Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

H. Bouy, N. Huélamo, E. L. Martín, F. Marchis, D. Barrado y Navascués, J. Kolb, E. Marchetti, M. G. Petr-Gotzens, M. Sterzik, V. D. Ivanov et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810267

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A search for spectroscopic binaries in the Galactic globular cluster M4 - Based on 5973 individual spectra collected at VLT p. 947

V. Sommariva, G. Piotto, M. Rejkuba, L. R. Bedin, D. C. Heggie, R. D. Mathieu and S. Villanova

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810696

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Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide field imagers - III. WFI@2.2m proper-motion catalog of the globular cluster ω Centauri p. 959

A. Bellini, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, J. Anderson, I. Platais, Y. Momany, A. Moretti, A. P. Milone and S. Ortolani

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810880

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Exploring the consequences of pairing algorithms for binary stars p. 979

M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, S. P. Goodwin, S. F. Portegies Zwart and L. Kaper

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810234

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Formation of interstellar solid CO₂ after energetic processing of icy grain mantles p. 1017

S. Ioppolo, M. E. Palumbo, G. A. Baratta and V. Mennella

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809769

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[O I] sub-arcsecond study of a microjet from an intermediate mass young star: RY Tauri p. 1029

V. Agra-Amboage, C. Dougados, S. Cabrit, P. J. V. Garcia and P. Ferruit

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810025

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On the morphology of the compact dust shell in the symbiotic system HM Sagittae p. 1043

S. Sacuto and O. Chesneau

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810934

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Three-dimensional modeling of the asymmetric blast wave from the 2006 outburst of RS Ophiuchi: Early X-ray emission p. 1049

S. Orlando, J. J. Drake and J. M. Laming

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810109

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An optical search for supernova remnants in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 2903 p. 1061

E. Sonbas, A. Akyuz and S. Balman

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810690

Stellar structure and evolution

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Testing the evolution of the DB white dwarf GD 358: first results of a new approach using asteroseismology p. 1067

J. M. González Pérez and T. S. Metcalfe

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809580

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Assessment of the near infrared identification of carbon stars - II. The local group galaxies IC 1613 and NGC 3109 p. 1075

P. Battinelli and S. Demers

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810619

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Type Ia supernovae and the formation of single low-mass white dwarfs p. 1081

S. Justham, C. Wolf, Ph. Podsiadlowski and Zh. Han

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810106

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Long-term optical monitoring of η Carinae - Multiband light curves for a complete orbital period p. 1093

E. Fernández-Lajús, C. Fariña, A. F. Torres, M. A. Schwartz, N. Salerno, J. P. Calderón, C. von Essen, L. M. Calcaferro, F. Giudici, C. Llinares and V. Niemela

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810700

Stellar atmospheres

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Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars - Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo p. 1099

C. Schröder, A. Reiners and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810377

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New X-ray detections of Herbig stars p. 1109

B. Stelzer, J. Robrade, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and J. Bouvier

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810540

The Sun

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On magnetic field “reconstruction” p. 1121

P. G. Judge

Published online: 04 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810767

Planets and planetary systems

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Standing on the shoulders of giants - Trojan Earths and vortex trapping in low mass self-gravitating protoplanetary disks of gas and solids p. 1125

W. Lyra, A. Johansen, H. Klahr and N. Piskunov

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810797

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On the growth and stability of Trojan planets p. 1141

P. Cresswell and R. P. Nelson

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810705

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The minimum Jeans mass, brown dwarf companion IMF, and predictions for detection of Y-type dwarfs p. 1149

B. Zuckerman and I. Song

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810038

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Collisional effects in the far red wing of Lyman- p. 1155

N. F. Allard and J. F. Kielkopf

Published online: 04 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810294

Astronomical instrumentation

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Pulsar searches and timing with the square kilometre array p. 1161

R. Smits, M. Kramer, B. Stappers, D. R. Lorimer, J. Cordes and A. Faulkner

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810383

Catalogs and data

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The PHEMU03 catalogue of observations of the mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter p. 1171

J.-E. Arlot, W. Thuillot, C. Ruatti, A. Ahmad, A. Amossé, P. Anbazhagan, M. Andreyev, A. Antov, M. Appakutty, D. Asher et al. (109 more)

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810420

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A new catalogue of observations of the eight major satellites of Saturn (1874–2007) p. 1183

