Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Late-time emission of type Ia supernovae: optical and near-infrared observations of SN 2001el p. L1

M. Stritzinger and J. Sollerman

Published online: 25 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066999

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The early evolution of tidal dwarf galaxies p. L5

S. Recchi, C. Theis, P. Kroupa and G. Hensler

Published online: 06 June 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077264

Astrophysical processes

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Fast 2D non–LTE radiative modelling of prominences - Numerical methods and benchmark results p. 1

L. Léger, L. Chevallier and F. Paletou

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066730

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Enhanced activity of massive black holes by stellar capture assisted by a self-gravitating accretion disc p. 11

V. Karas and L. Šubr

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066068

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Unveiling the oldest and most massive galaxies at very high redshift p. 21

G. Rodighiero, A. Cimatti, A. Franceschini, M. Brusa, J. Fritz and M. Bolzonella

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066497

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Substructures in WINGS clusters p. 39

M. Ramella, A. Biviano, A. Pisani, J. Varela, D. Bettoni, W. J. Couch, M. D'Onofrio, A. Dressler, G. Fasano, P. Kjærgaard et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077245

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Dust and molecular content of the lensed quasar, MG0751+2716, at z = 3.2 p. 53

D. Alloin, J.-P. Kneib, S. Guilloteau and M. Bremer

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066444

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A new determination of the extragalactic background of diffuse gamma rays taking into account dark matter annihilation p. 61

W. de Boer, A. Nordt, C. Sander and V. Zhukov

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054613

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The baryon density at z = 0.9–1.9 - Tracing the warm-hot intergalactic medium with broad Lyman α absorption p. 67

N. Prause, D. Reimers, C. Fechner and E. Janknecht

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077283

Extragalactic astronomy

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An X-ray look at the Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 590: XMM-Newton and Chandra reveal complexity in circumnuclear gas p. 73

A. L. Longinotti, S. Bianchi, M. Santos-Lleo, P. Rodrìguez-Pascual, M. Guainazzi, M. Cardaci and A. M. T. Pollock

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066248

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The IDV source J 1128+5925, a new candidate for annual modulation? p. 83

K. É. Gabányi, N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, S. Britzen, L. Fuhrmann, A. Witzel, J. A. Zensus, P. Müller, X. Liu, H. G. Song et al. (2 more)

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067033

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VLBI observations of nineteen GHz-peaked-spectrum radio sources at 1.6 GHz p. 97

X. Liu, L. Cui, W.-F. Luo, W.-Z. Shi and H.-G. Song

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077265

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Swift observations of GRB 060614: an anomalous burst with a well behaved afterglow p. 105

V. Mangano, S. T. Holland, D. Malesani, E. Troja, G. Chincarini, B. Zhang, V. La Parola, P. J. Brown, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana et al. (15 more)

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077232

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Shallow decay phase of GRB X-ray afterglows from relativistic wind bubbles p. 119

Y. W. Yu and Z. G. Dai

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077053

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Optical BVI imaging and H I synthesis observations of the dwarf irregular Galaxy ESO 364-G029 p. 123

M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, M. Bureau, S. Kim and P. T. de Zeeuw

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077531

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A spectrophotometric model applied to cluster galaxies: the WINGS dataset p. 137

J. Fritz, B. M. Poggianti, D. Bettoni, A. Cava, W. J. Couch, M. D'Onofrio, A. Dressler, G. Fasano, P. Kjærgaard et al. (2 more)

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077097

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Variations in the lithium abundances of turn off stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae p. 153

P. Bonifacio, L. Pasquini, P. Molaro, E. Carretta, P. François, R. G. Gratton, G. James, L. Sbordone, F. Spite and M. Zoccali

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077227

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Revised distances of Northern HII regions p. 161

D. Russeil, C. Adami and Y. M. Georgelin

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066051

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The formation of S0 galaxies: evidence from globular clusters p. 173

