K. Lind, S. E. Koposov, C. Battistini, A. F. Marino, G. Ruchti, A. Serenelli, C. C. Worley, A. Alves-Brito, M. Asplund, P. S. Barklem et al. (30 more)

Published online: 03 March 2015

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Mass-ratio distribution of extremely low-mass white dwarf binaries L13

Henri M. J. Boffin

Published online: 03 March 2015

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On the definition of superclusters L14

Gayoung Chon, Hans Böhringer and Saleem Zaroubi

Published online: 03 March 2015

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The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG - VI. The curious case of TrES-4b L15

A. Sozzetti, A. S. Bonomo, K. Biazzo, L. Mancini, M. Damasso, S. Desidera, R. Gratton, A. F. Lanza, E. Poretti, M. Rainer et al. (31 more)

Published online: 05 March 2015

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High-redshift active galactic nuclei and H I reionisation: limits from the unresolved X-ray background L16

Francesco Haardt and Ruben Salvaterra

Published online: 10 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525627

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A two-mode planetary nebula luminosity function A1

A. Rodríguez-González, L. Hernández-Martínez, A. Esquivel, A. C. Raga, G. Stasińska, M. Peña and Y. D. Mayya

Published online: 10 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423713

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Mining R Coronae Borealis stars from Catalina surveys A2

C.-H. Lee

Published online: 10 February 2015

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Light-curve modelling constraints on the obliquities and aspect angles of the young Fermi pulsars A3

M. Pierbattista, A. K. Harding, I. A. Grenier, T. J. Johnson, P. A. Caraveo, M. Kerr and P. L. Gonthier

Published online: 10 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423815

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The Gaia-ESO Survey: Chromospheric emission, accretion properties, and rotation in γ Velorum and Chamaeleon I A4

A. Frasca, K. Biazzo, A. C. Lanzafame, J. M. Alcalá, E. Brugaletta, A. Klutsch, B. Stelzer, G. G. Sacco, L. Spina, R. D. Jeffries et al. (26 more)

Published online: 10 February 2015

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Stellar wind in state transitions of high-mass X-ray binaries A5

J. Čechura and P. Hadrava

Published online: 10 February 2015

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Collisions of small ice particles under microgravity conditions - II. Does the chemical composition of the ice change the collisional properties? A6

C. R. Hill, D. Heißelmann, J. Blum and H. J. Fraser

Published online: 10 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425336

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How can double-barred galaxies be long-lived? A7

Hervé Wozniak

Published online: 11 February 2015

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Diffuse radio emission in the complex merging galaxy cluster Abell2069 A8

A. Drabent, M. Hoeft, R. F. Pizzo, A. Bonafede, R. J. van Weeren and U. Klein

Published online: 11 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424828

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Detection of a large fraction of atomic gas not associated with star-forming material in M17 SW A9

J. P. Pérez-Beaupuits, J. Stutzki, V. Ossenkopf, M. Spaans, R. Güsten and H. Wiesemeyer

Published online: 11 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425020

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First detections of FS Canis Majoris stars in clusters - Evolutionary state as constrained by coeval massive stars A10

D. de la Fuente, F. Najarro, C. Trombley, B. Davies and D. F. Figer

Published online: 11 February 2015

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Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - IV. Assessing TiO₂ and SiO nucleation for cloud formation modelling A11

G. Lee, Ch. Helling, H. Giles and S. T. Bromley

Published online: 11 February 2015

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Uncertainties in asteroseismic grid-based estimates of stellar ages - SCEPtER: Stellar CharactEristics Pisa Estimation gRid A12

G. Valle, M. Dell’Omodarme, P. G. Prada Moroni and S. Degl’Innocenti

Published online: 11 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424686

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Properties of flat-spectrum radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies A13

L. Foschini, M. Berton, A. Caccianiga, S. Ciroi, V. Cracco, B. M. Peterson, E. Angelakis, V. Braito, L. Fuhrmann, L. Gallo et al. (20 more)

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Dissipative effects on the sustainment of a magnetorotational dynamo in Keplerian shear flow A14

A. Riols, F. Rincon, C. Cossu, G. Lesur, G. I. Ogilvie and P. -Y. Longaretti

Published online: 11 February 2015

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Millimeter radiation from a 3D model of the solar atmosphere - I. Diagnosing chromospheric thermal structure A15

M. Loukitcheva, S. K. Solanki, M. Carlsson and S. M. White

Published online: 12 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425238

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Building gas rings and rejuvenating S0 galaxies through minor mergers A16

