Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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New mass determination of (15) Eunomia based on a very close encounter with (50278) 2000CZ12 p. L29

A. Vitagliano and R. M. Stoss

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065760

Astrophysical processes

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Generation of the magnetic field in jets p. 779

V. Urpin

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064863

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Redshift distribution of gamma-ray bursts and star formation rate p. 785

A. Mészáros, Z. Bagoly, L. G. Balázs and I. Horváth

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053807

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of the intra-cluster medium p. 791

E. Puchwein and M. Bartelmann

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054717

Extragalactic astronomy

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X-ray continuum properties of GRB afterglows observed by XMM-Newton and Chandra p. 803

B. Gendre, A. Corsi and L. Piro

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053903

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The BeppoSAX catalog of GRB X-ray afterglow observations p. 813

M. De Pasquale, L. Piro, B. Gendre, L. Amati, L. A. Antonelli, E. Costa, M. Feroci, F. Frontera, L. Nicastro, P. Soffitta and J. in't Zand

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053950

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On the geometrical evolution of the ionized gas in HII galaxies p. 825

F. Cuisinier, P. Westera, E. Telles and R. Buser

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054637

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Medium-resolution spectroscopy of galaxies with redshifts 2.3 3.5 p. 835

D. Mehlert, C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, S. Noll, D. de Mello and T. M. Heckman

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054066

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Towards a phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution: a case study with the dwarf galaxies of the Local Group p. 845

D. Fraix-Burnet, P. Choler and E. J. P. Douzery

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065098

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High spatial resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of the starburst galaxies NGC 3256, II Zw 40 and Henize 2–10 p. 853

N. L. Martín-Hernández, D. Schaerer, E. Peeters, A. G. G. M. Tielens and M. Sauvage

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054302

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Simultaneous X-ray and optical observations of S5 0716+714 after the outburst of March 2004 p. 871

L. Foschini, G. Tagliaferri, E. Pian, G. Ghisellini, A. Treves, L. Maraschi, F. Tavecchio, G. Di Cocco and S. R. Rosen

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064959

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The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - Evolution of the luminosity functions by galaxy type up to z = 1.5 from first epoch data p. 879

E. Zucca, O. Ilbert, S. Bardelli, L. Tresse, G. Zamorani, S. Arnouts, L. Pozzetti, M. Bolzonella, H. J. McCracken, D. Bottini et al. (40 more)

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053645

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Distance determination to NGC 55 from the planetary nebula luminosity function p. 891

G. C. Van de Steene, G. H. Jacoby, C. Praet, R. Ciardullo and H. Dejonghe

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053475

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CO emission from candidate photo-dissociation regions in M 81 p. 897

J. H. Knapen, R. J. Allen, H. I. Heaton, N. Kuno and N. Nakai

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065549

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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ACIS-I observations of NGC 2264. Membership and X-ray properties of PMS stars p. 903

E. Flaccomio, G. Micela and S. Sciortino

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065084

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Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2 MASS point source catalog. V. Follow-up observations of the young stellar cluster candidates RCW 87, [BDSB2003] 164 and [DBSB2003] 172 p. 923

J. Borissova, V. D. Ivanov, D. Minniti and D. Geisler

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054724

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Methods for improving open cluster fundamental parameters applied to M 52 and NGC 3960 p. 931

C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065315

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Observations of the hot horizontal-branch stars in the metal-rich bulge globular cluster NGC 6388 - Indications of helium enrichment and a lesson in crowded field spectroscopy p. 943

S. Moehler and A. V. Sweigart

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065427

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Be stars: one ring to rule them all? p. 953

A. Meilland, Ph. Stee, J. Zorec and S. Kanaan

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054690

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Coupling the dynamics and the molecular chemistry in the Galactic center p. 963

N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez, F. Combes, J. Martin-Pintado, T. L. Wilson and A. Apponi

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064813

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Organic molecules in the Galactic center - Hot core chemistry without hot cores p. 971

