A. Grazian, M. Castellano, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, J. S. Dunlop, R. J. McLure, A. M. Koekemoer, M. E. Dickinson, S. M. Faber, H. C. Ferguson et al. (8 more)

Published online: 25 October 2012

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M 87 at metre wavelengths: the LOFAR picture A56

F. de Gasperin, E. Orrú, M. Murgia, A. Merloni, H. Falcke, R. Beck, R. Beswick, L. Bîrzan, A. Bonafede, M. Brüggen et al. (85 more)

Published online: 26 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220209

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A catalog of extended clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies - An analysis of their parameters in early- and late-type galaxies A65

R. C. Brüns and P. Kroupa

Published online: 30 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219693

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A catalog of planetary nebula candidates in the Sculptor spiral galaxy NGC 300 A78

M. Peña, J. Reyes-Pérez, L. Hernández-Martínez and M. Pérez-Guillén

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219490

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Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the mass-metallicity relationship A79

C. Foster, A. M. Hopkins, M. Gunawardhana, M. A. Lara-López, R. G. Sharp, O. Steele, E. N. Taylor, S. P. Driver, I. K. Baldry, S. P. Bamford et al. (30 more)

Published online: 31 October 2012

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The optical SN 2012bz associated with the long GRB 120422A A82

A. Melandri, E. Pian, P. Ferrero, V. D’Elia, E. S. Walker, G. Ghirlanda, S. Covino, L. Amati, P. D’Avanzo, P. A. Mazzali et al. (27 more)

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219879

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Upper limits on the high-energy emission from gamma-ray bursts observed by AGILE-GRID A95

F. Longo, E. Moretti, L. Nava, R. Desiante, M. Olivo, E. Del Monte, A. Rappoldi, F. Fuschino, M. Marisaldi, A. Giuliani et al. (53 more)

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016238

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Radiation processes in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 A116

M. Eriksson

Published online: 08 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220248

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Red supergiants around the obscured open cluster Stephenson 2 A15

I. Negueruela, A. Marco, C. González-Fernández, F. Jiménez-Esteban, J. S. Clark, M. Garcia and E. Solano

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219540

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Near-infrared spectroscopy of the super star cluster in NGC 1705 A17

F. Martins, N. M. Förster Schreiber, F. Eisenhauer and D. Lutz

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220144

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On the true shape of the upper end of the stellar initial mass function - The case of R136 A23

S. Banerjee and P. Kroupa

Published online: 22 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218972

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Characterizing a cluster’s dynamic state using a single epoch of radial velocities A35

M. Cottaar, M. R. Meyer and R. J. Parker

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219673

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Do high-velocity clouds trace the dark matter subhalo population? A43

S. Plöckinger and G. Hensler

Published online: 26 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218767

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The Earliest Phases of Star Formation (EPoS): a Herschel key program - The precursors to high-mass stars and clusters A49

S. Ragan, Th. Henning, O. Krause, J. Pitann, H. Beuther, H. Linz, J. Tackenberg, Z. Balog, M. Hennemann, R. Launhardt et al. (7 more)

Published online: 26 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219232

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Properties of simulated Milky Way-mass galaxies in loose group and field environments A63

C. G. Few, B. K. Gibson, S. Courty, L. Michel-Dansac, C. B. Brook and G. S. Stinson

Published online: 30 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219649

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Thick disk kinematics from RAVE and the solar motion A70

S. Pasetto, E. K. Grebel, T. Zwitter, C. Chiosi, G. Bertelli, O. Bienayme, G. Seabroke, J. Bland-Hawthorn, C. Boeche, B. K. Gibson et al. (7 more)

Published online: 01 November 2012

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Thin disk kinematics from RAVE and the solar motion A71

S. Pasetto, E. K. Grebel, T. Zwitter, C. Chiosi, G. Bertelli, O. Bienayme, G. Seabroke, J. Bland-Hawthorn, C. Boeche, B. K. Gibson et al. (7 more)

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The occurrence of nitrogen-enhanced metal-poor stars: implications for the initial mass function in the early Galactic halo A76

O. R. Pols, R. G. Izzard, R. J. Stancliffe and E. Glebbeek

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219597

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Spectroscopy of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in the Lambda Orionis star-forming region - II. Rotation, activity and other properties of spectroscopically confirmed members of Collinder 69 A80

A. Bayo, D. Barrado, N. Huélamo, M. Morales-Calderón, C. Melo, J. Stauffer and B. Stelzer

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219374

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Orion revisited - I. The massive cluster in front of the Orion nebula cluster A97

