Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

G. Bihain, R. Rebolo, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, I. Villó-Pérez, A. Díaz-Sánchez, A. Pérez-Garrido, J. A. Caballero, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, D. Barrado y Navascués et al. (6 more)

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912210

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Low-mass protostars and dense cores in different evolutionary stages in IRAS 00213+6530 p. 1183

G. Busquet, Aina Palau, R. Estalella, J. M. Girart, G. Anglada and I. Sepúlveda

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911845

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The inner rim structures of protoplanetary discs p. 1199

M. Kama, M. Min and C. Dominik

Published online: 18 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912068

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The propagation of the shock wave from a strong explosion in a plane-parallel stratified medium: the Kompaneets approximation p. 1215

C. A. Olano

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912602

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Physical structure and water line spectrum predictions of the intermediate mass protostar OMC2-FIR4 p. 1229

N. Crimier, C. Ceccarelli, B. Lefloch and A. Faure

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911651

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Constraining the ortho-to-para ratio of H₂ with anomalous H₂CO absorption p. 1243

N. Troscompt, A. Faure, S. Maret, C. Ceccarelli, P. Hily-Blant and L. Wiesenfeld

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912770

Stellar structure and evolution

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Supernova progenitor stars in the initial range of 23 to 33 solar masses and their relation with the SNR Cassiopeia A p. 1249

B. Pérez-Rendón, G. García-Segura and N. Langer

Published online: 18 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809913

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Continuous monitoring of pulse period variations in Hercules X-1 using Swift/BAT p. 1261

D. Klochkov, R. Staubert, K. Postnov, N. Shakura and A. Santangelo

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912791

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The massive Wolf-Rayet binary LSS 1964 (=WR 29) - II. The V light curve p. 1269

R. C. Gamen, E. Fernández-Lajús, V. S. Niemela and R. H. Barbá

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810112

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Luminosities and mass-loss rates of SMC and LMC AGB stars and red supergiants p. 1277

M. A. T. Groenewegen, G. C. Sloan, I. Soszyński and E. A. Petersen

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912678

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Young pre-low-mass X-ray binaries in the propeller phase - Nature of the 6.7-h periodic X-ray source 1E 161348-5055 in RCW 103 p. 1297

H. Bhadkamkar and P. Ghosh

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912552

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XMMSL1 J060636.2-694933: an XMM-Newton slew discovery and Swift/Magellan follow up of a new classical nova in the LMC p. 1309

A. M. Read, R. D. Saxton, P. G. Jonker, E. Kuulkers, P. Esquej, G. Pojmanski, M. A. P. Torres, M. R. Goad, M. J. Freyberg and M. Modjaz

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912082

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Properties and nature of Be stars - 26. Long-term and orbital changes of ζ Tauri p. 1319

D. Ruždjak, H. Božić, P. Harmanec, R. Fiřt, P. Chadima, K. Bjorkman, D. R. Gies, A. B. Kaye, P. Koubský, D. McDavid et al. (5 more)

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810526

Stellar atmospheres

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Does the HD 209458 planetary system pose a challenge to the stellar atmosphere models? p. 1335

A. Claret

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912423

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Analysis of hydrogen-rich magnetic white dwarfs detected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 1341

B. Külebi, S. Jordan, F. Euchner, B. T. Gänsicke and H. Hirsch

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912570

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Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars - I. interpretation of interferometric observations p. 1351

A. Chiavassa, B. Plez, E. Josselin and B. Freytag

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911780

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Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - II. Cloud formation for cosmologically evolving abundances p. 1367

S. Witte, Ch. Helling and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811501

The Sun

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Complexity in the sunspot cycle p. 1381

G. Consolini, R. Tozzi and P. De Michelis

Published online: 22 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811074

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The solar Ba 4554 Å line as a Doppler diagnostic: NLTE analysis in 3D hydrodynamical model p. 1393

N. G. Shchukina, V. L. Olshevsky and E. V. Khomenko

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912048

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Solar granulation from photosphere to low chromosphere observed in Ba II 4554 Å line p. 1405

R. Kostik, E. Khomenko and N. Shchukina

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912441

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The quiet Sun magnetic field observed with ZIMPOL on THEMIS - I. The probability density function p. 1415

V. Bommier, M. Martínez González, M. Bianda, H. Frisch, A. Asensio Ramos, B. Gelly and E. Landi Degl'Innocenti

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811373

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Magnetic evolution of superactive regions - Complexity and potentially unstable magnetic discontinuities p. 1429

S. Criscuoli, P. Romano, F. Giorgi and F. Zuccarello

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912044

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Electron beam – plasma system with the return current and directivity of its X-ray emission p. 1437

M. Karlický and J. Kašparová

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912616

Planets and planetary systems

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Precise data on Leonid fireballs from all-sky photographic records p. 1445

L. Shrbený and P. Spurný

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912305

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Search for cold debris disks around M-dwarfs. II p. 1455

J.-F. Lestrade, M. C. Wyatt, F. Bertoldi, K. M. Menten and G. Labaigt

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912306

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Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A–F type stars - VII. θ Cygni radial velocity variations: planets or stellar phenomenon? p. 1469

M. Desort, A.-M. Lagrange, F. Galland, S. Udry, G. Montagnier, H. Beust, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, X. Delfosse et al. (16 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911731

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Effect of asymmetry of the radio source distribution on the apparent proper motion kinematic analysis p. 1477

O. Titov and Z. Malkin

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912369

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Rotational spectra of isotopic species of methyl cyanide, CH₃CN, in their ground vibrational states up to terahertz frequencies p. 1487

