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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 544 (August 2012)

Letters

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First starlight spectrum captured using an integrated photonic micro-spectrograph L1

N. Cvetojevic, N. Jovanovic, C. Betters, J. S. Lawrence, S. C. Ellis, G. Robertson and J. Bland-Hawthorn

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219116

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Activity restart – a key to explaining the morphology of J1211+743 L2

Andrzej Marecki

Published online: 24 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219638

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Discovery of a double eclipsing binary with periods near a 3:2 ratio L3

P. Cagaš and O. Pejcha

Published online: 24 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219815

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Angular momentum transport in stellar interiors constrained by rotational splittings of mixed modes in red giants L4

P. Eggenberger, J. Montalbán and A. Miglio

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219729

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Detection of an asymmetry in the envelope of the carbon Mira R Fornacis using VLTI/MIDI L5

C. Paladini, S. Sacuto, D. Klotz, K. Ohnaka, M. Wittkowski, W. Nowotny, A. Jorissen and J. Hron

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219831

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Photometry of two DQ white dwarfs. Search for spots L6

T. Vornanen and A. Berdyugin

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219255

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The first ALMA view of IRAS 16293-2422 - Direct detection of infall onto source B and high-resolution kinematics of source A L7

J. E. Pineda, A. J. Maury, G. A. Fuller, L. Testi, D. García-Appadoo, A. B. Peck, E. Villard, S. A. Corder, T. A. van Kempen, J. L. Turner et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219589

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Evaluating the carbon depletion found by the Stardust mission in Comet 81P/Wild 2 L8

E. Zubko, K. Muinonen, Y. Shkuratov, E. Hadamcik, A.-C. Levasseur-Regourd and G. Videen

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218981

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Warm H₂O and OH in the disk around the Herbig star HD 163296 L9

D. Fedele, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. J. Herczeg, N. J. Evans II, J. Bouwman, Th. Henning and J. Green

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219615

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Thermal shielding of an emerging active region L10

S. Régnier

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117897

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On the nature and detectability of Type Ib/c supernova progenitors L11

S.-C. Yoon, G. Gräfener, J. S. Vink, A. Kozyreva and R. G. Izzard

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219790

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SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - VI. An additional companion in the KOI-13 system L12

A. Santerne, C. Moutou, S. C. C. Barros, C. Damiani, R. F. Díaz, J.-M. Almenara, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, M. Deleuil and G. Hébrard

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219899

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Seismic signature of envelope penetrative convection: the CoRoT star HD 52265 L13

Y. Lebreton and M. J. Goupil

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220000

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Constraints on mass loss and self-enrichment scenarios for the globular clusters of the Fornax dSph L14

S. S. Larsen, J. Strader and J. P. Brodie

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219897

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Herschel measurements of the D/H and ¹⁶O/¹⁸O ratios in water in the Oort-cloud comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) L15

D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, B. Swinyard, M. de Val-Borro, J. Crovisier, P. Hartogh, D. C. Lis, R. Moreno, S. Szutowicz, E. Lellouch et al. (12 more)

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219744

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Breaking through: The effects of a velocity distribution on barriers to dust growth L16

F. Windmark, T. Birnstiel, C. W. Ormel and C. P. Dullemond

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220004

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Understanding the white-light flare on 2012 March 9: evidence of a two-step magnetic reconnection L17

Q. Hao, Y. Guo, Y. Dai, M. D. Ding, Z. Li, X. Y. Zhang and C. Fang

Published online: 15 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219941

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Observational evidence for composite grains in an AGB outflow - MgS in the extreme carbon star LL Pegasi L18

R. Lombaert, B. L. de Vries, A. de Koter, L. Decin, M. Min, K. Smolders, H. Mutschke and L. B. F. M. Waters

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219782

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Mid-J CO emission from the Orion BN/KL explosive outflow L19

T.-C. Peng, L. A. Zapata, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219937

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Turbulent coronal heating mechanisms: coupling of dynamics and thermodynamics L20

R. B. Dahlburg, G. Einaudi, A. F. Rappazzo and M. Velli

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219752

Astrophysical processes

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Secondary cosmic-ray nuclei from supernova remnants and constraints on the propagation parameters A16

N. Tomassetti and F. Donato

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218967

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Coronae above accretion disks around black holes: the effect of Compton cooling A87

E. Meyer-Hofmeister, B. F. Liu and F. Meyer

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219245

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XMM-Newton observations of four high mass X-ray binaries and IGR J17348−2045 A118

E. Bozzo, L. Pavan, C. Ferrigno, M. Falanga, S. Campana, S. Paltani, L. Stella and R. Walter

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218900

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Spectral formation in accreting X-ray pulsars: bimodal variation of the cyclotron energy with luminosity A123

P. A. Becker, D. Klochkov, G. Schönherr, O. Nishimura, C. Ferrigno, I. Caballero, P. Kretschmar, M. T. Wolff, J. Wilms and R. Staubert

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219065

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The search for the magnetic precursor of C-type shocks in young molecular outflows A150

J. F. Roberts, I. Jiménez-Serra, A. Gusdorf and J. Martín-Pintado

Published online: 23 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219024

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Magnetic field induced by strong transverse plasmons in ultra-relativistic electron-positron plasmas A151

Y. Liu, X. Q. Li and S. Q. Liu

Published online: 21 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218921

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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A fast empirical method for galaxy shape measurements in weak lensing surveys A8

