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Announcement from the A&A Board of Directors: Call for candidates for Letters Editor-in-Chief of A&A E1

Birgitta Nordström

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220371

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - VI. Evidence for rotation of the young massive cluster R136 L1

V. Hénault-Brunet, M. Gieles, C. J. Evans, H. Sana, N. Bastian, J. Maíz Apellániz, W. D. Taylor, N. Markova, E. Bressert, A. de Koter and J. Th. van Loon

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219472

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Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the extragalactic pulsar wind nebula N 157B with H.E.S.S. L2

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, Y. Becherini et al. (188 more)

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219906

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Discovery of an X-ray cavity near the radio lobes of Cygnus A indicating previous AGN activity L3

Gayoung Chon, Hans Böhringer, Martin Krause and Joachim Trümper

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219538

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A transiting companion to the eclipsing binary KIC002856960 L4

D. Armstrong, D. Pollacco, C. A. Watson, F. Faedi, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, H. M. Cegla, P. McDaid, J. Burton, J. McCormac and I. Skillen

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219479

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Evidence for the disintegration of KIC 12557548 b L5

M. Brogi, C. U. Keller, M. de Juan Ovelar, M. A. Kenworthy, R. J. de Kok, M. Min and I. A. G. Snellen

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219762

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Limits on the high redshift growth of massive black holes L6

R. Salvaterra, F. Haardt, M. Volonteri and A. Moretti

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219965

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Supernova 2008J: early time observations of a heavily reddened SN 2002ic-like transient L7

F. Taddia, M. D. Stritzinger, M. M. Phillips, C. R. Burns, E. Heinrich-Josties, N. Morrell, J. Sollerman, S. Valenti, J. P. Anderson, L. Boldt et al. (12 more)

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220105

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Exomoon habitability constrained by energy flux and orbital stability L8

R. Heller

Published online: 19 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220003

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(309239) 2007 RW₁₀: a large temporary quasi-satellite of Neptune L9

C. de la Fuente Marcos and R. de la Fuente Marcos

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219931

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AMBER/VLTI observations of the B[e] star MWC 300 L10

Y. Wang, G. Weigelt, A. Kreplin, K.-H. Hofmann, S. Kraus, A. S. Miroshnichenko, D. Schertl, A. Chelli, A. Domiciano de Souza, F. Massi and S. Robbe-Dubois

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219800

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Jet interactions with a giant molecular cloud in the Galactic centre and ejection of hypervelocity stars L11

J. Silk, V. Antonuccio-Delogu, Y. Dubois, V. Gaibler, M. R. Haas, S. Khochfar and M. Krause

Published online: 21 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220049

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General relativistic radiative transfer: formulation and emission from structured tori around black holes A13

Z. Younsi, K. Wu and S. V. Fuerst

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219599

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Spectral and timing properties of the accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar IGR J17498–2921 A26

M. Falanga, L. Kuiper, J. Poutanen, D. K. Galloway, E. Bozzo, A. Goldwurm, W. Hermsen and L. Stella

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219582

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The X-ray lightcurve of Sagittarius A* over the past 150 years inferred from Fe-Kα line reverberation in Galactic centre molecular clouds A35

R. Capelli, R. S. Warwick, D. Porquet, S. Gillessen and P. Predehl

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219544

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Constraining γ-ray pulsar gap models with a simulated pulsar population A42

M. Pierbattista, I. A. Grenier, A. K. Harding and P. L. Gonthier

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219135

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The effect of angular opening on the dynamics of relativistic hydro jets A62

R. Monceau-Baroux, R. Keppens and Z. Meliani

Published online: 06 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219308

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Thermal collapse of porous interstellar ice A82

J.-B. Bossa, K. Isokoski, M. S. de Valois and H. Linnartz

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219340

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Exploring the nature of the unidentified very-high-energy gamma-ray source HESS J1507–622 A94

W. Domainko and S. Ohm

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118472

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The viscosity parameter α and the properties of accretion disc outbursts in close binaries A115

I. Kotko and J.-P. Lasota

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219618

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Oscillations of the Eddington capture sphere A123

M. Wielgus, A. Stahl, M. Abramowicz and W. Kluźniak

Published online: 19 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220228

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Small hydrocarbon particle erosion in a hot gas - A comparative study A124

M. Bocchio, E. R. Micelotta, A.-L. Gautier and A. P. Jones

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219705

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A two-component model for the high-energy variability of blazars - Application to PKS 2155-304 A125

