Volume 592 (August 2016)

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Volume 592 (August 2016)

XXL-S field, XMM view. 181 XMM observations (30 arcmin FOV) ~ 10 ks each. 12 000 AGN and 200 galaxy clusters (red circles) are detected in this image (XXL Collaboration, Snowden, S., Faccioli, L. Pacaud F.)
(See XXL Survey special issue)

The massive star-forming region NGC 6334 and its filamentary network through ArTéMiS’s eyes at 350 μm (André, Ph., et al., 592, A54)

Signs of magnetic reconnection in the low quiet solar atmosphere (Rouppe van der Voort, L., et al., 592, A100)

Calibrating the multiobject mode of JWST/NIRSpec (Dorner, B., et al., 592, A113)

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The XXL Survey: First results

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The XXL Survey - I. Scientific motivations − XMM-Newton observing plan − Follow-up observations and simulation programme A1

M. Pierre, F. Pacaud, C. Adami, S. Alis, B. Altieri, N. Baran, C. Benoist, M. Birkinshaw, A. Bongiorno, M. N. Bremer et al. (82 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526766

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The XXL Survey - II. The bright cluster sample: catalogue and luminosity function A2

F. Pacaud, N. Clerc, P. A. Giles, C. Adami, T. Sadibekova, M. Pierre, B. J. Maughan, M. Lieu, J. P. Le Fèvre, S. Alis et al. (33 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526891

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The XXL Survey - III. Luminosity-temperature relation of the bright cluster sample A3

P. A. Giles, B. J. Maughan, F. Pacaud, M. Lieu, N. Clerc, M. Pierre, C. Adami, L. Chiappetti, J. Démoclés, S. Ettori et al. (6 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526886

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The XXL Survey - IV. Mass-temperature relation of the bright cluster sample A4

M. Lieu, G. P. Smith, P. A. Giles, F. Ziparo, B. J. Maughan, J. Démoclès, F. Pacaud, M. Pierre, C. Adami, Y. M. Bahé et al. (11 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526883

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The XXL Survey - VI. The 1000 brightest X-ray point sources A5

S. Fotopoulou, F. Pacaud, S. Paltani, P. Ranalli, M. E. Ramos-Ceja, L. Faccioli, M. Plionis, C. Adami, A. Bongiorno, M. Brusa et al. (29 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527402

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The XXL Survey - VII. A supercluster of galaxies at z = 0.43 A6

E. Pompei, C. Adami, D. Eckert, F. Gastaldello, S. Lavoie, B. Poggianti, B. Altieri, S. Alis, N. Baran, C. Benoist et al. (8 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527142

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The XXL Survey - VIII. MUSE characterisation of intracluster light in a z ~ 0.53 cluster of galaxies A7

C. Adami, E. Pompei, T. Sadibekova, N. Clerc, A. Iovino, S. L. McGee, L. Guennou, M. Birkinshaw, C. Horellou, S. Maurogordato et al. (4 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526831

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The XXL Survey - IX. Optical overdensity and radio continuum analysis of a supercluster at z = 0.43 A8

N. Baran, V. Smolčić, D. Milaković, M. Novak, J. Delhaize, F. Gastaldello, M. E. Ramos-Ceja, F. Pacaud, S. Bourke, C. L. Carilli et al. (11 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526952

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The XXL Survey - X. K-band luminosity – weak-lensing mass relation for groups and clusters of galaxies A9

F. Ziparo, G. P. Smith, S. L. Mulroy, M. Lieu, J. P. Willis, P. Hudelot, S. L. McGee, S. Fotopoulou, C. Lidman, S. Lavoie et al. (8 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526792

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The XXL Survey - XI. ATCA 2.1 GHz continuum observations A10

Vernesa Smolčić, Jacinta Delhaize, Minh Huynh, Marco Bondi, Paolo Ciliegi, Mladen Novak, Nikola Baran, Mark Birkinshaw, Malcolm N. Bremer, Lucio Chiappetti et al. (9 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526818

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The XXL Survey - XII. Optical spectroscopy of X-ray-selected clusters and the frequency of AGN in superclusters A11

E. Koulouridis, B. Poggianti, B. Altieri, I. Valtchanov, Y. Jaffé, C. Adami, A. Elyiv, O. Melnyk, S. Fotopoulou, F. Gastaldello et al. (6 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526976

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The XXL Survey - XIII. Baryon content of the bright cluster sample A12

D. Eckert, S. Ettori, J. Coupon, F. Gastaldello, M. Pierre, J.-B. Melin, A. M. C. Le Brun, I. G. McCarthy, C. Adami, L. Chiappetti et al. (13 more)

