R. P. Saglia, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, R. Bender, L. Simard, V. Desai, A. Aragón-Salamanca, B. Milvang-Jensen, C. Halliday, P. Jablonka, S. Noll et al. (8 more)

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014703

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Implications for dwarf spheroidal mass content from interloper removal A16

A. L. Serra, G. W. Angus and A. Diaferio

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015180

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Shock acceleration of relativistic particles in galaxy-galaxy collisions A27

U. Lisenfeld and H. J. Völk

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015083

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The bright end of the z ~ 7 UV luminosity function from a wide and deep HAWK-I survey A28

M. Castellano, A. Fontana, D. Paris, A. Grazian, L. Pentericci, K. Boutsia, P. Santini, V. Testa, M. Dickinson, M. Giavalisco et al. (16 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015195

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Cluster or QSO? Identifying 1RXSJ114720.0-125253 A30

A. R. Zenn and H. Ebeling

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015447

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Mid-infrared spectroscopy of Spitzer-selected ultra-luminous starbursts at z ~ 2 A33

N. Fiolet, A. Omont, G. Lagache, B. Bertincourt, D. Fadda, A. J. Baker, A. Beelen, S. Berta, F. Boulanger, D. Farrah et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015504

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Another look at the BL Lacertae flux and spectral variability - Observations by GASP-WEBT, XMM-Newton, and Swift in 2008–2009 A43

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, L. Bruschini, A. Capetti, O. M. Kurtanidze, V. M. Larionov, P. Romano, S. Vercellone, I. Agudo, H. D. Aller et al. (45 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015191

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FERO: Finding extreme relativistic objects - I. Statistics of relativistic Fe K_α lines in radio-quiet Type 1 AGN A50

I. de la Calle Pérez, A. L. Longinotti, M. Guainazzi, S. Bianchi, M. Dovčiak, M. Cappi, G. Matt, G. Miniutti, P. O. Petrucci, E. Piconcelli et al. (3 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913798

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NGC 6240: merger-induced star formation and gas dynamics A56

H. Engel, R. I. Davies, R. Genzel, L. J. Tacconi, E. K. S. Hicks, E. Sturm, T. Naab, P. H. Johansson, S. J. Karl, C. E. Max et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015338

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Extremely metal-poor stars in classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies: Fornax, Sculptor, and Sextans A58

M. Tafelmeyer, P. Jablonka, V. Hill, M. Shetrone, E. Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, G. Battaglia, A. Helmi, E. Starkenburg, K. A. Venn et al. (6 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014733

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zCOSMOS 10k-bright spectroscopic sample - Exploring mass and environment dependence in early-type galaxies A67

M. Moresco, L. Pozzetti, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani, M. Mignoli, S. Di Cesare, M. Bolzonella, E. Zucca, S. Lilly, K. Kovač et al. (51 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014044

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Seyfert 2 galaxies in the GeV band: jets and starburst A72

J.-P. Lenain, C. Ricci, M. Türler, D. Dorner and R. Walter

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015644

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An analytical approach to the dwarf galaxies cusp problem A74

R. S. de Souza and E. E. O. Ishida

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015330

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Tracking the impact of environment on the galaxy stellar mass function up to z ~ 1 in the 10 k zCOSMOS sample A76

M. Bolzonella, K. Kovač, L. Pozzetti, E. Zucca, O. Cucciati, S. J. Lilly, Y. Peng, A. Iovino, G. Zamorani, D. Vergani et al. (56 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912801

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Search for an extended VHE γ-ray emission from Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 with the MAGIC Telescope A77

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, C. Baixeras, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, A. Berdyugin et al. (140 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014747

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Very Large Array observations of the 8 o’clock arc lens system: radio emission and a limit on the star-formation rate A79

F. Volino, O. Wucknitz, J. P. McKean and M. A. Garrett

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015140

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High-resolution images of five radio quasars at early cosmological epochs A83

S. Frey, Z. Paragi, L. I. Gurvits, D. Cseh and K. É. Gabányi

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015554

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GeV emission from short gamma-ray bursts: the case of GRB 081024B A92

