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Electrons under the dominant action of shock-electric fields L1

Hans J. Fahr and Daniel Verscharen

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527901

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Rapid rotational crust-core relaxation in magnetars L2

Armen Sedrakian

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628068

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H I observations of two new dwarf galaxies: Pisces A and B with the SKA Pathfinder KAT-7 L3

C. Carignan, Y. Libert, D. M. Lucero, T. H. Randriamampandry, T. H. Jarrett, T. A. Oosterloo and E. J. Tollerud

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527910

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A rigorous detection of interstellar CH₃NCO: An important missing species in astrochemical networks L4

J. Cernicharo, Z. Kisiel, B. Tercero, L. Kolesniková, I. R. Medvedev, A. López, S. Fortman, M. Winnewisser, F. C. de Lucia, J. L. Alonso and J.-C. Guillemin

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527531

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Two new pulsating low-mass pre-white dwarfs or SX Phoenicis stars? L5

M. A. Corti, A. Kanaan, A. H. Córsico, S. O. Kepler, L. G. Althaus, D. Koester and J. P. Sánchez Arias

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527458

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Stellar density profile and mass of the Milky Way bulge from VVV data L6

E. Valenti, M. Zoccali, O. A. Gonzalez, D. Minniti, J. Alonso-García, E. Marchetti, M. Hempel, A. Renzini and M. Rejkuba

Published online: 01 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527500

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Metallicity from Type II supernovae from the (i)PTF L7

F. Taddia, P. Moquist, J. Sollerman, A. Rubin, G. Leloudas, A. Gal-Yam, I. Arcavi, Y. Cao, A. V. Filippenko, M. L. Graham et al. (6 more)

Published online: 01 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527983

Press Release

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Constraints on the location of a possible 9th planet derived from the Cassini data L8

A. Fienga, J. Laskar, H. Manche and M. Gastineau

Published online: 08 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628227

Astrophysical processes

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The slimming effect of advection on black-hole accretion flows A13

J.-P. Lasota, R. S. S. Vieira, A. Sadowski, R. Narayan and M. A. Abramowicz

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527636

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Eclipsing time variations in close binary systems: Planetary hypothesis vs. Applegate mechanism A34

M. Völschow, D. R. G. Schleicher, V. Perdelwitz and R. Banerjee

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527333

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Wisps in the Galactic center: Near-infrared triggered observations of the radio source Sgr A* at 43 GHz A37

C. Rauch, E. Ros, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Eckart, J. A. Zensus, B. Shahzamanian and K. Mužić

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527286

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Limits on thickness and efficiency of Polish doughnuts in application to the ULX sources A38

M. Wielgus, W. Yan, J.-P. Lasota and M. A. Abramowicz

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527878

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Modeling the polarization of high-energy radiation from accreting black holes - A case study of XTE J1118+480 A63

F. L. Vieyro, G. E. Romero and S. Chaty

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526587

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The gamma-ray millisecond pulsar deathline, revisited - New velocity and distance measurements A109

L. Guillemot, D. A. Smith, H. Laffon, G. H. Janssen, I. Cognard, G. Theureau, G. Desvignes, E. C. Ferrara and P. S. Ray

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527847

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Magnetised accretion discs in Kerr spacetimes - II. Hot spots A141

Federico García, Ignacio F. Ranea-Sandoval and Tim Johannsen

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527862

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Prospects for high-z cluster detections with Planck, based on a follow-up of 28 candidates using MegaCam at CFHT A23

R. F. J. van der Burg, H. Aussel, G. W. Pratt, M. Arnaud, J.-B. Melin, N. Aghanim, R. Barrena, H. Dahle, M. Douspis, A. Ferragamo et al. (6 more)

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527299

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The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Variability selection and quasar luminosity function A41

N. Palanque-Delabrouille, Ch. Magneville, Ch. Yèche, I. Pâris, P. Petitjean, E. Burtin, K. Dawson, I. McGreer, A. D. Myers, G. Rossi et al. (4 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527392

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CLASH-VLT: A highly precise strong lensing model of the galaxy cluster RXC J2248.7−4431 (Abell S1063) and prospects for cosmography A80

G. B. Caminha, C. Grillo, P. Rosati, I. Balestra, W. Karman, M. Lombardi, A. Mercurio, M. Nonino, P. Tozzi, A. Zitrin et al. (25 more)

Published online: 22 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527670

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Early-type dwarf galaxies with multicomponent stellar structure: Are they remnants of disc galaxies strongly transformed by their environment? A111

J. Alfonso L. Aguerri

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526980

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Shell-like structures in our cosmic neighbourhood A116

M. Einasto, P. Heinämäki, L. J. Liivamägi, V. J. Martínez, L. Hurtado-Gil, P. Arnalte-Mur, P. Nurmi, J. Einasto and E. Saar

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526769

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N-body simulations of γ gravity A132

Marcelo Vargas dos Santos, Hans A. Winther, David F. Mota and Ioav Waga

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527645

Extragalactic astronomy

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X-ray long-term variations in the low-luminosity AGN NGC 835 and its circumnuclear emission A1

O. González-Martín, L. Hernández-García, J. Masegosa, I. Márquez, J. M. Rodríguez-Espinosa, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, A. Alonso-Herrero, D. Dultzin and D. Esparza Arredondo

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526990

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Testing the blazar sequence with the least luminous BL Lacertae objects A8

C. M. Raiteri and A. Capetti

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527679

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Evidence for a chemically differentiated outflow in Mrk 231 A15

J. E. Lindberg, S. Aalto, S. Muller, I. Martí-Vidal, N. Falstad, F. Costagliola, C. Henkel, P. van der Werf, S. García-Burillo and E. González-Alfonso