M. Mapelli, R. Rampazzo and A. Marino

Published online: 12 February 2015

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Insights into gas heating and cooling in the disc of NGC 891 from Herschel far-infrared spectroscopy A17

T. M. Hughes, K. Foyle, M. R. P. Schirm, T. J. Parkin, I. De Looze, C. D. Wilson, G. J. Bendo, M. Baes, J. Fritz, A. Boselli et al. (8 more)

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Revising the ages of planet-hosting stars A18

A. Bonfanti, S. Ortolani, G. Piotto and V. Nascimbeni

Published online: 12 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424951

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Herschel-PACS observations of [OI] and H₂O in Chamaeleon II A19

P. Riviere-Marichalar, A. Bayo, I. Kamp, S. Vicente, J. P. Williams, D. Barrado, C. Eiroa, G. Duchêne, B. Montesinos, G. Mathews et al. (4 more)

Published online: 13 February 2015

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A search for TiO in the optical high-resolution transmission spectrum of HD 209458b: Hindrance due to inaccuracies in the line database A20

H. J. Hoeijmakers, R. J. de Kok, I. A. G. Snellen, M. Brogi, J. L. Birkby and H. Schwarz

Published online: 13 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424794

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Very high-energy γ-ray emission from high-redshift blazars A21

A. Neronov, D. Semikoz, A. M. Taylor and Ie. Vovk

Published online: 13 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219970

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Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - I. A global model for the broadband spectral energy distribution A22

M. Mehdipour, J. S. Kaastra, G. A. Kriss, M. Cappi, P.-O. Petrucci, K. C. Steenbrugge, N. Arav, E. Behar, S. Bianchi, R. Boissay et al. (17 more)

Published online: 13 February 2015

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A Lucky Imaging search for stellar companions to transiting planet host stars A23

Maria Wöllert, Wolfgang Brandner, Carolina Bergfors and Thomas Henning

Published online: 13 February 2015

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The Hvar survey for roAp stars - II. Final results A24

E. Paunzen, M. Netopil, M. Rode-Paunzen, G. Handler and H. Božić

Published online: 13 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425281

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The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA): Design, technical overview, and performance A25

Will Sutherland, Jim Emerson, Gavin Dalton, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Steven Beard, Richard Bennett, Naidu Bezawada, Andrew Born, Martin Caldwell, Paul Clark et al. (12 more)

Published online: 13 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424973

Stellar structure and evolution

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Benchmark stars for Gaia Fundamental properties of the Population II star HD 140283 from interferometric, spectroscopic, and photometric data A26

O. L. Creevey, F. Thévenin, P. Berio, U. Heiter, K. von Braun, D. Mourard, L. Bigot, T. S. Boyajian, P. Kervella, P. Morel et al. (11 more)

Published online: 16 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424310

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Star formation in Chamaeleon I and III: a molecular line study of the starless core population A27

A. E. Tsitali, A. Belloche, R. T. Garrod, B. Parise and K. M. Menten

Published online: 16 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322955

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The structure of protoplanetary discs around evolving young stars A28

Bertram Bitsch, Anders Johansen, Michiel Lambrechts and Alessandro Morbidelli

Published online: 16 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424964

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MOND implications for spectral line profiles of shell galaxies: shell formation history and mass-velocity scaling relations A29

M. Bílek, B. Jungwiert, I. Ebrová and K. Bartošková

Published online: 17 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424831

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XMM-Newton and Chandra cross-calibration using HIFLUGCS galaxy clusters - Systematic temperature differences and cosmological impact A30

G. Schellenberger, T. H. Reiprich, L. Lovisari, J. Nevalainen and L. David

Published online: 17 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424085

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The spectral energy distribution of the redshift 7.1 quasar ULAS J1120+0641 A31

R. Barnett, S. J. Warren, M. Banerji, R. G. McMahon, P. C. Hewett, D. J. Mortlock, C. Simpson, B. P. Venemans, K. Ota and T. Shibuya

Published online: 17 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425153

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Galaxy stellar mass assembly: the difficulty matching observations and semi-analytical predictions A32

M. Cousin, G. Lagache, M. Bethermin, J. Blaizot and B. Guiderdoni

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323062

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Towards a new modelling of gas flows in a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and evolution A33

M. Cousin, G. Lagache, M. Bethermin and B. Guiderdoni

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424462

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The MiMeS survey of magnetism in massive stars: CNO surface abundances of Galactic O stars A34

F. Martins, A. Hervé, J.-C. Bouret, W. Marcolino, G. A. Wade, C. Neiner, E. Alecian, J. Grunhut, V. Petit and the MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 18 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425173

