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Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH-LM) - High-velocity H₂O bullets in L1448-MM observed with HIFI L1

L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Tafalla, R. Bachiller, B. Nisini, R. Liseau and U. A. Yıldız

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116975

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High-sensitivity search for clumps in the Vega Kuiper-belt - New PdBI 1.3 mm observations L2

V. Piétu, E. Di Folco, S. Guilloteau, F. Gueth and P. Cox

Published online: 02 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116796

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Periodic variability of 6.7 GHz methanol masers in G22.357 + 0.066 L3

M. Szymczak, P. Wolak, A. Bartkiewicz and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 08 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117145

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Herschel’s view into Mira’s head L4

A. Mayer, A. Jorissen, F. Kerschbaum, S. Mohamed, S. Van Eck, R. Ottensamer, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, L. Decin, M. A. T. Groenewegen, Th. Posch et al. (2 more)

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117203

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Into the central 10 pc of the most distant known radio quasar - VLBI imaging observations of J1429+5447 at z = 6.21 L5

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

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117341

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GRB 090426: Discovery of a jet break in a short burst afterglow L6

A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, S. Klose, A. Rossi, D. A. Kann, T. Krühler, J. Greiner, A. Rau, F. Olivares E., P. M. J. Afonso, R. Filgas et al. (7 more)

Published online: 17 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116657

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On the sdOB primary of the post common-envelope binary AA Doradus (LB 3459) L7

S. Klepp and T. Rauch

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116887

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Detection of interstellar hydrogen peroxide L8

P. Bergman, B. Parise, R. Liseau, B. Larsson, H. Olofsson, K. M. Menten and R. Güsten

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117170

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Advection and dispersal of small magnetic elements in the very quiet Sun L9

R. Manso Sainz, M. J. Martínez González and A. Asensio Ramos

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117042

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The bi-stability jump as the origin for multiple P-Cygni absorption components in luminous blue variables L10

J. H. Groh and J. S. Vink

Published online: 24 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117087

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The extent of dust in NGC 891 from Herschel/SPIRE images L11

S. Bianchi and E. M. Xilouris

Published online: 24 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116772

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IRAS 12556–7731: a “chamaeleonic” lithium-rich M-giant L12

J. M. Alcalá, K. Biazzo, E. Covino, A. Frasca and L. R. Bedin

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117174

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EUV jets, type III radio bursts and sunspot waves investigated using SDO/AIA observations L13

D. E. Innes, R. H. Cameron and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117255

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Spectral redistribution of gyroresonant photons in magnetized atmospheres of isolated compact stars L14

M. Garasyov, E. Derishev, V. Kocharovsky and Vl. Kocharovsky

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117240

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Discovery of a massive X-ray luminous galaxy cluster at z = 1.579 L15

J. S. Santos, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, P. Rosati, R. Šuhada, D. Pierini, M. Nonino, M. Mühlegger, H. Quintana et al. (4 more)

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117190

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First hyperfine resolved far-infrared OH spectrum from a star-forming region L16

S. F. Wampfler, S. Bruderer, L. E. Kristensen, L. Chavarría, E. A. Bergin, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. J. Herczeg, F. F. S. van der Tak, J. R. Goicoechea et al. (2 more)

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116893

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Spatially resolved submillimeter imaging of the HR 8799 debris disk L17

J. Patience, J. Bulger, R. R. King, B. Ayliffe, M. R. Bate, I. Song, C. Pinte, J. Koda, C. D. Dowell and A. Kovács

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117395

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Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5 L18

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, Y. Becherini et al. (187 more)

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117171

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Solution to the problem of the surface gravity distribution of cool DA white dwarfs from improved 3D model atmospheres L19

P.-E. Tremblay, H.-G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, P. Bergeron and B. Freytag

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117310

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The strong magnetic field of the large-amplitude β Cephei pulsator V1449 Aquilae L20

S. Hubrig, I. Ilyin, M. Briquet, M. Schöller, J. F. González, N. Nuñez, P. De Cat and T. Morel

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117261

Astrophysical processes

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Astrophysical bow shocks: an analytical solution for the hypersonic blunt body problem in the intergalactic medium A13

M. M. Schulreich and D. Breitschwerdt

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912436

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A lepto-hadronic model for high-energy emission from FR I radiogalaxies A30

M. M. Reynoso, M. C. Medina and G. E. Romero

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014998

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The Newtonian potential of thin disks A36

J.-M. Huré and F. Hersant

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015854

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The GeV-TeV Galactic gamma-ray diffuse emission - I. Uncertainties in the predictions of the hadronic component A37

T. Delahaye, A. Fiasson, M. Pohl and P. Salati

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116647

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Relativistic magnetic reconnection at X-type neutral points A47

Y. Kojima, J. Oogi and Y. E. Kato

Published online: 09 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116562

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Electron acceleration in a wavy shock front A55

M. Vandas and M. Karlický

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016135

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Searching for the 511 keV annihilation line from galactic compact objects with the IBIS gamma ray telescope A56

G. De Cesare

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116516

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Confronting the models of 3:2 quasiperiodic oscillations with the rapid spin of the microquasar GRS 1915+105 A59

G. Török, A. Kotrlová, E. Šrámková and Z. Stuchlík

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015549

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INTEGRAL and Swift observations of IGR J19294+1816 in outburst A65

E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, M. Falanga and R. Walter

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116729

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Effects of a low electron distribution cutoff on multiwavelength spectra and light curves of GRB afterglows A76

M. Petropoulou, A. Mastichiadis and T. Piran

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016088

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The inner heliospheric source for keV-energetic IBEX ENAs - The anomalous cosmic ray-induced component A77

H.-J. Fahr, M. Siewert, D. J. McComas and N. A. Schwadron

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116513

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The decompression of the outer neutron star crust and r-process nucleosynthesis A78

