Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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Strong [CII] emission at high redshift p. L1

R. Maiolino, P. Caselli, T. Nagao, M. Walmsley, C. De Breuck and M. Meneghetti

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912265

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Observation of bipolar moving magnetic features streaming out from a naked spot p. L5

F. Zuccarello, P. Romano, S. L. Guglielmino, M. Centrone, S. Criscuoli, I. Ermolli, F. Berrilli and D. Del Moro

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912277

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Possible magnetic field variability during the 6.7 GHz methanol maser flares of G09.62+0.20 p. L9

W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Goedhart and M. J. Gaylard

Published online: 05 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912298

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Double or binary: on the multiplicity of open star clusters p. L13

R. de la Fuente Marcos and C. de la Fuente Marcos

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912297

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Using spectral flux ratios to standardize SN Ia luminosities p. L17

S. Bailey, G. Aldering, P. Antilogus, C. Aragon, C. Baltay, S. Bongard, C. Buton, M. Childress, N. Chotard, Y. Copin et al. (16 more)

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911973

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Mode lifetimes of stellar oscillations - Implications for asteroseismology p. L21

W. J. Chaplin, G. Houdek, C. Karoff, Y. Elsworth and R. New

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911952

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O and Na abundance patterns in open clusters of the Galactic disk p. L25

G. M. De Silva, B. K. Gibson, J. Lattanzio and M. Asplund

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912279

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Intermittency of interstellar turbulence: parsec-scale coherent structure of intense, velocity shear p. L29

P. Hily-Blant and E. Falgarone

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912296

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Revealing Hanny's Voorwerp: radio observations of IC 2497 p. L33

G. I. G. Józsa, M. A. Garrett, T. A. Oosterloo, H. Rampadarath, Z. Paragi, H. van Arkel, C. Lintott, W. C. Keel, K. Schawinski and E. Edmondson

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912402

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Decaying dark matter in the Draco dwarf galaxy p. L37

S. Riemer-Sørensen and S. H. Hansen

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912430

Astrophysical processes

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Self-gravity at the scale of the polar cell p. 617

J.-M. Huré, A. Pierens and F. Hersant

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911806

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Thin accretion discs around neutron and quark stars p. 621

Z. Kovács, K. S. Cheng and T. Harko

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811412

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Alpha effect and turbulent diffusion from convection p. 633

P. J. Käpylä, M. J. Korpi and A. Brandenburg

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811498

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Optimal point spread function modeling for weak lensing: complexity and sparsity p. 647

S. Paulin-Henriksson, A. Refregier and A. Amara

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811061

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CFHTLS weak-lensing constraints on the neutrino masses p. 657

I. Tereno, C. Schimd, J.-P. Uzan, M. Kilbinger, F. H. Vincent and L. Fu

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811077

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Observing the clustering properties of galaxy clusters in dynamical dark-energy cosmologies p. 667

C. Fedeli, L. Moscardini and M. Bartelmann

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811477

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Combining weak and strong cluster lensing: applications to simulations and MS 2137 p. 681

J. Merten, M. Cacciato, M. Meneghetti, C. Mignone and M. Bartelmann

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810372

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Ram pressure stripping of tilted galaxies p. 693

P. Jáchym, J. Köppen, J. Palouš and F. Combes

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811469

Extragalactic astronomy

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Searching for massive galaxies at z ≥ 3.5 in GOODS-North p. 705

C. Mancini, I. Matute, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, M. Dickinson, G. Rodighiero, M. Bolzonella and L. Pozzetti

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810630

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The density, the cosmic microwave background, and the proton-to-electron mass ratio in a cloud at redshift 0.9 p. 725

C. Henkel, K. M. Menten, M. T. Murphy, N. Jethava, V. V. Flambaum, J. A. Braatz, S. Muller, J. Ott and R. Q. Mao

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811475

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New constraints on the chemical evolution of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I from VLT spectroscopy p. 735

M. Gullieuszik, E. V. Held, I. Saviane and L. Rizzi

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811578

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High-precision multi-band measurements of the angular clustering of X-ray sources p. 749

J. Ebrero, S. Mateos, G. C. Stewart, F. J. Carrera and M. G. Watson

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911670

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Determination of the cosmic far-infrared background level with the ISOPHOT instrument p. 763

M. Juvela, K. Mattila, D. Lemke, U. Klaas, C. Leinert and Cs. Kiss

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811351

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The first two transient supersoft X-ray sources in M 31 globular clusters and the connection to classical novae p. 769

M. Henze, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, G. Sala, R. Quimby, M. Hernanz, M. Della Valle, P. Milne, G. G. Williams, V. Burwitz et al. (5 more)

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811122

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Potential-density pairs and vertical tilt of the stellar velocity ellipsoid p. 781

O. Bienaymé

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809404

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Dissolution is the solution: on the reduced mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters p. 785

J. M. D. Kruijssen and S. Mieske

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811453

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Galactic kinematics with modified Newtonian dynamics p. 801

O. Bienaymé, B. Famaey, X. Wu, H. S. Zhao and D. Aubert

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809978

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Spitzer observations of the N157B supernova remnant and its surroundings p. 807

E. R. Micelotta, B. R. Brandl and F. P. Israel

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809849

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The broad Hα, [O III] line wings in stellar supercluster A of NGC 2363 and the turbulent mixing layer hypothesis p. 817

L. Binette, L. Drissen, L. Úbeda, A. C. Raga, C. Robert and Y. Krongold

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811132

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A high-speed bipolar outflow from the archetypical pulsating star Mira A p. 827