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

Published online: 19 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219873

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Formation of proto-clusters and star formation within clusters: apparent universality of the initial mass function? A147

P. Hennebelle

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219440

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Simulating cosmic-ray transport with adiabatic focusing A149

R. C. Tautz, A. Dosch and I. Lerche

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219636

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Erratum

Mean-field transport in stratified and/or rotating turbulence (Corrigendum) C1

A. Brandenburg, K.-H. Rädler and K. Kemel

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117871e

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Identification of galaxy clusters in cosmic microwave background maps using the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect A34

C. P. Novaes and C. A. Wuensche

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118482

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A tale of two tails and an off-centered envelope: diffuse light around the cD galaxy NGC 3311 in the Hydra I cluster A37

M. Arnaboldi, G. Ventimiglia, E. Iodice, O. Gerhard and L. Coccato

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116752

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Self-similarity of temperature profiles in distant galaxy clusters: the quest for a universal law A41

A. Baldi, S. Ettori, S. Molendi and F. Gastaldello

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219555

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Detection of diffuse radio emission in the galaxy clusters A800, A910, A1550, and CL 1446+26 A74

F. Govoni, C. Ferrari, L. Feretti, V. Vacca, M. Murgia, G. Giovannini, R. Perley and C. Benoist

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219151

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Deprojected analysis of Abell 1835 observed with Chandra and compared with XMM-Newton A100

C. K. Li, S. M. Jia, Y. Chen, F. Xiang, Y. S. Wang and H. H. Zhao

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118578

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Searching for the first stars with the Gaia mission A102

R. S. de Souza, A. Krone-Martins, E. E. O. Ishida and B. Ciardi

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118746

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Constraints on the gamma-ray emission from the cluster-scale AGN outburst in the Hydra A galaxy cluster A103

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, Y. Becherini et al. (186 more)

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219655

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Environments of galaxies in groups within the supercluster-void network A104

H. Lietzen, E. Tempel, P. Heinämäki, P. Nurmi, M. Einasto and E. Saar

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219353

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High angular resolution near-infrared integral field observations of young star cluster complexes in NGC 1365 A10

E. Galliano, M. Kissler-Patig, D. Alloin and E. Telles

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218812

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The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies - XI. Optical characterisation of nuclear activity A15

J. Sabater, L. Verdes-Montenegro, S. Leon, P. Best and J. Sulentic

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118692

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The WIRCam Deep Survey - I. Counts, colours, and mass-functions derived from near-infrared imaging in the CFHTLS deep fields A23

R. Bielby, P. Hudelot, H. J. McCracken, O. Ilbert, E. Daddi, O. Le Fèvre, V. Gonzalez-Perez, J.-P. Kneib, C. Marmo, Y. Mellier et al. (3 more)

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118547

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Quadruple-peaked spectral line profiles as a tool to constrain gravitational potential of shell galaxies A33

I. Ebrová, L. Jílková, B. Jungwiert, M. Křížek, M. Bílek, K. Bartošková, T. Skalická and I. Stoklasová

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219940

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Two-dimensional metallicity distribution of the ionized gas in NGC 628 and NGC 6946 A43

B. Cedrés, J. Cepa, Á. Bongiovanni, H. Castañeda, M. Sánchez-Portal and A. Tomita

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219571

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The mean star formation rate of X-ray selected active galaxies and its evolution from z ~ 2.5: results from PEP-Herschel A45

D.J. Rosario, P. Santini, D. Lutz, L. Shao, R. Maiolino, D.M. Alexander, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, F.E. Bauer et al. (30 more)

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219258

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Variability of the blazar 4C 38.41 (B3 1633+382) from GHz frequencies to GeV energies A48

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, P. S. Smith, V. M. Larionov, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, M. F. Aller, F. D’Ammando, M. A. Gurwell, S. G. Jorstad, M. Joshi et al. (67 more)

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219492

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BR1202–0725: an extreme multiple merger at z = 4.7 A57

P. Salomé, M. Guélin, D. Downes, P. Cox, S. Guilloteau, A. Omont, R. Gavazzi and R. Neri

Published online: 07 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219955

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Type Ia supernova host galaxies as seen with IFU spectroscopy A58

V. Stanishev, M. Rodrigues, A. Mourão and H. Flores

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219188

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Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of super iron-rich gas exposed to GRB 080310 - Evidence of ionization in action and episodic star formation in the host A64

A. De Cia, C. Ledoux, A. J. Fox, P. M. Vreeswijk, A. Smette, P. Petitjean, G. Björnsson, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth and P. Jakobsson