S. Goriely, N. Chamel, H.-T. Janka and J.M. Pearson

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116897

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XMM-Newton observations of IGR J18410-0535: the ingestion of a clump by a supergiant fast X-ray transient A130

E. Bozzo, A. Giunta, G. Cusumano, C. Ferrigno, R. Walter, S. Campana, M. Falanga, G. Israel and L. Stella

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116726

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Reynolds stress and heat flux in spherical shell convection A162

P. J. Käpylä, M. J. Mantere, G. Guerrero, A. Brandenburg and P. Chatterjee

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015884

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An investigation of magnetic field distortions in accretion discs around neutron stars - II. Analysis of the toroidal field component A163

L. Naso and J. C. Miller

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016314

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The role of magnetic helicity for field line diffusion and drift A170

R. C. Tautz and I. Lerche

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117063

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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On Öpik’s distance evaluation method in a cosmological context A10

P. Teerikorpi

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116680

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Wavelet analysis of the cosmic web formation A75

J. Einasto, G. Hütsi, E. Saar, I. Suhhonenko, L. J. Liivamägi, M. Einasto, V. Müller, A. A. Starobinsky, E. Tago and E. Tempel

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016070

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The dark halo of the Hydra I galaxy cluster: core, cusp, cosmological? - Dynamics of NGC 3311 and its globular cluster system A119

T. Richtler, R. Salinas, I. Misgeld, M. Hilker, G. K. T. Hau, A. J. Romanowsky, Y. Schuberth and M. Spolaor

Published online: 24 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015948

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On the effect of image denoising on galaxy shape measurements A144

G. Nurbaeva, F. Courbin, M. Gentile and G. Meylan

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116556

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The cosmic web for density perturbations of various scales A149

I. Suhhonenko, J. Einasto, L. J. Liivamägi, E. Saar, M. Einasto, G. Hütsi, V. Müller, A. A. Starobinsky, E. Tago and E. Tempel

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016394

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Probing the dark-matter halos of cluster galaxies with weak lensing A169

E. Pastor Mira, S. Hilbert, J. Hartlap and P. Schneider

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116851

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On the possibility of constraining cosmic topology from the celestial distribution of astronomical objects A171

H. Fujii and Y. Yoshii

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117010

Extragalactic astronomy

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Grid of Lyα radiation transfer models for interpreting distant galaxies A12

D. Schaerer, M. Hayes, A. Verhamme and R. Teyssier

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116709

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Infrared-faint radio sources: a cosmological view - AGN number counts, the cosmic X-ray background and SMBH formation A14

P.-C. Zinn, E. Middelberg and E. Ibar

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016264

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The metal contents of two groups of galaxies A15

Y. G. Grange, J. de Plaa, J. S. Kaastra, N. Werner, F. Verbunt, F. Paerels and C. P. de Vries

Published online: 01 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016187

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C⁺ emission from the Magellanic Clouds - II. [C II] maps of star-forming regions LMC-N 11, SMC-N 66, and several others A19

F. P. Israel and P. R. Maloney

Published online: 01 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016336

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Rest-frame properties of 32 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor A20

D. Gruber, J. Greiner, A. von Kienlin, A. Rau, M. S. Briggs, V. Connaughton, A. Goldstein, A. J. van der Horst, M. Nardini, P. N. Bhat et al. (20 more)

Published online: 01 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116953

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Chemical abundances of the PRGs UGC 7576 and UGC 9796 - I. Testing the formation scenario A21

M. Spavone, E. Iodice, M. Arnaboldi, G. Longo and O. Gerhard

Published online: 01 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116588

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Nova M31N 2007-12b: supersoft X-rays reveal an intermediate polar? A22

W. Pietsch, M. Henze, F. Haberl, M. Hernanz, G. Sala, D. H. Hartmann and M. Della Valle

Published online: 01 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116756

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Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG 1553+113 A38

I. Andruchow, J. A. Combi, A. J. Muñoz-Arjonilla, G. E. Romero, S. A. Cellone and J. Martí

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016009

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On the nature of the extremely fast optical rebrightening of the afterglow of GRB 081029 A39

M. Nardini, J. Greiner, T. Krühler, R. Filgas, S. Klose, P. Afonso, C. Clemens, A. N. Guelbenzu, F. Olivares E., A. Rau et al. (7 more)

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116814

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Hot gas in Mach cones around Virgo cluster spiral galaxies A44

M. Weżgowiec, B. Vollmer, M. Ehle, R.-J. Dettmar, D. J. Bomans, K. T. Chyży, M. Urbanik and M. Soida

Published online: 09 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016344

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A tale of two galaxies: light and mass in NGC 891 and NGC 7814 A64

F. Fraternali, R. Sancisi and P. Kamphuis

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116634

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The hard X-ray emission of Centaurus A A70

V. Beckmann, P. Jean, P. Lubiński, S. Soldi and R. Terrier

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016020

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Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - II. A supplementary diagnostic for AGNs using the D_n(4000) index A71

J. Marocco, E. Hache and F. Lamareille

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016143

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Optical dropout galaxies lensed by the cluster A2667 A74

N. Laporte, R. Pelló, D. Schaerer, J. Richard, E. Egami, J. P. Kneib, J. F. Le Borgne, A. Maizy, F. Boone, P. Hudelot and Y. Mellier

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015842

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A very extended molecular web around NGC 1275 A85

P. Salomé, F. Combes, Y. Revaz, D. Downes, A. C. Edge and A. C. Fabian

Published online: 17 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811333

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Is the far border of the Local Void expanding? A87

I. Iwata and P. Chamaraux

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116687

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Multi-colour optical variability of the blazar 3C 454.3 in 2007–2010 A90