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Close encounters of the stellar kind A35

C. A. L. Bailer-Jones

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425221

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Bayesian mass and age estimates for transiting exoplanet host stars A36

P. F. L. Maxted, A. M. Serenelli and J. Southworth

Published online: 18 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425331

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Abundance and temperature distributions in the hot intra-cluster gas of Abell 4059 A37

F. Mernier, J. de Plaa, L. Lovisari, C. Pinto, Y.-Y. Zhang, J. S. Kaastra, N. Werner and A. Simionescu

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425282

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Chemical Enrichment RGS cluster Sample (CHEERS): Constraints on turbulence A38

Ciro Pinto, Jeremy S. Sanders, Norbert Werner, Jelle de Plaa, Andrew C. Fabian, Yu-Ying Zhang, Jelle S. Kaastra, Alexis Finoguenov and Jussi Ahoranta

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425278

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A coronal wave and an asymmetric eruptive filament in SUMER, CDS, EIT, and TRACE co-observations A39

M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle and J. Shetye

Published online: 18 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424754

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The 0.1 <z < 1.65 evolution of the bright end of the [O ii] luminosity function A40

Johan Comparat, Johan Richard, Jean-Paul Kneib, Olivier Ilbert, Violeta Gonzalez-Perez, Laurence Tresse, Julien Zoubian, Stephane Arnouts, Joel R. Brownstein, Carlton Baugh et al. (25 more)

Published online: 18 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424767

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Evidence for self-interaction of charge distribution in charge-coupled devices A41

A. Guyonnet, P. Astier, P. Antilogus, N. Regnault and P. Doherty

Published online: 18 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424897

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Optical counterparts of ROSAT X-ray sources in two selected fields at low vs. high Galactic latitudes A42

J. Greiner and G. A. Richter

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322844

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Missing cosmic metals revealed by X-ray absorption towards distant sources A43

Sergio Campana, Ruben Salvaterra, Andrea Ferrara and Andrea Pallottini

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425083

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The HI absorption “Zoo” A44

K. Geréb, F. M. Maccagni, R. Morganti and T. A. Oosterloo

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424655

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The radio relic in Abell 2256: overall spectrum and implications for electron acceleration A45

M. Trasatti, H. Akamatsu, L. Lovisari, U. Klein, A. Bonafede, M. Brüggen, D. Dallacasa and T. Clarke

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423972

Stellar structure and evolution

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Frequencies and mode identifications of the δ Scuti star EE Camelopardalis A46

M. Breger, P. Lenz, A. A. Pamyatnykh, V. S. Schmid and P. G. Beck

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424758

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Perturbations of gyrosynchrotron emission polarization from solar flares by sausage modes: forward modeling A47

V. E. Reznikova, T. Van Doorsselaere and A. A. Kuznetsov

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424548

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Constraints on the alignment of galaxies in galaxy clusters from ~14 000 spectroscopic members A48

Cristóbal Sifón, Henk Hoekstra, Marcello Cacciato, Massimo Viola, Fabian Köhlinger, Remco F. J. van der Burg, David J. Sand and Melissa L. Graham

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424435

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OH and H₂O maser variations in W33B A49

P. Colom, E. E. Lekht, M. I. Pashchenko and G. M. Rudnitskij

Published online: 19 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323083

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What causes the large extensions of red supergiant atmospheres? - Comparisons of interferometric observations with 1D hydrostatic, 3D convection, and 1D pulsating model atmospheres A50

B. Arroyo-Torres, M. Wittkowski, A. Chiavassa, M. Scholz, B. Freytag, J. M. Marcaide, P. H. Hauschildt, P. R. Wood and F. J. Abellan

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425212

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Quest for the lost siblings of the Sun A51

C. Liu, G. Ruchti, S. Feltzing, C. A. Martínez-Barbosa, T. Bensby, A. G. A. Brown and S. F. Portegies Zwart

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424998

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Short-term variability of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) at 4.8 AU from the Sun A52

P. Santos-Sanz, J. L. Ortiz, N. Morales, R. Duffard, F. Pozuelos, F. Moreno and E. Fernández-Valenzuela

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425265

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Detection of Yarkovsky acceleration in the context of precovery observations and the future Gaia catalogue A53

J. Desmars

Published online: 20 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423685

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The SiO outflow from IRAS 17233-3606 at high resolution A54

P. D. Klaassen, K. G. Johnston, S. Leurini and L. A. Zapata

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424781

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Radio jet emission from GeV-emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies A55