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527457

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Dark influences - II. Gas and star formation in minor mergers of dwarf galaxies with dark satellites A24

T. K. Starkenburg, A. Helmi and L. V. Sales

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527247

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Origin of X-shaped radio-sources: further insights from the properties of their host galaxies A25

M. Gillone, A. Capetti and P. Rossi

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527244

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The rate and luminosity function of long gamma ray bursts A40

A. Pescalli, G. Ghirlanda, R. Salvaterra, G. Ghisellini, S. D. Vergani, F. Nappo, O. S. Salafia, A. Melandri, S. Covino and D. Götz

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526760

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A multi-epoch spectroscopic study of the BAL quasar APM 08279+5255 - II. Emission- and absorption-line variability time lags A43

F. G. Saturni, D. Trevese, F. Vagnetti, M. Perna and M. Dadina

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527152

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Sub-kpc star formation law in the local luminous infrared galaxy IC 4687 as seen by ALMA A44

M. Pereira-Santaella, L. Colina, S. García-Burillo, P. Planesas, A. Usero, A. Alonso-Herrero, S. Arribas, S. Cazzoli, B. Emonts, J. Piqueras López and M. Villar-Martín

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527693

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The spatially resolved correlation between [NII] 205 μm line emission and the 24 μm continuum in nearby galaxies A45

T. M. Hughes, M. Baes, M. R. P. Schirm, T. J. Parkin, R. Wu, I. De Looze, C. D. Wilson, S. Viaene, G. J. Bendo, A. Boselli et al. (5 more)

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527644

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Spectacular tails of ionized gas in the Virgo cluster galaxy NGC 4569 A68

A. Boselli, J. C. Cuillandre, M. Fossati, S. Boissier, D. Bomans, G. Consolandi, G. Anselmi, L. Cortese, P. Côté, P. Durrell et al. (7 more)

Published online: 18 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527795

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Shape of the oxygen abundance profiles in CALIFA face-on spiral galaxies A70

L. Sánchez-Menguiano, S. F. Sánchez, I. Pérez, R. García-Benito, B. Husemann, D. Mast, A. Mendoza, T. Ruiz-Lara, Y. Ascasibar, J. Bland-Hawthorn et al. (18 more)

Published online: 18 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527450

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Local starburst galaxies and their descendants - Statistics from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey A72

Nils Bergvall, Thomas Marquart, Michael J. Way, Anna Blomqvist, Emma Holst, Göran Östlin and Erik Zackrisson

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525692

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Measures of galaxy dust and gas mass with Herschel photometry and prospects for ALMA A73

S. Berta, D. Lutz, R. Genzel, N. M. Förster-Schreiber and L. J. Tacconi

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527746

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The Lyman alpha reference sample - VI. Lyman alpha escape from the edge-on disk galaxy Mrk 1486 A77

Florent Duval, Göran Östlin, Matthew Hayes, Erik Zackrisson, Anne Verhamme, Ivana Orlitova, Angela Adamo, Lucia Guaita, Jens Melinder, John M. Cannon et al. (9 more)

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526876

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The Lyman alpha reference sample - VII. Spatially resolved Hα kinematics A78

Edmund Christian Herenz, Pieter Gruyters, Ivana Orlitova, Matthew Hayes, Göran Östlin, John M. Cannon, Martin M. Roth, Arjan Bik, Stephen Pardy, Héctor Otí-Floranes et al. (12 more)

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527373

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Broad-band spectral energy distribution of 3000 Å break quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey A83

H. Meusinger, P. Schalldach, A. Mirhosseini and F. Pertermann

Published online: 22 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527277

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The nature of the UV halo around the spiral galaxy NGC 3628 A86

Maarten Baes and Sébastien Viaene

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527812

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Extended Lyman α haloes around individual high-redshift galaxies revealed by MUSE A98

L. Wisotzki, R. Bacon, J. Blaizot, J. Brinchmann, E. C. Herenz, J. Schaye, N. Bouché, S. Cantalupo, T. Contini, C. M. Carollo et al. (15 more)

Published online: 24 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527384

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Effects of environmental gas compression on the multiphase ISM and star formation - The Virgo spiral galaxies NGC 4501 and NGC 4567/68 A108

F. Nehlig, B. Vollmer and J. Braine

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527021

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Dust properties of Lyman-break galaxies at z ~ 3 A122

J. Álvarez-Márquez, D. Burgarella, S. Heinis, V. Buat, B. Lo Faro, M. Béthermin, C. E. López-Fortín, A. Cooray, D. Farrah, P. Hurley et al. (11 more)

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527190

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Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - VI. Long-term variability of the warm absorber A129

J. Ebrero, J. S. Kaastra, G. A. Kriss, L. Di Gesu, E. Costantini, M. Mehdipour, S. Bianchi, M. Cappi, R. Boissay, G. Branduardi-Raymont et al. (6 more)

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527808

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Limits on the LyC signal from z ~ 3 sources with secure redshift and HST coverage in the E-CDFS field A133

L. Guaita, L. Pentericci, A. Grazian, E. Vanzella, M. Nonino, M. Giavalisco, G. Zamorani, A. Bongiorno, P. Cassata, M. Castellano et al. (16 more)

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527597

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Star formation activity in Balmer break galaxies at z< 1.5 A136

J. Díaz Tello, C. Donzelli, N. Padilla, M. Akiyama, N. Fujishiro, T. Yoshikawa and H. Hanami

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526315

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A low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample - IV. Molecular gas contents and conditions of star formation in three nearby Seyfert galaxies A137

