Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Dynamical stability of the inner belt around Epsilon Eridani p. L13

M. Brogi, F. Marzari and P. Paolicchi

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811609

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Discovery of a bright radio transient in M 82: a new radio supernova? p. L17

A. Brunthaler, K. M. Menten, M. J. Reid, C. Henkel, G. C. Bower and H. Falcke

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912327

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The REFLEX galaxy cluster survey - VIII. Spectroscopic observations and optical atlas, p. 357

L. Guzzo, P. Schuecker, H. Böhringer, C. A. Collins, A. Ortiz-Gil, S. De Grandi, A. C. Edge, D. M. Neumann, S. Schindler, C. Altucci and P. A. Shaver

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810838

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A search for diffuse radio emission in the relaxed, cool-core galaxy clusters A1068, A1413, A1650, A1835, A2029, and Ophiuchus p. 371

F. Govoni, M. Murgia, M. Markevitch, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, G. B. Taylor and E. Carretti

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811180

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Tidal effects on the spatial structure of the Local Group p. 385

S. Pasetto and C. Chiosi

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811153

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Results of optical monitoring of 5 SDSS double QSOs with the Nordic Optical Telescope p. 395

D. Paraficz, J. Hjorth and Á. Elíasdóttir

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811387

Extragalactic astronomy

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Cosmological formation and chemical evolution of an elliptical galaxy p. 409

E. Colavitti, A. Pipino and F. Matteucci

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811379

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The stellar content of low redshift radio galaxies from near-infrared spectroscopy p. 417

T. Hyvönen, J. K. Kotilainen, J. Reunanen and R. Falomo

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810607

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On the survival of metallicity gradients to major dry-mergers p. 427

P. Di Matteo, A. Pipino, M. D. Lehnert, F. Combes and B. Semelin

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911715

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Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? p. 439

C. Guidorzi, C. Clemens, S. Kobayashi, J. Granot, A. Melandri, P. D'Avanzo, N. P. M. Kuin, A. Klotz, J. P. U. Fynbo, S. Covino et al. (24 more)

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911719

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On the massive star content of the nearby dwarf irregular Wolf-Rayet galaxy IC 4662 p. 455

P. A. Crowther and J. L. Bibby

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911758

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High energy emission and polarisation limits for the INTEGRAL burst GRB 061122 p. 465

S. McGlynn, S. Foley, B. McBreen, L. Hanlon, S. McBreen, D. J. Clark, A. J. Dean, A. Martin-Carrillo and R. O'Connor

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810920

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The spiral structure of our Milky Way Galaxy p. 473

L. G. Hou, J. L. Han and W. B. Shi

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809692

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Composition of the galactic center star cluster - Population analysis from adaptive optics narrow band spectral energy distributions p. 483

R. M. Buchholz, R. Schödel and A. Eckart

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811497

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Imaging galactic diffuse clouds: CO emission, reddening and turbulent flow in the gas around ζ Ophiuchi p. 503

H. S. Liszt, J. Pety and K. Tachihara

Published online: 04 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810905

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Circumstellar molecular line emission from S-type AGB stars: mass-loss rates and SiO abundances p. 515

S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier and H. Olofsson

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911730

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The X-ray emission from Z Canis Majoris during an FUor-like outburst and the detection of its X-ray jet p. 529

B. Stelzer, S. Hubrig, S. Orlando, G. Micela, Z. Mikulášek and M. Schöller

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911750

Stellar structure and evolution

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Internal resonance in nonlinear disk oscillations and the amplitude evolution of neutron-star kilohertz QPOs p. 535

J. Horák, M. A. Abramowicz, W. Kluźniak, P. Rebusco and G. Török

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810740

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A deep multi-band investigation of IC 2391 p. 541

L. Spezzi, I. Pagano, G. Marino, G. Leto, E. Young, N. Siegler, Z. Balog, S. Messina, E. Distefano, B. Merín and D. Barrado y Navascués

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810609

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Stable magnetic equilibria and their evolution in the upper main sequence, white dwarfs, and neutron stars p. 557

A. Reisenegger

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810895

Stellar atmospheres

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The nature of the light variability of the silicon star HR 7224 p. 567

