Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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The small dispersion of the mid IR – hard X-ray correlation in active galactic nuclei p. L17

H. Horst, A. Smette, P. Gandhi and W. J. Duschl

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065820

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Detection of a population gradient in the Sagittarius stream p. L21

M. Bellazzini, H. J. Newberg, M. Correnti, F. R. Ferraro and L. Monaco

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066002

Astrophysical processes

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Elliptical dust growth in astrophysical plasmas p. 365

C. R. Stark, H. E. Potts and D. A. Diver

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064922

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A high order Godunov scheme with constrained transport and adaptive mesh refinement for astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics p. 371

S. Fromang, P. Hennebelle and R. Teyssier

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065371

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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High order correction terms for the peak-peak correlation function in nearly-Gaussian models p. 385

A. P. A. Andrade, A. L. B. Ribeiro and C. A. Wuensche

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065581

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The XMM large scale structure survey: properties and two-point angular correlations of point-like sources p. 393

P. Gandhi, O. Garcet, L. Disseau, F. Pacaud, M. Pierre, A. Gueguen, D. Alloin, L. Chiappetti, E. Gosset, D. Maccagni et al. (2 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065284

Extragalactic astronomy

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Photometric study of a sample of southern binary galaxies p. 405

T. C. Couto da Silva and R. E. de Souza

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054442

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Optical spectroscopy for a sample of southern binary galaxies p. 425

T. C. Couto da Silva and R. E. de Souza

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054444

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Formation and evolution of early-type galaxies - II. Models with quasi-cosmological initial conditions p. 437

E. Merlin and C. Chiosi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054486

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Simultaneous radio-interferometric and high-energy TeV observations of the γ-ray blazar Mkn 421 p. 455

P. Charlot, D. C. Gabuzda, H. Sol, B. Degrange and F. Piron

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054078

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Analysing globular cluster observations - Models and analysis tools for Lick/IDS indices p. 467

T. Lilly and U. Fritze

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052986

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A spectroscopic study of the near-IR [SIII] lines in a sample of HII galaxies: chemical abundances p. 477

C. Kehrig, J. M. Vílchez, E. Telles, F. Cuisinier and E. Pérez-Montero

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054488

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On the signatures of gravitational redshift: the onset of relativistic emission lines p. 485

A. Müller and M. Wold

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065615

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Hickson 62 - I. Kinematics of NGC 4778 p. 493

M. Spavone, E. Iodice, G. Longo, M. Paolillo and S. Sodani

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065633

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The XMM-Newton survey of the ELAIS-S1 field - I. Number counts, angular correlation function and X-ray spectral properties p. 501

S. Puccetti, F. Fiore, V. D'Elia, I. Pillitteri, C. Feruglio, A. Grazian, M. Brusa, P. Ciliegi, A. Comastri, C. Gruppioni et al. (9 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064904

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The ATESP 5 GHz radio survey - I. Source counts and spectral index properties of the faint radio population p. 517

I. Prandoni, P. Parma, M. H. Wieringa, H. R. de Ruiter, L. Gregorini, A. Mignano, G. Vettolani and R. D. Ekers

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054273

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H I absorption in high-frequency peaker galaxies p. 531

M. Orienti, R. Morganti and D. Dallacasa

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064820

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Radial mean velocity in the solar neighbourhood p. 537

R. Cubarsi and S. Alcobé

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065640

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CADIS has seen the Virgo overdensity and parts of the Monoceros and “Orphan” streams in retrospect p. 541

B. Fuchs, S. Phleps and K. Meisenheimer

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065698

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Crushing of interstellar gas clouds in supernova remnants - II. X-ray emission p. 545

S. Orlando, F. Bocchino, G. Peres, F. Reale, T. Plewa and R. Rosner

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065652

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G76.188+0.098: a newly born massive binary star p. 553

F. Comerón, A. Pasquali and J. Torra

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065013

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The tails in the Helix Nebula NGC 7293 p. 561

J. E. Dyson, J. M. Pittard, J. Meaburn and S. A. E. G. Falle

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065550

Stellar structure and evolution

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Hot flashers and He dwarfs in galactic globulars p. 569

M. Castellani, V. Castellani and P. G. Prada Moroni

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064875

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Multiple shock waves in the atmosphere of the Cepheid X Sagittarii? p. 575

P. Mathias, D. Gillet, A. B. Fokin, N. Nardetto, P. Kervella and D. Mourard

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065299

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Stellar parameters and evidence of circumstellar activity for a sample of Herbig Ae/Be stars p. 581

M. M. Guimarães, S. H. P. Alencar, W. J. B. Corradi and S. L. A. Vieira

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065005

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Detection of additional Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 with SOAR p. 591

J. H. Groh, A. Damineli, M. Teodoro and C. L. Barbosa

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064929

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VLT/UVES spectroscopy of Wray 977, the hypergiant companion to the X-ray pulsar GX301-2 p. 595

L. Kaper, A. van der Meer and F. Najarro

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065393

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30 glitches in slow pulsars p. 611

G. H. Janssen and B. W. Stappers

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065267

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The proper motion of the isolated neutron star RX J1605.3+3249 p. 619

S. Zane, A. De Luca, R. P. Mignani and R. Turolla

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065419

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XMM-Newton observations of AM CVn binaries: V396 Hya and SDSS J1240–01 p. 623

G. Ramsay, P. J. Groot, T. Marsh, G. Nelemans, D. Steeghs and P. Hakala

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065491

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Spectroscopic binaries with components of similar mass p. 629

L. B. Lucy

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065746

Stellar atmospheres

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UBVJHK synthetic photometry of Galactic O stars p. 637

