Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

L. F. Olsen, J.-M. Miralles, L. da Costa, R. Madejsky, H. E. Jørgensen, A. Mignano, S. Arnouts, C. Benoist, J. P. Dietrich, R. Slijkhuis and S. Zaggia

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065019

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Synchrotron flaring in the jet of 3C 279 p. 895

E. J. Lindfors, M. Türler, E. Valtaoja, H. Aller, M. Aller, D. Mazin, C. M. Raiteri, J. A. Stevens, M. Tornikoski, G. Tosti and M. Villata

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053679

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Carbon stars in the outer spheroid of NGC 6822 p. 905

S. Demers, P. Battinelli and E. Artigau

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065507

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Swift and infra-red observations of the blazar 3C 454.3 during the giant X-ray flare of May 2005 p. 911

P. Giommi, A. J. Blustin, M. Capalbi, S. Colafrancesco, A. Cucchiara, L. Fuhrmann, H. A. Krimm, N. Marchili, E. Massaro, M. Perri et al. (9 more)

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064874

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Panchromatic study of GRB 060124: from precursor to afterglow p. 917

P. Romano, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, J. Cummings, G. Cusumano, S. T. Holland, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, K. L. Page, V. Pal'shin et al. (28 more)

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065071

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VLT/ISAAC spectra of the Hβ region in intermediate-redshift quasars - II. Black hole mass and Eddington ratio p. 929

J. W. Sulentic, P. Repetto, G. M. Stirpe, P. Marziani, D. Dultzin-Hacyan and M. Calvani

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054153

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Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies - IV. Correcting apparent disk scalelengths and central surface brightnesses for the effect of dust at optical and near-infrared wavelengths p. 941

C. Möllenhoff, C. C. Popescu and R. J. Tuffs

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054727

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Size and properties of the narrow-line region in Seyfert-2 galaxies from spatially-resolved optical spectroscopy p. 953

N. Bennert, B. Jungwiert, S. Komossa, M. Haas and R. Chini

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065319

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AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds - II. The rate of star formation across the LMC p. 967

M.-R. L. Cioni, L. Girardi, P. Marigo and H. J. Habing

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053933e

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The Galactic thick and thin disks: differences in evolution p. 969

T. V. Nykytyuk and T. V. Mishenina

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053101

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X-ray variability of NGC 2516 stars in the XMM-Newton observations p. 977

A. Marino, G. Micela, I. Pillitteri and G. Peres

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054674

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An updated survey of globular clusters in M 31 - I. Classification and radial velocity for 76 candidate clusters p. 985

S. Galleti, L. Federici, M. Bellazzini, A. Buzzoni and F. Fusi Pecci

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065309

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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A chemical study of the inner winds of asymptotic giant branch stars p. 1001

I. Cherchneff

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064827

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Modeling the NIR-silhouette massive disk candidate in M 17 p. 1013

J. Steinacker, R. Chini, M. Nielbock, D. Nürnberger, V. Hoffmeister, J.-M. Huré and D. Semenov

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054312

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The remarkable light and colour variability of Small Magellanic Cloud Be stars p. 1027

W. J. de Wit, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers, J. B. Marquette and J. P. Beaulieu

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065137

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HCN and HNC mapping of the protostellar core Chamaeleon-MMS1 p. 1037

P. P. Tennekes, J. Harju, M. Juvela and L. V. Tóth

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040294

Stellar structure and evolution

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Modeling of PMS Ae/Fe stars using UV spectra p. 1045

P. F. C. Blondel and H. R. E. Tjin A Djie

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040269

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The new pre-cataclysmic binary PG 2200+085 p. 1069

V. Shimansky, N. A. Sakhibullin, I. Bikmaev, H. Ritter, V. Suleimanov, N. Borisov and A. Galeev

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065146

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Apsidal motion in eccentric eclipsing binaries: CW Cephei, V478 Cygni, AG Persei, and IQ Persei p. 1077

M. Wolf, H. Kučáková, M. Kolasa, P. Štastný, Z. Bozkurt, P. Harmanec, M. Zejda, L. Brát and K. Hornoch

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065327

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Global fitting of globular cluster age indicators p. 1085

F. Meissner and A. Weiss

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065133

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One-armed oscillations in Be star discs p. 1097

J. C. B. Papaloizou and G. J. Savonije

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065407

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First broad band study of the mysterious source 1E 1743.1–2843 p. 1105

M. Del Santo, L. Sidoli, A. Bazzano, M. Cocchi, G. De Cesare, A. Paizis and P. Ubertini

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065029

Stellar atmospheres

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Elemental abundances in the atmosphere of clump giants p. 1109

T. V. Mishenina, O. Bienaymé, T. I. Gorbaneva, C. Charbonnel, C. Soubiran, S. A. Korotin and V. V. Kovtyukh

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065141

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Early-type stars in the young open cluster IC 1805 - II. The probably single stars HD 15570 and HD 15629, and the massive binary/triple system HD 15558 p. 1121

