Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, K.-M. Aye, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, P. Berghaus, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson et al. (89 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500105

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The structural and scaling properties of nearby galaxy clusters - I. The universal mass profile p. 1

E. Pointecouteau, M. Arnaud and G. W. Pratt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042569

Extragalactic astronomy

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Discovery of an X-ray binary in the outer SMC wing p. 9

P. Kahabka and M. Hilker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042408

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HE 0141-3932: A bright QSO with an unusual emission line spectrum and associated absorption p. 17

D. Reimers, E. Janknecht, C. Fechner, I. I. Agafonova, S. A. Levshakov and S. Lopez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041655

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The stellar populations of the bluest low surface brightness galaxies p. 29

E. Zackrisson, N. Bergvall and G. Östlin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041585

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A dichotomy in the orientation of dust and radio jets in nearby low-power radio galaxies p. 43

G. A. Verdoes Kleijn and P. T. de Zeeuw

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042271

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The star cluster population in the tidal tails of NGC 6872 p. 65

N. Bastian, M. Hempel, M. Kissler-Patig, N. L. Homeier and G. Trancho

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042203

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Physical parameters of rich LMC clusters from modeling of deep HST colour–magnitude diagrams p. 77

L. O. Kerber and B. X. Santiago

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042284

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Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2MASS point source catalog - III. Follow-up observations of cluster candidates in the Galactic Center region p. 95

J. Borissova, V. D. Ivanov, D. Minniti, D. Geisler and A. W. Stephens

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041860

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Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2MASS point source catalog - IV. Follow-up observations of cluster candidates in the Galactic plane p. 107

V. D. Ivanov, J. Borissova, F. Bresolin and P. Pessev

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042337

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Evidence for transient clumps and gas chemical evolution in the CS core of L673 p. 113

O. Morata, J. M. Girart and R. Estalella

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041829

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Interaction of young stellar object jets with their accretion disk p. 125

N. Soker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042225

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Large-scale variations of the dust optical properties in the Galaxy p. 131

L. Cambrésy, T. H. Jarrett and C. A. Beichman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041767

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The faint supernova remnant G 116.5+1.1 and the detection of a new candidate remnant p. 141

F. Mavromatakis, P. Boumis, E. Xilouris, J. Papamastorakis and J. Alikakos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042187

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Spallation-dominated propagation of heavy cosmic rays and the Local Interstellar Medium (LISM) p. 151

C. Combet, D. Maurin, J. Donnelly, L. O'C. Drury and E. Vangioni-Flam

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042459

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Strong dust processing in circumstellar discs around 6 RV Tauri stars - Are dusty RV Tauri stars all binaries? p. 161

S. De Ruyter, H. Van Winckel, C. Dominik, L. B. F. M Waters and H. Dejonghe

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041989

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A multiwavelength study of the remnant of nova GK Persei p. 167

G. C. Anupama and N. G. Kantharia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042371

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Molecular freeze-out as a tracer of the thermal and dynamical evolution of pre- and protostellar cores p. 177

J. K. Jørgensen, F. L. Schöier and E. F. van Dishoeck

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042092

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Metastable hydrogen absorption in ejecta close to Carinae p. 183

S. Johansson, T. R. Gull, H. Hartman and V. S. Letokhov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041193

Stellar structure and evolution

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RXTE broadband X-ray spectra of intermediate polars and white dwarf mass estimates p. 191

V. Suleimanov, M. Revnivtsev and H. Ritter

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041283

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The proto-neutron-star dynamo. Viability and impediments p. 201

M. Rheinhardt and U. Geppert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042062

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Korean nova records in A.D. 1073 and A.D. 1074: R Aquarii p. 207

Hong-Jin Yang, Myeong-Gu Park, Se-Hyung Cho and Changbom Park

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042455

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The young active binary star EK Draconis p. 215

B. König, E. W. Guenther, J. Woitas and A. P. Hatzes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040462

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High-speed, energy-resolved STJ observations of the AM Her system V2301 Oph p. 225

A. P. Reynolds, G. Ramsay, J. H. J. de Bruijne, M. A. C. Perryman, M. Cropper, C. M. Bridge and A. Peacock

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035850

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The gravitational collapse of ONe electron-degenerate cores and white dwarfs: The role of Mg and C revisited p. 231

J. Gutiérrez, R. Canal and E. García-Berro

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042254

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On the population of galactic Luminous Blue Variables p. 239

J. S. Clark, V. M. Larionov and A. Arkharov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042563

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Which massive stars are gamma-ray burst progenitors? p. 247

J. Petrovic, N. Langer, S.-C. Yoon and A. Heger

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042545

Stellar atmospheres

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Doppler imaging of Speedy Mic using the VLT - Fast spot evolution on a young K-dwarf star p. 261

U. Wolter, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and F. van Wyk

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042239

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First VLTI/MIDI observations of a Be star: Alpha Arae p. 275

O. Chesneau, A. Meilland, T. Rivinius, Ph. Stee, S. Jankov, A. Domiciano de Souza, U. Graser, T. Herbst, E. Janot-Pacheco, R. Koehler et al. (5 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041954

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Is Arcturus a well-understood K giant? - Test of model atmospheres and potential companion detection by near-infrared interferometry p. 289

T. Verhoelst, P. J. Bordé, G. Perrin, L. Decin, K. Eriksson, S. T. Ridgway, P. A. Schuller, W. A. Traub, R. Millan-Gabet, M. G. Lacasse and C. Waelkens

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042356

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A spectroscopic event of η Car viewed from different directions: The data and first results p. 303

