Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Direct probes of dark matter in the cluster 1ES0657-556 through microwave observations p. L1

S. Colafrancesco, P. de Bernardis, S. Masi, G. Polenta and P. Ullio

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066569

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Quasar 3C 298: a test-case for meteoritic nanodiamond 3.5 emission p. L7

J. A. de Diego, L. Binette, P. Ogle, A. C. Andersen, S. Haro-Corzo and M. Wold

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077081

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The forbidden 1082 nm line of sulphur: - the photospheric abundance of sulphur in the Sun and 3D effects p. L11

E. Caffau and H.-G. Ludwig

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077234

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Thermohaline mixing: a physical mechanism governing the photospheric composition of low-mass giants p. L15

C. Charbonnel and J.-P. Zahn

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077274

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On the Iwasawa-Taniguchi effect of radio-quiet AGN p. L19

S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, G. Matt and N. Fonseca Bonilla

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077331

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A very massive runaway star from Cygnus OB2 p. L23

F. Comerón and A. Pasquali

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077304

Astrophysical processes

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The penetration of Far-UV radiation into molecular clouds p. 1

J. R. Goicoechea and J. Le Bourlot

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066119

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Confinement and anisotropy of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays in isotropic plasma wave turbulence - I. Modification of the Hillas limit due to turbulence geometry p. 15

M. Vukcevic and R. Schlickeiser

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066932

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Unstable magnetohydrodynamical continuous spectrum of accretion disks - A new route to magnetohydrodynamical turbulence in accretion disks p. 21

J. W. S. Blokland, R. Keppens and J. P. Goedbloed

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066979

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Internal dynamics of the radio halo cluster Abell 773: a multiwavelength analysis p. 37

R. Barrena, W. Boschin, M. Girardi and M. Spolaor

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066511

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Structure detection in the D1 CFHTLS deep field using accurate photometric redshifts: a benchmark p. 49

A. Mazure, C. Adami, M. Pierre, O. Le Fèvre, S. Arnouts, P. A. Duc, O. Ilbert, V. LeBrun, B. Meneux, F. Pacaud et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066379

Extragalactic astronomy

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Lyα emission in high-redshift galaxies p. 63

C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, S. Noll, S. Richling, J. Heidt, E. Meinköhn and D. Mehlert

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065825

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Obscured and unobscured AGN populations in a hard-X-ray selected sample of the XMDS survey p. 73

M. Tajer, M. Polletta, L. Chiappetti, L. Maraschi, G. Trinchieri, D. Maccagni, S. Andreon, O. Garcet, J. Surdej, M. Pierre et al. (9 more)

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066667

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Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291 p. 93

M. Boquien, P.-A. Duc, J. Braine, E. Brinks, U. Lisenfeld and V. Charmandaris

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066692

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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NGC 2298: a globular cluster on its way to disruption p. 107

G. De Marchi and L. Pulone

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066719

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Testing the universal stellar IMF on the metallicity distribution in the bulges of the Milky Way and M 31 p. 117

S. K. Ballero, P. Kroupa and F. Matteucci

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066786

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Formation and evolution of the Galactic bulge: constraints from stellar abundances p. 123

S. K. Ballero, F. Matteucci, L. Origlia and R. M. Rich

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066596

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A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 - I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy p. 137

M. Corti, G. Bosch and V. Niemela

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065041

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Phase space structure in the solar neighbourhood p. 145

D. Chakrabarty

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066677

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Probing the structure of protoplanetary disks: a comparative study of DM Tau, LkCa 15, and MWC 480 p. 163

V. Piétu, A. Dutrey and S. Guilloteau

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066537

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Depletion and low gas temperature in the L183 (=L134N) prestellar core: the N₂H⁺–N₂D⁺ tool p. 179

L. Pagani, A. Bacmann, S. Cabrit and C. Vastel

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066670

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A photon dominated region code comparison study p. 187

M. Röllig, N. P. Abel, T. Bell, F. Bensch, J. Black, G. J. Ferland, B. Jonkheid, I. Kamp, M. J. Kaufman, J. Le Bourlot et al. (14 more)

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065918

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Probing the initial conditions of high mass star formation - I. Deuteration and depletion in high mass pre/protocluster clumps p. 207

T. Pillai, F. Wyrowski, J. Hatchell, A. G. Gibb and M. A. Thompson

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065682

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A photo-ionised canopy for the shock-excited Criss-Cross nebula p. 217

S. Temporin, R. Weinberger and B. Stecklum

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066974

Stellar structure and evolution

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Updated pulsation models for BL Herculis stars p. 223

M. Marconi and M. Di Criscienzo

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066646

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Long-term photometric study of FK Comae Berenices and HD 199178 p. 229

K. Panov and D. Dimitrov

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065596

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Asteroseismology of the PG 1159 star PG 0122+200 p. 237

J.-N. Fu, G. Vauclair, J.-E. Solheim, M. Chevreton, N. Dolez, M. S. O'Brien, S.-L. Kim, B.-G. Park, G. Handler, R. Medupe et al. (16 more)

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066295

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IGR J18483-0311: an accreting X-ray pulsar observed by INTEGRAL p. 249

V. Sguera, A. B. Hill, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, A. Bazzano, P. Ubertini, N. Masetti, R. Landi, A. Malizia, D. J. Clark and M. Molina

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066762

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The narrowest M-dwarf line profiles and the rotation-activity connection at very slow rotation p. 259

A. Reiners

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066991

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Infrared spectroscopy of carbon monoxide in V838 Monocerotis during 2002–2006 p. 269

T. R. Geballe, M. T. Rushton, S. P. S. Eyres, A. Evans, J. Th. van Loon and B. Smalley

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066796

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First detection of Zeeman absorption lines in the polar VV Puppis - Observations of low activity states p. 277