M. A. Requena-Torres, J. Martín-Pintado, A. Rodríguez-Franco, S. Martín, N. J. Rodríguez-Fernández and P. de Vicente

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065190

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On the AU Microscopii debris disk - Density profiles, grain properties, and dust dynamics p. 987

J.-C. Augereau and H. Beust

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054250

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An outbursting protostar of the FU Orionis type in the Cygnus OB7 molecular cloud p. 1001

T. A. Movsessian, T. Khanzadyan, C. Aspin, T. Yu. Magakian, T. Beck, A. Moiseev, M. D. Smith and E. H. Nikogossian

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054609

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A close look into the carbon disk at the core of the planetary nebula CPD-56°8032 p. 1009

O. Chesneau, A. Collioud, O. De Marco, S. Wolf, E. Lagadec, A. A. Zijlstra, A. Rothkopf, A. Acker, G. C. Clayton and B. Lopez

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054585

Stellar structure and evolution

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A comprehensive asteroseismic modelling of the high-amplitude δ Scuti star RV Arietis p. 1019

R. Casas, J. C. Suárez, A. Moya and R. Garrido

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065054

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The superburst recurrence time in luminous persistent LMXBs p. 1031

L. Keek, J. J. M. in 't Zand and A. Cumming

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064884

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Properties and nature of Be stars - 24. Better data and model for the Be+F binary V360 Lacertae p. 1037

A. P. Linnell, P. Harmanec, P. Koubský, H. Božić, S. Yang, D. Ruždjak, D. Sudar, J. Libich, P. Eenens, J. Krpata et al. (3 more)

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053792

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The radio SNR G65.1+0.6 and its associated pulsar J1957+2831 p. 1053

W. W. Tian and D. A. Leahy

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065140

Stellar atmospheres

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CS 30322-023: an ultra metal-poor TP-AGB star? p. 1059

T. Masseron, S. Van Eck, B. Famaey, S. Goriely, B. Plez, L. Siess, T. C. Beers, F. Primas and A. Jorissen

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064802

The Sun

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A mechanism for parallel electric field generation in the MHD limit: possible implications for the coronal heating problem in the two stage mechanism p. 1073

D. Tsiklauri

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064816

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An information-theoretical methodology for profile parameter estimation of solar coronal spectra p. 1081

A. Nakagawa

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054580

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Sub arcsec evolution of solar magnetic fields p. 1091

Th. Roudier, J. M. Malherbe, J. Moity, S. Rondi, P. Mein and Ch. Coutard

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064963

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Electromagnetic wave emission during collision between a current sheet and a fast magnetosonic shock associated with coronal mass ejections p. 1099

T. Haruki, J. I. Sakai and S. Saito

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065416

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Fe XIX observations of active region brightenings in the corona p. 1105

T. J. Wang, D. E. Innes and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065126

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Heating the solar corona by plasma loops p. 1115

J. M. A. Ashbourn and L. C. Woods

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054400

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Dynamics and evolution of an eruptive flare p. 1123

L. Teriaca, A. Falchi, R. Falciani, G. Cauzzi and L. Maltagliati

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065065

Planets and planetary systems

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Interplanetary Lyman α line profiles: variations with solar activity cycle p. 1135

E. Quémerais, R. Lallement, J.-L. Bertaux, D. Koutroumpa, J. Clarke, E. Kyrölä and W. Schmidt

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065169

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On the dynamical stability of the Rosetta orbiter. I. p. 1143

E. Mysen and K. Aksnes

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054307

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Energy levels and transition probabilities for boron-like Fe XXII p. 1157

V. Jonauskas, P. Bogdanovich, F. P. Keenan, R. Kisielius, M. E. Foord, R. F. Heeter, S. J. Rose, G. J. Ferland and P. H. Norrington

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064822

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Improved rest frequencies for the submillimetre-wave spectrum of SiN p. 1161

