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Herschel/HIFI: first science highlights

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Editorial

Herschel/HIFI: first science highlights E1

C. M. Walmsley, C. Bertout, F. Combes, T. Forveille, T. Guillot, A. Jones and S. Shore

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015613

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HIFI spectroscopy of low-level water transitions in M 82 L1

A. Weiß, M. A. Requena-Torres, R. Güsten, S. García-Burillo, A. I. Harris, F. P. Israel, T. Klein, C. Kramer, S. Lord, J. Martin-Pintado et al. (16 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015078

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Excitation of the molecular gas in the nuclear region of M 82 L2

A. F. Loenen, P. P. van der Werf, R. Güsten, R. Meijerink, F. P. Israel, M. A. Requena-Torres, S. García-Burillo, A. I. Harris, T. Klein, C. Kramer et al. (16 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015114

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Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO transitions in the protoplanetary nebula CRL 618 L3

V. Bujarrabal, J. Alcolea, R. Soria-Ruiz, P. Planesas, D. Teyssier, A. P. Marston, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin, C. Dominik, K. Justtanont et al. (18 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015068

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Water content and wind acceleration in the envelope around the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri as seen by Herschel/HIFI L4

L. Decin, K. Justtanont, E. De Beck, R. Lombaert, A. de Koter, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. P. Marston, D. Teyssier, F. L. Schöier, V. Bujarrabal et al. (18 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015069

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Discovery of water vapour in the carbon star V Cygni from observations with Herschel/HIFI L5

D. A. Neufeld, E. González-Alfonso, G. Melnick, M. Pułecka, M. Schmidt, R. Szczerba, V. Bujarrabal, J. Alcolea, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin et al. (18 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015080

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A HIFI preview of warm molecular gas around χ Cygni: first detection of H₂O emission toward an S-type AGB star L6

K. Justtanont, L. Decin, F. L. Schöier, M. Maercker, H. Olofsson, V. Bujarrabal, A. P. Marston, D. Teyssier, J. Alcolea, J. Cernicharo et al. (17 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015092

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Herschel/HIFI deepens the circumstellar NH₃ enigma L7

K. M. Menten, F. Wyrowski, J. Alcolea, E. De Beck, L. Decin, A. P. Marston, V. Bujarrabal, J. Cernicharo, C. Dominik, K. Justtanont et al. (16 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015108

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A high-resolution line survey of IRC +10216 with Herschel/HIFI - First results: Detection of warm silicon dicarbide (SiC) L8

J. Cernicharo, L. B. F. M. Waters, L. Decin, P. Encrenaz, A. G. G. M. Tielens, M. Agúndez, E. De Beck, H. S. P. Müller, J. R. Goicoechea, M. J. Barlow et al. (17 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015150

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Herschel/HIFI discovery of interstellar chloronium (H₂Cl⁺) L9

D. C. Lis, J. C. Pearson, D. A. Neufeld, P. Schilke, H. S. P. Müller, H. Gupta, T. A. Bell, C. Comito, T. G. Phillips, E. A. Bergin et al. (95 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014959

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Herschel/HIFI observations of interstellar OH⁺ and H₂O⁺ towards W49N: a probe of diffuse clouds with a small molecular fraction L10

D. A. Neufeld, J. R. Goicoechea, P. Sonnentrucker, J. H. Black, J. Pearson, S. Yu, T. G. Phillips, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, E. Herbst et al. (43 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015077

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Herschel observations of ortho- and para-oxidaniumyl (H₂O⁺) in spiral arm clouds toward Sagittarius B2(M) L11

P. Schilke, C. Comito, H. S. P. Müller, E. A. Bergin, E. Herbst, D. C. Lis, D. A. Neufeld, T. G. Phillips, T. A. Bell, G. A. Blake et al. (49 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015087

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Detection of hydrogen fluoride absorption in diffuse molecular clouds with Herschel/HIFI: an ubiquitous tracer of molecular gas L12

P. Sonnentrucker, D. A. Neufeld, T. G. Phillips, M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, J. R. Goicoechea, J. H. Black, T. A. Bell, F. Boulanger et al. (40 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015082

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Excitation and abundance of C₃ in star forming cores - Herschel/HIFI observations of the sight-lines to W31C and W49N L13

B. Mookerjea, T. Giesen, J. Stutzki, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Goicoechea, M. De Luca, T. A. Bell, H. Gupta, M. Gerin, C. M. Persson et al. (41 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015095

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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): detecting spiral arm clouds by CH absorption lines L14

S.-L. Qin, P. Schilke, C. Comito, T. Möller, R. Rolffs, H. S. P. Müller, A. Belloche, K. M. Menten, D. C. Lis, T. G. Phillips et al. (60 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015107

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CH⁺(1–0) and ¹³CH⁺(1–0) absorption lines in the direction of massive star-forming regions L15

E. Falgarone, B. Godard, J. Cernicharo, M. De Luca, M. Gerin, T. G. Phillips, J. H. Black, D. C. Lis, T. A. Bell, F. Boulanger et al. (50 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015109

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Interstellar CH absorption in the diffuse interstellar medium along the sight-lines to G10.6–0.4 (W31C), W49N, and W51 L16

