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Rosetta mission results pre-perihelion

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Rosetta mission results pre-perihelion E1

J. Alves, C. Bertout, T. Forveille, T. Guillot and S. Shore

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527623

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Foreword E2

Matt Taylor

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527619

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Inventory of the volatiles on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/ROSINA A1

Léna Le Roy, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, Andre Bieler, Christelle Briois, Ursina Calmonte, Michael R. Combi, Johan De Keyser, Frederik Dhooghe et al. (8 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526450

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ROSINA/DFMS and IES observations of 67P: Ion-neutral chemistry in the coma of a weakly outgassing comet A2

S. A. Fuselier, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, J. J. Berthelier, A. Bieler, C. Briois, T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, U. Calmonte, G. Cessateur et al. (25 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526210

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Distribution of water around the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 3.4 AU from the Sun as seen by the MIRO instrument on Rosetta A3

N. Biver, M. Hofstadter, S. Gulkis, D. Bockelée-Morvan, M. Choukroun, E. Lellouch, F. P. Schloerb, L. Rezac, W. H. Ip, C. Jarchow et al. (6 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526094

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Composition-dependent outgassing of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from ROSINA/DFMS - Implications for nucleus heterogeneity? A4

A. Luspay-Kuti, M. Hässig, S. A. Fuselier, K. E. Mandt, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, S. Gasc, A. Jäckel, L. Le Roy, M. Rubin et al. (8 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526205

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Spatial and diurnal variation of water outgassing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed from Rosetta/MIRO in August 2014 A5

S. Lee, P. von Allmen, M. Allen, G. Beaudin, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, M. Choukroun, J. Crovisier, P. Encrenaz, M. Frerking et al. (16 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526155

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First observations of H₂O and CO₂ vapor in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko made by VIRTIS onboard Rosetta A6

D. Bockelée-Morvan, V. Debout, S. Erard, C. Leyrat, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, N. Fougere, P. Drossart, G. Arnold, M. Combi et al. (22 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526303

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Comparison of 3D kinetic and hydrodynamic models to ROSINA-COPS measurements of the neutral coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A7

Andre Bieler, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, Ursina Calmonte, Michael Combi, Johan De Keyser, Björn Fiethe, Nicolas Fougere, Stephen Fuselier et al. (15 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526178

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Measurements of the near-nucleus coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Alice far-ultraviolet spectrograph on Rosetta A8

Paul D. Feldman, Michael F. A’Hearn, Jean-Loup Bertaux, Lori M. Feaga, Joel Wm. Parker, Eric Schindhelm, Andrew J. Steffl, S. Alan Stern, Harold A. Weaver, Holger Sierks and Jean-Baptiste Vincent

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525925

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Large-scale dust jets in the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the OSIRIS instrument onboard Rosetta A9

L. M. Lara, S. Lowry, J.-B. Vincent, P. J. Gutiérrez, A. Rożek, F. La Forgia, N. Oklay, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (47 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526103

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Optical observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Nordic Optical Telescope - Comet activity before the solar conjunction A10

B. Zaprudin, H. J. Lehto, K. Nilsson, T. Pursimo, A. Somero, C. Snodgrass and R. Schulz

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525703

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Morphology and dynamics of the jets of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Early-phase development A11

Z.-Y. Lin, W.-H. Ip, I.-L. Lai, J.-C. Lee, J.-B. Vincent, L. M. Lara, D. Bodewits, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (40 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525961

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What drives the dust activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko? A12

B. Gundlach, J. Blum, H. U. Keller and Y. V. Skorov

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525828

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GIADA: shining a light on the monitoring of the comet dust production from the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A13

V. Della Corte, A. Rotundi, M. Fulle, E. Gruen, P. Weissman, R. Sordini, M. Ferrari, S. Ivanovski, F. Lucarelli, M. Accolla et al. (30 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526208

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Rotating dust particles in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A14

M. Fulle, S. L. Ivanovski, I. Bertini, P. Gutierrez, L. Lara, H. Sierks, V. Zakharov, V. Della Corte, A. Rotundi, C. Barbieri et al. (36 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526158

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Dust Impact Monitor (SESAME-DIM) measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A15

Harald Krüger, Klaus J. Seidensticker, Hans-Herbert Fischer, Thomas Albin, Istvan Apathy, Walter Arnold, Alberto Flandes, Attila Hirn, Masanori Kobayashi, Alexander Loose et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526400

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Orbital elements of the material surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A16

B. J. R. Davidsson, P. J. Gutiérrez, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, H. Rickman, H. U. Keller, J. Agarwal et al. (37 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525841

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Redistribution of particles across the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A17

N. Thomas, B. Davidsson, M. R. El-Maarry, S. Fornasier, L. Giacomini, A. G. Gracia-Berná, S. F. Hviid, W.-H. Ip, L. Jorda, H. U. Keller et al. (45 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526049

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Characteristics of the dust trail of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: an application of the IMEX model A18

R. H. Soja, M. Sommer, J. Herzog, J. Agarwal, J. Rodmann, R. Srama, J. Vaubaillon, P. Strub, A. Hornig, L. Bausch and E. Grün

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526184

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Search for satellites near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta/OSIRIS images A19