Published online: 15 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527293

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Editorial

Editorial - Discontinuation of Research Notes E1

Thierry Forveille, Joao Alves and Nabila Aghanim

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629413

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Search for giant planets in M67 - III. Excess of hot Jupiters in dense open clusters L1

A. Brucalassi, L. Pasquini, R. Saglia, M. T. Ruiz, P. Bonifacio, I. Leão, B. L. Canto Martins, J. R. de Medeiros, L. R. Bedin, K. Biazzo et al. (3 more)

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527561

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The southern hemisphere of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Analysis of the preperihelion size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m L2

Maurizio Pajola, Alice Lucchetti, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Nilda Oklay, Mohamed R. El-Maarry, Ivano Bertini, Giampiero Naletto, Monica Lazzarin, Matteo Massironi, Holger Sierks et al. (45 more)

Published online: 14 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628887

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ACA [CI] observations of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 L3

M. Krips, S. Martín, K. Sakamoto, S. Aalto, T. G. Bisbas, A. D. Bolatto, D. Downes, A. Eckart, Ch. Feruglio, S. García-Burillo et al. (9 more)

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628882

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Finding binary active galactic nuclei candidates by the centroid shift in imaging surveys - II. Testing the method with SDSS J233635.75-010733.7 L4

Yuan Liu

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628430

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The faint end of the 250 μm luminosity function at z < 0.5 L5

L. Wang, P. Norberg, M. Bethermin, N. Bourne, A. Cooray, W. Cowley, L. Dunne, S. Dye, S. Eales, D. Farrah et al. (5 more)

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629076

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Generalized shear-ratio tests: A new relation between cosmological distances, and a diagnostic for a redshift-dependent multiplicative bias in shear measurements L6

Peter Schneider

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628506

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Direct measurement of lensing amplification in Abell S1063 using a strongly lensed high redshift HII galaxy L7

Roberto Terlevich, Jorge Melnick, Elena Terlevich, Ricardo Chávez, Eduardo Telles, Fabio Bresolin, Manolis Plionis, Spyros Basilakos, David Fernández Arenas, Ana Luisa González Morán et al. (2 more)

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628772

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O VI 1032 Å intensity and Doppler shift oscillations above a coronal hole: Magnetosonic waves or quasi-periodic upflows? L8

S. Mancuso, J. C. Raymond, S. Rubinetti and C. Taricco

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628769

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The missing link: Tracing molecular gas in the outer filament of Centaurus A L9

Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, J. B. Raymond Oonk, Francesco Santoro and Clive Tadhunter

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628950

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Detection of millimeter-wavelength intraday variability in polarized emission from S5 0716+714 L10

Jee Won Lee, Sang-Sung Lee, Sincheol Kang, Do-Young Byun and Sungsoo S. Kim

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629212

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Chemical differentiation in a prestellar core traces non-uniform illumination L11

S. Spezzano, L. Bizzocchi, P. Caselli, J. Harju and S. Brünken

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628652

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Study of a new central compact object: The neutron star in the supernova remnant G15.9+0.2 L12

D. Klochkov, V. Suleimanov, M. Sasaki and A. Santangelo

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629208

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Detection of 183 GHz H₂O megamaser emission towards NGC 4945 L13

E. M. L. Humphreys, W. H. T. Vlemmings, C. M. V. Impellizzeri, M. Galametz, M. Olberg, J. E. Conway, V. Belitsky and C. De Breuck

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629168

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Time-varying sodium absorption in the Type Ia supernova 2013gh A40

R. Ferretti, R. Amanullah, A. Goobar, J. Johansson, P. M. Vreeswijk, R. P. Butler, Y. Cao, S. B. Cenko, G. Doran, A. V. Filippenko et al. (11 more)

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628351

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Do asteroids evaporate near pulsars? Induction heating by pulsar waves revisited A52

Kumiko Kotera, Fabrice Mottez, Guillaume Voisin and Jean Heyvaerts

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628116

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RT Crucis: a look into the X-ray emission of a peculiar symbiotic star A58

L. Ducci, V. Doroshenko, V. Suleimanov, M. Nikołajuk, A. Santangelo and C. Ferrigno

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628242

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Vortices in stratified protoplanetary disks - From baroclinic instability to vortex layers A136

P. Barge, S. Richard and S. Le Dizès

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628381

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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X-ray analysis of the galaxy group UGC 03957 beyond R₂₀₀ with Suzaku A37

Sophia Thölken, Lorenzo Lovisari, Thomas H. Reiprich and Jan Hasenbusch

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527608

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Probing scalar tensor theories for gravity in redshift space A38

Cristiano G. Sabiu, David F. Mota, Claudio Llinares and Changbom Park

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527776

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The effect of AGN feedback on the X-ray morphologies of clusters: Simulations vs. observations A46

