S. D. Vergani, H. Flores, S. Covino, D. Fugazza, J. Gorosabel, A. J. Levan, M. Puech, R. Salvaterra, J. C. Tello, A. de Ugarte Postigo et al. (29 more)

Published online: 30 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117726

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Minor mergers and their impact on the kinematics of old and young stellar populations in disk galaxies A5

Y. Qu, P. Di Matteo, M. D. Lehnert, W. van Driel and C. J. Jog

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116502

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Near-infrared study of the stellar population of Sh2-152 A8

S. Ramírez Alegría, A. Herrero, A. Marín-Franch, E. Puga, F. Najarro, J. A. Acosta Pulido, S. L. Hidalgo and S. Simón-Díaz

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016427

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Search for OB stars running away from young star clusters - II. The NGC 6357 star-forming region A29

V. V. Gvaramadze, A. Y. Kniazev, P. Kroupa and S. Oh

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117746

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Chemical abundance analysis of the open clusters Berkeley 32, NGC 752, Hyades, and Praesepe A30

R. Carrera and E. Pancino

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117473

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Bimodality of light and s-elements in M4 (NGC 6121) - A hint for the massive main-sequence star pollution scenario A31

S. Villanova and D. Geisler

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117552

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Three Galactic globular cluster candidates A33

C. Moni Bidin, F. Mauro, D. Geisler, D. Minniti, M. Catelan, M. Hempel, E. Valenti, A. A. R. Valcarce, J. Alonso-García, J. Borissova et al. (5 more)

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117488

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VLT multi-epoch radial velocity survey toward NGC 6253 - Analysis of three transiting planetary candidates A39

M. Montalto, S. Villanova, J. Koppenhoefer, G. Piotto, S. Desidera, F. De Marchi, E. Poretti, L. R. Bedin and I. Saviane

Published online: 28 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913582

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A spectroscopic investigation of early-type stars in the young open cluster Westerlund 2 A40

G. Rauw, H. Sana and Y. Nazé

Published online: 28 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117000

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Kinematics in galactic tidal tails - A source of hypervelocity stars? A70

T. Piffl, M. Williams and M. Steinmetz

Published online: 10 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117474

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A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood A107

G. Kordopatis, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, G. Gilmore, V. Hill, R. F. G. Wyse, A. Helmi, A. Bijaoui, M. Zoccali and O. Bienaymé

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117373

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Planetary nebulae as observational constraints in chemical evolution models for NGC 6822 A118

L. Hernández-Martínez, L. Carigi, M. Peña and M. Peimbert

Published online: 22 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116957

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A Strömgren view of the multiple populations in globular clusters A121

E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, R. Gratton, V. D’Orazi and S. Lucatello

Published online: 23 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117180

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Characterizing precursors to stellar clusters with Herschel A128

C. Battersby, J. Bally, A. Ginsburg, J.-P. Bernard, C. Brunt, G. A. Fuller, P. Martin, S. Molinari, J. Mottram, N. Peretto et al. (2 more)

Published online: 02 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116559

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Will the starless cores in Chamaeleon I and III turn prestellar? A2

A. Belloche, B. Parise, F. Schuller, Ph. André, S. Bontemps and K. M. Menten

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117276

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The high resolution X-ray spectrum of SNR 0506-68 using XMM-Newton A11

S. Broersen, J. Vink, J. Kaastra and J. Raymond

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117390

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2MASS wide field extinction maps - IV. The Orion, Monoceros R2, Rosette, and Canis Major star forming regions A16

M. Lombardi, J. Alves and C. J. Lada

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116915

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When sticking influences H₂ formation A27

S. Cazaux, S. Morisset, M. Spaans and A. Allouche

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117220

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L-band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars A32

F. Najarro, M. M. Hanson and J. Puls

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016003

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Comparing star formation models with interferometric observations of the protostar NGC 1333 IRAS 4A - I. Magnetohydrodynamic collapse models A44

P. Frau, D. Galli and J. M. Girart

Published online: 31 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117813

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On the stability of non-isothermal Bonnor-Ebert spheres A49

O. Sipilä, J. Harju and M. Juvela

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117547

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Laboratory spectroscopic studies of the collisions between slow H⁺, H₂⁺, H₃⁺ ions and molecular nitrogen A51

S. Werbowy and B. Pranszke

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117115

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GRB 091127: The cooling break race on magnetic fuel A57

