HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera et al. (177 more)

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014321

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Is BL Lacertae an “orphan” AGN? - Multiband and spectroscopic constraints on the parent population A59

A. Capetti, C. M. Raiteri and S. Buttiglione

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014232

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H-alpha monitoring of OJ 287 in 2005-08 A60

K. Nilsson, L. O. Takalo, H. J. Lehto and A. Sillanpää

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014198

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The outflow in Mrk 509 - A method to calibrate XMM-Newton EPIC-pn and RGS A61

R. G. Detmers, J. S. Kaastra, E. Costantini, F. Verbunt, M. Cappi and C. de Vries

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913879

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Optical and near-infrared follow-up observations of four Fermi/LAT GRBs: redshifts, afterglows, energetics, and host galaxies A71

S. McBreen, T. Krühler, A. Rau, J. Greiner, D. A. Kann, S. Savaglio, P. Afonso, C. Clemens, R. Filgas, S. Klose et al. (6 more)

Published online: 01 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913734

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A multi-wavelength analysis of M 81: insight on the nature of Arp's loop A83

A. Sollima, A. Gil de Paz, D. Martinez-Delgado, R. J. Gabany, J. J. Gallego-Laborda and T. Hallas

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014085

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A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - I. Metallicity distribution functions and population gradients in early-type dwarfs A85

D. Crnojević, E. K. Grebel and A. Koch

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913429

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Low redshift AGN in the Hamburg/ESO Survey - II. The active black hole mass function and the distribution function of Eddington ratios A87

A. Schulze and L. Wisotzki

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014193

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A non-hydrodynamical model for acceleration of line-driven winds in active galactic nuclei A89

G. Risaliti and M. Elvis

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912579

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The Faber-Jackson relation for early-type galaxies: dependence on the magnitude range A96

A. Nigoche-Netro, J. A. L. Aguerri, P. Lagos, A. Ruelas-Mayorga, L. J. Sánchez and A. Machado

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912719

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Massive star formation in Wolf-Rayet galaxies - III. Analysis of the O and WR populations A104

Á. R. López-Sánchez and C. Esteban

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913434

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Weak ¹³CO in the Cloverleaf quasar: evidence for a young, early generation starburst A111

C. Henkel, D. Downes, A. Weiß, D. Riechers and F. Walter

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912889

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Wide-field multi-color photometry of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 1261 A23

V. Kravtsov, G. Alcaíno, G. Marconi and F. Alvarado

Published online: 18 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913449

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Obscured clusters - III. Follow-up observations of Mercer 23 A35

M. M. Hanson, R. Kurtev, J. Borissova, L. Georgiev, V. D. Ivanov, D. J. Hillier and D. Minniti

Published online: 23 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913122

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Properties of stellar generations in globular clusters and relations with global parameters A55

E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, R. G. Gratton, A. Recio-Blanco, S. Lucatello, V. D'Orazi and S. Cassisi

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913451

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Evolution of two stellar populations in globular clusters - II. Effects of primordial gas expulsion A73

T. Decressin, H. Baumgardt, C. Charbonnel and P. Kroupa

Published online: 02 July 2010

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The population of OB supergiants in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 A78

I. Negueruela, J. S. Clark and B. W. Ritchie

Published online: 14 July 2010

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The fate of the pre-main sequence-rich clusters Collinder 197 and vdB 92: dissolution? A81

C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 19 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014146

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Comparison of synthetic maps from truncated jet-formation models with YSO jet observations A6

M. Stute, J. Gracia, K. Tsinganos and N. Vlahakis

Published online: 16 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811204

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CO observations of symbiotic stellar systems A19

V. Bujarrabal, J. Mikołajewska, J. Alcolea and G. Quintana-Lacaci

Published online: 18 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913743

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Numerical and semi-analytic core mass distributions in supersonic isothermal turbulence A25

W. Schmidt, S. A. W. Kern, C. Federrath and R. S. Klessen

Published online: 22 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913904

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VLBI observations of SN 2008iz - I. Expansion velocity and limits on anisotropic expansion A27

A. Brunthaler, I. Martí-Vidal, K. M. Menten, M. J. Reid, C. Henkel, G. C. Bower, H. Falcke, H. Feng, P. Kaaret, N. R. Butler et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 June 2010