Gayoung Chon, Ewald Puchwein and Hans Böhringer

Published online: 19 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628532

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An alternative validation strategy for the Planck cluster catalogue and y-distortion maps A48

Rishi Khatri

Published online: 20 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526479

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The PCA Lens-Finder: application to CFHTLS A75

D. Paraficz, F. Courbin, A. Tramacere, R. Joseph, R. B. Metcalf, J.-P. Kneib, P. Dubath, D. Droz, F. Filleul, D. Ringeisen and C. Schäfer

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527971

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The stellar metallicity gradients in galaxy discs in a cosmological scenario A93

Patricia B. Tissera, Rubens E. G. Machado, Patricia Sanchez-Blazquez, Susana E. Pedrosa, Sebastián F. Sánchez, Owain Snaith and Jose Vilchez

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628188

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Impacts of different SNLS3 light-curve fitters on cosmological consequences of interacting dark energy models A101

Yazhou Hu, Miao Li, Nan Li and Shuang Wang

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526946

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Angular distribution of cosmological parameters as a probe of space-time inhomogeneities A102

C. Sofia Carvalho and Katrine Marques

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628177

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Multi-wavelength landscape of the young galaxy cluster RXJ 1257.2+4738 at z = 0.866 - II. Morphological properties A108

I. Pintos-Castro, M. Pović, M. Sánchez-Portal, J. Cepa, B. Altieri, Á. Bongiovanni, P. A. Duc, A. Ederoclite, I. Oteo, A. M. Pérez García et al. (4 more)

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526744

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7.1 keV sterile neutrino constraints from X-ray observations of 33 clusters of galaxies with Chandra ACIS A112

F. Hofmann, J. S. Sanders, K. Nandra, N. Clerc and M. Gaspari

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527977

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SDSS-IV eBOSS emission-line galaxy pilot survey A121

J. Comparat, T. Delubac, S. Jouvel, A. Raichoor, J-P. Kneib, C. Yèche, F. B. Abdalla, C. Le Cras, C. Maraston, D. M. Wilkinson et al. (78 more)

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527377

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Angular distribution of cosmological parameters as a probe of inhomogeneities: a kinematic parametrisation A152

C. Sofia Carvalho and Spyros Basilakos

Published online: 19 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628572

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A textbook example of ram-pressure stripping in the Hydra A/A780 cluster A154

S. De Grandi, D. Eckert, S. Molendi, M. Girardi, E. Roediger, M. Gaspari, F. Gastaldello, S. Ghizzardi, M. Nonino and M. Rossetti

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526641

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Origin of central abundances in the hot intra-cluster medium - I. Individual and average abundance ratios from XMM-Newton EPIC A157

F. Mernier, J. de Plaa, C. Pinto, J. S. Kaastra, P. Kosec, Y.-Y. Zhang, J. Mao and N. Werner

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527824

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Inferring the star-formation histories of the most massive and passive early-type galaxies at z < 0.3 A19

Annalisa Citro, Lucia Pozzetti, Michele Moresco and Andrea Cimatti

Published online: 05 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527772

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Mid-infrared dust in two nearby radio galaxies, NGC 1316 (Fornax A) and NGC 612 (PKS 0131-36) A20

B. Duah Asabere, C. Horellou, T. H. Jarrett and H. Winkler

Published online: 05 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528047

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An innovative blazar classification based on radio jet kinematics A22

O. Hervet, C. Boisson and H. Sol

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628117

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The different origins of high- and low-ionization broad emission lines revealed by gravitational microlensing in the Einstein cross A23

L. Braibant, D. Hutsemékers, D. Sluse and T. Anguita

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628594

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Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - VIII. XMM-Newton’s EPIC detailed view of an unexpected variable multilayer absorber A27

M. Cappi, B. De Marco, G. Ponti, F. Ursini, P.-O. Petrucci, S. Bianchi, J. S. Kaastra, G. A. Kriss, M. Mehdipour, M. Whewell et al. (14 more)

Published online: 07 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628464

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The effect of local and large-scale environments on nuclear activity and star formation A30

M. Argudo-Fernández, S. Shen, J. Sabater, S. Duarte Puertas, S. Verley and X. Yang

Published online: 12 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628232

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Magnetic fields in ring galaxies A44

D. Moss, E. Mikhailov, O. Silchenko, D. Sokoloff, C. Horellou and R. Beck

Published online: 19 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628346

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Disk galaxy scaling relations at intermediate redshifts - I. The Tully-Fisher and velocity-size relations A64

Asmus Böhm and Bodo L. Ziegler

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527063

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HERschel Observations of Edge-on Spirals (HEROES) - III. Dust energy balance study of IC 2531 A71

