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The IRAM-30m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - I. CF⁺ as a tracer of C⁺ and as a measure of the fluorine abundance L1

V. Guzmán, J. Pety, P. Gratier, J. R. Goicoechea, M. Gerin, E. Roueff and D. Teyssier

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219449

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Discovery of a TiO emission band in the infrared spectrum of the S star NP Aurigae L2

K. Smolders, T. Verhoelst, P. Neyskens, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, L. Decin, H. Van Winckel, S. Van Eck, G. C. Sloan, J. Cami, S. Hony et al. (3 more)

Published online: 26 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219520

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The spine of the swan: a Herschel study of the DR21 ridge and filaments in Cygnus X L3

M. Hennemann, F. Motte, N. Schneider, P. Didelon, T. Hill, D. Arzoumanian, S. Bontemps, T. Csengeri, Ph. André, V. Konyves et al. (24 more)

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219429

Press Release

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Temporal variations in the evaporating atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733b L4

A. Lecavelier des Etangs, V. Bourrier, P. J. Wheatley, H. Dupuy, D. Ehrenreich, A. Vidal-Madjar, G. Hébrard, G. E. Ballester, J.-M. Désert, R. Ferlet and D. K. Sing

Published online: 28 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219363

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Doppler tomography of transiting exoplanets: a prograde, low-inclined orbit for the hot Jupiter CoRoT-11b L5

D. Gandolfi, A. Collier Cameron, M. Endl, A. F. Lanza, C. Damiani, R. Alonso, W. D. Cochran, M. Deleuil, M. Fridlund, A. P. Hatzes and E. W. Guenther

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219533

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Anomaly distribution of quasar magnitudes: a test of lensing by a hypothetic supergiant molecular cloud in the Galactic halo L6

E. Giraud

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219487

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The globular cluster system of NGC 1316 - II. The extraordinary object SH2 L7

T. Richtler, B. Kumar, L. P. Bassino, B. Dirsch and A. J. Romanowsky

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219075

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An independent distance estimate to CW Leonis L8

M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. J. Barlow, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin, H. L. Gomez, P. C. Hargrave, F. Kerschbaum, D. Ladjal, T. L. Lim et al. (6 more)

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219604

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Search for variable gamma-ray emission from the Galactic plane in the Fermi data L9

A. Neronov, D. Malyshev, M. Chernyakova and A. Lutovinov

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219420

Astrophysical processes

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Galactic annihilation emission from nucleosynthesis positrons A3

P. Martin, A. W. Strong, P. Jean, A. Alexis and R. Diehl

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118721

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Stability of quasi-Keplerian shear flow in a laboratory experiment A94

E. Schartman, Hantao Ji, M. J. Burin and J. Goodman

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016252

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Polarization of synchrotron emission from relativistic reconfinement shocks with ordered magnetic fields A115

K. Nalewajko and M. Sikora

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219359

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Potential vorticity dynamics in the framework of disk shallow-water theory - II. Mixed barotropic-baroclinic instability A124

O. M. Umurhan

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218803

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Retrieving the three-dimensional matter power spectrum and galaxy biasing parameters from lensing tomography A2

P. Simon

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118224

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First LOFAR observations at very low frequencies of cluster-scale non-thermal emission: the case of Abell 2256 A43

R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering, D. A. Rafferty, R. Pizzo, A. Bonafede, M. Brüggen, G. Brunetti, C. Ferrari, E. Orrù, G. Heald et al. (75 more)

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219154

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Some clarifications about Lemaître-Tolman models of the Universe used to deal with the dark energy problem A71

M.-N. Célérier

Published online: 28 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219104

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Modelling the black hole silhouette in Sagittarius A* with ion tori A83

O. Straub, F. H. Vincent, M. A. Abramowicz, E. Gourgoulhon and T. Paumard

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219209

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Current constraints on early dark energy and growth index using latest observations A91

F. Y. Wang

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219348

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Planck intermediate results - I. Further validation of new Planck clusters with XMM-Newton A102

Planck Collaboration, N. Aghanim, M. Arnaud, M. Ashdown, F. Atrio-Barandela, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, A. Balbi, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro et al. (175 more)

Published online: 05 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118731

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Galaxy cluster angular-size data constraints on dark energy A104

Y. Chen and B. Ratra

Published online: 04 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117944

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An accurate measurement of the anisotropies and mean level of the cosmic infrared background at 100 μm and 160 μm A123

A. Pénin, G. Lagache, A. Noriega-Crespo, J. Grain, M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, N. Ponthieu, P. Martin, K. Blagrave and F. J. Lockman

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015929

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Mixing of blackbodies: entropy production and dissipation of sound waves in the early Universe A136

R. Khatri, R. A. Sunyaev and J. Chluba

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219590

Extragalactic astronomy

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IGR J12319–0749: evidence for another extreme blazar found with INTEGRAL A1

L. Bassani, R. Landi, F. E. Marshall, A. Malizia, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, N. Gehrels, P. Ubertini and N. Masetti

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219243

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Galaxy mass, cluster-centric distance and secular evolution: their role in the evolution of galaxies in clusters in the last 10 Gyr A19

A. Raichoor and S. Andreon

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219091

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The influence of the cluster environment on the star formation efficiency of 12 Virgo spiral galaxies A33