J. Alves and H. Bouy

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220119

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Spectroscopic and photometric studies of white dwarfs in the Hyades A99

P.-E. Tremblay, E. Schilbach, S. Röser, S. Jordan, H.-G. Ludwig and B. Goldman

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220057

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The Chamaeleon II low-mass star-forming region: radial velocities, elemental abundances, and accretion properties A104

K. Biazzo, J. M. Alcalá, E. Covino, A. Frasca, F. Getman and L. Spezzi

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219680

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Characterisation of young stellar clusters A107

T. Santos-Silva and J. Gregorio-Hetem

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219695

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Spectroscopy of horizontal branch stars in ω Centauri A109

C. Moni Bidin, S. Villanova, G. Piotto, S. Moehler, S. Cassisi and Y. Momany

Published online: 06 November 2012

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The Na-O anticorrelation in horizontal branch stars (Corrigendum) - II. NGC 1851 C2

R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, V. D’Orazi, Y. Momany, A. Sollima, M. Salaris and S. Cassisi

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118491e

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Multi-dimensional models of circumstellar shells around evolved massive stars A3

A. J. van Marle and R. Keppens

Published online: 18 October 2012

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The role of OH in the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks - II. Gas-rich environments A7

G. Chaparro Molano and I. Kamp

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219943

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The Earliest Phases of Star formation (EPoS) observed with Herschel: the dust temperature and density distributions of B68 A11

M. Nielbock, R. Launhardt, J. Steinacker, A. M. Stutz, Z. Balog, H. Beuther, J. Bouwman, Th. Henning, P. Hily-Blant, J. Kainulainen et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 October 2012

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XMM-Newton view of the N 206 superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud A19

P. J. Kavanagh, M. Sasaki and S. D. Points

Published online: 22 October 2012

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Discrepancies between the [O iii] and [S iii] temperatures in H ii regions A29

L. Binette, R. Matadamas, G. F. Hägele, D. C. Nicholls, G. Magris C., M. Á. Peña-Guerrero, C. Morisset and A. Rodríguez-González

Published online: 23 October 2012

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Upper limit for the D₂H⁺ ortho-to-para ratio in the prestellar core 16293E (CHESS) A33

C. Vastel, P. Caselli, C. Ceccarelli, A. Bacmann, D. C. Lis, E. Caux, C. Codella, J. A. Beckwith and T. Ridley

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219616

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An updated catalog of OH-maser-emitting planetary nebulae A40

L. Uscanga, J. F. Gómez, O. Suárez and L. F. Miranda

Published online: 25 October 2012

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Herschel observations of B1-bS and B1-bN: two first hydrostatic core candidates in the Perseus star-forming cloud A54

S. Pezzuto, D. Elia, E. Schisano, F. Strafella, J. Di Francesco, S. Sadavoy, P. André, M. Benedettini, J. P. Bernard, A. M. di Giorgio et al. (17 more)

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The molecular clump towards the eastern border of SNR G18.8+0.3 A60

S. Paron, M. E. Ortega, A. Petriella, M. Rubio, G. Dubner and E. Giacani

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219953

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Far-ultraviolet and X-ray irradiated protoplanetary disks: a grid of models - I. The disk structure A68

R. Meijerink, G. Aresu, I. Kamp, M. Spaans, W.-F. Thi and P. Woitke

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219863

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Far-ultraviolet and X-ray irradiated protoplanetary disks: a grid of models - II. Gas diagnostic line emission A69

G. Aresu, R. Meijerink, I. Kamp, M. Spaans, W.-F. Thi and P. Woitke

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219864

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The circumstellar disk of AB Aurigae: evidence for envelope accretion at late stages of star formation? A84

Y.-Wen Tang, S. Guilloteau, V. Piétu, A. Dutrey, N. Ohashi and P. T. P. Ho

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219414

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Molecular gas and stars in the translucent cloud MBM 18 (LDN 1569) A85

J. Brand, J. G. A. Wouterloot and L. Magnani

Published online: 01 November 2012

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Estimating distance, pressure, and dust opacity using submillimeter observations of self-gravitating filaments A86

J. Fischera and P. G. Martin

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219728

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On the massive young stellar object AFGL 4176 - High-spatial-resolution multi-wavelength observations and modeling A88

P. A. Boley, H. Linz, R. van Boekel, J. Bouwman, T. Henning and A. M. Sobolev

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218905

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Transient dust in warm debris disks (Corrigendum) - Detection of Fe-rich olivine grains C1

