Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Testing the Newton second law in the regime of small accelerations p. L1

V. A. De Lorenci, M. Faúndez-Abans and J. P. Pereira

Published online: 04 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811520

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Dust retention in protoplanetary disks p. L5

T. Birnstiel, C. P. Dullemond and F. Brauer

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912452

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RR Lyrae stars in the inner LMC: Where did they form? p. L9

A. Subramaniam and S. Subramanian

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912694

Astrophysical processes

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Non-linear evolution of the diocotron instability in a pulsar electrosphere: two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations p. 1

J. Pétri

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911778

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High-energy pulses and phase-resolved spectra by inverse Compton emission in the pulsar striped wind - Application to Geminga p. 13

J. Pétri

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811010

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Dynamical feedback of the curvature drift instability on its saturation process p. 19

Z. Osmanov, D. Shapakidze and G. Machabeli

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912113

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The onset of star formation in primordial haloes p. 25

U. Maio, B. Ciardi, N. Yoshida, K. Dolag and L. Tornatore

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912234

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The radial dependence of temperature and iron abundance - Galaxy clusters from z = 0.14 to z = 0.89 p. 35

S. Ehlert and M. P. Ulmer

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809809

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Chemistry of heavy elements in the Dark Ages p. 47

P. Vonlanthen, T. Rauscher, C. Winteler, D. Puy, M. Signore and V. Dubrovich

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811297

Extragalactic astronomy

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SBS 0335-052E+W: deep VLT/FORS+UVES spectroscopy of the pair of the lowest-metallicity blue compact dwarf galaxies p. 61

Y. I. Izotov, N. G. Guseva, K. J. Fricke and P. Papaderos

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911965

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Molecular gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - XII. The head-on collision in NGC 1961 p. 73

F. Combes, A. J. Baker, E. Schinnerer, S. García-Burillo, L. K. Hunt, F. Boone, A. Eckart, R. Neri and L. J. Tacconi

Published online: 23 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912181

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The star cluster population of the spiral galaxy NGC 3370 p. 87

M. Cantiello, E. Brocato and J. P. Blakeslee

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912045

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Stochastic model of optical variability of BL Lacertae p. 103

D. A. Blinov and V. A. Hagen-Thorn

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912677

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Spitzer/IRAC view of Sh 2-284 - Searching for evidence of triggered star formation in an isolated region in the outer Milky Way p. 107

E. Puga, S. Hony, C. Neiner, A. Lenorzer, A.-M. Hubert, L. B. F. M. Waters, F. Cusano and V. Ripepi

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810664

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Sulfur in the globular clusters 47 Tucanae and NGC 6752 p. 121

L. Sbordone, M. Limongi, A. Chieffi, E. Caffau, H.-G. Ludwig and P. Bonifacio

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811513

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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A new candidate supernova remnant G 70.5+1.9 p. 129

F. Mavromatakis, P. Boumis, J. Meaburn and A. Caulet

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912211

Stellar structure and evolution

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Relative frequencies of supernovae types: dependence on host galaxy magnitude, galactocentric radius, and local metallicity p. 137

S. Boissier and N. Prantzos

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811234

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Hot subdwarfs from the stable Roche lobe overflow channel p. 151

S. Yu and L. Li

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809454

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Close binary and other variable stars in the solar-age Galactic open cluster M 67 p. 165

K. Yakut, W. Zima, B. Kalomeni, H. Van Winckel, C. Waelkens, P. De Cat, E. Bauwens, M. Vučković, S. Saesen, L. Le Guillou et al. (5 more)

Published online: 23 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911918

Stellar atmospheres

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New extended atomic data in cool star model atmospheres - Using Kurucz's new iron data in MAFAGS-OS models p. 177

F. Grupp, R. L. Kurucz and K. Tan

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912302

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Spatially resolving the inhomogeneous structure of the dynamical atmosphere of Betelgeuse with VLTI/AMBER p. 183

K. Ohnaka, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Benisty, A. Chelli, T. Driebe, F. Millour, R. Petrov, D. Schertl, Ph. Stee, F. Vakili and G. Weigelt

Published online: 22 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912247

The Sun

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Long-term asymmetry in the wings of the butterfly diagram p. 197

N. V. Zolotova, D. I. Ponyavin, N. Marwan and J. Kurths

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811430

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Observations of a subcritical switch-on shock p. 203

H. Q. Feng, J. M. Wang and J. K. Chao

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811217

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Study of backward propagating and second harmonic Langmuir waves by 2D particle-in-cell simulation p. 207

Y. Huang and G. L. Huang

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811593

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On the nature of kink MHD waves in magnetic flux tubes p. 213

M. Goossens, J. Terradas, J. Andries, I. Arregui and J. L. Ballester

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912399

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On the continuum intensity distribution of the solar photosphere p. 225