I. Bertini, P. J. Gutiérrez, L. M. Lara, F. Marzari, F. Moreno, M. Pajola, F. La Forgia, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. Lamy et al. (37 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525979

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Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU A20

H. Nilsson, G. Stenberg Wieser, E. Behar, C. Simon Wedlund, E. Kallio, H. Gunell, N. J. T. Edberg, A. I. Eriksson, M. Yamauchi, C. Koenders et al. (21 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526142

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Rosetta observations of solar wind interaction with the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A21

T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, G. Clark, C. Koenders, E. Behar, R. Goldstein, S. A. Fuselier, K. E. Mandt, P. Mokashi and M. Samara

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526046

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Solar wind sputtering of dust on the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A22

Peter Wurz, Martin Rubin, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, André Bieler, Ursina Calmonte, Johan De Keyser, Björn Fiethe, Stephen A. Fuselier et al. (9 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525980

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Negatively charged nano-grains at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A23

T. I. Gombosi, J. L. Burch and M. Horányi

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526316

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Suprathermal electron environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Observations from the Rosetta Ion and Electron Sensor A24

G. Clark, T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, G. A. Collinson, T. Cravens, R. A. Frahm, J. Goldstein, R. Goldstein, K. Mandt, P. Mokashi et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526351

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OSIRIS observations of meter-sized exposures of H₂O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments A25

A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, M. R. El-Maarry, M. Pajola, O. Groussin, A.-T. Auger, N. Oklay, S. Fornasier, C. Feller, B. Davidsson et al. (45 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525977

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Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images A26

M. R. El-Maarry, N. Thomas, L. Giacomini, M. Massironi, M. Pajola, R. Marschall, A. Gracia-Berná, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (44 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525723

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Far-UV phase dependence and surface characteristics of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as observed with Rosetta Alice A27

L. M. Feaga, S. Protopapa, E. Schindhelm, S. A. Stern, M. F. A’Hearn, J.-L. Bertaux, P. D. Feldman, J. Wm. Parker, A. J. Steffl and H. A. Weaver

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526671

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Dark side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Aug.–Oct. 2014 - MIRO/Rosetta continuum observations of polar night in the southern regions A28

M. Choukroun, S. Keihm, F. P. Schloerb, S. Gulkis, E. Lellouch, C. Leyrat, P. von Allmen, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier et al. (13 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526181

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MIRO observations of subsurface temperatures of the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A29

F. Peter Schloerb, Stephen Keihm, Paul von Allmen, Mathieu Choukroun, Emmanuel Lellouch, Cedric Leyrat, Gerard Beaudin, Nicolas Biver, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, Jacques Crovisier et al. (13 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526152

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Spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the OSIRIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA spacecraft A30

S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, M. A. Barucci, C. Feller, S. Besse, C. Leyrat, L. Lara, P. J. Gutierrez, N. Oklay, C. Tubiana et al. (44 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525901

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Photometric properties of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from VIRTIS-M onboard Rosetta A31

M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, A. Raponi, F. Tosi, M. C. De Sanctis, M. T. Capria, S. Erard, D. Bockelee-Morvan, C. Leyrat et al. (10 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526307

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Gravitational slopes, geomorphology, and material strengths of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations A32

O. Groussin, L. Jorda, A.-T. Auger, E. Kührt, R. Gaskell, C. Capanna, F. Scholten, F. Preusker, P. Lamy, S. Hviid et al. (42 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526379

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Shape model, reference system definition, and cartographic mapping standards for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – Stereo-photogrammetric analysis of Rosetta/OSIRIS image data A33

F. Preusker, F. Scholten, K.-D. Matz, T. Roatsch, K. Willner, S. F. Hviid, J. Knollenberg, L. Jorda, P. J. Gutiérrez, E. Kührt et al. (35 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526349

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Insolation, erosion, and morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A34

H. U. Keller, S. Mottola, B. Davidsson, S. E. Schröder, Y. Skorov, E. Kührt, O. Groussin, M. Pajola, S. F. Hviid, F. Preusker et al. (37 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525964

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Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations A35

A.-T. Auger, O. Groussin, L. Jorda, S. Bouley, R. Gaskell, P. L. Lamy, C. Capanna, N. Thomas, A. Pommerol, H. Sierks et al. (41 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525947

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Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A36

O. Groussin, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, H. Rickman, H. U. Keller, M. F. A’Hearn, A.-T. Auger et al. (38 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527020

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Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A37

Maurizio Pajola, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Carsten Güttler, Jui-Chi Lee, Ivano Bertini, Matteo Massironi, Emanuele Simioni, Francesco Marzari, Lorenza Giacomini, Alice Lucchetti et al. (48 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525975

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Estimate of the erosion rate from H₂O mass-loss measurements from SWAN/SOHO in previous perihelions of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and connection with observed rotation rate variations A38

Jean-Loup Bertaux

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525992

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Permittivity measurements of porous matter in support of investigations of the surface and interior of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A39

Y. Brouet, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd, P. Sabouroux, P. Encrenaz, N. Thomas, E. Heggy and W. Kofman

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526099

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CONSERT suggests a change in local properties of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s nucleus at depth A40

