Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Photometric and spectroscopic investigation of 2867 Steins, target of the Rosetta mission - Ground-based results prior to the Rosetta fly-by p. L29

E. Dotto, D. Perna, S. Fornasier, I. N. Belskaya, M. A. Barucci, V. G. Shevchenko, Yu. N. Krugly, N. M. Gaftonyuk, I. A. Tereschenko, F. Scipioni and F. De Luise

Published online: 14 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811340

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On the nature of the AGILE galactic transient sources p. L33

G. E. Romero and G. S. Vila

Published online: 14 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811283

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INTEGRAL observation of hard X-ray variability of the TeV binary LS 5039/RX J1826.2-1450 p. L37

A. D. Hoffmann, D. Klochkov, A. Santangelo, D. Horns, A. Segreto, R. Staubert and G. Pühlhofer

Published online: 14 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811397

Astrophysical processes

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Negative feedback effects on star formation history and cosmic reionization p. 817

L. Wang, J. Mao, S. Xiang and Y.-F. Yuan

Published online: 30 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809916

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On the dynamics of proto-neutron star winds and r-process nucleosynthesis p. 829

I. V. Panov and H.-Th. Janka

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810292

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Galaxy clusters in the CFHTLS - II. Matched-filter results in different passbands p. 845

L. F. Grove, C. Benoist and F. Martel

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810384

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The origin of redshift asymmetries: how ΛCDM explains anomalous redshift p. 857

S.-M. Niemi and M. Valtonen

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810795

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The galaxy cross-correlation function as a probe of the spatial distribution of galactic satellites p. 867

J. Chen

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079184

Extragalactic astronomy

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Deceleration of arbitrarily magnetized GRB ejecta: the complete evolution p. 879

P. Mimica, D. Giannios and M. A. Aloy

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810756

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On the origin of dwarf elliptical galaxies: the fundamental plane p. 891

J. A. L. Aguerri and A. C. González-García

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810339

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A correlation between the spectral and timing properties of AGN p. 905

I. E. Papadakis, M. Sobolewska, P. Arevalo, A. Markowitz, I. M. Mc Hardy, L. Miller, J. N. Reeves and T. J. Turner

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811005

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Metal enrichment of the neutral gas of blue compact dwarf galaxies: the compelling case of Pox 36 p. 915

V. Lebouteiller, D. Kunth, T. X. Thuan and J. M. Désert

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811089

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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An HST/WFPC2 survey of bright young clusters in M31 - I. VdB0, a massive star cluster seen at t 25 Myr p. 933

S. Perina, P. Barmby, M. A. Beasley, M. Bellazzini, J. P. Brodie, D. Burstein, J. G. Cohen, L. Federici, F. Fusi Pecci, S. Galleti et al. (5 more)

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810725

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Extremely faint high proper motion objects from SDSS stripe 82 - Optical classification spectroscopy of about 40 new objects p. 949

R.-D. Scholz, J. Storm, G. R. Knapp and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 14 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811053

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Signature of [SiPAH]⁺ π-complexes in the interstellar medium p. 969

B. Joalland, A. Simon, C. J. Marsden and C. Joblin

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810863

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HCO mapping of the Horsehead: tracing the illuminated dense molecular cloud surfaces p. 977

M. Gerin, J. R. Goicoechea, J. Pety and P. Hily-Blant

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810933

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Triggered star formation on the borders of the Galactic Hii region RCW 82 p. 987

M. Pomarès, A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng, M. Cunningham, P. Jones, S. Kurtz, D. Russeil, J. Caplan and F. Comerón

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811050

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Exploring the X-ray emission properties of the supernova remnant G67.7+1.8 and its central X-ray sources p. 1005

C. Y. Hui and W. Becker

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810789

Stellar structure and evolution

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INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton observations of AX J1845.0-0433 p. 1013

J. A. Zurita Heras and R. Walter

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810219

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On the origin of white dwarfs with carbon-dominated atmospheres: the case of H1504+65 p. 1021

L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico, S. Torres and E. García-Berro

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810761

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Two ~35 day clocks in Hercules X-1: evidence for neutron star free precession p. 1025

R. Staubert, D. Klochkov, K. Postnov, N. Shakura, J. Wilms and R. E. Rothschild

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810743

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MOST photometry of the enigmatic PMS pulsator HD 142666 p. 1031

K. Zwintz, T. Kallinger, D. B. Guenther, M. Gruberbauer, D. Huber, J. Rowe, R. Kuschnig, W. W. Weiss, J. M. Matthews, A. F. J. Moffat et al. (4 more)

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811116

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The enigmatic X-rays from the Herbig star HD 163296: Jet, accretion, or corona? p. 1041

H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811007

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Discovery of a rapidly pulsating subdwarf B star candidate in Centauri p. 1053

S. K. Randall, A. Calamida and G. Bono

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811266

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A model for the Z-track phenomenon in GX 5-1 and observational evidence for the physical origins of the kHz QPO p. 1059