S. Wedemeyer-Böhm and L. Rouppe van der Voort

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911983

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Corrections of Sun-as-a-star p-mode frequencies for effects of the solar cycle p. 241

A.-M. Broomhall, W. J. Chaplin, Y. Elsworth, S. T. Fletcher and R. New

Published online: 23 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912286

Planets and planetary systems

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A possible architecture of the planetary system HR 8799 p. 247

M. Reidemeister, A. V. Krivov, T. O. B. Schmidt, S. Fiedler, S. Müller, T. Löhne and R. Neuhäuser

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912055

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Statistical analysis of micrometeoroids flux on Mercury p. 259

P. Borin, G. Cremonese, F. Marzari, M. Bruno and S. Marchi

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912080

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Resolving the hot dust around HD69830 and η Corvi with MIDI and VISIR p. 265

R. Smith, M. C. Wyatt and C. A. Haniff

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911626

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Kinematic analysis and membership status of TWA22 AB p. 281

R. Teixeira, C. Ducourant, G. Chauvin, A. Krone-Martins, M. Bonnefoy and I. Song

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912173

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Free core nutation resonance parameters from VLBI and superconducting gravimeter data p. 287

S. Rosat and S. B. Lambert

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811489

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Stark broadening tables for the helium I 447.1 line - Application to weakly coupled plasmas diagnostics p. 293

M. A. Gigosos and M. Á. González

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912243

Astronomical instrumentation

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Extreme coronagraphy with an adaptive hologram - Simulations of exo-planet imaging p. 301

D. Ricci, H. Le Coroller and A. Labeyrie

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811529

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 503 / No 1 (August III 2009)

Letters

Testing the Newton second law in the regime of small accelerations p. L1

Dust retention in protoplanetary disks p. L5

RR Lyrae stars in the inner LMC: Where did they form? p. L9

Astrophysical processes

Non-linear evolution of the diocotron instability in a pulsar electrosphere: two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations p. 1

High-energy pulses and phase-resolved spectra by inverse Compton emission in the pulsar striped wind - Application to Geminga p. 13

Dynamical feedback of the curvature drift instability on its saturation process p. 19

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The onset of star formation in primordial haloes p. 25

The radial dependence of temperature and iron abundance - Galaxy clusters from z = 0.14 to z = 0.89 p. 35

Chemistry of heavy elements in the Dark Ages p. 47

Extragalactic astronomy

SBS 0335-052E+W: deep VLT/FORS+UVES spectroscopy of the pair of the lowest-metallicity blue compact dwarf galaxies p. 61

Molecular gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - XII. The head-on collision in NGC 1961 p. 73

The star cluster population of the spiral galaxy NGC 3370 p. 87

Stochastic model of optical variability of BL Lacertae p. 103

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Spitzer/IRAC view of Sh 2-284 - Searching for evidence of triggered star formation in an isolated region in the outer Milky Way p. 107

Sulfur in the globular clusters 47 Tucanae and NGC 6752 p. 121

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

A new candidate supernova remnant G 70.5+1.9 p. 129

Stellar structure and evolution

Relative frequencies of supernovae types: dependence on host galaxy magnitude, galactocentric radius, and local metallicity p. 137

Hot subdwarfs from the stable Roche lobe overflow channel p. 151

Close binary and other variable stars in the solar-age Galactic open cluster M 67 p. 165

Stellar atmospheres

New extended atomic data in cool star model atmospheres - Using Kurucz's new iron data in MAFAGS-OS models p. 177

Spatially resolving the inhomogeneous structure of the dynamical atmosphere of Betelgeuse with VLTI/AMBER p. 183

The Sun

Long-term asymmetry in the wings of the butterfly diagram p. 197

Observations of a subcritical switch-on shock p. 203

Study of backward propagating and second harmonic Langmuir waves by 2D particle-in-cell simulation p. 207

On the nature of kink MHD waves in magnetic flux tubes p. 213

On the continuum intensity distribution of the solar photosphere p. 225

Corrections of Sun-as-a-star p-mode frequencies for effects of the solar cycle p. 241

Planets and planetary systems

A possible architecture of the planetary system HR 8799 p. 247

Statistical analysis of micrometeoroids flux on Mercury p. 259

Resolving the hot dust around HD69830 and η Corvi with MIDI and VISIR p. 265

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Kinematic analysis and membership status of TWA22 AB p. 281

Free core nutation resonance parameters from VLBI and superconducting gravimeter data p. 287

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Stark broadening tables for the helium I 447.1 line - Application to weakly coupled plasmas diagnostics p. 293

Astronomical instrumentation

Extreme coronagraphy with an adaptive hologram - Simulations of exo-planet imaging p. 301