N. Palanque-Delabrouille, Ch. Magneville, Ch. Yèche, S. Eftekharzadeh, A. D. Myers, P. Petitjean, I. Pâris, E. Aubourg, I. McGreer, X. Fan et al. (19 more)

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220379

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Chandra and optical/IR observations of CXO J1415.2+3610, a massive, newly discovered galaxy cluster at z ~ 1.5 A45

P. Tozzi, J. S. Santos, M. Nonino, P. Rosati, S. Borgani, B. Sartoris, B. Altieri and M. Sanchez-Portal

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220637

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Mass limits for dark clusters of degenerate fermions A68

M. Membrado and A. F. Pacheco

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219985

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On the assumption of Gaussianity for cosmological two-point statistics and parameter dependent covariance matrices A88

J. Carron

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220538

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A precise and accurate determination of the cosmic microwave background temperature at z = 0.89 A109

S. Muller, A. Beelen, J. H. Black, S. J. Curran, C. Horellou, S. Aalto, F. Combes, M. Guélin and C. Henkel

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220613

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New cosmological constraints on the variation of fundamental constants: the fine structure constant and the Higgs vacuum expectation value A122

M. E. Mosquera and O. Civitarese

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220615

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Mass, light and colour of the cosmic web in the supercluster SCL2243-0935 (z = 0.447) (Corrigendum) C2

M. Schirmer, H. Hildebrandt, K. Kuijken and T. Erben

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016348e

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Catching the radio flare in CTA 102 - II. VLBI kinematic analysis A32

C. M. Fromm, E. Ros, M. Perucho, T. Savolainen, P. Mimica, M. Kadler, A. P. Lobanov, M. L. Lister, Y. Y. Kovalev and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219913

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The fate of heavy elements in dwarf galaxies – the role of mass and geometry A41

S. Recchi and G. Hensler

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220845

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Exploring the spectroscopic properties of relic radiogalaxies A55

A. Capetti, A. Robinson, R. D. Baldi, S. Buttiglione, D. J. Axon, A. Celotti and M. Chiaberge

Published online: 21 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220662

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The detection of an older population in the Magellanic Bridge A78

G. Bagheri, M.-R. L. Cioni and R. Napiwotzki

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118236

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How does star formation proceed in the circumnuclear starburst ring of NGC 6951? A81

T. P. R. van der Laan, E. Schinnerer, E. Emsellem, L. K. Hunt, R. M. McDermid and G. Liu

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220285

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No temperature fluctuations in the giant H II region H 1013 A82

G. Stasińska, C. Morisset, S. Simón-Díaz, F. Bresolin, D. Schaerer and B. Brandl

Published online: 27 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220428

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The average GeV-band emission from gamma-ray bursts A89

J. Lange and M. Pohl

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220652

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Magellan/MMIRS near-infrared multi-object spectroscopy of nebular emission from star-forming galaxies at 2 < z < 3 A93

L. Guaita, H. Francke, E. Gawiser, F. E. Bauer, M. Hayes, G. Östlin and N. Padilla

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220013

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Chandra LETGS observation of the variable NLS1 galaxy Ark 564 A95

J. M. Ramírez

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220424

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Mosaiced wide-field VLBI observations of the Lockman Hole/XMM A97

E. Middelberg, A. T. Deller, R. P. Norris, S. Fotopoulou, M. Salvato, J. S. Morgan, W. Brisken, D. Lutz and E. Rovilos

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220374

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Panchromatic spectral energy distributions of Herschel sources A100

S. Berta, D. Lutz, P. Santini, S. Wuyts, D. Rosario, D. Brisbin, A. Cooray, A. Franceschini, C. Gruppioni, E. Hatziminaoglou et al. (17 more)

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220859

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A new study of stellar substructures in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy A103

T. J. L. de Boer, E. Tolstoy, A. Saha and E. W. Olszewski

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220855

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Flux and color variations of the doubly imaged quasar UM673 A104

D. Ricci, A. Elyiv, F. Finet, O. Wertz, K. Alsubai, T. Anguita, V. Bozza, P. Browne, M. Burgdorf, S. Calchi Novati et al. (35 more)

Published online: 01 March 2013

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H₂O emission in high-z ultra-luminous infrared galaxies A115

A. Omont, C. Yang, P. Cox, R. Neri, A. Beelen, R. S. Bussmann, R. Gavazzi, P. van der Werf, D. Riechers, D. Downes et al. (40 more)