Lydia Moser, Melanie Krips, Gerold Busch, Julia Scharwächter, Sabine König, Andreas Eckart, Semir Smajić, Macarena García-Marin, Mónica Valencia-S., Sebastian Fischer and Jens Dierkes

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526358

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A low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample - V. Overluminous host spheroids and their excitation mechanisms A138

Gerold Busch, Nastaran Fazeli, Andreas Eckart, Mónica Valencia-S., Semir Smajić, Lydia Moser, Julia Scharwächter, Jens Dierkes and Sebastian Fischer

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526753

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The 5–10 keV AGN luminosity function at 0.01 < z < 4.0 A142

S. Fotopoulou, J. Buchner, I. Georgantopoulos, G. Hasinger, M. Salvato, A. Georgakakis, N. Cappelluti, P. Ranalli, L. T. Hsu, M. Brusa et al. (5 more)

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424763

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Characterization of galactic bars from 3.6 μm S⁴G imaging A160

S. Díaz-García, H. Salo, E. Laurikainen and M. Herrera-Endoqui

Published online: 09 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526161

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Origin of the metallicity distribution in the thick disc A10

M. S. Miranda, K. Pilkington, B. K. Gibson, C. B. Brook, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, I. Minchev, C. G. Few, R. Smith, R. Domínguez-Tenreiro, A. Obreja et al. (2 more)

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525789

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High resolution spectroscopic analysis of seven giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6723 A95

A. Rojas-Arriagada, M. Zoccali, S. Vásquez, V. Ripepi, I. Musella, M. Marconi, A. Grado and L. Limatola

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527351

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Metal-poor stars towards the Galactic bulge: A population potpourri A124

Andreas Koch, Andrew McWilliam, George W. Preston and Ian B. Thompson

Published online: 01 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527413

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The orbital elements and physical properties of the eclipsing binary BD+36°3317, a probable member of δ Lyrae cluster A127

E. Kıran, P. Harmanec, Ö. L. Değirmenci, M. Wolf, J. Nemravová, M. Šlechta and P. Koubský

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527211

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Orbits of maser stars in the rotating Galactic bar A140

H. J. Habing

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526083

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Erratum

Variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 7492 (Corrigendum) - New discoveries and physical parameter determination C3

R. Figuera Jaimes, A. Arellano Ferro, D. M. Bramich, S. Giridhar and K. Kuppuswamy

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220824e

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Correlation of HI shells and CO clumps in the outer Milky Way A5

S. Ehlerová and J. Palouš

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526870

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Outflow forces in intermediate-mass star formation A17

T. A. van Kempen, M. R. Hogerheijde, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, A. Belloche, P. D. Klaassen, S. Leurini, I. San Jose-Garcia, A. Aykutalp, Y. Choi et al. (15 more)

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424725

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Stratified NH and ND emission in the prestellar core 16293E in L1689N A26

A. Bacmann, F. Daniel, P. Caselli, C. Ceccarelli, D. Lis, C. Vastel, F. Dumouchel, F. Lique and E. Caux

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526084

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Search for systemic mass loss in Algols with bow shocks A30

A. Mayer, R. Deschamps and A. Jorissen

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526623

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Two-level hierarchical fragmentation in the northern filament of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 A47

P. S. Teixeira, S. Takahashi, L. A. Zapata and P. T. P. Ho

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526807

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Gas expulsion in massive star clusters? - Constraints from observations of young and gas-free objects A53

Martin G. H. Krause, Corinne Charbonnel, Nate Bastian and Roland Diehl

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526685

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Large-scale numerical simulations of star formation put to the test - Comparing synthetic images and actual observations for statistical samples of protostars A59

S. Frimann, J. K. Jørgensen and T. Haugbølle

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525702

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Protostellar accretion traced with chemistry - Comparing synthetic C¹⁸O maps of embedded protostars to real observations A60

S. Frimann, J. K. Jørgensen, P. Padoan and T. Haugbølle

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527622

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Large dust gaps in the transitional disks of HD 100453 and HD 34282 - Connecting the gap size to the spectral energy distribution and mid-infrared imaging A62

S. Khalafinejad, K. M. Maaskant, N. Mariñas and A. G. G. M. Tielens

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423984

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Ongoing star formation in the protocluster IRAS 22134+5834 A69

Yuan Wang, Marc Audard, Francesco Fontani, Álvaro Sánchez-Monge, Gemma Busquet, Aina Palau, Henrik Beuther, Jonathan C. Tan, Robert Estalella, Andrea Isella et al. (2 more)

Published online: 18 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526637

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Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809−193 A71

G. Castelletti, E. Giacani and A. Petriella

Published online: 18 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527578

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Understanding star formation in molecular clouds - III. Probability distribution functions of molecular lines in Cygnus X A74

N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, F. Motte, V. Ossenkopf, R. S. Klessen, R. Simon, S. Fechtenbaum, F. Herpin, P. Tremblin, T. Csengeri et al. (4 more)

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527144

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Proper motions of embedded protostellar jets in Serpens A75

A. A. Djupvik, T. Liimets, H. Zinnecker, A. Barzdis, E. A. Rastorgueva-Foi and L. R. Petersen

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526532

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H₂ distribution during the formation of multiphase molecular clouds A76

Valeska Valdivia, Patrick Hennebelle, Maryvonne Gérin and Pierre Lesaffre

Published online: 19 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527325

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On high-latitude interstellar polarization toward the local spiral A79

A. Berdyugin and P. Teerikorpi

Published online: 22 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527785

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X-ray deficiency on strongly accreting T Tauri stars - Comparing Orion with Taurus A81