E. Angelakis, L. Fuhrmann, N. Marchili, L. Foschini, I. Myserlis, V. Karamanavis, S. Komossa, D. Blinov, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Sievers et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425081

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Modeling CO emission from hydrodynamic simulations of nearby spirals, starbursting mergers, and high-redshift galaxies A56

F. Bournaud, E. Daddi, A. Weiß, F. Renaud, C. Mastropietro and R. Teyssier

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425078

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Chromospheric activity and lithium line variations in the spectra of the spotted star LQ Hydrae A57

M. Flores Soriano, K. G. Strassmeier and M. Weber

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425166

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Origin of the X-ray off-states in Vela X-1 A58

A. Manousakis and R. Walter

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321414

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Dark influences: imprints of dark satellites on dwarf galaxies A59

T. K. Starkenburg and A. Helmi

Published online: 23 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425082

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Impact of mass-loss on the evolution and pre-supernova properties of red supergiants A60

G. Meynet, V. Chomienne, S. Ekström, C. Georgy, A. Granada, J. Groh, A. Maeder, P. Eggenberger, E. Levesque and P. Massey

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424671

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WASP-20b and WASP-28b: a hot Saturn and a hot Jupiter in near-aligned orbits around solar-type stars A61

D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, C. Hellier, M. Lendl, T. A. Lister, P. F. L. Maxted, D. Queloz, B. Smalley, A. M. S. Smith, A. H. M. J. Triaud et al. (9 more)

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423591

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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No evidence for significant age spreads in young massive LMC clusters A62

F. Niederhofer, M. Hilker, N. Bastian and E. Silva-Villa

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424455

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Steps towards a high precision solar rotation profile: Results from SDO/AIA coronal bright point data A63

D. Sudar, I. Skokić, R. Brajša and S. H. Saar

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424929

Stellar structure and evolution

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Efficiency of ETV diagrams as diagnostic tools for long-term period variations - II. Non-conservative mass transfer, and gravitational radiation A64

N. Nanouris, A. Kalimeris, E. Antonopoulou and H. Rovithis-Livaniou

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323136

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The intermediate polar GK Persei: An unstable relation of the X-ray and the optical intensities in a series of outbursts A65

V. Šimon

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424910

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Search for magnetic fields in particle-accelerating colliding-wind binaries A66

C. Neiner, J. Grunhut, B. Leroy, M. De Becker and G. Rauw

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425193

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A new look at the cosmic ray positron fraction A67

M. Boudaud, S. Aupetit, S. Caroff, A. Putze, G. Belanger, Y. Genolini, C. Goy, V. Poireau, V. Poulin, S. Rosier et al. (3 more)

Published online: 24 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425197

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Evolution of complex organic molecules in hot molecular cores - Synthetic spectra at (sub-)mm wavebands A68

R. Choudhury, P. Schilke, G. Stéphan, E. Bergin, T. Möller, A. Schmiedeke and A. Zernickel

Published online: 25 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424499

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Two spectroscopically confirmed galaxy structures at z = 0.61 and 0.74 in the CFHTLS Deep 3 field A69

C. Adami, E. S. Cypriano, F. Durret, V. Le Brun, G. B. Lima Neto, N. Martinet, F. Perez, B. Rouze and L. Sodré Jr.

Published online: 25 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425159

Stellar atmospheres

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - XIX. B-type supergiants: Atmospheric parameters and nitrogen abundances to investigate the role of binarity and the width of the main sequence A70

C. M. McEvoy, P. L. Dufton, C. J. Evans, V. M. Kalari, N. Markova, S. Simón-Díaz, J. S. Vink, N. R. Walborn, P. A. Crowther, A. de Koter et al. (12 more)

Published online: 25 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425202

Planets and planetary systems

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SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - XV. KOI-614b, KOI-206b, and KOI-680b: a massive warm Jupiter orbiting a G0 metallic dwarf and two highly inflated planets with a distant companion around evolved F-type stars A71

J. M. Almenara, C. Damiani, F. Bouchy, M. Havel, G. Bruno, G. Hébrard, R. F. Diaz, M. Deleuil, S. C. C. Barros, I. Boisse et al. (3 more)

Published online: 25 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424291

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Red giants in the outer halo of the elliptical galaxy NGC 5128/Centaurus A A72

Sarah A. Bird, Chris Flynn, William E. Harris and Mauri Valtonen

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423418

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Cassini ISS astrometry of the Saturnian satellites: Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, and Phoebe 2004–2012 A73