M. Zhai, W. K. Zheng and J. Y. Wei

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116958

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Catching the radio flare in CTA 102 - I. Light curve analysis A95

C. M. Fromm, M. Perucho, E. Ros, T. Savolainen, A. P. Lobanov, J. A. Zensus, M. F. Aller, H. D. Aller, M. A. Gurwell and A. Lähteenmäki

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116857

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On the size-luminosity relation of AGN dust tori in the mid-infrared A99

K. R. W. Tristram and M. Schartmann

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116867

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Remarks on the properties of elliptical galaxies in modified Newtonian dynamics A100

T. Richtler, B. Famaey, G. Gentile and Y. Schuberth

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116531

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On the spectral resolution of the MILES stellar library A109

A. Beifiori, C. Maraston, D. Thomas and J. Johansson

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016323

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X-ray observations of highly obscured τ_{9.7 μm} > 1 sources: an efficient method for selecting Compton-thick AGN? A116

I. Georgantopoulos, K. M. Dasyra, E. Rovilos, A. Pope, Y. Wu, M. Dickinson, A. Comastri, R. Gilli, D. Elbaz, L. Armus and A. Akylas

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016338

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Long-term optical variability of PKS 2155-304 A123

M. A. Kastendieck, M. C. B. Ashley and D. Horns

Published online: 27 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015918

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The large scale magnetic field structure of the spiral galaxy NGC 5775 A127

M. Soida, M. Krause, R.-J. Dettmar and M. Urbanik

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810763

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Sub-millimeter detected z ~ 2 radio-quiet QSOs - Accurate redshifts, black hole masses, and inflow/outflow velocities A128

G. Orellana, N. M. Nagar, K. G. Isaak, R. Priddey, R. Maiolino, R. McMahon, A. Marconi and E. Oliva

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015807

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On the driver of relativistic effect strength in Seyfert galaxies A131

M. Guainazzi, S. Bianchi, I. de la Calle Pérez, M. Dovčiak and A. L. Longinotti

Published online: 30 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016245

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New period-luminosity and period-color relations of classical Cepheids - IV. The low-metallicity galaxies IC 1613, WLM, Pegasus, Sextans A and B, and Leo A in comparison to SMC A134

G. A. Tammann, B. Reindl and A. Sandage

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016382

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Chemical evolution of dwarf irregular and blue compact galaxies A136

J. Yin, F. Matteucci and G. Vladilo

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015022

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The Spitzer discovery of a galaxy with infrared emission solely due to AGN activity A137

S. Hony, F. Kemper, P. M. Woods, J. Th. van Loon, V. Gorjian, S. C. Madden, A. A. Zijlstra, K. D. Gordon, R. Indebetouw, M. Marengo et al. (7 more)

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116845

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The evolution of early-type galaxies selected by their spatial clustering A142

N. Padilla, D. Christlein, E. Gawiser and D. Marchesini

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116926

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Spectroscopic versus photometric metallicities: Milky Way dwarf spheroidal companions as a test case A152

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

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116998

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The populations of hard X-ray and γ-ray sources: a correlation study and new possible identifications A153

A. Maselli, G. Cusumano, E. Massaro, A. Segreto, V. La Parola, A. Tramacere and I. Donnarumma

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116916

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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A large population of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in the Hydra I cluster A4

I. Misgeld, S. Mieske, M. Hilker, T. Richtler, I. Y. Georgiev and Y. Schuberth

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116728

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No substellar objects at the center of the Lupus 3 star-forming cloud A33

F. Comerón

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116523

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Measuring helium abundance difference in giants of NGC 2808 A35

L. Pasquini, P. Mauas, H. U. Käufl and C. Cacciari

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116592

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Effects of the radial flows on the chemical evolution of the Milky Way disk A72

E. Spitoni and F. Matteucci

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015749

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The Ara OB1a association - Stellar population and star formation history A73

G. Baume, G. Carraro, F. Comeron and G. C. de Elía

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015497

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The Jeans modeling of the Milky Way galaxy: implications of the kinematics of the stellar halo A82

S. Samurović and A. Lalović

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116909

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A deep all-sky census of the Hyades A92

S. Röser, E. Schilbach, A. E. Piskunov, N. V. Kharchenko and R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116948

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Physical parameters of pre-main sequence stars in open clusters A141

A. J. Delgado, E. J. Alfaro and J. L. Yun

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116491

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HST/ACS color-magnitude diagrams of candidate intermediate-age M 31 globular clusters - The role of blue horizontal branches A155

S. Perina, S. Galleti, F. Fusi Pecci, M. Bellazzini, L. Federici and A. Buzzoni

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117028

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The substellar mass function in the central region of the open cluster Praesepe from deep LBT observations A164

W. Wang, S. Boudreault, B. Goldman, Th. Henning, J. A. Caballero and C. A. L. Bailer-Jones

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015598

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Abundances in planetary nebulae: NGC 1535, NGC 6629, He2-108, and Tc1 A23

S. R. Pottasch, R. Surendiranath and J. Bernard-Salas

Published online: 02 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116669

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Linear and circular spectropolarimetry of diffuse interstellar bands A25

N. L. J. Cox, P. Ehrenfreund, B. H. Foing, L. d’Hendecourt, F. Salama and P. J. Sarre

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016365

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Massive young disks around Herbig Ae stars A50

J. Boissier, T. Alonso-Albi, A. Fuente, O. Berné, R. Bachiller, R. Neri and D. Ginard

Published online: 09 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016306

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Tracing the energetics and evolution of dust with Spitzer: a chapter in the history of the Eagle Nebula A51

N. Flagey, F. Boulanger, A. Noriega-Crespo, R. Paladini, T. Montmerle, S. J. Carey, M. Gagné and S. Shenoy

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116437

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A model for the thermal radio-continuum emission from radiative shocks in colliding stellar winds A52