Aleksandr V. Mosenkov, Flor Allaert, Maarten Baes, Simone Bianchi, Peter Camps, Gert De Geyter, Ilse De Looze, Jacopo Fritz, Gianfranco Gentile, Thomas M. Hughes et al. (4 more)

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628676

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Highly variable AGN from the XMM-Newton slew survey A74

N. L. Strotjohann, R. D. Saxton, R. L. C. Starling, P. Esquej, A. M. Read, P. A. Evans and G. Miniutti

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628241

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A high definition view of the COSMOS Wall at z ~ 0.73 A78

A. Iovino, V. Petropoulou, M. Scodeggio, M. Bolzonella, G. Zamorani, S. Bardelli, O. Cucciati, L. Pozzetti, L. Tasca, D. Vergani et al. (7 more)

Published online: 01 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527673

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Searching for narrow absorption and emission lines in XMM-Newton spectra of gamma-ray bursts A85

S. Campana, V. Braito, P. D’Avanzo, G. Ghirlanda, A. Melandri, A. Pescalli, O. S. Salafia, R. Salvaterra, G. Tagliaferri and S. D. Vergani

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628402

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iPTF15dtg: a double-peaked Type Ic supernova from a massive progenitor A89

F. Taddia, C. Fremling, J. Sollerman, A. Corsi, A. Gal-Yam, E. Karamehmetoglu, R. Lunnan, B. Bue, M. Ergon, M. Kasliwal et al. (2 more)

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628703

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Reverse shock emission driven by post-merger millisecond magnetar winds: Effects of the magnetization parameter A92

L. D. Liu, L. J. Wang and Z. G. Dai

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628072

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A rare example of low surface-brightness radio lobes in a gas-rich early-type galaxy: the story of NGC 3998 A94

Bradley S. Frank, Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, Kristina Nyland and Paolo Serra

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628282

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Evolution of galaxy habitability A96

R. Gobat and S. E. Hong

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628834

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Highly ionized disc and transient outflows in the Seyfert galaxy IRAS 18325–5926 A98

K. Iwasawa, A. C. Fabian, E. Kara, C. S. Reynolds, G. Miniutti and F. Tombesi

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528030

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XMM-Newton reveals a Seyfert-like X-ray spectrum in the z = 3.6 QSO B1422+231 A104

M. Dadina, C. Vignali, M. Cappi, G. Lanzuisi, G. Ponti, B. De Marco, G. Chartas and M. Giustini

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628467

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First survey of Wolf-Rayet star populations over the full extension of nearby galaxies observed with CALIFA A105

D. Miralles-Caballero, A. I. Díaz, Á. R. López-Sánchez, F. F. Rosales-Ortega, A. Monreal-Ibero, E. Pérez-Montero, C. Kehrig, R. García-Benito, S. F. Sánchez, C. J. Walcher et al. (12 more)

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527179

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X-ray observations of dust obscured galaxies in the Chandra deep field south A109

A. Corral, I. Georgantopoulos, A. Comastri, P. Ranalli, A. Akylas, M. Salvato, G. Lanzuisi, C. Vignali and L. Koutoulidis

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527624

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Starburst galaxies in the COSMOS field: clumpy star-formation at redshift 0 < z < 0.5 A122

R. Hinojosa-Goñi, C. Muñoz-Tuñón and J. Méndez-Abreu

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527066

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Modelling the cosmic ray electron propagation in M 51 A123

D. D. Mulcahy, A. Fletcher, R. Beck, D. Mitra and A. M. M. Scaife

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628446

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Applying the expanding photosphere and standardized candle methods to Type II-Plateau supernovae at cosmologically significant redshifts - The distance to SN 2013eq A129

E. E. E. Gall, R. Kotak, B. Leibundgut, S. Taubenberger, W. Hillebrandt and M. Kromer

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628333

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Ultramassive dense early-type galaxies: Velocity dispersions and number density evolution since z = 1.6 A132

A. Gargiulo, P. Saracco, S. Tamburri, I. Lonoce and F. Ciocca

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526563

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Observations of asymmetric velocity fields and gas cooling in the NGC 4636 galaxy group X-ray halo A145

Jussi Ahoranta, Alexis Finoguenov, Ciro Pinto, Jeremy Sanders, Jelle Kaastra, Jelle de Plaa and Andrew Fabian

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527523

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Tracing outflows in the AGN forbidden region with SINFONI A148

D. Kakkad, V. Mainieri, P. Padovani, G. Cresci, B. Husemann, S. Carniani, M. Brusa, A. Lamastra, G. Lanzuisi, E. Piconcelli and M. Schramm

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527968

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Total infrared luminosity estimation from local galaxies in AKARI all sky survey A155

