Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

D. Elbaz, E. Daddi, D. Le Borgne, M. Dickinson, D. M. Alexander, R.-R. Chary, J.-L. Starck, W. N. Brandt, M. Kitzbichler, E. MacDonald et al. (4 more)

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077525

Extragalactic astronomy

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A study of the population of LMXBs in the bulge of M 31 p. 49

R. Voss and M. Gilfanov

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066614

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Star formation efficiency in galaxy interactions and mergers: a statistical study p. 61

P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, A.-L. Melchior and B. Semelin

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066959

Press Release

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Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of GRB 060418 - Conclusive evidence for UV pumping from the time evolution of Fe II and Ni II excited- and metastable-level populations p. 83

P. M. Vreeswijk, C. Ledoux, A. Smette, S. L. Ellison, A. O. Jaunsen, M. I. Andersen, A. S. Fruchter, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, A. Kaufer et al. (4 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066780

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ROXA J081009.9+384757.0: a erg s blazar with hard X-ray synchrotron peak or a new type of radio loud AGN? p. 97

P. Giommi, E. Massaro, P. Padovani, M. Perri, E. Cavazzuti, S. Turriziani, G. Tosti, S. Colafrancesco, G. Tagliaferri, G. Chincarini et al. (3 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066570

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Swift multi-wavelength observations of the bright flaring burst GRB 051117A p. 103

M. R. Goad, K. L. Page, O. Godet, A. Beardmore, J. P. Osborne, P. T. O'Brien, R. Starling, S. Holland, D. Band, A. Falcone et al. (6 more)

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066874

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COMBO-17 measurements of the effect of environment on the type-dependent galaxy luminosity function p. 113

S. Phleps, C. Wolf, J. A. Peacock, K. Meisenheimer and E. van Kampen

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066859

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High-quality spectrophotometry of the planetary nebula in the Fornax dSph p. 121

A. Y. Kniazev, E. K. Grebel, S. A. Pustilnik and A. G. Pramskij

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064916

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Searching for hidden AGN in nearby star-forming galaxies with Chandra p. 129

P. Tzanavaris and I. Georgantopoulos

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066370

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Characterization of open cluster remnants p. 139

D. B. Pavani and E. Bica

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066240

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Towards absolute scales for the radii and masses of open clusters p. 151

A. E. Piskunov, E. Schilbach, N. V. Kharchenko, S. Röser and R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077073

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Southern infrared proper motion survey. II. A sample of low mass stars with p. 163

N. R. Deacon and N. C. Hambly

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066844

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Far-infrared to millimeter astrophysical dust emission - I. A model based on physical properties of amorphous solids p. 171

C. Meny, V. Gromov, N. Boudet, J.-Ph. Bernard, D. Paradis and C. Nayral

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065771

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Water vapor and silicon monoxide maser observations in the protoplanetary nebula OH 231.8+4.2 p. 189

J.-F. Desmurs, J. Alcolea, V. Bujarrabal, C. Sánchez Contreras and F. Colomer

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066914

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Simulation of the interstellar scintillation and the extreme scattering events of pulsars p. 193

M. Hamidouche and J.-F. Lestrade

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041285

Stellar atmospheres

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Near-IR spectra of red supergiants and giants - I. Models with solar and with mixing-induced surface abundance ratios p. 205

A. Lançon, P. H. Hauschildt, D. Ladjal and M. Mouhcine

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065824

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Simultaneous XMM-Newton and VLT/UVES observations of the flare star CN Leonis p. 221

B. Fuhrmeister, C. Liefke and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066229

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Stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy p. 233

F. Martins, R. Genzel, D. J. Hillier, F. Eisenhauer, T. Paumard, S. Gillessen, T. Ott and S. Trippe

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066688

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - II. Line transfer problems p. 255

E. Baron and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066755

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Fundamental parameters of He-weak and He-strong stars p. 263

L. S. Cidale, M. L. Arias, A. F. Torres, J. Zorec, Y. Frémat and A. Cruzado

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066454

The Sun

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Particle acceleration and radiation in flaring complex solar active regions modeled by cellular automata p. 273

C. Dauphin, N. Vilmer and A. Anastasiadis

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065131

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Time delay between γ-ray lines and hard X-ray emissions during the 23 July 2002 solar flare interpreted by a trap plus precipitation model p. 289