V. Ciarletti, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd, J. Lasue, C. Statz, D. Plettemeier, A. Hérique, Y. Rogez and W. Kofman

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526337

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Geomorphology and spectrophotometry of Philae’s landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A41

F. La Forgia, L. Giacomini, M. Lazzarin, M. Massironi, N. Oklay, F. Scholten, M. Pajola, I. Bertini, G. Cremonese, C. Barbieri et al. (45 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525983

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Low CO/CO₂ ratios of comet 67P measured at the Abydos landing site by the Ptolemy mass spectrometer A42

A. Morse, O. Mousis, S. Sheridan, G. Morgan, D. Andrews, S. Barber and I. Wright

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526624

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Comets as collisional fragments of a primordial planetesimal disk A43

A. Morbidelli and H. Rickman

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526116

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Constraints on its origin from OSIRIS observations A44

H. Rickman, S. Marchi, M. F. A’Hearn, C. Barbieri, M. R. El-Maarry, C. Güttler, W.-H. Ip, H. U. Keller, P. Lamy, F. Marzari et al. (31 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526093

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Characterization of OSIRIS NAC filters for the interpretation of multispectral data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A45

N. Oklay, J.-B. Vincent, H. Sierks, S. Besse, M. Pajola, I. Bertini, H. Rickman, F. La Forgia, A. M. Barucci, S. Fornasier et al. (32 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525994

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Scientific assessment of the quality of OSIRIS images A46

C. Tubiana, C. Güttler, G. Kovacs, I. Bertini, D. Bodewits, S. Fornasier, L. Lara, F. La Forgia, S. Magrin, M. Pajola et al. (44 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525985

Letters

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Polar stellar-spots and grazing planetary transits - Possible explanation for the low number of discovered grazing planets L1

M. Oshagh, N. C. Santos, P. Figueira, V. Zh. Adibekyan, A. Santerne, S. C. C. Barros and J. J. G. Lima

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527274

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The long X-ray tail in Zwicky 8338 L2

G. Schellenberger and T. H. Reiprich

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527317

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Velocity and magnetic fields within 1000 AU of a massive YSO L3

A. Sanna, G. Surcis, L. Moscadelli, R. Cesaroni, C. Goddi, W. H. T. Vlemmings and A. Caratti o Garatti

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526806

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The eccentric short-period orbit of the supergiant fast X-ray transient HD 74194 (=LM Vel) L4

R. Gamen, R. H. Barbá, N. R. Walborn, N. I. Morrell, J. I. Arias, J. Maíz Apellániz, A. Sota and E. J. Alfaro

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527140

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Reinforcing the link between the double red clump and the X-shaped bulge of the Milky Way L5

O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali, V. P. Debattista, J. Alonso-García, E. Valenti and D. Minniti

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527434

Astrophysical processes

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Relativistic Bondi-Hoyle-Lyttleton accretion: A parametric study A90

P. M. Blakely and N. Nikiforakis

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525763

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Nonlinear cosmic ray Galactic transport in the light of AMS-02 and Voyager data A95

R. Aloisio, P. Blasi and P. D. Serpico

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526877

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VLT polarimetry observations of the middle-aged pulsar PSR B0656+14 A105

R. P. Mignani, P. Moran, A. Shearer, V. Testa, A. Słowikowska, B. Rudak, K. Krzeszowki and G. Kanbach

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527082

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Ten years of INTEGRAL observations of the hard X-ray emission from SGR 1900+14 A113

L. Ducci, S. Mereghetti, D. Götz and A. Santangelo

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527029

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The sharpness of gamma-ray burst prompt emission spectra A129

Hoi-Fung Yu, Hendrik J. van Eerten, Jochen Greiner, Re’em Sari, P. Narayana Bhat, Andreas von Kienlin, William S. Paciesas and Robert D. Preece

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527015

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Constraining cosmology with pairwise velocity estimator A52

Yin-Zhe Ma, Min Li and Ping He

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526051

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The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey - Reconstruction of the redshift-space galaxy density field A61

B. R. Granett, E. Branchini, L. Guzzo, U. Abbas, C. Adami, S. Arnouts, J. Bel, M. Bolzonella, D. Bottini, A. Cappi et al. (36 more)

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526330

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A new model to predict weak-lensing peak counts - II. Parameter constraint strategies A70

Chieh-An Lin and Martin Kilbinger

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526659

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Polarized cosmic microwave background map recovery with sparse component separation A92

J. Bobin, F. Sureau and J.-L. Starck

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526001

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Constraining the intracluster pressure profile from the thermal SZ power spectrum A111

M. E. Ramos-Ceja, K. Basu, F. Pacaud and F. Bertoldi

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425534

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Universal predictions of screened modified gravity on cluster scales A123

M. Gronke, D. F. Mota and H. A. Winther

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526611

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Ophiuchus: An optical view of a very massive cluster of galaxies hidden behind the Milky Way A124

F. Durret, K. Wakamatsu, T. Nagayama, C. Adami and A. Biviano

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526531

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Evolution of clustering length, large-scale bias, and host halo mass at 2 < z < 5 in the VIMOS Ultra Deep Survey (VUDS) A128