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218884

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S5 0836+710: An FRII jet disrupted by the growth of a helical instability? A65

M. Perucho, I. Martí-Vidal, A. P. Lobanov and P. E. Hardee

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219785

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Exploring X-ray and radio emission of type 1 AGN up to z ~ 2.3 A66

L. Ballo, F. J. H. Heras, X. Barcons and F. J. Carrera

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117464

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On the redshift of the blazar PKS 0447-439 A68

Michele Fumagalli, Amy Furniss, John M. O’Meara, J. Xavier Prochaska, David A. Williams and Emanuele P. Farina

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220022

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The magnetic fields of large Virgo cluster spirals. II A69

M. Weżgowiec, M. Urbanik, R. Beck, K. T. Chyży and M. Soida

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218871

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Constraints on the shapes of galaxy dark matter haloes from weak gravitational lensing A71

E. van Uitert, H. Hoekstra, T. Schrabback, D. G. Gilbank, M. D. Gladders and H. K. C. Yee

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219295

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Distribution of the heavy elements throughout the extended narrow-line region of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 7212 A72

M. Contini, V. Cracco, S. Ciroi and G. La Mura

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219184

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The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey - XI. Environmental effects on molecular gas and dust in spiral disks A75

C. Pappalardo, S. Bianchi, E. Corbelli, C. Giovanardi, L. Hunt, G. J. Bendo, A. Boselli, L. Cortese, L. Magrini, S. Zibetti et al. (12 more)

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219689

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A deep search for the host galaxies of gamma-ray bursts with no detected optical afterglow A77

A. Rossi, S. Klose, P. Ferrero, J. Greiner, L. A. Arnold, E. Gonsalves, D. H. Hartmann, A. C. Updike, D. A. Kann, T. Krühler et al. (21 more)

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117201

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A six-parameter space to describe galaxy diversification A80

D. Fraix-Burnet, T. Chattopadhyay, A. K. Chattopadhyay, E. Davoust and M. Thuillard

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218769

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Photometric reverberation mapping of 3C 120 A84

F. Pozo Nuñez, M. Ramolla, C. Westhues, C. Bruckmann, M. Haas, R. Chini, K. Steenbrugge and M. Murphy

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219107

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The nature of the multi-wavelength emission of 3C 111 A90

S. de Jong, V. Beckmann and F. Mattana

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219302

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Recurrent radio emission and gas supply: the radio galaxy B2 0258+35 A91

A. Shulevski, R. Morganti, T. Oosterloo and C. Struve

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219869

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The rate of supernovae at redshift 0.1–1.0 - The Stockholm VIMOS Supernova Survey III A96

J. Melinder, T. Dahlen, L. Mencía Trinchant, G. Östlin, S. Mattila, J. Sollerman, C. Fransson, M. Hayes, E. Kankare and S. Nasoudi-Shoar

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219364

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MOJAVE: Monitoring of Jets in Active galactic nuclei with VLBA Experiments - IX. Nuclear opacity A113

A. B. Pushkarev, T. Hovatta, Y. Y. Kovalev, M. L. Lister, A. P. Lobanov, T. Savolainen and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 17 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219173

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VLBA monitoring of Mrk 421 at 15 GHz and 24 GHz during 2011 A117

R. Lico, M. Giroletti, M. Orienti, G. Giovannini, W. Cotton, P. G. Edwards, L. Fuhrmann, T. P. Krichbaum, K. V. Sokolovsky, Y. Y. Kovalev et al. (6 more)

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219870

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Evolution of binary black holes in self gravitating discs - Dissecting the torques A127

C. Roedig, A. Sesana, M. Dotti, J. Cuadra, P. Amaro-Seoane and F. Haardt

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219986

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The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud A128

F. Haberl, R. Sturm, J. Ballet, D. J. Bomans, D. A. H. Buckley, M. J. Coe, R. Corbet, M. Ehle, M. D. Filipovic, M. Gilfanov et al. (6 more)

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219758

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Are 3C 249.1 and 3C 334 restarted quasars? A132

A. Marecki

Published online: 19 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220010

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Hot gas in groups: NGC 5328 and the intriguing case of NGC 4756 with XMM-Newton A140

G. Trinchieri, A. Marino, P. Mazzei, R. Rampazzo and A. Wolter

Published online: 21 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219775

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GOODS-Herschel: dust attenuation properties of UV selected high redshift galaxies A141