R. Filgas, J. Greiner, P. Schady, T. Krühler, A. C. Updike, S. Klose, M. Nardini, D. A. Kann, A. Rossi, V. Sudilovsky et al. (6 more)

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117695

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New λ6 cm and λ11 cm observations of the supernova remnant CTA 1 A64

X. H. Sun, W. Reich, C. Wang, J. L. Han and P. Reich

Published online: 08 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117679

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Initiating molecular growth in the interstellar medium via dimeric complexes of observed ions and molecules A74

Partha P. Bera, Martin Head-Gordon and Timothy J. Lee

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117103

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The Herschel view of massive star formation in G035.39–00.33: dense and cold filament of W48 undergoing a mini-starburst A76

Q. Nguyên Luong, F. Motte, M. Hennemann, T. Hill, K. L. J. Rygl, N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, A. Men’shchikov, Ph. André, N. Peretto et al. (22 more)

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117831

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The formation of active protoclusters in the Aquila rift: a millimeter continuum view A77

A. J. Maury, P. André, A. Men’shchikov, V. Könyves and S. Bontemps

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117132

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Modelling the spinning dust emission from dense interstellar clouds A89

N. Ysard, M. Juvela and L. Verstraete

Published online: 17 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117394

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Accretion rates and accretion tracers of Herbig Ae/Be stars A99

I. Mendigutía, N. Calvet, B. Montesinos, A. Mora, J. Muzerolle, C. Eiroa, R. D. Oudmaijer and B. Merín

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117444

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Near-infrared spectro-interferometry of three OH/IR stars with the VLTI/AMBER instrument A100

A. E. Ruiz-Velasco, M. Wittkowski, A. Wachter, K.-P. Schröder and T. Driebe

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117994

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Low-temperature FIR and submillimetre mass absorption coefficient of interstellar silicate dust analogues A124

A. Coupeaud, K. Demyk, C. Meny, C. Nayral, F. Delpech, H. Leroux, C. Depecker, G. Creff, J.-B. Brubach and P. Roy

Published online: 29 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116945

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Millimeter interferometric observations of FU Orionis-type objects in Cygnus A125

Á. Kóspál

Published online: 30 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117966

Stellar structure and evolution

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Accretion-powered chromospheres in classical T Tauri stars A6

P. P. Petrov, G. F. Gahm, H. C. Stempels, F. M. Walter and S. A. Artemenko

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116721

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Study of the many fluorescent lines and the absorption variability in GX 301−2 with XMM-Newton A9

F. Fürst, S. Suchy, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Barragán, J. Wilms, K. Pottschmidt, I. Caballero, P. Kretschmar, C. Ferrigno and R. E. Rothschild

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117665

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The Eddington factor as the key to understand the winds of the most massive stars - Evidence for a Γ-dependence of Wolf-Rayet type mass loss A56

G. Gräfener, J. S. Vink, A. de Koter and N. Langer

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116701

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Mixing at young ages: beryllium abundances in cool main-sequence stars of the open clusters IC 2391 and IC 2602 A75

R. Smiljanic, S. Randich and L. Pasquini

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117157

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Constraints on the structure of the core of subgiants via mixed modes: the case of HD 49385 A91

S. Deheuvels and E. Michel

Published online: 16 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117232

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Angular momentum transfer between oscillations and rotation in subdwarf B hybrid pulsators A96

F. Pérez Hernández, R. Oreiro and H. Hu

Published online: 17 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117435

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Binary-induced magnetic activity? - Time-series echelle spectroscopy and photometry of HD 123351 = CZ CVn A98

K. G. Strassmeier, T. A. Carroll, M. Weber, T. Granzer, J. Bartus, K. Oláh and J. B. Rice

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117167

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Carbon isotopic abundance ratios in S-type stars A101

G. Wallerstein, B. Balick, J. Alcolea, V. Bujarrabal and A. D. Vanture

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015280

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No apparent accretion mode changes detected in Centaurus X-3 A102

D. Müller, D. Klochkov, A. Santangelo, T. Mihara and M. Sugizaki

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117852

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High spatial resolution imaging of the star with a transiting planet WASP-33 A110

A. Moya, H. Bouy, F. Marchis, B. Vicente and D. Barrado

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116889

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Type Ia supernovae and the ¹²C+¹²C reaction rate A114

E. Bravo, L. Piersanti, I. Domínguez, O. Straniero, J. Isern and J. A. Escartin

Published online: 22 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117814

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Efficiency of O–C diagrams as diagnostic tools for long-term period variations - I. Wind-driven mass loss and magnetic braking A126