A. Durkalec, O. Le Fèvre, A. Pollo, S. de la Torre, P. Cassata, B. Garilli, V. Le Brun, B. C. Lemaux, D. Maccagni, L. Pentericci et al. (38 more)

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425343

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Missing baryons traced by the galaxy luminosity density in large-scale WHIM filaments A142

J. Nevalainen, E. Tempel, L. J. Liivamägi, E. Branchini, M. Roncarelli, C. Giocoli, P. Heinämäki, E. Saar, A. Tamm, A. Finoguenov et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526443

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Mapping the inner regions of the polar disk galaxy NGC 4650A with MUSE A48

E. Iodice, L. Coccato, F. Combes, T. de Zeeuw, M. Arnaboldi, P. M. Weilbacher, R. Bacon, H. Kuntschner and M. Spavone

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526446

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Kinematics of Haro 11: The miniature Antennae A55

G. Östlin, T. Marquart, R. J. Cumming, K. Fathi, N. Bergvall, A. Adamo, P. Amram and M. Hayes

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323233

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Recovering star formation histories: Integrated-light analyses vs. stellar colour–magnitude diagrams A60

T. Ruiz-Lara, I. Pérez, C. Gallart, D. Alloin, M. Monelli, M. Koleva, E. Pompei, M. Beasley, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, E. Florido et al. (5 more)

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526752

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The early days of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy A67

P. Jablonka, P. North, L. Mashonkina, V. Hill, Y. Revaz, M. Shetrone, E. Starkenburg, M. Irwin, E. Tolstoy, G. Battaglia et al. (4 more)

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525661

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SINFONI spectra of heavily obscured AGNs in COSMOS: Evidence of outflows in a MIR/O target at z ~ 2.5 A72

M. Perna, M. Brusa, M. Salvato, G. Cresci, G. Lanzuisi, S. Berta, I. Delvecchio, F. Fiore, D. Lutz, E. Le Floc’h et al. (2 more)

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526907

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New dwarf galaxy candidates in the Centaurus group A79

Oliver Müller, Helmut Jerjen and Bruno Binggeli

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526748

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Identifying the host galaxy of the short GRB 100628A A88

A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, S. Klose, E. Palazzi, J. Greiner, M. J. Michałowski, D. A. Kann, L. K. Hunt, D. Malesani, A. Rossi, S. Savaglio et al. (17 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425160

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AGN duty cycle estimates for the ultra-steep spectrum radio relic VLSS J1431.8+1331 A89

A. Shulevski, R. Morganti, P. D. Barthel, J. J. Harwood, G. Brunetti, R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering, G. J. White, C. Horellou, M. Kunert-Bajraszewska et al. (12 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525632

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Evidence for a toroidal magnetic-field component in 5C 4.114 on kiloparsec scales A96

Denise C. Gabuzda, Sebastian Knuettel and Annalisa Bonafede

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527185

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The multi-phase winds of Markarian 231: from the hot, nuclear, ultra-fast wind to the galaxy-scale, molecular outflow A99

C. Feruglio, F. Fiore, S. Carniani, E. Piconcelli, L. Zappacosta, A. Bongiorno, C. Cicone, R. Maiolino, A. Marconi, N. Menci et al. (2 more)

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526020

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Revealing the nature of star forming blue early-type galaxies at low redshift A103

Koshy George and Kshama Zingade

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424826

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The nuclear gas disk of NGC 1566 dissected by SINFONI and ALMA A104

S. Smajić, L. Moser, A. Eckart, G. Busch, F. Combes, S. García-Burillo, M. Valencia-S. and M. Horrobin

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424850

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Molecular depletion times and the CO-to-H₂ conversion factor in metal-poor galaxies A114

L. K. Hunt, S. García-Burillo, V. Casasola, P. Caselli, F. Combes, C. Henkel, A. Lundgren, R. Maiolino, K. M. Menten, L. Testi and A. Weiss

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526553

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Self-consistent two-phase AGN torus models - SED library for observers A120

Ralf Siebenmorgen, Frank Heymann and Andreas Efstathiou

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526034

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Inclusion of horizontal branch stars in the derivation of star formation histories of dwarf galaxies: The Carina dSph A126

Alessandro Savino, Maurizio Salaris and Eline Tolstoy

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527072

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The XMM deep survey in the CDF-S - IX. An X-ray outflow in a luminous obscured quasar at z ≈ 1.6 A141

C. Vignali, K. Iwasawa, A. Comastri, R. Gilli, G. Lanzuisi, P. Ranalli, N. Cappelluti, V. Mainieri, I. Georgantopoulos, F. J. Carrera et al. (6 more)

Published online: 06 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525852

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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NGC 6139: a normal massive globular cluster, or a first-generation dominated cluster? Clues from the light elements A69

A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, A. Sollima, P. Donati, V. D’Orazi, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello and C. Sneden

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526592

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RAVE stars tidally stripped or ejected from the ω Centauri globular cluster A76

J. G. Fernández-Trincado, A. C. Robin, K. Vieira, E. Moreno, O. Bienaymé, C. Reylé, O. Valenzuela, B. Pichardo, F. Robles-Valdez and A. M. M. Martins