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220811

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Effects of the radial inflow of gas and galactic fountains on the chemical evolution of M 31 A123

E. Spitoni, F. Matteucci and M. M. Marcon-Uchida

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220401

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3.3 μm PAH observations of the central kiloparsecs of Centaurus A A139

L. E. Tacconi-Garman and E. Sturm

Published online: 11 March 2013

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153 MHz GMRT follow-up of steep-spectrum diffuse emission in galaxy clusters A141

G. Macario, T. Venturi, H. T. Intema, D. Dallacasa, G. Brunetti, R. Cassano, S. Giacintucci, C. Ferrari, C. H. Ishwara-Chandra and R. Athreya

Published online: 11 March 2013

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Distribution and evolution of galaxy groups in the Ursa Major supercluster A143

M. O. Krause, A. L. B. Ribeiro and P. A. A. Lopes

Published online: 11 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220071

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Maximum likelihood estimation of local stellar kinematics A9

T. Aghajani and L. Lindegren

Published online: 08 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220430

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Near-infrared proper motions and spectroscopy of infrared excess sources at the Galactic center A18

A. Eckart, K. Mužić, S. Yazici, N. Sabha, B. Shahzamanian, G. Witzel, L. Moser, M. Garcia-Marin, M. Valencia-S., B. Jalali et al. (6 more)

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Search for very-high-energy γ-ray emission from Galactic globular clusters with H.E.S.S. A26

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. (195 more)

Published online: 13 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220719

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Proper motions of young stars in Chamaeleon - I. A Virtual Observatory study of spectroscopically confirmed members A46

B. Lopez Martí, F. Jimenez Esteban, A. Bayo, D. Barrado, E. Solano and C. Rodrigo

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220128

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CV1 in the globular cluster M 22: confirming its nature through X-ray observations and optical spectroscopy A60

N. A. Webb and M. Servillat

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117229

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The outflow history of two Herbig-Haro jets in RCW 36: HH 1042 and HH 1043 A5

L. E. Ellerbroek, L. Podio, L. Kaper, H. Sana, D. Huppenkothen, A. de Koter and L. Monaco

Published online: 07 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220635

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A new nearby pulsar wind nebula overlapping the RX J0852.0−4622 supernova remnant A7

F. Acero, Y. Gallant, J. Ballet, M. Renaud and R. Terrier

Published online: 08 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220799

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Linear polarization of submillimetre masers - Tracing magnetic fields with ALMA A15

A. F. Pérez-Sánchez and W. H. T. Vlemmings

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220735

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The Origem Loop A16

X. Y. Gao and J. L. Han

Published online: 11 February 2013

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Revealing the inclined circumstellar disk in the UX Orionis system KK Ophiuchi A21

A. Kreplin, G. Weigelt, S. Kraus, V. Grinin, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Kishimoto, D. Schertl, L. Tambovtseva, J.-M. Clausse, F. Massi et al. (2 more)

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220806

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Interstellar medium composition through X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries A25

C. Pinto, J. S. Kaastra, E. Costantini and C. de Vries

Published online: 13 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220481

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The relation of H₂CO, ¹²CO, and ¹³CO in molecular clouds A28

X. D. Tang, J. Esimbek, J. J. Zhou, G. Wu, W. G. Ji and D. Okoh

Published online: 13 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219809

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Protostars, multiplicity, and disk evolution in the Corona Australis region: a Herschel Gould Belt Study A34

A. Sicilia-Aguilar, T. Henning, H. Linz, P. André, A. Stutz, C. Eiroa and G. J. White

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220170

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A peek behind the dusty curtain: K_S-band polarization photometry and bow shock models of the Galactic center source IRS 8 A35

C. Rauch, K. Mužić, A. Eckart, R. M. Buchholz, M. García-Marín, N. Sabha, C. Straubmeier, M. Valencia-S. and S. Yazici

Published online: 15 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219874

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Ortho-H₂ and the age of prestellar cores A38

L. Pagani, P. Lesaffre, M. Jorfi, P. Honvault, T. González-Lezana and A. Faure

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117161

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The standard model of low-mass star formation applied to massive stars: a multi-wavelength picture of AFGL 2591 A43