M. Tewes, N. Cantale, F. Courbin, T. Kitching and G. Meylan

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219278

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A hybrid approach to cosmic microwave background lensing reconstruction from all-sky intensity maps A27

S. Plaszczynski, A. Lavabre, L. Perotto and J.-L. Starck

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218899

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The Planck SZ Cluster Catalog: expected X-ray properties A40

A. Chamballu, J. G. Bartlett and J.-B. Melin

Published online: 24 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015431

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Mass assembly of galaxies - Smooth accretion versus mergers A68

B. L’Huillier, F. Combes and B. Semelin

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117924

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Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web - The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55 A71

M. Limousin, H. Ebeling, J. Richard, A. M. Swinbank, G. P. Smith, M. Jauzac, S. Rodionov, C.-J. Ma, I. Smail, A. C. Edge et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117921

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Domain of validity for pseudo-elliptical NFW lens models - Mass distribution, mapping to elliptical models, and arc cross section A83

H. S. Dúmet-Montoya, G. B. Caminha and M. Makler

Published online: 01 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118485

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Turbulence in the ICM from mergers, cool-core sloshing, and jets: results from a new multi-scale filtering approach A103

F. Vazza, E. Roediger and M. Brüggen

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118688

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Cl 1103.7–1245 at z = 0.96: the highest redshift galaxy cluster in the EDisCS survey A104

B. Vulcani, A. Aragón-Salamanca, B. M. Poggianti, B. Milvang-Jensen, A. von der Linden, J. Fritz, P. Jablonka, O. Johnson and D. Zaritsky

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219397

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Asymmetries in the angular distribution of the cosmic microwave background A121

L. Santos, T. Villela and C. A. Wuensche

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118757

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UltraVISTA: a new ultra-deep near-infrared survey in COSMOS A156

H. J. McCracken, B. Milvang-Jensen, J. Dunlop, M. Franx, J. P. U. Fynbo, O. Le Fèvre, J. Holt, K. I. Caputi, Y. Goranova, F. Buitrago et al. (11 more)

Published online: 24 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219507

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Star-formation efficiency and metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in local massive clusters of galaxies (Corrigendum) C3

Y.-Y. Zhang, T. F. Laganá, D. Pierini, E. Puchwein, P. Schneider and T. H. Reiprich

Published online: 21 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116803e

Extragalactic astronomy

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HS 1700+6416: the first high-redshift unlensed narrow absorption line-QSO showing variable high-velocity outflows A2

G. Lanzuisi, M. Giustini, M. Cappi, M. Dadina, G. Malaguti, C. Vignali and G. Chartas

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219481

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Ram pressure effects in the galactic plane and galactic dynamos in the no-z approximation A5

D. Moss, D. Sokoloff and R. Beck

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219531

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Search for cold gas in strong Mg II absorbers at 0.5 < z < 1.5: nature and evolution of 21-cm absorbers A21

N. Gupta, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean, J. Bergeron, P. Noterdaeme and S. Muzahid

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219159

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Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - X. Lower limit on the distance of the absorber from HST COS and STIS spectroscopy A33

N. Arav, D. Edmonds, B. Borguet, G. A. Kriss, J. S. Kaastra, E. Behar, S. Bianchi, M. Cappi, E. Costantini, R. G. Detmers et al. (8 more)

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118501

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Single-epoch VLBI imaging study of bright active galactic nuclei at 2 GHz and 8 GHz A34

A. B. Pushkarev and Y. Y. Kovalev

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219352

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Starbursts and black hole masses in X-shaped radio galaxies: Signatures of a merger event? A36

M. Mezcua, V. H. Chavushyan, A. P. Lobanov and J. León-Tavares

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117724

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Intra-night optical variability of core dominated radio quasars: the role of optical polarization A37

A. Goyal, Gopal-Krishna, P. J. Wiita, G. C. Anupama, D. K. Sahu, R. Sagar and S. Joshi

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218888

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M31N 2008-05d: a M 31 disk nova with a dipping supersoft X-ray light curve A44

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

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219488

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The X-ray luminous galaxies optically classified as star forming are mostly narrow line Seyfert 1 s A48

N. Castelló-Mor, X. Barcons, L. Ballo, F. J. Carrera, M. J. Ward and C. Jin

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118301

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Time delay between images of the lensed quasar UM673 A51

E. Koptelova, W. P. Chen, T. Chiueh, B. P. Artamonov, V. L. Oknyanskij, S. N. Nuritdinov, O. Burkhonov, T. Akhunov, V. V. Bruevich, O. V. Ezhkova et al. (4 more)

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116645

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Galaxies undergoing ram-pressure stripping: the influence of the bulge on morphology and star formation rate A54

D. Steinhauser, M. Haider, W. Kapferer and S. Schindler

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118311

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Spectrally resolved C II emission in M 33 (HerM33es) - Physical conditions and kinematics around BCLMP 691 A55

J. Braine, P. Gratier, C. Kramer, F. P. Israel, F. van der Tak, B. Mookerjea, M. Boquien, F. Tabatabaei, P. van der Werf and C. Henkel

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219360

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Kinetic power of quasars and statistical excess of MOJAVE superluminal motions A56

M. López-Corredoira and M. Perucho

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219410

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The ionized gas in the central region of NGC 5253 - 2D mapping of the physical and chemical properties A60

A. Monreal-Ibero, J. R. Walsh and J. M. Vílchez

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219543

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Microlensing of the broad line region in 17 lensed quasars A62