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New groups of planetary nebulae with peculiar dust chemistry towards the Galactic bulge A39

S. K. Górny, J. V. Perea-Calderón, D. A. García-Hernández, P. García-Lario and R. Szczerba

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913010

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Fitting of dust spectra with genetic algorithms - I. Perspectives and limitations A45

A. Baier, F. Kerschbaum and T. Lebzelter

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913968

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HD 95881: a gas rich to gas poor transition disk? A48

A. P. Verhoeff, M. Min, B. Acke, R. van Boekel, E. Pantin, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. G. G. M. Tielens, M. E. van den Ancker, G. D. Mulders, A. de Koter and J. Bouwman

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912656

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Testing circumstellar disk lifetimes in young embedded clusters associated with the Vela Molecular Ridge A52

F. Massi, E. Di Carlo, C. Codella, L. Testi, L. Vanzi and J. I. Gomes

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913671

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Methanol maps of low-mass protostellar systems - I. The Serpens molecular core A57

L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, T. A. van Kempen, H. M. Cuppen, C. Brinch, J. K. Jørgensen and M. R. Hogerheijde

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014182

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A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique to sample transport and source parameters of Galactic cosmic rays - II. Results for the diffusion model combining B/C and radioactive nuclei A66

A. Putze, L. Derome and D. Maurin

Published online: 29 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014010

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Systematic uncertainties on the cosmic-ray transport parameters - Is it possible to reconcile B/C data with δ = 1/3 or δ = 1/2? A67

D. Maurin, A. Putze and L. Derome

Published online: 29 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014011

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Circumstellar molecular composition of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri - I. Observations and LTE chemical abundance analysis A68

H. Kim, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten and L. Decin

Published online: 30 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014094

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Circumstellar molecular composition of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri - II. In-depth non-LTE chemical abundance analysis A69

L. Decin, E. De Beck, S. Brünken, H. S. P. Müller, K. M. Menten, H. Kim, K. Willacy, A. de Koter and F. Wyrowski

Published online: 30 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014136

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Determining the forsterite abundance of the dust around asymptotic giant branch stars A86

B. L. de Vries, M. Min, L. B. F. M. Waters, J. A. D. L. Blommaert and F. Kemper

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913588

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HNCO enhancement by shocks in the L1157 molecular outflow A98

N. J. Rodríguez-Fernández, M. Tafalla, F. Gueth and R. Bachiller

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201013997

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Physical structure of the envelopes of intermediate-mass protostars A102

N. Crimier, C. Ceccarelli, T. Alonso-Albi, A. Fuente, P. Caselli, D. Johnstone, C. Kahane, B. Lefloch, S. Maret, R. Plume et al. (4 more)

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913499

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The puzzling behavior of HNCO isomers in molecular clouds A105

N. Marcelino, S. Brünken, J. Cernicharo, D. Quan, E. Roueff, E. Herbst and P. Thaddeus

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913806

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Interstellar HOCN in the Galactic center region A109

S. Brünken, A. Belloche, S. Martín, L. Verheyen and K. M. Menten

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912456

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Where is the warm H₂? A search for H₂ emission from disks around Herbig Ae/Be stars A110

C. Martin-Zaïdi, J.-C. Augereau, F. Ménard, J. Olofsson, A. Carmona, C. Pinte and E. Habart

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913776

Stellar structure and evolution

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Discovery of a magnetic neutron star in X-ray transient IGR J01583+6713 A15

W. Wang

Published online: 17 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913196

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SS 433: the accretion disk revealed in Hα A24

M. G. Bowler

Published online: 22 June 2010

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An improved method for estimating the masses of stars with transiting planets A33

B. Enoch, A. Collier Cameron, N. R. Parley and L. Hebb

Published online: 23 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014326

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A self-consistent approach to the hard and soft states of 4U 1705-44 A36

A. D'Aì, T. Di Salvo, D. Ballantyne, R. Iaria, N. R. Robba, A. Papitto, A. Riggio, L. Burderi, S. Piraino, A. Santangelo et al. (3 more)

Published online: 23 June 2010

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2MASS J03105986 +1648155 AB – a new binary at the L/T transition A37