K. G. Johnston, D. S. Shepherd, T. P. Robitaille and K. Wood

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219657

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Radiation thermo-chemical models of protoplanetary discs - IV. Modelling CO ro-vibrational emission from Herbig Ae discs A49

W. F. Thi, I. Kamp, P. Woitke, G. van der Plas, R. Bertelsen and L. Wiesenfeld

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219210

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Kn 26, a new quadrupolar planetary nebula A53

M. A. Guerrero, L. F. Miranda, G. Ramos-Larios and R. Vázquez

Published online: 21 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220592

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Exploring the circumstellar environment of the young eruptive star V2492 Cygni A62

Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, M. J. Arévalo Morales, Z. Balog, M. I. Carnerero, E. Szegedi-Elek, A. Farkas, Th. Henning, J. Kelemen et al. (13 more)

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220553

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VISIR-VLT high-resolution study of the extended emission of four obscured post-AGB candidates A64

M. W. Blanco Cárdenas, M. A. Guerrero, G. Ramos-Larios, L. F. Miranda, E. Lagadec, O. Suárez and J. F. Gómez

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220411

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Neutral and ionised gas around the post-red supergiant IRC +10 420 at AU size scales A69

R. D. Oudmaijer and W. J. de Wit

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220185

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Carbon monoxide in the environs of the star WR 16 A71

N. U. Duronea, E. M. Arnal and L. Bronfman

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219816

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Amorphous carbon in the disk around the post-AGB binary HR 4049 - Discerning dust species with featureless opacity curves A76

B. Acke, P. Degroote, R. Lombaert, B. L. de Vries, K. Smolders, T. Verhoelst, E. Lagadec, C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel and C. Waelkens

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219282

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H.E.S.S. observations of the binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 around the 2010/2011 periastron passage A94

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. (196 more)

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220612

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The Earliest Phases of Star Formation (EPoS): a Herschel key project - The thermal structure of low-mass molecular cloud cores A98

R. Launhardt, A. M. Stutz, A. Schmiedeke, Th. Henning, O. Krause, Z. Balog, H. Beuther, S. Birkmann, M. Hennemann, J. Kainulainen et al. (12 more)

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220477

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Deep optical imaging of asymptotic giant branch circumstellar envelopes A110

N. Mauron, P. J. Huggins and C.-L. Cheung

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219517

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On the shape of the mass-function of dense clumps in the Hi-GAL fields - I. Spectral energy distribution determination and global properties of the mass-functions A111

L. Olmi, D. Anglés-Alcázar, D. Elia, S. Molinari, L. Montier, M. Pestalozzi, S. Pezzuto, D. Polychroni, I. Ristorcelli, J. Rodon et al. (4 more)

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220409

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Pure rotational spectra of TiO and TiO₂ in VY Canis Majoris A113

T. Kamiński, C. A. Gottlieb, K. M. Menten, N. A. Patel, K. H. Young, S. Brünken, H. S. P. Müller, M. C. McCarthy, J. M. Winters and L. Decin

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220290

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High-pressure, low-abundance water in bipolar outflows - Results from a Herschel-WISH survey A116

M. Tafalla, R. Liseau, B. Nisini, R. Bachiller, J. Santiago-García, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, G. J. Herczeg and U. A. Yıldız

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220422

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Exploring organic chemistry in planet-forming zones A118

J. E. Bast, F. Lahuis, E. F. van Dishoeck and A. G. G. M. Tielens

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219908

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Numerical simulations of composite supernova remnants for small σ pulsar wind nebulae A127

M. J. Vorster, S. E. S. Ferreira, O. C. de Jager and A. Djannati-Ataï

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220276

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Nonthermal emission properties of the northwestern rim of supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 A132

T. Kishishita, J. Hiraga and Y. Uchiyama

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220525

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The twofold debris disk around HD 113766 A - Warm and cold dust as seen with VLTI/MIDI and Herschel/PACS A134

J. Olofsson, Th. Henning, M. Nielbock, J.-C. Augereau, A. Juhàsz, I. Oliveira, O. Absil and A. Tamanai

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220904

Stellar structure and evolution

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Patterns of variability in Be/X-ray pulsars during giant outbursts A1

P. Reig and E. Nespoli

Published online: 07 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219806

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Doppler imaging of stellar surface structure - XXIV. The lithium-rich single K-giants DP Canum Venaticorum and DI Piscium A2