V. Buat, S. Noll, D. Burgarella, E. Giovannoli, V. Charmandaris, M. Pannella, H. S. Hwang, D. Elbaz, M. Dickinson, G. Magdis et al. (2 more)

Published online: 25 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219405

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The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS) - II. Constraints on star formation in ram-pressure stripped gas A142

S. Boissier, A. Boselli, P.-A. Duc, L. Cortese, W. van Driel, S. Heinis, E. Voyer, O. Cucciati, L. Ferrarese, P. Côté et al. (3 more)

Published online: 21 September 2012

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Extended soft X-ray emission in 3CR radio galaxies at z < 0.3: high excitation and broad line galaxies A143

B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, P. Grandi, E. Torresi, M. Chiaberge, J. Rodriguez Zaurin, G. R. Tremblay, D. J. Axon, S. A. Baum, G. Giovannini et al. (4 more)

Published online: 21 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219561

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Active galaxy 4U 1344-60: did the relativistic line disappear? A148

J. Svoboda, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, G. Matt, E. Piconcelli, V. Karas and M. Dovčiak

Published online: 24 September 2012

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Empirical near-infrared colors for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in the Orion Nebula Cluster - An empirical near-infrared isochrone at ~1 Myr A19

G. Scandariato, N. Da Rio, M. Robberto, I. Pagano and K. Stassun

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219264

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Massive open star clusters using the VVV survey - I. Presentation of the data and description of the approach A54

A.-N. Chené, J. Borissova, J. R. A. Clarke, C. Bonatto, D. J. Majaess, C. Moni Bidin, S. E. Sale, F. Mauro, R. Kurtev, G. Baume et al. (8 more)

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219064

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The S-star cluster at the center of the Milky Way - On the nature of diffuse NIR emission in the inner tenth of a parsec A70

N. Sabha, A. Eckart, D. Merritt, M. Zamaninasab, G. Witzel, M. García-Marín, B. Jalali, M. Valencia-S., S. Yazici, R. Buchholz et al. (4 more)

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219203

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Modes of clustered star formation A122

S. Pfalzner, T. Kaczmarek and C. Olczak

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219881

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The thick disk rotation-metallicity correlation as a fossil of an “inverse chemical gradient” in the early Galaxy A133

A. Curir, M. G. Lattanzi, A. Spagna, F. Matteucci, G. Murante, P. Re Fiorentin and E. Spitoni

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118558

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Herschel far-IR observations of the Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex - Chamaeleon I: A first view of young stellar objects in the cloud A145

E. Winston, N. L. J. Cox, T. Prusti, B. Merín, A. Ribas, P. Royer, R. Vavrek, E. Puga, Ph. André, A. Men’shchikov et al. (5 more)

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118665

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Two short mass-loss events that unveil the binary heart of Minkowski’s Butterfly Nebula A1

A. Castro-Carrizo, R. Neri, V. Bujarrabal, O. Chesneau, P. Cox and R. Bachiller

Published online: 27 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118726

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¹³CO and C¹⁸O J = 2–1 mapping of the environment of the Class 0 protostellar core SMM 3 in Orion B9 A3

O. Miettinen

Published online: 27 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219497

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Solar system genealogy revealed by extinct short-lived radionuclides in meteorites A4

M. Gounelle and G. Meynet

Published online: 27 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219031

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The inner wind of IRC+10216 revisited: new exotic chemistry and diagnostic for dust condensation in carbon stars A12

I. Cherchneff

Published online: 29 August 2012

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Distance to northern high-latitude HI shells A21

L. Puspitarini and R. Lallement

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219284

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Constraints on cosmic-ray efficiency in the supernova remnant RCW 86 using multi-wavelength observations A28

M. Lemoine-Goumard, M. Renaud, J. Vink, G. E. Allen, A. Bamba, F. Giordano and Y. Uchiyama

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219896

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A self-consistent model of Galactic stellar and dust infrared emission and the abundance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons A39

T.P. Robitaille, E. Churchwell, R.A. Benjamin, B.A. Whitney, K. Wood, B.L. Babler and M.R. Meade

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219073

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Herschel/PACS observations of young sources in Taurus: the far-infrared counterpart of optical jets A44

L. Podio, I. Kamp, D. Flower, C. Howard, G. Sandell, A. Mora, G. Aresu, S. Brittain, W. R. F. Dent, C. Pinte and G. J. White

Published online: 04 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219475

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The impact of magnetic fields on the IMF in star-forming clouds near a supermassive black hole A46

