Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

M. R. Goad, G. Tagliaferri, K. L. Page, A. Moretti, J. P. Osborne, S. Kobayashi, P. Kumar, P. I. Mészáros, G. Chincarini, T. Sakamoto et al. (25 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054457

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RR Lyrae stars in the inner Large Magellanic Cloud: halo-like location with a disk-like distribution p. 101

A. Subramaniam

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054214

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Prospects for population synthesis in the H band: NeMo grids of stellar atmospheres compared to observations p. 109

J. Frémaux, F. Kupka, C. Boisson, M. Joly and V. Tsymbal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053699

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Chemical abundances of 32 mildly metal-poor stars p. 127

H. W. Zhang and G. Zhao

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053770

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A population synthesis study on the faint X-ray sources in the Galactic center region p. 135

X.-W. Liu and X.-D. Li

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053145

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Age estimations of M 31 globular clusters from their spectral energy distributions p. 143

J. Ma, X. Zhou, D. Burstein, Y. Yang, Z. Fan, J. Chen, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu, J. Wu and T. Zhang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054157

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Evolving structures of star-forming clusters p. 151

S. Schmeja and R. S. Klessen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054464

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Why is the mass function of NGC 6218 flat? p. 161

G. De Marchi, L. Pulone and F. Paresce

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053775

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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X-ray emission from radiative shocks in type II supernovae p. 171

T. K. Nymark, C. Fransson and C. Kozma

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054169

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An empirical calibration of sulphur abundance in ionised gaseous nebulae p. 193

E. Pérez-Montero, A. I. Díaz, J. M. Vílchez and C. Kehrig

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054216

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Dust-scattered X-ray halos around gamma-ray bursts: GRB 031203 revisited and the new case of GRB 050713A p. 203

A. Tiengo and S. Mereghetti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054162

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Polarimetry of Li-rich giants p. 211

A. Pereyra, B. V. Castilho and A. M. Magalhães

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054270

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A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7–3946 with HESS p. 223

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. (91 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054279

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The interior of the SNR RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr) at radio wavelengths p. 243

E. M. Reynoso, G. Dubner, E. Giacani, S. Johnston and A. J. Green

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054236

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VLT-ISAAC 3–5 μm spectroscopy of embedded young low-mass stars - III. Intermediate-mass sources in Vela p. 251

W.-F. Thi, E. F. van Dishoeck, E. Dartois, K. M. Pontoppidan, W. A. Schutte, P. Ehrenfreund, L. d'Hendecourt and H. J. Fraser

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052931

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Resolving the disk rotation of HD 97048 and HD 100546 in the [O I] 6300 Å line: evidence for a giant planet orbiting HD 100546 p. 267

B. Acke and M. E. van den Ancker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054330

Stellar structure and evolution

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A spectroscopic study of southern (candidate) γ Doradus stars - I. Time series analysis p. 281

P. De Cat, L. Eyer, J. Cuypers, C. Aerts, B. Vandenbussche, K. Uytterhoeven, K. Reyniers, K. Kolenberg, M. Groenewegen, G. Raskin et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053655

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Modeling β Virginis using seismological data p. 293

P. Eggenberger and F. Carrier

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052882

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Multiperiodicity in the large-amplitude rapidly-rotating Cephei star HD 203664 p. 305

C. Aerts, P. De Cat, J. De Ridder, H. Van Winckel, G. Raskin, G. Davignon and K. Uytterhoeven

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054142

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New evolutionary calculations for the born again scenario p. 313

M. M. Miller Bertolami, L. G. Althaus, A. M. Serenelli and J. A. Panei

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053804

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AO Velorum: a young quadruple system with a ZAMS eclipsing BpSi primary p. 327

J. F. González, S. Hubrig, N. Nesvacil and P. North

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054103

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A multisite photometric campaign on the pre-main-sequence δ Scuti pulsator IP Persei p. 335

V. Ripepi, S. Bernabei, M. Marconi, F. Palla, A. Arellano Ferro, A. Bonanno, P. Ferrara, A. Frasca, X. J. Jiang, S.-L. Kim et al. (11 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054164

Stellar atmospheres

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The sodium abundance in Bootis stars p. 345

S. M. Andrievsky

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053723

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VLT-UVES analysis of two giants in the bulge metal-poor globular cluster HP-1 - Analysis of two giants in HP-1 p. 349

B. Barbuy, M. Zoccali, S. Ortolani, Y. Momany, D. Minniti, V. Hill, A. Renzini, R. M. Rich, E. Bica, L. Pasquini and R. K. S. Yadav

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054288

The Sun

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Slow halo CMEs with shock signatures p. 359

S. Pohjolainen and N. J. Lehtinen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054118

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Observation of a bright coronal downflow by SOHO/EIT p. 369

D. Tripathi, S. K. Solanki, R. Schwenn, V. Bothmer, M. Mierla and G. Stenborg

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053840

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Evidence for low dimensional chaos in sunspot cycles p. 379

