Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astrophysical processes

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Compact strange stars with a medium dependence in gluons at finite temperature p. 431

M. Bagchi, S. Ray, M. Dey and J. Dey

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053732

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Nonaxisymmetric stability in the shearing sheet approximation p. 437

A. Brandenburg and B. Dintrans

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054639

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Thermodynamics and dynamics of a 1-D gravitational system p. 445

P. Valageas

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054472

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - IV. Models of prospective time-delay lenses p. 461

P. Saha, F. Courbin, D. Sluse, S. Dye and G. Meylan

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052929

Extragalactic astronomy

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On the interpretation of spectral-energy correlations in long gamma-ray bursts p. 471

L. Nava, G. Ghisellini, G. Ghirlanda, F. Tavecchio and C. Firmani

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054211

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A new analysis of the nucleus of NGC 1068 with MIDI observations p. 483

A. Poncelet, G. Perrin and H. Sol

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053608

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Quasars near the line of sight towards Q 0302-003 and the transverse proximity effect p. 495

G. Worseck and L. Wisotzki

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054549

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Low and intermediate mass star yields - II. The evolution of nitrogen abundances p. 509

M. Gavilán, M. Mollá and J. F. Buell

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053590

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Na-O anticorrelation and HB - I. The Na-O anticorrelation in NGC 2808 p. 523

E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, R. G. Gratton, F. Leone, A. Recio-Blanco and S. Lucatello

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054369

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The flare activity of Sagittarius A* - New coordinated mm to X-ray observations p. 535

A. Eckart, F. K. Baganoff, R. Schödel, M. Morris, R. Genzel, G. C. Bower, D. Marrone, J. M. Moran, T. Viehmann, M. W. Bautz et al. (10 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054418

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Element abundances of unevolved stars in the open cluster M 67 p. 557

S. Randich, P. Sestito, F. Primas, R. Pallavicini and L. Pasquini

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054291

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Ammonia in infrared dark clouds p. 569

T. Pillai, F. Wyrowski, S. J. Carey and K. M. Menten

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054128

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A detailed observation of a LMC supernova remnant DEM L241 with XMM-Newton p. 585

A. Bamba, M. Ueno, H. Nakajima, K. Mori and K. Koyama

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054096

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Analysis of the circumstellar environment of the B[ e] star HD 45677 (FS Canis Majoris) p. 593

G. Muratorio, C. Rossi and M. Friedjung

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053338

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Ammonia cores in high mass star formation regions p. 607

Y. Wu, Q. Zhang, W. Yu, M. Miller, R. Mao, K. Sun and Y. Wang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053203

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INTEGRAL observations of the Crab pulsar p. 617

T. Mineo, C. Ferrigno, L. Foschini, A. Segreto, G. Cusumano, G. Malaguti, G. Di Cocco and C. Labanti

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054305

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Radio continuum and molecular line observations of four bright-rimmed clouds p. 625

J. S. Urquhart, M. A. Thompson, L. K. Morgan and G. J. White

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053417

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Hydrodynamical simulations of the jet in the symbiotic star MWC 560 - II. Simulations beyond density balance p. 645

M. Stute

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054089

Stellar structure and evolution

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The ignition of thermonuclear flames in type Ia supernovae p. 655

L. Iapichino, M. Brüggen, W. Hillebrandt and J. C. Niemeyer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054052

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Full polarization study of SiO masers at 86 GHz p. 667

F. Herpin, A. Baudry, C. Thum, D. Morris and H. Wiesemeyer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054255

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Tertiary companions to close spectroscopic binaries p. 681

A. Tokovinin, S. Thomas, M. Sterzik and S. Udry

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054427

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Asteroseismology of the visual binary 70 Ophiuchi p. 695

F. Carrier and P. Eggenberger

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054492

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Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars p. 701

G. Stasińska, R. Szczerba, M. Schmidt and N. Siódmiak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053553

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The frequency ratio method and the new multiperiodic γ Doradus star HD 218427 p. 715

E. Rodríguez, P. J. Amado, J. C. Suárez, A. Moya, M. A. Dupret, E. Poretti, A. Grigahcène, V. Costa and M. J. López-González

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053942

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VLT spectroscopy and non-LTE modeling of the C/O-dominated accretion disks in two ultracompact X-ray binaries p. 725

K. Werner, T. Nagel, T. Rauch, N. J. Hammer and S. Dreizler

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053768

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Effective temperature scale and bolometric corrections from 2MASS photometry p. 735

E. Masana, C. Jordi and I. Ribas

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054021

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Phase transitions in rotating neutron stars cores: back bending, stability, corequakes, and pulsar timing p. 747

J. L. Zdunik, M. Bejger, P. Haensel and E. Gourgoulhon

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054260

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XMM-Newton observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR 1627-41 in a low luminosity state p. 759