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526575

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Post first dredge-up [C/N] ratio as age indicator. Theoretical calibration A87

Maurizio Salaris, Adriano Pietrinferni, Anna M. Piersimoni and Santi Cassisi

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526951

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The Gaia-ESO Survey: New constraints on the Galactic disc velocity dispersion and its chemical dependencies A91

G. Guiglion, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, G. Kordopatis, V. Hill, Š. Mikolaitis, I. Minchev, C. Chiappini, R. F. G. Wyse, G. Gilmore et al. (20 more)

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525883

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Erratum

Surface brightness profile of the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster (Corrigendum) C1

R. Schödel, A. Feldmeier, D. Kunneriath, S. Stolovy, N. Neumayer, P. Amaro-Seoane and S. Nishiyama

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527565

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Search for HOOH in Orion A53

R. Liseau and B. Larsson

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526830

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¹²CO emission from EP Aquarii: Another example of an axi-symmetric AGB wind? A64

P. T. Nhung, D. T. Hoai, J. M. Winters, T. Le Bertre, P. N. Diep, N. T. Phuong, N. T. Thao, P. Tuan-Anh and P. Darriulat

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526556

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Abundances of planetary nebulae in the Galactic bulge A71

S. R. Pottasch and J. Bernard-Salas

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425377

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An X-ray characterization of the central region of the supernova remnant G332.5-5.6 A84

A. E. Suárez, J. A. Combi, J. F. Albacete-Colombo, S. Paron, F. García and M. Miceli

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526699

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Disentangling the excitation conditions of the dense gas in M17 SW A107

J. P. Pérez-Beaupuits, R. Güsten, M. Spaans, V. Ossenkopf, K. M. Menten, M. A. Requena-Torres, H. Wiesemeyer, J. Stutzki, C. Guevara and R. Simon

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526441

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Multi-frequency study of the newly confirmed supernova remnant MCSNR J0512−6707 in the Large Magellanic Cloud A121

P. J. Kavanagh, M. Sasaki, L. M. Bozzetto, S. D. Points, M. D. Filipović, P. Maggi, F. Haberl and E. J. Crawford

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526987

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Herschel-HIFI observations of H₂O, NH₃, and N₂H⁺ toward high-mass starless and protostellar clumps identified by the Hi-GAL survey A125

L. Olmi, C. M. Persson and C. Codella

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526901

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The little-studied cluster Berkeley 90 - II. The foreground ISM A132

J. Maíz Apellániz, R. H. Barbá, A. Sota and S. Simón-Díaz

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526696

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Linear polarization structures in LOFAR observations of the interstellar medium in the 3C 196 field A137

V. Jelić, A. G. de Bruyn, V. N. Pandey, M. Mevius, M. Haverkorn, M. A. Brentjens, L. V. E. Koopmans, S. Zaroubi, F. B. Abdalla, K. M. B. Asad et al. (14 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526638

Stellar structure and evolution

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The role of binaries in the enrichment of the early Galactic halo - I. r-process-enhanced metal-poor stars A49

T. T. Hansen, J. Andersen, B. Nordström, T. C. Beers, J. Yoon and L. A. Buchhave

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526812

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Chemical abundance study of two strongly s-process enriched post-AGB stars in the LMC: J051213.81-693537.1 and J051848.86-700246.9 A56

K. De Smedt, H. Van Winckel, D. Kamath and P. R. Wood

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526743

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Using seismic inversions to obtain an indicator of internal mixing processes in main-sequence solar-like stars A62

G. Buldgen, D. R. Reese and M. A. Dupret

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526390

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Three-dimensional modeling of ionized gas - II. Spectral energy distributions of massive and very massive stars in stationary and time-dependent modeling of the ionization of metals in H ii regions A63

J. A. Weber, A. W. A. Pauldrach and T. L. Hoffmann

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424976

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Rotation, differential rotation, and gyrochronology of active Kepler stars A65

Timo Reinhold and Laurent Gizon

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526216

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A color-period diagram for the open cluster M 48 (NGC 2548), and its rotational age A73

Sydney A. Barnes, Joerg Weingrill, Thomas Granzer, Federico Spada and Klaus G. Strassmeier

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526129

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Analysis of the acoustic cut-off frequency and high-frequency peaks in six Kepler stars with stochastically excited pulsations A74

A. Jiménez, R. A. García, F. Pérez Hernández and S. Mathur

Published online: 29 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526469

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Post-AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds and neutron-capture processes in AGB stars A77

M. Lugaro, S. W. Campbell, H. Van Winckel, K. De Smedt, A. I. Karakas and F. Käppeler

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526690

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The physics and kinematics of the evolved, interacting planetary nebula PN G342.0-01.7 A83

A. Ali, M. A. Amer, M. A. Dopita, F. P. A. Vogt and H. M. Basurah

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526223

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An early detection of blue luminescence by neutral PAHs in the direction of the yellow hypergiant HR 5171A? A98

A. M. van Genderen, H. Nieuwenhuijzen and A. Lobel

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526392

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Orbital period decay of compact black hole X-ray binaries: the influence of circumbinary disks? A108