A. Corsi, D. Guetta and L. Piro

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912461

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The halos of satellite galaxies: the companion of the massive elliptical lens SL2S J08544−0121 A94

S. H. Suyu and A. Halkola

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015481

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Low-resolution spectroscopy of main sequence stars belonging to 12 Galactic globular clusters - I. CH and CN band strength variations A44

E. Pancino, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali and R. Carrera

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014383

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Calibration of radii and masses of open clusters with a simulation A62

A. Ernst, A. Just, P. Berczik and M. I. Petrov

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014901

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The inner halo of M 87: a first direct view of the red-giant population A71

S. Bird, W. E. Harris, J. P. Blakeslee and C. Flynn

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014876

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A population of gamma-ray emitting globular clusters seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope A75

A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, R. Bellazzini, R. D. Blandford, E. D. Bloom et al. (133 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

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A search for dormant binaries with degenerate components in ω Centauri and NGC 6397 A78

M. Rozyczka, J. Kaluzny, P. Pietrukowicz, W. Pych, M. Catelan, C. Contreras and I. B. Thompson

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015295

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Deep XMM-Newton observation of the η Chamaleontis cluster A97

J. López-Santiago, J. F. Albacete Colombo and M. A. López-García

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015306

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Fragmentation and mass segregation in the massive dense cores of Cygnus X A18

S. Bontemps, F. Motte, T. Csengeri and N. Schneider

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913286

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Molecular content of the circumstellar disk in AB Aurigae - First detection of SO in a circumstellar disk A19

A. Fuente, J. Cernicharo, M. Agúndez, O. Berné, J. R. Goicoechea, T. Alonso-Albi and N. Marcelino

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014905

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Statistical universal branching ratios for cosmic ray dissociation, photodissociation, and dissociative recombination of the C, CH and C₃H₂ neutral and cationic species A39

M. Chabot, T. Tuna, K. Béroff, T. Pino, A. Le Padellec, P. Désequelles, G. Martinet, V. O. Nguyen-Thi, Y. Carpentier, F. Le Petit et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015010

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The mass-loss return from evolved stars to the Large Magellanic Cloud - III. Dust properties for carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars A49

S. Srinivasan, B. A. Sargent, M. Matsuura, M. Meixner, F. Kemper, A. G. G. M. Tielens, K. Volk, A. K. Speck, P. M. Woods, K. Gordon et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014991

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LABOCA observations of giant molecular clouds in the southwest region of the Small Magellanic Cloud A52

C. Bot, M. Rubio, F. Boulanger, M. Albrecht, A. Leroy, A. D. Bolatto, F. Bertoldi, K. Gordon, C. Engelbracht, M. Block and K. Misselt

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913372

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Physical properties of dense cores in Orion B9 A91

O. Miettinen, J. Harju, L. K. Haikala and M. Juvela

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015143

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Outburst OH maser activity in the envelopes of S Persei and VX Sagittarii A99

M. Szymczak, P. Wolak, E. Gérard and A. M. S. Richards

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014810

Stellar structure and evolution

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The O-type eclipsing binary SZ Camelopardalis revisited A1

P. Mayer, H. Drechsel, J. Kubát and M. Šlechta

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913472

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The evolutionary status of the UX Orionis star RZ Piscium A8

V. P. Grinin, I. S. Potravnov and F. A. Musaev

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014889

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A Renaissance study of Am stars - I. The mass ratio distribution A14

H. M. J. Boffin

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015529

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Phase connecting multi-epoch radio data for the ultracool dwarf TVLM 513-46546 A15

J. G. Doyle, A. Antonova, M. S. Marsh, G. Hallinan, S. Yu and A. Golden

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015274

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The model constraints from the observed trends for the quasi-periodic oscillation in RE J1034+396 A26

B. Czerny, P. Lachowicz, M. Dovčiak, V. Karas, T. Pecháček and T. K. Das

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913724

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Constraints on the origin of the massive, hot, and rapidly rotating magnetic white dwarf RE J 0317-853 from an HST parallax measurement A36