I. Bustamante, B. Merín, H. Bouy, C. F. Manara, Á. Ribas and P. Riviere-Marichalar

Published online: 22 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527383

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Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Deuterated complex organic molecules in Sagittarius B2(N2) A91

A. Belloche, H. S. P. Müller, R. T. Garrod and K. M. Menten

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527268

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Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Alkanethiols and alkanols in Sagittarius B2(N2) A92

Holger S. P. Müller, Arnaud Belloche, Li-Hong Xu, Ronald M. Lees, Robin T. Garrod, Adam Walters, Jennifer van Wijngaarden, Frank Lewen, Stephan Schlemmer and Karl M. Menten

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527470

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Mid-J CO shock tracing observations of infrared dark clouds - II. Low-J CO constraints on excitation, depletion, and kinematics A96

A. Pon, D. Johnstone, P. Caselli, F. Fontani, A. Palau, M. J. Butler, M. Kaufman, I. Jiménez-Serra and J. C. Tan

Published online: 24 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527154

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The Musca cloud: A 6 pc-long velocity-coherent, sonic filament A97

A. Hacar, J. Kainulainen, M. Tafalla, H. Beuther and J. Alves

Published online: 24 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526015

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European VLBI Network imaging of 6.7 GHz methanol masers A104

A. Bartkiewicz, M. Szymczak and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527541

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Herschel-Planck dust optical depth and column density maps - II. Perseus A106

Eleonora Zari, Marco Lombardi, João Alves, Charles J. Lada and Hervé Bouy

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526597

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Deuterium fractionation in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud A118

A. Punanova, P. Caselli, A. Pon, A. Belloche and Ph. André

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527592

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Accuracy requirements to test the applicability of the random cascade model to supersonic turbulence A120

Doris Folini and Rolf Walder

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527148

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The origin of gas-phase HCO and CH₃O radicals in prestellar cores A130

A. Bacmann and A. Faure

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526198

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NGC 6334 and NGC 6357: Hα kinematics and the nature of the H II regions A135

D. Russeil, J. Tigé, C. Adami, L. D. Anderson, N. Schneider, A. Zavagno, M. R. Samal, P. Amram, L. Guennou, E. Le Coarer et al. (3 more)

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424484

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Herschel-HIFI view of mid-IR quiet massive protostellar objects A139

F. Herpin, L. Chavarría, T. Jacq, J. Braine, F. van der Tak, F. Wyrowski, E. F. van Dishoeck, A. Baudry, S. Bontemps, L. Kristensen et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527786

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Hard X-ray irradiation of cosmic silicate analogs: structural evolution and astrophysical implications A144

L. Gavilan, C. Jäger, A. Simionovici, J. L. Lemaire, T. Sabri, E. Foy, S. Yagoubi, T. Henning, D. Salomon and G. Martinez-Criado

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527708

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A young bipolar outflow from IRAS 15398-3359 A145

P. Bjerkeli, J. K. Jørgensen and C. Brinch

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527310

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The connection between supernova remnants and the Galactic magnetic field: A global radio study of the axisymmetric sample A148

J. L. West, S. Safi-Harb, T. Jaffe, R. Kothes, T. L. Landecker and T. Foster

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527001

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Dust grains from the heart of supernovae A157

M. Bocchio, S. Marassi, R. Schneider, S. Bianchi, M. Limongi and A. Chieffi

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527432

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Erratum

Impact of an inhomogeneous density distribution on selected observational characteristics of circumstellar disks (Corrigendum) C2

R. Brauer and S. Wolf

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526467e

Stellar structure and evolution

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Detailed homogeneous abundance studies of 14 Galactic s-process enriched post-AGB stars: In search of lead (Pb) A6

K. De Smedt, H. Van Winckel, D. Kamath, L. Siess, S. Goriely, A. I. Karakas and R. Manick

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527430

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Calibrating convective-core overshooting with eclipsing binary systems - The case of low-mass main-sequence stars A16

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

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527389

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Spectroscopy of close visual binary components of the stable shell star 1 Delphini A22

Jiří Kubát, Brankica Kubátová, Barbora Doležalová, Lubomir Iliev and Miroslav Šlechta

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526414

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Zeeman-Doppler imaging of active young solar-type stars A28

T. Hackman, J. Lehtinen, L. Rosén, O. Kochukhov and M. J. Käpylä

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527320

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A statistical test on the reliability of the non-coevality of stars in binary systems A31

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

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526183

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Ambipolar diffusion in low-mass star formation - I. General comparison with the ideal magnetohydrodynamic case A32

J. Masson, G. Chabrier, P. Hennebelle, N. Vaytet and B. Commerçon

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526371

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Orbits in the T Tauri triple system observed with SPHERE A35

R. Köhler, M. Kasper, T. M. Herbst, T. Ratzka and G. H.-M. Bertrang

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527125

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Results from DROXO - IV. EXTraS discovery of an X-ray flare from the Class I protostar candidate ISO-Oph 85 A36

D. Pizzocaro, B. Stelzer, R. Paladini, A. Tiengo, G. Lisini, G. Novara, G. Vianello, A. Belfiore, M. Marelli, D. Salvetti et al. (8 more)

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526562

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New determination of abundances and stellar parameters for a set of weak G-band stars A42

A. Palacios, G. Jasniewicz, T. Masseron, F. Thévenin, J. Itam-Pasquet and M. Parthasarathy

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526566

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How plausible are the proposed formation scenarios of CEMP-r/s stars? A50

Carlo Abate, Richard J. Stancliffe and Zheng-Wei Liu

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527864

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SuperWASP discovery and SALT confirmation of a semi-detached eclipsing binary that contains a δ Scuti star A54

