Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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A rapid and dramatic outburst in Blazar 3C 454.3 during May 2005 - Optical and infrared observations with REM and AIT p. L1

L. Fuhrmann, A. Cucchiara, N. Marchili, G. Tosti, G. Nucciarelli, S. Ciprini, E. Molinari, G. Chincarini, F. M. Zerbi, S. Covino et al. (11 more)

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500213

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A prominent relativistic iron line in the Seyfert 1 MCG-02-14-009 p. L5

D. Porquet

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500214

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On the complex X-ray structure tracing the motion of Geminga p. L9

A. De Luca, P. A. Caraveo, F. Mattana, A. Pellizzoni and G. F. Bignami

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500217

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Probable nonradial g-mode pulsation in early A-type stars p. L15

E. Antonello, L. Mantegazza, M. Rainer and A. Miglio

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500216

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A counter-rotating core in the dwarf elliptical galaxy VCC 510 p. L19

D. Thomas, F. Brimioulle, R. Bender, U. Hopp, L. Greggio, C. Maraston and R. P. Saglia

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500215

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The history of the baryon budget - Cosmic logistics in a hierarchical universe p. 1

Y. Rasera and R. Teyssier

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053116

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RASS-SDSS Galaxy cluster survey - IV. A ubiquitous dwarf galaxy population in clusters p. 29

P. Popesso, A. Biviano, H. Böhringer and M. Romaniello

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052954

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Probing dark matter caustics with weak lensing p. 43

R. Gavazzi, R. Mohayaee and B. Fort

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053557

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The faint-end of the galaxy luminosity function in groups p. 51

R. E. González, M. Lares, D. G. Lambas and C. Valotto

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053277

Extragalactic astronomy

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Evidence for orbital motion of material close to the central black hole of Mrk 766 p. 59

T. J. Turner, L. Miller, I. M. George and J. N. Reeves

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053042

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Near-IR photometry of asymptotic giant branch stars in the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 147 p. 69

Y.-J. Sohn, A. Kang, J. Rhee, M. Shin, M.-S. Chun and Ho-Il Kim

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053583

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Nearby early-type galaxies with ionized gas - II. Line-strength indices for 18 additional galaxies p. 79

F. Annibali, A. Bressan, R. Rampazzo and W. W. Zeilinger

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053754

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A new comprehensive set of elemental abundances in DLAs - II. Data analysis and chemical variation studies p. 93

M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, J. X. Prochaska, S. D'Odorico, F. Calura and F. Matteucci

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053200

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MAMBO 1.25 mm observations of 3CR quasars at z ~ 1.5: on the debate of the unified schemes p. 115

M. Haas, R. Chini, S. A. H. Müller, F. Bertoldi and M. Albrecht

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054121

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Discovery of PAHs in the halo of NGC 5907 p. 123

J. A. Irwin and S. C. Madden

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053233

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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S Ori J053825.4-024241: a classical T Tauri-like object at the substellar boundary p. 143

J. A. Caballero, E. L. Martín, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, R. Rebolo, Ya. Pavlenko and R. Wainscoat

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053466

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XMM-Newton X-ray and optical observations of the globular clusters M 55 and NGC 3201 p. 155

N. A. Webb, P. J. Wheatley and D. Barret

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053010

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Dust extinction and absorption: the challenge of porous grains p. 167

N. V. Voshchinnikov, V. B. Il'in, Th. Henning and D. N. Dubkova

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053371

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Spectral changes during dipping in low-mass X-ray binaries due to highly-ionized absorbers p. 179

M. Díaz Trigo, A. N. Parmar, L. Boirin, M. Méndez and J. S. Kaastra

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053586

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Astrochemistry of dimethyl ether p. 197

Z. Peeters, S. D. Rodgers, S. B. Charnley, L. Schriver-Mazzuoli, A. Schriver, J. V. Keane and P. Ehrenfreund

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053651

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On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - I. Comparing different reaction networks p. 205

M. Ilgner and R. P. Nelson

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053678

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On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - II. The effect of turbulent mixing on gas-phase chemistry p. 223

M. Ilgner and R. P. Nelson

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053867

Stellar structure and evolution

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Influence of local treatments of convection upon solar p mode excitation rates p. 233

R. Samadi, F. Kupka, M. J. Goupil, Y. Lebreton and C. van't Veer-Menneret

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052904

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The subpulse modulation properties of pulsars at 21 cm p. 243

P. Weltevrede, R. T. Edwards and B. W. Stappers

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053088

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Exploring the relativistic regime with Newtonian hydrodynamics: an improved effective gravitational potential for supernova simulations p. 273

A. Marek, H. Dimmelmeier, H.-Th. Janka, E. Müller and R. Buras

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052840

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Gravity-darkening exponents in semi-detached binary systems from their photometric observations. II. p. 291