S. Mereghetti, P. Esposito, A. Tiengo, R. Turolla, S. Zane, L. Stella, G. L. Israel, M. Feroci and A. Treves

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054210

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Evolutionary state of magnetic chemically peculiar stars p. 763

O. Kochukhov and S. Bagnulo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054596

Stellar atmospheres

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Searching for links between magnetic fields and stellar evolution - I. A survey of magnetic fields in open cluster A- and B-type stars with FORS1 p. 777

S. Bagnulo, J. D. Landstreet, E. Mason, V. Andretta, J. Silaj and G. A. Wade

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054223

The Sun

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The effect of the solar wind on CME triggering by magnetic foot point shearing p. 793

C. Jacobs, S. Poedts and B. van der Holst

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054670

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The emergence of magnetic flux through a partially ionised solar atmosphere p. 805

J. E. Leake and T. D. Arber

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054099

Planets and planetary systems

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The meteoroid environment of comet 9P/Tempel 1 and the Deep Impact spacecraft p. 819

J. Vaubaillon, F. Colas and L. Jorda

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054261

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High resolution spectroscopy of stars with transiting planets - The cases of OGLE-TR-10, 56, 111, 113, and TrES-1 p. 825

N. C. Santos, F. Pont, C. Melo, G. Israelian, F. Bouchy, M. Mayor, C. Moutou, D. Queloz, S. Udry and T. Guillot

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054583

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On the evolution of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc p. 833

P. Cresswell and R. P. Nelson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054551

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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High precision methods for locating the celestial intermediate pole and origin p. 855

N. Capitaine and P. T. Wallace

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054550

Online catalogs and data

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The Araucaria project. Bright variable stars in NGC 6822 from a wide-field imaging survey p. 873

R. E. Mennickent, W. Gieren, I. Soszyński and G. Pietrzyński

Published online: 10 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054359

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 450 / No 2 (May I 2006)

Astrophysical processes

Compact strange stars with a medium dependence in gluons at finite temperature p. 431

Nonaxisymmetric stability in the shearing sheet approximation p. 437

Thermodynamics and dynamics of a 1-D gravitational system p. 445

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - IV. Models of prospective time-delay lenses p. 461

Extragalactic astronomy

On the interpretation of spectral-energy correlations in long gamma-ray bursts p. 471

A new analysis of the nucleus of NGC 1068 with MIDI observations p. 483

Quasars near the line of sight towards Q 0302-003 and the transverse proximity effect p. 495

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Low and intermediate mass star yields - II. The evolution of nitrogen abundances p. 509

Na-O anticorrelation and HB - I. The Na-O anticorrelation in NGC 2808 p. 523

The flare activity of Sagittarius A* - New coordinated mm to X-ray observations p. 535

Element abundances of unevolved stars in the open cluster M 67 p. 557

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Ammonia in infrared dark clouds p. 569

A detailed observation of a LMC supernova remnant DEM L241 with XMM-Newton p. 585

Analysis of the circumstellar environment of the B[ e] star HD 45677 (FS Canis Majoris) p. 593

Ammonia cores in high mass star formation regions p. 607

INTEGRAL observations of the Crab pulsar p. 617

Radio continuum and molecular line observations of four bright-rimmed clouds p. 625

Hydrodynamical simulations of the jet in the symbiotic star MWC 560 - II. Simulations beyond density balance p. 645

Stellar structure and evolution

The ignition of thermonuclear flames in type Ia supernovae p. 655

Full polarization study of SiO masers at 86 GHz p. 667

Tertiary companions to close spectroscopic binaries p. 681

Asteroseismology of the visual binary 70 Ophiuchi p. 695

Post-AGB stars as testbeds of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars p. 701

The frequency ratio method and the new multiperiodic γ Doradus star HD 218427 p. 715

VLT spectroscopy and non-LTE modeling of the C/O-dominated accretion disks in two ultracompact X-ray binaries p. 725

Effective temperature scale and bolometric corrections from 2MASS photometry p. 735

Phase transitions in rotating neutron stars cores: back bending, stability, corequakes, and pulsar timing p. 747

XMM-Newton observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR 1627-41 in a low luminosity state p. 759

Evolutionary state of magnetic chemically peculiar stars p. 763

Stellar atmospheres

Searching for links between magnetic fields and stellar evolution - I. A survey of magnetic fields in open cluster A- and B-type stars with FORS1 p. 777

The Sun

The effect of the solar wind on CME triggering by magnetic foot point shearing p. 793

The emergence of magnetic flux through a partially ionised solar atmosphere p. 805

Planets and planetary systems

The meteoroid environment of comet 9P/Tempel 1 and the Deep Impact spacecraft p. 819

High resolution spectroscopy of stars with transiting planets - The cases of OGLE-TR-10, 56, 111, 113, and TrES-1 p. 825

On the evolution of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc p. 833

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

High precision methods for locating the celestial intermediate pole and origin p. 855

Online catalogs and data

The Araucaria project. Bright variable stars in NGC 6822 from a wide-field imaging survey p. 873