G. Montes, R. F. González, J. Cantó, M. A. Pérez-Torres and A. Alberdi

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015988

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Unusually high rotational temperature of the CN radical A68

J. Krełowski, G. Galazutdinov and Y. Beletsky

Published online: 15 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016290

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A new SNR with TeV shell-type morphology: HESS J1731-347 A81

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, Y. Becherini et al. (187 more)

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016425

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A low optical depth region in the inner disk of the Herbig Ae star HR 5999 A84

M. Benisty, S. Renard, A. Natta, J. P. Berger, F. Massi, F. Malbet, P. J. V. Garcia, A. Isella, A. Mérand, J. L. Monin et al. (4 more)

Published online: 17 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016091

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Low abundance, strong features: window-dressing crystalline forsterite in the disk wall of HD 100546 A93

G. D. Mulders, L. B. F. M. Waters, C. Dominik, B. Sturm, J. Bouwman, M. Min, A. P. Verhoeff, B. Acke, J. C. Augereau, N. J. Evans II et al. (3 more)

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116770

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Accretion through the inner hole of transitional disks: what happens to the dust? A101

C. Dominik and C. P. Dullemond

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116629

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More on the circumbinary disk of SS 433 A107

M. G. Bowler

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016381

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The close circumstellar environment of Betelgeuse - II. Diffraction-limited spectro-imaging from 7.76 to 19.50 μm with VLT/VISIR A117

P. Kervella, G. Perrin, A. Chiavassa, S. T. Ridgway, J. Cami, X. Haubois and T. Verhoelst

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116962

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CH abundance gradient in TMC-1 A121

A. Suutarinen, W. D. Geppert, J. Harju, A. Heikkilä, S. Hotzel, M. Juvela, T. J. Millar, C. Walsh and J. G. A. Wouterloot

Published online: 27 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016079

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Constraints on the local interstellar magnetic field from non-thermal emission of SN1006 A129

F. Bocchino, S. Orlando, M. Miceli and O. Petruk

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016341

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A new study of the supernova remnant G344.7-0.1 located in the vicinity of the unidentified TeV source HESS J1702-420 A138

E. Giacani, M. J. S. Smith, G. Dubner and N. Loiseau

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116768

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Imaging the circumstellar dust around AGB stars with PolCor A148

S. Ramstedt, M. Maercker, G. Olofsson, H. Olofsson and F. L. Schöier

Published online: 04 July 2011

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The VMC survey - II. A multi-wavelength study of LMC planetary nebulae and their mimics A157

B. Miszalski, R. Napiwotzki, M.-R. L. Cioni, M. A. T. Groenewegen, J. M. Oliveira and A. Udalski

Published online: 06 July 2011

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Erratum

Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type supernova remnant RX J1713.7 − 3946 with deep H.E.S.S. observations (Corrigendum) C1

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel et al. (115 more)

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Time evolution of high-energy emissions of low-mass stars - I. Age determination using stellar chronology with white dwarfs in wide binaries A7

A. Garcés, S. Catalán and I. Ribas

Published online: 30 May 2011

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Chromospheric activities and kinematics for solar type dwarfs and subgiants: analysis of the activity distribution and the AVR A8

J. S. Jenkins, F. Murgas, P. Rojo, H. R. A. Jones, A. C. Day-Jones, M. I. Jones, J. R. A. Clarke, M. T. Ruiz and D. J. Pinfield

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016333

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Pulsars with gigahertz-peaked spectra A16

J. Kijak, W. Lewandowski, O. Maron, Y. Gupta and A. Jessner

Published online: 01 June 2011

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Evolution of the progenitor binary of V1309 Scorpii before merger A18

K. Stȩpień

Published online: 01 June 2011

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High-mass star formation at high luminosities: W31 at >106 L_⊙ A26

H. Beuther, H. Linz, Th. Henning, A. Bik, F. Wyrowski, F. Schuller, P. Schilke, S. Thorwirth and K.-T. Kim

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116686

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Sequential star formation in IRAS 06084-0611 (GGD 12-15) - From intermediate-mass to high-mass stars A27

K. M. Maaskant, A. Bik, L. B.F.M. Waters, L. Kaper, Th. Henning, E. Puga, M. Horrobin and J. Kainulainen

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116743

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A VLT/FLAMES survey for massive binaries in Westerlund 1 - III. The WC9d binary W239 and implications for massive stellar evolution A28

J. S. Clark, B. W. Ritchie, I. Negueruela, P. A. Crowther, A. Damineli, F. J. Jablonski and N. Langer

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116990

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Dissecting the donor star in the eclipsing polar HU Aquarii A34

A. D. Schwope, K. Horne, D. Steeghs and M. Still

Published online: 07 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016373

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Polar branches of stellar activity waves: dynamo models and observations A43

D. Moss, D. Sokoloff and A. F. Lanza

Published online: 09 June 2011

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V2368 Ophiuchi: an eclipsing and double-lined spectroscopic binary used as a photometric comparison star for U Ophiuchi A49

P. Harmanec, H. Božić, P. Mayer, P. Eenens, M. Brož, M. Wolf, S. Yang, M. Šlechta, D. Ruždjak, D. Sudar and H. Ak

Published online: 09 June 2011

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New X-ray observations of IQ Aurigae and α² Canum Venaticorum - Probing the magnetically channeled wind shock model in A0p stars A58

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

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116843

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Precise orbit solution of MML 53, a low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary in Upper Centaurus Lupus A61

L. Hebb, H. M. Cegla, K. G. Stassun, H. C. Stempels, P. A. Cargile and L. E. Palladino

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016249

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The evolutionary state of Miras with changing pulsation periods A88