M. B. Stumpf, W. Brandner, H. Bouy, Th. Henning and S. Hippler

Published online: 23 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913711

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Absolute dimensions of eclipsing binaries - XXVIII. BK Pegasi and other F-type binaries: Prospects for calibration of convective core overshoot A42

J. V. Clausen, S. Frandsen, H. Bruntt, E. H. Olsen, B. E. Helt, K. Gregersen, D. Juncher and P. Krogstrup

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014266

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The envelope mass of red giant donors in type Ia supernova progenitors A47

X. Meng and W. Yang

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913579

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First detection of VHE γ-rays from SN 1006 by HESS A62

F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, K. Bernlöhr et al. (171 more)

Published online: 28 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913916

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X-ray spectroscopy and photometry of the long-period polar AI Trianguli with XMM-Newton A76

I. Traulsen, K. Reinsch, R. Schwarz, S. Dreizler, K. Beuermann, A. D. Schwope and V. Burwitz

Published online: 14 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913201

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Properties and nature of Be stars - 27. Orbital and recent long-term variations of the Pleiades Be star Pleione = BU Tauri A80

J. Nemravová, P. Harmanec, J. Kubát, P. Koubský, L. Iliev, S. Yang, J. Ribeiro, M. Šlechta, L. Kotková, M. Wolf and P. Škoda

Published online: 19 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913885

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Quark-nova remnants - IV. Application to radio emitting anomalous X-ray pulsars transients A88

R. Ouyed, D. Leahy and B. Niebergal

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811114

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K-band spectroscopy of IGR J16358-4726 and IGR J16393-4643: two new symbiotic X-ray binaries A94

E. Nespoli, J. Fabregat and R. E. Mennickent

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913410

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Weak wind effects in CNO driven winds of hot first stars A100

J. Krtička, V. Votruba and J. Kubát

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913853

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Can massive Be/Oe stars be progenitors of long gamma ray bursts? A103

C. Martayan, J. Zorec, Y. Frémat and S. Ekström

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913079

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Unveiling the nature of IGR J16493-4348 with IR spectroscopy A106

E. Nespoli, J. Fabregat and R. E. Mennickent

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014348

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The peculiar nova V1309 Scorpii/nova Scorpii 2008 - A candidate twin of V838 Monocerotis A108

E. Mason, M. Diaz, R. E. Williams, G. Preston and T. Bensby

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913610

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Orbital motion of the young brown dwarf companion TWA 5 B A112

R. Neuhäuser, T. O. B. Schmidt, V. V. Hambaryan and N. Vogt

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913917

Stellar atmospheres

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X-ray emission from the remarkable A-type star HR 8799 A38

J. Robrade and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 23 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014027

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The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES) - V. Detailed abundance analysis of the r-process enhanced star HE 2327-5642 A46

L. Mashonkina, N. Christlieb, P. S. Barklem, V. Hill, T. C. Beers and A. Velichko

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913825

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Bi-dimensional element stratifications computed for magnetic Ap star atmospheres A53

G. Alecian and M. J. Stift

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913772

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Spectral evolution of the extremely fast classical nova V838 Herculis A54

T. Iijima and A. Cassatella

Published online: 24 June 2010

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The Sun

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Dynamics of braided coronal loops - I. Onset of magnetic reconnection A5

A. L. Wilmot-Smith, D. I. Pontin and G. Hornig

Published online: 16 June 2010

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Intermittent outflows at the edge of an active region – a possible source of the solar wind? A14

J.-S. He, E. Marsch, C.-Y. Tu, L.-J. Guo and H. Tian

Published online: 17 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913712

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Structure of the heliospheric current sheet from plasma convection in time-dependent heliospheric models A17

A. Czechowski, M. Strumik, J. Grygorczuk, S. Grzedzielski, R. Ratkiewicz and K. Scherer

Published online: 17 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913542

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Acoustic power absorption and enhancement generated by slow and fast MHD waves - Evidence of solar cycle velocity/intensity amplitude changes consistent with the mode conversion theory A30

R. Simoniello, W. Finsterle, R. A. García, D. Salabert, A. Jiménez, Y. Elsworth and H. Schunker

Published online: 22 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913091

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Investigating the driving mechanisms of coronal mass ejections A44

