Volume 537 (January 2012)

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 537 (January 2012)

Stellar systems in the Fornax Cluster: Galaxies, Globular Clusters, and UCDs
Credit (background image): Arna Karick (Oxford, UK) using the Michigan Curtis Schmidt Telescope at CTIO
(Mieske, S., et al., 537, A3)

Dust in bow shock regions around evolved stars (Cox, N., et al., 537, A35)

Evolution of two 3D core-collapse supernova models (Müller, E. et al., 537, A63)

Herschel/PACS images of the debris disk around HD 207129 (Löhne, T., et al., 537, A110)

HR diagram of new grids of rotating stellar models (Ekström, S., et al., 537, A146)

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SXP 1062, a young Be X-ray binary pulsar with long spin period - Implications for the neutron star birth spin L1

F. Haberl, R. Sturm, M. D. Filipović, W. Pietsch and E. J. Crawford

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118369

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Transmission spectrum of Venus as a transiting exoplanet L2

D. Ehrenreich, A. Vidal-Madjar, T. Widemann, G. Gronoff, P. Tanga, M. Barthélemy, J. Lilensten, A. Lecavelier des Etangs and L. Arnold

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118400

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Orbital migration induced by anisotropic evaporation - Can hot Jupiters form hot Neptunes? L3

G. Boué, P. Figueira, A. C. M. Correia and N. C. Santos

Published online: 04 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118084

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Strengthening the open cluster distance scale via VVV photometry L4

D. Majaess, D. Turner, C. Moni Bidin, D. Geisler, J. Borissova, D. Minniti, C. Bonatto, W. Gieren, G. Carraro, R. Kurtev et al. (7 more)

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118614

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Where stars form and live at high redshift: clues from the infrared L5

M. Béthermin, O. Doré and G. Lagache

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118607

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The narrow, inner CO ring around the magnetic Herbig Ae star HD 101412 L6

C. R. Cowley, S. Hubrig, F. Castelli and B. Wolff

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118571

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The first outburst of the black-hole candidate MAXI J1836−194 observed by INTEGRAL, Swift, and RXTE L7

C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo, M. Del Santo and F. Capitanio

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118474

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Observational evidence of quasar feedback quenching star formation at high redshift L8

M. Cano-Díaz, R. Maiolino, A. Marconi, H. Netzer, O. Shemmer and G. Cresci

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118358

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Chemical differentiation toward the Pipe nebula starless cores L9

P. Frau, J. M. Girart and M. T. Beltrán

Published online: 18 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118612

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Detection of HF emission from the Orion Bar L10

F. F. S. van der Tak, V. Ossenkopf, Z. Nagy, A. Faure, M. Röllig and E. A. Bergin

Published online: 20 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118308

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Space weathering of Vesta and V-type asteroids: new irradiation experiments on HED meteorites L11

D. Fulvio, R. Brunetto, P. Vernazza and G. Strazzulla

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118486

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Erratum

The spectroscopic evolution of the recurrent nova T Pyxidis during its 2011 outburst (Corrigendum) - I. The optically thick phase and the origin of moving lines in novae C2

S. N. Shore, T. Augusteijn, A. Ederoclite and H. Uthas

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117721e

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Probing the origin of the microwave anomalous foreground (Corrigendum) C4

N. Ysard, M.-A. Miville-Deschênes and L. Verstraete

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912715e

Astrophysical processes

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Millimeter to X-ray flares from Sagittarius A* A52

A. Eckart, M. García-Marín, S. N. Vogel, P. Teuben, M. R. Morris, F. Baganoff, J. Dexter, R. Schödel, G. Witzel, M. Valencia-S. et al. (10 more)

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117779

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Solar wind bulk velocity fluctuations acting as velocity space diffusion on comoving ions A95

H.-J. Fahr, I. V. Chashei and M. Siewert

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117503

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Enhanced H₂O formation through dust grain chemistry in X-ray exposed environments A102

R. Meijerink, S. Cazaux and M. Spaans

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117700

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Discovery of extended VHE γ-ray emission from the vicinity of the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1 A114

A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, Y. Becherini, J. Becker et al. (190 more)

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117928

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Thermodynamics and dark energy A11

R. Silva, R. S. Gonçalves, J. S. Alcaniz and H. H. B. Silva

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117707

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Fossil group origins - II. Unveiling the formation of the brightest group galaxies through their scaling relations A25

J. Méndez-Abreu, J. A. L. Aguerri, R. Barrena, R. Sánchez-Janssen, W. Boschin, N. Castro-Rodriguez, E. M. Corsini, C. del Burgo, E. D’Onghia, M. Girardi et al. (4 more)

Published online: 22 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117755

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The XMM-BCS galaxy cluster survey - I. The X-ray selected cluster catalog from the initial 6 deg² A39

R. Šuhada, J. Song, H. Böhringer, J. J. Mohr, G. Chon, A. Finoguenov, R. Fassbender, S. Desai, R. Armstrong, A. Zenteno et al. (12 more)

Published online: 03 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117214

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The evolution of the star formation activity per halo mass up to redshift ~1.6 as seen by Herschel A58

P. Popesso, A. Biviano, G. Rodighiero, I. Baronchelli, M. Salvato, A. Saintonge, A. Finoguenov, B. Magnelli, C. Gruppioni, F. Pozzi et al. (33 more)

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117973

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Intracluster light in clusters of galaxies at redshifts 0.4 < z < 0.8 A64