S. Hocuk, D. R. G. Schleicher, M. Spaans and S. Cazaux

Published online: 04 September 2012

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The properties of non-thermal X-ray filaments in young supernova remnants A47

R. Rettig and M. Pohl

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219409

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Fragmentation in the massive star-forming region IRAS 19410+2336 A51

J. A. Rodón, H. Beuther and P. Schilke

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912994

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Velocity asymmetries in young stellar object jets - Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms A53

T. Matsakos, N. Vlahakis, K. Tsinganos, K. Karampelas, C. Sauty, V. Cayatte, S. P. Matt, S. Massaglia, E. Trussoni and A. Mignone

Published online: 06 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219498

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The relationship between γ Cassiopeiae’s X-ray emission and its circumstellar environment - II. Geometry and kinematics of the disk from MIRC and VEGA instruments on the CHARA Array A59

Ph. Stee, O. Delaa, J. D. Monnier, A. Meilland, K. Perraut, D. Mourard, X. Che, G. H. Schaefer, E. Pedretti, M. A. Smith et al. (15 more)

Published online: 10 September 2012

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The 10 μm band in amorphous MgSiO₃: the influence of medium-range structure, defects and thermal processing A60

S. P. Thompson, J. E. Parker and C. C. Tang

Published online: 06 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219356

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The expanding dusty bipolar nebula around the nova V1280 Scorpi A63

O. Chesneau, E. Lagadec, M. Otulakowska-Hypka, D. P. K. Banerjee, C. E. Woodward, E. Harvey, A. Spang, P. Kervella, F. Millour, N. Nardetto et al. (8 more)

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219825

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Radio perspectives on the Monoceros SNR G205.5+0.5 A86

L. Xiao and M. Zhu

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218938

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Molecular gas toward G18.8+1.8 A89

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

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219147

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Synthetic observations of first hydrostatic cores in collapsing low-mass dense cores - I. Spectral energy distributions and evolutionary sequence A98

B. Commerçon, R. Launhardt, C. Dullemond and Th. Henning

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118706

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Herschel/HIFI observations of red supergiants and yellow hypergiants - I. Molecular inventory A99

D. Teyssier, G. Quintana-Lacaci, A. P. Marston, V. Bujarrabal, J. Alcolea, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin, C. Dominik, K. Justtanont, A. de Koter et al. (10 more)

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219545

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Origin of the X-ray disc-reflection steep radial emissivity A106

J. Svoboda, M. Dovčiak, R. W. Goosmann, P. Jethwa, V. Karas, G. Miniutti and M. Guainazzi

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219701

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Modeling the physical and excitation conditions of the molecular envelope of NGC 7027 A114

M. Santander-García, V. Bujarrabal and J. Alcolea

Published online: 17 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219211

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Non-local radiative transfer of SiO masers in Miras - Implementation of the coupled escape probability method A136

Y. J. Yun and Y.-S. Park

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218953

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Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids (Corrigendum) - II. Optical property modelling – the optEC_(s) model C2

A. P. Jones

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117624e

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Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids (Corrigendum) - III. Size-dependent properties – the optEC_(s)(a) model C3

A. P. Jones

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118483e

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A new interferometric study of four exoplanet host stars: θ Cygni, 14 Andromedae, υ Andromedae and 42 Draconis A5

R. Ligi, D. Mourard, A. M. Lagrange, K. Perraut, T. Boyajian, Ph. Bério, N. Nardetto, I. Tallon-Bosc, H. McAlister, T. ten Brummelaar et al. (6 more)

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219467

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VLT Spectropolarimetry of the Type Ia SN 2005ke - A step towards understanding subluminous events A7

F. Patat, P. Höflich, D. Baade, J. R. Maund, L. Wang and J. C. Wheeler

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219146

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Theory of stellar population synthesis with an application to N-body simulations A14

S. Pasetto, C. Chiosi and D. Kawata

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219698

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Fundamental properties of the Population II fiducial stars HD 122563 and Gmb 1830 from CHARA interferometric observations A17

O. L. Creevey, F. Thévenin, T. S. Boyajian, P. Kervella, A. Chiavassa, L. Bigot, A. Mérand, U. Heiter, P. Morel, B. Pichon et al. (10 more)

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219651

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Two compact H ii regions at the remote outskirts of the Magellanic Clouds A29

R. Selier and M. Heydari-Malayeri

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219706

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Silver and palladium help unveil the nature of a second r-process A31