S. Uttenthaler, K. Van Stiphout, K. Voet, H. Van Winckel, S. Van Eck, A. Jorissen, F. Kerschbaum, G. Raskin, S. Prins, W. Pessemier et al. (5 more)

Published online: 20 June 2011

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The spectroscopic orbit of Capella revisited A89

M. Weber and K. G. Strassmeier

Published online: 20 June 2011

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The correlation between C/O ratio, metallicity, and the initial WD mass for SNe Ia A94

X. C. Meng and W. M. Yang

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016325

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VLT observations of the candidate counterpart to PSR J0108−1431 A105

R. P. Mignani, G. G. Pavlov and O. Kargaltsev

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117114

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Multiple emission line components in detached post-common-envelope binaries A113

C. Tappert, B. T. Gänsicke, A. Rebassa-Mansergas, L. Schmidtobreick and M. R. Schreiber

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116833

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Visibilities and bolometric corrections for stellar oscillation modes observed by Kepler A124

J. Ballot, C. Barban and C. Van’t Veer-Menneret

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016230

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A search for radio pulsations from neutron star companions of four subdwarf B stars A125

T. Coenen, J. van Leeuwen and I. H. Stairs

Published online: 28 June 2011

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Wind modelling of very massive stars up to 300 solar masses A132

Jorick S. Vink, L. E. Muijres, B. Anthonisse, A. de Koter, G. Gräfener and N. Langer

Published online: 30 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116614

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High-resolution spectroscopic observations of the metal-poor, chemically peculiar, and high velocity Fehrenbach & Duflot star A133

N. A. Drake and C. B. Pereira

Published online: 30 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014213

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Periodicity search as a tool for disentangling the contaminated colour light curve of CoRoT 102781750 A135

M. Paparó, M. Chadid, E. Chapellier, J. M. Benkő, R. Szabó, K. Kolenberg, E. Guggenberger, Zs. Regály, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin and W. W. Weiss

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116579

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Secular spin-down of the AMP XTE J1751-305 A140

A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, A. Papitto, A. D’Aì, R. Iaria and M. T. Menna

Published online: 01 July 2011

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Theoretical seismic properties of pre-main sequence γ Doradus pulsators A145

M.-P. Bouabid, J. Montalbán, A. Miglio, M.-A. Dupret, A. Grigahcène and A. Noels

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116440

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Discovery of close binary central stars in the planetary nebulae NGC 6326 and NGC 6778 A158

B. Miszalski, D. Jones, P. Rodríguez-Gil, H. M. J. Boffin, R. L. M. Corradi and M. Santander-García

Published online: 06 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117084

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The Hα Balmer line as an effective temperature criterion - I. Calibration using 1D model stellar atmospheres A83

R. Cayrel, C. Van ’t Veer-Menneret, N. F. Allard and C. Stehlé

Published online: 16 June 2011

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Iron abundance in the prototype PG 1159 star, GW Vir pulsator PG 1159 − 035, and related objects A146

K. Werner, T. Rauch, J. W. Kruk and R. L. Kurucz

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116992

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Evolution of the solar irradiance during the Holocene A6

L. E. A. Vieira, S. K. Solanki, N. A. Krivova and I. Usoskin

Published online: 30 May 2011

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Quiet-Sun imaging asymmetries in Na I D₁ compared with other strong Fraunhofer lines A17

R. J. Rutten, J. Leenaarts, L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, A. G. de Wijn, M. Carlsson and V. Hansteen

Published online: 01 June 2011

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On the relationship of shock waves to flares and coronal mass ejections A31

A. Nindos, C. E. Alissandrakis, A. Hillaris and P. Preka-Papadema

Published online: 06 June 2011

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Deceleration and dispersion of large-scale coronal bright fronts A42

D. M. Long, P. T. Gallagher, R. T. J. McAteer and D. S. Bloomfield

Published online: 08 June 2011

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Energetic neutral atoms from the Sun: an alternative interpretation of a unique event A46

G. M. Simnett

Published online: 09 June 2011

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Damped large amplitude transverse oscillations in an EUV solar prominence, triggered by large-scale transient coronal waves A53

J. Hershaw, C. Foullon, V. M. Nakariakov and E. Verwichte

Published online: 10 June 2011

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RHESSI observations of long-duration flares with long-lasting X-ray loop-top sources A57

S. Kołomański, T. Mrozek and U. Bąk-Stȩślicka

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016176

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Magnetoacoustic shock formation near a magnetic null point A63

M. Gruszecki, S. Vasheghani Farahani, V. M. Nakariakov, and T. D. Arber

Published online: 13 June 2011

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Hinode SOT/SP and SoHO/MDI quiet Sun magnetic field. Implications of their differences on the extrapolated chromospheric field and the height of the magnetic canopy A66

I. Kontogiannis, G. Tsiropoula and K. Tziotziou

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116767

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EUV lines observed with EIS/Hinode in a solar prominence A69

N. Labrosse, B. Schmieder, P. Heinzel and T. Watanabe

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015064

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Cosmic ray modulation by solar wind disturbances A91

M. Dumbović, B. Vršnak, J. Čalogović and M. Karlica

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016006

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Investigation of mass flows in the transition region and corona in a three-dimensional numerical model approach A97

P. Zacharias, H. Peter and S. Bingert

Published online: 21 June 2011

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Flux emergence within mature solar active regions A108

D. MacTaggart

Published online: 22 June 2011

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The ionization equilibrium and flare line spectra for the electron distribution with a power-law tail A111

E. Dzifčáková, M. Homola and J. Dudík

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117065

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The continuum intensity as a function of magnetic field - I. Active region and quiet Sun magnetic elements A112