F. Martins and B. Plez

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065753

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Potassium abundances in nearby metal-poor stars p. 645

H. W. Zhang, T. Gehren, K. Butler, J. R. Shi and G. Zhao

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064909

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Abundance analysis of prime B-type targets for asteroseismology - I. Nitrogen excess in slowly-rotating β Cephei stars p. 651

T. Morel, K. Butler, C. Aerts, C. Neiner and M. Briquet

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065171

The Sun

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Magnetic confinement of the solar tachocline p. 665

A. S. Brun and J.-P. Zahn

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053908

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Non-linear interaction of the kinetic Alfvén waves and the filamentation process in the solar wind plasma p. 675

R. P. Sharma and M. Malik

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054715

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The GLE on Oct. 28, 2003 – radio diagnostics of relativistic electron and proton injection p. 681

H. Aurass, G. Mann, G. Rausche and A. Warmuth

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065238

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A very narrow gyrosynchrotron spectrum during a solar flare p. 693

C. G. Giménez de Castro, J. E. R. Costa, A. V. R. Silva, P. J. A. Simões, E. Correia and A. Magun

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054438

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Magnetic structure of the solar transition region as observed in various ultraviolet lines emitted at different temperatures p. 699

E. Marsch, G.-Q. Zhou, J.-S. He and C.-Y. Tu

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065665

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Effect of coronal structure on loop oscillations p. 707

G. R. Donnelly, A. J. Díaz and B. Roberts

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065524

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Atmospheric excitation of the Earth's free core nutation p. 717

S. B. Lambert

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065813

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic data from the Iron Project - LXII. Allowed and forbidden transitions in Fe XVIII in relativistic Breit-Pauli approximation p. 721

S. N. Nahar

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065324

Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

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Optimal filtering of solar images using soft morphological processing techniques p. 729

S. Marshall, L. Fletcher and K. Hough

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064852

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 457 / No 2 (October II 2006)

Letters

The small dispersion of the mid IR – hard X-ray correlation in active galactic nuclei p. L17

Detection of a population gradient in the Sagittarius stream p. L21

Astrophysical processes

Elliptical dust growth in astrophysical plasmas p. 365

A high order Godunov scheme with constrained transport and adaptive mesh refinement for astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics p. 371

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

High order correction terms for the peak-peak correlation function in nearly-Gaussian models p. 385

The XMM large scale structure survey: properties and two-point angular correlations of point-like sources p. 393

Extragalactic astronomy

Photometric study of a sample of southern binary galaxies p. 405

Optical spectroscopy for a sample of southern binary galaxies p. 425

Formation and evolution of early-type galaxies - II. Models with quasi-cosmological initial conditions p. 437

Simultaneous radio-interferometric and high-energy TeV observations of the γ-ray blazar Mkn 421 p. 455

Analysing globular cluster observations - Models and analysis tools for Lick/IDS indices p. 467

A spectroscopic study of the near-IR [SIII] lines in a sample of HII galaxies: chemical abundances p. 477

On the signatures of gravitational redshift: the onset of relativistic emission lines p. 485

Hickson 62 - I. Kinematics of NGC 4778 p. 493

The XMM-Newton survey of the ELAIS-S1 field - I. Number counts, angular correlation function and X-ray spectral properties p. 501

The ATESP 5 GHz radio survey - I. Source counts and spectral index properties of the faint radio population p. 517

H I absorption in high-frequency peaker galaxies p. 531

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Radial mean velocity in the solar neighbourhood p. 537

CADIS has seen the Virgo overdensity and parts of the Monoceros and “Orphan” streams in retrospect p. 541

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Crushing of interstellar gas clouds in supernova remnants - II. X-ray emission p. 545

G76.188+0.098: a newly born massive binary star p. 553

The tails in the Helix Nebula NGC 7293 p. 561

Stellar structure and evolution

Hot flashers and He dwarfs in galactic globulars p. 569

Multiple shock waves in the atmosphere of the Cepheid X Sagittarii? p. 575

Stellar parameters and evidence of circumstellar activity for a sample of Herbig Ae/Be stars p. 581

Detection of additional Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 with SOAR p. 591

VLT/UVES spectroscopy of Wray 977, the hypergiant companion to the X-ray pulsar GX301-2 p. 595

30 glitches in slow pulsars p. 611

The proper motion of the isolated neutron star RX J1605.3+3249 p. 619

XMM-Newton observations of AM CVn binaries: V396 Hya and SDSS J1240–01 p. 623

Spectroscopic binaries with components of similar mass p. 629

Stellar atmospheres

UBVJHK synthetic photometry of Galactic O stars p. 637

Potassium abundances in nearby metal-poor stars p. 645

Abundance analysis of prime B-type targets for asteroseismology - I. Nitrogen excess in slowly-rotating β Cephei stars p. 651

The Sun

Magnetic confinement of the solar tachocline p. 665

Non-linear interaction of the kinetic Alfvén waves and the filamentation process in the solar wind plasma p. 675

The GLE on Oct. 28, 2003 – radio diagnostics of relativistic electron and proton injection p. 681

A very narrow gyrosynchrotron spectrum during a solar flare p. 693

Magnetic structure of the solar transition region as observed in various ultraviolet lines emitted at different temperatures p. 699

Effect of coronal structure on loop oscillations p. 707

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Atmospheric excitation of the Earth's free core nutation p. 717

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Atomic data from the Iron Project - LXII. Allowed and forbidden transitions in Fe XVIII in relativistic Breit-Pauli approximation p. 721

Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Optimal filtering of solar images using soft morphological processing techniques p. 729