M. Gerin, M. De Luca, J. R. Goicoechea, E. Herbst, E. Falgarone, B. Godard, T. A. Bell, A. Coutens, M. Kaźmierczak, P. Sonnentrucker et al. (48 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015115

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C⁺ detection of warm dark gas in diffuse clouds L17

W. D. Langer, T. Velusamy, J. L. Pineda, P. F. Goldsmith, D. Li and H. W. Yorke

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015088

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[CII] observations of H₂ molecular layers in transition clouds L18

T. Velusamy, W. D. Langer, J. L. Pineda, P. F. Goldsmith, D. Li and H. W. Yorke

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015091

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A sample of [C II] clouds tracing dense clouds in weak FUV fields observed by Herschel L19

J. L. Pineda, T. Velusamy, W. D. Langer, P. F. Goldsmith, D. Li and H. W. Yorke

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015089

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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The present and future of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI L20

E. A. Bergin, T. G. Phillips, C. Comito, N. R. Crockett, D. C. Lis, P. Schilke, S. Wang, T. A. Bell, G. A. Blake, B. Bumble et al. (49 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015071

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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The Terahertz spectrum of Orion KL seen at high spectral resolution L21

N. R. Crockett, E. A. Bergin, S. Wang, D. C. Lis, T. A. Bell, G. A. Blake, A. Boogert, B. Bumble, S. Cabrit, E. Caux et al. (53 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015116

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Herschel spectral surveys of star-forming regions - Overview of the 555–636 GHz range L22

C. Ceccarelli, A. Bacmann, A. Boogert, E. Caux, C. Dominik, B. Lefloch, D. Lis, P. Schilke, F. van der Tak, P. Caselli et al. (56 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015081

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Herschel observations in the ultracompact HII region Mon R2 - Water in dense photon-dominated regions (PDRs) L23

A. Fuente, O. Berné, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Rizzo, M. González-García, J. R. Goicoechea, P. Pilleri, V. Ossenkopf, M. Gerin, R. Güsten et al. (35 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015093

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The origin of the [C II] emission in the S140 photon-dominated regions. New insights from HIFI L24

C. Dedes, M. Röllig, B. Mookerjea, Y. Okada, V. Ossenkopf, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, M. Melchior, C. Kramer, M. Gerin et al. (31 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015099

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Gas morphology and energetics at the surface of PDRs: New insights with Herschel observations of NGC 7023 L25

C. Joblin, P. Pilleri, J. Montillaud, A. Fuente, M. Gerin, O. Berné, V. Ossenkopf, J. Le Bourlot, D. Teyssier, J. R. Goicoechea et al. (30 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015129

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Herschel/HIFI measurements of the ortho/para ratio in water towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C L26

D. C. Lis, T. G. Phillips, P. F. Goldsmith, D. A. Neufeld, E. Herbst, C. Comito, P. Schilke, H. S. P. Müller, E. A. Bergin, M. Gerin et al. (65 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015072

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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H₂O and its isotopologues towards Orion KL L27

G. J. Melnick, V. Tolls, D. A. Neufeld, E. A. Bergin, T. G. Phillips, S. Wang, N. R. Crockett, T. A. Bell, G. A. Blake, S. Cabrit et al. (42 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015085

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The distribution of water in the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334 I L28

M. Emprechtinger, D. C. Lis, T. Bell, T. G. Phillips, P. Schilke, C. Comito, R. Rolffs, F. van der Tak, C. Ceccarelli, H. Aarts et al. (59 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015086

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Water vapor toward starless cores: The Herschel view L29

P. Caselli, E. Keto, L. Pagani, Y. Aikawa, U. A. Yıldız, F. F. S. van der Tak, M. Tafalla, E. A. Bergin, B. Nisini, C. Codella et al. (56 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015097

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Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel - HIFI spectroscopy of NGC 1333 L30

L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, E. F. van Dishoeck, U. A. Yıldız, S. D. Doty, G. J. Herczeg, F.-C. Liu, B. Parise, J. K. Jørgensen, T. A. van Kempen et al. (57 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015100

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Ortho-to-para ratio of interstellar heavy water L31

C. Vastel, C. Ceccarelli, E. Caux, A. Coutens, J. Cernicharo, S. Bottinelli, K. Demyk, A. Faure, L. Wiesenfeld, Y. Scribano et al. (58 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015101

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Water abundances in high-mass protostellar envelopes: Herschel observations with HIFI L32

M. G. Marseille, F. F. S. van der Tak, F. Herpin, F. Wyrowski, L. Chavarría, B. Pietropaoli, A. Baudry, S. Bontemps, J. Cernicharo, T. Jacq et al. (61 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015103

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Sensitive limits on the abundance of cold water vapor in the DM Tauri protoplanetary disk L33

E. A. Bergin, M. R. Hogerheijde, C. Brinch, J. Fogel, U. A. Yıldız, L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, T. A. Bell, G. A. Blake, J. Cernicharo et al. (54 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015104

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Variations in H₂O⁺/H₂O ratios toward massive star-forming regions L34

F. Wyrowski, F. van der Tak, F. Herpin, A. Baudry, S. Bontemps, L. Chavarria, W. Frieswijk, T. Jacq, M. Marseille, R. Shipman et al. (56 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015110

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Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system L35