D. Sluse, D. Hutsemékers, F. Courbin, G. Meylan and J. Wambsganss

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219125

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The light element abundance distribution in NGC 5128 from planetary nebulae A70

J. R. Walsh, G. H. Jacoby, R. F. Peletier and N. A. Walton

Published online: 30 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118580

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The star formation and chemical evolution history of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy A73

T. J. L. de Boer, E. Tolstoy, V. Hill, A. Saha, E. W. Olszewski, M. Mateo, E. Starkenburg, G. Battaglia and M. G. Walker

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219547

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Gas-phase metallicity of 27 galaxies at intermediate redshift A74

L. Morelli, V. Calvi, A. Cardullo, A. Pizzella, E. M. Corsini and E. Dalla Bontà

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219316

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High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope A75

J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González et al. (152 more)

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218796

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X-ray variability of 104 active galactic nuclei - XMM-Newton power-spectrum density profiles A80

O. González-Martín and S. Vaughan

Published online: 01 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219008

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The parsec-scale jet of PKS 1749+096 A89

R.-S. Lu, Z.-Q. Shen, T. P. Krichbaum, S. Iguchi, S.-S. Lee and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218852

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MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M 87 in a low-emission state between 2005 and 2007 A96

J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek et al. (147 more)

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117827

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Tidal interaction vs. ram pressure stripping effects as seen in X-rays - Hot gas in group and cluster galaxies A99

M. Weżgowiec, D. J. Bomans, M. Ehle, K. T. Chyży, M. Urbanik, J. Braine and M. Soida

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117652

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The GALEX view of the Herschel Reference Survey - Ultraviolet structural properties of nearby galaxies A101

L. Cortese, S. Boissier, A. Boselli, G. J. Bendo, V. Buat, J. I. Davies, S. Eales, S. Heinis, K. G. Isaak and S. C. Madden

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219312

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Unveiling the nucleus of NGC 7172 A105

S. Smajić, S. Fischer, J. Zuther and A. Eckart

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118256

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NGC 3627: a galaxy-dwarf collision? A113

M. Weżgowiec, M. Soida and D. J. Bomans

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118436

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Dynamics of the NGC 4636 globular cluster system - II. Improved constraints from a large sample of globular cluster velocities A115

Y. Schuberth, T. Richtler, M. Hilker, R. Salinas, B. Dirsch and S. S. Larsen

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015038

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65 kpc of ionized gas trailing behind NGC 4848 during its first crossing of the Coma cluster A128

Matteo Fossati, Giuseppe Gavazzi, Alessandro Boselli and Michele Fumagalli

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219933

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Is IRAS 01072+4954 a True-Seyfert 2? - Hints from near-infrared integral field spectroscopy A129

M. Valencia-S., J. Zuther, A. Eckart, M. García-Marín, C. Iserlohe and G. Wright

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219226

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Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the blazar 1ES 1215+303 with the MAGIC telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations A142

J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, S. Ansoldi, M. Asensio, M. Backes, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri et al. (157 more)

Published online: 15 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219133

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Supernova remnants and candidates detected in the XMM-Newton M 31 large survey A144

M. Sasaki, W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, D. Hatzidimitriou, H. Stiele, B. Williams, A. Kong and U. Kolb

Published online: 15 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219025

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Dynamics of starbursting dwarf galaxies. II. UGC 4483 A145

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

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219457

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The horizontal branch luminosity vs. metallicity in M 31 globular clusters A155

L. Federici, C. Cacciari, M. Bellazzini, F. Fusi Pecci, S. Galleti and S. Perina

Published online: 24 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219317

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Erratum

The Westerbork Hydrogen Accretion in LOcal GAlaxieS (HALOGAS) survey (Corrigendum) - I. Survey description and pilot observations C1

G. Heald, G. Józsa, P. Serra, L. Zschaechner, R. Rand, F. Fraternali, T. Oosterloo, R. Walterbos, E. Jütte and G. Gentile

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015938e

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Spectroscopic analysis of the two subgiant branches of the globular cluster NGC 1851 A12

R. G. Gratton, S. Villanova, S. Lucatello, A. Sollima, D. Geisler, E. Carretta, S. Cassisi and A. Bragaglia

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219276

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Open clusters - I. Fundamental parameters of B stars in NGC 3766 and NGC 4755 A64

Y. Aidelman, L. S. Cidale, J. Zorec and M. L. Arias

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219069

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An upper limit on the sulphur abundance in HE 1327-2326 A102

P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, K. A. Venn and D. L. Lambert

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219537

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The mass function of the Coma Berenices open cluster below 0.2 M_⊙: a search for low-mass stellar and substellar members A111

S. Melnikov and J. Eislöffel

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219314

Press Release

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Milky Way demographics with the VVV survey - I. The 84-million star colour–magnitude diagram of the Galactic bulge A147

R. K. Saito, D. Minniti, B. Dias, M. Hempel, M. Rejkuba, J. Alonso-García, B. Barbuy, M. Catelan, J. P. Emerson, O. A. Gonzalez et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219448

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Fermi-LAT constraints on the pulsar wind nebula nature of HESS J1857+026 A3

R. Rousseau, M.-H. Grondin, A. Van Etten, M. Lemoine-Goumard, S. Bogdanov, J. W. T. Hessels, V. M. Kaspi, Z. Arzoumanian, F. Camilo, J. M. Casandjian et al. (6 more)

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118685

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Exploring the supernova remnant G308.4–1.4 A7

T. Prinz and W. Becker

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219086

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Multiwavelength study of the infrared dust bubble S51 A11