P. Kobel, S. K. Solanki and J. M. Borrero

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016255

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Is it possible to model observed active region coronal emission simultaneously in EUV and X-ray filters? A115

J. Dudík, E. Dzifčáková, M. Karlický and A. Kulinová

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015947

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Azimuthal variations of magnetic field strength and inclination on penumbral boundaries A118

J. Jurčák

Published online: 24 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015959

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Diagnostics of the κ-distribution using Si III lines in the solar transition region A122

E. Dzifčáková and A. Kulinová

Published online: 27 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016287

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Network velocity gradients in the photosphere - I. Modeling A139

G. Molodij, V. Bommier and J. Rayrole

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015374

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Rotation of an erupting filament observed by the STEREO EUVI and COR1 instruments A147

A. Bemporad, M. Mierla and D. Tripathi

Published online: 04 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016297

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Kink oscillations of flowing threads in solar prominences A167

R. Soler and M. Goossens

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116536

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Spectroscopy at the solar limb - I. Average off-limb profiles and Doppler shifts of Ca ii H A173

C. A. R. Beck and R. Rezaei

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014976

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Constraining the structure of the planet-forming region in the disk of the Herbig Be star HD 100546 A1

E. Tatulli, M. Benisty, F. Ménard, P. Varnière, C. Martin-Zaïdi, W.-F. Thi, C. Pinte, F. Massi, G. Weigelt, K.-H. Hofmann and R. G. Petrov

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016165

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The multiple planets transiting Kepler-9 - I. Inferring stellar properties and planetary compositions A3

M. Havel, T. Guillot, D. Valencia and A. Crida

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116779

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On the dynamics of resonant super-Earths in disks with turbulence driven by stochastic forcing A5

A. Pierens, C. Baruteau and F. Hersant

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116611

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Frozen to death? Detection of comet Hale-Bopp at 30.7 AU A11

Gy. M. Szabó, K. Sárneczky and L. L. Kiss

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116793

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WASP-23b: a transiting hot Jupiter around a K dwarf and its Rossiter-McLaughlin effect A24

A. H. M. J. Triaud, D. Queloz, C. Hellier, M. Gillon, B. Smalley, L. Hebb, A. Collier Cameron, D. Anderson, I. Boisse, G. Hébrard et al. (10 more)

Published online: 06 June 2011

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Modeling the radio signature of the orbital parameters, rotation, and magnetic field of exoplanets A29

S. L. G. Hess and P. Zarka

Published online: 06 June 2011

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WASP-39b: a highly inflated Saturn-mass planet orbiting a late G-type star A40

F. Faedi, S. C. C. Barros, D. R. Anderson, D. J. A. Brown, A. Collier Cameron, D. Pollacco, I. Boisse, G. Hébrard, M. Lendl, T. A. Lister et al. (23 more)

Published online: 07 June 2011

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XVII. The hot Jupiter CoRoT-17b: a very old planet A41

Sz. Csizmadia, C. Moutou, M. Deleuil, J. Cabrera, M. Fridlund, D. Gandolfi, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, J.-M. Almenara, M. Auvergne et al. (42 more)

Published online: 07 June 2011

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Evolution of the dust coma in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko before the 2009 perihelion A54

G. P. Tozzi, P. Patriarchi, H. Boehnhardt, J.-B. Vincent, J. Licandro, L. Kolokolova, R. Schulz and J. Stüwe

Published online: 10 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116577

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WASP-31b: a low-density planet transiting a metal-poor, late-F-type dwarf star A60

D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, C. Hellier, M. Lendl, T. A. Lister, P. F. L. Maxted, D. Queloz, B. Smalley, A. M. S. Smith, A. H. M. J. Triaud et al. (8 more)

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016208

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Clouds in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets - II. Thermal emission spectra of Earth-like planets influenced by low and high-level clouds A62

D. Kitzmann, A. B. C. Patzer, P. von Paris, M. Godolt and H. Rauer

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014343

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The influence of non-isotropic scattering of thermal radiation on spectra of brown dwarfs and hot exoplanets A67

R. J. de Kok, Ch. Helling, D. M. Stam, P. Woitke and S. Witte

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117015

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Stirring up the dust: a dynamical model for halo-like dust clouds in transitional disks A80

S. Krijt and C. Dominik

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116757

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Detection of Jovian seismic waves: a new probe of its interior structure A104

P. Gaulme, F.-X. Schmider, J. Gay, T. Guillot and C. Jacob

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116903

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Photophoretic transport of hot minerals in the solar nebula A106

A. Moudens, O. Mousis, J.-M. Petit, G. Wurm, D. Cordier and S. Charnoz

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116476

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Lunar mare single-scattering, porosity, and surface-roughness properties with SMART-1 AMIE A150

K. Muinonen, H. Parviainen, J. Näränen, J.-L. Josset, S. Beauvivre, P. Pinet, S. Chevrel, D. Koschny, B. Grieger, B. Foing and SMART-1 AMIE Team

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016115

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On the mass determination of super-Earths orbiting active stars: the CoRoT-7 system A161

S. Ferraz-Mello, M. Tadeu dos Santos, C. Beaugé, T. A. Michtchenko and A. Rodríguez

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016059

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The four-population model: a new classification scheme for pre-planetesimal collisions A166

R. J. Geretshauser, F. Meru, R. Speith and W. Kley

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116901

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Thermal properties of the asteroid (2867) Steins as observed by VIRTIS/Rosetta A168

C. Leyrat, A. Coradini, S. Erard, F. Capaccioni, M. T. Capria, P. Drossart, M. C. De Sanctis, F. Tosi and VIRTIS Team

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116529

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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The various contributions in Venus rotation rate and LOD A45

L. Cottereau, N. Rambaux, S. Lebonnois and J. Souchay

Published online: 09 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116606

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Hydroxyl radical production and storage in analogues of amorphous interstellar silicates: a possible “wet” accretion phase for inner telluric planets A96