A. O. Benz, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, M. Melchior, C. Dedes, F. Wyrowski, S. D. Doty, F. van der Tak et al. (59 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015111

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Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects L36

S. F. Wampfler, G. J. Herczeg, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, S. D. Doty, M. Melchior, T. A. van Kempen et al. (52 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015112

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Water in massive star-forming regions: HIFI observations of W3 IRS5 L37

L. Chavarría, F. Herpin, T. Jacq, J. Braine, S. Bontemps, A. Baudry, M. Marseille, F. van der Tak, B. Pietropaoli, F. Wyrowski et al. (52 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015113

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Herschel observations of deuterated water towards Sgr B2(M) L38

C. Comito, P. Schilke, R. Rolffs, D. C. Lis, A. Belloche, E. A. Bergin, T. G. Phillips, T. A. Bell, N. R. Crockett, S. Wang et al. (46 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015121

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The methanol lines and hot core of OMC2-FIR4, an intermediate-mass protostar, with Herschel/HIFI L39

M. Kama, C. Dominik, S. Maret, F. van der Tak, E. Caux, C. Ceccarelli, A. Fuente, N. Crimier, S. Lord, A. Bacmann et al. (55 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015118

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Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO lines in the NGC 1333 low-mass star-forming region L40

U. A. Yıldız, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, J. K. Jørgensen, G. J. Herczeg, T. A. van Kempen, M. R. Hogerheijde, S. D. Doty, A. O. Benz et al. (53 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015119

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Herschel/HIFI spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2 L41

D. Johnstone, M. Fich, C. McCoey, T. A. van Kempen, A. Fuente, L. E. Kristensen, J. Cernicharo, P. Caselli, R. Visser, R. Plume et al. (51 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015122

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First detection of ND in the solar-mass protostar IRAS16293-2422 L42

A. Bacmann, E. Caux, P. Hily-Blant, B. Parise, L. Pagani, S. Bottinelli, S. Maret, C. Vastel, C. Ceccarelli, J. Cernicharo et al. (57 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015102

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Herschel/HIFI observations of spectrally resolved methylidyne signatures toward the high-mass star-forming core NGC 6334I L43

M. H. D. van der Wiel, F. F. S. van der Tak, D. C. Lis, T. Bell, E. A. Bergin, C. Comito, M. Emprechtinger, P. Schilke, E. Caux, C. Ceccarelli et al. (58 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015096

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Herschel/HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591 - Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption L44

S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Melchior, S. D. Doty, F. van der Tak, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, C. Dedes, U. A. Yıldız et al. (59 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015098

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Nitrogen hydrides in interstellar gas - Herschel/HIFI observations towards G10.6-0.4 (W31C) L45

C. M. Persson, J. H. Black, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Goicoechea, G. E. Hassel, E. Herbst, M. Gerin, M. De Luca, T. A. Bell, A. Coutens et al. (42 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015105

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Reversal of infall in SgrB2(M) revealed by Herschel/HIFI observations of HCN lines at THz frequencies L46

R. Rolffs, P. Schilke, C. Comito, E. A. Bergin, F. F. S. van der Tak, D. C. Lis, S.-L. Qin, K. M. Menten, R. Güsten, T. A. Bell et al. (47 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015106

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Detection of OH⁺ and H₂O⁺ towards Orion KL L47

H. Gupta, P. Rimmer, J. C. Pearson, S. Yu, E. Herbst, N. Harada, E. A. Bergin, D. A. Neufeld, G. J. Melnick, R. Bachiller et al. (69 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015117

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First results on Martian carbon monoxide from Herschel/HIFI observations L48

P. Hartogh, M. I. Błęcka, C. Jarchow, H. Sagawa, E. Lellouch, M. de Val-Borro, M. Rengel, A. S. Medvedev, B. M. Swinyard, R. Moreno et al. (41 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015159

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Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: First detection of O₂ at submillimetre wavelengths and upper limits on HCl and H₂O₂ L49

P. Hartogh, C. Jarchow, E. Lellouch, M. de Val-Borro, M. Rengel, R. Moreno, A. S. Medvedev, H. Sagawa, B. M. Swinyard, T. Cavalié et al. (40 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015160

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Water production in comet 81P/Wild 2 as determined by Herschel/HIFI L50

M. de Val-Borro, P. Hartogh, J. Crovisier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, D. C. Lis, R. Moreno, C. Jarchow, M. Rengel, S. Szutowicz et al. (35 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015161

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Polarisation observations of VY Canis Majoris H₂O 5₃₂–4₄₁ 620.701 GHz maser emission with HIFI L51

M. Harwit, M. Houde, P. Sonnentrucker, A. C. A. Boogert, J. Cernicharo, E. de Beck, L. Decin, C. Henkel, R. D. Higgins, W. Jellema et al. (19 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015042

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Nitrogen hydrides in the cold envelope of IRAS 16293-2422 L52

P. Hily-Blant, S. Maret, A. Bacmann, S. Bottinelli, B. Parise, E. Caux, A. Faure, E. A. Bergin, G. A. Blake, A. Castets et al. (51 more)

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015253

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A fundamental plane for field star-forming galaxies L53

M. A. Lara-López, J. Cepa, A. Bongiovanni, A. M. Pérez García, A. Ederoclite, H. Castañeda, M. Fernández Lorenzo, M. Pović and M. Sánchez-Portal

