Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astrophysical processes

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Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with HESS p. 1

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. (92 more)

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052983

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Stochastic polarized line formation - I. Zeeman propagation matrix in a random magnetic field p. 11

H. Frisch, M. Sampoorna and K. N. Nagendra

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042493

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Internal dynamics of the z ~ 0.8 cluster RX J0152.7-1357 p. 29

M. Girardi, R. Demarco, P. Rosati and S. Borgani

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053232

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Searching for galaxy clusters using the aperture mass statistics in 50 VLT fields p. 43

M. Hetterscheidt, T. Erben, P. Schneider, R. Maoli, L. Van Waerbeke and Y. Mellier

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053339

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Intergalactic HeII absorption towards QSO 1157+3143 p. 63

D. Reimers, C. Fechner, H.-J. Hagen, P. Jakobsen, D. Tytler and D. Kirkman

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053365

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Cosmological parameters from combined second- and third-order aperture mass statistics of cosmic shear p. 69

M. Kilbinger and P. Schneider

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053531

Extragalactic astronomy

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Hubble Space Telescope imaging of globular cluster candidates in low surface brightness dwarf galaxies p. 85

M. E. Sharina, T. H. Puzia and D. I. Makarov

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052921

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Polarization microvariability of BL Lacertae objects p. 97

I. Andruchow, G. E. Romero and S. A. Cellone

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053325

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The Hamburg/SAO survey for emission-line galaxies - VI. The sixth list of 126 galaxies p. 109

S. A. Pustilnik, D. Engels, V. A. Lipovetsky, A. Y. Kniazev, A. G. Pramskij, A. V. Ugryumov, J. Masegosa, Y. I. Izotov, F. Chaffee, I. Márquez et al. (5 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042466

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The spectral-type/luminosity and the spectral-type/satellite-density relations in the 2dFGRS p. 117

B. Kelm, P. Focardi and G. Sorrentino

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041448

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The evolution of early-type galaxies at z ∼ 1 from the K20 survey p. 125

S. di Serego Alighieri, J. Vernet, A. Cimatti, B. Lanzoni, P. Cassata, L. Ciotti, E. Daddi, M. Mignoli, E. Pignatelli, L. Pozzetti et al. (3 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053168

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The Westerbork HI survey of spiral and irregular galaxies - III. HI observations of early-type disk galaxies p. 137

E. Noordermeer, J. M. van der Hulst, R. Sancisi, R. A. Swaters and T. S. van Albada

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053172

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The standard candle aspect of carbon stars p. 159

P. Battinelli and S. Demers

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053357

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The Draco dwarf galaxy in the near-infrared p. 165

M.-R. L. Cioni and H. J. Habing

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053368

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A search for very high energy γ-ray emission from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 with HESS p. 177

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel et al. (89 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053521

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A search for changing-look AGN in the Grossan catalog p. 185

S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, G. Matt, M. Chiaberge, K. Iwasawa, F. Fiore and R. Maiolino

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053389

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Red giant branch stars as probes of stellar populations - II. Properties of the newly discovered globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01 p. 195

V. D. Ivanov, R. Kurtev and J. Borissova

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053093

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Structure and stellar content analysis of the open cluster M 11 with 2MASS photometry p. 201

J. F. C. Santos Jr., C. Bonatto and E. Bica

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053378

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Search for nearby stars among proper motion stars selected by optical-to-infrared photometry - III. Spectroscopic distances of 322 NLTT stars p. 211

R.-D. Scholz, H. Meusinger and H. Jahreiß

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053004

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RR Lyrae stars: kinematics, orbits and z-distribution p. 229

G. Maintz and K. S. de Boer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053231

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Photoinduced products from cold coronene clusters - A route to hydrocarbonated nanograins? p. 239

Ph. Bréchignac, M. Schmidt, A. Masson, T. Pino, P. Parneix and C. Bréchignac

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053000

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Integrated spectrum of the planetary nebula NGC 7027 p. 249

Y. Zhang, X.-W. Liu, S.-G. Luo, D. Péquignot and M. J. Barlow

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052869

Stellar structure and evolution

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Chemical composition of Galactic OB stars - II. The fast rotator ζ Ophiuchi p. 263

M. R. Villamariz and A. Herrero

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052848

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XMM-Newton observation of the long-period polar V1309 Orionis: the case for pure blobby accretion p. 271

R. Schwarz, K. Reinsch, K. Beuermann and V. Burwitz

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053560

Stellar atmospheres

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Broad-band photometric colors and effective temperature calibrations for late-type giants - I. Z = 0.02 p. 281

A. Kučinskas, P. H. Hauschildt, H.-G. Ludwig, I. Brott, V. Vansevičius, L. Lindegren, T. Tanabé and F. Allard

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053028

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Spectral analyses of DO white dwarfs and PG 1159 stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 309