L. Guennou, C. Adami, C. Da Rocha, F. Durret, M. P. Ulmer, S. Allam, S. Basa, C. Benoist, A. Biviano, D. Clowe et al. (20 more)

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117482

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Introducing the Dirac-Milne universe A78

A. Benoit-Lévy and G. Chardin

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016103

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Growth of perturbations in an expanding universe with Bose-Einstein condensate dark matter A127

P. H. Chavanis

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116905

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Angular correlation functions of X-ray point-like sources in the full exposure XMM-LSS field A131

A. Elyiv, N. Clerc, M. Plionis, J. Surdej, M. Pierre, S. Basilakos, L. Chiappetti, P. Gandhi, E. Gosset, O. Melnyk and F. Pacaud

Published online: 20 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117983

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Modeling the evolution of infrared galaxies: clustering of galaxies in the cosmic infrared background A137

A. Pénin, O. Doré, G. Lagache and M. Béthermin

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117489

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An XMM-Newton spatially-resolved study of metal abundance evolution in distant galaxy clusters A142

A. Baldi, S. Ettori, S. Molendi, I. Balestra, F. Gastaldello and P. Tozzi

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117836

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The specific frequencies of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies A3

S. Mieske, M. Hilker and I. Misgeld

Published online: 19 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117634

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Rest-frame stacking of 2XMM catalog sources - Properties of the Fe Kα line A6

P. Chaudhary, M. Brusa, G. Hasinger, A. Merloni, A. Comastri and K. Nandra

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117126

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The dust extinction curves of gamma-ray burst host galaxies A15

P. Schady, T. Dwelly, M. J. Page, T. Krühler, J. Greiner, S. R. Oates, M. De Pasquale, M. Nardini, P. W. A. Roming, A. Rossi and M. Still

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117414

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Faint high-redshift AGN in the Chandra deep field south: the evolution of the AGN luminosity function and black hole demography A16

F. Fiore, S. Puccetti, A. Grazian, N. Menci, F. Shankar, P. Santini, E. Piconcelli, A. M. Koekemoer, A. Fontana, K. Boutsia et al. (7 more)

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117581

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The age of extremely red and massive galaxies at very high redshift A31

N. Castro-Rodríguez and M. López-Corredoira

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117418

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Radio-optical-gamma-ray properties of MOJAVE AGN detected by Fermi/LAT A32

T. G. Arshakian, J. León-Tavares, M. Böttcher, J. Torrealba, V. H. Chavushyan, M. L. Lister, E. Ros and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117140

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Detection of HCN, HCO⁺, and HNC in the Mrk 231 molecular outflow - Dense molecular gas in the AGN wind A44

S. Aalto, S. Garcia-Burillo, S. Muller, J. M. Winters, P. van der Werf, C. Henkel, F. Costagliola and R. Neri

Published online: 06 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117919

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Hard MeV–GeV spectra of blazars A47

K. Katarzyński

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116839

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The scaling relation between the mass of supermassive black holes and the kinetic energy of random motions of the host galaxies A48

L. Mancini and A. Feoli

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117168

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The slowly declining type Ia supernova 2008fv and the near-infrared second maximum A57

I. Biscardi, E. Brocato, A. Arkharov, E. Di Carlo, G. Di Rico, M. Dolci, N. V. Efimova, A. Pietrinferni and G. Valentini

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014160

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Multiscale magnetic fields in spiral galaxies: evolution and reversals A68

D. Moss, R. Stepanov, T. G. Arshakian, R. Beck, M. Krause and D. Sokoloff

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118122

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Relativistic outflow drives γ-ray emission in 3C 345 A70

F. K. Schinzel, A. P. Lobanov, G. B. Taylor, S. G. Jorstad, A. P. Marscher and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117705

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Dynamics of starbursting dwarf galaxies: I Zw 18 A72

F. Lelli, M. Verheijen, F. Fraternali and R. Sancisi

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117867

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Fe K emission from active galaxies in the COSMOS field A86

K. Iwasawa, V. Mainieri, M. Brusa, A. Comastri, R. Gilli, C. Vignali, G. Hasinger, D. B. Sanders, N. Cappelluti, C. D. Impey et al. (7 more)

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118203

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Hard X-ray spectral variability of the brightest Seyfert AGN in the Swift/BAT sample A87

M. D. Caballero-Garcia, I. E. Papadakis, F. Nicastro and M. Ajello

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117974

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Star formation and environment in clusters up to z ~ 2.2 A88

A. Raichoor and S. Andreon

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117998

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VLBI imaging of M 81* at 43 GHz A93

E. Ros and M. Á. Pérez-Torres

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118399

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The VMC survey - III. Mass-loss rates and luminosities of LMC AGB stars A105

M. Gullieuszik, M. A. T. Groenewegen, M.-R. L. Cioni, R. de Grijs, J. Th. van Loon, L. Girardi, V. D. Ivanov, J. M. Oliveira, J. P. Emerson and R. Guandalini

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117493

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Spectra probing the number ratio of C- to M-type AGB stars in the NGC 6822 galaxy A108

N. Kacharov, M. Rejkuba and M.-R. L. Cioni

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117383

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Deconstructing blazars: A different scheme for jet kinematics in flat-spectrum AGN A112

M. Karouzos, S. Britzen, A. Witzel, J. A. Zensus and A. Eckart

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116886

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I Zw 18 as morphological paradigm for rapidly assembling high-z galaxies A126

