Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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On the distance of PG 1553+11 - A lineless BL Lacertae object active in the TeV band p. L17

A. Treves, R. Falomo and M. Uslenghi

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078290

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The evolution of stars in the Taurus-Auriga T association p. L21

C. Bertout, L. Siess and S. Cabrit

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078276

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Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the distant BL Lacertae 1ES 0347-121 p. L25

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz et al. (134 more)

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078412

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A silicate disk in the heart of the Ant p. L29

O. Chesneau, F. Lykou, B. Balick, E. Lagadec, M. Matsuura, N. Smith, A. Spang, S. Wolf and A. A. Zijlstra

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078268

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E-type asteroid (2867) Steins: flyby target for Rosetta p. L33

D. A. Nedelcu, M. Birlan, P. Vernazza, R. P. Binzel, M. Fulchignoni and M. A. Barucci

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078272

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Line shift, line asymmetry, and the Li/Li isotopic ratio determination p. L37

R. Cayrel, M. Steffen, H. Chand, P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, F. Spite, P. Petitjean, H.-G. Ludwig and E. Caffau

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078342

Astrophysical processes

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Magnetic reconnection at the termination shock in a striped pulsar wind p. 683

J. Pétri and Y. Lyubarsky

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066981

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Stretching of the toroidal field and generation of magnetosonic waves in differentially rotating plasma p. 701

A. Bonanno and V. Urpin

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077726

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On the orientation of the Sagittarius A* system p. 707

L. Meyer, R. Schödel, A. Eckart, W. J. Duschl, V. Karas and M. Dovčiak

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078009

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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How accurate is Limber's equation? p. 711

P. Simon

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066352

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Effects of the halo concentration distribution on strong-lensing optical depth and X-ray emission p. 715

C. Fedeli, M. Bartelmann, M. Meneghetti and L. Moscardini

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077926

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Decaying dark energy in higher-dimensional gravity p. 727

J. M. Overduin, P. S. Wesson and B. Mashhoon

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077670

Extragalactic astronomy

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Simulating the formation and evolution of galaxies: multi-phase description of the interstellar medium, star formation, and energy feedback p. 733

E. Merlin and C. Chiosi

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077465

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Nuclear starburst-driven evolution of the central region in NGC 6764 p. 747

S. Leon, A. Eckart, S. Laine, J. K. Kotilainen, E. Schinnerer, S.-W. Lee, M. Krips, J. Reunanen and J. Scharwächter

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066075

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2D velocity fields of simulated interacting disc galaxies p. 761

T. Kronberger, W. Kapferer, S. Schindler and B. L. Ziegler

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077696

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Molecular clouds in the center of M 81 p. 771

V. Casasola, F. Combes, D. Bettoni and G. Galletta

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077883

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X-ray emission from the stellar population in M 32 p. 783

M. Revnivtsev, E. Churazov, S. Sazonov, W. Forman and C. Jones

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077336

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C IV absorption in damped and sub-damped Lyman-α systems - Correlations with metallicity and implications for galactic winds at z ≈ 2–3 p. 791

A. J. Fox, C. Ledoux, P. Petitjean and R. Srianand

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077640

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The transverse proximity effect in spectral hardness on the line of sight towards HE 2347–4342 p. 805

G. Worseck, C. Fechner, L. Wisotzki and A. Dall'Aglio

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077585

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WEBT and XMM-Newton observations of 3C 454.3 during the post-outburst phase - Detection of the little and big blue bumps p. 819

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, V. M. Larionov, T. Pursimo, M. A. Ibrahimov, K. Nilsson, M. F. Aller, O. M. Kurtanidze, L. Foschini, J. Ohlert et al. (66 more)

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078289

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Red giants in open clusters - XIII. Orbital elements of 156 spectroscopic binaries p. 829

J.-C. Mermilliod, J. Andersen, D. W. Latham and M. Mayor

Published online: 23 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078007

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A comprehensive study of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy - Period distribution, blending, and distance determination p. 847

F. Vilardell, C. Jordi and I. Ribas

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077960

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Resolving the Galactic ridge X-ray background p. 857

M. Revnivtsev, A. Vikhlinin and S. Sazonov

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066850

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Molecular gas in high-velocity clouds: revisited scenario p. 863

M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, F. Combes and D. Pfenniger

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077277

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The abundance of SiS in circumstellar envelopes around AGB stars p. 871

F. L. Schöier, J. Bast, H. Olofsson and M. Lindqvist

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077887

Stellar structure and evolution

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VLT observations of the central compact object in the Vela Jr. supernova remnant p. 883

R. P. Mignani, A. De Luca, S. Zaggia, D. Sester, A. Pellizzoni, S. Mereghetti and P. A. Caraveo

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077768

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The optical spectrum of the Vela pulsar p. 891

R. P. Mignani, S. Zharikov and P. A. Caraveo

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077774

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The dwarf nova SS Cygni: what is wrong? p. 897

M. R. Schreiber and J.-P. Lasota

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078146

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Cygnus X-3 transition from the ultrasoft to the hard state p. 903

V. Beckmann, S. Soldi, G. Bélanger, S. Brandt, M. D. Caballero-García, G. De Cesare, N. Gehrels, S. Grebenev, O. Vilhu, A. von Kienlin and T. J.-L. Courvoisier

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078160

Stellar atmospheres

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Pulsation tomography of rapidly oscillating Ap stars - Resolving the third dimension in peculiar pulsating stellar atmospheres p. 907

