Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astrophysical processes

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Accreting corona model of the X-ray variability in soft state X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei p. 793

A. Janiuk and B. Czerny

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066133

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Statistics of X-ray observables for the cooling-core and non-cooling core galaxy clusters p. 805

Y. Chen, T. H. Reiprich, H. Böhringer, Y. Ikebe and Y.-Y. Zhang

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066471

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Metal enrichment of the intra-cluster medium over a Hubble time for merging and relaxed galaxy clusters p. 813

W. Kapferer, T. Kronberger, J. Weratschnig, S. Schindler, W. Domainko, E. van Kampen, S. Kimeswenger, M. Mair and M. Ruffert

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066804

Extragalactic astronomy

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Chandra and Spitzer observations of CDFS X-ray obscured QSOs p. 823

I. Georgantopoulos, A. Georgakakis and A. Akylas

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065096

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The ISOPHOT 170 m Serendipity Survey - III. FIR statistics of optically identified galaxies p. 831

M. Stickel, U. Klaas and D. Lemke

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066235

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The nature of the X-ray flash of August 24 2005 - Photometric evidence for an on-axis z burst with continuous energy injection and an associated supernova? p. 839

J. Sollerman, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Gorosabel, J. P. Halpern, J. Hjorth, P. Jakobsson, N. Mirabal, D. Watson, D. Xu, A. J. Castro-Tirado et al. (16 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066683

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Kinematics and dynamics of the M 51-type galaxy pair NGC 3893/96 (KPG 302) p. 847

I. Fuentes-Carrera, M. Rosado, P. Amram, H. Salo and E. Laurikainen

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077071

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XMM-Newton broad-band observations of NGC 7582: N variations and fading out of the active nucleus p. 855

E. Piconcelli, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, F. Fiore and M. Chiaberge

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066439

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Modeling time delays in the X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy MCG-6-30-15 p. 865

R. W. Goosmann, B. Czerny, V. Karas and G. Ponti

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066071

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The size and structure of the spheroid of IC 1613 p. 875

P. Battinelli, S. Demers and É. Artigau

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066578

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Truncations of stellar disks and warps of HI-layers in edge-on spiral galaxies p. 883

P. C. van der Kruit

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066941

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Polarisation studies of the prompt gamma-ray emission from GRB 041219a using the spectrometer aboard INTEGRAL p. 895

S. McGlynn, D. J. Clark, A. J. Dean, L. Hanlon, S. McBreen, D. R. Willis, B. McBreen, A. J. Bird and S. Foley

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066179

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Evolution of structure in late-type spiral galaxies - I. Ionized gas kinematics in NGC 628 p. 905

K. Fathi, J. E. Beckman, A. Zurita, M. Relaño, J. H. Knapen, O. Daigle, O. Hernandez and C. Carignan

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066990

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The brightest stars of the σ Orionis cluster p. 917

J. A. Caballero

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066652

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Observational templates of star cluster disruption - The stellar group NGC 1901 in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud p. 931

G. Carraro, R. de la Fuente Marcos, S. Villanova, C. Moni Bidin, C. de la Fuente Marcos, H. Baumgardt and G. Solivella

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066687

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Brown dwarf formation by binary disruption p. 943

S. P. Goodwin and A. Whitworth

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066745

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Observations of spatial and velocity structure in the Orion molecular cloud p. 949

H. D. Nissen, M. Gustafsson, J. L. Lemaire, Y. Clénet, D. Rouan and D. Field

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054304

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ISO far-infrared observations of the high-latitude cloud L1642 - II. Correlated variations of far-infrared emissivity and temperature of “classical large” dust particles p. 969

K. Lehtinen, M. Juvela, K. Mattila, D. Lemke and D. Russeil

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054599

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Tracing high energy radiation with molecular lines near deeply embedded protostars p. 977

P. Stäuber, A. O. Benz, J. K. Jørgensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, S. D. Doty and F. F. S. van der Tak

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065762

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Hot ammonia in NGC 6334I & I(N) p. 989

H. Beuther, A. J. Walsh, S. Thorwirth, Q. Zhang, T. R. Hunter, S. T. Megeath and K. M. Menten

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066799

Press Release

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Molecular oxygen in the ρ Ophiuchi cloud p. 999

B. Larsson, R. Liseau, L. Pagani, P. Bergman, P. Bernath, N. Biver, J. H. Black, R. S. Booth, V. Buat, J. Crovisier et al. (48 more)

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065500

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Desorption of CO and O₂ interstellar ice analogs p. 1005