P. Papaderos and G. Östlin

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117551

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Dense molecular gas around AGN: HCN/CO in NGC 3227 A133

R. Davies, D. Mark and A. Sternberg

Published online: 23 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117647

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The Type II supernovae 2006V and 2006au: two SN 1987A-like events A140

F. Taddia, M. D. Stritzinger, J. Sollerman, M. M. Phillips, J. P. Anderson, M. Ergon, G. Folatelli, C. Fransson, W. Freedman, M. Hamuy et al. (4 more)

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118091

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Ram pressure stripping of the multiphase ISM and star formation in the Virgo spiral galaxy NGC 4330 A143

B. Vollmer, M. Soida, J. Braine, A. Abramson, R. Beck, A. Chung, H. H. Crowl, J. D. P. Kenney and J. H. van Gorkom

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117680

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The relation between surface star formation rate density and spiral arms in NGC 5236 (M 83) A145

E. Silva-Villa and S. S. Larsen

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117432

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Near- and mid-infrared colors of evolved stars in the Galactic plane. The Q1 and Q2 parameters A10

M. Messineo, K. M. Menten, E. Churchwell and H. Habing

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117772

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Luminosity and mass functions of the three main sequences of the globular cluster NGC 2808 A77

A. P. Milone, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, S. Cassisi, J. Anderson, A. F. Marino, A. Pietrinferni and A. Aparicio

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116539

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Abundance analysis of the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 14 A83

Ş. Çalışkan, N. Christlieb and E. K. Grebel

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016355

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A VIMOS spectroscopy study of photometric variables and straggler candidates in ω Centauri A89

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

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117668

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INTEGRAL constraints on the Galactic hard X-ray background from the Milky Way anticenter A92

R. Krivonos, S. Tsygankov, M. Revnivtsev, S. Sazonov, E. Churazov and R. Sunyaev

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118053

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The VMC survey - IV. The LMC star formation history and disk geometry from four VMC tiles A106

S. Rubele, L. Kerber, L. Girardi, M.-R. Cioni, P. Marigo, S. Zaggia, K. Bekki, R. de Grijs, J. Emerson, M. A. T. Groenewegen et al. (6 more)

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117863

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Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data A116

P. Pietrukowicz, D. Minniti, J. Alonso-García and M. Hempel

Published online: 18 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116877

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Recent star formation in the inner Galactic bulge seen by ISOGAL - II. The central molecular zone A121

K. Immer, F. Schuller, A. Omont and K. M. Menten

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117857

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New white dwarfs in the Hyades - Results from kinematic and photometric studies A129

E. Schilbach and S. Röser

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117688

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Distinguishing between HII regions and planetary nebulae with Hi-GAL, WISE, MIPSGAL, and GLIMPSE A1

L. D. Anderson, A. Zavagno, M. J. Barlow, P. García-Lario and A. Noriega-Crespo

Published online: 19 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117640

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Tracing the evolutionary stage of Bok globules: CCS and NH₃ A4

C. Marka, K. Schreyer, R. Launhardt, D. A. Semenov and Th. Henning

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014375

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Polarization properties of OH masers in AGB and post-AGB stars A5

P. Wolak, M. Szymczak and E. Gérard

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117263

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Observing a column-dependent ζ in dense interstellar sources: the case of the Horsehead nebula A7

P. B. Rimmer, E. Herbst, O. Morata and E. Roueff

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117048

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Herschel/HIFI observations of molecular emission in protoplanetary nebulae and young planetary nebulae A8

V. Bujarrabal, J. Alcolea, R. Soria-Ruiz, P. Planesas, D. Teyssier, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin, C. Dominik, K. Justtanont, A. de Koter et al. (9 more)

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117646

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Nitrogen hydrides and the H₂ ortho-to-para ratio in dark clouds A20

V. Dislaire, P. Hily-Blant, A. Faure, S. Maret, A. Bacmann and G. Pineau des Forêts

Published online: 21 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117765

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The deep 3.4 μm interstellar absorption feature toward the IRAS 18511+0146 cluster A27

M. Godard, T. R. Geballe, E. Dartois and G. M. Muñoz Caro

Published online: 22 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117197

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A far-infrared survey of bow shocks and detached shells around AGB stars and red supergiants A35

N. L. J. Cox, F. Kerschbaum, A.-J. van Marle, L. Decin, D. Ladjal, A. Mayer, M. A. T. Groenewegen, S. van Eck, P. Royer, R. Ottensamer et al. (9 more)

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117910

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Ultraviolet absorption observations of intermediate-velocity cloud gas detected towards the M 15 globular cluster A51

B. Y. Welsh, J. Wheatley and R. Lallement

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118063

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Modelling Herschel observations of hot molecular gas emission from embedded low-mass protostars A55

R. Visser, L. E. Kristensen, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. J. Herczeg, C. Brinch, S. D. Doty, D. Harsono and M. G. Wolfire

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117109

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Chemistry in disks - VI. CN and HCN in protoplanetary disks A60

E. Chapillon, S. Guilloteau, A. Dutrey, V. Piétu and M. Guélin

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116762

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The effects of disk and dust structure on observed polarimetric images of protoplanetary disks A75

M. Min, H. Canovas, G. D. Mulders and C. U. Keller

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117333

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Water emission from the chemically rich outflow L1157 A98

M. Vasta, C. Codella, A. Lorenzani, G. Santangelo, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, M. Tafalla, R. Liseau, E. F. van Dishoeck and L. Kristensen