J. M. Barr, A. G. Bedregal, A. Aragón-Salamanca, M. R. Merrifield and S. P. Bamford

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077151

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Light nuclei in galactic globular clusters: constraints on the self-enrichment scenario from nucleosynthesis p. 179

N. Prantzos, C. Charbonnel and C. Iliadis

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077205

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The Mira variable S Orionis: relationships between the photosphere, molecular layer, dust shell, and SiO maser shell at 4 epochs p. 191

M. Wittkowski, D. A. Boboltz, K. Ohnaka, T. Driebe and M. Scholz

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077168

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The outburst of the eruptive young star OO Serpentis between 1995 and 2006 p. 211

Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám, T. Prusti, J. Acosta-Pulido, S. Hony, A. Moór and R. Siebenmorgen

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066108

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Observing the gas temperature drop in the high-density nucleus of L 1544 p. 221

A. Crapsi, P. Caselli, M. C. Walmsley and M. Tafalla

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077613

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A “diamond-ring” star: the unusual morphology of a young (multiple?) object p. 231

J. L. Yun, J. M. Torrelles and N. C. Santos

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077248

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Be star disc characteristics near the central object p. 239

J. Zorec, M. L. Arias, L. Cidale and A. E. Ringuelet

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066615

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XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant p. 249

S. Funk, J. A. Hinton, Y. Moriguchi, F. A. Aharonian, Y. Fukui, W. Hofmann, D. Horns, G. Pühlhofer, O. Reimer, G. Rowell et al. (3 more)

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066779

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Inferring the dust properties and density distribution in the outer envelope of IRC +10 216 from scattered Galactic light p. 259

T. Lunttila and M. Juvela

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077406

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A jet-like outflow toward the high-mass (proto) stellar object IRAS 18566+0408 p. 269

Q. Zhang, T. K. Sridharan, T. R. Hunter, Y. Chen, H. Beuther and F. Wyrowski

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077094

Stellar structure and evolution

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A WFI survey in the Chamaeleon II dark cloud p. 281

L. Spezzi, J. M. Alcalá, A. Frasca, E. Covino and D. Gandolfi

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066500

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Asteroseismology of Centauri A - Evidence of rotational splitting p. 295

M. Bazot, F. Bouchy, H. Kjeldsen, S. Charpinet, M. Laymand and S. Vauclair

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065694

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Magnetic field dissipation in neutron star crusts: from magnetars to isolated neutron stars p. 303

J. A. Pons and U. Geppert

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077456

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High-resolution FUSE and HST ultraviolet spectroscopy of the white dwarf central star of Sh 2-216 p. 317

T. Rauch, M. Ziegler, K. Werner, J. W. Kruk, C. M. Oliveira, D. Vande Putte, R. P. Mignani and F. Kerber

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077166

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IGR J16194–2810: a new symbiotic X-ray binary p. 331

N. Masetti, R. Landi, M. L. Pretorius, V. Sguera, A. J. Bird, M. Perri, P. A. Charles, J. A. Kennea, A. Malizia and P. Ubertini

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077509

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Mass loss evolution and the formation of detached shells around TP-AGB stars p. 339

L. Mattsson, S. Höfner and F. Herwig

Published online: 10 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066368

The Sun

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Torsional oscillations of longitudinally inhomogeneous coronal loops p. 353

T. V. Zaqarashvili and K. Murawski

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077246

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Comparison between 2.5D and 3D simulations of coronal mass ejections p. 359

C. Jacobs, B. van der Holst and S. Poedts

Published online: 02 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077305

Planets and planetary systems

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The gas drag in a circular binary system p. 367

P. Ciecieląg, S. Ida, A. Gawryszczak and A. Burkert

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077284

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Experimental light scattering by fluffy aggregates of magnesiosilica, ferrosilica, and alumina cosmic dust analogs p. 377