A. Solarz, T. T. Takeuchi and A. Pollo

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629062

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Stellar mass function of cluster galaxies at z ~ 1.5: evidence for reduced quenching efficiency at high redshift A161

Julie B. Nantais, Remco F. J. van der Burg, Chris Lidman, Ricardo Demarco, Allison Noble, Gillian Wilson, Adam Muzzin, Ryan Foltz, Andrew DeGroot and Michael C. Cooper

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628663

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Erratum

Polarization angle swings in blazars: The case of 3C 279 (Corrigendum) C1

S. Kiehlmann, T. Savolainen, S. G. Jorstad, K. V. Sokolovsky, F. K. Schinzel, A. P. Marscher, V. M. Larionov, I. Agudo, H. Akitaya, E. Benítez et al. (54 more)

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527725e

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Spectral type, temperature, and evolutionary stage in cool supergiants A16

Ricardo Dorda, Ignacio Negueruela, Carlos González-Fernández and Hugo M. Tabernero

Published online: 04 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528024

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The kinematics of globular clusters systems in the outer halos of the Aquarius simulations A55

J. Veljanoski and A. Helmi

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628292

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Sodium abundances of AGB and RGB stars in Galactic globular clusters - I. Analysis and results of NGC 2808 A66

Y. Wang, F. Primas, C. Charbonnel, M. Van der Swaelmen, G. Bono, W. Chantereau and G. Zhao

Published online: 26 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628502

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Deep GeMS/GSAOI near-infrared observations of N159W in the Large Magellanic Cloud A77

A. Bernard, B. Neichel, M. R. Samal, A. Zavagno, M. Andersen, C. J. Evans, H. Plana and T. Fusco

Published online: 29 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628754

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First stars of the ρ Ophiuchi dark cloud - XMM-Newton view of ρ Oph and its neighbors A88

I. Pillitteri, S. J. Wolk, H. H. Chen and A. Goodman

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628284

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Stellar populations in the Carina region - The Galactic plane at l = 291° A149

J. A. Molina-Lera, G. Baume, R. Gamen, E. Costa and G. Carraro

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527926

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Erratum

Equivalence of Boltzmann and moment equations (Corrigendum) C2

Rafael Cubarsi

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014766e

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Are infrared dark clouds really quiescent? A21

S. Feng, H. Beuther, Q. Zhang, Th. Henning, H. Linz, S. Ragan and R. Smith

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526864

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Physical characteristics of bright Class I methanol masers A31

S. Leurini, K. M. Menten and C. M. Walmsley

Published online: 12 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527974

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Irradiation of astrophysical ice grains by cosmic-ray ions: a REAX simulation study A35

Martin Mainitz, Christian Anders and Herbert M. Urbassek

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628525

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N₂H⁺ and N¹⁵NH⁺ toward the prestellar core 16293E in L1689N A45

F. Daniel, A. Faure, L. Pagani, F. Lique, M. Gérin, D. Lis, P. Hily-Blant, A. Bacmann and E. Roueff

Published online: 19 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628192

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Constraining the escape fraction of ionizing photons from H ii regions within NGC 300: A concept paper A47

F. Niederhofer, M. Hilker, N. Bastian and B. Ercolano

Published online: 20 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527819

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Measuring turbulence in TW Hydrae with ALMA: methods and limitations A49

R. Teague, S. Guilloteau, D. Semenov, Th. Henning, A. Dutrey, V. Piétu, T. Birnstiel, E. Chapillon, D. Hollenbach and U. Gorti

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628550

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A λ 3 mm and 1 mm line survey toward the yellow hypergiant IRC +10420 - N-rich chemistry and IR flux variations A51

G. Quintana-Lacaci, M. Agúndez, J. Cernicharo, V. Bujarrabal, C. Sánchez Contreras, A. Castro-Carrizo and J. Alcolea

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527688

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Investigation of cosmic ray penetration with wavelet cross-correlation analysis A53

Rui-zhi Yang

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628520

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Characterizing filaments in regions of high-mass star formation: High-resolution submilimeter imaging of the massive star-forming complex NGC 6334 with ArTéMiS A54

Ph. André, V. Revéret, V. Könyves, D. Arzoumanian, J. Tigé, P. Gallais, H. Roussel, J. Le Pennec, L. Rodriguez, E. Doumayrou et al. (21 more)

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628378

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Do siblings always form and evolve simultaneously? Testing the coevality of multiple protostellar systems through SEDs A56

N. M. Murillo, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. J. Tobin and D. Fedele

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628247

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Earliest phases of star formation (EPoS) - Dust temperature distributions in isolated starless cores A61