J. Olofsson, A. Juhász, Th. Henning, H. Mutschke, A. Tamanai, A. Moór and P. Ábrahám

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118735e

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Effects of helium enrichment in globular clusters - I. Theoretical plane with PGPUC stellar evolution code A5

A. A. R. Valcarce, M. Catelan and A. V. Sweigart

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219510

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Pulsar timing irregularities and the imprint of magnetic field evolution A9

J. A. Pons, D. Viganò and U. Geppert

Published online: 18 October 2012

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Neutron star masses from hydrodynamical effects in obscured supergiant high mass X-ray binaries A20

A. Manousakis, R. Walter and J. M. Blondin

Published online: 22 October 2012

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The near-IR counterpart of IGR J17480-2446 in Terzan 5 A28

V. Testa, T. di Salvo, F. D’Antona, M. T. Menna, P. Ventura, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, R. Iaria, A. D’Aì et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 October 2012

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Fundamental parameters of four massive eclipsing binaries in Westerlund 1 A30

E. Koumpia and A. Z. Bonanos

Published online: 23 October 2012

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Disentangling the NIR/optical emission of the black hole XTE J1650−500 during outburst A41

P. A. Curran, S. Chaty and J. A. Zurita Heras

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219228

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Measuring the orbital inclination of Z Andromedae from Rayleigh scattering A45

A. Skopal and N. Shagatova

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Superexpansion as a possible probe of accretion in 4U 1820-30 A47

J. J. M. in ’t Zand, J. Homan, L. Keek and D. M. Palmer

Published online: 25 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220141

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Rotating Wolf-Rayet stars in a post RSG/LBV phase - An evolutionary channel towards long-duration GRBs? A83

G. Gräfener, J. S. Vink, T. J. Harries and N. Langer

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118664

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The seismic properties of low-mass He-core white dwarf stars A96

A. H. Córsico, A. D. Romero, L. G. Althaus and J. J. Hermes

Published online: 07 November 2012

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New insights into the Be/X-ray binary system MXB 0656-072 A103

E. Nespoli, P. Reig and A. Zezas

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219586

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Deuterium burning in objects forming via the core accretion scenario - Brown dwarfs or planets? A105

P. Mollière and C. Mordasini

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219844

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The composite-spectrum binary hypothesis does not explain the λ Bootis stars A8

R. E. Griffin, R. O. Gray and C. J. Corbally

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219112

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Chemically tagging the Hyades Supercluster - A homogeneous sample of F6-K4 kinematically selected northern stars A13

H. M. Tabernero, D. Montes and J. I. González Hernández

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117506

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Gravity darkening in binary stars A32

F. Espinosa Lara and M. Rieutord

Published online: 23 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219942

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Testing the opacity and equation of state of LTE and non-LTE model atmospheres with OPAL and OP data for early-type stars A42

H. Cugier

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219168

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Magnetic fields of HgMn stars A90

S. Hubrig, J. F. González, I. Ilyin, H. Korhonen, M. Schöller, I. Savanov, R. Arlt, F. Castelli, G. Lo Curto et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219778

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Activity and the Li abundances in the FGK dwarfs A106

T. V. Mishenina, C. Soubiran, V. V. Kovtyukh, M. M. Katsova and M. A. Livshits

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118412

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Comparative modelling of the spectra of cool giants A108

T. Lebzelter, U. Heiter, C. Abia, K. Eriksson, M. Ireland, H. Neilson, W. Nowotny, J. Maldonado, T. Merle, R. Peterson et al. (17 more)

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219142

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Three-dimensional hydrodynamical CO⁵BOLD model atmospheres of red giant stars - I. Atmospheric structure of a giant located near the RGB tip A118

H.-G. Ludwig and A. Kučinskas

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220264

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Spatially resolved observations of a split-band coronal type II radio burst A6

I. Zimovets, N. Vilmer, A. C.-L. Chian, I. Sharykin and A. Struminsky

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219454

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Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of kink waves in photospheric twisted flux tubes A14

I. Zhelyazkov and T. V. Zaqarashvili

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219512

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SDO AIA and EVE observations and modelling of solar flare loops A25

P. Petkaki, G. Del Zanna, H. E. Mason and S. J. Bradshaw

Published online: 22 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219812

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Unusual Stokes V profiles during flaring activity of a delta sunspot A34