C. P. Zhang and J. J. Wang

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218777

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A Corona Australis cloud filament seen in NIR scattered light - III. Modelling and comparison with Herschel sub-millimetre data A14

M. Juvela, V.-M. Pelkonen, G. J. White, V. Könyves, J. Kirk and P. André

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219084

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UV-driven chemistry in simulations of the interstellar medium - I. Post-processed chemistry with the Meudon PDR code A22

F. Levrier, F. Le Petit, P. Hennebelle, P. Lesaffre, M. Gerin and E. Falgarone

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218865

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Chemistry induced by energetic ions in water ice mixed with molecular nitrogen and oxygen A30

Ph. Boduch, A. Domaracka, D. Fulvio, T. Langlinay, X. Y. Lv, M. E. Palumbo, H. Rothard and G. Strazzulla

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219365

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Modelling of dust around the symbiotic Mira RR Telescopii during obscuration epochs A35

T. Jurkic and D. Kotnik-Karuza

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218776

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The infrared dust bubble N22: an expanding H ii region and the star formation around it A39

W.-G. Ji, J.-J. Zhou, J. Esimbek, Y.-F. Wu, G. Wu and X.-D. Tang

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218861

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Polarimetric coronagraphy of BD + 31°643 A43

G. Olofsson, R. Nilsson, H.-G. Florén, A. Djupvik and M. Aberasturi

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219247

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Spectral line profiles changed by dust scattering in heavily obscured young stellar objects A45

V. P. Grinin, L. V. Tambovtseva and G. Weigelt

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219768

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Profiling filaments: comparing near-infrared extinction and submillimetre data in TMC-1 A50

J. Malinen, M. Juvela, M. G. Rawlings, D. Ward-Thompson, P. Palmeirim and Ph. André

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219573

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Numerical models for the diffuse ionized gas in galaxies - I. Synthetic spectra of thermally excited gas with turbulent magnetic reconnection as energy source A57

T. L. Hoffmann, S. Lieb, A. W. A. Pauldrach, H. Lesch, P. J. N. Hultzsch and G. T. Birk

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811512

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Dust shell model of the water fountain source IRAS 16342–3814 A58

K. Murakawa and H. Izumiura

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219130

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Reflection and dissipation of Alfvén waves in interstellar clouds A66

C. Pinto, A. Verdini, D. Galli and M. Velli

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219019

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CN Zeeman observations of the NGC 2264-C protocluster A69

A. J. Maury, H. Wiesemeyer and C. Thum

Published online: 30 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219148

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Observations of Herbig Ae/Be stars with Herschel/PACS - The atomic and molecular contents of their protoplanetary discs A78

G. Meeus, B. Montesinos, I. Mendigutía, I. Kamp, W. F. Thi, C. Eiroa, C. A. Grady, G. Mathews, G. Sandell, C. Martin-Zaïdi et al. (8 more)

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219225

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Can grain growth explain transition disks? A79

T. Birnstiel, S. M. Andrews and B. Ercolano

Published online: 01 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219262

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Submillimeter line emission from LMC 30 Doradus: The impact of a starburst on a low-metallicity environment A84

J. L. Pineda, N. Mizuno, M. Röllig, J. Stutzki, C. Kramer, U. Klein, M. Rubio, A. Kawamura, T. Minamidani, A. Benz et al. (4 more)

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118321

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Morphology of the very inclined debris disk around HD 32297 A85

A. Boccaletti, J.-C. Augereau, A.-M. Lagrange, J. Milli, P. Baudoz, D. Mawet, D. Mouillet, J. Lebreton and A.-L. Maire

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219320

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A VLT VIMOS IFU study of the ionisation nebula surrounding the supersoft X-ray source CAL 83 A86

P. Gruyters, K. Exter, T. P. Roberts and S. Rappaport

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219051

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Variance of the Galactic nuclei cosmic ray flux A92

G. Bernard, T. Delahaye, P. Salati and R. Taillet

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219502

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Optical spectroscopy of EX Lupi during quiescence and outburst - Infall, wind, and dynamics in the accretion flow A93

A. Sicilia-Aguilar, Á. Kóspál, J. Setiawan, P. Ábrahám, C. Dullemond, C. Eiroa, M. Goto, Th. Henning and A. Juhász

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118555

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Mid-infrared spectroscopy of UV irradiated hydrogenated amorphous carbon materials A107

K. A. K. Gadallah, H. Mutschke and C. Jäger

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219248

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Herschel/HIFI observations of CO, H₂O and NH₃ in Monoceros R2 A110

P. Pilleri, A. Fuente, J. Cernicharo, V. Ossenkopf, O. Berné, M. Gerin, J. Pety, J. R. Goicoechea, J. R. Rizzo, J. Montillaud et al. (5 more)

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118481

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A southern hemisphere survey of the 5780 and 6284 Å diffuse interstellar bands: correlation with the extinction A136

S. Raimond, R. Lallement, J. L. Vergely, C. Babusiaux and L. Eyer

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219191

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Discovery of optical candidate supernova remnants in Sagittarius A140

J. Alikakos, P. Boumis, P. E. Christopoulou and C. D. Goudis

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219118

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Profiles of interstellar cloud filaments - Observational effects in synthetic sub-millimetre observations A141

M. Juvela, J. Malinen and T. Lunttila

Published online: 15 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219558

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Ammonia from cold high-mass clumps discovered in the inner Galactic disk by the ATLASGAL survey A146