Wen-Cong Chen and Xiang-Dong Li

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526524

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Surface-effect corrections for solar-like oscillations using 3D hydrodynamical simulations - I. Adiabatic oscillations A112

T. Sonoi, R. Samadi, K. Belkacem, H.-G. Ludwig, E. Caffau and B. Mosser

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526838

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New XMM-Newton observation of the thermally emitting isolated neutron star 2XMM J104608.7-594306 A117

A. M. Pires, C. Motch, R. Turolla, S. B. Popov, A. D. Schwope and A. Treves

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526436

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XMM-Newton and optical observations of the eclipsing polar CSS081231:071126+440405 A130

H. Worpel and A. D. Schwope

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526916

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Stellar cycles from photometric data: CoRoT stars A134

C. E. Ferreira Lopes, I. C. Leão, D. B. de Freitas, B. L. Canto Martins, M. Catelan and J. R. De Medeiros

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424900

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Constraining the role of novae as progenitors of type Ia supernovae A140

Monika D. Soraisam and Marat Gilfanov

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424118

Stellar atmospheres

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Bayesian least squares deconvolution A51

A. Asensio Ramos and P. Petit

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526401

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DB white dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data release 10 and 12 A86

D. Koester and S. O. Kepler

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527169

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Identifying the best iron-peak and α-capture elements for chemical tagging: The impact of the number of lines on measured scatter A94

V. Adibekyan, P. Figueira, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, J. P. Faria, E. Delgado-Mena, M. Oshagh, M. Tsantaki, A. A. Hakobyan, J. I. González Hernández et al. (2 more)

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527120

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Modelling the atmosphere of the carbon-rich Mira RU Virginis A106

G. Rau, C. Paladini, J. Hron, B. Aringer, M. A. T. Groenewegen and W. Nowotny

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526418

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Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet spectroscopy of the hottest known helium-rich pre-white dwarf KPD 0005+5106 A131

K. Werner and T. Rauch

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527212

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The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG - X. Differential abundances in the XO-2 planet-hosting binary A135

K. Biazzo, R. Gratton, S. Desidera, S. Lucatello, A. Sozzetti, A. S. Bonomo, M. Damasso, D. Gandolfi, L. Affer, C. Boccato et al. (19 more)

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526375

The Sun

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Supergranular-scale magnetic flux emergence beneath an unstable filament A47

J. Palacios, C. Cid, A. Guerrero, E. Saiz and Y. Cerrato

Published online: 26 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323284

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Modelling low-lying, cool solar loops with optically thick radiative losses A54

C. Sasso, V. Andretta and D. Spadaro

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526598

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The photospheric solar oxygen project - IV. 3D-NLTE investigation of the 777 nm triplet lines A57

M. Steffen, D. Prakapavičius, E. Caffau, H.-G. Ludwig, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel, A. Kučinskas and W. C. Livingston

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526406

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Modeling of magnetic cloud expansion A78

M. Vandas, E. Romashets and A. Geranios

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425594

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Electron density and temperature in the solar corona from multifrequency radio imaging A101

C. Mercier and G. Chambe

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425540

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Heating and cooling of coronal loops observed by SDO A109

L. P. Li, H. Peter, F. Chen and J. Zhang

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526912

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The evolution of arch filament systems and moving magnetic features around a sunspot A110

Li Ma, Wangping Zhou, Guiping Zhou and Jun Zhang

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424872

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Depth-dependent global properties of a sunspot observed by Hinode using the Solar Optical Telescope/Spectropolarimeter A119

Sanjiv K. Tiwari, Michiel van Noort, Sami K. Solanki and Andreas Lagg

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526224

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North-south asymmetry in the magnetic deflection of polar coronal hole jets A127

G. Nisticò, G. Zimbardo, S. Patsourakos, V. Bothmer and V. M. Nakariakov

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525731

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Decayless low-amplitude kink oscillations: a common phenomenon in the solar corona? A136

S. A. Anfinogentov, V. M. Nakariakov and G. Nisticò

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526195

Planets and planetary systems

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Detecting ring systems around exoplanets using high resolution spectroscopy: the case of 51 Pegasi b A50

N. C. Santos, J. H. C. Martins, G. Boué, A. C. M. Correia, M. Oshagh, P. Figueira, A. Santerne, S. G. Sousa, C. Melo, M. Montalto et al. (6 more)

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526673

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Nebular dead zone effects on the D/H ratio in chondrites and comets A58

M. Ali-Dib, R. G. Martin, J.-M. Petit, O. Mousis, P. Vernazza and J. I. Lunine

Published online: 27 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526453

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Probing the final stages of protoplanetary disk evolution with ALMA A66

A. Hardy, C. Caceres, M. R. Schreiber, L. Cieza, R. D. Alexander, H. Canovas, J. P. Williams, Z. Wahhaj and F. Menard

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526504

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Formation of the Janus-Epimetheus system through collisions A80

L. L. Treffenstädt, Décio C. Mourão and Othon C. Winter

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425543

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Physical properties of the extreme Centaur and super-comet candidate 2013 AZ₆₀ A93

A. Pál, Cs. Kiss, J. Horner, R. Szakáts, E. Vilenius, Th. G. Müller, J. Acosta-Pulido, J. Licandro, A. Cabrera-Lavers, K. Sárneczky et al. (5 more)