K. Acharyya, G. W. Fuchs, H. J. Fraser, E. F. van Dishoeck and H. Linnartz

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066272

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Star formation in the Vela molecular ridge - Large scale mapping of cloud D in the mm continuum p. 1013

F. Massi, M. De Luca, D. Elia, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti and B. Nisini

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066438

Stellar structure and evolution

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The statistical significance of the superhump signal in U Geminorum p. 1025

M. R. Schreiber

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065926

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DE Canum Venaticorum: a bright, eclipsing red dwarf–white dwarf binary p. 1031

E. J. M. van den Besselaar, R. Greimel, L. Morales-Rueda, G. Nelemans, J. R. Thorstensen, T. R. Marsh, V. S. Dhillon, R. M. Robb, D. D. Balam, E. W. Guenther et al. (3 more)

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066246

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White dwarf cooling sequences - II. Luminosity functions p. 1043

P. G. Prada Moroni and O. Straniero

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067023

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On the radio/X-ray correlation in microquasars p. 1053

Y. Q. Xue and W. Cui

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066791

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Two T dwarfs from the UKIDSS early data release p. 1059

T.R. Kendall, M. Tamura, C. G. Tinney, E. L. Martín, M. Ishii, D. J. Pinfield, P. W. Lucas, H. R. A. Jones, S. K. Leggett, S. Dye et al. (23 more)

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066403

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Interferometric multi-wavelength (sub)millimeter continuum study of the young high-mass protocluster IRAS 05358+3543 p. 1065

H. Beuther, S. Leurini, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten and Q. Zhang

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066742

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A new measure of at redshift from very high resolution spectra of Q 1101–264 p. 1077

S. A. Levshakov, P. Molaro, S. Lopez, S. D'Odorico, M. Centurión, P. Bonifacio, I. I. Agafonova and D. Reimers

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066064

Stellar atmospheres

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Detection of variable Si II, Mn II, and Fe II emission lines in the magnetic Bp star a Centauri p. 1083

S. Hubrig and J. F. González

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066738

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The Ca II infrared triplet as a stellar activity diagnostic - II. Test and calibration with high resolution observations p. 1089

I. Busà, R. Aznar Cuadrado, L. Terranegra, V. Andretta and M. T. Gomez

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065588

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Temporal variations of the outer atmosphere and the dust shell of the carbon-rich Mira variable V Ophiuchi probed with VLTI/MIDI p. 1099

K. Ohnaka, T. Driebe, G. Weigelt and M. Wittkowski

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066803

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X-ray emission from classical T Tauri stars: accretion shocks and coronae? p. 1111

H. M. Günther, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, J. Robrade and C. Liefke

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065669

The Sun

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Are supergranule sizes anti-correlated with magnetic activity? p. 1123

N. Meunier, T. Roudier and R. Tkaczuk

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066644

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Relation between photospheric magnetic field and chromospheric emission p. 1131

R. Rezaei, R. Schlichenmaier, C. A. R. Beck, J. H. M. J. Bruls and W. Schmidt

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067017

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The influence of the internal structuring of coronal loops on the properties of their damped transverse oscillations p. 1145

I. Arregui, J. Terradas, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066792

Planets and planetary systems

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Surface heterogeneity of 2005 UD from photometric observations p. 1153

D. Kinoshita, K. Ohtsuka, T. Sekiguchi, J. Watanabe, T. Ito, H. Arakida, T. Kasuga, S. Miyasaka, R. Nakamura and H.-C. Lin

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066276

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Collisional and dynamical evolution of the main belt and NEA population p. 1159

G. C. de Elía and A. Brunini

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066046

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No evidence of a hot Jupiter around HD 188753 A p. 1179

A. Eggenberger, S. Udry, T. Mazeh, Y. Segal and M. Mayor

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066835

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Properties of the icy surface of the TNO 136108 (2003 EL) p. 1185

F. Merlin, A. Guilbert, C. Dumas, M. A. Barucci, C. de Bergh and P. Vernazza

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066866

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Exact expression of the impact broadening operator for hydrogen Stark broadening p. 1189

M. A. Gigosos, M. Á. González, B. Talin and A. Calisti

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066920

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The UMIST database for astrochemistry 2006 p. 1197

J. Woodall, M. Agúndez, A. J. Markwick-Kemper and T. J. Millar

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064981

Astronomical instrumentation

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The ISOPHOT 170 m Serendipity Survey - IV. The far-infrared sky atlas p. 1205

M. Stickel, O. Krause, U. Klaas and D. Lemke

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066236

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Study of the primary cosmic ray mass composition using gamma rays p. 1211