Zs. Kővári, H. Korhonen, K. G. Strassmeier, M. Weber, L. Kriskovics and I. Savanov

Published online: 07 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220227

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High-precision CoRoT space photometry and fundamental parameter determination of the B2.5V star HD 48977 A12

A. Thoul, P. Degroote, C. Catala, C. Aerts, T. Morel, M. Briquet, M. Hillen, G. Raskin, H. Van Winckel, M. Auvergne et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118756

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Structure of the hadron-quark mixed phase in protoneutron stars A13

H. Chen, G. F. Burgio, H.-J. Schulze and N. Yasutake

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220718

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Unraveling the high-energy emission components of gamma-ray binaries A17

V. Zabalza, V. Bosch-Ramon, F. Aharonian and D. Khangulyan

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220589

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The spectral type of CHS 7797 - an intriguing very low mass periodic variable in the Orion Nebula Cluster A44

M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, R. Mundt, O. Pintado, S. Boudreault, F. Hessman and W. Herbst

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219748

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Eccentricity-pumping in post-AGB stars with circumbinary discs A50

T. Dermine, R. G. Izzard, A. Jorissen and H. Van Winckel

Published online: 20 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219430

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On the radio-X-ray connection in young stellar objects in the Orion nebula cluster A56

J. Forbrich and S. J. Wolk

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220579

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Maximum mass of neutron stars and strange neutron-star cores A61

J. L. Zdunik and P. Haensel

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220697

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RX J0123.4-7321, a Be/X-ray binary in the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud A96

R. Sturm, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch and A. Udalski

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220706

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Masses and age of the chemically peculiar double-lined binary χ Lupi A121

J.-B. Le Bouquin, H. Beust, G. Duvert, J. P. Berger, F. Ménard and G. Zins

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220454

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Prompt thermal emission in gamma-ray bursts A124

R. Hascoët, F. Daigne and R. Mochkovitch

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220023

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The SW Sextantis-type star 2MASS J01074282+4845188: an unusual bright accretion disk with non-steady emission and a hot white dwarf A125

T. Khruzina, D. Dimitrov and D. Kjurkchieva

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220385

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Study of a sample of faint Be stars in the exofield of CoRoT - I. Spectroscopic characterization A130

T. Semaan, A. M. Hubert, J. Zorec, C. Martayan, Y. Frémat, J. Gutiérrez-Soto and J. Fabregat

Published online: 07 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219010

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GRB 110709B in the induced gravitational collapse paradigm A133

A. V. Penacchioni, R. Ruffini, C. L. Bianco, L. Izzo, M. Muccino, G. B. Pisani and J. A. Rueda

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220679

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Fundamental parameters of bright Ap stars from wide-range energy distributions and advanced atmospheric models A14

D. Shulyak, T. Ryabchikova and O. Kochukhov

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220425

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Abundances determined using Si ii and Si iii in B-type stars: evidence for stratification A30

J. D. Bailey and J. D. Landstreet

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220671

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An MK-like system of spectral classification for hot subdwarfs A31

J. S. Drilling, C. S. Jeffery, U. Heber, S. Moehler and R. Napiwotzki

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219433

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Exploring the origin of magnetic fields in massive stars - II. New magnetic field measurements in cluster and field stars A33

S. Hubrig, M. Schöller, I. Ilyin, N. V. Kharchenko, L. M. Oskinova, N. Langer, J. F. González, A. F. Kholtygin, M. Briquet and the MAGORI collaboration

Published online: 14 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220721

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Metallicity of M dwarfs - III. Planet-metallicity and planet-stellar mass correlations of the HARPS GTO M dwarf sample A36

V. Neves, X. Bonfils, N. C. Santos, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, F. Allard and S. Udry

Published online: 15 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220574

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LTE or non-LTE, that is the question - The NLTE chemical evolution of strontium in extremely metal-poor stars A57

C. J. Hansen, M. Bergemann, G. Cescutti, P. François, A. Arcones, A. I. Karakas, K. Lind and C. Chiappini

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220584

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The wind of the M-type AGB star RT Virginis probed by VLTI/MIDI A72

S. Sacuto, S. Ramstedt, S. Höfner, H. Olofsson, S. Bladh, K. Eriksson, B. Aringer, D. Klotz and M. Maercker

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220524

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The young stellar population of IC 1613 - III. New O-type stars unveiled by GTC-OSIRIS A74