C. Letellier, L. A. Aguirre, J. Maquet and R. Gilmore

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053947

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Leakage of waves from coronal loops by wave tunneling p. 389

C. S. Brady, E. Verwichte and T. D. Arber

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054097

Planets and planetary systems

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Time-dependent 3D modulation of Jovian electrons - Comparison with Ulysses/KET observations p. 401

D. Lange, H. Fichtner and R. Kissmann

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054061

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Saturn's internal structure and carbon enrichment p. 411

O. Mousis, Y. Alibert and W. Benz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054224

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A massive planet to the young disc star HD 81040 p. 417

A. Sozzetti, S. Udry, S. Zucker, G. Torres, J. L. Beuzit, D. W. Latham, M. Mayor, T. Mazeh, D. Naef, C. Perrier et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054303

Online catalogs and data

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Optical identification of ROSAT-FSC sources p. 425

A. M. Mickaelian, L. R. Hovhannisyan, D. Engels, H.-J. Hagen and W. Voges

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053967

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The CdC2000 Bordeaux Carte du Ciel catalogue () p. 435

M. Rapaport, C. Ducourant, J. F. Le Campion, A. Fresneau, R. W. Argyle, C. Soubiran, R. Teixeira, J. I. B. Camargo, J. Colin, G. Daigne et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054204

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 449 / No 1 (April I 2006)

Letters

Phase asynchrony of the north-south sunspot activity p. L1

Two-phase X-ray burst from GX 3+1 observed by INTEGRAL p. L5

Astrophysical processes

Collisional depolarization of molecular lines. Application to the SiO+H isotropic collisions p. 1

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Spectral shape of the UV ionizing background and O VI absorbers at z towards HS 0747+4259 p. 9

Galaxy pairs in cosmological simulations: effects of interactions on star formation p. 23

Kinematics and star formation activity in the z = 2.03954 damped Lyman- system towards PKS 0458–020 p. 33

Spectral indications of thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in ARCHEOPS and WMAP data p. 41

Extragalactic astronomy

The B3-VLA CSS sample - VI. VLA images at 2 cm p. 49

Evidence for intrinsic absorption in the Swift X-ray afterglows p. 61

Surface photometry and structure of high redshift disk galaxies in the HDF-S NICMOS field p. 67

Constraining the GRB collimation with a survey for orphan afterglows p. 79

Swift observations of the prompt X-ray emission and afterglow from GRB050126 and GRB050219A p. 89

RR Lyrae stars in the inner Large Magellanic Cloud: halo-like location with a disk-like distribution p. 101

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Prospects for population synthesis in the H band: NeMo grids of stellar atmospheres compared to observations p. 109

Chemical abundances of 32 mildly metal-poor stars p. 127

A population synthesis study on the faint X-ray sources in the Galactic center region p. 135

Age estimations of M 31 globular clusters from their spectral energy distributions p. 143

Evolving structures of star-forming clusters p. 151

Why is the mass function of NGC 6218 flat? p. 161

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

X-ray emission from radiative shocks in type II supernovae p. 171

An empirical calibration of sulphur abundance in ionised gaseous nebulae p. 193

Dust-scattered X-ray halos around gamma-ray bursts: GRB 031203 revisited and the new case of GRB 050713A p. 203

Polarimetry of Li-rich giants p. 211

A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7–3946 with HESS p. 223

The interior of the SNR RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr) at radio wavelengths p. 243

VLT-ISAAC 3–5 μm spectroscopy of embedded young low-mass stars - III. Intermediate-mass sources in Vela p. 251

Resolving the disk rotation of HD 97048 and HD 100546 in the [O I] 6300 Å line: evidence for a giant planet orbiting HD 100546 p. 267

Stellar structure and evolution

A spectroscopic study of southern (candidate) γ Doradus stars - I. Time series analysis p. 281

Modeling β Virginis using seismological data p. 293

Multiperiodicity in the large-amplitude rapidly-rotating Cephei star HD 203664 p. 305

New evolutionary calculations for the born again scenario p. 313

AO Velorum: a young quadruple system with a ZAMS eclipsing BpSi primary p. 327

A multisite photometric campaign on the pre-main-sequence δ Scuti pulsator IP Persei p. 335

Stellar atmospheres

The sodium abundance in Bootis stars p. 345

VLT-UVES analysis of two giants in the bulge metal-poor globular cluster HP-1 - Analysis of two giants in HP-1 p. 349

The Sun

Slow halo CMEs with shock signatures p. 359

Observation of a bright coronal downflow by SOHO/EIT p. 369

Evidence for low dimensional chaos in sunspot cycles p. 379

Leakage of waves from coronal loops by wave tunneling p. 389

Planets and planetary systems

Time-dependent 3D modulation of Jovian electrons - Comparison with Ulysses/KET observations p. 401

Saturn's internal structure and carbon enrichment p. 411

A massive planet to the young disc star HD 81040 p. 417

Online catalogs and data

Optical identification of ROSAT-FSC sources p. 425

The CdC2000 Bordeaux Carte du Ciel catalogue () p. 435