C.-H. Lin, P. T. Gallagher and C. L. Raftery

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913167

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The writhe of helical structures in the solar corona A49

T. Török, M. A. Berger and B. Kliem

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913578

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Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales - II. XRT view. Can small-scale outflows at CHBs be a source of the slow solar wind? A50

S. Subramanian, M. S. Madjarska and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 24 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913624

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Instability of twisted magnetic tubes with axial mass flows A84

T. V. Zaqarashvili, A. J. Díaz, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913874

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Characterization of horizontal flows around solar pores from high-resolution time series of images A91

S. Vargas Domínguez, A. de Vicente, J. A. Bonet and V. Martínez Pillet

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913264

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How to deal with measurement errors and lacking data in nonlinear force-free coronal magnetic field modelling? A107

T. Wiegelmann and B. Inhester

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014391

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Derivation of stochastic differential equations for sunspot activity A114

E. J. Allen and C. Huff

Published online: 22 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913978

Planets and planetary systems

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X-raying the AU Microscopii debris disk A8

P. C. Schneider and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 16 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014038

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Composition and fate of short-period super-Earths - The case of CoRoT-7b A20

D. Valencia, M. Ikoma, T. Guillot and N. Nettelmann

Published online: 18 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912839

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Discovery of a stellar companion to the nearby solar-analogue HD 104304 A21

C. Schnupp, C. Bergfors, W. Brandner, S. Daemgen, D. Fischer, G. Marcy, Th. Henning, S. Hippler and M. Janson

Published online: 18 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014740

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On the observational bias of the Trojan swarms A22

O. Karlsson

Published online: 18 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912629

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Is tidal heating sufficient to explain bloated exoplanets? Consistent calculations accounting for finite initial eccentricity A64

J. Leconte, G. Chabrier, I. Baraffe and B. Levrard

Published online: 29 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014337

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Oort cloud formation at various Galactic distances A72

R. Brasser, A. Higuchi and N. Kaib

Published online: 02 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014275

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Thermal properties of asteroid 21 Lutetia from Spitzer Space Telescope observations A74

P. L. Lamy, O. Groussin, S. Fornasier, L. Jorda, M. Kaasalainen and M. A. Barucci

Published online: 09 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014361

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The stability of ultra-compact planetary systems A82

B. Funk, G. Wuchterl, R. Schwarz, E. Pilat-Lohinger and S. Eggl

Published online: 19 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912698

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Reflectance spectra of Titan tholin between 7000 and 10 cm^-1 - Interpretation of Cassini/CIRS observation of Saturn's satellite Phoebe A92

J. R. Brucato, A. Migliorini, M. A. Barucci, J. M. Carvano, E. Dotto and V. Mennella

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912054

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Observation of the full 12-hour-long transit of the exoplanet HD 80606b - Warm-Spitzer photometry and SOPHIE spectroscopy A95

G. Hébrard, J.-M. Désert, R. F. Díaz, I. Boisse, F. Bouchy, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, C. Moutou, D. Ehrenreich, L. Arnold, X. Bonfils et al. (17 more)

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014327

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Hyperfine structure measurements of neutral niobium with Fourier transform spectroscopy A70

S. Kröger, A. Er, I. K. Öztürk, G. Başar, A. Jarmola, R. Ferber, M. Tamanis and L. Začs

Published online: 01 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913922

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The reaction between NH₃⁺ and CH₃COOH: a possible process for the formation of glycine precursors in the interstellar medium A79

L. Largo, P. Redondo, V. M. Rayón, A. Largo and C. Barrientos

Published online: 19 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014057

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Dielectronic recombination of argon-like ions A97

D. Nikolić, T. W. Gorczyca, K. T. Korista and N. R. Badnell

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014485

Astronomical instrumentation

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Fitting isochrones to open cluster photometric data - A new global optimization tool A2

H. Monteiro, W. S. Dias and T. C. Caetano

Published online: 16 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913677

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A new determination of the INTEGRAL/IBIS point source location accuracy A75

S. Scaringi, A. J. Bird, A. B. Hill, D. J. Clark, V. A. McBride, A. J. Dean, A. Bazzano, L. Natalucci and J. B. Stephen

Published online: 14 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014209

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Complexity of the Gaia astrometric least-squares problem and the (non-)feasibility of a direct solution method A77