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014803

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A brown dwarf companion to the intermediate-mass star HR 6037 L54

N. Huélamo, D. E. A. Nürnberger, V. D. Ivanov, G. Chauvin, G. Carraro, M. F. Sterzik, C. H. F. Melo, M. Bonnefoy, M. Hartung, X. Haubois and C. Foellmi

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015708

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Signature of wide-spread clumping in B supergiant winds L55

R. K. Prinja and D. L. Massa

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015252

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Averting the magnetic braking catastrophe on small scales: disk formation due to Ohmic dissipation L56

W. B. Dapp and S. Basu

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015700

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Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars - III. Detection of lithium in the metal-poor bulge dwarf MOA-2010-BLG-285S L57

T. Bensby, M. Asplund, J. A. Johnson, S. Feltzing, J. Meléndez, S. Dong, A. Gould, C. Han, D. Adén, S. Lucatello and A. Gal-Yam

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015745

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A candidate protostellar object in the L 1457/MBM 12 cloud L58

A. Heithausen and C. Böttner

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014350

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Detection of the ellipsoidal and the relativistic beaming effects in the CoRoT-3 lightcurve L59

T. Mazeh and S. Faigler

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015550

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Two planets orbiting the recently formed post-common envelope binary NN Serpentis L60

K. Beuermann, F. V. Hessman, S. Dreizler, T. R. Marsh, S. G. Parsons, D. E. Winget, G. F. Miller, M. R. Schreiber, W. Kley, V. S. Dhillon et al. (3 more)

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015472

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Origin of the dust emission from Tycho's SNR L61

D. Ishihara, H. Kaneda, A. Furuzawa, H. Kunieda, T. Suzuki, B.-C. Koo, H.-G. Lee, J.-J. Lee and T. Onaka

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015131

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A simple model for electron plasma heating in supernova remnants A14

D. Malyshev, S. Gabici, L. O'C. Drury and F. A. Aharonian

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913841

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Leaving the innermost stable circular orbit: the inner edge of a black-hole accretion disk at various luminosities A15

M. A. Abramowicz, M. Jaroszyński, S. Kato, J.-P. Lasota, A. Różańska and A. Sądowski

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014467

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Potential vorticity dynamics in the framework of disk shallow-water theory - I. The Rossby wave instability A25

O. M. Umurhan

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015210

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An investigation of magnetic field distortions in accretion discs around neutron stars - I. Analysis of the poloidal field component A31

L. Naso and J. C. Miller

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913867

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Constraints on the flux of ultra-high energy neutrinos from Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope observations A47

S. Buitink, O. Scholten, J. Bacelar, R. Braun, A. G. de Bruyn, H. Falcke, K. Singh, B. Stappers, R. G. Strom and R. al Yahyaoui

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014104

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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A study of catalogued nearby galaxy clusters in the SDSS-DR4 - II. Cluster substructure A28

J. A. L. Aguerri and R. Sánchez-Janssen

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913901

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Brans-Dicke model constrained from the Big Bang nucleosynthesis and magnitude redshift relations of supernovae A52

E. P. B. A. Thushari, R. Nakamura, M. Hashimoto and K. Arai

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014602

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The evolution of cool-core clusters A64

J. S. Santos, P. Tozzi, P. Rosati and H. Böhringer

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015208

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The complex structure of Abell 2345: a galaxy cluster with non-symmetric radio relics A78

W. Boschin, R. Barrena and M. Girardi

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014839

Extragalactic astronomy

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The dynamical ages of two low-luminosity young radio sources A2

N. de Vries, I. A. G. Snellen, R. T. Schilizzi and K.-H. Mack

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912706

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Physical parameters of a relativistic jet at very high redshift: the case of the blazar J1430+4204 A6

P. Veres, S. Frey, Z. Paragi and L. I. Gurvits

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014957

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Multiwavelength study of the star-formation in the bar of NGC 2903 A8

G. Popping, I. Pérez and A. Zurita

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014183

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Molecular tracers of filamentary CO emission regions surrounding the central galaxies of clusters A16

E. Bayet, T. W. Hartquist, S. Viti, D. A. Williams and T. A. Bell

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913185

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VLT observations of NGC 1097's “dog-leg” tidal stream - Dwarf spheroidals and tidal streams A20

P. Galianni, F. Patat, J. L. Higdon, S. Mieske and P. Kroupa

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913518

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Evolution of the infrared Tully-Fisher relation up to z = 1.4 A27

M. Fernández Lorenzo, J. Cepa, A. Bongiovanni, A. M. Pérez García, M. A. Lara-López, M. Pović and M. Sánchez-Portal

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014244

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Young stellar clusters and associations in M 33 A41

M. Grossi, E. Corbelli, C. Giovanardi and L. Magrini

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913513

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Dwarf spheroidals in the M 81 group – Metallicity distribution functions and population gradients A43

S. Lianou, E. K. Grebel and A. Koch

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913364

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Kiloparsec-scale star formation law in M 81 and M 101 based on AKARI far-infrared observations A48

T. Suzuki, H. Kaneda, T. Onaka, T. Nakagawa and H. Shibai

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014529

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Challenging gamma-ray burst models through the broadband dataset of GRB 060908 A53