N. Nanouris, A. Kalimeris, E. Antonopoulou and H. Rovithis-Livaniou

Published online: 30 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116707

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Erratum

Amplitudes and lifetimes of solar-like oscillations observed by CoRoT (Corrigendum) - Red-giant versus main-sequence stars C1

F. Baudin, C. Barban, K. Belkacem, S. Hekker, T. Morel, R. Samadi, O. Benomar, M.-J. Goupil, F. Carrier, J. Ballot et al. (5 more)

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014037e

Stellar atmospheres

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Shock-induced polarized hydrogen emission lines in the Mira star o Ceti A12

N. Fabas, A. Lèbre and D. Gillet

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117748

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Bisectors of the HARPS cross-correlation function - The dependence on stellar atmospheric parameters A17

Ö. Baştürk, T. H. Dall, R. Collet, G. Lo Curto and S. O. Selam

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117740

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Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars - IV. Gray versus non-gray opacities A22

A. Chiavassa, B. Freytag, T. Masseron and B. Plez

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117463

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Magnetic field and atmospheric chemical abundances of the magnetic Ap star HD 318107 A25

J. D. Bailey, J. D. Landstreet, S. Bagnulo, L. Fossati, O. Kochukhov, C. Paladini, J. Silvester and G. Wade

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117856

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Radiative transfer with J-state interference in a two-term atom - Partial frequency redistribution in the non-magnetic case A35

H. N. Smitha, K. N. Nagendra, M. Sampoorna and J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117550

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Analysis of old very metal rich stars in the solar neighbourhood A42

M. Trevisan, B. Barbuy, K. Eriksson, B. Gustafsson, M. Grenon and L. Pompéia

Published online: 31 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016056

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Chromosphere of K giant stars - Geometrical extent and spatial structure detection A59

P. Berio, T. Merle, F. Thévenin, D. Bonneau, D. Mourard, O. Chesneau, O. Delaa, R. Ligi, N. Nardetto, K. Perraut et al. (12 more)

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117479

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Spectral line polarization with angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution - IV. Scattering expansion method for the Hanle effect A88

K. N. Nagendra and M. Sampoorna

Published online: 15 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117491

The Sun

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Flare occurrence and the spatial distribution of the magnetic helicity flux A1

P. Romano and F. Zuccarello

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117594

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Is the solar spectrum latitude-dependent? - An investigation with SST/TRIPPEL A14

D. Kiselman, T. M. D. Pereira, B. Gustafsson, M. Asplund, J. Meléndez and K. Langhans

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117553

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Turbulent cross-field transport of non-thermal electrons in coronal loops: theory and observations A18

N. H. Bian, E. P. Kontar and A. L. MacKinnon

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117574

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Heavy-ion acceleration and self-generated waves in coronal shocks A34

M. Battarbee, T. Laitinen and R. Vainio

Published online: 27 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117507

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Fast inversion of Zeeman line profiles using central moments A45

P. Mein, H. Uitenbroek, N. Mein, V. Bommier and M. Faurobert

Published online: 31 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117633

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SDO AIA and Hinode EIS observations of “warm” loops A46

G. Del Zanna, B. O’Dwyer and H. E. Mason

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117470

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Dynamical evolution of a magnetic cloud from the Sun to 5.4 AU A52

M. S. Nakwacki, S. Dasso, P. Démoulin, C. H. Mandrini and A. M. Gulisano

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015853

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Numerical simulations of solar macrospicules A58

K. Murawski, A. K. Srivastava and T. V. Zaqarashvili

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117589

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Collisionless turbulent transport and anisotropic electron heating in coronal flare loops A61

K. W. Lee and J. Büchner

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117186

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A diffusive description of the focused transport of solar energetic particles - Intensity- and anisotropy-time profiles as a powerful diagnostic tool for interplanetary particle transport conditions A92

S. Artmann, R. Schlickeiser, N. Agueda, S. Krucker and R. P. Lin

Published online: 17 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117885

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Magnetic reconnection resulting from flux emergence: implications for jet formation in the lower solar atmosphere? A95

J. Y. Ding, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle, Q. M. Lu, K. Vanninathan and Z. Huang

Published online: 17 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117515

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3D MHD simulations of electric current development in a rotating sunspot: active region NOAA 8210 A111