B. Külebi, S. Jordan, E. Nelan, U. Bastian and M. Altmann

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015237

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Parallaxes and physical properties of 11 mid-to-late T dwarfs A38

F. Marocco, R. L. Smart, H. R. A. Jones, B. Burningham, M. G. Lattanzi, S. K. Leggett, P. W. Lucas, C. G. Tinney, A. Adamson, D. W. Evans et al. (4 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015394

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Non-linear modelling of beat Cepheids: resonant and non-resonant models A40

R. Smolec and P. Moskalik

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014494

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Convective overshooting and production of s-nuclei in massive stars during their core He-burning phase A45

M. L. Pumo, G. Contino, A. Bonanno and R. A. Zappalà

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015518

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HD 46375: seismic and spectropolarimetric analysis of a young Sun hosting a Saturn-like planet A47

P. Gaulme, S. Deheuvels, W. W. Weiss, B. Mosser, C. Moutou, H. Bruntt, J.-F. Donati, M. Vannier, T. Guillot, T. Appourchaux et al. (6 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014142

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Direct detection of a magnetic field in the photosphere of the single M giant EK Bootis - How common is magnetic activity among M giants? A57

R. Konstantinova-Antova, M. Aurière, C. Charbonnel, N. A. Drake, K.-P. Schröder, I. Stateva, E. Alecian, P. Petit and R. Cabanac

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014503

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Hard X-ray identification of η Carinae and steadiness close to periastron A59

J.-C. Leyder, R. Walter and G. Rauw

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014316

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Giant pulses with nanosecond time resolution detected from the Crab pulsar at 8.5 and 15.1 GHz A60

A. Jessner, M. V. Popov, V. I. Kondratiev, Y. Y. Kovalev, D. Graham, A. Zensus, V. A. Soglasnov, A. V. Bilous and O. A. Moshkina

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014806

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Structural and core parameters of the hot B subdwarf KPD 0629-0016 from CoRoT g-mode asteroseismology A63

V. Van Grootel, S. Charpinet, G. Fontaine, E. M. Green and P. Brassard

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015437

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Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS - VIII. A slingshot prominence in SDSS J003941.06 + 005427.5? A86

J. Southworth, T. R. Marsh, B. T. Gänsicke, D. Steeghs and C. M. Copperwheat

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015633

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Bolometric corrections for cool giants based on near-infrared photometry A87

F. Kerschbaum, T. Lebzelter and L. Mekul

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014514

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Acoustic oscillations in stars near the tip of the red giant branch A88

W. A. Dziembowski and I. Soszyński

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015205

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The masses, and the mass discrepancy of O-type stars A98

C. Weidner and J. S. Vink

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014491

Stellar atmospheres

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Metal abundances in the hottest known DO white dwarf (KPD 0005+5106) A9

D. Wassermann, K. Werner, T. Rauch and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015007

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An extensive grid of mass fluxes for Galactic O stars A41

L. B. Lucy

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014784

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Modelling the light variability of the Ap star ε Ursae Majoris A66

D. Shulyak, J. Krtička, Z. Mikulášek, O. Kochukhov and T. Lüftinger

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015094

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The Quintuplet cluster - II. Analysis of the WN stars A82

A. Liermann, W.-R. Hamann, L. M. Oskinova, H. Todt and K. Butler

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912612

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Three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of red giant stars: semi-global models for interpreting interferometric observations A93

A. Chiavassa, R. Collet, L. Casagrande and M. Asplund

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015507

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Cu i resonance lines in turn-off stars of NGC 6752 and NGC 6397 - Effects of granulation from CO5BOLD models A96

P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau and H.-G. Ludwig

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912935

The Sun

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Small-scale convection signatures associated with a strong plage solar magnetic field A3

G. Narayan and G. B. Scharmer

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014956

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Oscillations in a network region observed in the Hα line and their relation to the magnetic field A12