C. Dauphin and N. Vilmer

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066247

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Plasma motions in a short-lived filament related to a magnetic flux cancellation p. 299

F. Zuccarello, V. Battiato, L. Contarino, P. Romano and D. Spadaro

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066556

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Can the solar wind originate from a quiet Sun region? p. 307

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

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066423

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Force-free magnetic field extrapolation for MHD boundary conditions in simulations of the solar atmosphere p. 313

A. Otto, J. Büchner and B. Nikutowski

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054495

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The meso-structured magnetic atmosphere - A stochastic polarized radiative transfer approach p. 323

T. A. Carroll and M. Kopf

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066975

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Optimized data masks for focussed solar tomography: background and artificial diagnostic experiments p. 341

S. J. Hughes, F. P. Pijpers and M. J. Thompson

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065467

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 468 / No 1 (June II 2007)

Letters

Mapping the circumstellar SiO maser emission in R Leonis p. L1

The young, wide and very low mass visual binary Lambda Orionis 167 p. L5

Ferromagnetic inclusions in silicate thin films: insights into the magnetic properties of cosmic grains p. L9

Short-term rotational variability in the large TNO 2005FY9 p. L13

XMMU J174716.1–281048: a “quasi-persistent” very faint X-ray transient? p. L17

INTEGRAL high energy detection of the transient IGR J11321–5311 p. L21

The water ice rich surface of (145453) 2005 RR: a case for a carbon-depleted population of TNOs? p. L25

Astrophysical processes

Properties and stability of freely propagating nonlinear density waves in accretion disks p. 1

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Mass variance and cluster abundance in the context of a Gaussian + lognormal distribution model p. 19

Comparison between X-ray morphology and optical characteristics of clusters of galaxies p. 25

The reversal of the star formation-density relation in the distant universe p. 33

Extragalactic astronomy

A study of the population of LMXBs in the bulge of M 31 p. 49

Star formation efficiency in galaxy interactions and mergers: a statistical study p. 61

Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of GRB 060418 - Conclusive evidence for UV pumping from the time evolution of Fe II and Ni II excited- and metastable-level populations p. 83

ROXA J081009.9+384757.0: a erg s blazar with hard X-ray synchrotron peak or a new type of radio loud AGN? p. 97

Swift multi-wavelength observations of the bright flaring burst GRB 051117A p. 103

COMBO-17 measurements of the effect of environment on the type-dependent galaxy luminosity function p. 113

High-quality spectrophotometry of the planetary nebula in the Fornax dSph p. 121

Searching for hidden AGN in nearby star-forming galaxies with Chandra p. 129

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Characterization of open cluster remnants p. 139

Towards absolute scales for the radii and masses of open clusters p. 151

Southern infrared proper motion survey. II. A sample of low mass stars with p. 163

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Far-infrared to millimeter astrophysical dust emission - I. A model based on physical properties of amorphous solids p. 171

Water vapor and silicon monoxide maser observations in the protoplanetary nebula OH 231.8+4.2 p. 189

Simulation of the interstellar scintillation and the extreme scattering events of pulsars p. 193

Stellar atmospheres

Near-IR spectra of red supergiants and giants - I. Models with solar and with mixing-induced surface abundance ratios p. 205

Simultaneous XMM-Newton and VLT/UVES observations of the flare star CN Leonis p. 221

Stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy p. 233

A 3D radiative transfer framework - II. Line transfer problems p. 255

Fundamental parameters of He-weak and He-strong stars p. 263

The Sun

Particle acceleration and radiation in flaring complex solar active regions modeled by cellular automata p. 273

Time delay between γ-ray lines and hard X-ray emissions during the 23 July 2002 solar flare interpreted by a trap plus precipitation model p. 289

Plasma motions in a short-lived filament related to a magnetic flux cancellation p. 299

Can the solar wind originate from a quiet Sun region? p. 307

Force-free magnetic field extrapolation for MHD boundary conditions in simulations of the solar atmosphere p. 313

The meso-structured magnetic atmosphere - A stochastic polarized radiative transfer approach p. 323

Optimized data masks for focussed solar tomography: background and artificial diagnostic experiments p. 341

Short-term rotational variability in the large TNO 2005FY₉ p. L13