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

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425605

Extragalactic astronomy

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The Herschel view of the dominant mode of galaxy growth from z = 4 to the present day A74

C. Schreiber, M. Pannella, D. Elbaz, M. Béthermin, H. Inami, M. Dickinson, B. Magnelli, T. Wang, H. Aussel, E. Daddi et al. (13 more)

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425017

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The MUSE 3D view of the Hubble Deep Field South A75

R. Bacon, J. Brinchmann, J. Richard, T. Contini, A. Drake, M. Franx, S. Tacchella, J. Vernet, L. Wisotzki, J. Blaizot et al. (28 more)

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425419

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A laboratory study of ion-induced erosion of ice-covered carbon grains A76

T. Sabri, G. A. Baratta, C. Jäger, M. E. Palumbo, T. Henning, G. Strazzulla and E. Wendler

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425154

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The lost sunspot cycle: New support from ¹⁰Be measurements A77

C. Karoff, F. Inceoglu, M. F. Knudsen, J. Olsen and A. Fogtmann-Schulz

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424927

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MIARMA: A minimal-loss information method for filling gaps in time series - Application to CoRoT light curves A78

J. Pascual-Granado, R. Garrido and J. C. Suárez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425056

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Understanding star formation in molecular clouds - I. Effects of line-of-sight contamination on the column density structure A79

N. Schneider, V. Ossenkopf, T. Csengeri, R. S. Klessen, C. Federrath, P. Tremblin, P. Girichidis, S. Bontemps and Ph. André

Published online: 26 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423569

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Star formation in z > 1 3CR host galaxies as seen by Herschel A80

P. Podigachoski, P. D. Barthel, M. Haas, C. Leipski, B. Wilkes, J. Kuraszkiewicz, C. Westhues, S. P. Willner, M. L. N. Ashby, R. Chini et al. (8 more)

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H.E.S.S. reveals a lack of TeV emission from the supernova remnant Puppis A A81

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Aharonian, F. Ait Benkhali, A. G. Akhperjanian, E. O. Angüner, M. Backes, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka et al. (216 more)

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The chemistry and spatial distribution of small hydrocarbons in UV-irradiated molecular clouds: the Orion Bar PDR A82

S. Cuadrado, J. R. Goicoechea, P. Pilleri, J. Cernicharo, A. Fuente and C. Joblin

Published online: 27 February 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424568

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Heating and cooling of the neutral ISM in the NGC 4736 circumnuclear ring A83

T. P. R. van der Laan, L. Armus, P. Beirao, K. Sandstrom, B. Groves, E. Schinnerer, B. T. Draine, J. D. Smith, M. Galametz, M. Wolfire et al. (5 more)

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New N-bearing species towards OH 231.8+4.2 - HNCO, HNCS, HC₃N, and NO A84

L. Velilla Prieto, C. Sánchez Contreras, J. Cernicharo, M. Agúndez, G. Quintana-Lacaci, J. Alcolea, V. Bujarrabal, F. Herpin, K. M. Menten and F. Wyrowski

Published online: 02 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424768

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Improved parameters of seven Kepler giant companions characterized with SOPHIE and HARPS-N A85

A. S. Bonomo, A. Sozzetti, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, J.-M. Almenara, G. Bruno, R. F. Díaz, G. Hébrard and C. Moutou

Published online: 02 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323042

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Super-resolution method using sparse regularization for point-spread function recovery A86

F. M. Ngolè Mboula, J.-L. Starck, S. Ronayette, K. Okumura and J. Amiaux

Published online: 02 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424167

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Deuteration and evolution in the massive star formation process - The role of surface chemistry A87

F. Fontani, G. Busquet, Aina Palau, P. Caselli, Á. Sánchez-Monge, J. C. Tan and M. Audard

Published online: 02 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424753

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Spatially resolved physical conditions of molecular gas and potential star formation tracers in M 83, revealed by the Herschel SPIRE FTS A88

R. Wu, S. C. Madden, F. Galliano, C. D. Wilson, J. Kamenetzky, M.-Y. Lee, M. Schirm, S. Hony, V. Lebouteiller, L. Spinoglio et al. (12 more)

Published online: 02 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423847

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Center-to-limb polarization in continuum spectra of F, G, K stars A89

N. M. Kostogryz and S. V. Berdyugina

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LOFAR sparse image reconstruction A90

H. Garsden, J. N. Girard, J. L. Starck, S. Corbel, C. Tasse, A. Woiselle, J. P. McKean, A. S. van Amesfoort, J. Anderson, I. M. Avruch et al. (71 more)