C. E. Fischer, C. U. Keller, F. Snik, L. Fletcher and H. Socas-Navarro

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219272

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Hanle diagnostics of weak solar magnetic fields: - Inversion of scattering polarization in C₂ and MgH molecular lines A38

I. Milić and M. Faurobert

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219737

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Three-dimensional non-LTE radiative transfer effects in Fe I lines - I. Flux sheet and flux tube geometries A46

R. Holzreuter and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 24 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219477

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X-ray and ultraviolet investigation into the magnetic connectivity of a solar flare A52

H. A. S. Reid, N. Vilmer, G. Aulanier and E. Pariat

Published online: 25 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219562

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Solar flare hard X-ray spikes observed by RHESSI: a case study A72

J. Qiu, J. X. Cheng, G. J. Hurford, Y. Xu and H. Wang

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118609

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Solar flare hard X-ray spikes observed by RHESSI: a statistical study A73

J. X. Cheng, J. Qiu, M. D. Ding and H. Wang

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118608

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Inferring the magnetic field vector in the quiet Sun - II. Interpreting results from the inversion of Stokes profiles A89

J. M. Borrero and P. Kobel

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118238

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Basal magnetic flux and the local solar dynamo A93

J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 06 November 2012

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The electromagnetic ion-cyclotron instability in bi-Kappa distributed plasmas A94

M. Lazar

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219861

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Analysis of the rotation period of asteroids (1865) Cerberus, (2100) Ra-Shalom, and (3103) Eger – search for the YORP effect A10

J. Ďurech, D. Vokrouhlický, A. R. Baransky, S. Breiter, O. A. Burkhonov, W. Cooney, V. Fuller, N. M. Gaftonyuk, J. Gross, R. Ya. Inasaridze et al. (21 more)

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219396

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Hint of a transiting extended atmosphere on 55 Cancri b A18

D. Ehrenreich, V. Bourrier, X. Bonfils, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, G. Hébrard, D. K. Sing, P. J. Wheatley, A. Vidal-Madjar, X. Delfosse, S. Udry et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219981

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The June 2012 transit of Venus - Framework for interpretation of observations A22

A. García Muñoz and F. P. Mills

Published online: 22 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219738

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Exploring the α-enhancement of metal-poor planet-hosting stars. The Kepler and HARPS samples A36

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

Published online: 25 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220167

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Starspot activity and rotation of the planet-hosting star Kepler-17 A37

A. S. Bonomo and A. F. Lanza

Published online: 25 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219999

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A brown dwarf orbiting an M-dwarf: MOA 2009–BLG–411L A55

E. Bachelet, P. Fouqué, C. Han, A. Gould, M. D. Albrow, J.-P. Beaulieu, E. Bertin, I. A. Bond, G. W. Christie, D. Heyrovský et al. (113 more)

Published online: 25 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219765

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Planet gaps in the dust layer of 3D protoplanetary disks - II. Observability with ALMA A58

J.-F. Gonzalez, C. Pinte, S. T. Maddison, F. Ménard and L. Fouchet

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218806

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WASP-78b and WASP-79b: two highly-bloated hot Jupiter-mass exoplanets orbiting F-type stars in Eridanus A61

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

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219731

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Planet signatures in collisionally active debris discs: scattered light images A92

P. Thebault, Q. Kral and S. Ertel

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219962

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Polarimetry of trans-Neptunian objects (136472) Makemake and (90482) Orcus A101

I. N. Belskaya, S. Bagnulo, A. Stinson, G. P. Tozzi, K. Muinonen, Yu. G. Shkuratov, M. A. Barucci and S. Fornasier

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220202

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Detection of Neptune-size planetary candidates with CoRoT data - Comparison with the planet occurrence rate derived from Kepler A110

A. S. Bonomo, P. Y. Chabaud, M. Deleuil, C. Moutou, F. Bouchy, J. Cabrera, A. F. Lanza, T. Mazeh, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso et al. (3 more)

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219780

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Characterization of exoplanets from their formation - I. Models of combined planet formation and evolution A111

C. Mordasini, Y. Alibert, H. Klahr and T. Henning

Published online: 07 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118457

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Characterization of exoplanets from their formation - II. The planetary mass-radius relationship A112

C. Mordasini, Y. Alibert, C. Georgy, K.-M. Dittkrist, H. Klahr and T. Henning

Published online: 08 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118464

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Relativistic quantum mechanical calculations of electron-impact broadening for spectral lines in Be-like ions A4