I. Kontogiannis, G. Tsiropoula, K. Tziotziou and M. K. Georgoulis

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015066

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A new type of small-scale downflow patches in sunspot penumbrae A20

Y. Katsukawa and J. Jurčák

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913898

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Temporal downflows in a penumbra A21

J. Jurčák and Y. Katsukawa

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014722

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Selective spatial damping of propagating kink waves due to resonant absorption A23

J. Terradas, M. Goossens and G. Verth

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014845

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Solar turbulent magnetic fields: surprisingly homogeneous distribution during the solar minimum A37

L. Kleint, S. V. Berdyugina, A. I. Shapiro and M. Bianda

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015285

Planets and planetary systems

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Debris discs in binaries: a numerical study A13

P. Thébault, F. Marzari and J.-C. Augereau

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014851

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Stochastic orbital migration of small bodies in Saturn’s rings A22

H. Rein and J. C. B. Papaloizou

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015177

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Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets - New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters A25

A. H. M. J. Triaud, A. Collier Cameron, D. Queloz, D. R. Anderson, M. Gillon, L. Hebb, C. Hellier, B. Loeillet, P. F. L. Maxted, M. Mayor et al. (7 more)

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014525

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Jupiter’s stratospheric hydrocarbons and temperatures after the July 2009 impact from VLT infrared spectroscopy A46

L. N. Fletcher, G. S. Orton, I. de Pater and O. Mousis

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015464

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XIV. CoRoT-11b: a transiting massive “hot-Jupiter” in a prograde orbit around a rapidly rotating F-type star A55

D. Gandolfi, G. Hébrard, R. Alonso, M. Deleuil, E. W. Guenther, M. Fridlund, M. Endl, P. Eigmüller, Sz. Csizmadia, M. Havel et al. (45 more)

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015132

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Erratum

The activity of comet C/2007 D1 (LINEAR) at 9.7 AU from the Sun (Corrigendum) C1

E. Mazzotta Epifani, M. Dall’Ora, L. Di Fabrizio, J. Licandro, P. Palumbo and L. Colangeli

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913535e

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Electron-impact excitation of Cr ii - A theoretical calculation of collision and effective collision strengths for forbidden transitions A35

I. R. Wasson, C. A. Ramsbottom and P. H. Norrington

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015200

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Importance of level mixing on accurate [Fe II] transition rates A54

N. C. Deb and A. Hibbert

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015426

Astronomical instrumentation

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Least-squares deconvolution of the stellar intensity and polarization spectra A5

O. Kochukhov, V. Makaganiuk and N. Piskunov

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015429

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Extracting cosmological signals from foregrounds in deep mm maps of the sky A7

L. Conversi, P. Fiadino, P. de Bernardis and S. Masi

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912838

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Synthesising, using, and correcting for telluric features in high-resolution astronomical spectra - A near-infrared case study using CRIRES A11

A. Seifahrt, H. U. Käufl, G. Zängl, J. L. Bean, M. J. Richter and R. Siebenmorgen

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913782

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Definition of the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS), version 3.0 A42

W. D. Pence, L. Chiappetti, C. G. Page, R. A. Shaw and E. Stobie

Published online: 22 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015362

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The MeqTrees software system and its use for third-generation calibration of radio interferometers A61

J. E. Noordam and O. M. Smirnov

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015013

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Estimating the phase in groundbased interferometry: performance comparison between singlemode and multimode schemes A65

E. Tatulli, N. Blind, J. P. Berger, A. Chelli and F. Malbet

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913356

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Multi-instrument measurement campaign at Paranal in 2007 - Characterization of the outer scale and the seeing of the surface layer A73

W. Dali Ali, A. Ziad, A. Berdja, J. Maire, J. Borgnino, M. Sarazin, G. Lombardi, J. Navarrete, H. Vazquez Ramio, M. Reyes et al. (4 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015178

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The achromatic chessboard, a new concept of a phase shifter for nulling interferometry - II. Theoretical performance assessment A80