B. Vollmer, O. I. Wong, J. Braine, A. Chung and J. D. P. Kenney

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118690

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Near-infrared properties of asymptotic giant branch stars in nearby dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 205 A35

M. Y. Jung, J. Ko, J.-W. Kim, S.-H. Chun, H.-I. Kim and Y.-J. Sohn

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219033

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Isolated and non-isolated dwarfs in terms of modified Newtonian dynamics A47

G. Gentile, G. W. Angus, B. Famaey, S.-H. Oh and W. J. G. de Blok

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218997

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Compact radio emission from z ~ 0.2 X-ray bright AGN A57

J. Zuther, S. Fischer and A. Eckart

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118200

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High resolution IR observations of the starburst ring in NGC 7552 - One ring to rule them all? A61

B. R. Brandl, N. L. Martín-Hernández, D. Schaerer, M. Rosenberg and P. P. van der Werf

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117568

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Molecular gas and dust in the highly magnified z ~ 2.8 galaxy behind the Bullet Cluster A62

D. Johansson, C. Horellou, O. Lopez-Cruz, S. Muller, M. Birkinshaw, J. H. Black, M. N. Bremer, W. F. Wall, F. Bertoldi, E. Castillo and H. J. Ibarra-Medel

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117918

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A study of the remarkable galaxy system AM 546-324 (the core of Abell S0546) A64

M. Faúndez-Abans, A. C. Krabbe, M. de Oliveira-Abans, P. C. da Rocha-Poppe, I. Rodrigues, V. A. Fernandes-Martin and I. F. Fernandes

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219061

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e-MERLIN and VLBI observations of the luminous infrared galaxy IC 883: a nuclear starburst and an AGN candidate revealed A72

C. Romero-Cañizales, M. A. Pérez-Torres, A. Alberdi, M. K. Argo, R. J. Beswick, E. Kankare, F. Batejat, A. Efstathiou, S. Mattila, J. E. Conway et al. (4 more)

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218816

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Cool and warm dust emission from M 33 (HerM33es) A74

E. M. Xilouris, F. S. Tabatabaei, M. Boquien, C. Kramer, C. Buchbender, F. Bertoldi, S. Anderl, J. Braine, S. Verley, M. Relaño et al. (17 more)

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219291

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The dynamics of the bulge dominated galaxy NGC 7814 in MOND A76

G. W. Angus, K. J. van der Heyden and A. Diaferio

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219189

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Intra-day variability observations of S5 0716+714 over 4.5 years at 4.8 GHz A78

X. Liu, H.-G. Song, N. Marchili, B.-R. Liu, J. Liu, T. P. Krichbaum, L. Fuhrmann and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219367

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The physics and the structure of the quasar-driven outflow in Mrk 231 A99

C. Cicone, C. Feruglio, R. Maiolino, F. Fiore, E. Piconcelli, N. Menci, H. Aussel and E. Sturm

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218793

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Estimating the redshift of PKS 0447−439 through its GeV–TeV emission A111

E. Prandini, G. Bonnoli and F. Tavecchio

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118289

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Stripped gas as fuel for newly formed H ii regions in the encounter between VCC 1249 and M 49: a unified picture from NGVS and GUViCS A112

F. Arrigoni Battaia, G. Gavazzi, M. Fumagalli, A. Boselli, S. Boissier, L. Cortese, S. Heinis, L. Ferrarese, P. Côté, J. C. Mihos et al. (8 more)

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218895

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Recognizing magnetic structures by present and future radio telescopes with Faraday rotation measure synthesis A113

R. Beck, P. Frick, R. Stepanov and D. Sokoloff

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219094

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Resolved [CII] emission in a lensed quasar at z = 4.4 A114

S. Gallerani, R. Neri, R. Maiolino, S. Martín, C. De Breuck, F. Walter, P. Caselli, M. Krips, M. Meneghetti, T. Nagao et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118705

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On the redshift of the bright BL Lacertae object PKS 0048-097 A116

M. Landoni, R. Falomo, A. Treves, B. Sbarufatti, R. Decarli, F. Tavecchio and J. Kotilainen

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219114

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Comparing galaxy populations in compact and loose groups of galaxies A119

V. Coenda, H. Muriel and H. J. Martínez

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118318

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Self-gravitating equilibrium models of dwarf galaxies and the minimum mass for star formation A129

E. I. Vorobyov, S. Recchi and G. Hensler

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219113

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The globular cluster system of NGC 1316 - I. Wide-field photometry in the Washington system A131

T. Richtler, L. P. Bassino, B. Dirsch and B. Kumar

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118589

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Are passive red spirals truly passive? - The current star formation activity of optically red disc galaxies A132

L. Cortese

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219443

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The analysis of the broad hydrogen Balmer line ratios: Possible implications for the physical properties of the broad line region of AGNs A142

D. Ilić, L. Č. Popović, G. La Mura, S. Ciroi and P. Rafanelli

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219299

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Near-infrared spectroscopy of a nitrogen-loud quasar SDSS J1707+6443 A143

N. Araki, T. Nagao, K. Matsuoka, A. Marconi, R. Maiolino, H. Ikeda, T. Hashimoto, Y. Taniguchi and T. Murayama

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118477

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Ionised gas abundances in barred spiral galaxies A150

E. Florido, I. Pérez, A. Zurita and P. Sánchez-Blázquez

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118292

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The effect of intermediate-mass close binaries on the chemical evolution of globular clusters A4