Published online: 02 March 2015

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Molecular shells in IRC+10216: tracing the mass loss history A91

J. Cernicharo, N. Marcelino, M. Agúndez and M. Guélin

Published online: 03 March 2015

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Frontier Fields: Combining HST, VLT, and Spitzer data to explore the z ~ 8 Universe behind the lensing cluster MACSJ0416.1−2403 A92

N. Laporte, A. Streblyanska, S. Kim, R. Pelló, F. E. Bauer, D. Bina, G. Brammer, M. A. De Leo, L. Infante and I. Pérez-Fournon

Published online: 03 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425040

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The effect of supernova rate on the magnetic field evolution in barred galaxies A93

K. Kulpa-Dybeł, N. Nowak, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, M. Hanasz, H. Siejkowski and B. Kulesza-Żydzik

Published online: 03 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323113

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Ro-vibrational excitation of an organic molecule (HCN) in protoplanetary disks A94

Simon Bruderer, Daniel Harsono and Ewine F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 03 March 2015

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Condensation of dust in the ejecta of Type II-P supernovae A95

Arkaprabha Sarangi and Isabelle Cherchneff

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The galaxy stellar mass function at 3.5 ≤z ≤ 7.5 in the CANDELS/UDS, GOODS-South, and HUDF fields A96

A. Grazian, A. Fontana, P. Santini, J. S. Dunlop, H. C. Ferguson, M. Castellano, R. Amorin, M. L. N. Ashby, G. Barro, P. Behroozi et al. (31 more)

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2D He⁺ pickup ion velocity distribution functions: STEREO PLASTIC observations A97

C. Drews, L. Berger, A. Taut, T. Peleikis and R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber

Published online: 03 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425271

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Impacts of pure shocks in the BHR71 bipolar outflow A98

A. Gusdorf, D. Riquelme, S. Anderl, J. Eislöffel, C. Codella, A. I. Gómez-Ruiz, U. U. Graf, L. E. Kristensen, S. Leurini, B. Parise et al. (3 more)

Published online: 03 March 2015

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Spectroscopic variability of two Oe stars A99

G. Rauw, T. Morel, Y. Nazé, T. Eversberg, F. Alves, W. Arnold, T. Bergmann, N. G. Correia Viegas, R. Fahed, A. Fernando et al. (21 more)

Published online: 03 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425152

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Parameters of type IIP SN 2012A and clumpiness effects A100

V. P. Utrobin and N. N. Chugai

Published online: 04 March 2015

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V342 Andromedae B is an eccentric-orbit eclipsing binary A101

W. Dimitrov, K. Kamiński, H. Lehmann, P. Ligęza, M. Fagas, P. Bagińska, T. Kwiatkowski, K. Bąkowska, A. Kowalczyk, M. Polińska et al. (5 more)

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Assessment of the MUSTA approach for numerical relativistic hydrodynamics A102

P. M. Blakely, N. Nikiforakis and W. D. Henshaw

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425182

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General relativistic hydrodynamics on overlapping curvilinear grids A103

P. M. Blakely, N. Nikiforakis and W. D. Henshaw

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425184

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Alfvén instability of steady state flux tubes - II. Upflows in stratified atmospheres A104

Y. Taroyan

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424547

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Exploring wind-driving dust species in cool luminous giants - III. Wind models for M-type AGB stars: dynamic and photometric properties A105

S. Bladh, S. Höfner, B. Aringer and K. Eriksson

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424917

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Three-dimensional evolution of magnetic fields in a differentially rotating stellar radiative zone A106

L. Jouve, T. Gastine and F. Lignières

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425240

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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A new look at microlensing limits on dark matter in the Galactic halo A107

M. R. S. Hawkins

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425400

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Relative distribution of dark matter and stellar mass in three massive galaxy clusters A108

S. Andreon

Published online: 04 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425122

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Non-thermal emission from standing relativistic shocks: an application to red giant winds interacting with AGN jets A109

V. Bosch-Ramon

Published online: 05 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425208

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Modelling ripples in Orion with coupled dust dynamics and radiative transfer A110

T. Hendrix, R. Keppens and P. Camps

Published online: 05 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425498

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The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG - V. A comprehensive analysis of the XO-2 stellar and planetary systems A111

M. Damasso, K. Biazzo, A. S. Bonomo, S. Desidera, A. F. Lanza, V. Nascimbeni, M. Esposito, G. Scandariato, A. Sozzetti, R. Cosentino et al. (49 more)

Published online: 05 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425332

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Gamma-ray binaries beyond one-zone models: an application to LS 5039 A112