O. Stahl, K. Weis, D. J. Bomans, K. Davidson, T. R. Gull and R. M. Humphreys

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042547

The Sun

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MHD wave propagation in the neighbourhood of two null points p. 313

J. A. McLaughlin and A. W. Hood

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042361

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Solar magnetic elements at 0 1 resolution - II. Dynamical evolution p. 327

L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, V. H. Hansteen, M. Carlsson, A. Fossum, E. Marthinussen, M. J. van Noort and T. E. Berger

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042561

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Erratum

Line formation in solar granulation - IV. [O I], O I and OH lines and the photospheric O abundance p. 339

M. Asplund, N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval, C. Allende Prieto and D. Kiselman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034328e

Planets and planetary systems

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Metallic abundances of the 2002 Leonid meteor deduced from high-definition TV spectra p. 341

T. Kasuga, T. Yamamoto, J. Watanabe, N. Ebizuka, H. Kawakita and H. Yano

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041428

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Near-infrared (0.8–4.0 m) spectroscopy of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, and Rhea p. 353

J. P. Emery, D. M. Burr, D. P. Cruikshank, R. H. Brown and J. B. Dalton

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042482

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Southern infrared proper motion survey - I. Discovery of new high proper motion stars from first full hemisphere scan p. 363

N. R. Deacon, N. C. Hambly and J. A. Cooke

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042002

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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The broadening of Fe II lines by neutral hydrogen collisions p. 373

P. S. Barklem and J. Aspelund-Johansson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042469

Astronomical instrumentation

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Combination of nulling interferometer and modified pupil for observations of exo-planets p. 379

J. Nishikawa, T. Kotani, N. Murakami, N. Baba, Y. Itoh and M. Tamura

Published online: 25 April 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042424

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 435 / No 1 (May III 2005)

Letters

Discovery of Solar Rieger periodicities in another star p. L1

LP 349-25: A new tight M8V binary p. L5

The SZ effect from cluster cavities p. L9

Evidence for a co-moving sub-stellar companion of GQ Lup p. L13

Discovery of extended VHE gamma-ray emission from the asymmetric pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 with HESS p. L17

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The structural and scaling properties of nearby galaxy clusters - I. The universal mass profile p. 1

Extragalactic astronomy

Discovery of an X-ray binary in the outer SMC wing p. 9

HE 0141-3932: A bright QSO with an unusual emission line spectrum and associated absorption p. 17

The stellar populations of the bluest low surface brightness galaxies p. 29

A dichotomy in the orientation of dust and radio jets in nearby low-power radio galaxies p. 43

The star cluster population in the tidal tails of NGC 6872 p. 65

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Physical parameters of rich LMC clusters from modeling of deep HST colour–magnitude diagrams p. 77

Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2MASS point source catalog - III. Follow-up observations of cluster candidates in the Galactic Center region p. 95

Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2MASS point source catalog - IV. Follow-up observations of cluster candidates in the Galactic plane p. 107

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Evidence for transient clumps and gas chemical evolution in the CS core of L673 p. 113

Interaction of young stellar object jets with their accretion disk p. 125

Large-scale variations of the dust optical properties in the Galaxy p. 131

The faint supernova remnant G 116.5+1.1 and the detection of a new candidate remnant p. 141

Spallation-dominated propagation of heavy cosmic rays and the Local Interstellar Medium (LISM) p. 151

Strong dust processing in circumstellar discs around 6 RV Tauri stars - Are dusty RV Tauri stars all binaries? p. 161

A multiwavelength study of the remnant of nova GK Persei p. 167

Molecular freeze-out as a tracer of the thermal and dynamical evolution of pre- and protostellar cores p. 177

Metastable hydrogen absorption in ejecta close to Carinae p. 183

Stellar structure and evolution

RXTE broadband X-ray spectra of intermediate polars and white dwarf mass estimates p. 191

The proto-neutron-star dynamo. Viability and impediments p. 201

Korean nova records in A.D. 1073 and A.D. 1074: R Aquarii p. 207

The young active binary star EK Draconis p. 215

High-speed, energy-resolved STJ observations of the AM Her system V2301 Oph p. 225

The gravitational collapse of ONe electron-degenerate cores and white dwarfs: The role of Mg and C revisited p. 231

On the population of galactic Luminous Blue Variables p. 239

Which massive stars are gamma-ray burst progenitors? p. 247

Stellar atmospheres

Doppler imaging of Speedy Mic using the VLT - Fast spot evolution on a young K-dwarf star p. 261

First VLTI/MIDI observations of a Be star: Alpha Arae p. 275

Is Arcturus a well-understood K giant? - Test of model atmospheres and potential companion detection by near-infrared interferometry p. 289

A spectroscopic event of η Car viewed from different directions: The data and first results p. 303

The Sun

MHD wave propagation in the neighbourhood of two null points p. 313

Solar magnetic elements at 0 1 resolution - II. Dynamical evolution p. 327

Line formation in solar granulation - IV. [O I], O I and OH lines and the photospheric O abundance p. 339

Planets and planetary systems

Metallic abundances of the 2002 Leonid meteor deduced from high-definition TV spectra p. 341

Near-infrared (0.8–4.0 m) spectroscopy of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, and Rhea p. 353

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Southern infrared proper motion survey - I. Discovery of new high proper motion stars from first full hemisphere scan p. 363

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

The broadening of Fe II lines by neutral hydrogen collisions p. 373

Astronomical instrumentation

Combination of nulling interferometer and modified pupil for observations of exo-planets p. 379