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118201

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Resolving the circumstellar environment of the B[e] star V921 Scorpii in the near-infrared with VLTI/AMBER A103

A. Kreplin, S. Kraus, K.-H. Hofmann, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt and T. Driebe

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116932

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Modelling the huge, Herschel-resolved debris ring around HD 207129 A110

T. Löhne, J.-C. Augereau, S. Ertel, J. P. Marshall, C. Eiroa, A. Mora, O. Absil, K. Stapelfeldt, P. Thébault, A. Bayo et al. (11 more)

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117731

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Detection and characterization of a 500 μm dust emissivity excess in the Galactic plane using Herschel/Hi-GAL observations A113

D. Paradis, R. Paladini, A. Noriega-Crespo, C. Mény, F. Piacentini, M. A. Thompson, D. J. Marshall, M. Veneziani, J.-P. Bernard and S. Molinari

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117956

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On the stability of radiation-pressure-dominated cavities A122

R. Kuiper, H. Klahr, H. Beuther and Th. Henning

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117808

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Radio continuum emission from knots in the DG Tauri jet A123

L. F. Rodríguez, R. F. González, A. C. Raga, J. Cantó, A. Riera, L. Loinard, S. A. Dzib and L. A. Zapata

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117991

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The role of OH in the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks - I. The comet-forming region A138

G. Chaparro Molano and I. Kamp

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015868

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The imprint of a symbiotic binary progenitor on the properties of Kepler’s supernova remnant A139

A. Chiotellis, K. M. Schure and J. Vink

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014754

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Herschel/HIFI observations of O-rich AGB stars: molecular inventory A144

K. Justtanont, T. Khouri, M. Maercker, J. Alcolea, L. Decin, H. Olofsson, F. L. Schöier, V. Bujarrabal, A. P. Marston, D. Teyssier et al. (10 more)

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117524

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NGC 3503 and its molecular environment A149

N. U. Duronea, J. Vasquez, C. E. Cappa, M. Corti and E. M. Arnal

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117958

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The Herschel M 33 extended survey (HerM33es): PACS spectroscopy of the star forming region BCLMP 302 (Corrigendum) C3

B. Mookerjea, C. Kramer, C. Buchbender, M. Boquien, S. Verley, M. Relaño, G. Quintana-Lacaci, S. Aalto, J. Braine, D. Calzetti et al. (12 more)

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116447e

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Coupled blind signal separation and spectroscopic database fitting of the mid-infrared PAH features (Corrigendum) C5

M. J. F. Rosenberg, O. Berné, C. Boersma, L. J. Allamandola and A. G. G. M. Tielens

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016340e

Stellar structure and evolution

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The VLT/VISIR mid-IR view of 47 Tucanae - A further step in solving the puzzle of RGB mass loss A2

Y. Momany, I. Saviane, A. Smette, A. Bayo, L. Girardi, G. Marconi, A. P. Milone and A. Bressan

Published online: 19 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117223

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Solar-like oscillations in the G9.5 subgiant β Aquilae A9

E. Corsaro, F. Grundahl, S. Leccia, A. Bonanno, H. Kjeldsen and L. Paternò

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117158

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Orbit of the young very low-mass spectroscopic binary CHXR 74 A13

V. Joergens, M. Janson and A. Müller

Published online: 20 December 2011

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The complex behaviour of the microquasar GRS 1915+105 in the ρ class observed with BeppoSAX - II. Time-resolved spectral analysis A18

T. Mineo, E. Massaro, A. D’Ai, F. Massa, M. Feroci, G. Ventura, P. Casella, C. Ferrigno and T. Belloni

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117369

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Is there a mass discrepancy in the Cepheid binary OGLE-LMC-CEP0227? A26

H. R. Neilson and N. Langer

Published online: 22 December 2011

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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: NGC 346-013 as a test case for massive close binary evolution A29

B. W. Ritchie, V. E. Stroud, C. J. Evans, J. S. Clark, I. Hunter, D. J. Lennon, N. Langer and S. J. Smartt

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117716

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Characterization of the power excess of solar-like oscillations in red giants with Kepler A30

B. Mosser, Y. Elsworth, S. Hekker, D. Huber, T. Kallinger, S. Mathur, K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, R. Samadi, C. Barban et al. (8 more)

Published online: 23 December 2011

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New phase diagrams for dense carbon-oxygen mixtures and white dwarf evolution A33

L. G. Althaus, E. García-Berro, J. Isern, A. H. Córsico and M. M. Miller Bertolami

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117902

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Historical light curve and search for previous outbursts of Nova KT Eridani (2009) A34

R. Jurdana-Šepić, V. A. R. M. Ribeiro, M. J. Darnley, U. Munari and M. F. Bode

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117806

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Properties and nature of Be stars - 29. Orbital and long-term spectral variations of γ Cassiopeiae A59

J. Nemravová, P. Harmanec, P. Koubský, A. Miroshnichenko, S. Yang, M. Šlechta, C. Buil, D. Korčáková and V. Votruba

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117922

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Parametrized 3D models of neutrino-driven supernova explosions - Neutrino emission asymmetries and gravitational-wave signals A63

E. Müller, H.-Th. Janka and A. Wongwathanarat

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117611

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Spin period evolution of GX 1+4 A66

A. González-Galán, E. Kuulkers, P. Kretschmar, S. Larsson, K. Postnov, A. Kochetkova and M. H. Finger

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117893

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A new super-soft X-ray source in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Discovery of the first Be/white dwarf system in the SMC? A76