M. Garcia and A. Herrero

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219977

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A detailed X-ray investigation of ζ Puppis - III. Spectral analysis of the whole RGS spectrum A83

A. Hervé, G. Rauw and Y. Nazé

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219734

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Detection of a magnetic field in three old and inactive solar-like planet-hosting stars A85

L. Fossati, O. Kochukhov, J. S. Jenkins, R. J. Stancliffe, C. A. Haswell, A. Elmasli and E. Nickson

Published online: 27 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220997

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X-shooter spectroscopy of FU Tauri A A106

B. Stelzer, J. M. Alcalá, A. Scholz, A. Natta, S. Randich and E. Covino

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220736

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X-shooter spectroscopy of young stellar objects - II. Impact of chromospheric emission on accretion rate estimates A107

C. F. Manara, L. Testi, E. Rigliaco, J. M. Alcalá, A. Natta, B. Stelzer, K. Biazzo, E. Covino, S. Covino, G. Cupani et al. (2 more)

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220921

The Sun

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Non-linear force-free magnetic dip models of quiescent prominence fine structures A3

S. Gunár, D. H. Mackay, U. Anzer and P. Heinzel

Published online: 07 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220597

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Damping of kink waves by mode coupling - I. Analytical treatment A39

A. W. Hood, M. Ruderman, D. J. Pascoe, I. De Moortel, J. Terradas and A. N. Wright

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220617

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Damping of kink waves by mode coupling - II. Parametric study and seismology A40

D. J. Pascoe, A. W. Hood, I. De Moortel and A. N. Wright

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220620

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Determining the temporal dynamics of the solar α effect A66

A. P. L. Newton and E. Kim

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219456

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Effect of partial ionization on wave propagation in solar magnetic flux tubes A86

R. Soler, A. J. Díaz, J. L. Ballester and M. Goossens

Published online: 27 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220576

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Structures in compressible magnetoconvection and the nature of umbral dots A92

C. Tian and K. Petrovay

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117361

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Correlations between sunspots and their moat flows A105

J. Löhner-Böttcher and R. Schlichenmaier

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220543

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Implications for electron acceleration and transport from non-thermal electron rates at looptop and footpoint sources in solar flares A135

P. J. A. Simões and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 07 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220304

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Phase relations for seismology of photospheric flux tubes A137

M. G. Moreels and T. Van Doorsselaere

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Planets and planetary systems

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A lower radius and mass for the transiting extrasolar planet HAT-P-8 b A11

L. Mancini, J. Southworth, S. Ciceri, J. J. Fortney, C. V. Morley, J. A. Dittmann, J. Tregloan-Reed, I. Bruni, M. Barbieri, D. F. Evans et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220291

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Micrometeoroids flux on the Moon A27

G. Cremonese, P. Borin, A. Lucchetti, F. Marzari and M. Bruno

Published online: 13 February 2013

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Bayesian inference for orbital eccentricities A47

L. B. Lucy

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219819

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GJ 1214 reviewed - Trigonometric parallax, stellar parameters, new orbital solution, and bulk properties for the super-Earth GJ 1214b A48

G. Anglada-Escudé, B. Rojas-Ayala, A. P. Boss, A. J. Weinberger and J. P. Lloyd

Published online: 19 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219250

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A new model for the ν₁ vibrational band of HCN in cometary comae, with application to three comets A51

M. Lippi, G. L. Villanueva, M. A. DiSanti, H. Böhnhardt, M. J. Mumma, B. P. Bonev and D. Prialnik

Published online: 20 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219903

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXII. New multi-planet systems in the HARPS volume limited sample: a super-Earth and a Neptune in the habitable zone A59

G. Lo Curto, M. Mayor, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, G. Hébrard, C. Lovis, C. Moutou, D. Naef, F. Pepe, D. Queloz et al. (3 more)

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220415

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Atmospheric escape from HD 189733b observed in H I Lyman-α: detailed analysis of HST/STIS September 2011 observations A63

V. Bourrier, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, H. Dupuy, D. Ehrenreich, A. Vidal-Madjar, G. Hébrard, G. E. Ballester, J.-M. Désert, R. Ferlet et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220533

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Bouncing behavior of microscopic dust aggregates A65

A. Seizinger and W. Kley

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220946

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Asteroids’ physical models from combined dense and sparse photometry and scaling of the YORP effect by the observed obliquity distribution A67