A. J. Norton, M. E. Lohr, B. Smalley, P. J. Wheatley and R. G. West

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526881

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Substellar companions in low-mass eclipsing binaries - NSVS 01286630, NSVS 02502726, and NSVS 07453183 A82

M. Wolf, P. Zasche, H. Kučáková, J. Vraštil, K. Hornoch, L. Šmelcer, F. Bílek, L. Pilarčík and M. Chrastina

Published online: 22 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527941

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What brakes the Crab pulsar? A99

A. Čadež, L. Zampieri, C. Barbieri, M. Calvani, G. Naletto, M. Barbieri and D. Ponikvar

Published online: 24 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526490

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Radial velocity variable, hot post-AGB stars from the MUCHFUSS project - Classification, atmospheric parameters, formation scenarios A101

N. Reindl, S. Geier, T. Kupfer, S. Bloemen, V. Schaffenroth, U. Heber, B. N. Barlow and R. H. Østensen

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527637

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1RXS J180408.9-342058: An ultra compact X-ray binary candidate with a transient jet A102

M. C. Baglio, P. D’Avanzo, S. Campana, P. Goldoni, N. Masetti, T. Muñoz-Darias, V. Patiño-Álvarez and V. Chavushyan

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527147

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Rotating models of young solar-type stars - Exploring braking laws and angular momentum transport processes A105

L. Amard, A. Palacios, C. Charbonnel, F. Gallet and J. Bouvier

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527349

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Asymptotic theory of gravity modes in rotating stars - I. Ray dynamics A110

V. Prat, F. Lignières and J. Ballot

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527737

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Luminous blue variables: An imaging perspective on their binarity and near environment A115

Christophe Martayan, Alex Lobel, Dietrich Baade, Andrea Mehner, Thomas Rivinius, Henri M. J. Boffin, Julien Girard, Dimitri Mawet, Guillaume Montagnier, Ronny Blomme et al. (11 more)

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526578

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Observational calibration of the projection factor of Cepheids - II. Application to nine Cepheids with HST/FGS parallax measurements A117

J. Breitfelder, A. Mérand, P. Kervella, A. Gallenne, L. Szabados, R. I. Anderson and J.-B. Le Bouquin

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527030

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Masses and luminosities for 342 stars from the PennState-Toruń Centre for Astronomy Planet Search A119

M. Adamczyk, B. Deka-Szymankiewicz and A. Niedzielski

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526628

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Weak magnetic field, solid-envelope rotation, and wave-induced N-enrichment in the SPB star ζ Cassiopeiae A126

M. Briquet, C. Neiner, P. Petit, B. Leroy, B. de Batz and the MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527751

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An alternative model for the origin of gaps in circumstellar disks A146

Eduard I. Vorobyov, Zsolt Regaly, Manuel Guedel and Doug N. C. Lin

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527701

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A time domain experiment with Swift: monitoring of seven nearby galaxies A147

I. Andreoni, P. D’Avanzo, S. Campana, M. Branchesi, M. G. Bernardini, M. Della Valle, F. Mannucci, A. Melandri and G. Tagliaferri

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527167

Stellar atmospheres

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B fields in OB stars (BOB): Detection of a magnetic field in the He-strong star CPD −57° 3509 A7

N. Przybilla, L. Fossati, S. Hubrig, M.-F. Nieva, S. P. Järvinen, N. Castro, M. Schöller, I. Ilyin, K. Butler, F. R. N. Schneider et al. (5 more)

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527646

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Near-infrared spectro-interferometry of Mira variables and comparisons to 1D dynamic model atmospheres and 3D convection simulations A12

M. Wittkowski, A. Chiavassa, B. Freytag, M. Scholz, S. Höfner, I. Karovicova and P. A. Whitelock

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527614

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Fundamental M-dwarf parameters from high-resolution spectra using PHOENIX ACES models - I. Parameter accuracy and benchmark stars A19

V. M. Passegger, S. Wende-von Berg and A. Reiners

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322261

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Is beryllium ultra-depletion in solar-type stars linked to the presence of a white dwarf companion? A46

S. Desidera, V. D’Orazi and M. Lugaro

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527410

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Searching for Li-rich giants in a sample of 12 open clusters - Li enhancement in two stars with substellar companions A66

E. Delgado Mena, M. Tsantaki, S. G. Sousa, M. Kunitomo, V. Adibekyan, P. Zaworska, N. C. Santos, G. Israelian and C. Lovis

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527196

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Correlation between lithium abundances and ages of solar twin stars A100

Marília Carlos, Poul E. Nissen and Jorge Meléndez

Published online: 24 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527478

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Model estimates of inelastic calcium-hydrogen collision data for non-LTE stellar atmospheres modeling A114

A. K. Belyaev, S. A. Yakovleva, M. Guitou, A. O. Mitrushchenkov, A. Spielfiedel and N. Feautrier

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527651

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Solar twins in the ELODIE archive A131

D. Mahdi, C. Soubiran, S. Blanco-Cuaresma and L. Chemin

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527472

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A helium P-Cygni profile in RR Lyrae stars? A134

D. Gillet, F. L. Sefyani, A. Benhida, N. Fabas, P. Mathias, Z. Benkhaldoun and A. Daassou

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527287

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Erratum

Two extremely luminous WN stars in the Galactic center with circumstellar emission from dust and gas (Corrigendum) C1

A. Barniske, L. M. Oskinova and W.-R. Hamann

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809568e

The Sun

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Particle dynamics in a non-flaring solar active region model A4

J. Threlfall, Ph.-A. Bourdin, T. Neukirch and C. E. Parnell

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526657

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Data compression for local correlation tracking of solar granulation A9