D. Pelat, D. Rouan and D. Pickel

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014934

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Evaluation of image-shift measurement algorithms for solar Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors A90

M. G. Löfdahl

Published online: 25 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015331

Catalogs and data

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Towards a new full-sky list of radial velocity standard stars A10

F. Crifo, G. Jasniewicz, C. Soubiran, D. Katz, A. Siebert, L. Veltz and S. Udry

Published online: 19 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015315

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Long-term lightcurves from combined unified very high energy γ-ray data A48

M. Tluczykont, E. Bernardini, K. Satalecka, R. Clavero, M. Shayduk and O. Kalekin

Published online: 23 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015193

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The Palermo Swift-BAT hard X-ray catalogue - III. Results after 54 months of sky survey A64

G. Cusumano, V. La Parola, A. Segreto, C. Ferrigno, A. Maselli, B. Sbarufatti, P. Romano, G. Chincarini, P. Giommi, N. Masetti et al. (3 more)

Published online: 24 November 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015249

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 524 (December 2010)

Letters

Dissecting the Moth: discovery of an off-centered ring in the HD 61005 debris disk with high-resolution imaging L1

Li – O anti-correlation in NGC 6752: evidence for Li-enriched polluting gas L2

Astrophysical processes

Gravitational radiation from precessing accretion disks in gamma-ray bursts A4

Steady jets from radiatively efficient hard states in GRS 1915+105 A29

Blazar synchrotron emission of instantaneously power-law injected electrons under linear synchrotron, non-linear SSC, and combined synchrotron-SSC cooling A31

Searching for chameleon-like scalar fields with the ammonia method - II. Mapping of cold molecular cores in NH3 and HC3N lines A32

QPOs in the time domain: an autocorrelation analysis A34

Galactic electrons and positrons at the Earth: new estimate of the primary and secondary fluxes A51

A four-year baseline Swift study of enigmatic X-ray transients located near the Galactic center A69

Magnetic field amplification and electron acceleration to near-energy equipartition with ions by a mildly relativistic quasi-parallel plasma protoshock A84

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Cluster galaxies in XMMU J2235-2557: galaxy population properties in most massive environments at z ~ 1.4 A17

Star-forming galaxies in low-redshift clusters: comparison of integrated properties of cluster and field galaxies A24

The distinguishing factor for gravity models: stellar population synthesis A53

Mass profiles and c − MDM relation in X-ray luminous galaxy clusters A68

Suzaku observations of X-ray excess emission in the cluster of galaxies A 3112 A70

Sunyaev-Zel’dovich galaxy clusters number counts: consequences of cluster scaling-law evolution A81

Cosmological radiative transfer for the line-of-sight proximity effect A85

An analysis of the temperature structure of galaxy clusters by means of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect A89

Strong lensing as a probe of the mass distribution beyond the Einstein radius - Mass and light in SL2S J08544-0121, a galaxy group at z = 0.35 A95

Extragalactic astronomy

The zCOSMOS 10k-sample: the role of galaxy stellar mass in the colour-density relation up to z ~ 1 A2

The fundamental plane of EDisCS galaxies - The effect of size evolution A6

Implications for dwarf spheroidal mass content from interloper removal A16

Shock acceleration of relativistic particles in galaxy-galaxy collisions A27

The bright end of the z ~ 7 UV luminosity function from a wide and deep HAWK-I survey A28

Cluster or QSO? Identifying 1RXSJ114720.0-125253 A30

Mid-infrared spectroscopy of Spitzer-selected ultra-luminous starbursts at z ~ 2 A33

Another look at the BL Lacertae flux and spectral variability - Observations by GASP-WEBT, XMM-Newton, and Swift in 2008–2009 A43

FERO: Finding extreme relativistic objects - I. Statistics of relativistic Fe Kα lines in radio-quiet Type 1 AGN A50

NGC 6240: merger-induced star formation and gas dynamics A56

Extremely metal-poor stars in classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies: Fornax, Sculptor, and Sextans A58

zCOSMOS 10k-bright spectroscopic sample - Exploring mass and environment dependence in early-type galaxies A67

