okazaki, J.-B. le Bouquin, S. Štefl, Th. Rivinius, D. Baade, J. E. Bjorkman, and C. A. Hummel
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Stellar structure and evolution

Cyclic variability of the circumstellar disk of the Be star $\zeta$ Tauri - I. Long-term monitoring observations p. 929
S. Štefl, Th. Rivinius, A. C. Carciofi, J.-B. Le Bouquin, D. Baade, K. S. Bjorkman, E. Hesselbach, C. A. Hummel, A. T. Okazaki, E. Pollmann, F. Rantakyrö, and J. P. Wisniewski
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Possible evidence of asymmetry in SN 2007rt, a type IIn supernova p. 945
C. Trundle, A. Pastorello, S. Benetti, R. Kotak, S. Valenti, I. Agnoletto, F. Bufano, M. Dolci, N. Elias-Rosa, T. Greiner, D. Hunter, F. P. Keenan, V. Lorenzi, K. Maguire, and S. Taubenberger
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Observational studies of Cepheid amplitudes - I. Period-amplitude relationships for Galactic Cepheids and interrelation of amplitudes p. 959
P. Klagyivik and L. Szabados
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The X-ray eclipse of the dwarf nova HT Cassiopeiae observed by the XMM-Newton satellite: spectral and timing analysis p. 973
A. A. Nucita, B. M. T. Maiolo, S. Carpano, G. Belanger, D. Coia, M. Guainazzi, F. de Paolis, and G. Ingrosso
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Proper motions of cool and ultracool candidate members in the Upper Scorpius OB association p. 981
H. Bouy and E. L. Martín
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Stellar atmospheres

Spectroscopic modeling of oscillating Algol-type stars - I. RZ Cassiopeia p. 991
A. Tkachenko, H. Lehmann, and D. E. Mkrtichian
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Multiline Zeeman signatures through line addition p. 1003
M. Semel, J. C. Ramírez Vélez, M. J. Martínez González, A. Asensio Ramos, M. J. Stift, A. López Ariste, and F. Leone
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Lithium and magnetic fields in giant stars - HD 232 862: a magnetic and lithium-rich giant p. 1011
A. Lèbre, A. Palacios, J. D. do Nascimento Jr., R. Konstantinova-Antova, D. Kolev, M. Aurière, P. de Laverny, and J. R. De Medeiros
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Photospheric and chromospheric activity in V405 Andromedae - An M dwarf binary with components on the two sides of the full convection limit p. 1021
K. Vida, K. Oláh, Zs. Kővári, H. Korhonen, J. Bartus, Zs. Hurta, and K. Posztobányi
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Near-infrared spectroscopy of AGB star candidates in Fornax, Sculptor, and NGC 6822 p. 1031
M. A. T. Groenewegen, A. Lançon, and M. Marescaux
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The Sun

Modelling of solar mesogranulation p. 1041
Ł. Matloch, R. Cameron, D. Schmitt, and M. Schüssler
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Stationary and impulsive injection of electron beams in converging magnetic field p. 1057
T. V. Siversky and V. V. Zharkova
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Catalogs and data

Towards a library of synthetic galaxy spectra and preliminary results of classification and parametrization of unresolved galaxies for Gaia. II p. 1071
P. Tsalmantza, M. Kontizas, B. Rocca-Volmerange, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, E. Kontizas, I. Bellas-Velidis, E. Livanou, R. Korakitis, A. Dapergolas, A. Vallenari, and M. Fioc
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