Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, V. M. Larionov, M. G. Nikolashvili, M. F. Aller, U. Bach, D. Carosati, F. Hroch, M. A. Ibrahimov, S. G. Jorstad et al. (46 more)

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912065

Free Access

Photometric mass and mass decomposition in early-type lens galaxies p. 461

C. Grillo, R. Gobat, M. Lombardi and P. Rosati

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811604

Free Access

The mass profile of early-type galaxies in overdense environments: the case of the double source-plane gravitational lens SL2SJ02176-0513 p. 475

H. Tu, R. Gavazzi, M. Limousin, R. Cabanac, P. J. Marshall, B. Fort, T. Treu, R. Péllo, E. Jullo, J.-P. Kneib and J.-F. Sygnet

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911963

Free Access

On the nature of red galaxies: the Chandra perspective p. 485

M. A. Campisi, C. Vignali, M. Brusa, E. Daddi, A. Comastri, L. Pozzetti, D. M. Alexander, A. Renzini, N. Arimoto and X. Kong

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911850

Free Access

Resolving the molecular environment of super star clusters in Henize 2-10 p. 495

G. Santangelo, L. Testi, L. Gregorini, S. Leurini, L. Vanzi, C. M. Walmsley and D. J. Wilner

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911688

Free Access

The galaxy major merger fraction to ~ 1 p. 505

C. López-Sanjuan, M. Balcells, P. G. Pérez-González, G. Barro, C. E. García-Dabó, J. Gallego and J. Zamorano

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911923

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Free Access

First stars XII. Abundances in extremely metal-poor turnoff stars, and comparison with the giants p. 519

P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, R. Cayrel, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, H.-G. Ludwig, E. Caffau, P. Molaro et al. (6 more)

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810610

Free Access

The effect of different type Ia supernova progenitors on Galactic chemical evolution p. 531

F. Matteucci, E. Spitoni, S. Recchi and R. Valiante

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911869

Highlight

Free Access

The RMS survey - 6 cm continuum VLA observations towards candidate massive YSOs in the northern hemisphere p. 539

J. S. Urquhart, M. G. Hoare, C. R. Purcell, S. L. Lumsden, R. D. Oudmaijer, T. J. T. Moore, A. L. Busfield, J. C. Mottram and B. Davies

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912108

Free Access

Chemical composition of the young open clusters IC 2602 and IC 2391 p. 553

V. D'Orazi and S. Randich

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811587

Highlight

Free Access

The massive star initial mass function of the Arches cluster p. 563

P. Espinoza, F. J. Selman and J. Melnick

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078597

Free Access

Washington photometry of five star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud p. 585

A. E. Piatti, D. Geisler, A. Sarajedini and C. Gallart

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912223

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Free Access

Near infrared polarimetry of a sample of YSOs p. 595

A. Pereyra, J. M. Girart, A. M. Magalhães, C. V. Rodrigues and F. X. de Araújo

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809680

Free Access

An ISO/SWS study of the dust composition around S stars - A novel view of S-star dust p. 609

S. Hony, A. M. Heras, F. J. Molster and K. Smolders

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912017

Free Access

Cosmic-ray ionization of molecular clouds p. 619

M. Padovani, D. Galli and A. E. Glassgold

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911794

Free Access

APEX-CHAMP⁺ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects - I. The HH 46 envelope and outflow p. 633

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, R. Güsten, L. E. Kristensen, P. Schilke, M. R. Hogerheijde, W. Boland, B. Nefs, K. M. Menten, A. Baryshev and F. Wyrowski

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912013

Stellar structure and evolution

Free Access

The modulation of SiO maser polarization by Jovian planets p. 647

H. Wiesemeyer

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811537

Free Access

The core helium flash revisited - II. Two and three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations p. 659

M. Mocák, E. Müller, A. Weiss and K. Kifonidis

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811414

Free Access

Orbital modulation of X-ray emission lines in Cygnus X-3 p. 679

O. Vilhu, P. Hakala, D. C. Hannikainen, M. McCollough and K. Koljonen

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811293

Free Access

Age and mass of solar twins constrained by lithium abundance p. 687

J. D. do Nascimento Jr, M. Castro, J. Meléndez, M. Bazot, S. Théado, G. F. Porto de Mello and J. R. De Medeiros

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911935

Stellar atmospheres

Free Access

Multiple and changing cycles of active stars - I. Methods of analysis and application to the solar cycles p. 695

Z. Kolláth and K. Oláh

Published online: 05 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811303

Free Access

Multiple and changing cycles of active stars - II. Results p. 703

K. Oláh, Z. Kolláth, T. Granzer, K. G. Strassmeier, A. F. Lanza, S. Järvinen, H. Korhonen, S. L. Baliunas, W. Soon, S. Messina and G. Cutispoto

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811304

Free Access

Long-term stability of spotted regions and the activity-induced Rossiter-McLaughlin effect on V889 Herculis - A synergy of photometry, radial velocity measurements, and Doppler imaging p. 715

K. F. Huber, U. Wolter, S. Czesla, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, M. Esposito, I. Ilyin and J. N. González-Pérez

Published online: 05 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810638

The Sun

Free Access

Variability of the polarization profiles of the Ba II D₂ line in the solar atmosphere p. 729

A. López Ariste, A. Asensio Ramos, R. Manso Sainz, M. Derouich and B. Gelly

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078154

Free Access

Acoustic wave propagation in the solar sub-photosphere with localised magnetic field concentration: effect of magnetic tension p. 735

S. Shelyag, S. Zharkov, V. Fedun, R. Erdélyi and M. J. Thompson

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911709

Free Access

Response of the solar atmosphere to magnetic field evolution in a coronal hole region p. 745