J. C. Santos, J. Büchner and A. Otto

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116792

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Synthetic differential emission measure curves of prominence fine structures - II. The SoHO/SUMER prominence of 8 June 2004 A122

S. Gunár, S. Parenti, U. Anzer, P. Heinzel and J.-C. Vial

Published online: 23 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117429

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High time resolution observations of solar Hα flares - II. Search for signatures of electron beam heating A123

K. Radziszewski, P. Rudawy and K. J. H. Phillips

Published online: 23 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911924

Planets and planetary systems

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Analysis of new high-precision transit light curves of WASP-10 b: starspot occultations, small planetary radius, and high metallicity A7

G. Maciejewski, St. Raetz, N. Nettelmann, M. Seeliger, C. Adam, G. Nowak and R. Neuhäuser

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117127

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Spectral properties of eight near-Earth asteroids A15

M. Popescu, M. Birlan, R. Binzel, P. Vernazza, A. Barucci, D. A. Nedelcu, F. DeMeo and M. Fulchignoni

Published online: 25 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117118

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The terrestrial Planet V hypothesis as the mechanism for the origin of the late heavy bombardment A41

R. Brasser and A. Morbidelli

Published online: 31 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117336

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Constraining Ceres’ interior from its rotational motion A43

N. Rambaux, J. Castillo-Rogez, V. Dehant and P. Kuchynka

Published online: 31 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116563

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A binary merger origin for inflated hot Jupiter planets A50

E. L. Martin, H. C. Spruit and R. Tata

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116907

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXIX. Four new planets in orbit around the moderatly active dwarfs HD 63765, HD 104067, HD 125595, and HIP 70849 A54

D. Ségransan, M. Mayor, S. Udry, C. Lovis, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, G. Lo Curto, C. Mordasini, C. Moutou, D. Naef et al. (3 more)

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913580

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXX. Planetary systems around stars with solar-like magnetic cycles and short-term activity variation A55

X. Dumusque, C. Lovis, D. Ségransan, M. Mayor, S. Udry, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, G. Lo Curto, C. Mordasini, F. Pepe et al. (3 more)

Published online: 04 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117148

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Searching for faint companions with VLTI/PIONIER - I. Method and first results A68

O. Absil, J.-B. Le Bouquin, J.-P. Berger, A.-M. Lagrange, G. Chauvin, B. Lazareff, G. Zins, P. Haguenauer, L. Jocou, P. Kern et al. (3 more)

Published online: 09 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117719

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Mass loss, destruction and detection of Sun-grazing and -impacting cometary nuclei A71

J. C. Brown, H. E. Potts, L. J. Porter and G. Le Chat

Published online: 10 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015660

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Tidal evolution of planets around brown dwarfs A94

E. Bolmont, S. N. Raymond and J. Leconte

Published online: 17 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117734

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Chemistry in disks - V. Sulfur-bearing molecules in the protoplanetary disks surrounding LkCa15, MWC480, DM Tauri, and GO Tauri A104

A. Dutrey, V. Wakelam, Y. Boehler, S. Guilloteau, F. Hersant, D. Semenov, E. Chapillon, T. Henning, V. Piétu, R. Launhardt et al. (2 more)

Published online: 18 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116931

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Prospecting transit duration variations in extrasolar planetary systems A116

C. Damiani and A. F. Lanza

Published online: 22 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117207

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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The last revolution of new comets: the role of stars and their detectability A86

M. Fouchard, H. Rickman, Ch. Froeschlé and G. B. Valsecchi

Published online: 15 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116514

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic data for neutron-capture elements - III. Charge transfer rate coefficients for low-charge ions of Ge, Se, Br, Kr, Rb, and Xe A117

N. C. Sterling and P. C. Stancil

Published online: 22 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117584

Astronomical instrumentation

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Multiperiodicity, modulations and flip-flops in variable star light curves - I. Carrier fit method A23

J. Pelt, N. Olspert, M. J. Mantere and I. Tuominen

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116882

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SearchCal: a Virtual Observatory tool for searching calibrators in optical long-baseline interferometry - II. The faint-object case A53

D. Bonneau, X. Delfosse, D. Mourard, S. Lafrasse, G. Mella, S. Cetre, J.-M. Clausse and G. Zins

Published online: 03 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015124

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PIONIER: a 4-telescope visitor instrument at VLTI A67

J.-B. Le Bouquin, J.-P. Berger, B. Lazareff, G. Zins, P. Haguenauer, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub, O. Absil et al. (36 more)