R. Sturm, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch, M. J. Coe, S. Mereghetti, N. La Palombara, R. A. Owen and A. Udalski

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117789

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Observational studies of Cepheid amplitudes - II. Metallicity dependence of pulsation amplitudes A81

L. Szabados and P. Klagyivik

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117815

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Implications of the radio spectral index transition in LS I +61°303 for its INTEGRAL data analysis A82

L. Zimmermann and M. Massi

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116706

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First evidence of pulsations in Vega? - Results of today’s most extensive spectroscopic search A90

T. Böhm, F. Lignières, G. Wade, P. Petit, M. Aurière, W. Zima, A. Fumel and E. Alecian

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118165

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Lithium abundances of nearby young solar-type stars based on optical high-resolution spectroscopy A91

L.-F. Xing and Q.-F. Xing

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117133

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Discarded candidate companions to low-mass members of Chamaeleon I A97

F. Comerón

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117590

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The evolution of ultracompact X-ray binaries A104

L. M. van Haaften, G. Nelemans, R. Voss, M. A. Wood and J. Kuijpers

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117880

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GK Bootis and AE Fornacis: two low-mass eclipsing binaries with dwarf companions A109

P. Zasche, P. Svoboda and R. Uhlář

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117417

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Fundamental properties of five Kepler stars using global asteroseismic quantities and ground-based observations A111

O. L. Creevey, G. Doğan, A. Frasca, A. O. Thygesen, S. Basu, J. Bhattacharya, K. Biazzo, I. M. Brandão, H. Bruntt, A. Mazumdar et al. (27 more)

Published online: 17 January 2012

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Absolute dimensions of eclipsing binaries - XXIX. The Am-type systems SW Canis Majoris and HW Canis Majoris A117

G. Torres, J. V. Clausen, H. Bruntt, A. Claret, J. Andersen, B. Nordström, R. P. Stefanik and D. W. Latham

Published online: 18 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117795

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The Hamburg/ESO R-process Enhanced Star survey (HERES) - VII. Thorium abundances in metal-poor stars A118

J. Ren, N. Christlieb and G. Zhao

Published online: 18 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118241

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Rotational velocities of A-type stars - IV. Evolution of rotational velocities A120

J. Zorec and F. Royer

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117691

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A comparison between star formation rate diagnostics and rate of core collapse supernovae within 11 Mpc A132

M. T. Botticella, S. J. Smartt, R. C. Kennicutt Jr., E. Cappellaro, M. Sereno and J. C. Lee

Published online: 23 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117343

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Oscillation mode linewidths of main-sequence and subgiant stars observed by Kepler A134

T. Appourchaux, O. Benomar, M. Gruberbauer, W. J. Chaplin, R. A. García, R. Handberg, G. A. Verner, H. M. Antia, T. L. Campante, G. R. Davies et al. (13 more)

Published online: 23 January 2012

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X-ray view of IC 348 in the light of an updated cluster census A135

B. Stelzer, T. Preibisch, F. Alexander, P. Mucciarelli, E. Flaccomio, G. Micela and S. Sciortino

Published online: 23 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118118

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SN 2009E: a faint clone of SN 1987A A141

A. Pastorello, M. L. Pumo, H. Navasardyan, L. Zampieri, M. Turatto, J. Sollerman, F. Taddia, E. Kankare, S. Mattila, J. Nicolas et al. (19 more)

Published online: 24 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118112

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Grids of stellar models with rotation - I. Models from 0.8 to 120 M_⊙ at solar metallicity (Z = 0.014) A146

S. Ekström, C. Georgy, P. Eggenberger, G. Meynet, N. Mowlavi, A. Wyttenbach, A. Granada, T. Decressin, R. Hirschi, U. Frischknecht et al. (2 more)

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117751

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Modelling of the ultraviolet and visual SED variability in the hot magnetic Ap star CU Virginis A14

J. Krtička, Z. Mikulášek, T. Lüftinger, D. Shulyak, J. Zverko, J. Žižňovský and N. A. Sokolov

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117490

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Predictions for mass-loss rates and terminal wind velocities of massive O-type stars A37

L. E. Muijres, Jorick S. Vink, A. de Koter, P. E. Müller and N. Langer

Published online: 03 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015818

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Spatially resolving the outer atmosphere of the M giant BK Virginis in the CO first overtone lines with VLTI/AMBER A53

K. Ohnaka, K.-H. Hofmann, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt, F. Malbet, F. Massi, A. Meilland and Ph. Stee

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118128

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The constant orbital period of FF Ursae Majoris A56

R. F. Griffin

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116593

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Nitrogen line spectroscopy of O-stars - II. Surface nitrogen abundances for O-stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud A79

J. G. Rivero González, J. Puls, F. Najarro and I. Brott

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117790

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The ultracool dwarf DENIS-P J104814.7-395606 - Chromospheres and coronae at the low-mass end of the main-sequence A94

B. Stelzer, J. Alcalá, K. Biazzo, B. Ercolano, I. Crespo-Chacón, J. López-Santiago, R. Martínez-Arnáiz, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, E. Rigliaco, F. Leone and G. Cupani

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118097

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Spectral modelling of circular massive binary systems - Towards an understanding of the Struve-Sahade effect? A119

M. Palate and G. Rauw

Published online: 18 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117520

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Detecting and modelling the magnetic field of the β Cephei star V 2052 Ophiuchi A148