J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, A. Marciniak, B. D. Warner, F. Pilcher, R. Stephens, R. Behrend, B. Carry, D. Čapek et al. (110 more)

Published online: 22 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220701

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WASP-54b, WASP-56b, and WASP-57b: Three new sub-Jupiter mass planets from SuperWASP A73

F. Faedi, D. Pollacco, S. C. C. Barros, D. Brown, A. Collier Cameron, A. P. Doyle, R. Enoch, M. Gillon, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, G. Hébrard et al. (31 more)

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220520

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On vertical variations of gas flow in protoplanetary disks and their impact on the transport of solids A75

E. Jacquet

Published online: 25 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220812

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Signals embedded in the radial velocity noise - Periodic variations in the τ Ceti velocities A79

M. Tuomi, H. R. A. Jones, J. S. Jenkins, C. G. Tinney, R. P. Butler, S. S. Vogt, J. R. Barnes, R. A. Wittenmyer, S. O’Toole, J. Horner et al. (5 more)

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220509

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WASP-80b: a gas giant transiting a cool dwarf A80

A. H. M. J. Triaud, D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, A. P. Doyle, A. Fumel, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, C. Lovis et al. (10 more)

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220900

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The meteor-shower complex of 96P/Machholz revisited A87

L. Neslušan, Z. Kaňuchová and D. Tomko

Published online: 27 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220299

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The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets - XVII. New and updated long period and massive planets A90

M. Marmier, D. Ségransan, S. Udry, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, C. Lovis, D. Naef, N. C. Santos, R. Alonso et al. (17 more)

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219639

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Using the Sun to estimate Earth-like planets detection capabilities - IV. Correcting for the convective component A101

N. Meunier and A.-M. Lagrange

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219917

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Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family? - II. Fingerprints of the Yarkovsky and YORP effects A102

A. Kryszczyńska

Published online: 01 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220490

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Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin A108

G. Maciejewski, D. Dimitrov, M. Seeliger, St. Raetz, Ł. Bukowiecki, M. Kitze, R. Errmann, G. Nowak, A. Niedzielski, V. Popov et al. (31 more)

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220739

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On the functional form of the metallicity-giant planet correlation A112

A. Mortier, N. C. Santos, S. Sousa, G. Israelian, M. Mayor and S. Udry

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220707

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Crantor, a short-lived horseshoe companion to Uranus A114

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

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220646

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Constraining the cometary flux through the asteroid belt during the late heavy bombardment A117

M. Brož, A. Morbidelli, W. F. Bottke, J. Rozehnal, D. Vokrouhlický and D. Nesvorný

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219296

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Characterization of potentially habitable planets: Retrieval of atmospheric and planetary properties from emission spectra A120

P. von Paris, P. Hedelt, F. Selsis, F. Schreier and T. Trautmann

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220009

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The D/H ratio in the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune from Herschel-PACS observations A126

H. Feuchtgruber, E. Lellouch, G. Orton, T. de Graauw, B. Vandenbussche, B. Swinyard, R. Moreno, C. Jarchow, F. Billebaud, T. Cavalié et al. (2 more)

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220857

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High-temperature measurements of VUV-absorption cross sections of CO₂ and their application to exoplanets A131

O. Venot, N. Fray, Y. Bénilan, M.-C. Gazeau, E. Hébrard, G. Larcher, M. Schwell, M. Dobrijevic and F. Selsis

Published online: 07 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220945

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Importance of thermal reactivity for hexamethylenetetramine formation from simulated interstellar ices A128

V. Vinogradoff, N. Fray, F. Duvernay, G. Briani, G. Danger, H. Cottin, P. Theulé and T. Chiavassa

Published online: 05 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220870

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Transition probabilities in Te II and Te III spectra A136

W. Zhang, P. Palmeri, P. Quinet and É. Biémont

Published online: 07 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220918

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On the X ¹Σ⁺ rovibrational spectrum of lithium hydride A140

Y. B. Shi, P. C. Stancil and J. G. Wang

Published online: 11 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219491

Astronomical instrumentation

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Apodized phase mask coronagraphs for arbitrary apertures A10

A. Carlotti

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220661

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Attitude reconstruction for the Gaia spacecraft A19

