Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078516

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 477 / No 1 (January I 2008)

New online-only sections of A&A p. E1

Letters

An accurate distance to 2M1207Ab p. L1

Detection of extragalactic H3O p. L5

Astrophysical processes

Magnetic field upper limits for jet formation p. 1

Magnetic processes in a collapsing dense core - I. Accretion and ejection p. 9

Magnetic processes in a collapsing dense core - II. Fragmentation. Is there a fragmentation crisis? p. 25

Stability of magnetic configurations containing the toroidal and axial fields p. 35

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Analysis of two-point statistics of cosmic shear - III. Covariances of shear measures made easy p. 43

Extragalactic astronomy

EROs found behind lensing clusters - II. Empirical properties, classification, and SED modelling based on multi-wavelength observations p. 55

A systematic search for novae in M 31 on a large set of digitized archival Schmidt plates p. 67

On the onset of galactic winds in quiescent star forming galaxies p. 79

Modeling the spectral energy distribution of ULIRGs - I. The radio spectra p. 95

Spatial distribution of dust in the shell elliptical NGC 5982 p. 105

A peculiar object in M 51: fuzzy star cluster or a background galaxy? p. 117

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

A new search strategy for microquasar candidates using NVSS/2MASS and XMM-Newton data p. 125

A method for construction of orbits in the gravitational field of a plane galactic disk p. 133

Candidate Milky Way satellites in the Galactic halo p. 139

Unveiling the X-ray point source population of the Young Massive Cluster Westerlund 1 p. 147

Tidal radii and masses of open clusters p. 165

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The environs of the H II region Gum 31 p. 173

A multi-transition submillimeter water maser study of evolved stars. Detection of a new line near 475 GHz p. 185

Extended shells around B[e] stars - Implications for B[e] star evolution p. 193

Observational 2D model of H2 emission from a bow shock in the Orion Molecular Cloud p. 203

Stellar structure and evolution

The initial-final mass relationship from white dwarfs in common proper motion pairs p. 213

On the evolution and fate of super-massive stars p. 223

SAX J1712.6-3739: a persistent hard X-ray source as monitored with INTEGRAL p. 239

Scandium: a key element for understanding Am stars p. 243

INTEGRAL detection of the pulsar wind nebula in PSR J1846–0258 p. 249

Stellar atmospheres

Modeling of C IV pumped fluorescence of Fe II in symbiotic stars p. 255

A 1.3 cm wavelength radio flare from a deeply embedded source in the Orion BN/KL region p. 267

The Sun

Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots - II. Physical properties and nature of Evershed clouds p. 273

Large-scale horizontal flows in the solar photosphere - II. Long-term behaviour and magnetic activity response p. 285

Characteristics of plasma turbulence and radio emission from an interplanetary shock wave p. 293

Planets and planetary systems

73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-B observed from the optical ground station p. 299

Influence of the evolving stellar X-ray luminosity distribution on exoplanetary mass loss p. 309

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

INPOP06: a new numerical planetary ephemeris p. 315

Astronomical instrumentation

Interferometric apodization of telescope apertures - I. First laboratory results obtained using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer p. 329

Isopistonic angle for multi-aperture interferometers from isoplanatic angle p. 337

First results from a laboratory hypertelescope using single-mode fibers p. 345

Online catalogs and data

HESS very-high-energy gamma-ray sources without identified counterparts p. 353

Detection of extragalactic H₃O p. L5

Observational 2D model of H₂ emission from a bow shock in the Orion Molecular Cloud p. 203