E. Mason, D. Wickramasinghe, S. B. Howell and P. Szkody

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065354

Stellar atmospheres

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Detailed chemical composition of Galactic Cepheids - A determination of the Galactic abundance gradient in the 8–12 kpc region p. 283

B. Lemasle, P. François, G. Bono, M. Mottini, F. Primas and M. Romaniello

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066375

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Hydrogen and helium line formation in OB dwarfs and giants - A hybrid non-LTE approach p. 295

M. F. Nieva and N. Przybilla

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065757

The Sun

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Numerical simulations of slow magnetosonic standing waves in a straight solar coronal slab p. 311

R. Ogrodowczyk and K. Murawski

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077130

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Apodized apertures for solar coronagraphy p. 317

C. Aime

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066789

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Observational properties of a kink unstable coronal loop p. 327

M. Haynes and T. D. Arber

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066922

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Reconstruction of solar total irradiance since 1700 from the surface magnetic flux p. 335

N. A. Krivova, L. Balmaceda and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066725

Planets and planetary systems

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Planets in binary systems: is the present configuration indicative of the formation process? p. 347

F. Marzari and M. Barbieri

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077102

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Amalthea's modulation of Jovian decametric radio emission p. 353

O. V. Arkhypov and H. O. Rucker

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066505

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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The empirical Earth rotation model from VLBI observations p. 359

L. Petrov

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065091

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Anomalous absorption in c-C₃H and c-C₃D radicals p. 371

S. Chandra, S. V. Shinde, W. H. Kegel and E. Sedlmayr

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065821

Astronomical instrumentation

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Solar confocal interferometers for sub-picometer-resolution spectral filters p. 375

G. A. Gary, C. Pietraszewski, E. A. West and T. C. Dines

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066287

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 467 / No 1 (May III 2007)

Letters

Direct probes of dark matter in the cluster 1ES0657-556 through microwave observations p. L1

Quasar 3C 298: a test-case for meteoritic nanodiamond 3.5 emission p. L7

The forbidden 1082 nm line of sulphur: - the photospheric abundance of sulphur in the Sun and 3D effects p. L11

Thermohaline mixing: a physical mechanism governing the photospheric composition of low-mass giants p. L15

On the Iwasawa-Taniguchi effect of radio-quiet AGN p. L19

A very massive runaway star from Cygnus OB2 p. L23

Astrophysical processes

The penetration of Far-UV radiation into molecular clouds p. 1

Confinement and anisotropy of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays in isotropic plasma wave turbulence - I. Modification of the Hillas limit due to turbulence geometry p. 15

Unstable magnetohydrodynamical continuous spectrum of accretion disks - A new route to magnetohydrodynamical turbulence in accretion disks p. 21

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Internal dynamics of the radio halo cluster Abell 773: a multiwavelength analysis p. 37

Structure detection in the D1 CFHTLS deep field using accurate photometric redshifts: a benchmark p. 49

Extragalactic astronomy

Lyα emission in high-redshift galaxies p. 63

Obscured and unobscured AGN populations in a hard-X-ray selected sample of the XMDS survey p. 73

Polychromatic view of intergalactic star formation in NGC 5291 p. 93

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

NGC 2298: a globular cluster on its way to disruption p. 107

Testing the universal stellar IMF on the metallicity distribution in the bulges of the Milky Way and M 31 p. 117

Formation and evolution of the Galactic bulge: constraints from stellar abundances p. 123

A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 - I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy p. 137

Phase space structure in the solar neighbourhood p. 145

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Probing the structure of protoplanetary disks: a comparative study of DM Tau, LkCa 15, and MWC 480 p. 163

Depletion and low gas temperature in the L183 (=L134N) prestellar core: the N2H+–N2D+ tool p. 179

A photon dominated region code comparison study p. 187

Probing the initial conditions of high mass star formation - I. Deuteration and depletion in high mass pre/protocluster clumps p. 207

A photo-ionised canopy for the shock-excited Criss-Cross nebula p. 217

Stellar structure and evolution

Updated pulsation models for BL Herculis stars p. 223

Long-term photometric study of FK Comae Berenices and HD 199178 p. 229

Asteroseismology of the PG 1159 star PG 0122+200 p. 237

IGR J18483-0311: an accreting X-ray pulsar observed by INTEGRAL p. 249

The narrowest M-dwarf line profiles and the rotation-activity connection at very slow rotation p. 259

Infrared spectroscopy of carbon monoxide in V838 Monocerotis during 2002–2006 p. 269

First detection of Zeeman absorption lines in the polar VV Puppis - Observations of low activity states p. 277

Stellar atmospheres

Detailed chemical composition of Galactic Cepheids - A determination of the Galactic abundance gradient in the 8–12 kpc region p. 283

Hydrogen and helium line formation in OB dwarfs and giants - A hybrid non-LTE approach p. 295

The Sun

Numerical simulations of slow magnetosonic standing waves in a straight solar coronal slab p. 311

Apodized apertures for solar coronagraphy p. 317

Observational properties of a kink unstable coronal loop p. 327

Reconstruction of solar total irradiance since 1700 from the surface magnetic flux p. 335

Planets and planetary systems

Planets in binary systems: is the present configuration indicative of the formation process? p. 347

Amalthea's modulation of Jovian decametric radio emission p. 353

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

The empirical Earth rotation model from VLBI observations p. 359

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Anomalous absorption in c-C3H and c-C3D radicals p. 371

Astronomical instrumentation

Solar confocal interferometers for sub-picometer-resolution spectral filters p. 375

Depletion and low gas temperature in the L183 (=L134N) prestellar core: the N₂H⁺–N₂D⁺ tool p. 179

Anomalous absorption in c-C₃H and c-C₃D radicals p. 371