B. Duan, M. A. Bari, Z. Q. Wu, Y. Jun, Y. M. Li and J. G. Wang

Published online: 19 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118418

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Influence of collisional rate coefficients on water vapour excitation A81

F. Daniel, J. R. Goicoechea, J. Cernicharo, M.-L. Dubernet and A. Faure

Published online: 31 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219749

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R-matrix electron-impact excitation data for the B-like iso-electronic sequence A87

G. Y. Liang, N. R. Badnell and G. Zhao

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220277

Astronomical instrumentation

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Signal detection for spectroscopy and polarimetry A113

A. Asensio Ramos and R. Manso Sainz

Published online: 08 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220124

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ASPECT: A spectra clustering tool for exploration of large spectral surveys A115

A. in der Au, H. Meusinger, P. F. Schalldach and M. Newholm

Published online: 08 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219958

Catalogs and data

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A catalogue of Paschen-line profiles in standard stars A62

W. Huang, G. Wallerstein and M. Stone

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219804

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The Penn State-Toruń Centre for Astronomy Planet Search stars - I. Spectroscopic analysis of 348 red giants A91

P. Zieliński, A. Niedzielski, A. Wolszczan, M. Adamów and G. Nowak

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117775

Numerical methods and codes

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THC: a new high-order finite-difference high-resolution shock-capturing code for special-relativistic hydrodynamics A26

D. Radice and L. Rezzolla

Published online: 22 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219735

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Analysis of astrometric catalogues with vector spherical harmonics A59

F. Mignard and S. Klioner

Published online: 29 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219927

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Pulsations of rapidly rotating stars - I. The ACOR numerical code A75

R.-M. Ouazzani, M.-A. Dupret and D. R. Reese

Published online: 01 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219548

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A stacking method to study the gamma-ray emission of source samples based on the co-adding of Fermi-LAT count maps A102

B. Huber, C. Farnier, A. Manalaysay, U. Straumann and R. Walter

Published online: 06 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219688

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Efficient least-squares basket-weaving A119

B. Winkel, L. Flöer and A. Kraus

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220305

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 547 (November 2012)

Letters

Column density distribution and cosmological mass density of neutral gas: Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III Data Release 9 L1

Four temporary Neptune co-orbitals: (148975) 2001 XA255, (310071) 2010 KR59, (316179) 2010 EN65, and 2012 GX17 L2

ALMA and VLA observations of recombination lines and continuum toward the Becklin-Neugebauer object in Orion L3

Astrophysical processes

Staring at 4U 1909+07 with Suzaku A2

Retrograde wind accretion – an alternative mechanism for long spin period of SFXTs A27

Angular momentum transport and turbulence in laboratory models of Keplerian flows A64

Energy dependence of normal branch oscillations in Scorpius X-1 A74

Cold ultrarelativistic pulsar winds as potential sources of galactic gamma-ray lines above 100 GeV A114

Anisotropic diffusion of Galactic cosmic ray protons and their steady-state azimuthal distribution A120

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Disentangling cosmic-ray and dark-matter induced γ-rays in galaxy clusters A16

Angular fluctuations in the CXB: is Fe 6.4 keV line tomography of the large-scale structure feasible? A21

Structure of Abell 1995 from optical and X-ray data: a galaxy cluster with an elongated radio halo A44

Microwave and radio emission of dusty star-forming galaxies: implication for the cosmic radio background A53

The Swift X-ray Telescope Cluster Survey: data reduction and cluster catalog for the GRB fields A57

The strongest gravitational lenses - I. The statistical impact of cluster mergers A66

The strongest gravitational lenses - II. Is the large Einstein radius of MACS J0717.5+3745 in conflict with ΛCDM? A67

Galaxy-galaxy(-galaxy) lensing as a sensitive probe of galaxy evolution A77

Calibration biases in measurements of weak lensing A98

Redshift-space correlation functions in large galaxy cluster surveys A100

Richness-mass relation self-calibration for galaxy clusters A117

Extragalactic astronomy

Redshift constraints for RGB 0136+391 and PKS 0735+178 from deep optical imaging A1

The four leading arms of the Magellanic Cloud system - Evidence for interaction with Milky Way disk and halo A12

Mapping luminous blue compact galaxies with VIRUS-P - Morphology, line ratios, and kinematics A24

The X-ray variability history of Markarian 3 A31

A dynamical model for the Taffy galaxies UGC 12914/5 A39

Evolution along the sequence of S0 Hubble types induced by dry minor mergers - I. Global bulge-to-disk structural relations A48