D. Vanbeveren, N. Mennekens and J. P. De Greve

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118081

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Inverse dynamical population synthesis - Constraining the initial conditions of young stellar clusters by studying their binary populations A8

M. Marks and P. Kroupa

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118231

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Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS - II. The complete high resolution extinction map and implications for Galactic bulge studies A13

O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali, E. Valenti, D. Minniti, M. Schultheis, R. Tobar and B. Chen

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219222

Highlight

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Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - IV. Lithium abundances A28

P. E. Nissen and W. J. Schuster

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219342

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Integrated J- and H-band spectra of globular clusters in the LMC: implications for stellar population models and galaxy age dating A75

M. Lyubenova, H. Kuntschner, M. Rejkuba, D. R. Silva, M. Kissler-Patig and L. E. Tacconi-Garman

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218847

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High-velocity stars in the cores of globular clusters: the illustrative case of NGC 2808 A82

N. Lützgendorf, A. Gualandris, M. Kissler-Patig, K. Gebhardt, H. Baumgardt, E. Noyola, J. M. D. Kruijssen, B. Jalali, P. T. de Zeeuw and N. Neumayer

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219062

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Proper motions and membership probabilities of stars in the region of globular cluster NGC 6809 A87

D. P. Sariya, R. K. S. Yadav and A. Bellini

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219306

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New members of the massive stellar population in Cygnus A101

F. Comerón and A. Pasquali

Published online: 05 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219022

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Aluminum abundances of multiple stellar generations in the globular cluster NGC 1851 A117

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

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219277

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Towards the field binary population: influence of orbital decay on close binaries A126

C. Korntreff, T. Kaczmarek and S. Pfalzner

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118019

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Variable stars in the globular cluster M 28 (NGC 6626) A148

G. Prieto, M. Catelan, R. Contreras Ramos, B. J. Pritzl, H. A. Smith and J. Alonso-García

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118523

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Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way - I. The pipeline and fundamental parameters in the second quadrant A156

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

Published online: 16 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118708

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The desorption of H₂CO from interstellar grains analogues A5

J. A. Noble, P. Theule, F. Mispelaer, F. Duvernay, G. Danger, E. Congiu, F. Dulieu and T. Chiavassa

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219437

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On the nature of dust clouds in the region towards M 81 and NGC 3077 A21

A. Heithausen

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117861

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Kinematics of the inner thousand AU region around the young massive star AFGL 2591–VLA3: a massive disk candidate? A22

K.-S. Wang, F. F. S. van der Tak and M. R. Hogerheijde

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117044

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Study of the luminous blue variable star candidate G26.47+0.02 and its environment A23

S. Paron, J. A. Combi, A. Petriella and E. Giacani

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218919

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The open cluster NGC 6823 and possible triggered star formation associated with SNR G59.5+0.1 A24

Jin-Long Xu and Jun-Jie Wang

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219072

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Spectral line survey of the ultracompact HII region Monoceros R2 A27

D. Ginard, M. González-García, A. Fuente, J. Cernicharo, T. Alonso-Albi, P. Pilleri, M. Gerin, S. García-Burillo, V. Ossenkopf, J. R. Rizzo et al. (5 more)

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118347

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On the origin of [Ne II] emission in young stars: mid-infrared and optical observations with the Very Large Telescope A30

C. Baldovin-Saavedra, M. Audard, A. Carmona, M. Güdel, K. Briggs, L. M. Rebull, S. L. Skinner and B. Ercolano

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118329

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An extension of the DUSTY radiative transfer code and an application to OH 26.5 and TT Cygni A36

M. A. T. Groenewegen

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218965

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Radial molecular abundances and gas cooling in starless cores A38

O. Sipilä

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219083

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Interstellar reddening towards six small areas in Puppis-Vela A39

G. A. P. Franco

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219007

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Molecular abundances in the inner layers of IRC +10216 A48

M. Agúndez, J. P. Fonfría, J. Cernicharo, C. Kahane, F. Daniel and M. Guélin

Published online: 26 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218963

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Non-thermal processes in bowshocks of runaway stars - Application to ζ Ophiuchi A56

M. V. del Valle and G. E. Romero

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218937

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Accretion-related properties of Herbig Ae/Be stars - Comparison with T Tauris A59

I. Mendigutía, A. Mora, B. Montesinos, C. Eiroa, G. Meeus, B. Merín and R. D. Oudmaijer

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219110

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A spectral line survey of the starless and proto-stellar cores detected by BLAST toward the Vela-D molecular cloud A65

J. L. Morales Ortiz, L. Olmi, M. Burton, M. De Luca, D. Elia, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi and F. Strafella

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218836

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Constraining the circumbinary envelope of Z Canis Majoris via imaging polarimetry A70

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

Published online: 28 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117762

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AMBER and CRIRES observations of the binary sgB[e] star HD 327083: evidence of a gaseous disc traced by CO bandhead emission A77

H. E. Wheelwright, W. J. de Wit, G. Weigelt, R. D. Oudmaijer and J. D. Ilee

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219325

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Properties of dust at the Galactic center probed by AKARI far-infrared spectral mapping - Detection of a dust feature A79

H. Kaneda, A. Yasuda, T. Onaka, M. Kawada, N. Murakami, T. Nakagawa, Y. Okada and H. Takahashi

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219238

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The high-mass disk candidates NGC 7538IRS1 and NGC 7538S A88

