Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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The pre-outburst flare of the A 0535+26 August/September 2005 outburst p. L17

I. Caballero, A. Santangelo, P. Kretschmar, R. Staubert, K. Postnov, D. Klochkov, A. Camero-Arranz, M. H. Finger, I. Kreykenbohm, K. Pottschmidt et al. (4 more)

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079310

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The appearance of magnetospheric instability in flaring activity at the onset of X-ray outbursts in A0535+26 p. L21

K. Postnov, R. Staubert, A. Santangelo, D. Klochkov, P. Kretschmar and I. Caballero

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079277

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The distance of the SNR Kes 75 and PWN PSR J1846-0258 system p. L25

D. A. Leahy and W. W. Tian

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079149

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High-resolution thermal infrared imaging of MWC300 - VLT/VISIR observations in BURST mode p. L29

A. Domiciano de Souza, P. Kervella, P. Bendjoya and G. Niccolini

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079190

Astrophysical processes

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Prompt GRB emission from gradual energy dissipation p. 305

D. Giannios

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079085

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Asymmetric gravitational lenses in TeVeS and application to the bullet cluster p. 313

M. Feix, C. Fedeli and M. Bartelmann

Published online: 20 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078224

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The multiple quasar Q2237+0305 under a microlensing caustic p. 327

T. Anguita, R. W. Schmidt, E. L. Turner, J. Wambsganss, R. L. Webster, K. A. Loomis, D. Long and R. McMillan

Published online: 02 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078221

Extragalactic astronomy

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CO line emission from Lyman break galaxies - Cosmological simulations and predictions for ALMA p. 335

T. R. Greve and J. Sommer-Larsen

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078013

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Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006–2007 outburst p. 339

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, V. M. Larionov, M. F. Aller, U. Bach, M. Gurwell, O. M. Kurtanidze, A. Lähteenmäki, K. Nilsson, A. Volvach et al. (51 more)

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079044

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The nitrogen and oxygen abundances in the neutral gas at high redshift p. 349

P. Petitjean, C. Ledoux and R. Srianand

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078607

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The line-of-sight proximity effect in individual quasar spectra p. 359

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

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077088

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3D Lyα radiation transfer - II. Fitting the Lyman break galaxy MS 1512–cB58 and implications for Lyα emission in high-z starbursts p. 369

D. Schaerer and A. Verhamme

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078913

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Chemical abundances in LMC stellar populations - I. The inner disk sample p. 379

L. Pompéia, V. Hill, M. Spite, A. Cole, F. Primas, M. Romaniello, L. Pasquini, M.-R. Cioni and T. Smecker Hane

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064854

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XMM-Newton observations of the Galactic globular clusters NGC 2808 and NGC 4372 p. 397

M. Servillat, N. A. Webb and D. Barret

Published online: 04 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078327

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IPHAS and the symbiotic stars - I. Selection method and first discoveries p. 409

R. L. M. Corradi, E. R. Rodríguez–Flores, A. Mampaso, R. Greimel, K. Viironen, J. E. Drew, D. J. Lennon, J. Mikolajewska, L. Sabin and J. L. Sokoloski

Published online: 02 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078989

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Tracing the origins of permitted emission lines in RU Lupi down to AU scales p. 421

L. Podio, P. J. V. Garcia, F. Bacciotti, S. Antoniucci, B. Nisini, C. Dougados and M. Takami

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078694

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Detection of “parent” molecules from the inner wind of AGB stars as tracers of non-equilibrium chemistry p. 431

L. Decin, I. Cherchneff, S. Hony, S. Dehaes, C. De Breuck and K. M. Menten

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078892

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High-resolution CO observations towards the bright eastern knot of the SNR Puppis A p. 439

S. Paron, G. Dubner, E. Reynoso and M. Rubio

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078047

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A Corona Australis cloud filament seen in NIR scattered light - I. Comparison with extinction of background stars p. 445

M. Juvela, V.-M. Pelkonen, P. Padoan and K. Mattila

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078470

Stellar structure and evolution

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Models of crustal heating in accreting neutron stars p. 459

P. Haensel and J. L. Zdunik

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078578

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Asiago eclipsing binaries program - II. V505 Persei p. 465

L. Tomasella, U. Munari, A. Siviero, S. Cassisi, S. Dallaporta, T. Zwitter and R. Sordo

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078384

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Direct detection of a magnetic field at the surface of V390 Aurigae – an effectively single active giant p. 475

R. Konstantinova-Antova, M. Aurière, I. Kh. Iliev, R. Cabanac, J.-F. Donati, D. Mouillet and P. Petit

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078315

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Cyclical period changes in HT Cassiopeiae: a difference between systems above and below the period gap p. 481

B. W. Borges, R. Baptista, C. Papadimitriou and O. Giannakis

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078596

Stellar atmospheres

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Interacting coronae of two T Tauri stars: first observational evidence for solar-like helmet streamers p. 489

M. Massi, E. Ros, K. M. Menten, M. Kaufman Bernadó, G. Torricelli-Ciamponi, J. Neidhöfer, A. Boden, D. Boboltz, A. Sargent and G. Torres

Published online: 12 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078637

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Long-term magnetic activity in close binary systems - I. Patterns of color variations p. 495

S. Messina

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078932

The Sun

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Analysis of the Fe X and Fe XIV line width in the solar corona using LASCO-C1 spectral data p. 509

M. Mierla, R. Schwenn, L. Teriaca, G. Stenborg and B. Podlipnik

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078329

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The solar chromosphere at high resolution with IBIS - I. New insights from the Ca II 854.2 nm line p. 515