C. J. Hansen, F. Primas, H. Hartman, K.-L. Kratz, S. Wanajo, B. Leibundgut, K. Farouqi, O. Hallmann, N. Christlieb and H. Nilsson

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118643

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Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS GTO planet search program - Galactic stellar populations and planets A32

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

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219401

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Multiplicity of rapidly oscillating Ap stars A38

M. Schöller, S. Correia, S. Hubrig and D. W. Kurtz

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118538

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A possible interpretation for the apparent differences in LFQPO types in microquasars A40

P. Varnière, M. Tagger and J. Rodriguez

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116698

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A four-year XMM-Newton/Chandra monitoring campaign of the Galactic centre: analysing the X-ray transients A49

N. Degenaar, R. Wijnands, E. M. Cackett, J. Homan, J. J. M. in ’t Zand, E. Kuulkers, T. J. Maccarone and M. van der Klis

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219470

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IGR J18179-1621: an obscured X-ray pulsar discovered by INTEGRAL A83

E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, M. Türler, A. Manousakis and M. Falanga

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219344

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Searching for planetary-mass T-dwarfs in the core of Serpens A105

L. Spezzi, C. Alves de Oliveira, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier, E. Winston, P. Hudelot, H. Bouy and J.-C. Cuillandre

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219559

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The AGILE monitoring of Cygnus X-3: transient gamma-ray emission and spectral constraints A110

G. Piano, M. Tavani, V. Vittorini, A. Trois, A. Giuliani, A. Bulgarelli, Y. Evangelista, P. Coppi, E. Del Monte, S. Sabatini et al. (27 more)

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219145

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The outburst of Nova CSS 081007:030559+054715 (HV Ceti) A116

A. P. Beardmore, J. P. Osborne, K. L. Page, P. J. Hakala, G. J. Schwarz, T. Rauch, S. Balman, P. A. Evans, M. R. Goad, J.-U. Ness et al. (2 more)

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219681

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o Puppis: another Be+sdO binary? A121

P. Koubský, L. Kotková, V. Votruba, M. Šlechta and Š. Dvořáková

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219679

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Beyond the diffraction limit of optical/IR interferometers - I. Angular diameter and rotation parameters of Achernar from differential phases A130

A. Domiciano de Souza, M. Hadjara, F. Vakili, P. Bendjoya, F. Millour, L. Abe, A. C. Carciofi, D. M. Faes, P. Kervella, S. Lagarde et al. (5 more)

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218782

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The enigmatic central star of the planetary nebula PRTM 1 A146

H. M. J. Boffin, B. Miszalski and D. Jones

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218934

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On the incidence of weak magnetic fields in DA white dwarfs A30

J. D. Landstreet, S. Bagnulo, G. G. Valyavin, L. Fossati, S. Jordan, D. Monin and G. A. Wade

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219829

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Dust and molecular shells in asymptotic giant branch stars - Mid-infrared interferometric observations of R Aquilae, R Aquarii, R Hydrae, W Hydrae, and V Hydrae A56

R. Zhao-Geisler, A. Quirrenbach, R. Köhler and B. Lopez

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118150

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The very low mass multiple system LHS 1070. A testbed for model atmospheres for the lower end of the main sequence A85

A. S. Rajpurohit, C. Reylé, M. Schultheis, Ch. Leinert, F. Allard, D. Homeier, T. Ratzka, P. Abraham, B. Moster, S. Witte and N. Ryde

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219029

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On the formation of C iii 4647-50-51 and C iii 5696 in O star atmospheres A95

F. Martins and D. J. Hillier

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219788

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Discovery of a magnetic field in the early B-type star σ Lupi A119

H. F. Henrichs, K. Kolenberg, B. Plaggenborg, S. C. Marsden, I. A. Waite, J. D. Landstreet, G. A. Wade, J. H. Grunhut, M. E. Oksala and the MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219632

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X-ray bursting neutron star atmosphere models using an exact relativistic kinetic equation for Compton scattering A120

V. Suleimanov, J. Poutanen and K. Werner

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219480

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A SOHO/UVCS study of coronal outflows at the edge of an active region complex A8

L. Zangrilli and G. Poletto

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219452

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Linear and nonlinear MHD mode coupling of the fast magnetoacoustic wave about a 3D magnetic null point A9

J. O. Thurgood and J. A. McLaughlin

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219850

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Properties of convective motions in facular regions A22

R. Kostik and E. V. Khomenko

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219534

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Testing spectropolarimetry in the extreme ultraviolet to infer the solar coronal magnetic field A52