Published online: 08 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117586

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A multiline spectrometer for the analysis of solar atmospheric oscillations and flows at the VTT, Tenerife A83

J. Staiger

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117500

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Automatic stellar spectra parameterisation in the IR Ca ii triplet region A106

G. Kordopatis, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, A. Bijaoui, V. Hill, G. Gilmore, R. F. G. Wyse and C. Ordenovic

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117372

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IceCube sensitivity for low-energy neutrinos from nearby supernovae A109

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou, T. Abu-Zayyad, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. A. Aguilar, M. Ahlers, M. M. Allen, D. Altmann et al. (255 more)

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117810

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Site testing for submillimetre astronomy at Dome C, Antarctica A112

P. Tremblin, V. Minier, N. Schneider, G. Al. Durand, M. C. B. Ashley, J. S. Lawrence, D. M. Luong-Van, J. W. V. Storey, G. An. Durand, Y. Reinert et al. (10 more)

Published online: 21 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117345

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Stray-light contamination and spatial deconvolution of slit-spectrograph observations A129

C. Beck, R. Rezaei and D. Fabbian

Published online: 02 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015702

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SuperWASP observations of pulsating Am stars A3

B. Smalley, D. W. Kurtz, A. M. S. Smith, L. Fossati, D. R. Anderson, S. C. C. Barros, O. W. Butters, A. Collier Cameron, D. J. Christian, B. Enoch et al. (18 more)

Published online: 24 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117230

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VLBI-selected sample of compact symmetric object candidates and frequency-dependent position of hotspots A24

K. V. Sokolovsky, Y. Y. Kovalev, A. B. Pushkarev, P. Mimica and M. Perucho

Published online: 26 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015772

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Deep low-frequency radio observations of the NOAO Boötes field - I. Data reduction and catalog construction A38

H. T. Intema, R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering and D. V. Lal

Published online: 28 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014253

Numerical methods and codes

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A multiple-beam CLEAN for imaging intra-day variable radio sources A81

I. M. Stewart, D. M. Fenech and T. W. B. Muxlow

Published online: 11 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016010

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POKER: estimating the power spectrum of diffuse emission with complex masks and at high angular resolution A90

N. Ponthieu, J. Grain and G. Lagache

Published online: 16 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117098

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 535 (November 2011)

Letters

IGR J17361-4441: a possible new accreting X-ray binary in NGC 6388 L1

The shear-Hall instability in newborn neutron stars L2

HD 144432: A young triple system L3

The discovery of the 401 Hz accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17498-2921 in a 3.8 h orbit L4

Magnetohydrodynamic waves in the pulsar magnetosphere L5

Electromagnetic priors for black hole spindown in searches for gravitational waves from supernovae and long GRBs L6

WASP-43b: the closest-orbiting hot Jupiter L7

Infall and outflow within 400 AU from a high-mass protostar - 3D velocity fields from methanol and water masers in AFLG 5142 L8

Using observations of distant quasars to constrain quantum gravity L9

VLBI observations of SN 2011dh: imaging of the youngest radio supernova L10

A new α-enhanced super-solar metallicity population L11

Astrophysical processes

Large-scale flow dynamics and radiation in pulsar γ-ray binaries A20

The equation of state and composition of hot, dense matter in core-collapse supernovae A37

Experimental investigation of aminoacetonitrile formation through the Strecker synthesis in astrophysical-like conditions: reactivity of methanimine (CH2NH), ammonia (NH3), and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) A47

The fratricide of αΩ dynamos by their α2 siblings A48

Constraints on the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays from cosmogenic neutrinos and photons A66

Faraday caustics - Singularities in the Faraday spectrum and their utility as probes of magnetic field properties A85

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Observational constraints on the redshift evolution of X-ray scaling relations of galaxy clusters out to z ~ 1.5 A4

WMAP7 and future CMB constraints on annihilating dark matter: implications for GeV-scale WIMPs A26

SDSS DR7 superclusters - Principal component analysis A36

Galaxy cluster searches based on photometric redshifts in the four CFHTLS Wide fields A65

Star-formation efficiency and metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in local massive clusters of galaxies A78

Discovery of diffuse radio emission in the galaxy cluster A1689 A82

Testing the low-mass end of X-ray scaling relations with a sample of Chandra galaxy groups A105