J. Desmars, A. Vienne and J.-E. Arlot

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810203

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CARS: the CFHTLS-Archive-Research Survey - I. Five-band multi-colour data from 37 sq. deg. CFHTLS-wide observations p. 1197

T. Erben, H. Hildebrandt, M. Lerchster, P. Hudelot, J. Benjamin, L. van Waerbeke, T. Schrabback, F. Brimioulle, O. Cordes, J. P. Dietrich et al. (3 more)

Published online: 04 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810426

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 493 / No 3 (January III 2009)

Letters

XMM-Newton detects a relativistically broadened iron line in the spectrum of the ms X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 p. L39

Discovery of very low amplitude 9-minute multiperiodic pulsations in the magnetic Ap star HD 75445 p. L45

Cold CO in circumstellar disks - On the effects of photodesorption and vertical mixing p. L49

The environment of the fast rotating star Achernar - II. Thermal infrared interferometry with VLTI/MIDI p. L53

Possible evidence for a common radial structure in nearby AGN tori p. L57

Porosity criterion for hyperbolic voids and the cosmic microwave background p. L61

Astrophysical processes

Can disk-magnetosphere interaction models and beat frequency models for quasi-periodic oscillation in accreting X-ray pulsars be reconciled? p. 809

Stellar dynamos with effect p. 819

Studying the properties of the radio emitter in LS 5039 p. 829

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

A full sky, low foreground, high resolution CMB map from WMAP p. 835

Impact of early dark energy on the Planck SZ cluster sample p. 859

Extragalactic astronomy

The rotation curves shapes of late-type dwarf galaxies p. 871

The AGN nature of three INTEGRAL sources: IGR J18249–3243, IGR J19443+2117, and IGR J22292+6647 p. 893

A forming disk at z ~ 0.6: collapse of a gaseous disk or major merger remnant? p. 899

Quasar optical variability: searching for interband time delays p. 907

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Stellar abundances and ages for metal-rich Milky Way globular clusters - Stellar parameters and elemental abundances for 9 HB stars in NGC 6352 p. 913

A deep look into the cores of young clusters - I. σ-Orionis p. 931

A search for spectroscopic binaries in the Galactic globular cluster M4 - Based on 5973 individual spectra collected at VLT p. 947

Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide field imagers - III. WFI@2.2m proper-motion catalog of the globular cluster ω Centauri p. 959

Exploring the consequences of pairing algorithms for binary stars p. 979

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Formation of interstellar solid CO2 after energetic processing of icy grain mantles p. 1017

[O I] sub-arcsecond study of a microjet from an intermediate mass young star: RY Tauri p. 1029

On the morphology of the compact dust shell in the symbiotic system HM Sagittae p. 1043

Three-dimensional modeling of the asymmetric blast wave from the 2006 outburst of RS Ophiuchi: Early X-ray emission p. 1049

An optical search for supernova remnants in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 2903 p. 1061

Stellar structure and evolution

Testing the evolution of the DB white dwarf GD 358: first results of a new approach using asteroseismology p. 1067

Assessment of the near infrared identification of carbon stars - II. The local group galaxies IC 1613 and NGC 3109 p. 1075

Type Ia supernovae and the formation of single low-mass white dwarfs p. 1081

Long-term optical monitoring of η Carinae - Multiband light curves for a complete orbital period p. 1093

Stellar atmospheres

Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars - Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo p. 1099

New X-ray detections of Herbig stars p. 1109

The Sun

On magnetic field “reconstruction” p. 1121

Planets and planetary systems

Standing on the shoulders of giants - Trojan Earths and vortex trapping in low mass self-gravitating protoplanetary disks of gas and solids p. 1125

On the growth and stability of Trojan planets p. 1141

The minimum Jeans mass, brown dwarf companion IMF, and predictions for detection of Y-type dwarfs p. 1149

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Collisional effects in the far red wing of Lyman- p. 1155

Astronomical instrumentation

Pulsar searches and timing with the square kilometre array p. 1161

Catalogs and data

The PHEMU03 catalogue of observations of the mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter p. 1171

A new catalogue of observations of the eight major satellites of Saturn (1874–2007) p. 1183

CARS: the CFHTLS-Archive-Research Survey - I. Five-band multi-colour data from 37 sq. deg. CFHTLS-wide observations p. 1197

Formation of interstellar solid CO₂ after energetic processing of icy grain mantles p. 1017