T. Ryabchikova, M. Sachkov, O. Kochukhov and D. Lyashko

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077230

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Synchrotron flaring behaviour of Cygnus X-3 during the February-March 1994 and September 2001 outbursts p. 923

E. J. Lindfors, M. Türler, D. C. Hannikainen, G. Pooley, J. Tammi, S. A. Trushkin and E. Valtaoja

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077620

The Sun

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Spatial damping of compressional MHD waves in prominences p. 931

K. A. P. Singh, B. N. Dwivedi and S. S. Hasan

Published online: 09 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066443

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Amplitude modulation of solar p-modes by surface magnetic fields p. 937

R. Jain and C. D. C. Steele

Published online: 16 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077399

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High-frequency oscillations in a solar active region observed with the RAPID DUAL IMAGER p. 943

D. B. Jess, A. Andić, M. Mathioudakis, D. S. Bloomfield and F. P. Keenan

Published online: 23 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077142

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On the relationship between coronal waves associated with a CME on 5 March 2000 p. 951

D. Tripathi and N.-E. Raouafi

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077255

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Coronal loop seismology using multiple transverse loop oscillation harmonics p. 959

T. Van Doorsselaere, V. M. Nakariakov and E. Verwichte

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077783

Planets and planetary systems

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On the V-type asteroids outside the Vesta family - II. Is (21238) 1995 WV7 a fragment of the long-lost basaltic crust of (15) Eunomia? p. 967

V. Carruba, T. A. Michtchenko and D. Lazzaro

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077349

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Evolved stars suggest an external origin of the enhanced metallicity in planet-hosting stars p. 979

L. Pasquini, M. P. Döllinger, A. Weiss, L. Girardi, C. Chavero, A. P. Hatzes, L. da Silva and J. Setiawan

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077814

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Search for exoplanets with the radial-velocity technique: quantitative diagnostics of stellar activity p. 983

M. Desort, A.-M. Lagrange, F. Galland, S. Udry and M. Mayor

Published online: 13 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078144

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Energy levels and radiative rates for transitions in Co XI p. 995

K. M. Aggarwal, F. P. Keenan and A. Z. Msezane

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078017

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 473 / No 3 (October III 2007)

Letters

On the distance of PG 1553+11 - A lineless BL Lacertae object active in the TeV band p. L17

The evolution of stars in the Taurus-Auriga T association p. L21

Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the distant BL Lacertae 1ES 0347-121 p. L25

A silicate disk in the heart of the Ant p. L29

E-type asteroid (2867) Steins: flyby target for Rosetta p. L33

Line shift, line asymmetry, and the Li/Li isotopic ratio determination p. L37

Astrophysical processes

Magnetic reconnection at the termination shock in a striped pulsar wind p. 683

Stretching of the toroidal field and generation of magnetosonic waves in differentially rotating plasma p. 701

On the orientation of the Sagittarius A* system p. 707

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

How accurate is Limber's equation? p. 711

Effects of the halo concentration distribution on strong-lensing optical depth and X-ray emission p. 715

Decaying dark energy in higher-dimensional gravity p. 727

Extragalactic astronomy

Simulating the formation and evolution of galaxies: multi-phase description of the interstellar medium, star formation, and energy feedback p. 733

Nuclear starburst-driven evolution of the central region in NGC 6764 p. 747

2D velocity fields of simulated interacting disc galaxies p. 761

Molecular clouds in the center of M 81 p. 771

X-ray emission from the stellar population in M 32 p. 783

C IV absorption in damped and sub-damped Lyman-α systems - Correlations with metallicity and implications for galactic winds at z ≈ 2–3 p. 791

The transverse proximity effect in spectral hardness on the line of sight towards HE 2347–4342 p. 805

WEBT and XMM-Newton observations of 3C 454.3 during the post-outburst phase - Detection of the little and big blue bumps p. 819

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Red giants in open clusters - XIII. Orbital elements of 156 spectroscopic binaries p. 829

A comprehensive study of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy - Period distribution, blending, and distance determination p. 847

Resolving the Galactic ridge X-ray background p. 857

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Molecular gas in high-velocity clouds: revisited scenario p. 863

The abundance of SiS in circumstellar envelopes around AGB stars p. 871

Stellar structure and evolution

VLT observations of the central compact object in the Vela Jr. supernova remnant p. 883

The optical spectrum of the Vela pulsar p. 891

The dwarf nova SS Cygni: what is wrong? p. 897

Cygnus X-3 transition from the ultrasoft to the hard state p. 903

Stellar atmospheres

Pulsation tomography of rapidly oscillating Ap stars - Resolving the third dimension in peculiar pulsating stellar atmospheres p. 907

Synchrotron flaring behaviour of Cygnus X-3 during the February-March 1994 and September 2001 outbursts p. 923

The Sun

Spatial damping of compressional MHD waves in prominences p. 931

Amplitude modulation of solar p-modes by surface magnetic fields p. 937

High-frequency oscillations in a solar active region observed with the RAPID DUAL IMAGER p. 943

On the relationship between coronal waves associated with a CME on 5 March 2000 p. 951

Coronal loop seismology using multiple transverse loop oscillation harmonics p. 959

Planets and planetary systems

On the V-type asteroids outside the Vesta family - II. Is (21238) 1995 WV7 a fragment of the long-lost basaltic crust of (15) Eunomia? p. 967

Evolved stars suggest an external origin of the enhanced metallicity in planet-hosting stars p. 979

Search for exoplanets with the radial-velocity technique: quantitative diagnostics of stellar activity p. 983

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Energy levels and radiative rates for transitions in Co XI p. 995