Z. Djouadi, F. Robert, L. Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, S. Mostefaoui, H. Leroux, A. P. Jones and J. Borg

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116722

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Collisional excitation of sulfur dioxide in cold molecular clouds A103

J. Cernicharo, A. Spielfiedel, C. Balança, F. Dayou, M.-L. Senent, N. Feautrier, A. Faure, L. Cressiot-Vincent, L. Wiesenfeld and J. R. Pardo

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016216

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Cosmic ray impact on astrophysical ices: laboratory studies on heavy ion irradiation of methane A160

A. L. F. de Barros, V. Bordalo, E. Seperuelo Duarte, E. F da Silveira, A. Domaracka, H. Rothard and P. Boduch

Published online: 06 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016021

Astronomical instrumentation

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Characterization of telescope polarization properties across the visible and near-infrared spectrum - Case study: the Dunn Solar Telescope A2

H. Socas-Navarro, D. Elmore, A. Asensio Ramos and D. M. Harrington

Published online: 30 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015804

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Online multi-frame blind deconvolution with super-resolution and saturation correction A9

M. Hirsch, S. Harmeling, S. Sra and B. Schölkopf

Published online: 31 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913955

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How to make a clean separation between CMB E and B modes with proper foreground masking A32

J. Kim

Published online: 06 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116733

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First fringes with an integrated-optics beam combiner at 10 μm - A new step towards instrument miniaturization for mid-infrared interferometry A48

L. Labadie, G. Martín, N. C. Anheier, B. Arezki, H. A. Qiao, B. Bernacki and P. Kern

Published online: 09 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116727

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Data-reduction techniques for high-contrast imaging polarimetry - Applications to ExPo A102

H. Canovas, M. Rodenhuis, S. V. Jeffers, M. Min and C. U. Keller

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116918

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Spatio-spectral encoding of fringes in optical long-baseline interferometry - Example of the 3T and 4T recombining mode of VEGA/CHARA A110

D. Mourard, Ph. Bério, K. Perraut, R. Ligi, A. Blazit, J. M. Clausse, N. Nardetto, A. Spang, I. Tallon-Bosc, D. Bonneau et al. (9 more)

Published online: 22 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116976

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Comparison of density estimation methods for astronomical datasets A114

B. J. Ferdosi, H. Buddelmeijer, S. C. Trager, M. H. F. Wilkinson and J. B. T. M. Roerdink

Published online: 23 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116878

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The application of compressive sampling to radio astronomy - II. Faraday rotation measure synthesis A126

F. Li, S. Brown, T. J. Cornwell and F. de Hoog

Published online: 28 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015890

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Accurate stellar rotational velocities using the Fourier transform of the cross correlation maximum A143

C. G. Díaz, J. F. González, H. Levato and M. Grosso

Published online: 01 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016386

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An E-ELT case study: colour–magnitude diagrams of an old galaxy in the Virgo cluster A151

A. Deep, G. Fiorentino, E. Tolstoy, E. Diolaiti, M. Bellazzini, P. Ciliegi, R. I. Davies and J.-M. Conan

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116603

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Kernel spectral clustering of time series in the CoRoT exoplanet database A156

C. Varón, C. Alzate, J. A. K. Suykens and J. Debosscher

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016419

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Revisiting the radio interferometer measurement equation - IV. A generalized tensor formalism A159

O. M. Smirnov

Published online: 06 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116764

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The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars A165

Ph. Prugniel, I. Vauglin and M. Koleva

Published online: 07 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116769

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Central stars of planetary nebulae - II. New OB-type and emission-line stars A172

W. A. Weidmann and R. Gamen

Published online: 08 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116494

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r-Java: an r-process code and graphical user interface for heavy-element nucleosynthesis A79

C. Charignon, M. Kostka, N. Koning, P. Jaikumar and R. Ouyed

Published online: 16 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117008

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Towards a new generation of multi-dimensional stellar evolution models: development of an implicit hydrodynamic code A86

M. Viallet, I. Baraffe and R. Walder

Published online: 20 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016374

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Data compression on the sphere A98

J. D. McEwen, Y. Wiaux and D. M. Eyers

Published online: 21 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015728

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Comparisons of different codes for galactic N-body simulations A120

P. Fortin, E. Athanassoula and J.-C. Lambert

Published online: 24 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015933

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The stellar atmosphere simulation code Bifrost - Code description and validation A154

B. V. Gudiksen, M. Carlsson, V. H. Hansteen, W. Hayek, J. Leenaarts and J. Martínez-Sykora

Published online: 05 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116520

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 531 (July 2011)

Letters

Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH-LM) - High-velocity H2O bullets in L1448-MM observed with HIFI L1

High-sensitivity search for clumps in the Vega Kuiper-belt - New PdBI 1.3 mm observations L2

Periodic variability of 6.7 GHz methanol masers in G22.357 + 0.066 L3

Herschel’s view into Mira’s head L4

Into the central 10 pc of the most distant known radio quasar - VLBI imaging observations of J1429+5447 at z = 6.21 L5

GRB 090426: Discovery of a jet break in a short burst afterglow L6

On the sdOB primary of the post common-envelope binary AA Doradus (LB 3459) L7

Detection of interstellar hydrogen peroxide L8

Advection and dispersal of small magnetic elements in the very quiet Sun L9

The bi-stability jump as the origin for multiple P-Cygni absorption components in luminous blue variables L10

The extent of dust in NGC 891 from Herschel/SPIRE images L11

IRAS 12556–7731: a “chamaeleonic” lithium-rich M-giant L12

EUV jets, type III radio bursts and sunspot waves investigated using SDO/AIA observations L13