V. Kopenkin and Y. Fujimoto

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066040

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Background modelling in very-high-energy γ-ray astronomy p. 1219

D. Berge, S. Funk and J. Hinton

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066674

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 466 / No 3 (May II 2007)

Astrophysical processes

Accreting corona model of the X-ray variability in soft state X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei p. 793

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Statistics of X-ray observables for the cooling-core and non-cooling core galaxy clusters p. 805

Metal enrichment of the intra-cluster medium over a Hubble time for merging and relaxed galaxy clusters p. 813

Extragalactic astronomy

Chandra and Spitzer observations of CDFS X-ray obscured QSOs p. 823

The ISOPHOT 170 m Serendipity Survey - III. FIR statistics of optically identified galaxies p. 831

The nature of the X-ray flash of August 24 2005 - Photometric evidence for an on-axis z burst with continuous energy injection and an associated supernova? p. 839

Kinematics and dynamics of the M 51-type galaxy pair NGC 3893/96 (KPG 302) p. 847

XMM-Newton broad-band observations of NGC 7582: N variations and fading out of the active nucleus p. 855

Modeling time delays in the X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy MCG-6-30-15 p. 865

The size and structure of the spheroid of IC 1613 p. 875

Truncations of stellar disks and warps of HI-layers in edge-on spiral galaxies p. 883

Polarisation studies of the prompt gamma-ray emission from GRB 041219a using the spectrometer aboard INTEGRAL p. 895

Evolution of structure in late-type spiral galaxies - I. Ionized gas kinematics in NGC 628 p. 905

The brightest stars of the σ Orionis cluster p. 917

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Observational templates of star cluster disruption - The stellar group NGC 1901 in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud p. 931

Brown dwarf formation by binary disruption p. 943

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Observations of spatial and velocity structure in the Orion molecular cloud p. 949

ISO far-infrared observations of the high-latitude cloud L1642 - II. Correlated variations of far-infrared emissivity and temperature of “classical large” dust particles p. 969

Tracing high energy radiation with molecular lines near deeply embedded protostars p. 977

Hot ammonia in NGC 6334I & I(N) p. 989

Molecular oxygen in the ρ Ophiuchi cloud p. 999

Desorption of CO and O2 interstellar ice analogs p. 1005

Star formation in the Vela molecular ridge - Large scale mapping of cloud D in the mm continuum p. 1013

Stellar structure and evolution

The statistical significance of the superhump signal in U Geminorum p. 1025

DE Canum Venaticorum: a bright, eclipsing red dwarf–white dwarf binary p. 1031

White dwarf cooling sequences - II. Luminosity functions p. 1043

On the radio/X-ray correlation in microquasars p. 1053

Two T dwarfs from the UKIDSS early data release p. 1059

Interferometric multi-wavelength (sub)millimeter continuum study of the young high-mass protocluster IRAS 05358+3543 p. 1065

A new measure of at redshift from very high resolution spectra of Q 1101–264 p. 1077

Stellar atmospheres

Detection of variable Si II, Mn II, and Fe II emission lines in the magnetic Bp star a Centauri p. 1083

The Ca II infrared triplet as a stellar activity diagnostic - II. Test and calibration with high resolution observations p. 1089

Temporal variations of the outer atmosphere and the dust shell of the carbon-rich Mira variable V Ophiuchi probed with VLTI/MIDI p. 1099

X-ray emission from classical T Tauri stars: accretion shocks and coronae? p. 1111

The Sun

Are supergranule sizes anti-correlated with magnetic activity? p. 1123

Relation between photospheric magnetic field and chromospheric emission p. 1131

The influence of the internal structuring of coronal loops on the properties of their damped transverse oscillations p. 1145

Planets and planetary systems

Surface heterogeneity of 2005 UD from photometric observations p. 1153

Collisional and dynamical evolution of the main belt and NEA population p. 1159

No evidence of a hot Jupiter around HD 188753 A p. 1179

Properties of the icy surface of the TNO 136108 (2003 EL) p. 1185

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Exact expression of the impact broadening operator for hydrogen Stark broadening p. 1189

The UMIST database for astrochemistry 2006 p. 1197

Astronomical instrumentation

The ISOPHOT 170 m Serendipity Survey - IV. The far-infrared sky atlas p. 1205

Study of the primary cosmic ray mass composition using gamma rays p. 1211

Background modelling in very-high-energy γ-ray astronomy p. 1219

Desorption of CO and O₂ interstellar ice analogs p. 1005