A. Bombrun, L. Lindegren, B. Holl and S. Jordan

Published online: 14 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913503

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Atmospheric image blur with finite outer scale or partial adaptive correction A90

P. Martinez, J. Kolb, A. Tokovinin and M. Sarazin

Published online: 20 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014413

Catalogs and data

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Kinematic parameters and membership probabilities of open clusters in the Bordeaux PM2000 catalogue A3

A. Krone-Martins, C. Soubiran, C. Ducourant, R. Teixeira and J. F. Le Campion

Published online: 16 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913881

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POLLUX: a database of synthetic stellar spectra A13

A. Palacios, M. Gebran, E. Josselin, F. Martins, B. Plez, M. Belmas and A. Lèbre

Published online: 17 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913932

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Three editions of the star catalogue of Tycho Brahe - Machine-readable versions and comparison with the modern Hipparcos Catalogue A28

F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent

Published online: 22 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014002

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The star catalogue of Hevelius - Machine-readable version and comparison with the modern Hipparcos Catalogue A29

F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent

Published online: 22 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014003

Numerical methods and codes

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High-order Godunov schemes for global 3D MHD simulations of accretion disks - I. Testing the linear growth of the magneto-rotational instability A26

M. Flock, N. Dzyurkevich, H. Klahr and A. Mignone

Published online: 22 June 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912443

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Controlling artificial viscosity in smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks A99

A. Cartwright and D. Stamatellos

Published online: 21 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014466

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 516 (June-July 2010)

Letters

The Hα line forming region of AB Aurigae spatially resolved at sub-AU with the VEGA/CHARA spectro-interferometer L1

The magnetic field of Betelgeuse: a local dynamo from giant convection cells? L2

Rotational transitions of CH2D+ determined by high-resolution IR spectroscopy L3

Submillimeter-wave spectrum of CH2D+ L4

Magnetic tension of sunspot fine structures L5

CoRoT opens a new era in hot B subdwarf asteroseismology - Detection of multiple g-mode oscillations in KPD 0629–0016 L6

The double degenerate system NLTT 11748 L7

Correlated optical and X-ray variability in CTTS - Indications of absorption-modulated emission L8

The nucleus of 103P/Hartley 2, target of the EPOXI mission L9

Thermal rotational lightcurve of dwarf-planet (1) Ceres at 235 GHz with the Submillimeter Array L10

AGILE detection of GeV γ-ray emission from the SNR W28 L11

First case of strong gravitational lensing by a QSO: SDSS J0013+1523 at z = 0.120 L12

The first chemical abundance analysis of K giants in the inner Galactic disc L13

Testing the theory of grain growth and fragmentation by millimeter observations of protoplanetary disks L14

First Antarctica light curve - PAIX monitoring of the Blazhko RR Lyrae star: S Arae L15

Astrophysical processes

Quasi-linear diffusion driving the synchrotron emission in active galactic nuclei A12

Jet precession driven by neutrino-cooled disk for gamma-ray bursts A16

Relativistic Doppler-boosted emission in gamma-ray binaries A18

Rossby wave instability and three-dimensional vortices in accretion disks A31

MRI-driven turbulent transport: the role of dissipation, channel modes and their parasites A51

Doppler tomography of the black hole binary A0620-00 and the origin of chromospheric emission in quiescent X-ray binaries A58

The location of the Crab pulsar emission region: restrictions on synchrotron emission models A65

Searching for spatial variations of α2/μ in the Milky Way A113

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Fitting functions for a disk-galaxy model with different ΛCDM-halo profiles A7

Cold fronts in galaxy clusters A32

Probing the astrophysics of cluster outskirts A34

Submillimeter number counts at 250 μm, 350 μm and 500 μm in BLAST data A43

Evidence of the accelerated expansion of the Universe from weak lensing tomography with COSMOS A63

The Hubble diagram for a system within dark energy: the location of the zero-gravity radius and the global Hubble rate A93

Spectroscopic confirmation of a galaxy cluster associated with 7C 1756+6520 at z = 1.416 A101

Extragalactic astronomy

Parsec-scale properties of brightest cluster galaxies A1

Radially extended kinematics and stellar populations of the massive ellipticals NGC 1600, NGC 4125, and NGC 7619 - Constraints on the outer dark halo density profile A4