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526249

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Using the Sun to estimate Earth-like planet detection capabilities - VI. Simulation of granulation and supergranulation radial velocity and photometric time series A118

N. Meunier, A.-M. Lagrange, S. Borgniet and M. Rieutord

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525721

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Decoupling of a giant planet from its disk in an inclined binary system A133

G. Picogna and F. Marzari

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526162

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Broad-band spectrophotometry of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-12b from the near-UV to the near-IR A138

M. Mallonn, V. Nascimbeni, J. Weingrill, C. von Essen, K. G. Strassmeier, G. Piotto, I. Pagano, G. Scandariato, Sz. Csizmadia, E. Herrero et al. (6 more)

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425395

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Revisiting the Slichter mode of Mercury in the context of differentiated models A139

A. Escapa and T. Fukushima

Published online: 05 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525943

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Radiative rates and electron-impact excitation for the n ≤ 6 fine-structure levels in H-like ions with 13 ≤ Z ≤ 42 A82

S. Li, J. Yan, C. Y. Li, R. Si, X. L. Guo, M. Huang, C. Y. Chen and Y. M. Zou

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526567

Astronomical instrumentation

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Gaia astrometry for stars with too few observations. A Bayesian approach A68

Daniel Michalik, Lennart Lindegren, David Hobbs and Alexey G. Butkevich

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526936

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Lyot-plane phase masks for improved high-contrast imaging with a vortex coronagraph A81

G. J. Ruane, E. Huby, O. Absil, D. Mawet, C. Delacroix, B. Carlomagno and G. A. Swartzlander Jr.

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526561

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RadioAstron space VLBI imaging of polarized radio emission in the high-redshift quasar 0642+449 at 1.6 GHz A100

A. P. Lobanov, J. L. Gómez, G. Bruni, Y. Y. Kovalev, J. Anderson, U. Bach, A. Kraus, J. A. Zensus, M. M. Lisakov, K. V. Sokolovsky and P. A. Voytsik

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526335

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Anisoplanatism effect on the E-ELT SCAO point spread function. A preserved coherent core across the field A102

Y. Clénet, E. Gendron, D. Gratadour, G. Rousset and F. Vidal

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425469

Catalogs and data

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The astrometric Gaia-FUN-SSO observation campaign of 99942 Apophis A59

W. Thuillot, D. Bancelin, A. Ivantsov, J. Desmars, M. Assafin, S. Eggl, D. Hestroffer, P. Rocher, B. Carry, P. David et al. (64 more)

Published online: 28 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425603

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The third release of the Large Quasar Astrometric Catalog (LQAC-3): a compilation of 321 957 objects A75

J. Souchay, A. H. Andrei, C. Barache, T. Kalewicz, C. Gattano, B. Coelho, F. Taris, S. Bouquillon and O. Becker

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526092

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Reaching the boundary between stellar kinematic groups and very wide binaries - III. Sixteen new stars and eight new wide systems in the β Pictoris moving group A85

F. J. Alonso-Floriano, J. A. Caballero, M. Cortés-Contreras, E. Solano and D. Montes

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526795

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The FORS1 catalogue of stellar magnetic field measurements A115

S. Bagnulo, L. Fossati, J. D. Landstreet and C. Izzo

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526497

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The variability behaviour of CoRoT M-giant stars A122

C. E. Ferreira Lopes, V. Neves, I. C. Leão, D. B. de Freitas, B. L. Canto Martins, A. D. da Costa, F. Paz-Chinchón, M. L. Das Chagas, A. Baglin, E. Janot-Pacheco and J. R. De Medeiros

Published online: 04 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425503

Numerical methods and codes

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Simulating charge transport to understand the spectral response of Swept Charge Devices A97

P. S. Athiray, P. Sreekumar, S. Narendranath and J. P. D. Gow

Published online: 02 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526426

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Mercury-T: A new code to study tidally evolving multi-planet systems. Applications to Kepler-62 A116

Emeline Bolmont, Sean N. Raymond, Jeremy Leconte, Franck Hersant and Alexandre C. M. Correia

Published online: 03 November 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525909

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 583 (November 2015)

Rosetta mission results pre-perihelion

Rosetta mission results pre-perihelion E1

Foreword E2

Inventory of the volatiles on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/ROSINA A1

ROSINA/DFMS and IES observations of 67P: Ion-neutral chemistry in the coma of a weakly outgassing comet A2

Distribution of water around the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 3.4 AU from the Sun as seen by the MIRO instrument on Rosetta A3

Composition-dependent outgassing of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from ROSINA/DFMS - Implications for nucleus heterogeneity? A4

Spatial and diurnal variation of water outgassing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed from Rosetta/MIRO in August 2014 A5

First observations of H2O and CO2 vapor in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko made by VIRTIS onboard Rosetta A6

Comparison of 3D kinetic and hydrodynamic models to ROSINA-COPS measurements of the neutral coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A7

Measurements of the near-nucleus coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Alice far-ultraviolet spectrograph on Rosetta A8

Large-scale dust jets in the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the OSIRIS instrument onboard Rosetta A9