B. Löptien, A. C. Birch, T. L. Duvall Jr., L. Gizon and J. Schou

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526805

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Observations of solar flares with IRIS and SDO A11

D. Li, D. E. Innes and Z. J. Ning

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525642

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A closer look at a coronal loop rooted in a sunspot umbra A20

L. P. Chitta, H. Peter and P. R. Young

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527340

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Meridional motions and Reynolds stress from SDO/AIA coronal bright points data A29

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

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527217

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Variation of the Mn I 539.4 nm line with the solar cycle A33

S. Danilovic, S. K. Solanki, W. Livingston, N. Krivova and I. Vince

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527039

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The IAG solar flux atlas: Accurate wavelengths and absolute convective blueshift in standard solar spectra A65

A. Reiners, N. Mrotzek, U. Lemke, J. Hinrichs and K. Reinsch

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527530

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Hydraulic effects in a radiative atmosphere with ionization A90

P. Bhat and A. Brandenburg

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425396

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Radiative transfer in cylindrical threads with incident radiation - VII. Multi-thread models A113

N. Labrosse and A. S. Rodger

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526897

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Anomalous temporal behaviour of broadband Lyα observations during solar flares from SDO/EVE A123

Ryan O. Milligan and Phillip C. Chamberlin

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526682

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Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry - I. Construction and relaxation A125

C. Prior and A. R. Yeates

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527231

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Solar activity during the Holocene: the Hallstatt cycle and its consequence for grand minima and maxima A150

I. G. Usoskin, Y. Gallet, F. Lopes, G. A. Kovaltsov and G. Hulot

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527295

Planets and planetary systems

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Imaging Jupiter’s radiation belts down to 127 MHz with LOFAR A3

J. N. Girard, P. Zarka, C. Tasse, S. Hess, I. de Pater, D. Santos-Costa, Q. Nenon, A. Sicard, S. Bourdarie, J. Anderson et al. (64 more)

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527518

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Are fractured cliffs the source of cometary dust jets? Insights from OSIRIS/Rosetta at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A14

J.-B. Vincent, N. Oklay, M. Pajola, S. Höfner, H. Sierks, X. Hu, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny et al. (45 more)

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527159

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Asteroid models from the Lowell photometric database A48

J. Ďurech, J. Hanuš, D. Oszkiewicz and R. Vančo

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527573

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Pan-Planets: Searching for hot Jupiters around cool dwarfs A49

C. Obermeier, J. Koppenhoefer, R. P. Saglia, Th. Henning, R. Bender, M. Kodric, N. Deacon, A. Riffeser, W. Burgett, K. C. Chambers et al. (11 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527633

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First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE - I. Detection and characterization of the substellar companion GJ 758 B A55

A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy, C. Ginski, H. Beust, R. Galicher, M. Janson, J.-L. Baudino, E. Buenzli, J. Hagelberg, V. D’Orazi et al. (66 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526465

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First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE - II. The physical properties and the architecture of the young systems PZ Telescopii and HD 1160 revisited A56

A.-L. Maire, M. Bonnefoy, C. Ginski, A. Vigan, S. Messina, D. Mesa, R. Galicher, R. Gratton, S. Desidera, T. G. Kopytova et al. (61 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526594

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First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE - III. New spectrophotometry and astrometry of the HR 8799 exoplanetary system A57

A. Zurlo, A. Vigan, R. Galicher, A.-L. Maire, D. Mesa, R. Gratton, G. Chauvin, M. Kasper, C. Moutou, M. Bonnefoy et al. (65 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526835

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First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE - IV. Physical and chemical properties of the planets around HR8799 A58

M. Bonnefoy, A. Zurlo, J. L. Baudino, P. Lucas, D. Mesa, A.-L. Maire, A. Vigan, R. Galicher, D. Homeier, F. Marocco et al. (57 more)

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526906

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SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - XVII. The physical properties of giant exoplanets within 400 days of period A64

A. Santerne, C. Moutou, M. Tsantaki, F. Bouchy, G. Hébrard, V. Adibekyan, J.-M. Almenara, L. Amard, S. C. C. Barros, I. Boisse et al. (12 more)

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527329

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FORS2 observes a multi-epoch transmission spectrum of the hot Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-49b A67

M. Lendl, L. Delrez, M. Gillon, N. Madhusudhan, E. Jehin, D. Queloz, D. R. Anderson, B.-O. Demory and C. Hellier

Published online: 18 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527594

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EUV-driven ionospheres and electron transport on extrasolar giant planets orbiting active stars A87

J. M. Chadney, M. Galand, T. T. Koskinen, S. Miller, J. Sanz-Forcada, Y. C. Unruh and R. V. Yelle

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527442

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Dust production in debris discs: constraints on the smallest grains A88

P. Thebault

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527626

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Orbital fitting of imaged planetary companions with high eccentricities and unbound orbits - Their application to Fomalhaut b and PZ Telecopii B A89

H. Beust, M. Bonnefoy, A.-L. Maire, D. Ehrenreich, A.-M. Lagrange and G. Chauvin

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527388

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Long-term radial-velocity variations of the Sun as a star: The HARPS view A103

A. F. Lanza, P. Molaro, L. Monaco and R. D. Haywood

Published online: 25 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527379

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Comet formation in collapsing pebble clouds - What cometary bulk density implies for the cloud mass and dust-to-ice ratio A128

S. Lorek, B. Gundlach, P. Lacerda and J. Blum

Published online: 02 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526565

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Inferring heat recirculation and albedo for exoplanetary atmospheres: Comparing optical phase curves and secondary eclipse data A149

P. von Paris, P. Gratier, P. Bordé and F. Selsis

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526297

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The atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko diagnosed by charge-exchanged solar wind alpha particles A154