M. Wienen, F. Wyrowski, F. Schuller, K. M. Menten, C. M. Walmsley, L. Bronfman and F. Motte

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118107

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U Scorpii 2010 outburst: a new understanding of the binary accretion disk and the secondary star A149

E. Mason, A. Ederoclite, R. E. Williams, M. Della Valle and J. Setiawan

Published online: 23 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219556

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Erratum

Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) on the surface of dust grains (Corrigendum) C4

F. Du, B. Parise and P. Bergman

Published online: 21 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118013e

Stellar structure and evolution

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Three ways to solve the orbit of KIC 11 558 725: a 10-day beaming sdB+WD binary with a pulsating subdwarf A1

J. H. Telting, R. H. Østensen, A. S. Baran, S. Bloemen, M. D. Reed, R. Oreiro, L. Farris, T. A. Ottosen, C. Aerts, S. D. Kawaler et al. (9 more)

Published online: 17 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219458

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Variability of halo carbon stars A10

P. Battinelli and S. Demers

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219108

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Models of AM Canum Venaticorum star outbursts A13

I. Kotko, J.-P. Lasota, G. Dubus and J.-M. Hameury

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219156

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The peculiar isolated neutron star in the Carina Nebula - Deep XMM-Newton and ESO-VLT observations of 2XMM J104608.7-594306 A17

A. M. Pires, C. Motch, R. Turolla, A. Schwope, M. Pilia, A. Treves, S. B. Popov and E. Janot-Pacheco

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219161

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Spectroscopic observations of the recurrent nova CI Aquilae during the 2000 outburst A26

T. Iijima

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117945

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Period variation in BW Vulpeculae redux A28

A. P. Odell

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219418

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The distance and size of the red hypergiant NML Cygni from VLBA and VLA astrometry A42

B. Zhang, M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten, X. W. Zheng and A. Brunthaler

Published online: 24 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219587

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International observational campaigns of the last two eclipses in EE Cephei: 2003 and 2008/9 A53

C. Gałan, M. Mikołajewski, T. Tomov, D. Graczyk, G. Apostolovska, I. Barzova, I. Bellas-Velidis, B. Bilkina, R. M. Blake, C. T. Bolton et al. (80 more)

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016235

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Simulations of stellar/pulsar-wind interaction along one full orbit A59

V. Bosch-Ramon, M. V. Barkov, D. Khangulyan and M. Perucho

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219251

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Nitrogen chronology of massive main sequence stars A76

K. Köhler, M. Borzyszkowski, I. Brott, N. Langer and A. de Koter

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118352

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Solar-like oscillations in red giants observed with Kepler: influence of increased timespan on global oscillation parameters A90

S. Hekker, Y. Elsworth, B. Mosser, T. Kallinger, W. J. Chaplin, J. De Ridder, R. A. García, D. Stello, B. D. Clarke et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219328

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Gamma-ray follow-up studies on η Carinae A98

K. Reitberger, O. Reimer, A. Reimer, M. Werner, K. Egberts and H. Takahashi

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219249

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The near-infrared detection of PSR B0540–69 and its nebula A100

R. P. Mignani, A. De Luca, W. Hummel, A. Zajczyk, B. Rudak, G. Kanbach and A. Słowikowska

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219177

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Estimating the p-mode frequencies of the solar twin 18 Scorpii A106

M. Bazot, T. L. Campante, W. J. Chaplin, H. Carfantan, T. R. Bedding, X. Dumusque, A.-M. Broomhall, P. Petit, S. Théado, V. Van Grootel et al. (10 more)

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117963

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X-ray follow-up observations of the two γ-ray pulsars PSR J1459–6053 and PSR J1614–2230 A108

B. Pancrazi, N. A. Webb, W. Becker, I. Cognard, L. Guillemot, A. B. Hill, M. Jackson, R. P. Mignani and N. Rea

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117888

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An unusual very low-mass high-amplitude pre-main sequence periodic variable A112

M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, R. Mundt, M. Ibrahimov, S. Messina, P. Parihar, F. V. Hessman, C. Alves de Oliveira and W. Herbst

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118649

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Optical identification of X-ray source 1RXS J180431.1–273932 as a magnetic cataclysmic variable A114

N. Masetti, A. A. Nucita and P. Parisi

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219334

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A new visual – near-infrared diagnostic to estimate the metallicity of cluster and field dwarf stars A152

A. Calamida, M. Monelli, A. P. Milone, G. Bono, A. Pietrinferni and E. P. Lagioia

Published online: 24 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219712

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Erratum

Overview of an extensive multi-wavelength study of GX 339−4 during the 2010 outburst (Corrigendum) C2

M. Cadolle Bel, J. Rodriguez, P. D’Avanzo, D. M. Russell, J. Tomsick, S. Corbel, F. W. Lewis, F. Rahoui, M. Buxton et al. (2 more)

Published online: 07 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117684e

Stellar atmospheres

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Properties of Galactic early-type O-supergiants - A combined FUV-UV and optical analysis A67

J.-C. Bouret, D. J. Hillier, T. Lanz and A. W. Fullerton

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118594

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A high angular and spectral resolution view into the hidden companion of ε Aurigae A91

D. Mourard, P. Harmanec, R. Stencel, Ph. Bério, O. Chesneau, J. M. Clausse, R. Ligi, N. Nardetto, K. Perraut, Ph. Stee et al. (9 more)

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219218

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Using limb darkening to measure fundamental parameters of stars A117