S. Covino, S. Campana, M. L. Conciatore, V. D'Elia, E. Palazzi, C. C. Thöne, S. D. Vergani, K. Wiersema, M. Brusasca, A. Cucchiara et al. (30 more)

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014994

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The mass function of nearby black hole candidates A55

L. I. Caramete and P. L. Biermann

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913146

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Evidence for ultra-fast outflows in radio-quiet AGNs - I. Detection and statistical incidence of Fe K-shell absorption lines A57

F. Tombesi, M. Cappi, J. N. Reeves, G. G. C. Palumbo, T. Yaqoob, V. Braito and M. Dadina

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913440

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Fundamental plane: dark matter and dissipation contributions A58

A. L. B. Ribeiro and C. C. Dantas

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913989

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Kinematics of galaxies in compact groups - Studying the B-band Tully-Fischer relation A59

S. Torres-Flores, C. Mendes de Oliveira, P. Amram, H. Plana, B. Epinat, C. Carignan and C. Balkowski

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913912

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Massive star formation in Wolf-Rayet galaxies - V. Star-formation rates, masses and the importance of galaxy interactions A63

Á. R. López-Sánchez

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014295

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Energetics of the molecular gas in the H₂ luminous radio galaxy 3C 326: Evidence for negative AGN feedback A65

N. P. H. Nesvadba, F. Boulanger, P. Salomé, P. Guillard, M. D. Lehnert, P. Ogle, P. Appleton, E. Falgarone and G. Pineau des Forets

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913333

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Relativistic spine jets from Schwarzschild black holes - Application to AGN radio-loud sources A67

Z. Meliani, C. Sauty, K. Tsinganos, E. Trussoni and V. Cayatte

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912920

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Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the BL Lacertae object PKS 0548–322 A69

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, A. Bochow et al. (159 more)

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912363

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Structural properties of disk galaxies - II. Intrinsic shape of bulges A71

J. Méndez-Abreu, E. Simonneau, J. A. L. Aguerri and E. M. Corsini

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014130

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The nature of long-GRB host galaxies from chemical abundances A73

X. L. Fan, J. Yin and F. Matteucci

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015293

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GRB 071227: an additional case of a disguised short burst A80

L. Caito, L. Amati, M. G. Bernardini, C. L. Bianco, G. De Barros, L. Izzo, B. Patricelli and R. Ruffini

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014640

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The structure of spiral galaxies: radial profiles in stellar mass-to-light ratio and the dark matter distribution A82

L. Portinari and P. Salucci

Published online: 25 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811444

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The stellar content of the Hamburg/ESO survey - VI. Metallicity distribution of main-sequence turnoff stars in the Galactic halo A10

H. N. Li, N. Christlieb, T. Schörck, J. E. Norris, M. S. Bessell, D. Yong, T. C. Beers, Y. S. Lee, A. Frebel and G. Zhao

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014797

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A spectroscopy study of nearby late-type stars, possible members of stellar kinematic groups A12

J. Maldonado, R. M. Martínez-Arnáiz, C. Eiroa, D. Montes and B. Montesinos

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014948

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Comet-shaped sources at the Galactic center - Evidence of a wind from the central 0.2 pc A13

K. Mužić, A. Eckart, R. Schödel, R. Buchholz, M. Zamaninasab and G. Witzel

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913087

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Accounting for stochastic fluctuations when analysing the integrated light of star clusters - I. First systematics A22

M. Fouesneau and A. Lançon

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014084

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Spectral classification and distance determination of stars in nine southern Galactic regions A26

M. C. Pinheiro, M. V. F. Copetti and V. A. Oliveira

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912937

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A revisit to the region of Collinder 132 using Carte du Ciel and Astrographic Catalogue plates A39

R. B. Orellana, M. S. De Biasi, I. H. Bustos Fierro and J. H. Calderón

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913741

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Towards a census of the Galactic anticentre star clusters: colour–magnitude diagram and structural analyses of a sample of 50 objects A42

D. Camargo, C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014756

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Diluting the material forming the second generation stars in globular clusters: the contribution by unevolved stars A54

R. G. Gratton and E. Carretta

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014997

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Chronology of star formation and disk evolution in the Eagle Nebula A61

M. G. Guarcello, G. Micela, G. Peres, L. Prisinzano and S. Sciortino

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014351

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The wide variety of evolutionary stages among 34 unstudied Teutsch open clusters A74

C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015222

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The gravitational wave signal from diverse populations of double white dwarf binaries in the Galaxy A85

S. Yu and C. S. Jeffery

Published online: 25 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014827

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The population of planetary nebulae and H II regions in M 81 - A study of radial metallicity gradients and chemical evolution A3

L. Stanghellini, L. Magrini, E. Villaver and D. Galli

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014911

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Spitzer spectral line mapping of the HH211 outflow A7

O. Dionatos, B. Nisini, S. Cabrit, L. Kristensen and G. Pineau des Forêts

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913650

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Pre-main sequence stars with disks in the Eagle Nebula observed in scattered light A18

M. G. Guarcello, F. Damiani, G. Micela, G. Peres, L. Prisinzano and S. Sciortino

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014237

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Subsurface chemistry of mantles of interstellar dust grains in dark molecular cores A37