C. Simon Wedlund, E. Kallio, M. Alho, H. Nilsson, G. Stenberg Wieser, H. Gunell, E. Behar, J. Pusa and G. Gronoff

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527532

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The dust environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta OSIRIS and VLT observations in the 4.5 to 2.9 AU heliocentric distance range inbound A155

F. Moreno, C. Snodgrass, O. Hainaut, C. Tubiana, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, H. Rickman et al. (44 more)

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527564

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Galactic cosmic rays on extrasolar Earth-like planets - II. Atmospheric implications A159

J.-M. Grießmeier, F. Tabataba-Vakili, A. Stadelmann, J. L. Grenfell and D. Atri

Published online: 08 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425452

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Space-time dynamics estimation from space mission tracking data A156

D. Dirkx, R. Noomen, P. N. A. M. Visser, L. I. Gurvits and L. L. A. Vermeersen

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527524

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Stellar laboratories - VI. New Mo iv–vii oscillator strengths and the molybdenum abundance in the hot white dwarfs G191−B2B and RE 0503−289 A39

T. Rauch, P. Quinet, D. Hoyer, K. Werner, M. Demleitner and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527324

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Parameterization of the level-resolved radiative recombination rate coefficients for the SPEX code A84

Junjie Mao and Jelle Kaastra

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527568

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Rates of E1, E2, M1, and M2 transitions in Ni II A107

C. M. Cassidy, A. Hibbert and C. A. Ramsbottom

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527669

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Millimeter and submillimeter wave spectra of ¹³C methylamine A152

R. A. Motiyenko, L. Margulès, V. V. Ilyushin, I. A. Smirnov, E. A. Alekseev, D. T. Halfen and L. M. Ziurys

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526924

Astronomical instrumentation

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Laue lens for astrophysics: Extensive comparison between mosaic, curved, and quasi-mosaic crystals A21

Riccardo Camattari

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526745

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Multi-source self-calibration: Unveiling the microJy population of compact radio sources A85

J. F. Radcliffe, M. A. Garrett, R. J. Beswick, T. W. B. Muxlow, P. D. Barthel, A. T. Deller and E. Middelberg

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527980

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Calibration of mixed-polarization interferometric observations - Tools for the reduction of interferometric data from elements with linear and circular polarization receivers A143

I. Martí-Vidal, A. Roy, J. Conway and A. J. Zensus

Published online: 03 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526063

Catalogs and data

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Overlooked wide companions of nearby F stars A51

R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527965

Highlight

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BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients A61

J. M. Corral-Santana, J. Casares, T. Muñoz-Darias, F. E. Bauer, I. G. Martínez-Pais and D. M. Russell

Published online: 17 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527130

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Search of MeV–GeV counterparts of TeV sources with AGILE in pointing mode A93

A. Rappoldi, F. Lucarelli, C. Pittori, F. Longo, P. W. Cattaneo, F. Verrecchia, M. Tavani, A. Bulgarelli, A. W. Chen, S. Colafrancesco et al. (5 more)

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526709

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Long-term R and V-band monitoring of some suitable targets for the link between ICRF and the future Gaia celestial reference frame A112

F. Taris, A. Andrei, J. Roland, A. Klotz, F. Vachier and J. Souchay

Published online: 26 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526676

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Spitzer mid-infrared point sources in the fields of nearby galaxies A121

S. J. Williams and A. Z. Bonanos

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527742

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VISION − Vienna survey in Orion - I. VISTA Orion A Survey A153

Stefan Meingast, João Alves, Diego Mardones, Paula Stella Teixeira, Marco Lombardi, Josefa Großschedl, Joana Ascenso, Herve Bouy, Jan Forbrich, Alyssa Goodman et al. (10 more)

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527160

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Richness-based masses of rich and famous galaxy clusters A158

S. Andreon

Published online: 07 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526852

Numerical methods and codes

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SP_Ace: a new code to derive stellar parameters and elemental abundances A2

C. Boeche and E. K. Grebel

Published online: 11 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526758

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A package for the automated classification of periodic variable stars A18

Dae-Won Kim and Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones

Published online: 12 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527188

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Impact of beam deconvolution on noise properties in CMB measurements: Application to Planck LFI A27

E. Keihänen, K. Kiiveri, V. Lindholm, M. Reinecke and A.-S. Suur-Uski

Published online: 15 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526848

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Detection of multiple velocity components in partially overlapping emitting regions A52

F. Mertens and A. P. Lobanov

Published online: 16 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527791

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A well-balanced finite volume scheme for the Euler equations with gravitation - The exact preservation of hydrostatic equilibrium with arbitrary entropy stratification A94

R. Käppeli and S. Mishra

Published online: 23 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527815

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Optimal binning of X-ray spectra and response matrix design A151

J. S. Kaastra and J. A. M. Bleeker

Published online: 04 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527395

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 587 (March 2016)

Letters

Electrons under the dominant action of shock-electric fields L1

Rapid rotational crust-core relaxation in magnetars L2

H I observations of two new dwarf galaxies: Pisces A and B with the SKA Pathfinder KAT-7 L3

A rigorous detection of interstellar CH3NCO: An important missing species in astrochemical networks L4

Two new pulsating low-mass pre-white dwarfs or SX Phoenicis stars? L5

Stellar density profile and mass of the Milky Way bulge from VVV data L6

Metallicity from Type II supernovae from the (i)PTF L7

Constraints on the location of a possible 9th planet derived from the Cassini data L8

Astrophysical processes

The slimming effect of advection on black-hole accretion flows A13

Eclipsing time variations in close binary systems: Planetary hypothesis vs. Applegate mechanism A34