N. Lippok, R. Launhardt, Th. Henning, Z. Balog, H. Beuther, J. Kainulainen, O. Krause, H. Linz, M. Nielbock, S. E. Ragan et al. (3 more)

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525792

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Laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry of vacuum UV photo-processed methanol ice A67

D. M. Paardekooper, J.-B. Bossa and H. Linnartz

Published online: 26 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527937

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Negligible photodesorption of methanol ice and active photon-induced desorption of its irradiation products A68

G. A. Cruz-Diaz, R. Martín-Doménech, G. M. Muñoz Caro and Y.-J. Chen

Published online: 26 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526761

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ALMA-resolved salt emission traces the chemical footprint and inner wind morphology of VY Canis Majoris A76

L. Decin, A. M. S. Richards, T. J. Millar, A. Baudry, E. De Beck, W. Homan, N. Smith, M. Van de Sande and C. Walsh

Published online: 29 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527934

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Volatile-carbon locking and release in protoplanetary disks - A study of TW Hya and HD 100546 A83

M. Kama, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Hogerheijde, C. P. Folsom, A. Miotello, D. Fedele, A. Belloche, R. Güsten and F. Wyrowski

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526991

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Appearance of dusty filaments at different viewing angles A90

R.-A. Chira, R. Siebenmorgen, Th. Henning and J. Kainulainen

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528028

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Chemistry in disks - X. The molecular content of protoplanetary disks in Taurus A124

S. Guilloteau, L. Reboussin, A. Dutrey, E. Chapillon, V. Wakelam, V. Piétu, E. Di Folco, D. Semenov and Th. Henning

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527088

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Detailed study of SNR G306.3−0.9 using XMM-Newton and Chandra observations A125

J. A. Combi, F. García, A. E. Suárez, P. L. Luque-Escamilla, S. Paron and M. Miceli

Published online: 11 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527014

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The (w)hole survey: An unbiased sample study of transition disk candidates based on Spitzer catalogs A126

N. van der Marel, B. W. Verhaar, S. van Terwisga, B. Merín, G. Herczeg, N. F. W. Ligterink and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628075

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Herschel/HIFI observations of the circumstellar ammonia lines in IRC+10216 A131

M. R. Schmidt, J. H. He, R. Szczerba, V. Bujarrabal, J. Alcolea, J. Cernicharo, L. Decin, K. Justtanont, D. Teyssier, K. M. Menten et al. (7 more)

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527290

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High-resolution HI and CO observations of high-latitude intermediate-velocity clouds A142

T. Röhser, J. Kerp, N. Ben Bekhti and B. Winkel

Published online: 17 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526801

Stellar structure and evolution

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SpaceInn hare-and-hounds exercise: Estimation of stellar properties using space-based asteroseismic data A14

D. R. Reese, W. J. Chaplin, G. R. Davies, A. Miglio, H. M. Antia, W. H. Ball, S. Basu, G. Buldgen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, H. R. Coelho et al. (8 more)

Published online: 05 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527987

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The dependence of convective core overshooting on stellar mass A15

A. Claret and G. Torres

Published online: 04 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628779

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Chemical solver to compute molecule and grain abundances and non-ideal MHD resistivities in prestellar core-collapse calculations A18

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

Published online: 04 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526780

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Surface-effect corrections for the solar model A24

Z. Magic and A. Weiss

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527690

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Radiative levitation in carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars with s-process enrichment A29

E. Matrozis and R. J. Stancliffe

Published online: 12 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628540

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XMMSL1J063045.9-603110: a tidal disruption event fallen into the back burner A41

Deborah Mainetti, Sergio Campana and Monica Colpi

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628737

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An observational study of dust nucleation in Mira (o Ceti) - I. Variable features of AlO and other Al-bearing species A42

T. Kamiński, K. T. Wong, M. R. Schmidt, H. S. P. Müller, C. A. Gottlieb, I. Cherchneff, K. M. Menten, D. Keller, S. Brünken, J. M. Winters and N. A. Patel

Published online: 19 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628664

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Three-dimensional simulations of gravitationally confined detonations compared to observations of SN 1991T A57

Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Markus Kromer, Sebastian T. Ohlmann, Franco Ciaraldi-Schoolmann, Kai Marquardt, Michael Fink, Wolfgang Hillebrandt, Rüdiger Pakmor, Friedrich K. Röpke, Ashley J. Ruiter et al. (2 more)

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527251

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Shear mixing in stellar radiative zones - II. Robustness of numerical simulations A59

V. Prat, J. Guilet, M. Viallet and E. Müller

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527946

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Evidence of magnetic field decay in massive main-sequence stars A84

L. Fossati, F. R. N. Schneider, N. Castro, N. Langer, S. Simón-Díaz, A. Müller, A. de Koter, T. Morel, V. Petit, H. Sana and G. A. Wade