G. Cauzzi, K. P. Reardon, H. Uitenbroek, F. Cavallini, A. Falchi, R. Falciani, K. Janssen, T. Rimmele, A. Vecchio and F. Wöger

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078642

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Formation of suprathermal electron distributions in the quiet solar corona p. 527

C. Vocks, G. Mann and G. Rausche

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078826

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Prominence modelling: from observed emission measures to temperature profiles p. 537

U. Anzer and P. Heinzel

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078832

Planets and planetary systems

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174P/Echeclus: a strange case of outburst p. 543

P. Rousselot

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078150

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On the observability of resonant structures in planetesimal disks due to planetary migration p. 551

R. Reche, H. Beust, J.-C. Augereau and O. Absil

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077934

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Extrasolar planet detection by binary stellar eclipse timing: evidence for a third body around CM Draconis p. 563

H. J. Deeg, B. Ocaña, V. P. Kozhevnikov, D. Charbonneau, F. T. O'Donovan and L. R. Doyle

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079000

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Erratum

Stability of planetary orbits in binary systems p. 573

Z. E. Musielak, M. Cuntz, E. A. Marshall and T. D. Stuit

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040238e

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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The FERRUM project: experimental and theoretical transition rates of forbidden [Sc II] lines and radiative lifetimes of metastable Sc II levels p. 575

H. Hartman, J. Gurell, P. Lundin, P. Schef, A. Hibbert, H. Lundberg, S. Mannervik, L.-O. Norlin and P. Royen

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079057

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Self-broadening of the hydrogen Balmer α line p. 581

N. F. Allard, J. F. Kielkopf, R. Cayrel and C. van 't Veer-Menneret

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078437

Astronomical instrumentation

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The point spread function in Lucky Imaging and variations in seeing on short timescales p. 589

J. E. Baldwin, P. J. Warner and C. D. Mackay

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079214

Catalogs and data

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Time variability of X-ray sources in the M 31 centre field p. 599

H. Stiele, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl and M. Freyberg

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078858

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The first XMM-Newton slew survey catalogue: XMMSL1 p. 611

R. D. Saxton, A. M. Read, P. Esquej, M. J. Freyberg, B. Altieri and D. Bermejo

Published online: 02 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079193

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 480 / No 2 (March III 2008)

Letters

The pre-outburst flare of the A 0535+26 August/September 2005 outburst p. L17

The appearance of magnetospheric instability in flaring activity at the onset of X-ray outbursts in A0535+26 p. L21

The distance of the SNR Kes 75 and PWN PSR J1846-0258 system p. L25

High-resolution thermal infrared imaging of MWC300 - VLT/VISIR observations in BURST mode p. L29

Astrophysical processes

Prompt GRB emission from gradual energy dissipation p. 305

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Asymmetric gravitational lenses in TeVeS and application to the bullet cluster p. 313

The multiple quasar Q2237+0305 under a microlensing caustic p. 327

Extragalactic astronomy

CO line emission from Lyman break galaxies - Cosmological simulations and predictions for ALMA p. 335

Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006–2007 outburst p. 339

The nitrogen and oxygen abundances in the neutral gas at high redshift p. 349

The line-of-sight proximity effect in individual quasar spectra p. 359

3D Lyα radiation transfer - II. Fitting the Lyman break galaxy MS 1512–cB58 and implications for Lyα emission in high-z starbursts p. 369

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Chemical abundances in LMC stellar populations - I. The inner disk sample p. 379

XMM-Newton observations of the Galactic globular clusters NGC 2808 and NGC 4372 p. 397

IPHAS and the symbiotic stars - I. Selection method and first discoveries p. 409

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Tracing the origins of permitted emission lines in RU Lupi down to AU scales p. 421

Detection of “parent” molecules from the inner wind of AGB stars as tracers of non-equilibrium chemistry p. 431

High-resolution CO observations towards the bright eastern knot of the SNR Puppis A p. 439

A Corona Australis cloud filament seen in NIR scattered light - I. Comparison with extinction of background stars p. 445

Stellar structure and evolution

Models of crustal heating in accreting neutron stars p. 459

Asiago eclipsing binaries program - II. V505 Persei p. 465

Direct detection of a magnetic field at the surface of V390 Aurigae – an effectively single active giant p. 475

Cyclical period changes in HT Cassiopeiae: a difference between systems above and below the period gap p. 481

Stellar atmospheres

Interacting coronae of two T Tauri stars: first observational evidence for solar-like helmet streamers p. 489

Long-term magnetic activity in close binary systems - I. Patterns of color variations p. 495

The Sun

Analysis of the Fe X and Fe XIV line width in the solar corona using LASCO-C1 spectral data p. 509

The solar chromosphere at high resolution with IBIS - I. New insights from the Ca II 854.2 nm line p. 515

Formation of suprathermal electron distributions in the quiet solar corona p. 527

Prominence modelling: from observed emission measures to temperature profiles p. 537

Planets and planetary systems

174P/Echeclus: a strange case of outburst p. 543

On the observability of resonant structures in planetesimal disks due to planetary migration p. 551

Extrasolar planet detection by binary stellar eclipse timing: evidence for a third body around CM Draconis p. 563

Stability of planetary orbits in binary systems p. 573

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

The FERRUM project: experimental and theoretical transition rates of forbidden [Sc II] lines and radiative lifetimes of metastable Sc II levels p. 575

Self-broadening of the hydrogen Balmer α line p. 581

Astronomical instrumentation

The point spread function in Lucky Imaging and variations in seeing on short timescales p. 589

Catalogs and data

Time variability of X-ray sources in the M 31 centre field p. 599

The first XMM-Newton slew survey catalogue: XMMSL1 p. 611