J. Meaburn, J. A. López, P. Boumis, M. Lloyd and M. P. Redman

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911785

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Molecular gas and a new young stellar cluster in the far outer Galaxy p. 833

J. L. Yun, D. Elia, P. M. Palmeirim, J. I. Gomes and A. M. Martins

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811389

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Prestellar and protostellar cores in Orion B9 p. 845

O. Miettinen, J. Harju, L. K. Haikala, J. Kainulainen and L. E. B. Johansson

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811534

Stellar structure and evolution

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The emission polarization of RX J1856.5-3754 p. 861

N. Chkheidze

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911648

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Post common envelope binaries from the SDSS - VI. SDSS J120615.73+510047.0: a new low accretion rate magnetic binary p. 867

A. D. Schwope, A. Nebot Gomez-Moran, M. R. Schreiber and B. T. Gänsicke

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911699

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Neutral absorber dips in the periodic burster LMXB XB 1323-619 from Suzaku p. 873

M. Bałucińska-Church, T. Dotani, T. Hirotsu and M. J. Church

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811215

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Updating the orbital ephemeris of Hercules X-1; rate of decay and eccentricity of the orbit p. 883

R. Staubert, D. Klochkov and J. Wilms

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911690

Stellar atmospheres

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Models of magnetized neutron star atmospheres: thin atmospheres and partially ionized hydrogen atmospheres with vacuum polarization p. 891

V. Suleimanov, A. Y. Potekhin and K. Werner

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912121

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Relationship between non-thermal electron energy spectra and GOES classes p. 901

R. Falewicz, P. Rudawy and M. Siarkowski

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811364

Planets and planetary systems

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The trans-Neptunian object size distribution at small sizes p. 909

R. Gil-Hutton, J. Licandro, N. Pinilla-Alonso and R. Brunetto

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811301

Astronomical instrumentation

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Application of the trend filtering algorithm to the MACHO database p. 917

J. Szulágyi, G. Kovács and D. L. Welch

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911692

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Detecting circumstellar disks around gravitational microlenses p. 929

M. Hundertmark, F. V. Hessman and S. Dreizler

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811458

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 500 / No 2 (June III 2009)

Letters

Strong [CII] emission at high redshift p. L1

Observation of bipolar moving magnetic features streaming out from a naked spot p. L5

Possible magnetic field variability during the 6.7 GHz methanol maser flares of G09.62+0.20 p. L9

Double or binary: on the multiplicity of open star clusters p. L13

Using spectral flux ratios to standardize SN Ia luminosities p. L17

Mode lifetimes of stellar oscillations - Implications for asteroseismology p. L21

O and Na abundance patterns in open clusters of the Galactic disk p. L25

Intermittency of interstellar turbulence: parsec-scale coherent structure of intense, velocity shear p. L29

Revealing Hanny's Voorwerp: radio observations of IC 2497 p. L33

Decaying dark matter in the Draco dwarf galaxy p. L37

Astrophysical processes

Self-gravity at the scale of the polar cell p. 617

Thin accretion discs around neutron and quark stars p. 621

Alpha effect and turbulent diffusion from convection p. 633

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Optimal point spread function modeling for weak lensing: complexity and sparsity p. 647

CFHTLS weak-lensing constraints on the neutrino masses p. 657

Observing the clustering properties of galaxy clusters in dynamical dark-energy cosmologies p. 667

Combining weak and strong cluster lensing: applications to simulations and MS 2137 p. 681

Ram pressure stripping of tilted galaxies p. 693

Extragalactic astronomy

Searching for massive galaxies at z ≥ 3.5 in GOODS-North p. 705

The density, the cosmic microwave background, and the proton-to-electron mass ratio in a cloud at redshift 0.9 p. 725

New constraints on the chemical evolution of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I from VLT spectroscopy p. 735

High-precision multi-band measurements of the angular clustering of X-ray sources p. 749

Determination of the cosmic far-infrared background level with the ISOPHOT instrument p. 763

The first two transient supersoft X-ray sources in M 31 globular clusters and the connection to classical novae p. 769

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Potential-density pairs and vertical tilt of the stellar velocity ellipsoid p. 781

Dissolution is the solution: on the reduced mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters p. 785

Galactic kinematics with modified Newtonian dynamics p. 801

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Spitzer observations of the N157B supernova remnant and its surroundings p. 807

The broad Hα, [O III] line wings in stellar supercluster A of NGC 2363 and the turbulent mixing layer hypothesis p. 817

A high-speed bipolar outflow from the archetypical pulsating star Mira A p. 827

Molecular gas and a new young stellar cluster in the far outer Galaxy p. 833

Prestellar and protostellar cores in Orion B9 p. 845

Stellar structure and evolution

The emission polarization of RX J1856.5-3754 p. 861

Post common envelope binaries from the SDSS - VI. SDSS J120615.73+510047.0: a new low accretion rate magnetic binary p. 867

Neutral absorber dips in the periodic burster LMXB XB 1323-619 from Suzaku p. 873

Updating the orbital ephemeris of Hercules X-1; rate of decay and eccentricity of the orbit p. 883

Stellar atmospheres

Models of magnetized neutron star atmospheres: thin atmospheres and partially ionized hydrogen atmospheres with vacuum polarization p. 891

The Sun

Relationship between non-thermal electron energy spectra and GOES classes p. 901

Planets and planetary systems

The trans-Neptunian object size distribution at small sizes p. 909

Astronomical instrumentation

Application of the trend filtering algorithm to the MACHO database p. 917

Detecting circumstellar disks around gravitational microlenses p. 929