J. Kalvāns and I. Shmeld

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014190

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Dust grain growth in ρ-Ophiuchi protoplanetary disks A66

L. Ricci, L. Testi, A. Natta and K. J. Brooks

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015039

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High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the interstellar medium - XMM-Newton observation of the LMXB GS 1826–238 A79

C. Pinto, J. S. Kaastra, E. Costantini and F. Verbunt

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014836

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Interpretation of observations of the circumbinary disk of SS 433 A81

M. G. Bowler

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014711

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A long term spectroscopic and photometric study of the old nova HR Delphini A84

M. Friedjung, M. Dennefeld and I. Voloshina

Published online: 25 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913936

Stellar structure and evolution

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Thermohaline mixing in evolved low-mass stars A9

M. Cantiello and N. Langer

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014305

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Updated phase coherent timing solution of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4–3125 using recent XMM-Newton and Chandra observations A11

M. M. Hohle, F. Haberl, J. Vink, R. Turolla, S. Zane, C. P. de Vries and M. Méndez

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913661

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Improved radial velocity orbit of the young binary brown dwarf candidate Cha Hα 8 A24

V. Joergens, A. Müller and S. Reffert

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014853

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Are C-rich ultra iron-poor stars also He-rich? A30

G. Meynet, R. Hirschi, S. Ekstrom, A. Maeder, C. Georgy, P. Eggenberger and C. Chiappini

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913377

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Recurring millimeter flares as evidence for star-star magnetic reconnection events in the DQ Tauri PMS binary system A32

D. M. Salter, Á. Kóspál, K. V. Getman, M. R. Hogerheijde, T. A. van Kempen, J. M. Carpenter, G. A. Blake and D. Wilner

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015197

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Orbital period modulation and spot activity in the RS CVn binary V711 Tauri A36

S. Muneer, K. Jayakumar, M. J. Rosario, A. V. Raveendran and M. V. Mekkaden

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014931

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Non-spherical core collapse supernovae - III. Evolution towards homology and dependence on the numerical resolution A38

A. Gawryszczak, J. Guzman, T. Plewa and K. Kifonidis

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913431

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The ability of intermediate-band Strömgren photometry to correctly identify dwarf, subgiant, and giant stars and provide stellar metallicities and surface gravities A40

A. S. Árnadóttir, S. Feltzing and I. Lundström

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913544

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Effect of episodic accretion on the structure and the lithium depletion of low-mass stars and planet-hosting stars A44

I. Baraffe and G. Chabrier

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014979

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AmFm and lithium gap stars - Stellar evolution models with mass loss A62

M. Vick, G. Michaud, J. Richer and O. Richard

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014307

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The chemically peculiar double-lined spectroscopic binary HD 90264 A75

C. Quiroga, A. F. Torres and L. S. Cidale

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014521

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Rotochemical heating in millisecond pulsars: modified Urca reactions with uniform Cooper pairing gaps A77

C. Petrovich and A. Reisenegger

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913861

Stellar atmospheres

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Time, spatial, and spectral resolution of the Hα line-formation region of Deneb and Rigel with the VEGA/CHARA interferometer A5

O. Chesneau, L. Dessart, D. Mourard, Ph. Bério, Ch. Buil, D. Bonneau, M. Borges Fernandes, J. M. Clausse, O. Delaa, A. Marcotto et al. (15 more)

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014509

The Sun

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Comparison of different analytic heliospheric magnetic field configurations and their significance for the particle injection at the termination shock A1

K. Scherer, H. Fichtner, F. Effenberger, R. A. Burger and T. Wiengarten

Published online: 01 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913638

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SDO/AIA response to coronal hole, quiet Sun, active region, and flare plasma A21

B. O'Dwyer, G. Del Zanna, H. E. Mason, M. A. Weber and D. Tripathi

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014872

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Numerical simulations of the attenuation of the fundamental slow magnetoacoustic standing mode in a gravitationally stratified solar coronal arcade A34

P. Konkol, K. Murawski, D. Lee and K. Weide

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014367

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Evidence for magnetic flux cancelation leading to an ejective solar eruption observed by Hinode, TRACE, STEREO, and SoHO/MDI A49

A. C. Sterling, C. Chifor, H. E. Mason, R. L. Moore and P. R. Young

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014006

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Asymmetries of solar coronal extreme ultraviolet emission lines A51

H. Peter

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014433

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Trend of photospheric magnetic helicity flux in active regions generating halo coronal mass ejections A56

A. Smyrli, F. Zuccarello, P. Romano, F. P. Zuccarello, S. L. Guglielmino, D. Spadaro, A. W. Hood and D. Mackay

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913275

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A nanoflare distribution generated by repeated relaxations triggered by kink instability A70

M. R. Bareford, P. K. Browning and R. A. M. Van der Linden

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014067

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Striation and convection in penumbral filaments A72

H. C. Spruit, G. B. Scharmer and M. G. Löfdahl

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912519

Planets and planetary systems

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Multi-color, rotationally resolved photometry of asteroid 21 Lutetia from OSIRIS/Rosetta observations A19

P. L. Lamy, G. Faury, L. Jorda, M. Kaasalainen and S. F. Hviid

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014452

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Impactor flux and cratering on the Pluto-Charon system A23