H. Beuther, H. Linz and Th. Henning

Published online: 04 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219128

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Dark gas in the solar neighborhood from extinction data A103

D. Paradis, K. Dobashi, T. Shimoikura, A. Kawamura, T. Onishi, Y. Fukui and J.-P. Bernard

Published online: 04 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118740

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Polarisation properties of Milky-Way-like galaxies A127

X. H. Sun and W. Reich

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218802

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Protostellar disk formation and transport of angular momentum during magnetized core collapse A128

M. Joos, P. Hennebelle and A. Ciardi

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118730

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A phenomenological model for the X-ray spectrum of nova V2491 Cygni A134

C. Pinto, J.-U. Ness, F. Verbunt, J. S. Kaastra, E. Costantini and R. G. Detmers

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117835

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The molecular gas content of the Pipe Nebula - I. Direct evidence of outflow-generated turbulence in B59? A140

A. Duarte-Cabral, A. Chrysostomou, N. Peretto, G. A. Fuller, B. Matthews, G. Schieven and G. R. Davis

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219240

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Nitrogen hydrides in interstellar gas - II. Analysis of Herschel/HIFI observations towards W49N and G10.6 − 0.4 (W31C) A145

C. M. Persson, M. De Luca, B. Mookerjea, A. O. H. Olofsson, J. H. Black, M. Gerin, E. Herbst, T. A. Bell, A. Coutens, B. Godard et al. (7 more)

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118686

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The bipolar outflow and disk of the brown dwarf ISO 217 A151

V. Joergens, A. Pohl, A. Sicilia-Aguilar and Th. Henning

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219206

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Deuterated methanol in Orion BN/KL A152

T.-C. Peng, D. Despois, N. Brouillet, B. Parise and A. Baudry

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118310

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Multi-frequency observations of SNR J0453–6829 in the LMC - A composite supernova remnant with a pulsar wind nebula A154

F. Haberl, M. D. Filipović, L. M. Bozzetto, E. J. Crawford, S. D. Points, W. Pietsch, A. Y. De Horta, N. Tothill, J. L. Payne and M. Sasaki

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218971

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Nitrogen oxides and carbon chain oxides formed after ion irradiation of CO:N₂ ice mixtures A155

D. Sicilia, S. Ioppolo, T. Vindigni, G. A. Baratta and M. E. Palumbo

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219390

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Revealing the inner circumstellar disk of the T Tauri star S Coronae Australis N using the VLTI A162

J. Vural, A. Kreplin, S. Kraus, G. Weigelt, T. Driebe, M. Benisty, M. Dugué, F. Massi, J.-L. Monin and M. Vannier

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218892

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A far-infrared survey of bow shocks and detached shells around AGB stars and red supergiants (Corrigendum) C1

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: 03 July 2012

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

Stellar structure and evolution

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A double component in GRB 090618: a proto-black hole and a genuinely long gamma-ray burst A10

L. Izzo, R. Ruffini, A. V. Penacchioni, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, S. K. Chakrabarti, J. A. Rueda, A. Nandi and B. Patricelli

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117436

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A complete X-ray spectral coverage of the 2010 May–June outbursts of Circinus X-1 A20

A. D’Aì, E. Bozzo, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, E. Egron and N. R. Robba

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118577

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A new soft X-ray spectral model for polars with an application to AM Herculis A41

K. Beuermann, V. Burwitz and K. Reinsch

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219217

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XMM-Newton observations of GX 13 + 1: correlation between photoionised absorption and broad line emission A50

M. Díaz Trigo, L. Sidoli, L. Boirin and A. N. Parmar

Published online: 26 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219049

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Molecular hydrogen jets and outflows in the Serpens South filamentary cloud A51

G. D. C. Teixeira, M. S. N. Kumar, R. Bachiller and J. M. C. Grave

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218845

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Oscillation mode frequencies of 61 main-sequence and subgiant stars observed by Kepler A54

T. Appourchaux, W. J. Chaplin, R. A. García, M. Gruberbauer, G. A. Verner, H. M. Antia, O. Benomar, T. L. Campante, G. R. Davies, S. Deheuvels et al. (18 more)

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218948

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Calibrating the projection factor for Galactic Cepheids A55

C.-C. Ngeow, H. R. Neilson, N. Nardetto and M. Marengo

Published online: 26 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218780

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CD-62°1346: an extreme halo or hypervelocity CH star? A58

C. B. Pereira, E. Jilinski, N. A. Drake, D. B. de Castro, V. G. Ortega, C. Chavero and F. Roig

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219122

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Simulations of protostellar collapse using multigroup radiation hydrodynamics - I. The first collapse A60

N. Vaytet, E. Audit, G. Chabrier, B. Commerçon and J. Masson

Published online: 26 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219427

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Wide-band simultaneous observations of pulsars: disentangling dispersion measure and profile variations A66

T. E. Hassall, B. W. Stappers, J. W. T. Hessels, M. Kramer, A. Alexov, K. Anderson, T. Coenen, A. Karastergiou, E. F. Keane, V. I. Kondratiev et al. (84 more)

Published online: 27 June 2012

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The internal structure of neutron stars and white dwarfs, and the Jacobi virial equation A67