Systematics in lensing reconstruction: dark matter rings in the sky? A119

Extragalactic astronomy

The bimodality of the 10k zCOSMOS-bright galaxies up to z ~ 1: a new statistical and portable classification based on optical galaxy properties A10

The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey - IX. Dust-to-gas mass ratio and metallicity gradients in four Virgo spiral galaxies A13

Search for high-energy γ-ray emission from galaxies of the Local Group with Fermi/LAT A19

Large-scale environments of z < 0.4 active galaxies A21

Revisiting the census of low-luminosity AGN A28

GOODS-Herschel: the impact of galaxy-galaxy interactions on the far-infrared properties of galaxies A60

Probing the unified model in NGC 7314 A62

MAD about the Large Magellanic Cloud - Preparing for the era of Extremely Large Telescopes A63

Correlation between Fermi/LAT gamma-ray and 37 GHz radio properties of northern AGN averaged over 11 months A69

The low-metallicity QSO HE 2158 − 0107: a massive galaxy growing by accretion of nearly pristine gas from its environment? A72

Photometric AGN reverberation mapping – an efficient tool for BLR sizes, black hole masses, and host-subtracted AGN luminosities A73

Cosmic rays and the magnetic field in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 III. Helical magnetic fields in the nuclear outflow A79

Black hole accretion and host galaxies of obscured quasars in XMM-COSMOS A80

A λ = 1.3 mm and 2 mm molecular line survey towards M 82 A84

Selection effects in the black hole-bulge relation and its evolution A87

The X-ray emission of local luminous infrared galaxies A93

PKS 1814-637: a powerful radio-loud AGN in a disk galaxy A97

Molecules at z = 0.89 - A 4-mm-rest-frame absorption-line survey toward PKS 1830−211 A103

The energetics of giant radio galaxy lobes from inverse Compton scattering observations A108

Suzaku broad-band observations of the Seyfert 1 galaxies Mrk 509 and Mrk 841 A113

The recent star-formation history of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds A115

The AGILE observations of the hard and bright GRB 100724B A120

GRB 091127/SN 2009nz and the VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of its host galaxy: probing the faint end of the mass-metallicity relation A127

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Minor mergers and their impact on the kinematics of old and young stellar populations in disk galaxies A5

Near-infrared study of the stellar population of Sh2-152 A8

Search for OB stars running away from young star clusters - II. The NGC 6357 star-forming region A29

Chemical abundance analysis of the open clusters Berkeley 32, NGC 752, Hyades, and Praesepe A30

Bimodality of light and s-elements in M4 (NGC 6121) - A hint for the massive main-sequence star pollution scenario A31

Three Galactic globular cluster candidates A33

VLT multi-epoch radial velocity survey toward NGC 6253 - Analysis of three transiting planetary candidates A39

A spectroscopic investigation of early-type stars in the young open cluster Westerlund 2 A40

Kinematics in galactic tidal tails - A source of hypervelocity stars? A70

A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood A107

Planetary nebulae as observational constraints in chemical evolution models for NGC 6822 A118

A Strömgren view of the multiple populations in globular clusters A121

Characterizing precursors to stellar clusters with Herschel A128

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Will the starless cores in Chamaeleon I and III turn prestellar? A2

The high resolution X-ray spectrum of SNR 0506-68 using XMM-Newton A11

2MASS wide field extinction maps - IV. The Orion, Monoceros R2, Rosette, and Canis Major star forming regions A16

When sticking influences H2 formation A27

L-band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars A32

Comparing star formation models with interferometric observations of the protostar NGC 1333 IRAS 4A - I. Magnetohydrodynamic collapse models A44

On the stability of non-isothermal Bonnor-Ebert spheres A49

Laboratory spectroscopic studies of the collisions between slow H+, H2+, H3+ ions and molecular nitrogen A51

GRB 091127: The cooling break race on magnetic fuel A57

New λ6 cm and λ11 cm observations of the supernova remnant CTA 1 A64

Initiating molecular growth in the interstellar medium via dimeric complexes of observed ions and molecules A74

Experimental investigation of aminoacetonitrile formation through the Strecker synthesis in astrophysical-like conditions: reactivity of methanimine (CH₂NH), ammonia (NH₃), and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) A47

The fratricide of αΩ dynamos by their α² siblings A48

When sticking influences H₂ formation A27

Laboratory spectroscopic studies of the collisions between slow H⁺, H₂⁺, H₃⁺ ions and molecular nitrogen A51

Type Ia supernovae and the ¹²C+¹²C reaction rate A114