H. S. P. Müller, B. J. Drouin and J. C. Pearson

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912932

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Radiative rates and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in Cr VIII p. 1501

K. M. Aggarwal, T. Kato, F. P. Keenan and I. Murakami

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912493

Astronomical instrumentation

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Destriping CMB temperature and polarization maps p. 1511

H. Kurki-Suonio, E. Keihänen, R. Keskitalo, T. Poutanen, A.-S. Sirviö, D. Maino and C. Burigana

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912361

Catalogs and data

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PMAS optical integral field spectroscopy of luminous infrared galaxies - I. The atlas p. 1541

A. Alonso-Herrero, M. García-Marín, A. Monreal-Ibero, L. Colina, S. Arribas, J. Alfonso-Garzón and A. Labiano

Published online: 03 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911813

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First AGILE catalog of high-confidence gamma-ray sources p. 1563

C. Pittori, F. Verrecchia, A. W. Chen, A. Bulgarelli, A. Pellizzoni, A. Giuliani, S. Vercellone, F. Longo, M. Tavani, P. Giommi et al. (73 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911783

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 506 / No 3 (November II 2009)

Letters

The power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background Kolmogorov maps: possible clue to correlation of voids p. L37

Centaurus A as TeV γ-ray and possible UHE cosmic-ray source p. L41

Observations and 3D MHD simulations of a solar active region jet p. L45

VLTI/AMBER unveils a possible dusty pinwheel nebula in WR118 p. L49

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The bright galaxy population of five medium redshift clusters - II. Quantitative galaxy morphology p. 1071

Radio observations of ZwCl 2341.1+0000: a double radio relic cluster p. 1083

Cosmological parameter extraction and biases from type Ia supernova magnitude evolution p. 1095

Extragalactic astronomy

An X-ray view of 82 LINERs with Chandra and XMM-Newton data p. 1107

Cosmic rays and the magnetic field in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 - II. The magnetic field structure p. 1123

The metallicity gradient as a tracer of history and structure: the Magellanic Clouds and M33 galaxies p. 1137

A photometric and spectroscopic study of the new dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Hercules - Metallicity, velocities, and a clean list of RGB members p. 1147

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Candidate free-floating super-Jupiters in the young σ Orionis open cluster p. 1169

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Low-mass protostars and dense cores in different evolutionary stages in IRAS 00213+6530 p. 1183

The inner rim structures of protoplanetary discs p. 1199

The propagation of the shock wave from a strong explosion in a plane-parallel stratified medium: the Kompaneets approximation p. 1215

Physical structure and water line spectrum predictions of the intermediate mass protostar OMC2-FIR4 p. 1229

Constraining the ortho-to-para ratio of H2 with anomalous H2CO absorption p. 1243

Stellar structure and evolution

Supernova progenitor stars in the initial range of 23 to 33 solar masses and their relation with the SNR Cassiopeia A p. 1249

Continuous monitoring of pulse period variations in Hercules X-1 using Swift/BAT p. 1261

The massive Wolf-Rayet binary LSS 1964 (=WR 29) - II. The V light curve p. 1269

Luminosities and mass-loss rates of SMC and LMC AGB stars and red supergiants p. 1277

Young pre-low-mass X-ray binaries in the propeller phase - Nature of the 6.7-h periodic X-ray source 1E 161348-5055 in RCW 103 p. 1297

XMMSL1 J060636.2-694933: an XMM-Newton slew discovery and Swift/Magellan follow up of a new classical nova in the LMC p. 1309

Properties and nature of Be stars - 26. Long-term and orbital changes of ζ Tauri p. 1319

Stellar atmospheres

Does the HD 209458 planetary system pose a challenge to the stellar atmosphere models? p. 1335

Analysis of hydrogen-rich magnetic white dwarfs detected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 1341

Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars - I. interpretation of interferometric observations p. 1351

Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - II. Cloud formation for cosmologically evolving abundances p. 1367

The Sun

Complexity in the sunspot cycle p. 1381

The solar Ba 4554 Å line as a Doppler diagnostic: NLTE analysis in 3D hydrodynamical model p. 1393

Solar granulation from photosphere to low chromosphere observed in Ba II 4554 Å line p. 1405

The quiet Sun magnetic field observed with ZIMPOL on THEMIS - I. The probability density function p. 1415

Magnetic evolution of superactive regions - Complexity and potentially unstable magnetic discontinuities p. 1429

Electron beam – plasma system with the return current and directivity of its X-ray emission p. 1437

Planets and planetary systems

Precise data on Leonid fireballs from all-sky photographic records p. 1445

Search for cold debris disks around M-dwarfs. II p. 1455

Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A–F type stars - VII. θ Cygni radial velocity variations: planets or stellar phenomenon? p. 1469

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Effect of asymmetry of the radio source distribution on the apparent proper motion kinematic analysis p. 1477

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Rotational spectra of isotopic species of methyl cyanide, CH3CN, in their ground vibrational states up to terahertz frequencies p. 1487

Radiative rates and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in Cr VIII p. 1501

Astronomical instrumentation

Destriping CMB temperature and polarization maps p. 1511

Catalogs and data

PMAS optical integral field spectroscopy of luminous infrared galaxies - I. The atlas p. 1541

First AGILE catalog of high-confidence gamma-ray sources p. 1563

Constraining the ortho-to-para ratio of H₂ with anomalous H₂CO absorption p. 1243

Rotational spectra of isotopic species of methyl cyanide, CH₃CN, in their ground vibrational states up to terahertz frequencies p. 1487