Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, V. M. Larionov, M. A. Gurwell, W. P. Chen, O. M. Kurtanidze, M. F. Aller, M. Böttcher, P. Calcidese, F. Hroch et al. (65 more)

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810869

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The old Galactic open clusters FSR 1716 and Czernik 23 p. 767

C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810332

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The long Galactic bar as seen by UKIDSS Galactic plane survey p. 781

A. Cabrera-Lavers, C. González-Fernández, F. Garzón, P. L. Hammersley and M. López-Corredoira

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810720

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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H I and CO in the circumstellar environment of the oxygen-rich AGB star RX Leporis p. 789

Y. Libert, T. Le Bertre, E. Gérard and J. M. Winters

Published online: 23 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810089

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Dust processing in photodissociation regions - Mid-IR emission modelling p. 797

M. Compiègne, A. Abergel, L. Verstraete and E. Habart

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809850

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The structure of the protoplanetary disk surrounding three young intermediate mass stars - II. Spatially resolved dust and gas distribution p. 809

D. Fedele, M. E. van den Ancker, B. Acke, G. van der Plas, R. van Boekel, M. Wittkowski, Th. Henning, J. Bouwman, G. Meeus and P. Rafanelli

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810126

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Chemistry in disks - II. Poor molecular content of the AB Aurigae disk p. 821

K. Schreyer, S. Guilloteau, D. Semenov, A. Bacmann, E. Chapillon, A. Dutrey, F. Gueth, T. Henning, F. Hersant, R. Launhardt et al. (2 more)

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079318

Stellar structure and evolution

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Identification of the TW Hydrae association member 2M1235-39: a tertiary component of the HR 4796 system p. 829

J. H. Kastner, B. Zuckerman and M. Bessell

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810580

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Giant outburst of EXO 2030+375: pulse-phase resolved analysis of INTEGRAL data p. 833

D. Klochkov, A. Santangelo, R. Staubert and C. Ferrigno

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810673

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XMM-Newton observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: Long term evolution of frequently observed Be/X-ray binaries p. 841

P. Eger and F. Haberl

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810809

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Discovery of X-ray emission from the eclipsing brown-dwarf binary 2MASS J05352184-0546085 p. 851

S. Czesla, P. C. Schneider and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 23 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810818

Stellar atmospheres

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The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants - Non-linear surface brightness relations in from interferometry p. 855

P. Kervella and P. Fouqué

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810317

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Coronal properties of the EQ Pegasi binary system p. 859

C. Liefke, J.-U. Ness, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and A. Maggio

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810054

The Sun

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Low coronal observations of metric type II associated CMEs by MLSO coronameters p. 873

K.-S. Cho, S.-C. Bong, Y.-H. Kim, Y.-J. Moon, M. Dryer, A. Shanmugaraju, J. Lee and Y. D. Park

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079013

Planets and planetary systems

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Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A–F type stars - V. A planetary system found with HARPS around the F6IV–V star HD 60532 p. 883

M. Desort, A.-M. Lagrange, F. Galland, H. Beust, S. Udry, M. Mayor and G. Lo Curto

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810241

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - VI. CoRoT-Exo-3b: the first secure inhabitant of the brown-dwarf desert p. 889

M. Deleuil, H. J. Deeg, R. Alonso, F. Bouchy, D. Rouan, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara, M. Barbieri et al. (32 more)

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810625

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Stellar wobble caused by a binary system: Can it really be mistaken as an extra-solar planet? p. 899

M. H. M. Morais and A. C. M. Correia

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810741

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Photodesorption of water ice - A molecular dynamics study p. 907

S. Andersson and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 07 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810374

Astronomical instrumentation

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First statistics of the turbulence outer scale at Dome C p. 917

A. Ziad, E. Aristidi, A. Agabi, J. Borgnino, F. Martin and E. Fossat

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809768

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Sensitivity of a bolometric interferometer to the cosmic microwave backgroud power spectrum p. 923

J.-Ch. Hamilton, R. Charlassier, C. Cressiot, J. Kaplan, M. Piat and C. Rosset

Published online: 07 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810504

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High precision radial velocity measurements in the infrared - A first assessment of the RV stability of CRIRES p. 929

A. Seifahrt and H. U. Käufl

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810174

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HAWK-I: the high-acuity wide-field K-band imager for the ESO Very Large Telescope p. 941