Wisps in the Galactic center: Near-infrared triggered observations of the radio source Sgr A* at 43 GHz A37

Limits on thickness and efficiency of Polish doughnuts in application to the ULX sources A38

Modeling the polarization of high-energy radiation from accreting black holes - A case study of XTE J1118+480 A63

The gamma-ray millisecond pulsar deathline, revisited - New velocity and distance measurements A109

Magnetised accretion discs in Kerr spacetimes - II. Hot spots A141

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Prospects for high-z cluster detections with Planck, based on a follow-up of 28 candidates using MegaCam at CFHT A23

The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Variability selection and quasar luminosity function A41

CLASH-VLT: A highly precise strong lensing model of the galaxy cluster RXC J2248.7−4431 (Abell S1063) and prospects for cosmography A80

Early-type dwarf galaxies with multicomponent stellar structure: Are they remnants of disc galaxies strongly transformed by their environment? A111

Shell-like structures in our cosmic neighbourhood A116

N-body simulations of γ gravity A132

Extragalactic astronomy

X-ray long-term variations in the low-luminosity AGN NGC 835 and its circumnuclear emission A1

Testing the blazar sequence with the least luminous BL Lacertae objects A8

Evidence for a chemically differentiated outflow in Mrk 231 A15

Dark influences - II. Gas and star formation in minor mergers of dwarf galaxies with dark satellites A24

Origin of X-shaped radio-sources: further insights from the properties of their host galaxies A25

The rate and luminosity function of long gamma ray bursts A40

A multi-epoch spectroscopic study of the BAL quasar APM 08279+5255 - II. Emission- and absorption-line variability time lags A43

Sub-kpc star formation law in the local luminous infrared galaxy IC 4687 as seen by ALMA A44

The spatially resolved correlation between [NII] 205 μm line emission and the 24 μm continuum in nearby galaxies A45

Spectacular tails of ionized gas in the Virgo cluster galaxy NGC 4569 A68

Shape of the oxygen abundance profiles in CALIFA face-on spiral galaxies A70

Local starburst galaxies and their descendants - Statistics from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey A72

Measures of galaxy dust and gas mass with Herschel photometry and prospects for ALMA A73

The Lyman alpha reference sample - VI. Lyman alpha escape from the edge-on disk galaxy Mrk 1486 A77

The Lyman alpha reference sample - VII. Spatially resolved Hα kinematics A78

Broad-band spectral energy distribution of 3000 Å break quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey A83

The nature of the UV halo around the spiral galaxy NGC 3628 A86

Extended Lyman α haloes around individual high-redshift galaxies revealed by MUSE A98

Effects of environmental gas compression on the multiphase ISM and star formation - The Virgo spiral galaxies NGC 4501 and NGC 4567/68 A108

Dust properties of Lyman-break galaxies at z ~ 3 A122

Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - VI. Long-term variability of the warm absorber A129

Limits on the LyC signal from z ~ 3 sources with secure redshift and HST coverage in the E-CDFS field A133

Star formation activity in Balmer break galaxies at z< 1.5 A136

A low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample - IV. Molecular gas contents and conditions of star formation in three nearby Seyfert galaxies A137

A low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample - V. Overluminous host spheroids and their excitation mechanisms A138

The 5–10 keV AGN luminosity function at 0.01 < z < 4.0 A142

Characterization of galactic bars from 3.6 μm S4G imaging A160

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Origin of the metallicity distribution in the thick disc A10

High resolution spectroscopic analysis of seven giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6723 A95

Metal-poor stars towards the Galactic bulge: A population potpourri A124

The orbital elements and physical properties of the eclipsing binary BD+36°3317, a probable member of δ Lyrae cluster A127

Orbits of maser stars in the rotating Galactic bar A140

Variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 7492 (Corrigendum) - New discoveries and physical parameter determination C3

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Correlation of HI shells and CO clumps in the outer Milky Way A5

Outflow forces in intermediate-mass star formation A17

Stratified NH and ND emission in the prestellar core 16293E in L1689N A26

Search for systemic mass loss in Algols with bow shocks A30

Two-level hierarchical fragmentation in the northern filament of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 A47

Gas expulsion in massive star clusters? - Constraints from observations of young and gas-free objects A53

Large-scale numerical simulations of star formation put to the test - Comparing synthetic images and actual observations for statistical samples of protostars A59

Protostellar accretion traced with chemistry - Comparing synthetic C18O maps of embedded protostars to real observations A60

Large dust gaps in the transitional disks of HD 100453 and HD 34282 - Connecting the gap size to the spectral energy distribution and mid-infrared imaging A62

Ongoing star formation in the protocluster IRAS 22134+5834 A69

Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809−193 A71

Understanding star formation in molecular clouds - III. Probability distribution functions of molecular lines in Cygnus X A74

Proper motions of embedded protostellar jets in Serpens A75

H2 distribution during the formation of multiphase molecular clouds A76

On high-latitude interstellar polarization toward the local spiral A79

X-ray deficiency on strongly accreting T Tauri stars - Comparing Orion with Taurus A81

Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Deuterated complex organic molecules in Sagittarius B2(N2) A91

Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Alkanethiols and alkanols in Sagittarius B2(N2) A92

A rigorous detection of interstellar CH₃NCO: An important missing species in astrochemical networks L4

Characterization of galactic bars from 3.6 μm S⁴G imaging A160

Protostellar accretion traced with chemistry - Comparing synthetic C¹⁸O maps of embedded protostars to real observations A60

H₂ distribution during the formation of multiphase molecular clouds A76

The origin of gas-phase HCO and CH₃O radicals in prestellar cores A130