M. De Becker, G. Rauw, J. Manfroid and P. Eenens

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065300

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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: mass loss and rotation of early-type stars in the SMC p. 1131

M. R. Mokiem, A. de Koter, C. J. Evans, J. Puls, S. J. Smartt, P. A. Crowther, A. Herrero, N. Langer, D. J. Lennon, F. Najarro et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064995

The Sun

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On the CME velocity distribution p. 1153

A. Q. Chen, P. F. Chen and C. Fang

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065378

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On the validity of the 630 nm Fe I lines for magnetometry of the internetwork quiet Sun p. 1159

M. J. Martínez González, M. Collados and B. Ruiz Cobo

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065008

Planets and planetary systems

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Probing long-period companions to planetary hosts - VLT and CFHT near infrared coronographic imaging surveys p. 1165

G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, S. Udry, T. Fusco, F. Galland, D. Naef, J.-L. Beuzit and M. Mayor

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054709

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Predictions of the mutual events of the Uranian satellites occurring in 2006–2009 p. 1173

J.-E. Arlot, V. Lainey and W. Thuillot

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065153

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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New and improved experimental oscillator strengths in Zr II and the solar abundance of zirconium p. 1181

G. Ljung, H. Nilsson, M. Asplund and S. Johansson

Published online: 06 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065212

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 456 / No 3 (September IV 2006)

Letters

Metallicity as a criterion to select H2-bearing damped Lyman- systems p. L9

Spectral line width decrease in the solar corona: resonant energy conversion from Alfvén to acoustic waves p. L13

Astrophysical processes

Gamma-ray binaries: pulsars in disguise? p. 801

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Small scale contributions to the cosmic microwave background: a coherent analysis p. 819

Shears from shapelets p. 827

Extragalactic astronomy

Physical properties of Hickson compact groups and of the loose groups within which they are embedded p. 839

Thermal and non-thermal components of the interstellar medium at sub-kiloparsec scales in galaxies p. 847

Constraining the population of star-forming galaxies with deep near-IR images of lensing clusters p. 861

ESO imaging survey: infrared deep public survey p. 881

Synchrotron flaring in the jet of 3C 279 p. 895

Carbon stars in the outer spheroid of NGC 6822 p. 905

Swift and infra-red observations of the blazar 3C 454.3 during the giant X-ray flare of May 2005 p. 911

Panchromatic study of GRB 060124: from precursor to afterglow p. 917

VLT/ISAAC spectra of the Hβ region in intermediate-redshift quasars - II. Black hole mass and Eddington ratio p. 929

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies - IV. Correcting apparent disk scalelengths and central surface brightnesses for the effect of dust at optical and near-infrared wavelengths p. 941

Size and properties of the narrow-line region in Seyfert-2 galaxies from spatially-resolved optical spectroscopy p. 953

AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds - II. The rate of star formation across the LMC p. 967

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The Galactic thick and thin disks: differences in evolution p. 969

X-ray variability of NGC 2516 stars in the XMM-Newton observations p. 977

An updated survey of globular clusters in M 31 - I. Classification and radial velocity for 76 candidate clusters p. 985

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

A chemical study of the inner winds of asymptotic giant branch stars p. 1001

Modeling the NIR-silhouette massive disk candidate in M 17 p. 1013

The remarkable light and colour variability of Small Magellanic Cloud Be stars p. 1027

HCN and HNC mapping of the protostellar core Chamaeleon-MMS1 p. 1037

Stellar structure and evolution

Modeling of PMS Ae/Fe stars using UV spectra p. 1045

The new pre-cataclysmic binary PG 2200+085 p. 1069

Apsidal motion in eccentric eclipsing binaries: CW Cephei, V478 Cygni, AG Persei, and IQ Persei p. 1077

Global fitting of globular cluster age indicators p. 1085

One-armed oscillations in Be star discs p. 1097

First broad band study of the mysterious source 1E 1743.1–2843 p. 1105

Stellar atmospheres

Elemental abundances in the atmosphere of clump giants p. 1109

Early-type stars in the young open cluster IC 1805 - II. The probably single stars HD 15570 and HD 15629, and the massive binary/triple system HD 15558 p. 1121

The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: mass loss and rotation of early-type stars in the SMC p. 1131

The Sun

On the CME velocity distribution p. 1153

On the validity of the 630 nm Fe I lines for magnetometry of the internetwork quiet Sun p. 1159

Planets and planetary systems

Probing long-period companions to planetary hosts - VLT and CFHT near infrared coronographic imaging surveys p. 1165

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Predictions of the mutual events of the Uranian satellites occurring in 2006–2009 p. 1173

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

New and improved experimental oscillator strengths in Zr II and the solar abundance of zirconium p. 1181

Metallicity as a criterion to select H₂-bearing damped Lyman- systems p. L9