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628259

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A simple theory of lags in gamma-ray bursts: Comparison to observations A95

R. Mochkovitch, V. Heussaff, J. L. Atteia, S. Boçi and M. Hafizi

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527604

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Nonradial and radial period changes in the δ Scuti star 4 CVn - I. 700+ nights of photometry A97

M. Breger

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628473

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Evolution of long-lived globular cluster stars - III. Effect of the initial helium spread on the position of stars in a synthetic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram A111

W. Chantereau, C. Charbonnel and G. Meynet

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628418

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X-ray and optical observations of four polars A114

H. Worpel, A. D. Schwope, T. Granzer, K. Reinsch, R. Schwarz and I. Traulsen

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628650

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Asteroseismic modelling of the two F-type hybrid pulsators KIC 10080943A and KIC 10080943B A116

V. S. Schmid and C. Aerts

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628617

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Anti-solar differential rotation on the active sub-giant HU Virginis^, A117

G. Harutyunyan, K. G. Strassmeier, A. Künstler, T. A. Carroll and M. Weber

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628642

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Investigation of nulling and subpulse drifting properties of PSR J1727−2739 A127

Z. G. Wen, N. Wang, J. P. Yuan, W. M. Yan, R. N. Manchester, R. Yuen and V. Gajjar

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628214

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Evolutionary status of isolated B[e] stars A130

Chien-De Lee, Wen-Ping Chen and Sheng-Yuan Liu

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628332

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Evolution of the stellar-merger red nova V1309 Scorpii: Spectral energy distribution analysis A134

R. Tylenda and T. Kamiński

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527700

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Spot modelling of periodic weak-line T Tauri stars observed by CoRoT in NGC 2264 A140

A. F. Lanza, E. Flaccomio, S. Messina, G. Micela, I. Pagano and G. Leto

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628382

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The SERMON project: 48 new field Blazhko stars and an investigation of modulation-period distribution A144

M. Skarka, J. Liška, R. F. Auer, Z. Prudil, A. Juráňová and Á. Sódor

Published online: 17 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628855

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Accretion disks in Algols: Progenitors and evolution A151

W. Van Rensbergen and J. P. De Greve

Published online: 19 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628798

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The Solar Twin Planet Search - IV. The Sun as a typical rotator and evidence for a new rotational braking law for Sun-like stars A156

Leonardo A. dos Santos, Jorge Meléndez, José-Dias do Nascimento Jr., Megan Bedell, Iván Ramírez, Jacob L. Bean, Martin Asplund, Lorenzo Spina, Stefan Dreizler, Alan Alves-Brito and Luca Casagrande

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628558

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MESA meets MURaM - Surface effects in main-sequence solar-like oscillators computed using three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations A159

W. H. Ball, B. Beeck, R. H. Cameron and L. Gizon

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628300

Stellar atmospheres

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Spectroscopic signatures of magnetospheric accretion in Herbig Ae/Be stars - I. The case of HD 101412 A50

M. Schöller, M. A. Pogodin, J. A. Cahuasquí, N. A. Drake, S. Hubrig, M. G. Petr-Gotzens, I. S. Savanov, B. Wolff, J. F. González, S. Mysore et al. (3 more)

Published online: 22 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628361

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Abundance trend with condensation temperature for stars with different Galactic birth places A87

V. Adibekyan, E. Delgado-Mena, P. Figueira, S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos, J. I. González Hernández, I. Minchev, J. P. Faria, G. Israelian, G. Harutyunyan et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628883

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Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars - XVIII. The unreliability of stellar and wind parameter determinations from optical vs. UV spectral analysis of selected central stars of planetary nebulae and the possibility of some CSPNs as single-star supernova Ia progenitors A158

T. L. Hoffmann, A. W. A. Pauldrach and C. B. Kaschinski

Published online: 23 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220881

The Sun

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Analysis of UV and EUV emission from impacts on the Sun after 2011 June 7 eruptive flare A17

D. E. Innes, P. Heinrich, B. Inhester and L.-J. Guo

Published online: 11 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527520

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The role of Alfvén wave heating in solar prominences A28

Roberto Soler, Jaume Terradas, Ramon Oliver and Jose Luis Ballester

Published online: 07 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628722

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Properties of the prominence magnetic field and plasma distributions as obtained from 3D whole-prominence fine structure modeling A60

S. Gunár and D. H. Mackay

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527704

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Flux-tube geometry and solar wind speed during an activity cycle A65

R. F. Pinto, A. S. Brun and A. P. Rouillard

Published online: 26 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628599

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The influence of helical background fields on current helicity and electromotive force of magnetoconvection A73