H. R. Neilson and J. B. Lester

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117244

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Coronal winds powered by radiative driving A120

L. B. Lucy

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118753

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The AMBRE project: A new synthetic grid of high-resolution FGKM stellar spectra A126

P. de Laverny, A. Recio-Blanco, C. C. Worley and B. Plez

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219330

The Sun

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Nonlinear wave propagation and reconnection at magnetic X-points in the Hall MHD regime A24

J. Threlfall, C. E. Parnell, I. De Moortel, K. G. McClements and T. D. Arber

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219098

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The energy of waves in the photosphere and lower chromosphere - II. Intensity statistics A46

C. Beck, R. Rezaei and K. G. Puschmann

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219242

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Magnetohydrodynamics dynamical relaxation of coronal magnetic fields - III. 3D spiral nulls A77

J. Fuentes-Fernández and C. E. Parnell

Published online: 31 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219190

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Confronting a solar irradiance reconstruction with solar and stellar data A88

P. G. Judge, G. W. Lockwood, R. R. Radick, G. W. Henry, A. I. Shapiro, W. Schmutz and C. Lindsey

Published online: 02 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218903

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Time-dependent particle acceleration in a Fermi reservoir A94

Y. E. Litvinenko

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219576

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Solar atlas revised A125

P. Molaro and S. Monai

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118675

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Nonlinear evolution of torsional Alfvén waves A127

S. Vasheghani Farahani, V. M. Nakariakov, E. Verwichte and T. Van Doorsselaere

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219569

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X-ray emitting hot plasma in solar active regions observed by the SphinX spectrometer A139

M. Miceli, F. Reale, S. Gburek, S. Terzo, M. Barbera, A. Collura, J. Sylwester, M. Kowalinski, P. Podgorski and M. Gryciuk

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219670

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Cut-off wavenumber of Alfvén waves in partially ionized plasmas of the solar atmosphere A143

T. V. Zaqarashvili, M. Carbonell, J. L. Ballester and M. L. Khodachenko

Published online: 15 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219763

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Electron acceleration during three-dimensional relaxation of an electron beam-return current plasma system in a magnetic field A148

M. Karlický and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 23 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219400

Planets and planetary systems

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The International Deep Planet Survey - I. The frequency of wide-orbit massive planets around A-stars A9

A. Vigan, J. Patience, C. Marois, M. Bonavita, R. J. De Rosa, B. Macintosh, I. Song, R. Doyon, B. Zuckerman et al. (2 more)

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218991

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Methanol ice on the surface of minor bodies in the solar system A20

F. Merlin, E. Quirico, M. A. Barucci and C. de Bergh

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219181

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Star-planet magnetic interaction and activity in late-type stars with close-in planets A23

A. F. Lanza

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219002

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Rapid growth of gas-giant cores by pebble accretion A32

M. Lambrechts and A. Johansen

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219127

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Narrow band Hα photometry of the super-Earth GJ 1214b with GTC/OSIRIS tunable filters A41

F. Murgas, E. Pallé, A. Cabrera-Lavers, K. D. Colón, E. L. Martín and H. Parviainen

Published online: 24 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219380

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Observing planet-disk interaction in debris disks A61

S. Ertel, S. Wolf and J. Rodmann

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219236

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Mean motion resonances and the stability of a circumbinary disk in a triple stellar system A63

R. C. Domingos, O. C. Winter and V. Carruba

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219067

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WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting sub-Jupiters A72

M. Lendl, D. R. Anderson, A. Collier-Cameron, A. P. Doyle, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, E. Jehin, T. A. Lister, P. F. L. Maxted, F. Pepe et al. (9 more)

Published online: 30 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219585

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Stellar scattering and the origin of the planet around γ-Cephei-A A97

J. G. Martí and C. Beaugé

Published online: 06 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219403

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Probabilities of exoplanet signals from posterior samplings A116

M. Tuomi and H. R. A. Jones

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118114

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Different dynamical histories for comets C/2001 Q4 and C/2002 T7? A119

M. Królikowska, P. A. Dybczyński and G. Sitarski

Published online: 09 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219408

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Effect of the stellar spin history on the tidal evolution of close-in planets A124

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

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219645

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Direct imaging of extra-solar planets in star forming regions - Lessons learned from a false positive around IM Lupi A131

D. Mawet, O. Absil, G. Montagnier, P. Riaud, J. Surdej, C. Ducourant, J.-C. Augereau, S. Röttinger, J. Girard et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219662

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The equilibrium tide in stars and giant planets - I. The coplanar case A132

F. Remus, S. Mathis and J.-P. Zahn

Published online: 17 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118160

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Justification of the two-bulge method in the theory of bodily tides A133

M. Efroimsky

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219485

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VLT imaging of the β Pictoris gas disk A134

R. Nilsson, A. Brandeker, G. Olofsson, K. Fathi, Ph. Thébault and R. Liseau

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219288

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Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea’s family - II. Follow-up observations A137

B. Carry, C. Snodgrass, P. Lacerda, O. Hainaut and C. Dumas

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219044

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Experiments on centimeter-sized dust aggregates and their implications for planetesimal formation A138

T. Meisner, G. Wurm and J. Teiser

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219099

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Asteroid (99942) Apophis: new predictions of Earth encounters for this potentially hazardous asteroid A15

D. Bancelin, F. Colas, W. Thuillot, D. Hestroffer and M. Assafin

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117981

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The solar acceleration obtained by VLBI observations A135