A. Khan

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219404

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Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales - III. EIS and SUMER views A67

M. S. Madjarska, Z. Huang, J. G. Doyle and S. Subramanian

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219516

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Variation of solar oscillation frequencies in solar cycle 23 and their relation to sunspot area and number A73

R. Jain, S. C. Tripathy, F. T. Watson, L. Fletcher, K. Jain and F. Hill

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219876

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Spine-fan reconnection - The influence of temporal and spatial variation in the driver A78

P. F. Wyper, R. Jain and D. I. Pontin

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219281

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Horizontal flow fields observed in Hinode G-band images - III. The decay of a satellite sunspot and the role of magnetic flux removal in flaring A92

M. Verma and C. Denker

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219694

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Modelling magnetic flux emergence in the solar convection zone A107

P. J. Bushby and V. Archontis

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015747

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Transverse kink oscillations of expanding coronal loops A118

I. Ballai and B. Orza

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219650

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First observation of a transverse vertical oscillation during the formation of a hot post-flare loop A129

R. S. White, E. Verwichte and C. Foullon

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219856

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What can be learned from the seismology of a coronal loop using only a handful of frequencies? A138

R. Jain and B. W. Hindman

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219930

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Submillimetric spectroscopic observations of volatiles in comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) A2

M. de Val-Borro, P. Hartogh, C. Jarchow, M. Rengel, G. L. Villanueva, M. Küppers, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan and J. Crovisier

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219172

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XXIII. CoRoT-21b: a doomed large Jupiter around a faint subgiant star A6

M. Pätzold, M. Endl, Sz. Csizmadia, D. Gandolfi, L. Jorda, S. Grziwa, L. Carone, T. Pasternacki, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara et al. (38 more)

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118425

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The ¹²C₂/¹²C¹³C isotopic ratio in comets C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) and C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) A24

P. Rousselot, E. Jehin, J. Manfroid and D. Hutsemékers

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219265

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Thermal and photophoretic properties of dust mantled chondrules and sorting in the solar nebula A36

C. Loesche and G. Wurm

Published online: 03 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218989

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The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets - V. Follow-up of ELODIE candidates: Jupiter-analogs around Sun-like stars A55

I. Boisse, F. Pepe, C. Perrier, D. Queloz, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, N. C. Santos, L. Arnold, J.-L. Beuzit, R. F. Díaz et al. (14 more)

Published online: 06 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118419

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SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - VII. A false-positive rate of 35% for Kepler close-in giant candidates A76

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

Published online: 10 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219608

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Ring shaped dust accumulation in transition disks A81

P. Pinilla, M. Benisty and T. Birnstiel

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219315

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Comparison of different exoplanet mass detection limit methods using a sample of main-sequence intermediate-type stars A87

N. Meunier, A.-M. Lagrange and K. De Bondt

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219163

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Dynamical evolution of the Gliese 436 planetary system - Kozai migration as a potential source for Gliese 436b’s eccentricity A88

H. Beust, X. Bonfils, G. Montagnier, X. Delfosse and T. Forveille

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219183

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Thermal emission from WASP-24b at 3.6 and 4.5 μm A93

A. M. S. Smith, D. R. Anderson, N. Madhusudhan, J. Southworth, A. Collier Cameron, J. Blecic, J. Harrington, C. Hellier, P. F. L. Maxted, D. Pollacco et al. (4 more)

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219294

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ACME stellar spectra - I. Absolutely calibrated, mostly empirical flux densities of 55 Cancri and its transiting planet 55 Cancri e A97

I. J. M. Crossfield

Published online: 12 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219826

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Dust-trapping Rossby vortices in protoplanetary disks A134

H. Meheut, Z. Meliani, P. Varniere and W. Benz

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219794

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Thermal history modelling of the H chondrite parent body A135

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

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219100

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Search for giant planets in M 67 - I. Overview A139

L. Pasquini, A. Brucalassi, M. T. Ruiz, P. Bonifacio, C. Lovis, R. Saglia, C. Melo, K. Biazzo, S. Randich and L. R. Bedin

Published online: 21 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219169

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Solar wind charge exchange X-ray emission from Mars - Model and data comparison A153

D. Koutroumpa, R. Modolo, G. Chanteur, J.-Y. Chaufray, V. Kharchenko and R. Lallement

Published online: 25 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219720

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New astrometric observations of Deimos with the SRC on Mars Express A144