A. Claret

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219176

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The size, luminosity, and motion of the extreme carbon star IRC+10216 (CW Leonis) A73

K. M. Menten, M. J. Reid, T. Kamiński and M. J. Claussen

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219422

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Coronal activity cycles in nearby G and K stars - XMM-Newton monitoring of 61 Cygni and α Centauri A84

J. Robrade, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and F. Favata

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219046

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Five-year optical and near-infrared observations of the extremely slow nova V1280 Scorpii A86

H. Naito, S. Mizoguchi, A. Arai, A. Tajitsu, S. Narusawa, M. Yamanaka, M. Fujii, T. Iijima, K. Kinugasa, M. Kurita et al. (3 more)

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118315

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Precise modeling of the exoplanet host star and CoRoT main target HD 52265 A96

M. E. Escobar, S. Théado, S. Vauclair, J. Ballot, S. Charpinet, N. Dolez, A. Hui-Bon-Hoa, G. Vauclair, L. Gizon, S. Mathur et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218969

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The mass of the planet-hosting giant star β Geminorum determined from its p-mode oscillation spectrum A98

A. P. Hatzes, M. Zechmeister, J. Matthews, R. Kuschnig, G. A. H. Walker, M. Döllinger, D. B. Guenther, A. F. J. Moffat, S. M. Rucinski, D. Sasselov and W. W. Weiss

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219332

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Age and helium content of the open cluster NGC 6791 from multiple eclipsing binary members - II. Age dependencies and new insights A106

K. Brogaard, D. A. VandenBerg, H. Bruntt, F. Grundahl, S. Frandsen, L. R. Bedin, A. P. Milone, A. Dotter, G. A. Feiden, P. B. Stetson et al. (4 more)

Published online: 05 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219196

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Thermohaline instability and rotation-induced mixing - III. Grid of stellar models and asymptotic asteroseismic quantities from the pre-main sequence up to the AGB for low- and intermediate-mass stars of various metallicities A108

N. Lagarde, T. Decressin, C. Charbonnel, P. Eggenberger, S. Ekström and A. Palacios

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118331

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Amplitudes of solar-like oscillations in red giant stars - Evidence for non-adiabatic effects using CoRoT observations A120

R. Samadi, K. Belkacem, M.-A. Dupret, H.-G. Ludwig, F. Baudin, E. Caffau, M.-J. Goupil and C. Barban

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219253

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Long-term luminosity behavior of 14 ultracompact X-ray binaries A121

L. M. van Haaften, R. Voss and G. Nelemans

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118067

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Search for radio pulsations in LS I +61 303 A122

A. Cañellas, B. C. Joshi, J. M. Paredes, C. H. Ishwara-Chandra, J. Moldón, V. Zabalza, J. Martí and M. Ribó

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117619

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VLT and Suzaku observations of the Fermi pulsar PSR J1028−5819 A130

R. P. Mignani, M. Razzano, P. Esposito, A. De Luca, M. Marelli, S. R. Oates and P. Saz-Parkinson

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218869

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The birth rate of supernovae from double-degenerate and core-degenerate systems A137

X. Meng and W. Yang

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218810

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The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries - III. A reexamination of HW Virginis A138

K. Beuermann, S. Dreizler, F. V. Hessman and J. Deller

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219391

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Searching for X-ray emission from AGB stars A147

S. Ramstedt, R. Montez, J. Kastner and W. H. T. Vlemmings

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118516

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Hot subdwarf stars in close-up view - II. Rotational properties of single and wide binary subdwarf B stars A149

S. Geier and U. Heber

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219463

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Hyperons in neutron-star cores and a 2 M_⊙ pulsar A157

I. Bednarek, P. Haensel, J. L. Zdunik, M. Bejger and R. Mańka

Published online: 16 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118560

Stellar atmospheres

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Chemical abundances of hot post-AGB stars A11

D. R. C. Mello, S. Daflon, C. B. Pereira and I. Hubeny

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117591

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O-star mass-loss rates at low metallicity A18

L. B. Lucy

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219439

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The remarkable solar twin HIP 56948: a prime target in the quest for other Earths A29

J. Meléndez, M. Bergemann, J. G. Cohen, M. Endl, A. I. Karakas, I. Ramírez, W. D. Cochran, D. Yong, P. J. MacQueen, C. Kobayashi and M. Asplund

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117222

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Detection of the 128-day radial velocity variations in the supergiant α Persei - Rotational modulations, pulsations, or a planet? A37

B.-C. Lee, I. Han, M.-G. Park, K.-M. Kim and D. E. Mkrtichian

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118539

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Quantitative spectroscopy of Galactic BA-type supergiants - I. Atmospheric parameters A80

M. Firnstein and N. Przybilla

Published online: 29 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219034

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A peculiar Of star in the Local Group galaxy IC 1613 A85

A. Herrero, M. Garcia, J. Puls, K. Uytterhoeven, F. Najarro, D. J. Lennon and J. G. Rivero-González

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118383

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Nitrogen line spectroscopy in O-stars - III. The earliest O-stars A95

J. G. Rivero González, J. Puls, P. Massey and F. Najarro

Published online: 04 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218955

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14 Ceti: a probable Ap-star-descendant entering the Hertzsprung gap A118