D. Risquez, F. van Leeuwen and A. G. A. Brown

Published online: 12 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220281

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Extinction-controlled adaptive phase-mask coronagraph A42

P. Bourget, N. Schuhler, D. Mawet and P. Haguenauer

Published online: 18 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219753

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The ESPRI project: astrometric exoplanet search with PRIMA - I. Instrument description and performance of first light observations A52

J. Sahlmann, T. Henning, D. Queloz, A. Quirrenbach, N. M. Elias II, R. Launhardt, F. Pepe, S. Reffert, D. Ségransan, J. Setiawan et al. (35 more)

Published online: 20 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220569

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Understanding synthesis imaging dynamic range A91

R. Braun

Published online: 28 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220257

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On high-contrast characterization of nearby, short-period exoplanets with giant segmented-mirror telescopes A99

I. J. M. Crossfield

Published online: 04 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220914

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PSF modelling for very wide-field CCD astronomy A119

L. W. Piotrowski, T. Batsch, H. Czyrkowski, M. Cwiok, R. Dabrowski, G. Kasprowicz, A. Majcher, A. Majczyna, K. Malek, L. Mankiewicz et al. (8 more)

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219230

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Simultaneous exoplanet detection and instrument aberration retrieval in multispectral coronagraphic imaging A138

M. Ygouf, L. M. Mugnier, D. Mouillet, T. Fusco and J.-L. Beuzit

Published online: 08 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220318

Catalogs and data

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The ongoing pursuit of R Coronae Borealis stars: the ASAS-3 survey strikes again A77

P. Tisserand, G. C. Clayton, D. L. Welch, B. Pilecki, L. Wyrzykowski and D. Kilkenny

Published online: 26 February 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220713

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Astrometric reduction of Cassini ISS images of the Saturnian satellites Mimas and Enceladus A129

R. Tajeddine, N. J. Cooper, V. Lainey, S. Charnoz and C. D. Murray

Published online: 06 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220831

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The seven year Swift-XRT point source catalog (1SWXRT) A142

V. D’Elia, M. Perri, S. Puccetti, M. Capalbi, P. Giommi, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Tagliaferri, G. Cusumano, P. Evans et al. (7 more)

Published online: 11 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220863

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 551 (March 2013)

Letters

A molecular outflow driven by the brown dwarf binary FU Tauri L1

INTEGRAL observations of Scorpius X-1: evidence for Comptonization up to 200 keV L2

Turbulent transport in radiative zones of stars L3

The subdwarf B star SB 290 – A fast rotator on the extreme horizontal branch L4

A new flaring high-energy γ-ray source L5

Accretion disk wind as explanation for the broad-line region structure in NGC 5548 L6

Improved CLEAN reconstructions for rotation measure synthesis with maximum likelihood estimation L7

Chromospheric activity as age indicator - An L-shaped chromospheric-activity versus age diagram L8

SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - VIII. KOI-205 b: a brown-dwarf companion to a K-type dwarf L9

Discovery of collimated ejection from the symbiotic binary BF Cygni L10

LOFAR detections of low-frequency radio recombination lines towards Cassiopeia A L11

Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors L12

Mortality and dust expulsion in early phases of stellar clusters - Evidence from NIR photometry of nearby, spiral galaxies L13

Independent confirmation of β Pictoris b imaging with NICI L14

Cluster-formation in the Rosette molecular cloud at the junctions of filaments (Corrigendum) C1

Astrophysical processes

Accretion disks around black holes in modified strong gravity A4

No anticorrelation between cyclotron line energy and X-ray flux in 4U 0115+634 A6

Particle acceleration and non-thermal emission during the V407 Cygni nova outburst A37

Flux modulation from the Rossby wave instability in microquasars’ accretion disks: toward a HFQPO model A54

Spectral properties of keV-energetic ion populations inside the heliopause reflected by IBEX-relevant energetic neutral atoms A58

Coronal ejection and heating in variable X-ray sources A70

Isotropic inelastic and superelastic collisional rates in a multiterm atom A84

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Distant galaxy clusters in a deep XMM-Newton field within the CFTHLS D4 A8

Diffuse light in the young cluster of galaxies CL J1449+0856 at z = 2.07 A20

The X-ray/SZ view of the virial region - I. Thermodynamic properties A22

The X-ray/SZ view of the virial region - II. Gas mass fraction A23

Low frequency follow up of radio haloes and relics in the GMRT Radio Halo Cluster Survey A24