S. H. Yang, J. Zhang, C. L. Jin, L. P. Li and H. Y. Duan

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810601

Highlight

Open Access

Anisotropic viscous dissipation in three-dimensional magnetic merging solutions p. 755

I. J. D. Craig and Y. E. Litvinenko

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911784

Free Access

Can magnetic breakout be achieved from multiple flux emergence? p. 761

D. MacTaggart and A. W. Hood

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911742

Planets and planetary systems

Free Access

New binary asteroid 809 Lundia - I. Photometry and modelling p. 769

A. Kryszczyńska, F. Colas, P. Descamps, P. Bartczak, M. Polińska, T. Kwiatkowski, J. Lecacheux, R. Hirsch, M. Fagas, K. Kamiński et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809877

Free Access

A portrait of Centaur 10199 Chariklo p. 777

A. Guilbert, M. A. Barucci, R. Brunetto, A. Delsanti, F. Merlin, A. Alvarez-Candal, S. Fornasier, C. de Bergh and G. Sarid

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911660

Free Access

Discovery and characterization of WASP-6b, an inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a solar-type star p. 785

M. Gillon, D. R. Anderson, A. H. M. J. Triaud, C. Hellier, P. F. L. Maxted, D. Pollaco, D. Queloz, B. Smalley, R. G. West, D. M. Wilson et al. (14 more)

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911749

Astronomical instrumentation

Free Access

Dependence of sodium laser guide star photon return on the geomagnetic field p. 793

N. Moussaoui, R. Holzlöhner, W. Hackenberg and D. Bonaccini Calia

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811411

Catalogs and data

Free Access

Multi-frequency measurements of the NVSS foreground sources in the cosmic background imager fields - I. Data release p. 801

E. Angelakis, A. Kraus, A. C. S. Readhead, J. A. Zensus, R. Bustos, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Witzel and T. J. Pearson

Published online: 05 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811267

Numerical methods and codes

Free Access

Comoving-frame radiative transfer in arbitrary velocity fields - II. Large scale applications p. 813

S. Knop, P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911793

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 501 / No 2 (July II 2009)

Astrophysical processes

Modified jump conditions for anisotropic temperature plasmas at parallel shocks p. 407

Low and high velocity clouds produced by young stellar clusters p. 411

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The orbital velocity anisotropy of cluster galaxies: evolution p. 419

Extragalactic astronomy

On the nature of IC 3328, an early-type dwarf galaxy with weak spiral structure p. 429

A surviving disk from a galaxy collision at z = 0.4 p. 437

The Cartwheel galaxy with XMM-Newton p. 445

The correlated optical and radio variability of BL Lacertae - WEBT data analysis 1994–2005 p. 455

Photometric mass and mass decomposition in early-type lens galaxies p. 461

The mass profile of early-type galaxies in overdense environments: the case of the double source-plane gravitational lens SL2SJ02176-0513 p. 475

On the nature of red galaxies: the Chandra perspective p. 485

Resolving the molecular environment of super star clusters in Henize 2-10 p. 495

The galaxy major merger fraction to ~ 1 p. 505

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

First stars XII. Abundances in extremely metal-poor turnoff stars, and comparison with the giants p. 519

The effect of different type Ia supernova progenitors on Galactic chemical evolution p. 531

The RMS survey - 6 cm continuum VLA observations towards candidate massive YSOs in the northern hemisphere p. 539

Chemical composition of the young open clusters IC 2602 and IC 2391 p. 553

The massive star initial mass function of the Arches cluster p. 563

Washington photometry of five star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud p. 585

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Near infrared polarimetry of a sample of YSOs p. 595

An ISO/SWS study of the dust composition around S stars - A novel view of S-star dust p. 609

Cosmic-ray ionization of molecular clouds p. 619

APEX-CHAMP+ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects - I. The HH 46 envelope and outflow p. 633

Stellar structure and evolution

The modulation of SiO maser polarization by Jovian planets p. 647

The core helium flash revisited - II. Two and three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations p. 659

Orbital modulation of X-ray emission lines in Cygnus X-3 p. 679

Age and mass of solar twins constrained by lithium abundance p. 687

Stellar atmospheres

Multiple and changing cycles of active stars - I. Methods of analysis and application to the solar cycles p. 695

Multiple and changing cycles of active stars - II. Results p. 703

Long-term stability of spotted regions and the activity-induced Rossiter-McLaughlin effect on V889 Herculis - A synergy of photometry, radial velocity measurements, and Doppler imaging p. 715

The Sun

Variability of the polarization profiles of the Ba II D2 line in the solar atmosphere p. 729

Acoustic wave propagation in the solar sub-photosphere with localised magnetic field concentration: effect of magnetic tension p. 735

Response of the solar atmosphere to magnetic field evolution in a coronal hole region p. 745

Anisotropic viscous dissipation in three-dimensional magnetic merging solutions p. 755

Can magnetic breakout be achieved from multiple flux emergence? p. 761

Planets and planetary systems

New binary asteroid 809 Lundia - I. Photometry and modelling p. 769

A portrait of Centaur 10199 Chariklo p. 777

Discovery and characterization of WASP-6b, an inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a solar-type star p. 785

Astronomical instrumentation

Dependence of sodium laser guide star photon return on the geomagnetic field p. 793

Catalogs and data

Multi-frequency measurements of the NVSS foreground sources in the cosmic background imager fields - I. Data release p. 801

Numerical methods and codes

Comoving-frame radiative transfer in arbitrary velocity fields - II. Large scale applications p. 813

APEX-CHAMP⁺ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects - I. The HH 46 envelope and outflow p. 633

Variability of the polarization profiles of the Ba II D₂ line in the solar atmosphere p. 729