X-ray imaging of the ionisation cones in NGC 5252 A9

The star cluster-field star connection in nearby spiral galaxies - I. Data analysis techniques and application to NGC 4395 A10

Structure and dynamics of giant low surface brightness galaxies A11

Evolution of the ISM in luminous infrared galaxies A40

The evolution of an intra-cluster and intra-group stellar population - Their contribution to the stellar mass, their age, and their dynamics A41

Multi-wavelength observations of H 2356–309 A56

Is BL Lacertae an “orphan” AGN? - Multiband and spectroscopic constraints on the parent population A59

H-alpha monitoring of OJ 287 in 2005-08 A60

The outflow in Mrk 509 - A method to calibrate XMM-Newton EPIC-pn and RGS A61

Optical and near-infrared follow-up observations of four Fermi/LAT GRBs: redshifts, afterglows, energetics, and host galaxies A71

A multi-wavelength analysis of M 81: insight on the nature of Arp's loop A83

A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - I. Metallicity distribution functions and population gradients in early-type dwarfs A85

Low redshift AGN in the Hamburg/ESO Survey - II. The active black hole mass function and the distribution function of Eddington ratios A87

A non-hydrodynamical model for acceleration of line-driven winds in active galactic nuclei A89

The Faber-Jackson relation for early-type galaxies: dependence on the magnitude range A96

Massive star formation in Wolf-Rayet galaxies - III. Analysis of the O and WR populations A104

Weak 13CO in the Cloverleaf quasar: evidence for a young, early generation starburst A111

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Wide-field multi-color photometry of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 1261 A23

Obscured clusters - III. Follow-up observations of Mercer 23 A35

Properties of stellar generations in globular clusters and relations with global parameters A55

Evolution of two stellar populations in globular clusters - II. Effects of primordial gas expulsion A73

The population of OB supergiants in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 A78

The fate of the pre-main sequence-rich clusters Collinder 197 and vdB 92: dissolution? A81

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Comparison of synthetic maps from truncated jet-formation models with YSO jet observations A6

CO observations of symbiotic stellar systems A19

Numerical and semi-analytic core mass distributions in supersonic isothermal turbulence A25

VLBI observations of SN 2008iz - I. Expansion velocity and limits on anisotropic expansion A27

New groups of planetary nebulae with peculiar dust chemistry towards the Galactic bulge A39

Fitting of dust spectra with genetic algorithms - I. Perspectives and limitations A45

HD 95881: a gas rich to gas poor transition disk? A48

Testing circumstellar disk lifetimes in young embedded clusters associated with the Vela Molecular Ridge A52

Methanol maps of low-mass protostellar systems - I. The Serpens molecular core A57

A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique to sample transport and source parameters of Galactic cosmic rays - II. Results for the diffusion model combining B/C and radioactive nuclei A66

Systematic uncertainties on the cosmic-ray transport parameters - Is it possible to reconcile B/C data with δ = 1/3 or δ = 1/2? A67

Circumstellar molecular composition of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri - I. Observations and LTE chemical abundance analysis A68

Circumstellar molecular composition of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri - II. In-depth non-LTE chemical abundance analysis A69

Determining the forsterite abundance of the dust around asymptotic giant branch stars A86

HNCO enhancement by shocks in the L1157 molecular outflow A98

Physical structure of the envelopes of intermediate-mass protostars A102

The puzzling behavior of HNCO isomers in molecular clouds A105

Rotational transitions of CH₂D⁺ determined by high-resolution IR spectroscopy L3

Submillimeter-wave spectrum of CH₂D⁺ L4

Searching for spatial variations of α²/μ in the Milky Way A113

Weak ¹³CO in the Cloverleaf quasar: evidence for a young, early generation starburst A111

Where is the warm H₂? A search for H₂ emission from disks around Herbig Ae/Be stars A110

Reflectance spectra of Titan tholin between 7000 and 10 cm^-1 - Interpretation of Cassini/CIRS observation of Saturn's satellite Phoebe A92

The reaction between NH₃⁺ and CH₃COOH: a possible process for the formation of glycine precursors in the interstellar medium A79