M. Aurière, R. Konstantinova-Antova, P. Petit, C. Charbonnel, S. Van Eck, J.-F. Donati, F. Lignières and T. Roudier

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219324

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Magnetic activity and differential rotation in the young Sun-like stars KIC 7985370 and KIC 7765135 A146

H.-E. Fröhlich, A. Frasca, G. Catanzaro, A. Bonanno, E. Corsaro, J. Molenda-Żakowicz, A. Klutsch and D. Montes

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219167

The Sun

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Chromospheric jets around the edges of sunspots A6

R. J. Morton

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219137

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The solar differential rotation in the 18th century A7

R. Arlt and H.-E. Fröhlich

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219266

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Measuring the apparent phase speed of propagating EUV disturbances A9

D. Yuan and V. M. Nakariakov

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218848

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Intensity variations associated with fast sausage modes A12

M. Gruszecki, V. M. Nakariakov and T. Van Doorsselaere

Published online: 20 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118168

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Non-local thermodynamic equilibrium inversions from a 3D magnetohydrodynamic chromospheric model A34

J. de la Cruz Rodríguez, H. Socas-Navarro, M. Carlsson and J. Leenaarts

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218825

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Quantifying solar superactive regions with vector magnetic field observations A49

A. Q. Chen and J. X. Wang

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118037

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Determination of the acceleration region size in a loop-structured solar flare A53

J. Guo, A. G. Emslie, E. P. Kontar, F. Benvenuto, A. M. Massone and M. Piana

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219341

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The role of radiative losses in the late evolution of pulse-heated coronal loops/strands A90

F. Reale and E. Landi

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219280

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Dynamics of quiescent prominence fine structures analyzed by 2D non-LTE modelling of the Hα line A93

S. Gunár, P. Mein, B. Schmieder, P. Heinzel and N. Mein

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218940

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Expansion of magnetic clouds in the outer heliosphere A107

A. M. Gulisano, P. Démoulin, S. Dasso and L. Rodriguez

Published online: 05 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118748

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The standard flare model in three dimensions - I. Strong-to-weak shear transition in post-flare loops A110

G. Aulanier, M. Janvier and B. Schmieder

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219311

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Spectropolarimetric signatures of anisotropic velocity distributions of optically thin coronal UV lines A158

A. Khan and E. Landi Degl’Innocenti

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219164

Planets and planetary systems

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The role of Mab as a source for the μ ring of Uranus A17

R. Sfair and S. M. Giuliatti Winter

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117346

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in protoplanetary disks: emission and X-ray destruction A25

R. Siebenmorgen and F. Heymann

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219039

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Rotation-stimulated structures in the CN and C₃ comae of comet 103P/Hartley 2 close to the EPOXI encounter A32

W. Waniak, G. Borisov, M. Drahus and T. Bonev

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118192

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Period of the Slichter mode of Mercury and its possible observation A40

A. Coyette, T. Van Hoolst and V. Dehant

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218891

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The frequency of giant planets around metal-poor stars A45

A. Mortier, N. C. Santos, A. Sozzetti, M. Mayor, D. Latham, X. Bonfils and S. Udry

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118651

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Evidence for nine planets in the HD 10180 system A52

M. Tuomi

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118518

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Minimizing follow-up for space-based transit surveys using full lightcurve analysis A63

S. V. Nefs, I. A. G. Snellen and E. J. W. de Mooij

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118140

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Determination of binary asteroid orbits with a genetic-based algorithm A68

F. Vachier, J. Berthier and F. Marchis

Published online: 27 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118408

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The circumstellar disk of HH 30 - Searching for signs of disk evolution with multi-wavelength modeling A81

D. Madlener, S. Wolf, A. Dutrey and S. Guilloteau

Published online: 02 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117615

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Overabundance of α-elements in exoplanet-hosting stars A89

V. Zh. Adibekyan, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, G. Israelian, E. Delgado Mena, J. I. González Hernández, M. Mayor, C. Lovis and S. Udry

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219564

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Shape reconstruction of irregular bodies with multiple complementary data sources A97

M. Kaasalainen and M. Viikinkoski

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219267

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Chaotic diffusion caused by close encounters with several massive asteroids - The (4) Vesta case A105

V. Carruba, M. Huaman, S. Douwens and R. C. Domingos

Published online: 05 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218908

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Multi-object spectroscopy of stars in the CoRoT fields - II. The stellar population of the CoRoT fields IRa01, LRa01, LRa02, and LRa06 A125

E. W. Guenther, D. Gandolfi, D. Sebastian, M. Deleuil, C. Moutou and F. Cusano

Published online: 10 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219121

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Differentiation and core formation in accreting planetesimals A141

W. Neumann, D. Breuer and T. Spohn

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219157

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HDO and SO₂ thermal mapping on Venus: evidence for strong SO₂ variability A153

T. Encrenaz, T. K. Greathouse, H. Roe, M. Richter, J. Lacy, B. Bézard, T. Fouchet and T. Widemann

Published online: 13 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219419

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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On the origin of LS 5039 and PSR J1825−1446 A26

J. Moldón, M. Ribó, J. M. Paredes, W. Brisken, V. Dhawan, M. Kramer, A. G. Lyne and B. W. Stappers

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219205

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The solar system’s invariable plane A133

D. Souami and J. Souchay

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219011

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic decay data for modeling K lines of iron peak and light odd-Z elements A44