G. Djurašević, H. Rovithis-Livaniou, P. Rovithis, N. Georgiades, S. Erkapić and R. Pavlović

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053262

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High-energy emission of fast rotating white dwarfs p. 305

N. R. Ikhsanov and P. L. Biermann

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053179

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Two years of INTEGRAL monitoring of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1806-20: from quiescence to frenzy p. 313

D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, S. Molkov, K. Hurley, I. F. Mirabel, R. Sunyaev, G. Weidenspointner, S. Brandt, M. Del Santo, M. Feroci et al. (9 more)

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053648

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The veiling spectrum of DI Cephei and its relationship to emission line profiles p. 323

J. F. Gameiro, D. F. M. Folha and P. P. Petrov

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041812

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VLT/NACO adaptive optics imaging of the Herbig Ae star HD 100453 p. 331

X. P. Chen, T. Henning, R. van Boekel and C. A. Grady

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054122

The Sun

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The flux-gap between bright and dark solar magnetic structures p. 337

K. G. Puschmann and E. Wiehr

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054049

Planets and planetary systems

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A posteriori detection of the planetary transit of HD 189733 b in the Hipparcos photometry p. 341

G. Hébrard and A. Lecavelier des Etangs

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054308

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Earth rotation based on the celestial coordinates of the celestial intermediate pole - I. The dynamical equations p. 347

N. Capitaine, M. Folgueira and J. Souchay

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053778

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Theoretical calculations of excited rovibrational levels of HD. Term values and transition probabilities of VUV electronic bands p. 361

H. Abgrall and E. Roueff

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053694

Astronomical instrumentation

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A simulation pipeline for the Planck mission p. 373

M. Reinecke, K. Dolag, R. Hell, M. Bartelmann and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 13 December 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053413

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 445 / No 1 (January I 2006)

Letters

A rapid and dramatic outburst in Blazar 3C 454.3 during May 2005 - Optical and infrared observations with REM and AIT p. L1

A prominent relativistic iron line in the Seyfert 1 MCG-02-14-009 p. L5

On the complex X-ray structure tracing the motion of Geminga p. L9

Probable nonradial g-mode pulsation in early A-type stars p. L15

A counter-rotating core in the dwarf elliptical galaxy VCC 510 p. L19

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The history of the baryon budget - Cosmic logistics in a hierarchical universe p. 1

RASS-SDSS Galaxy cluster survey - IV. A ubiquitous dwarf galaxy population in clusters p. 29

Probing dark matter caustics with weak lensing p. 43

The faint-end of the galaxy luminosity function in groups p. 51

Extragalactic astronomy

Evidence for orbital motion of material close to the central black hole of Mrk 766 p. 59

Near-IR photometry of asymptotic giant branch stars in the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 147 p. 69

Nearby early-type galaxies with ionized gas - II. Line-strength indices for 18 additional galaxies p. 79

A new comprehensive set of elemental abundances in DLAs - II. Data analysis and chemical variation studies p. 93

MAMBO 1.25 mm observations of 3CR quasars at z ~ 1.5: on the debate of the unified schemes p. 115

Discovery of PAHs in the halo of NGC 5907 p. 123

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

S Ori J053825.4-024241: a classical T Tauri-like object at the substellar boundary p. 143

XMM-Newton X-ray and optical observations of the globular clusters M 55 and NGC 3201 p. 155

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Dust extinction and absorption: the challenge of porous grains p. 167

Spectral changes during dipping in low-mass X-ray binaries due to highly-ionized absorbers p. 179

Astrochemistry of dimethyl ether p. 197

On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - I. Comparing different reaction networks p. 205

On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - II. The effect of turbulent mixing on gas-phase chemistry p. 223

Stellar structure and evolution

Influence of local treatments of convection upon solar p mode excitation rates p. 233

The subpulse modulation properties of pulsars at 21 cm p. 243

Exploring the relativistic regime with Newtonian hydrodynamics: an improved effective gravitational potential for supernova simulations p. 273

Gravity-darkening exponents in semi-detached binary systems from their photometric observations. II. p. 291

High-energy emission of fast rotating white dwarfs p. 305

Two years of INTEGRAL monitoring of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1806-20: from quiescence to frenzy p. 313

The veiling spectrum of DI Cephei and its relationship to emission line profiles p. 323

VLT/NACO adaptive optics imaging of the Herbig Ae star HD 100453 p. 331

The Sun

The flux-gap between bright and dark solar magnetic structures p. 337

Planets and planetary systems

A posteriori detection of the planetary transit of HD 189733 b in the Hipparcos photometry p. 341

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Earth rotation based on the celestial coordinates of the celestial intermediate pole - I. The dynamical equations p. 347

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Theoretical calculations of excited rovibrational levels of HD. Term values and transition probabilities of VUV electronic bands p. 361

Astronomical instrumentation

A simulation pipeline for the Planck mission p. 373