G. C. de Elía, R. P. Di Sisto and A. Brunini

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014884

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A possible signature of terrestrial planet formation in the chemical composition of solar analogs A33

I. Ramírez, M. Asplund, P. Baumann, J. Meléndez and T. Bensby

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014456

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A spectroscopic analysis of Jupiter-coupled object (52872) Okyrhoe, and TNOs (90482) Orcus and (73480) 2002 PN₃₄ A35

F. E. DeMeo, M. A. Barucci, F. Merlin, A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, A. Alvarez-Candal, A. Delsanti, S. Fornasier and C. de Bergh

Published online: 18 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014042

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Fine-scale density wave structure of Saturn's rings: A hydrodynamic theory A46

E. Griv and M. Gedalin

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014412

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Consequences of the simultaneous formation of giant planets by the core accretion mechanism A50

O. M. Guilera, A. Brunini and O. G. Benvenuto

Published online: 20 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014365

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Planetary transit timing variations induced by stellar binarity - The light travel time effect A60

M. Montalto

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014486

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Limits on the orbits and masses of moons around currently-known transiting exoplanets A76

C. Weidner and K. Horne

Published online: 22 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014955

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High-resolution infrared spectroscopy as a tool to detect false positives of transit search programs A83

E. W. Guenther and L. Tal-Or

Published online: 25 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913530

Astronomical instrumentation

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NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera A29

A. Monfardini, L. J. Swenson, A. Bideaud, F. X. Désert, S. J. C. Yates, A. Benoit, A. M. Baryshev, J. J. A. Baselmans, S. Doyle, B. Klein et al. (11 more)

Published online: 15 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014727

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High-order aberration compensation with multi-frame blind deconvolution and phase diversity image restoration techniques A68

G. B. Scharmer, M. G. Löfdahl, T. I. M. van Werkhoven and J. de la Cruz Rodriguez

Published online: 21 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014800

Catalogs and data

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The CPMDS catalogue of common proper motion double stars in the Bordeaux Carte du Ciel zone A4

P. Gavras, D. Sinachopoulos, J. F. Le Campion and C. Ducourant

Published online: 13 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913369

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GASS: the Parkes Galactic all-sky survey - II. Stray-radiation correction and second data release A17

P. M. W. Kalberla, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, D. J. Pisano, M. R. Calabretta, H. Alyson Ford, F. J. Lockman, L. Staveley-Smith, J. Kerp, B. Winkel, T. Murphy and K. Newton-McGee

Published online: 14 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913979

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HRC-I/Chandra X-ray observations towards σ Orionis A45

J. A. Caballero, J. F. Albacete-Colombo and J. López-Santiago

Published online: 19 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014861

Numerical methods and codes

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Imaging of stellar surfaces with the Occamian approach and the least-squares deconvolution technique A86

S. P. Järvinen and S. V. Berdyugina

Published online: 25 October 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912574

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 521 (October 2010)

Herschel/HIFI: first science highlights

Herschel/HIFI: first science highlights E1

HIFI spectroscopy of low-level water transitions in M 82 L1

Excitation of the molecular gas in the nuclear region of M 82 L2

Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO transitions in the protoplanetary nebula CRL 618 L3

Water content and wind acceleration in the envelope around the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri as seen by Herschel/HIFI L4

Discovery of water vapour in the carbon star V Cygni from observations with Herschel/HIFI L5

A HIFI preview of warm molecular gas around χ Cygni: first detection of H2O emission toward an S-type AGB star L6

Herschel/HIFI deepens the circumstellar NH3 enigma L7

A high-resolution line survey of IRC +10216 with Herschel/HIFI - First results: Detection of warm silicon dicarbide (SiC) L8

Herschel/HIFI discovery of interstellar chloronium (H2Cl+) L9

Herschel/HIFI observations of interstellar OH+ and H2O+ towards W49N: a probe of diffuse clouds with a small molecular fraction L10

Herschel observations of ortho- and para-oxidaniumyl (H2O+) in spiral arm clouds toward Sagittarius B2(M) L11

Detection of hydrogen fluoride absorption in diffuse molecular clouds with Herschel/HIFI: an ubiquitous tracer of molecular gas L12

Excitation and abundance of C3 in star forming cores - Herschel/HIFI observations of the sight-lines to W31C and W49N L13

Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): detecting spiral arm clouds by CH absorption lines L14

CH+(1–0) and 13CH+(1–0) absorption lines in the direction of massive star-forming regions L15

Interstellar CH absorption in the diffuse interstellar medium along the sight-lines to G10.6–0.4 (W31C), W49N, and W51 L16

C+ detection of warm dark gas in diffuse clouds L17

[CII] observations of H2 molecular layers in transition clouds L18

A sample of [C II] clouds tracing dense clouds in weak FUV fields observed by Herschel L19

Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The present and future of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI L20

Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The Terahertz spectrum of Orion KL seen at high spectral resolution L21

Herschel spectral surveys of star-forming regions - Overview of the 555–636 GHz range L22

Herschel observations in the ultracompact HII region Mon R2 - Water in dense photon-dominated regions (PDRs) L23

The origin of the [C II] emission in the S140 photon-dominated regions. New insights from HIFI L24

Gas morphology and energetics at the surface of PDRs: New insights with Herschel observations of NGC 7023 L25