J. Krtička, Z. Mikulášek, G. W. Henry, J. Zverko, J. Žižňovský, J. Skalický and P. Zvěřina

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811123

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The young active star SAO 51891 (V383 Lacertae) p. 579

K. Biazzo, A. Frasca, E. Marilli, E. Covino, J. M. Alcalà, Ö. Çakirli, A. Klutsch and M. R. Meyer

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811480

The Sun

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Small-scale oscillations in a quiescent prominence observed by HINODE/SOT - Prominence oscillations p. 595

Z. Ning, W. Cao, T. J. Okamoto, K. Ichimoto and Z. Q. Qu

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810853

Planets and planetary systems

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Detection of real periodicity in the terrestrial impact crater record: quantity and quality requirements p. 601

J. Lyytinen, L. Jetsu, P. Kajatkari and S. Porceddu

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811213

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On the possibility of detecting extrasolar planets' atmospheres with the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect p. 615

S. Dreizler, A. Reiners, D. Homeier and M. Noll

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810656

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Erratum

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. 623

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

Published online: 16 April 2009

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

Catalogs and data

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The digitized archive of the Arcetri spectroheliograms. Preliminary results from the analysis of Ca II K images p. 627

I. Ermolli, E. Marchei, M. Centrone, S. Criscuoli, F. Giorgi and C. Perna

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811406

Numerical methods and codes

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Multiphase ISM simulations: comparing NIRVANA and ZEUS p. 633

R. A. Piontek, O. Gressel and U. Ziegler

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078822

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 499 / No 2 (May IV 2009)

Letters

Dynamical stability of the inner belt around Epsilon Eridani p. L13

Discovery of a bright radio transient in M 82: a new radio supernova? p. L17

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The REFLEX galaxy cluster survey - VIII. Spectroscopic observations and optical atlas, p. 357

A search for diffuse radio emission in the relaxed, cool-core galaxy clusters A1068, A1413, A1650, A1835, A2029, and Ophiuchus p. 371

Tidal effects on the spatial structure of the Local Group p. 385

Results of optical monitoring of 5 SDSS double QSOs with the Nordic Optical Telescope p. 395

Extragalactic astronomy

Cosmological formation and chemical evolution of an elliptical galaxy p. 409

The stellar content of low redshift radio galaxies from near-infrared spectroscopy p. 417

On the survival of metallicity gradients to major dry-mergers p. 427

Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? p. 439

On the massive star content of the nearby dwarf irregular Wolf-Rayet galaxy IC 4662 p. 455

High energy emission and polarisation limits for the INTEGRAL burst GRB 061122 p. 465

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The spiral structure of our Milky Way Galaxy p. 473

Composition of the galactic center star cluster - Population analysis from adaptive optics narrow band spectral energy distributions p. 483

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Imaging galactic diffuse clouds: CO emission, reddening and turbulent flow in the gas around ζ Ophiuchi p. 503

Circumstellar molecular line emission from S-type AGB stars: mass-loss rates and SiO abundances p. 515

The X-ray emission from Z Canis Majoris during an FUor-like outburst and the detection of its X-ray jet p. 529

Stellar structure and evolution

Internal resonance in nonlinear disk oscillations and the amplitude evolution of neutron-star kilohertz QPOs p. 535

A deep multi-band investigation of IC 2391 p. 541

Stable magnetic equilibria and their evolution in the upper main sequence, white dwarfs, and neutron stars p. 557

Stellar atmospheres

The nature of the light variability of the silicon star HR 7224 p. 567

The young active star SAO 51891 (V383 Lacertae) p. 579

The Sun

Small-scale oscillations in a quiescent prominence observed by HINODE/SOT - Prominence oscillations p. 595

Planets and planetary systems

Detection of real periodicity in the terrestrial impact crater record: quantity and quality requirements p. 601

On the possibility of detecting extrasolar planets' atmospheres with the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect p. 615

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. 623

Catalogs and data

The digitized archive of the Arcetri spectroheliograms. Preliminary results from the analysis of Ca II K images p. 627

Numerical methods and codes

Multiphase ISM simulations: comparing NIRVANA and ZEUS p. 633