P. Palmeri, P. Quinet, C. Mendoza, M. A. Bautista, J. García, M. C. Witthoeft and T. R. Kallman

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219438

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The submillimeter-wave spectrum of the doubly deuterated species of methyl formate HCOOCD₂H A46

L. H. Coudert, L. Margulès, T. R. Huet, R. A. Motiyenko, H. Møllendal and J.-C. Guillemin

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219120

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High-resolution study of oscillator strengths and predissociation rates for ¹²C¹⁶O - W-X bands and Rydberg complexes between 92.9 and 93.4 nm A69

M. Eidelsberg, J. L. Lemaire, S. R. Federman, G. Stark, A. N. Heays, Y. Sheffer, L. Gavilan, J.-H. Fillion, F. Rostas, J. R. Lyons et al. (5 more)

Published online: 28 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118766

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Analysis of the terahertz rotational spectrum of the three mono-¹³C ethyl cyanides (¹³C–CH₃CH₂CN) A135

C. Richard, L. Margulès, R. A. Motiyenko and J.-C. Guillemin

Published online: 11 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219713

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Atomic data for astrophysics: Fe xii soft X-ray lines A139

G. Del Zanna, P. J. Storey, N. R. Badnell and H. E. Mason

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219023

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Atomic data for astrophysics: Fe xiii soft X-ray lines A144

G. Del Zanna and P. J. Storey

Published online: 12 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219193

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Theoretical and laboratory spectra of sodium perturbed by molecular hydrogen A159

N. F. Allard, J. F. Kielkopf, F. Spiegelman, G. Tinetti and J. P. Beaulieu

Published online: 16 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219037

Astronomical instrumentation

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Error characterization of the Gaia astrometric solution - I. Mathematical basis of the covariance expansion model A14

B. Holl and L. Lindegren

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218807

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Error characterization of the Gaia astrometric solution - II. Validating the covariance expansion model A15

B. Holl, L. Lindegren and D. Hobbs

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218808

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A novel technique to control differential birefringence in optical interferometers - Demonstration on the PIONIER-VLTI instrument A31

B. Lazareff, J.-B. Le Bouquin and J.-P. Berger

Published online: 22 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219160

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Strategies for the deconvolution of hypertelescope images A42

C. Aime, H. Lantéri, M. Diet and A. Carlotti

Published online: 25 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117554

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An atmospheric radiation model for Cerro Paranal - I. The optical spectral range A92

S. Noll, W. Kausch, M. Barden, A. M. Jones, C. Szyszka, S. Kimeswenger and J. Vinther

Published online: 03 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219040

Catalogs and data

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Gaia Universe model snapshot - A statistical analysis of the expected contents of the Gaia catalogue A100

A. C. Robin, X. Luri, C. Reylé, Y. Isasi, E. Grux, S. Blanco-Cuaresma, F. Arenou, C. Babusiaux, M. Belcheva, R. Drimmel et al. (10 more)

Published online: 09 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118646

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Atmospheric parameters of 82 red giants in the Kepler field A160

A. O. Thygesen, S. Frandsen, H. Bruntt, T. Kallinger, M. F. Andersen, Y. P. Elsworth, S. Hekker, C. Karoff, D. Stello, K. Brogaard et al. (3 more)

Published online: 16 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219237

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Submillimetre photometry of 323 nearby galaxies from the Herschel Reference Survey A161

L. Ciesla, A. Boselli, M. W. L. Smith, G. J. Bendo, L. Cortese, S. Eales, S. Bianchi, M. Boquien, V. Buat, J. Davies et al. (16 more)

Published online: 16 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219216

Numerical methods and codes

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Adaptable radiative transfer innovations for submillimetre telescopes (ARTIST) - Dust polarisation module (DustPol) A16

M. Padovani, C. Brinch, J. M. Girart, J. K. Jørgensen, P. Frau, P. Hennebelle, R. Kuiper, W. H. T. Vlemmings, F. Bertoldi, M. Hogerheijde et al. (2 more)

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219028

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Fast approximation of angle-dependent partial redistribution in moving atmospheres A109

J. Leenaarts, T. Pereira and H. Uitenbroek

Published online: 06 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219394

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 543 (July 2012)

Letters

The IRAM-30m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - I. CF+ as a tracer of C+ and as a measure of the fluorine abundance L1

Discovery of a TiO emission band in the infrared spectrum of the S star NP Aurigae L2

The spine of the swan: a Herschel study of the DR21 ridge and filaments in Cygnus X L3

Temporal variations in the evaporating atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733b L4

Doppler tomography of transiting exoplanets: a prograde, low-inclined orbit for the hot Jupiter CoRoT-11b L5

Anomaly distribution of quasar magnitudes: a test of lensing by a hypothetic supergiant molecular cloud in the Galactic halo L6

The globular cluster system of NGC 1316 - II. The extraordinary object SH2 L7

An independent distance estimate to CW Leonis L8

Search for variable gamma-ray emission from the Galactic plane in the Fermi data L9

Astrophysical processes

Galactic annihilation emission from nucleosynthesis positrons A3

Stability of quasi-Keplerian shear flow in a laboratory experiment A94

Polarization of synchrotron emission from relativistic reconfinement shocks with ordered magnetic fields A115

Potential vorticity dynamics in the framework of disk shallow-water theory - II. Mixed barotropic-baroclinic instability A124

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Retrieving the three-dimensional matter power spectrum and galaxy biasing parameters from lensing tomography A2