H. Volten, O. Muñoz, J. W. Hovenier, F. J. M. Rietmeijer, J. A. Nuth, L. B. F. M. Waters and W. J. van der Zande

Published online: 16 May 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066744

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Trigonometric parallaxes of high velocity halo white dwarf candidates p. 387

C. Ducourant, R. Teixeira, N. C. Hambly, B. R. Oppenheimer, M. R. S. Hawkins, M. Rapaport, J. Modolo and J. F. Lecampion

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066876

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 470 / No 1 (July IV 2007)

Letters

Late-time emission of type Ia supernovae: optical and near-infrared observations of SN 2001el p. L1

The early evolution of tidal dwarf galaxies p. L5

Astrophysical processes

Fast 2D non–LTE radiative modelling of prominences - Numerical methods and benchmark results p. 1

Enhanced activity of massive black holes by stellar capture assisted by a self-gravitating accretion disc p. 11

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Unveiling the oldest and most massive galaxies at very high redshift p. 21

Substructures in WINGS clusters p. 39

Dust and molecular content of the lensed quasar, MG0751+2716, at z = 3.2 p. 53

A new determination of the extragalactic background of diffuse gamma rays taking into account dark matter annihilation p. 61

The baryon density at z = 0.9–1.9 - Tracing the warm-hot intergalactic medium with broad Lyman α absorption p. 67

Extragalactic astronomy

An X-ray look at the Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 590: XMM-Newton and Chandra reveal complexity in circumnuclear gas p. 73

The IDV source J 1128+5925, a new candidate for annual modulation? p. 83

VLBI observations of nineteen GHz-peaked-spectrum radio sources at 1.6 GHz p. 97

Swift observations of GRB 060614: an anomalous burst with a well behaved afterglow p. 105

Shallow decay phase of GRB X-ray afterglows from relativistic wind bubbles p. 119

Optical BVI imaging and H I synthesis observations of the dwarf irregular Galaxy ESO 364-G029 p. 123

A spectrophotometric model applied to cluster galaxies: the WINGS dataset p. 137

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Variations in the lithium abundances of turn off stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae p. 153

Revised distances of Northern HII regions p. 161

The formation of S0 galaxies: evidence from globular clusters p. 173

Light nuclei in galactic globular clusters: constraints on the self-enrichment scenario from nucleosynthesis p. 179

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The Mira variable S Orionis: relationships between the photosphere, molecular layer, dust shell, and SiO maser shell at 4 epochs p. 191

The outburst of the eruptive young star OO Serpentis between 1995 and 2006 p. 211

Observing the gas temperature drop in the high-density nucleus of L 1544 p. 221

A “diamond-ring” star: the unusual morphology of a young (multiple?) object p. 231

Be star disc characteristics near the central object p. 239

XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant p. 249

Inferring the dust properties and density distribution in the outer envelope of IRC +10 216 from scattered Galactic light p. 259

A jet-like outflow toward the high-mass (proto) stellar object IRAS 18566+0408 p. 269

Stellar structure and evolution

A WFI survey in the Chamaeleon II dark cloud p. 281

Asteroseismology of Centauri A - Evidence of rotational splitting p. 295

Magnetic field dissipation in neutron star crusts: from magnetars to isolated neutron stars p. 303

High-resolution FUSE and HST ultraviolet spectroscopy of the white dwarf central star of Sh 2-216 p. 317

IGR J16194–2810: a new symbiotic X-ray binary p. 331

Mass loss evolution and the formation of detached shells around TP-AGB stars p. 339

The Sun

Torsional oscillations of longitudinally inhomogeneous coronal loops p. 353

Comparison between 2.5D and 3D simulations of coronal mass ejections p. 359

Planets and planetary systems

The gas drag in a circular binary system p. 367

Experimental light scattering by fluffy aggregates of magnesiosilica, ferrosilica, and alumina cosmic dust analogs p. 377

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Trigonometric parallaxes of high velocity halo white dwarf candidates p. 387