M. H. Xu, G. L. Wang and M. Zhao

Published online: 14 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219593

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Accurate rotational rest-frequencies of CH₂NH at submillimetre wavelengths A19

L. Dore, L. Bizzocchi and C. Degli Esposti

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219674

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The submillimeter-wave spectrum of diisocyanomethane A82

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

Published online: 01 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219594

Astronomical instrumentation

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A critical evaluation of the principal component analysis detection of polarized signatures using real stellar data A4

F. Paletou

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219399

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An adaptive-binning method for generating constant-uncertainty/constant-significance light curves with Fermi-LAT data A6

B. Lott, L. Escande, S. Larsson and J. Ballet

Published online: 19 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218873

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SPADES: a stellar parameters determination software A154

H. Posbic, D. Katz, E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, A. Gómez, L. Sbordone and F. Arenou

Published online: 24 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219417

Catalogs and data

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Radio galaxies of the local universe - All-sky catalog, luminosity functions, and clustering A18

Sjoert van Velzen, Heino Falcke, Pim Schellart, Nils Nierstenhöfer and Karl-Heinz Kampert

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219389

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Multifrequency study of GHz-peaked spectrum sources and candidates with the RATAN-600 radio telescope A25

M. G. Mingaliev, Yu. V. Sotnikova, I. Torniainen, M. Tornikoski and R. Yu. Udovitskiy

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118506

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Astrometric results of observations of mutual occultations and eclipses of the Saturnian satellites in 2009 A29

J.-E. Arlot, N. V. Emelyanov, V. Lainey, M. Andreev, M. Assafin, F. Braga-Ribas, J. I. B. Camargo, R. Casas, A. Christou, F. Colas et al. (25 more)

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118509

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The star catalogues of Ptolemaios and Ulugh Beg - Machine-readable versions and comparison with the modern Hipparcos Catalogue A31

F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219596

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The Australia Telescope Large Area Survey: 2.3 GHz observations of ELAIS-S1 and CDF-S - Spectral index properties of the faint radio sky A38

P.-C. Zinn, E. Middelberg, R. P. Norris, C. A. Hales, M. Y. Mao and K. E. Randall

Published online: 23 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219349

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Seven-color Vilnius photometry and classification of stars in the region of the North Ecliptic Pole A49

K. Zdanavičius, V. Straižys, J. Zdanavičius, R. Chmieliauskaitė and A. Kazlauskas

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219351

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The GALEX Arecibo SDSS Survey - VI. Second data release and updated gas fraction scaling relations A65

B. Catinella, D. Schiminovich, G. Kauffmann, S. Fabello, C. Hummels, J. Lemonias, S. M. Moran, R. Wu, A. Cooper and J. Wang

Published online: 27 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219261

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Supernovae and their host galaxies - I. The SDSS DR8 database and statistics A81

A. A. Hakobyan, V. Zh. Adibekyan, L. S. Aramyan, A. R. Petrosian, J. M. Gomes, G. A. Mamon, D. Kunth and M. Turatto

Published online: 01 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219541

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New carbon stars found in the Digitized First Byurakan Survey A95

K. S. Gigoyan, D. Russeil, A. M. Mickaelian, A. Sarkissian and M. G. Avtandilyan

Published online: 03 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219581

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Radial velocities and metallicities from infrared Ca II triplet spectroscopy of open clusters - Berkeley 26, Berkeley 70, NGC 1798, and NGC 2266 A109

R. Carrera

Published online: 08 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219625

Numerical methods and codes

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On multigrid solution of the implicit equations of hydrodynamics - Experiments for the compressible Euler equations in general coordinates A47

K. Kifonidis and E. Müller

Published online: 26 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116979

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Radiative transfer on hierarchial grids A52

T. Lunttila and M. Juvela

Published online: 25 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219220

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TMCalc – a fast code to derive Teff and [Fe/H] for FGK stars A122

S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos and G. Israelian

Published online: 10 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219260

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Modeling of asteroid spectra – M4AST A130

M. Popescu, M. Birlan and D. A. Nedelcu

Published online: 13 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219584

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Using electromagnetic observations to aid gravitational-wave parameter estimation of compact binaries observed with LISA A153

S. Shah, M. van der Sluys and G. Nelemans

Published online: 24 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219309

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 544 (August 2012)

Letters

First starlight spectrum captured using an integrated photonic micro-spectrograph L1

Activity restart – a key to explaining the morphology of J1211+743 L2

Discovery of a double eclipsing binary with periods near a 3:2 ratio L3

Angular momentum transport in stellar interiors constrained by rotational splittings of mixed modes in red giants L4

Detection of an asymmetry in the envelope of the carbon Mira R Fornacis using VLTI/MIDI L5

Photometry of two DQ white dwarfs. Search for spots L6

The first ALMA view of IRAS 16293-2422 - Direct detection of infall onto source B and high-resolution kinematics of source A L7

Evaluating the carbon depletion found by the Stardust mission in Comet 81P/Wild 2 L8

Warm H2O and OH in the disk around the Herbig star HD 163296 L9

Thermal shielding of an emerging active region L10

On the nature and detectability of Type Ib/c supernova progenitors L11

SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - VI. An additional companion in the KOI-13 system L12

Seismic signature of envelope penetrative convection: the CoRoT star HD 52265 L13

Constraints on mass loss and self-enrichment scenarios for the globular clusters of the Fornax dSph L14

Herschel measurements of the D/H and 16O/18O ratios in water in the Oort-cloud comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) L15

Breaking through: The effects of a velocity distribution on barriers to dust growth L16