First LOFAR observations at very low frequencies of cluster-scale non-thermal emission: the case of Abell 2256 A43

Some clarifications about Lemaître-Tolman models of the Universe used to deal with the dark energy problem A71

Modelling the black hole silhouette in Sagittarius A* with ion tori A83

Current constraints on early dark energy and growth index using latest observations A91

Planck intermediate results - I. Further validation of new Planck clusters with XMM-Newton A102

Galaxy cluster angular-size data constraints on dark energy A104

An accurate measurement of the anisotropies and mean level of the cosmic infrared background at 100 μm and 160 μm A123

Mixing of blackbodies: entropy production and dissipation of sound waves in the early Universe A136

Extragalactic astronomy

IGR J12319–0749: evidence for another extreme blazar found with INTEGRAL A1

Galaxy mass, cluster-centric distance and secular evolution: their role in the evolution of galaxies in clusters in the last 10 Gyr A19

The influence of the cluster environment on the star formation efficiency of 12 Virgo spiral galaxies A33

Near-infrared properties of asymptotic giant branch stars in nearby dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 205 A35

Isolated and non-isolated dwarfs in terms of modified Newtonian dynamics A47

Compact radio emission from z ~ 0.2 X-ray bright AGN A57

High resolution IR observations of the starburst ring in NGC 7552 - One ring to rule them all? A61

Molecular gas and dust in the highly magnified z ~ 2.8 galaxy behind the Bullet Cluster A62

A study of the remarkable galaxy system AM 546-324 (the core of Abell S0546) A64

e-MERLIN and VLBI observations of the luminous infrared galaxy IC 883: a nuclear starburst and an AGN candidate revealed A72

Cool and warm dust emission from M 33 (HerM33es) A74

The dynamics of the bulge dominated galaxy NGC 7814 in MOND A76

Intra-day variability observations of S5 0716+714 over 4.5 years at 4.8 GHz A78

The physics and the structure of the quasar-driven outflow in Mrk 231 A99

Estimating the redshift of PKS 0447−439 through its GeV–TeV emission A111

Stripped gas as fuel for newly formed H ii regions in the encounter between VCC 1249 and M 49: a unified picture from NGVS and GUViCS A112

Recognizing magnetic structures by present and future radio telescopes with Faraday rotation measure synthesis A113

Resolved [CII] emission in a lensed quasar at z = 4.4 A114

On the redshift of the bright BL Lacertae object PKS 0048-097 A116

Comparing galaxy populations in compact and loose groups of galaxies A119

Self-gravitating equilibrium models of dwarf galaxies and the minimum mass for star formation A129

The globular cluster system of NGC 1316 - I. Wide-field photometry in the Washington system A131

Are passive red spirals truly passive? - The current star formation activity of optically red disc galaxies A132

The analysis of the broad hydrogen Balmer line ratios: Possible implications for the physical properties of the broad line region of AGNs A142

Near-infrared spectroscopy of a nitrogen-loud quasar SDSS J1707+6443 A143

Ionised gas abundances in barred spiral galaxies A150

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

The effect of intermediate-mass close binaries on the chemical evolution of globular clusters A4

Inverse dynamical population synthesis - Constraining the initial conditions of young stellar clusters by studying their binary populations A8

Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS - II. The complete high resolution extinction map and implications for Galactic bulge studies A13

Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - IV. Lithium abundances A28

Integrated J- and H-band spectra of globular clusters in the LMC: implications for stellar population models and galaxy age dating A75

High-velocity stars in the cores of globular clusters: the illustrative case of NGC 2808 A82

Proper motions and membership probabilities of stars in the region of globular cluster NGC 6809 A87

New members of the massive stellar population in Cygnus A101

Aluminum abundances of multiple stellar generations in the globular cluster NGC 1851 A117

Towards the field binary population: influence of orbital decay on close binaries A126

Variable stars in the globular cluster M 28 (NGC 6626) A148

Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way - I. The pipeline and fundamental parameters in the second quadrant A156

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The desorption of H2CO from interstellar grains analogues A5

On the nature of dust clouds in the region towards M 81 and NGC 3077 A21

Kinematics of the inner thousand AU region around the young massive star AFGL 2591–VLA3: a massive disk candidate? A22

Study of the luminous blue variable star candidate G26.47+0.02 and its environment A23

The open cluster NGC 6823 and possible triggered star formation associated with SNR G59.5+0.1 A24

Spectral line survey of the ultracompact HII region Monoceros R2 A27

On the origin of [Ne II] emission in young stars: mid-infrared and optical observations with the Very Large Telescope A30

An extension of the DUSTY radiative transfer code and an application to OH 26.5 and TT Cygni A36

Radial molecular abundances and gas cooling in starless cores A38

Interstellar reddening towards six small areas in Puppis-Vela A39

Molecular abundances in the inner layers of IRC +10216 A48

Non-thermal processes in bowshocks of runaway stars - Application to ζ Ophiuchi A56

The IRAM-30m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - I. CF⁺ as a tracer of C⁺ and as a measure of the fluorine abundance L1

The desorption of H₂CO from interstellar grains analogues A5

Nitrogen oxides and carbon chain oxides formed after ion irradiation of CO:N₂ ice mixtures A155

Hyperons in neutron-star cores and a 2 M_⊙ pulsar A157