Spectral redistribution of gyroresonant photons in magnetized atmospheres of isolated compact stars L14

Discovery of a massive X-ray luminous galaxy cluster at z = 1.579 L15

First hyperfine resolved far-infrared OH spectrum from a star-forming region L16

Spatially resolved submillimeter imaging of the HR 8799 debris disk L17

Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5 L18

Solution to the problem of the surface gravity distribution of cool DA white dwarfs from improved 3D model atmospheres L19

The strong magnetic field of the large-amplitude β Cephei pulsator V1449 Aquilae L20

Astrophysical processes

Astrophysical bow shocks: an analytical solution for the hypersonic blunt body problem in the intergalactic medium A13

A lepto-hadronic model for high-energy emission from FR I radiogalaxies A30

The Newtonian potential of thin disks A36

The GeV-TeV Galactic gamma-ray diffuse emission - I. Uncertainties in the predictions of the hadronic component A37

Relativistic magnetic reconnection at X-type neutral points A47

Electron acceleration in a wavy shock front A55

Searching for the 511 keV annihilation line from galactic compact objects with the IBIS gamma ray telescope A56

Confronting the models of 3:2 quasiperiodic oscillations with the rapid spin of the microquasar GRS 1915+105 A59

INTEGRAL and Swift observations of IGR J19294+1816 in outburst A65

Effects of a low electron distribution cutoff on multiwavelength spectra and light curves of GRB afterglows A76

The inner heliospheric source for keV-energetic IBEX ENAs - The anomalous cosmic ray-induced component A77

The decompression of the outer neutron star crust and r-process nucleosynthesis A78

XMM-Newton observations of IGR J18410-0535: the ingestion of a clump by a supergiant fast X-ray transient A130

Reynolds stress and heat flux in spherical shell convection A162

An investigation of magnetic field distortions in accretion discs around neutron stars - II. Analysis of the toroidal field component A163

The role of magnetic helicity for field line diffusion and drift A170

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

On Öpik’s distance evaluation method in a cosmological context A10

Wavelet analysis of the cosmic web formation A75

The dark halo of the Hydra I galaxy cluster: core, cusp, cosmological? - Dynamics of NGC 3311 and its globular cluster system A119

On the effect of image denoising on galaxy shape measurements A144

The cosmic web for density perturbations of various scales A149

Probing the dark-matter halos of cluster galaxies with weak lensing A169

On the possibility of constraining cosmic topology from the celestial distribution of astronomical objects A171

Extragalactic astronomy

Grid of Lyα radiation transfer models for interpreting distant galaxies A12

Infrared-faint radio sources: a cosmological view - AGN number counts, the cosmic X-ray background and SMBH formation A14

The metal contents of two groups of galaxies A15

C+ emission from the Magellanic Clouds - II. [C II] maps of star-forming regions LMC-N 11, SMC-N 66, and several others A19

Rest-frame properties of 32 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor A20

Chemical abundances of the PRGs UGC 7576 and UGC 9796 - I. Testing the formation scenario A21

Nova M31N 2007-12b: supersoft X-rays reveal an intermediate polar? A22

Polarization and photometric observations of the gamma-ray blazar PG 1553+113 A38

On the nature of the extremely fast optical rebrightening of the afterglow of GRB 081029 A39

Hot gas in Mach cones around Virgo cluster spiral galaxies A44

A tale of two galaxies: light and mass in NGC 891 and NGC 7814 A64

The hard X-ray emission of Centaurus A A70

Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - II. A supplementary diagnostic for AGNs using the Dn(4000) index A71

Optical dropout galaxies lensed by the cluster A2667 A74

A very extended molecular web around NGC 1275 A85

Is the far border of the Local Void expanding? A87

Multi-colour optical variability of the blazar 3C 454.3 in 2007–2010 A90

Catching the radio flare in CTA 102 - I. Light curve analysis A95

On the size-luminosity relation of AGN dust tori in the mid-infrared A99

Remarks on the properties of elliptical galaxies in modified Newtonian dynamics A100

On the spectral resolution of the MILES stellar library A109

X-ray observations of highly obscured τ9.7 μm > 1 sources: an efficient method for selecting Compton-thick AGN? A116

Long-term optical variability of PKS 2155-304 A123

The large scale magnetic field structure of the spiral galaxy NGC 5775 A127

Sub-millimeter detected z ~ 2 radio-quiet QSOs - Accurate redshifts, black hole masses, and inflow/outflow velocities A128

On the driver of relativistic effect strength in Seyfert galaxies A131

New period-luminosity and period-color relations of classical Cepheids - IV. The low-metallicity galaxies IC 1613, WLM, Pegasus, Sextans A and B, and Leo A in comparison to SMC A134

Chemical evolution of dwarf irregular and blue compact galaxies A136

The Spitzer discovery of a galaxy with infrared emission solely due to AGN activity A137

The evolution of early-type galaxies selected by their spatial clustering A142

Spectroscopic versus photometric metallicities: Milky Way dwarf spheroidal companions as a test case A152

Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH-LM) - High-velocity H₂O bullets in L1448-MM observed with HIFI L1

C⁺ emission from the Magellanic Clouds - II. [C II] maps of star-forming regions LMC-N 11, SMC-N 66, and several others A19

Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - II. A supplementary diagnostic for AGNs using the D_n(4000) index A71

X-ray observations of highly obscured τ_{9.7 μm} > 1 sources: an efficient method for selecting Compton-thick AGN? A116

High-mass star formation at high luminosities: W31 at >106 L_⊙ A26

New X-ray observations of IQ Aurigae and α² Canum Venaticorum - Probing the magnetically channeled wind shock model in A0p stars A58

Quiet-Sun imaging asymmetries in Na I D₁ compared with other strong Fraunhofer lines A17