C. Neiner, E. Alecian, M. Briquet, M. Floquet, Y. Frémat, C. Martayan, O. Thizy and MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117941

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Multi-element Doppler imaging of the CP2 star HD 3980 A151

N. Nesvacil, T. Lüftinger, D. Shulyak, M. Obbrugger, W. Weiss, N. A. Drake, S. Hubrig, T. Ryabchikova, O. Kochukhov, N. Piskunov and N. Polosukhina

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117097

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The formation of sunspot penumbra - Magnetic field properties A19

R. Rezaei, N. Bello Gonzlez and R. Schlichenmaier

Published online: 21 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117485

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Magnetic field emergence in mesogranular-sized exploding granules observed with sunrise/IMaX data A21

J. Palacios, J. Blanco Rodríguez, S. Vargas Domínguez, V. Domingo, V. Martínez Pillet, J. A. Bonet, L. R. Bellot Rubio, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, S. K. Solanki, P. Barthol et al. (4 more)

Published online: 21 December 2011

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The role of photospheric shearing motions in a filament eruption related to the 2010 April 3 coronal mass ejection A28

F. P. Zuccarello, P. Romano, F. Zuccarello and S. Poedts

Published online: 22 December 2011

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On the physical meaning of n-distributions in solar flares A36

M. Karlický, E. Dzifčáková and J. Dudík

Published online: 23 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117860

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The effect of the environment on the P1/P2 period ratio for kink oscillations of coronal loops A41

B. Orza, I. Ballai, R. Jain and K. Murawski

Published online: 04 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117957

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Magnetoacoustic waves in diagnostics of the flare current sheets A46

P. Jelínek and M. Karlický

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117883

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Transverse coronal loop oscillations seen in unprecedented detail by AIA/SDO A49

R. S. White and E. Verwichte

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118093

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Magnetic flux emergence: a precursor of solar plasma expulsion A62

V. Archontis and A. W. Hood

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116956

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Resonant Alfvén waves in partially ionized plasmas of the solar atmosphere A84

R. Soler, J. Andries and M. Goossens

Published online: 13 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118235

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Magnetic and velocity fields of a solar pore A85

M. Sobotka, D. Del Moro, J. Jurčák and F. Berrilli

Published online: 12 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117851

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Numerical simulations of magnetoacoustic oscillations in a gravitationally stratified solar corona A96

P. Konkol, K. Murawski and T. V. Zaqarashvili

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117943

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Plasma diagnostic in eruptive prominences from SDO/AIA observations at 304 Å A100

N. Labrosse and K. McGlinchey

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117801

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Magnetohydrodynamic waves and their stability status in solar spicules A124

I. Zhelyazkov

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117780

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Siphon flow in a cool magnetic loop A130

C. Bethge, C. Beck, H. Peter and A. Lagg

Published online: 20 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118333

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Solar low-lying cool loops and their contribution to the transition region EUV output A150

C. Sasso, V. Andretta, D. Spadaro and R. Susino

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117580

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Catastrophic cooling and cessation of heating in the solar corona A152

H. Peter, S. Bingert and S. Kamio

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117889

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Rotation of an erupting filament observed by STEREO EUVI and COR1 instruments (Corrigendum) C1

A. Bemporad, M. Mierla and D. Tripathi

Published online: 19 December 2011

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

Planets and planetary systems

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Spectro-polarimetry of the bright side of Saturn’s moon Iapetus A23

C. Ejeta, H. Boehnhardt, S. Bagnulo and G. P. Tozzi

Published online: 21 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117870

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Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals A45

S. Henke, H.-P. Gail, M. Trieloff, W. H. Schwarz and T. Kleine

Published online: 06 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117177

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XIX. CoRoT-23b: a dense hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit A54

D. Rouan, H. Parviainen, C. Moutou, M. Deleuil, M. Fridlund, A. Ofir, M. Havel, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne et al. (33 more)

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117916

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Revisiting the “radial-drift barrier” of planet formation and its relevance in observed protoplanetary discs A61

G. Laibe, J.-F. Gonzalez and S. T. Maddison

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015349

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P/2010 A2 LINEAR - I. An impact in the asteroid main belt A69

O. R. Hainaut, J. Kleyna, G. Sarid, B. Hermalyn, A. Zenn, K. J. Meech, P. H. Schultz, H. Hsieh, G. Trancho, J. Pittichová and B. Yang

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118147

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The activity of main belt comets A71

M. T. Capria, S. Marchi, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Coradini and E. Ammannito

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117556

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5–14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids A73

J. Licandro, K. Hargrove, M. Kelley, H. Campins, J. Ziffer, V. Alí-Lagoa, Y. Fernández and A. Rivkin

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118142

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Physical studies of 81P/Wild 2 from the last two apparitions A101

Z.-Y. Lin, L. M. Lara, J. B. Vincent and W.-H. Ip

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116848

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Day and night side core cooling of a strongly irradiated giant planet A115

J. Budaj, I. Hubeny and A. Burrows

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117975

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Adding particle collisions to the formation of asteroids and Kuiper belt objects via streaming instabilities A125

A. Johansen, A. N. Youdin and Y. Lithwick

Published online: 19 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117701

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XXI. CoRoT-19b: a low density planet orbiting an old inactive F9V-star A136

E. W. Guenther, R. F. Díaz, J.-C. Gazzano, T. Mazeh, D. Rouan, N. Gibson, Sz. Csizmadia, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, J. M. Almenara et al. (44 more)