Herschel/HIFI measurements of the ortho/para ratio in water towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C L26

Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H2O and its isotopologues towards Orion KL L27

The distribution of water in the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334 I L28

Water vapor toward starless cores: The Herschel view L29

Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel - HIFI spectroscopy of NGC 1333 L30

Ortho-to-para ratio of interstellar heavy water L31

Water abundances in high-mass protostellar envelopes: Herschel observations with HIFI L32

Sensitive limits on the abundance of cold water vapor in the DM Tauri protoplanetary disk L33

Variations in H2O+/H2O ratios toward massive star-forming regions L34

Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system L35

Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects L36

Water in massive star-forming regions: HIFI observations of W3 IRS5 L37

Herschel observations of deuterated water towards Sgr B2(M) L38

The methanol lines and hot core of OMC2-FIR4, an intermediate-mass protostar, with Herschel/HIFI L39

Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO lines in the NGC 1333 low-mass star-forming region L40

Herschel/HIFI spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2 L41

First detection of ND in the solar-mass protostar IRAS16293-2422 L42

Herschel/HIFI observations of spectrally resolved methylidyne signatures toward the high-mass star-forming core NGC 6334I L43

Herschel/HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591 - Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption L44

Nitrogen hydrides in interstellar gas - Herschel/HIFI observations towards G10.6-0.4 (W31C) L45

Reversal of infall in SgrB2(M) revealed by Herschel/HIFI observations of HCN lines at THz frequencies L46

Detection of OH+ and H2O+ towards Orion KL L47

First results on Martian carbon monoxide from Herschel/HIFI observations L48

Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: First detection of O2 at submillimetre wavelengths and upper limits on HCl and H2O2 L49

Water production in comet 81P/Wild 2 as determined by Herschel/HIFI L50

Letters

Polarisation observations of VY Canis Majoris H2O 532–441 620.701 GHz maser emission with HIFI L51

Nitrogen hydrides in the cold envelope of IRAS 16293-2422 L52

A fundamental plane for field star-forming galaxies L53

A brown dwarf companion to the intermediate-mass star HR 6037 L54

Signature of wide-spread clumping in B supergiant winds L55

Averting the magnetic braking catastrophe on small scales: disk formation due to Ohmic dissipation L56

Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars - III. Detection of lithium in the metal-poor bulge dwarf MOA-2010-BLG-285S L57

A candidate protostellar object in the L 1457/MBM 12 cloud L58

Detection of the ellipsoidal and the relativistic beaming effects in the CoRoT-3 lightcurve L59

Two planets orbiting the recently formed post-common envelope binary NN Serpentis L60

Origin of the dust emission from Tycho's SNR L61

Astrophysical processes

A simple model for electron plasma heating in supernova remnants A14

Leaving the innermost stable circular orbit: the inner edge of a black-hole accretion disk at various luminosities A15

Potential vorticity dynamics in the framework of disk shallow-water theory - I. The Rossby wave instability A25

An investigation of magnetic field distortions in accretion discs around neutron stars - I. Analysis of the poloidal field component A31

Constraints on the flux of ultra-high energy neutrinos from Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope observations A47

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

A study of catalogued nearby galaxy clusters in the SDSS-DR4 - II. Cluster substructure A28

Brans-Dicke model constrained from the Big Bang nucleosynthesis and magnitude redshift relations of supernovae A52

The evolution of cool-core clusters A64

The complex structure of Abell 2345: a galaxy cluster with non-symmetric radio relics A78

Extragalactic astronomy

The dynamical ages of two low-luminosity young radio sources A2

Physical parameters of a relativistic jet at very high redshift: the case of the blazar J1430+4204 A6

A HIFI preview of warm molecular gas around χ Cygni: first detection of H₂O emission toward an S-type AGB star L6

Herschel/HIFI deepens the circumstellar NH₃ enigma L7

Herschel/HIFI discovery of interstellar chloronium (H₂Cl⁺) L9

Herschel/HIFI observations of interstellar OH⁺ and H₂O⁺ towards W49N: a probe of diffuse clouds with a small molecular fraction L10

Herschel observations of ortho- and para-oxidaniumyl (H₂O⁺) in spiral arm clouds toward Sagittarius B2(M) L11

Excitation and abundance of C₃ in star forming cores - Herschel/HIFI observations of the sight-lines to W31C and W49N L13

CH⁺(1–0) and ¹³CH⁺(1–0) absorption lines in the direction of massive star-forming regions L15

C⁺ detection of warm dark gas in diffuse clouds L17

[CII] observations of H₂ molecular layers in transition clouds L18

Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H₂O and its isotopologues towards Orion KL L27

Variations in H₂O⁺/H₂O ratios toward massive star-forming regions L34

Detection of OH⁺ and H₂O⁺ towards Orion KL L47

Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: First detection of O₂ at submillimetre wavelengths and upper limits on HCl and H₂O₂ L49

Polarisation observations of VY Canis Majoris H₂O 5₃₂–4₄₁ 620.701 GHz maser emission with HIFI L51

Energetics of the molecular gas in the H₂ luminous radio galaxy 3C 326: Evidence for negative AGN feedback A65

A spectroscopic analysis of Jupiter-coupled object (52872) Okyrhoe, and TNOs (90482) Orcus and (73480) 2002 PN₃₄ A35