Santiago del Palacio, Valentí Bosch-Ramon and Gustavo E. Romero

Published online: 05 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424713

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On the origin of intrinsic alignment in cosmic shear measurements: an analytic argument A113

Giovanni Camelio and Marco Lombardi

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425016

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Bulge RR Lyrae stars in the VVV tile b201 A114

F. Gran, D. Minniti, R. K. Saito, C. Navarrete, I. Dékány, I. McDonald, R. Contreras Ramos and M. Catelan

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424333

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A comprehensive analysis of the magnetic standard star HD 94660: Host of a massive compact companion? A115

J. D. Bailey, J. Grunhut and J. D. Landstreet

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425316

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The evolution of the cluster optical galaxy luminosity function between z = 0.4 and 0.9 in the DAFT/FADA survey A116

Nicolas Martinet, Florence Durret, Loïc Guennou, Christophe Adami, Andrea Biviano, Melville P. Ulmer, Douglas Clowe, Claire Halliday, Olivier Ilbert, Isabel Márquez and Mischa Schirmer

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423796

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Confronting uncertainties in stellar physics: calibrating convective overshooting with eclipsing binaries A117

R. J. Stancliffe, L. Fossati, J.-C. Passy and F. R. N. Schneider

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425126

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Estimating extragalactic Faraday rotation A118

N. Oppermann, H. Junklewitz, M. Greiner, T. A. Enßlin, T. Akahori, E. Carretti, B. M. Gaensler, A. Goobar, L. Harvey-Smith, M. Johnston-Hollitt et al. (4 more)

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423995

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXVI. Planetary systems and stellar activity of the M dwarfs GJ 3293, GJ 3341, and GJ 3543 A119

N. Astudillo-Defru, X. Bonfils, X. Delfosse, D. Ségransan, T. Forveille, F. Bouchy, M. Gillon, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, V. Neves et al. (6 more)

Published online: 06 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424253

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Messier 35 (NGC 2168) DANCe - I. Membership, proper motions, and multiwavelength photometry A120

H. Bouy, E. Bertin, D. Barrado, L. M. Sarro, J. Olivares, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier, J.-C. Cuillandre, Á. Ribas and Y. Beletsky

Published online: 09 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425505

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Photodesorption of H₂O, HDO, and D₂O ice and its impact on fractionation A121

Carina Arasa, Jesper Koning, Geert-Jan Kroes, Catherine Walsh and Ewine F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 09 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322695

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Issues with time–distance inversions for supergranular flows A122

Michal Švanda

Published online: 09 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425203

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Prominence seismology using the period ratio of transverse thread oscillations A123

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

Published online: 09 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424205

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Optical spectroscopic observations of γ-ray blazar candidates - II. The 2013 KPNO campaign in the northern hemisphere A124

F. Massaro, M. Landoni, R. D’Abrusco, D. Milisavljevic, A. Paggi, N. Masetti, H. A. Smith and G. Tosti

Published online: 09 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425119

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A connection between the instability strips of ZZ Ceti and V777 Herculis white dwarfs - Pulsating accreting GW Lib white dwarfs A125

V. Van Grootel, G. Fontaine, P. Brassard and M.-A. Dupret

Published online: 10 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425386

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The StEllar Counterparts of COmpact high velocity clouds (SECCO) survey - I. Photos of ghosts A126

M. Bellazzini, G. Beccari, G. Battaglia, N. Martin, V. Testa, R. Ibata, M. Correnti, F. Cusano and E. Sani

Published online: 10 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425262

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Morphology parameters: substructure identification in X-ray galaxy clusters A127

Viral Parekh, Kurt van der Heyden, Chiara Ferrari, Garry Angus and Benne Holwerda

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424123

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A low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample - II. Tracing circumnuclear star formation in HE 1029-1831 with SINFONI A128

Gerold Busch, Semir Smajić, Julia Scharwächter, Andreas Eckart, Mónica Valencia-S., Lydia Moser, Bernd Husemann, Melanie Krips and Jens Zuther

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425261

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Polarimetric modeling of corotating interaction regions threading massive-star winds A129

Richard Ignace, Nicole St-Louis and Félix Proulx-Giraldeau

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424806

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Propagating kink waves in thin twisted magnetic tubes with continuous equilibrium magnetic field A130

M. S. Ruderman

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424611

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 575 (March 2015)

Letters

Short-term variability on the surface of (1) Ceres - A changing amount of water ice? L1