Published online: 23 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117706

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Dirac R-matrix collision strengths and effective collision strengths for transitions of Ni xvii A12

C. E. Hudson, P. H. Norrington, C. A. Ramsbottom and M. P. Scott

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117999

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Atomic data for the X-ray lines of Fe viii and Fe ix A22

B. O’Dwyer, G. Del Zanna, N. R. Badnell, H. E. Mason and P. J. Storey

Published online: 21 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117926

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Benchmarking atomic data for the CHIANTI atomic database: coronal lines observed by Hinode EIS A38

G. Del Zanna

Published online: 03 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117592

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Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas - XIV. The aluminum isoelectronic sequence A40

Sh. A. Abdel-Naby, D. Nikolić, T. W. Gorczyca, K. T. Korista and N. R. Badnell

Published online: 04 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117544

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Oscillator strengths for lines of astrophysical interest in Rh II A74

P. Quinet, E. Biémont, P. Palmeri, L. Engström, H. Hartman, H. Lundberg and H. Nilsson

Published online: 11 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118205

Astronomical instrumentation

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In-orbit performance of Herschel-HIFI A17

P. R. Roelfsema, F. P. Helmich, D. Teyssier, V. Ossenkopf, P. Morris, M. Olberg, R. Shipman, C. Risacher, M. Akyilmaz, R. Assendorp et al. (89 more)

Published online: 20 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015120

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Bayesian photon counting with electron-multiplying charge coupled devices (EMCCDs) A50

K. B. W. Harpsøe, M. I. Andersen and P. Kjægaard

Published online: 09 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117089

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Sources of straylight in the post-focus imaging instrumentation of the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope A80

M. G. Löfdahl and G. B. Scharmer

Published online: 13 January 2012

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Catalogs and data

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The AKARI NEP-Deep survey: a mid-infrared source catalogue A24

T. Takagi, H. Matsuhara, T. Goto, H. Hanami, M. Im, K. Imai, T. Ishigaki, H. M. Lee, M. G. Lee, M. Malkan et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117759

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A semi-empirical library of galaxy spectra for Gaia classification based on SDSS data and PÉGASE models A42

P. Tsalmantza, A. Karampelas, M. Kontizas, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, B. Rocca-Volmerange, E. Livanou, I. Bellas-Velidis, E. Kontizas and A. Vallenari

Published online: 05 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117125

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The Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP): the M 31 nova catalogue A43

C.-H. Lee, A. Riffeser, S. Seitz, R. Bender, J. Fliri, U. Hopp, C. Ries, O. Bärnbantner and C. Gössl

Published online: 06 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117068

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The second release of the Large Quasar Astrometric Catalog (LQAC-2) A99

J. Souchay, A. H. Andrei, C. Barache, S. Bouquillon, D. Suchet, F. Taris and R. Peralta

Published online: 16 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117954

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VVV DR1: The first data release of the Milky Way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared ESO public survey VISTA variables in the Vía Láctea A107

R. K. Saito, M. Hempel, D. Minniti, P. W. Lucas, M. Rejkuba, I. Toledo, O. A. Gonzalez, J. Alonso-García, M. J. Irwin, E. Gonzalez-Solares et al. (100 more)

Published online: 17 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118407

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Optimizing exoplanet transit searches around low-mass stars with inclination constraints A147

E. Herrero, I. Ribas, C. Jordi, E. F. Guinan and S. G. Engle

Published online: 25 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117809

Numerical methods and codes

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A new code to study structures in collisionally active, perturbed debris discs: application to binaries A65

P. Thébault

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117899

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MESS (multi-purpose exoplanet simulation system) - A Monte Carlo tool for the statistical analysis and prediction of exoplanet search results A67

M. Bonavita, G. Chauvin, S. Desidera, R. Gratton, M. Janson, J. L. Beuzit, M. Kasper and C. Mordasini

Published online: 10 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116852

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REBOUND: an open-source multi-purpose N-body code for collisional dynamics A128

H. Rein and S.-F. Liu

Published online: 20 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118085

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 537 (January 2012)

Letters

SXP 1062, a young Be X-ray binary pulsar with long spin period - Implications for the neutron star birth spin L1

Transmission spectrum of Venus as a transiting exoplanet L2

Orbital migration induced by anisotropic evaporation - Can hot Jupiters form hot Neptunes? L3

Strengthening the open cluster distance scale via VVV photometry L4

Where stars form and live at high redshift: clues from the infrared L5

The narrow, inner CO ring around the magnetic Herbig Ae star HD 101412 L6

The first outburst of the black-hole candidate MAXI J1836−194 observed by INTEGRAL, Swift, and RXTE L7

Observational evidence of quasar feedback quenching star formation at high redshift L8

Chemical differentiation toward the Pipe nebula starless cores L9

Detection of HF emission from the Orion Bar L10

Space weathering of Vesta and V-type asteroids: new irradiation experiments on HED meteorites L11

The spectroscopic evolution of the recurrent nova T Pyxidis during its 2011 outburst (Corrigendum) - I. The optically thick phase and the origin of moving lines in novae C2

Probing the origin of the microwave anomalous foreground (Corrigendum) C4

Astrophysical processes

Millimeter to X-ray flares from Sagittarius A* A52

Solar wind bulk velocity fluctuations acting as velocity space diffusion on comoving ions A95