Seyfert 2 galaxies in the GeV band: jets and starburst A72

An analytical approach to the dwarf galaxies cusp problem A74

Tracking the impact of environment on the galaxy stellar mass function up to z ~ 1 in the 10 k zCOSMOS sample A76

Search for an extended VHE γ-ray emission from Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 with the MAGIC Telescope A77

Very Large Array observations of the 8 o’clock arc lens system: radio emission and a limit on the star-formation rate A79

High-resolution images of five radio quasars at early cosmological epochs A83

GeV emission from short gamma-ray bursts: the case of GRB 081024B A92

The halos of satellite galaxies: the companion of the massive elliptical lens SL2S J08544−0121 A94

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Low-resolution spectroscopy of main sequence stars belonging to 12 Galactic globular clusters - I. CH and CN band strength variations A44

Calibration of radii and masses of open clusters with a simulation A62

The inner halo of M 87: a first direct view of the red-giant population A71

A population of gamma-ray emitting globular clusters seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope A75

A search for dormant binaries with degenerate components in ω Centauri and NGC 6397 A78

Deep XMM-Newton observation of the η Chamaleontis cluster A97

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Fragmentation and mass segregation in the massive dense cores of Cygnus X A18

Molecular content of the circumstellar disk in AB Aurigae - First detection of SO in a circumstellar disk A19

Statistical universal branching ratios for cosmic ray dissociation, photodissociation, and dissociative recombination of the C, CH and C3H2 neutral and cationic species A39

The mass-loss return from evolved stars to the Large Magellanic Cloud - III. Dust properties for carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars A49

LABOCA observations of giant molecular clouds in the southwest region of the Small Magellanic Cloud A52

Physical properties of dense cores in Orion B9 A91

Outburst OH maser activity in the envelopes of S Persei and VX Sagittarii A99

Stellar structure and evolution

The O-type eclipsing binary SZ Camelopardalis revisited A1

The evolutionary status of the UX Orionis star RZ Piscium A8

A Renaissance study of Am stars - I. The mass ratio distribution A14

Phase connecting multi-epoch radio data for the ultracool dwarf TVLM 513-46546 A15

The model constraints from the observed trends for the quasi-periodic oscillation in RE J1034+396 A26

Constraints on the origin of the massive, hot, and rapidly rotating magnetic white dwarf RE J 0317-853 from an HST parallax measurement A36

Parallaxes and physical properties of 11 mid-to-late T dwarfs A38

Non-linear modelling of beat Cepheids: resonant and non-resonant models A40

Convective overshooting and production of s-nuclei in massive stars during their core He-burning phase A45

HD 46375: seismic and spectropolarimetric analysis of a young Sun hosting a Saturn-like planet A47

Direct detection of a magnetic field in the photosphere of the single M giant EK Bootis - How common is magnetic activity among M giants? A57

Hard X-ray identification of η Carinae and steadiness close to periastron A59

Giant pulses with nanosecond time resolution detected from the Crab pulsar at 8.5 and 15.1 GHz A60

Structural and core parameters of the hot B subdwarf KPD 0629-0016 from CoRoT g-mode asteroseismology A63

Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS - VIII. A slingshot prominence in SDSS J003941.06 + 005427.5? A86

Bolometric corrections for cool giants based on near-infrared photometry A87

Acoustic oscillations in stars near the tip of the red giant branch A88

The masses, and the mass discrepancy of O-type stars A98

Stellar atmospheres

Searching for chameleon-like scalar fields with the ammonia method - II. Mapping of cold molecular cores in NH₃ and HC₃N lines A32

Mass profiles and c − M_DM relation in X-ray luminous galaxy clusters A68

FERO: Finding extreme relativistic objects - I. Statistics of relativistic Fe K_α lines in radio-quiet Type 1 AGN A50

Statistical universal branching ratios for cosmic ray dissociation, photodissociation, and dissociative recombination of the C, CH and C₃H₂ neutral and cationic species A39