Optical observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Nordic Optical Telescope - Comet activity before the solar conjunction A10

Morphology and dynamics of the jets of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Early-phase development A11

What drives the dust activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko? A12

GIADA: shining a light on the monitoring of the comet dust production from the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A13

Rotating dust particles in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A14

Dust Impact Monitor (SESAME-DIM) measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A15

Orbital elements of the material surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A16

Redistribution of particles across the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A17

Characteristics of the dust trail of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: an application of the IMEX model A18

Search for satellites near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta/OSIRIS images A19

Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU A20

Rosetta observations of solar wind interaction with the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A21

Solar wind sputtering of dust on the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A22

Negatively charged nano-grains at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A23

Suprathermal electron environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Observations from the Rosetta Ion and Electron Sensor A24

OSIRIS observations of meter-sized exposures of H2O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments A25

Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images A26

Far-UV phase dependence and surface characteristics of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as observed with Rosetta Alice A27

Dark side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Aug.–Oct. 2014 - MIRO/Rosetta continuum observations of polar night in the southern regions A28

MIRO observations of subsurface temperatures of the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A29

Spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the OSIRIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA spacecraft A30

Photometric properties of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from VIRTIS-M onboard Rosetta A31

Gravitational slopes, geomorphology, and material strengths of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations A32

Shape model, reference system definition, and cartographic mapping standards for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – Stereo-photogrammetric analysis of Rosetta/OSIRIS image data A33

Insolation, erosion, and morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A34

Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations A35

Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A36

Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A37

Estimate of the erosion rate from H2O mass-loss measurements from SWAN/SOHO in previous perihelions of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and connection with observed rotation rate variations A38

Permittivity measurements of porous matter in support of investigations of the surface and interior of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A39

CONSERT suggests a change in local properties of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s nucleus at depth A40

Geomorphology and spectrophotometry of Philae’s landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A41

Low CO/CO2 ratios of comet 67P measured at the Abydos landing site by the Ptolemy mass spectrometer A42

Comets as collisional fragments of a primordial planetesimal disk A43

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Constraints on its origin from OSIRIS observations A44

Characterization of OSIRIS NAC filters for the interpretation of multispectral data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A45

Scientific assessment of the quality of OSIRIS images A46

Letters

Polar stellar-spots and grazing planetary transits - Possible explanation for the low number of discovered grazing planets L1

The long X-ray tail in Zwicky 8338 L2

Velocity and magnetic fields within 1000 AU of a massive YSO L3

The eccentric short-period orbit of the supergiant fast X-ray transient HD 74194 (=LM Vel) L4

Reinforcing the link between the double red clump and the X-shaped bulge of the Milky Way L5

Astrophysical processes

Relativistic Bondi-Hoyle-Lyttleton accretion: A parametric study A90

Nonlinear cosmic ray Galactic transport in the light of AMS-02 and Voyager data A95

VLT polarimetry observations of the middle-aged pulsar PSR B0656+14 A105

Ten years of INTEGRAL observations of the hard X-ray emission from SGR 1900+14 A113

The sharpness of gamma-ray burst prompt emission spectra A129

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Constraining cosmology with pairwise velocity estimator A52

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey - Reconstruction of the redshift-space galaxy density field A61

A new model to predict weak-lensing peak counts - II. Parameter constraint strategies A70

Polarized cosmic microwave background map recovery with sparse component separation A92

Constraining the intracluster pressure profile from the thermal SZ power spectrum A111

Universal predictions of screened modified gravity on cluster scales A123

Ophiuchus: An optical view of a very massive cluster of galaxies hidden behind the Milky Way A124

Evolution of clustering length, large-scale bias, and host halo mass at 2 < z < 5 in the VIMOS Ultra Deep Survey (VUDS) A128

Missing baryons traced by the galaxy luminosity density in large-scale WHIM filaments A142

Extragalactic astronomy

Mapping the inner regions of the polar disk galaxy NGC 4650A with MUSE A48

Kinematics of Haro 11: The miniature Antennae A55

Recovering star formation histories: Integrated-light analyses vs. stellar colour–magnitude diagrams A60

The early days of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy A67

SINFONI spectra of heavily obscured AGNs in COSMOS: Evidence of outflows in a MIR/O target at z ~ 2.5 A72

New dwarf galaxy candidates in the Centaurus group A79

First observations of H₂O and CO₂ vapor in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko made by VIRTIS onboard Rosetta A6

OSIRIS observations of meter-sized exposures of H₂O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments A25

Estimate of the erosion rate from H₂O mass-loss measurements from SWAN/SOHO in previous perihelions of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and connection with observed rotation rate variations A38

Low CO/CO₂ ratios of comet 67P measured at the Abydos landing site by the Ptolemy mass spectrometer A42

Molecular depletion times and the CO-to-H₂ conversion factor in metal-poor galaxies A114

¹²CO emission from EP Aquarii: Another example of an axi-symmetric AGB wind? A64

Herschel-HIFI observations of H₂O, NH₃, and N₂H⁺ toward high-mass starless and protostellar clumps identified by the Hi-GAL survey A125

Physical properties of the extreme Centaur and super-comet candidate 2013 AZ₆₀ A93