Enhanced H2O formation through dust grain chemistry in X-ray exposed environments A102

Discovery of extended VHE γ-ray emission from the vicinity of the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1 A114

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Thermodynamics and dark energy A11

Fossil group origins - II. Unveiling the formation of the brightest group galaxies through their scaling relations A25

The XMM-BCS galaxy cluster survey - I. The X-ray selected cluster catalog from the initial 6 deg2 A39

The evolution of the star formation activity per halo mass up to redshift ~1.6 as seen by Herschel A58

Intracluster light in clusters of galaxies at redshifts 0.4 < z < 0.8 A64

Introducing the Dirac-Milne universe A78

Growth of perturbations in an expanding universe with Bose-Einstein condensate dark matter A127

Angular correlation functions of X-ray point-like sources in the full exposure XMM-LSS field A131

Modeling the evolution of infrared galaxies: clustering of galaxies in the cosmic infrared background A137

An XMM-Newton spatially-resolved study of metal abundance evolution in distant galaxy clusters A142

Extragalactic astronomy

The specific frequencies of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies A3

Rest-frame stacking of 2XMM catalog sources - Properties of the Fe Kα line A6

The dust extinction curves of gamma-ray burst host galaxies A15

Faint high-redshift AGN in the Chandra deep field south: the evolution of the AGN luminosity function and black hole demography A16

The age of extremely red and massive galaxies at very high redshift A31

Radio-optical-gamma-ray properties of MOJAVE AGN detected by Fermi/LAT A32

Detection of HCN, HCO+, and HNC in the Mrk 231 molecular outflow - Dense molecular gas in the AGN wind A44

Hard MeV–GeV spectra of blazars A47

The scaling relation between the mass of supermassive black holes and the kinetic energy of random motions of the host galaxies A48

The slowly declining type Ia supernova 2008fv and the near-infrared second maximum A57

Multiscale magnetic fields in spiral galaxies: evolution and reversals A68

Relativistic outflow drives γ-ray emission in 3C 345 A70

Dynamics of starbursting dwarf galaxies: I Zw 18 A72

Fe K emission from active galaxies in the COSMOS field A86

Hard X-ray spectral variability of the brightest Seyfert AGN in the Swift/BAT sample A87

Star formation and environment in clusters up to z ~ 2.2 A88

VLBI imaging of M 81* at 43 GHz A93

The VMC survey - III. Mass-loss rates and luminosities of LMC AGB stars A105

Spectra probing the number ratio of C- to M-type AGB stars in the NGC 6822 galaxy A108

Deconstructing blazars: A different scheme for jet kinematics in flat-spectrum AGN A112

I Zw 18 as morphological paradigm for rapidly assembling high-z galaxies A126

Dense molecular gas around AGN: HCN/CO in NGC 3227 A133

The Type II supernovae 2006V and 2006au: two SN 1987A-like events A140

Ram pressure stripping of the multiphase ISM and star formation in the Virgo spiral galaxy NGC 4330 A143

The relation between surface star formation rate density and spiral arms in NGC 5236 (M 83) A145

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Near- and mid-infrared colors of evolved stars in the Galactic plane. The Q1 and Q2 parameters A10

Luminosity and mass functions of the three main sequences of the globular cluster NGC 2808 A77

Abundance analysis of the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 14 A83

A VIMOS spectroscopy study of photometric variables and straggler candidates in ω Centauri A89

INTEGRAL constraints on the Galactic hard X-ray background from the Milky Way anticenter A92

The VMC survey - IV. The LMC star formation history and disk geometry from four VMC tiles A106

Variability and stellar populations with deep optical-IR images of the Milky Way disc: matching VVV with VLT/VIMOS data A116

Recent star formation in the inner Galactic bulge seen by ISOGAL - II. The central molecular zone A121

New white dwarfs in the Hyades - Results from kinematic and photometric studies A129

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Distinguishing between HII regions and planetary nebulae with Hi-GAL, WISE, MIPSGAL, and GLIMPSE A1

Tracing the evolutionary stage of Bok globules: CCS and NH3 A4

Polarization properties of OH masers in AGB and post-AGB stars A5

Observing a column-dependent ζ in dense interstellar sources: the case of the Horsehead nebula A7

Herschel/HIFI observations of molecular emission in protoplanetary nebulae and young planetary nebulae A8

Nitrogen hydrides and the H2 ortho-to-para ratio in dark clouds A20

The deep 3.4 μm interstellar absorption feature toward the IRAS 18511+0146 cluster A27

A far-infrared survey of bow shocks and detached shells around AGB stars and red supergiants A35

Ultraviolet absorption observations of intermediate-velocity cloud gas detected towards the M 15 globular cluster A51

Modelling Herschel observations of hot molecular gas emission from embedded low-mass protostars A55

Chemistry in disks - VI. CN and HCN in protoplanetary disks A60

Enhanced H₂O formation through dust grain chemistry in X-ray exposed environments A102

The XMM-BCS galaxy cluster survey - I. The X-ray selected cluster catalog from the initial 6 deg² A39

Detection of HCN, HCO⁺, and HNC in the Mrk 231 molecular outflow - Dense molecular gas in the AGN wind A44

Tracing the evolutionary stage of Bok globules: CCS and NH₃ A4

Nitrogen hydrides and the H₂ ortho-to-para ratio in dark clouds A20

Grids of stellar models with rotation - I. Models from 0.8 to 120 M_⊙ at solar metallicity (Z = 0.014) A146