Solar surface rotation: N-S asymmetry and recent speed-up L2

MUSE discovers perpendicular arcs in the inner filament of Centaurus A L3

The outer filament of Centaurus A as seen by MUSE L4

High-resolution observations of the outer disk around T Chamaeleontis: the view from ALMA L5

Evidence of coupling between the thermal and nonthermal emission in the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303 L6

Detection of Keplerian dynamics in a disk around the post-AGB star AC Herculis L7

Neutral chlorine and molecular hydrogen at high redshift L8

Long-term OVRO monitoring of LS I +61°303: confirmation of the two close periodicities L9

Extended supernova shock breakout signals from inflated stellar envelopes L10

Predicting the CIB-φ contamination in the cross-correlation of the tSZ effect and φ L11

The Gaia-ESO Survey: A globular cluster escapee in the Galactic halo L12

Mass-ratio distribution of extremely low-mass white dwarf binaries L13

On the definition of superclusters L14

The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG - VI. The curious case of TrES-4b L15

High-redshift active galactic nuclei and H I reionisation: limits from the unresolved X-ray background L16

Extragalactic astronomy

A two-mode planetary nebula luminosity function A1

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Mining R Coronae Borealis stars from Catalina surveys A2

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Light-curve modelling constraints on the obliquities and aspect angles of the young Fermi pulsars A3

Stellar atmospheres

The Gaia-ESO Survey: Chromospheric emission, accretion properties, and rotation in γ Velorum and Chamaeleon I A4

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Stellar wind in state transitions of high-mass X-ray binaries A5

Planets and planetary systems

Collisions of small ice particles under microgravity conditions - II. Does the chemical composition of the ice change the collisional properties? A6

Extragalactic astronomy

How can double-barred galaxies be long-lived? A7

Diffuse radio emission in the complex merging galaxy cluster Abell2069 A8

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Detection of a large fraction of atomic gas not associated with star-forming material in M17 SW A9

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

First detections of FS Canis Majoris stars in clusters - Evolutionary state as constrained by coeval massive stars A10

Stellar atmospheres

Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - IV. Assessing TiO2 and SiO nucleation for cloud formation modelling A11

Stellar structure and evolution

Uncertainties in asteroseismic grid-based estimates of stellar ages - SCEPtER: Stellar CharactEristics Pisa Estimation gRid A12

Extragalactic astronomy

Properties of flat-spectrum radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies A13

Astrophysical processes

Dissipative effects on the sustainment of a magnetorotational dynamo in Keplerian shear flow A14

The Sun

Millimeter radiation from a 3D model of the solar atmosphere - I. Diagnosing chromospheric thermal structure A15

Extragalactic astronomy

Building gas rings and rejuvenating S0 galaxies through minor mergers A16

Insights into gas heating and cooling in the disc of NGC 891 from Herschel far-infrared spectroscopy A17

Stellar structure and evolution

Revising the ages of planet-hosting stars A18

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Herschel-PACS observations of [OI] and H2O in Chamaeleon II A19

Planets and planetary systems

A search for TiO in the optical high-resolution transmission spectrum of HD 209458b: Hindrance due to inaccuracies in the line database A20

Extragalactic astronomy

Very high-energy γ-ray emission from high-redshift blazars A21

Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - I. A global model for the broadband spectral energy distribution A22

Stellar structure and evolution

A Lucky Imaging search for stellar companions to transiting planet host stars A23

Catalogs and data

The Hvar survey for roAp stars - II. Final results A24

Astronomical instrumentation

The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA): Design, technical overview, and performance A25

Stellar structure and evolution

Benchmark stars for Gaia Fundamental properties of the Population II star HD 140283 from interferometric, spectroscopic, and photometric data A26

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Star formation in Chamaeleon I and III: a molecular line study of the starless core population A27

Planets and planetary systems

The structure of protoplanetary discs around evolving young stars A28

Extragalactic astronomy

MOND implications for spectral line profiles of shell galaxies: shell formation history and mass-velocity scaling relations A29

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

XMM-Newton and Chandra cross-calibration using HIFLUGCS galaxy clusters - Systematic temperature differences and cosmological impact A30

Extragalactic astronomy

The spectral energy distribution of the redshift 7.1 quasar ULAS J1120+0641 A31

Galaxy stellar mass assembly: the difficulty matching observations and semi-analytical predictions A32

Numerical methods and codes

Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - IV. Assessing TiO₂ and SiO nucleation for cloud formation modelling A11

Herschel-PACS observations of [OI] and H₂O in Chamaeleon II A19

OH and H₂O maser variations in W33B A49