M. Kissler-Patig, J.-F. Pirard, M. Casali, A. Moorwood, N. Ageorges, C. Alves De Oliveira, P. Baksai, L. R. Bedin, E. Bendek, P. Biereichel et al. (16 more)

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809910

Catalogs and data

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Membership, binarity, and rotation of red dwarfs in the nearby open cluster Coma Berenices (Melotte 111) p. 951

J.-C. Mermilliod, M. Grenon and M. Mayor

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810242

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New deep XMM-Newton observations to the west of the σ Orionis cluster p. 961

J. López-Santiago and J. A. Caballero

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810475

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 491 / No 3 (December I 2008)

Letters

Embryos grown in the dead zone - Assembling the first protoplanetary cores in low mass self-gravitating circumstellar disks of gas and solids p. L41

An enigmatic H I cloud p. L45

Astrophysical processes

Astrophysical dust formation under the influence of temperature fluctuations - A general stochastic approach and its application to AGB winds p. 643

Coagulation of small grains in disks: the influence of residual infall and initial small-grain content p. 663

A three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic model of planetary nebula jets, knots, and filaments p. 671

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Photometric redshifts as a tool for studying the Coma cluster galaxy populations p. 681

Extragalactic astronomy

On surface brightness fluctuations: probabilistic and statistical bases - I. Stellar population and theoretical surface brightness fluctuations p. 693

HCN(1–0) enhancement in the bar of NGC 2903 p. 703

The VVDS-SWIRE-GALEX-CFHTLS surveys: physical properties of galaxies at z below 1.2 from photometric data p. 713

The Kormendy relation for early-type galaxies - Dependence on the magnitude range p. 731

Drastic changes in the molecular absorption at redshift z = 0.89 toward the quasar PKS 1830–211 p. 739

The CO line SED and atomic carbon in IRAS F10214+4724 p. 747

A new activity phase of the blazar 3C 454.3 - Multifrequency observations by the WEBT and XMM-Newton in 2007–2008 p. 755

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The old Galactic open clusters FSR 1716 and Czernik 23 p. 767

The long Galactic bar as seen by UKIDSS Galactic plane survey p. 781

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

H I and CO in the circumstellar environment of the oxygen-rich AGB star RX Leporis p. 789

Dust processing in photodissociation regions - Mid-IR emission modelling p. 797

The structure of the protoplanetary disk surrounding three young intermediate mass stars - II. Spatially resolved dust and gas distribution p. 809

Chemistry in disks - II. Poor molecular content of the AB Aurigae disk p. 821

Stellar structure and evolution

Identification of the TW Hydrae association member 2M1235-39: a tertiary component of the HR 4796 system p. 829

Giant outburst of EXO 2030+375: pulse-phase resolved analysis of INTEGRAL data p. 833

XMM-Newton observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: Long term evolution of frequently observed Be/X-ray binaries p. 841

Discovery of X-ray emission from the eclipsing brown-dwarf binary 2MASS J05352184-0546085 p. 851

Stellar atmospheres

The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants - Non-linear surface brightness relations in from interferometry p. 855

Coronal properties of the EQ Pegasi binary system p. 859

The Sun

Low coronal observations of metric type II associated CMEs by MLSO coronameters p. 873

Planets and planetary systems

Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A–F type stars - V. A planetary system found with HARPS around the F6IV–V star HD 60532 p. 883

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - VI. CoRoT-Exo-3b: the first secure inhabitant of the brown-dwarf desert p. 889

Stellar wobble caused by a binary system: Can it really be mistaken as an extra-solar planet? p. 899

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Photodesorption of water ice - A molecular dynamics study p. 907

Astronomical instrumentation

First statistics of the turbulence outer scale at Dome C p. 917

Sensitivity of a bolometric interferometer to the cosmic microwave backgroud power spectrum p. 923

High precision radial velocity measurements in the infrared - A first assessment of the RV stability of CRIRES p. 929

HAWK-I: the high-acuity wide-field K-band imager for the ESO Very Large Telescope p. 941

Catalogs and data

Membership, binarity, and rotation of red dwarfs in the nearby open cluster Coma Berenices (Melotte 111) p. 951

New deep XMM-Newton observations to the west of the σ Orionis cluster p. 961