Understanding the white-light flare on 2012 March 9: evidence of a two-step magnetic reconnection L17

Observational evidence for composite grains in an AGB outflow - MgS in the extreme carbon star LL Pegasi L18

Mid-J CO emission from the Orion BN/KL explosive outflow L19

Turbulent coronal heating mechanisms: coupling of dynamics and thermodynamics L20

Astrophysical processes

Secondary cosmic-ray nuclei from supernova remnants and constraints on the propagation parameters A16

Coronae above accretion disks around black holes: the effect of Compton cooling A87

XMM-Newton observations of four high mass X-ray binaries and IGR J17348−2045 A118

Spectral formation in accreting X-ray pulsars: bimodal variation of the cyclotron energy with luminosity A123

The search for the magnetic precursor of C-type shocks in young molecular outflows A150

Magnetic field induced by strong transverse plasmons in ultra-relativistic electron-positron plasmas A151

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

A fast empirical method for galaxy shape measurements in weak lensing surveys A8

A hybrid approach to cosmic microwave background lensing reconstruction from all-sky intensity maps A27

The Planck SZ Cluster Catalog: expected X-ray properties A40

Mass assembly of galaxies - Smooth accretion versus mergers A68

Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web - The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55 A71

Domain of validity for pseudo-elliptical NFW lens models - Mass distribution, mapping to elliptical models, and arc cross section A83

Turbulence in the ICM from mergers, cool-core sloshing, and jets: results from a new multi-scale filtering approach A103

Cl 1103.7–1245 at z = 0.96: the highest redshift galaxy cluster in the EDisCS survey A104

Asymmetries in the angular distribution of the cosmic microwave background A121

UltraVISTA: a new ultra-deep near-infrared survey in COSMOS A156

Star-formation efficiency and metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in local massive clusters of galaxies (Corrigendum) C3

Extragalactic astronomy

HS 1700+6416: the first high-redshift unlensed narrow absorption line-QSO showing variable high-velocity outflows A2

Ram pressure effects in the galactic plane and galactic dynamos in the no-z approximation A5

Search for cold gas in strong Mg II absorbers at 0.5 < z < 1.5: nature and evolution of 21-cm absorbers A21

Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 - X. Lower limit on the distance of the absorber from HST COS and STIS spectroscopy A33

Single-epoch VLBI imaging study of bright active galactic nuclei at 2 GHz and 8 GHz A34

Starbursts and black hole masses in X-shaped radio galaxies: Signatures of a merger event? A36

Intra-night optical variability of core dominated radio quasars: the role of optical polarization A37

M31N 2008-05d: a M 31 disk nova with a dipping supersoft X-ray light curve A44

The X-ray luminous galaxies optically classified as star forming are mostly narrow line Seyfert 1 s A48

Time delay between images of the lensed quasar UM673 A51

Galaxies undergoing ram-pressure stripping: the influence of the bulge on morphology and star formation rate A54

Spectrally resolved C II emission in M 33 (HerM33es) - Physical conditions and kinematics around BCLMP 691 A55

Kinetic power of quasars and statistical excess of MOJAVE superluminal motions A56

The ionized gas in the central region of NGC 5253 - 2D mapping of the physical and chemical properties A60

Microlensing of the broad line region in 17 lensed quasars A62

The light element abundance distribution in NGC 5128 from planetary nebulae A70

The star formation and chemical evolution history of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy A73

Gas-phase metallicity of 27 galaxies at intermediate redshift A74

High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope A75

X-ray variability of 104 active galactic nuclei - XMM-Newton power-spectrum density profiles A80

The parsec-scale jet of PKS 1749+096 A89

MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M 87 in a low-emission state between 2005 and 2007 A96

Tidal interaction vs. ram pressure stripping effects as seen in X-rays - Hot gas in group and cluster galaxies A99

The GALEX view of the Herschel Reference Survey - Ultraviolet structural properties of nearby galaxies A101

Unveiling the nucleus of NGC 7172 A105

NGC 3627: a galaxy-dwarf collision? A113

Dynamics of the NGC 4636 globular cluster system - II. Improved constraints from a large sample of globular cluster velocities A115

65 kpc of ionized gas trailing behind NGC 4848 during its first crossing of the Coma cluster A128

Is IRAS 01072+4954 a True-Seyfert 2? - Hints from near-infrared integral field spectroscopy A129

Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the blazar 1ES 1215+303 with the MAGIC telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations A142

Supernova remnants and candidates detected in the XMM-Newton M 31 large survey A144

Dynamics of starbursting dwarf galaxies. II. UGC 4483 A145

The horizontal branch luminosity vs. metallicity in M 31 globular clusters A155

The Westerbork Hydrogen Accretion in LOcal GAlaxieS (HALOGAS) survey (Corrigendum) - I. Survey description and pilot observations C1

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Spectroscopic analysis of the two subgiant branches of the globular cluster NGC 1851 A12

Open clusters - I. Fundamental parameters of B stars in NGC 3766 and NGC 4755 A64

Warm H₂O and OH in the disk around the Herbig star HD 163296 L9

Herschel measurements of the D/H and ¹⁶O/¹⁸O ratios in water in the Oort-cloud comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) L15

The mass function of the Coma Berenices open cluster below 0.2 M_⊙: a search for low-mass stellar and substellar members A111

Herschel/HIFI observations of CO, H₂O and NH₃ in Monoceros R2 A110

Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) on the surface of dust grains (Corrigendum) C4