Luminosity function from dedicated SDSS-III and MMT data of quasars in 0.7 < z < 4.0 selected with a new approach A29

Chandra and optical/IR observations of CXO J1415.2+3610, a massive, newly discovered galaxy cluster at z ~ 1.5 A45

Mass limits for dark clusters of degenerate fermions A68

On the assumption of Gaussianity for cosmological two-point statistics and parameter dependent covariance matrices A88

A precise and accurate determination of the cosmic microwave background temperature at z = 0.89 A109

New cosmological constraints on the variation of fundamental constants: the fine structure constant and the Higgs vacuum expectation value A122

Mass, light and colour of the cosmic web in the supercluster SCL2243-0935 (z = 0.447) (Corrigendum) C2

Extragalactic astronomy

Catching the radio flare in CTA 102 - II. VLBI kinematic analysis A32

The fate of heavy elements in dwarf galaxies – the role of mass and geometry A41

Exploring the spectroscopic properties of relic radiogalaxies A55

The detection of an older population in the Magellanic Bridge A78

How does star formation proceed in the circumnuclear starburst ring of NGC 6951? A81

No temperature fluctuations in the giant H II region H 1013 A82

The average GeV-band emission from gamma-ray bursts A89

Magellan/MMIRS near-infrared multi-object spectroscopy of nebular emission from star-forming galaxies at 2 < z < 3 A93

Chandra LETGS observation of the variable NLS1 galaxy Ark 564 A95

Mosaiced wide-field VLBI observations of the Lockman Hole/XMM A97

Panchromatic spectral energy distributions of Herschel sources A100

A new study of stellar substructures in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy A103

Flux and color variations of the doubly imaged quasar UM673 A104

H2O emission in high-z ultra-luminous infrared galaxies A115

Effects of the radial inflow of gas and galactic fountains on the chemical evolution of M 31 A123

3.3 μm PAH observations of the central kiloparsecs of Centaurus A A139

153 MHz GMRT follow-up of steep-spectrum diffuse emission in galaxy clusters A141

Distribution and evolution of galaxy groups in the Ursa Major supercluster A143

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Maximum likelihood estimation of local stellar kinematics A9

Near-infrared proper motions and spectroscopy of infrared excess sources at the Galactic center A18

Search for very-high-energy γ-ray emission from Galactic globular clusters with H.E.S.S. A26

Proper motions of young stars in Chamaeleon - I. A Virtual Observatory study of spectroscopically confirmed members A46

CV1 in the globular cluster M 22: confirming its nature through X-ray observations and optical spectroscopy A60

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The outflow history of two Herbig-Haro jets in RCW 36: HH 1042 and HH 1043 A5

A new nearby pulsar wind nebula overlapping the RX J0852.0−4622 supernova remnant A7

Linear polarization of submillimetre masers - Tracing magnetic fields with ALMA A15

The Origem Loop A16

Revealing the inclined circumstellar disk in the UX Orionis system KK Ophiuchi A21

Interstellar medium composition through X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries A25

The relation of H2CO, 12CO, and 13CO in molecular clouds A28

Protostars, multiplicity, and disk evolution in the Corona Australis region: a Herschel Gould Belt Study A34

A peek behind the dusty curtain: KS-band polarization photometry and bow shock models of the Galactic center source IRS 8 A35

Ortho-H2 and the age of prestellar cores A38

The standard model of low-mass star formation applied to massive stars: a multi-wavelength picture of AFGL 2591 A43

Radiation thermo-chemical models of protoplanetary discs - IV. Modelling CO ro-vibrational emission from Herbig Ae discs A49

Kn 26, a new quadrupolar planetary nebula A53

Exploring the circumstellar environment of the young eruptive star V2492 Cygni A62

VISIR-VLT high-resolution study of the extended emission of four obscured post-AGB candidates A64

H₂O emission in high-z ultra-luminous infrared galaxies A115

The relation of H₂CO, ¹²CO, and ¹³CO in molecular clouds A28

A peek behind the dusty curtain: K_S-band polarization photometry and bow shock models of the Galactic center source IRS 8 A35

Ortho-H₂ and the age of prestellar cores A38

Pure rotational spectra of TiO and TiO₂ in VY Canis Majoris A113

A new model for the ν₁ vibrational band of HCN in cometary comae, with application to three comets A51