X-ray stacking of Lyman break galaxies in the 4 Ms CDF-S - X-ray luminosities and star formation rates across cosmic time A50

The size-luminosity relation at z = 7 in CANDELS and its implication on reionization A51

M 87 at metre wavelengths: the LOFAR picture A56

A catalog of extended clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies - An analysis of their parameters in early- and late-type galaxies A65

A catalog of planetary nebula candidates in the Sculptor spiral galaxy NGC 300 A78

Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the mass-metallicity relationship A79

The optical SN 2012bz associated with the long GRB 120422A A82

Upper limits on the high-energy emission from gamma-ray bursts observed by AGILE-GRID A95

Radiation processes in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 A116

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Red supergiants around the obscured open cluster Stephenson 2 A15

Near-infrared spectroscopy of the super star cluster in NGC 1705 A17

On the true shape of the upper end of the stellar initial mass function - The case of R136 A23

Characterizing a cluster’s dynamic state using a single epoch of radial velocities A35

Do high-velocity clouds trace the dark matter subhalo population? A43

The Earliest Phases of Star Formation (EPoS): a Herschel key program - The precursors to high-mass stars and clusters A49

Properties of simulated Milky Way-mass galaxies in loose group and field environments A63

Thick disk kinematics from RAVE and the solar motion A70

Thin disk kinematics from RAVE and the solar motion A71

The occurrence of nitrogen-enhanced metal-poor stars: implications for the initial mass function in the early Galactic halo A76

Spectroscopy of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in the Lambda Orionis star-forming region - II. Rotation, activity and other properties of spectroscopically confirmed members of Collinder 69 A80

Orion revisited - I. The massive cluster in front of the Orion nebula cluster A97

Spectroscopic and photometric studies of white dwarfs in the Hyades A99

The Chamaeleon II low-mass star-forming region: radial velocities, elemental abundances, and accretion properties A104

Characterisation of young stellar clusters A107

Spectroscopy of horizontal branch stars in ω Centauri A109

The Na-O anticorrelation in horizontal branch stars (Corrigendum) - II. NGC 1851 C2

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Multi-dimensional models of circumstellar shells around evolved massive stars A3

The role of OH in the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks - II. Gas-rich environments A7

The Earliest Phases of Star formation (EPoS) observed with Herschel: the dust temperature and density distributions of B68 A11

XMM-Newton view of the N 206 superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud A19

Discrepancies between the [O iii] and [S iii] temperatures in H ii regions A29

Upper limit for the D2H+ ortho-to-para ratio in the prestellar core 16293E (CHESS) A33

An updated catalog of OH-maser-emitting planetary nebulae A40

Herschel observations of B1-bS and B1-bN: two first hydrostatic core candidates in the Perseus star-forming cloud A54

The molecular clump towards the eastern border of SNR G18.8+0.3 A60

Far-ultraviolet and X-ray irradiated protoplanetary disks: a grid of models - I. The disk structure A68

Far-ultraviolet and X-ray irradiated protoplanetary disks: a grid of models - II. Gas diagnostic line emission A69

The circumstellar disk of AB Aurigae: evidence for envelope accretion at late stages of star formation? A84

Molecular gas and stars in the translucent cloud MBM 18 (LDN 1569) A85

Estimating distance, pressure, and dust opacity using submillimeter observations of self-gravitating filaments A86

On the massive young stellar object AFGL 4176 - High-spatial-resolution multi-wavelength observations and modeling A88

Transient dust in warm debris disks (Corrigendum) - Detection of Fe-rich olivine grains C1

Stellar structure and evolution

Effects of helium enrichment in globular clusters - I. Theoretical plane with PGPUC stellar evolution code A5

Pulsar timing irregularities and the imprint of magnetic field evolution A9

Neutron star masses from hydrodynamical effects in obscured supergiant high mass X-ray binaries A20

Four temporary Neptune co-orbitals: (148975) 2001 XA₂₅₅, (310071) 2010 KR₅₉, (316179) 2010 EN₆₅, and 2012 GX₁₇ L2

Upper limit for the D₂H⁺ ortho-to-para ratio in the prestellar core 16293E (CHESS) A33

Three-dimensional hydrodynamical CO⁵BOLD model atmospheres of red giant stars - I. Atmospheric structure of a giant located near the RGB tip A118

Hanle diagnostics of weak solar magnetic fields: - Inversion of scattering polarization in C₂ and MgH molecular lines A38