A. Pasewaldt, J. Oberst, K. Willner, M. Wählisch, H. Hoffmann, K.-D. Matz, T. Roatsch, H. Hussmann and V. Lupovka

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118603

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Tensorial depolarization of alkali atoms by isotropic collisions with neutral hydrogen A11

M. Derouich

Published online: 28 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219730

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Li I spectra in the 4.65–8.33 micron range: high-L states and oscillator strengths A61

S. Civiš, M. Ferus, P. Kubelík, V. E. Chernov and E. M. Zanozina

Published online: 07 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219852

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Co-phasing of a diluted aperture synthesis instrument for direct imaging: Experimental demonstration on a temporal hypertelescope A18

L. Bouyeron, L. Delage, L. Grossard and F. Reynaud

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117319

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New high-density deformable mirrors for high-contrast imaging A25

P. Riaud

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219707

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Redundancy calibration of phased-array stations A108

P. Noorishad, S. J. Wijnholds, A. van Ardenne and J. M. van der Hulst

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219087

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Impact of angular differential imaging on circumstellar disk images A111

J. Milli, D. Mouillet, A.-M. Lagrange, A. Boccaletti, D. Mawet, G. Chauvin and M. Bonnefoy

Published online: 17 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219687

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The relative and absolute timing accuracy of the EPIC-pn camera on XMM-Newton, from X-ray pulsations of the Crab and other pulsars A126

A. Martin-Carrillo, M. G. F. Kirsch, I. Caballero, M. J. Freyberg, A. Ibarra, E. Kendziorra, U. Lammers, K. Mukerjee, G. Schönherr, M. Stuhlinger et al. (6 more)

Published online: 18 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116576

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Nijboer-Zernike phase retrieval for high contrast imaging - Principle, on-sky demonstration with NACO, and perspectives in vector vortex coronagraphy A150

P. Riaud, D. Mawet and A. Magette

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219613

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Instantaneous phase retrieval with the vector vortex coronagraph - Theoretical and optical implementation A151

P. Riaud, D. Mawet and A. Magette

Published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219614

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Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - I. Catalogue in the Local Supercluster A16

G. Gavazzi, M. Fumagalli, V. Galardo, F. Grossetti, A. Boselli, R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes and S. Fabello

Published online: 29 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218788

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Searching for heavily obscured post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae - II. Near-IR observations of IRAS sources A20

G. Ramos-Larios, M. A. Guerrero, O. Suárez, L. F. Miranda and J. F. Gómez

Published online: 30 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218838

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INTEGRAL/IBIS nine-year Galactic hard X-ray survey A27

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

Published online: 31 August 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219617

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Accurate classification of 29 objects detected in the 39 month Palermo Swift/BAT hard X-ray catalogue A101

P. Parisi, N. Masetti, E. Jiménez-Bailón, V. Chavushyan, E. Palazzi, R. Landi, A. Malizia, L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird et al. (8 more)

Published online: 13 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219192

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Fast calculation of the Lomb-Scargle periodogram using nonequispaced fast Fourier transforms A50

B. Leroy

Published online: 05 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219076

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Bayesian analysis of exoplanet and binary orbits - Demonstrated using astrometric and radial-velocity data of Mizar A A79

T. Schulze-Hartung, R. Launhardt and T. Henning

Published online: 11 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219074

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SOAP - A tool for the fast computation of photometry and radial velocity induced by stellar spots A109

I. Boisse, X. Bonfils and N. C. Santos

Published online: 14 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219115

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Testing the concept of integral approach to derivatives within the smoothed particle hydrodynamics technique in astrophysical scenarios A112

R. M. Cabezón, D. García-Senz and J. A. Escartín

Published online: 17 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219821

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Photometry and models of selected main belt asteroids - IX. Introducing interactive service for asteroid models (ISAM) A131

A. Marciniak, P. Bartczak, T. Santana-Ros, T. Michałowski, P. Antonini, R. Behrend, C. Bembrick, L. Bernasconi, W. Borczyk, F. Colas et al. (28 more)

Published online: 19 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219542

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PyCosmic: a robust method to detect cosmics in CALIFA and other fiber-fed integral-field spectroscopy datasets A137

B. Husemann, S. Kamann, C. Sandin, S. F. Sánchez, R. García-Benito and D. Mast

Published online: 20 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220102

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A conservative orbital advection scheme for simulations of magnetized shear flows with the PLUTO code A152

A. Mignone, M. Flock, M. Stute, S. M. Kolb and G. Muscianisi

Published online: 25 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219557

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