S. D. Hügelmeyer, S. Dreizler, K. Werner, J. Krzesiński, A. Nitta and S. J. Kleinman

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053280

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X-rays from α Centauri – The darkening of the solar twin p. 315

J. Robrade, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and F. Favata

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053314

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Photometry of umbral dots p. 323

M. Sobotka and A. Hanslmeier

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053299

The Sun

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Prominence fine structures in a magnetic equilibrium - II. A grid of two-dimensional models p. 331

P. Heinzel, U. Anzer and S. Gunár

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053360

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Self and mutual magnetic helicities in coronal magnetic configurations p. 345

S. Régnier, T. Amari and R. C. Canfield

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053509

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On the 3-dimensional structure of the streamer belt of the solar corona p. 351

F. Saez, A. N. Zhukov, P. Lamy and A. Llebaria

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042016

Planets and planetary systems

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Frequency map analysis of the 3/1 resonance between planets b and c in the 55 Cancri system p. 359

F. Marzari, H. Scholl and P. Tricarico

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053164

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Astrometric orbits of S stars p. 365

S. Jancart, A. Jorissen, C. Babusiaux and D. Pourbaix

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053003

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Proper identification of RR Lyrae stars brighter than 12.5 mag p. 381

G. Maintz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053230

Astronomical instrumentation

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Global solar Doppler velocity determination with the GOLF/SoHO instrument p. 385

R. A. García, S. Turck-Chièze, P. Boumier, J. M. Robillot, L. Bertello, J. Charra, H. Dzitko, A. H. Gabriel, S. J. Jiménez-Reyes, P. L. Pallé et al. (3 more)

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052779

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Dealing with edge effects in least-squares image deconvolution problems p. 397

R. Vio, J. Bardsley, M. Donatelli and W. Wamsteker

Published online: 30 September 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053414

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 442 / No 1 (October IV 2005)

Astrophysical processes

Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with HESS p. 1

Stochastic polarized line formation - I. Zeeman propagation matrix in a random magnetic field p. 11

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Internal dynamics of the z ~ 0.8 cluster RX J0152.7-1357 p. 29

Searching for galaxy clusters using the aperture mass statistics in 50 VLT fields p. 43

Intergalactic HeII absorption towards QSO 1157+3143 p. 63

Cosmological parameters from combined second- and third-order aperture mass statistics of cosmic shear p. 69

Extragalactic astronomy

Hubble Space Telescope imaging of globular cluster candidates in low surface brightness dwarf galaxies p. 85

Polarization microvariability of BL Lacertae objects p. 97

The Hamburg/SAO survey for emission-line galaxies - VI. The sixth list of 126 galaxies p. 109

The spectral-type/luminosity and the spectral-type/satellite-density relations in the 2dFGRS p. 117

The evolution of early-type galaxies at z ∼ 1 from the K20 survey p. 125

The Westerbork HI survey of spiral and irregular galaxies - III. HI observations of early-type disk galaxies p. 137

The standard candle aspect of carbon stars p. 159

The Draco dwarf galaxy in the near-infrared p. 165

A search for very high energy γ-ray emission from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 with HESS p. 177

A search for changing-look AGN in the Grossan catalog p. 185

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Red giant branch stars as probes of stellar populations - II. Properties of the newly discovered globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01 p. 195

Structure and stellar content analysis of the open cluster M 11 with 2MASS photometry p. 201

Search for nearby stars among proper motion stars selected by optical-to-infrared photometry - III. Spectroscopic distances of 322 NLTT stars p. 211

RR Lyrae stars: kinematics, orbits and z-distribution p. 229

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Photoinduced products from cold coronene clusters - A route to hydrocarbonated nanograins? p. 239

Integrated spectrum of the planetary nebula NGC 7027 p. 249

Stellar structure and evolution

Chemical composition of Galactic OB stars - II. The fast rotator ζ Ophiuchi p. 263

XMM-Newton observation of the long-period polar V1309 Orionis: the case for pure blobby accretion p. 271

Stellar atmospheres

Broad-band photometric colors and effective temperature calibrations for late-type giants - I. Z = 0.02 p. 281

Spectral analyses of DO white dwarfs and PG 1159 stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 309

X-rays from α Centauri – The darkening of the solar twin p. 315

Photometry of umbral dots p. 323

The Sun

Prominence fine structures in a magnetic equilibrium - II. A grid of two-dimensional models p. 331

Self and mutual magnetic helicities in coronal magnetic configurations p. 345

On the 3-dimensional structure of the streamer belt of the solar corona p. 351

Planets and planetary systems

Frequency map analysis of the 3/1 resonance between planets b and c in the 55 Cancri system p. 359

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Astrometric orbits of S stars p. 365

Proper identification of RR Lyrae stars brighter than 12.5 mag p. 381

Astronomical instrumentation

Global solar Doppler velocity determination with the GOLF/SoHO instrument p. 385

Dealing with edge effects in least-squares image deconvolution problems p. 397