N. K. Jackson, M. J. Church and M. Bałucińska-Church

Published online: 14 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079234

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Discovery of slow X-ray pulsations in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U 2206+54 p. 1073

P. Reig, J. M. Torrejón, I. Negueruela, P. Blay, M. Ribó and J. Wilms

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810950

Stellar atmospheres

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Evolution of the barium abundance in the early Galaxy from a NLTE analysis of the Ba lines in a homogeneous sample of EMP stars p. 1083

S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, S. A. Korotin, F. Spite, P. François, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel and V. Hill

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810894

The Sun

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Dynamics of small-scale magnetic fields on the Sun: observations and numerical simulations p. 1091

N. Bello González, L. Yelles Chaouche, O. Okunev and F. Kneer

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810448

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Forbush decreases and turbulence levels at coronal mass ejection fronts p. 1107

P. Subramanian, H. M. Antia, S. R. Dugad, U. D. Goswami, S. K. Gupta, Y. Hayashi, N. Ito, S. Kawakami, H. Kojima, P. K. Mohanty et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809551

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Sausage oscillations in loops with a non-uniform cross-section p. 1119

D. J. Pascoe, V. M. Nakariakov, T. D. Arber and K. Murawski

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810541

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Multi-wavelength observations and modelling of a canonical solar flare p. 1127

C. L. Raftery, P. T. Gallagher, R. O. Milligan and J. A. Klimchuk

Published online: 11 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810437

Catalogs and data

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The Quintuplet cluster - I. A K-band spectral catalog of stellar sources p. 1137

A. Liermann, W.-R. Hamann and L. M. Oskinova

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810371

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 494 / No 3 (February II 2009)

Letters

Photometric and spectroscopic investigation of 2867 Steins, target of the Rosetta mission - Ground-based results prior to the Rosetta fly-by p. L29

On the nature of the AGILE galactic transient sources p. L33

INTEGRAL observation of hard X-ray variability of the TeV binary LS 5039/RX J1826.2-1450 p. L37

Astrophysical processes

Negative feedback effects on star formation history and cosmic reionization p. 817

On the dynamics of proto-neutron star winds and r-process nucleosynthesis p. 829

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Galaxy clusters in the CFHTLS - II. Matched-filter results in different passbands p. 845

The origin of redshift asymmetries: how ΛCDM explains anomalous redshift p. 857

The galaxy cross-correlation function as a probe of the spatial distribution of galactic satellites p. 867

Extragalactic astronomy

Deceleration of arbitrarily magnetized GRB ejecta: the complete evolution p. 879

On the origin of dwarf elliptical galaxies: the fundamental plane p. 891

A correlation between the spectral and timing properties of AGN p. 905

Metal enrichment of the neutral gas of blue compact dwarf galaxies: the compelling case of Pox 36 p. 915

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

An HST/WFPC2 survey of bright young clusters in M31 - I. VdB0, a massive star cluster seen at t 25 Myr p. 933

Extremely faint high proper motion objects from SDSS stripe 82 - Optical classification spectroscopy of about 40 new objects p. 949

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Signature of [SiPAH]+ π-complexes in the interstellar medium p. 969

HCO mapping of the Horsehead: tracing the illuminated dense molecular cloud surfaces p. 977

Triggered star formation on the borders of the Galactic Hii region RCW 82 p. 987

Exploring the X-ray emission properties of the supernova remnant G67.7+1.8 and its central X-ray sources p. 1005

Stellar structure and evolution

INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton observations of AX J1845.0-0433 p. 1013

On the origin of white dwarfs with carbon-dominated atmospheres: the case of H1504+65 p. 1021

Two ~35 day clocks in Hercules X-1: evidence for neutron star free precession p. 1025

MOST photometry of the enigmatic PMS pulsator HD 142666 p. 1031

The enigmatic X-rays from the Herbig star HD 163296: Jet, accretion, or corona? p. 1041

Discovery of a rapidly pulsating subdwarf B star candidate in Centauri p. 1053

A model for the Z-track phenomenon in GX 5-1 and observational evidence for the physical origins of the kHz QPO p. 1059

Discovery of slow X-ray pulsations in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U 2206+54 p. 1073

Stellar atmospheres

Evolution of the barium abundance in the early Galaxy from a NLTE analysis of the Ba lines in a homogeneous sample of EMP stars p. 1083

The Sun

Dynamics of small-scale magnetic fields on the Sun: observations and numerical simulations p. 1091

Forbush decreases and turbulence levels at coronal mass ejection fronts p. 1107

Sausage oscillations in loops with a non-uniform cross-section p. 1119

Multi-wavelength observations and modelling of a canonical solar flare p. 1127

Catalogs and data

The Quintuplet cluster - I. A K-band spectral catalog of stellar sources p. 1137

Signature of [SiPAH]⁺ π-complexes in the interstellar medium p. 969