L. Bizzocchi, C. Degli Esposti and L. Dore

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065185

Online catalogs and data

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Catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy (4th edition) p. 1165

Q. Z. Liu, J. van Paradijs and E. P. J. van den Heuvel

Published online: 16 August 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064987

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 455 / No 3 (September I 2006)

Letters

New mass determination of (15) Eunomia based on a very close encounter with (50278) 2000CZ12 p. L29

Astrophysical processes

Generation of the magnetic field in jets p. 779

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Redshift distribution of gamma-ray bursts and star formation rate p. 785

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the intra-cluster medium p. 791

Extragalactic astronomy

X-ray continuum properties of GRB afterglows observed by XMM-Newton and Chandra p. 803

The BeppoSAX catalog of GRB X-ray afterglow observations p. 813

On the geometrical evolution of the ionized gas in HII galaxies p. 825

Medium-resolution spectroscopy of galaxies with redshifts 2.3 3.5 p. 835

Towards a phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution: a case study with the dwarf galaxies of the Local Group p. 845

High spatial resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of the starburst galaxies NGC 3256, II Zw 40 and Henize 2–10 p. 853

Simultaneous X-ray and optical observations of S5 0716+714 after the outburst of March 2004 p. 871

The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - Evolution of the luminosity functions by galaxy type up to z = 1.5 from first epoch data p. 879

Distance determination to NGC 55 from the planetary nebula luminosity function p. 891

CO emission from candidate photo-dissociation regions in M 81 p. 897

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

ACIS-I observations of NGC 2264. Membership and X-ray properties of PMS stars p. 903

Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2 MASS point source catalog. V. Follow-up observations of the young stellar cluster candidates RCW 87, [BDSB2003] 164 and [DBSB2003] 172 p. 923

Methods for improving open cluster fundamental parameters applied to M 52 and NGC 3960 p. 931

Observations of the hot horizontal-branch stars in the metal-rich bulge globular cluster NGC 6388 - Indications of helium enrichment and a lesson in crowded field spectroscopy p. 943

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Be stars: one ring to rule them all? p. 953

Coupling the dynamics and the molecular chemistry in the Galactic center p. 963

Organic molecules in the Galactic center - Hot core chemistry without hot cores p. 971

On the AU Microscopii debris disk - Density profiles, grain properties, and dust dynamics p. 987

An outbursting protostar of the FU Orionis type in the Cygnus OB7 molecular cloud p. 1001

A close look into the carbon disk at the core of the planetary nebula CPD-56°8032 p. 1009

Stellar structure and evolution

A comprehensive asteroseismic modelling of the high-amplitude δ Scuti star RV Arietis p. 1019

The superburst recurrence time in luminous persistent LMXBs p. 1031

Properties and nature of Be stars - 24. Better data and model for the Be+F binary V360 Lacertae p. 1037

The radio SNR G65.1+0.6 and its associated pulsar J1957+2831 p. 1053

Stellar atmospheres

CS 30322-023: an ultra metal-poor TP-AGB star? p. 1059

The Sun

A mechanism for parallel electric field generation in the MHD limit: possible implications for the coronal heating problem in the two stage mechanism p. 1073

An information-theoretical methodology for profile parameter estimation of solar coronal spectra p. 1081

Sub arcsec evolution of solar magnetic fields p. 1091

Electromagnetic wave emission during collision between a current sheet and a fast magnetosonic shock associated with coronal mass ejections p. 1099

Fe XIX observations of active region brightenings in the corona p. 1105

Heating the solar corona by plasma loops p. 1115

Dynamics and evolution of an eruptive flare p. 1123

Planets and planetary systems

Interplanetary Lyman α line profiles: variations with solar activity cycle p. 1135

On the dynamical stability of the Rosetta orbiter. I. p. 1143

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Energy levels and transition probabilities for boron-like Fe XXII p. 1157

Improved rest frequencies for the submillimetre-wave spectrum of SiN p. 1161

Online catalogs and data

Catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy (4th edition) p. 1165