G. Rüdiger and M. Küker

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527145

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Comparison of solar radio and extreme ultraviolet synoptic limb charts during the present solar maximum A91

A. J. Oliveira e Silva, C. L. Selhorst, P. J. A. Simões and C. G. Giménez de Castro

Published online: 04 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527792

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Reconnection brightenings in the quiet solar photosphere A100

Luc H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, Robert J. Rutten and Gregal J. M. Vissers

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628889

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Verification of the helioseismic Fourier-Legendre analysis for meridional flow measurements A106

M. Roth, H.-P. Doerr and T. Hartlep

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526971

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Superposed epoch study of ICME sub-structures near Earth and their effects on Galactic cosmic rays A118

J. J. Masías-Meza, S. Dasso, P. Démoulin, L. Rodriguez and M. Janvier

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628571

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Effects of flare definitions on the statistics of derived flare distributions A133

D. F. Ryan, M. Dominique, D. Seaton, K. Stegen and A. White

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628130

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Mapping the coronal hydrogen temperature in view of the forthcoming coronagraph observations by Solar Orbiter A137

S. Dolei, D. Spadaro and R. Ventura

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628753

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Flux rope proxies and fan-spine structures in active region NOAA 11897 A138

Y. J. Hou, T. Li and J. Zhang

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628851

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Empirical mode decomposition analysis of random processes in the solar atmosphere A153

D. Y. Kolotkov, S. A. Anfinogentov and V. M. Nakariakov

Published online: 22 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628306

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Properties of sunspot cycles and hemispheric wings since the 19th century A160

Raisa Leussu, Ilya G. Usoskin, Rainer Arlt and Kalevi Mursula

Published online: 24 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628335

Planets and planetary systems

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An extreme planetary system around HD 219828 - One long-period super Jupiter to a hot-Neptune host star A13

N. C. Santos, A. Santerne, J. P. Faria, J. Rey, A. C. M. Correia, J. Laskar, S. Udry, V. Adibekyan, F. Bouchy, E. Delgado-Mena et al. (12 more)

Published online: 04 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628374

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Search for light curve modulations among Kepler candidates - Three very low-mass transiting companions A32

J. Lillo-Box, A. Ribas, D. Barrado, B. Merín and H. Bouy

Published online: 14 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528002

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The impact of rotation on turbulent tidal friction in stellar and planetary convective regions A33

S. Mathis, P. Auclair-Desrotour, M. Guenel, F. Gallet and C. Le Poncin-Lafitte

Published online: 14 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527545

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Near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon: Characterization of its orbit, spin state, and thermophysical parameters A34

J. Hanuš, M. Delbo’, D. Vokrouhlický, P. Pravec, J. P. Emery, V. Alí-Lagoa, B. Bolin, M. Devogèle, R. Dyvig, A. Galád et al. (8 more)

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628666

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Assessing the habitability of planets with Earth-like atmospheres with 1D and 3D climate modeling A36

M. Godolt, J. L. Grenfell, D. Kitzmann, M. Kunze, U. Langematz, A. B. C. Patzer, H. Rauer and B. Stracke

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628413

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Effects of disc asymmetries on astrometric measurements - Can they mimic planets? A39

Q. Kral, J. Schneider, G. Kennedy and D. Souami

Published online: 18 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628298

Press Release

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The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko A63

B. J. R. Davidsson, H. Sierks, C. Güttler, F. Marzari, M. Pajola, H. Rickman, M. F. A’Hearn, A.-T. Auger, M. R. El-Maarry, S. Fornasier et al. (38 more)

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526968

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Aswan site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Morphology, boulder evolution, and spectrophotometry A69

Maurizio Pajola, Nilda Oklay, Fiorangela La Forgia, Lorenza Giacomini, Matteo Massironi, Ivano Bertini, M. R. El-Maarry, Francesco Marzari, Frank Preusker, Frank Scholten et al. (42 more)

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527865

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Magnitude and timing of the giant planet instability: A reassessment from the perspective of the asteroid belt A72

A. Toliou, A. Morbidelli and K. Tsiganis

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628658

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Near-infrared photometry of WISE J085510.74–071442.5 A80

M. R. Zapatero Osorio, N. Lodieu, V. J. S. Béjar, E. L. Martín, V. D. Ivanov, A. Bayo, H. M. J. Boffin, K. Mužić, D. Minniti and J. C. Beamín

Published online: 01 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628662

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Some physical properties predicted for the putative Planet Nine of the solar system A86

I. Toth

Published online: 03 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628444

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Irradiation of nitrogen-rich ices by swift heavy ions - Clues for the formation of ultracarbonaceous micrometeorites A99

B. Augé, E. Dartois, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, M. Godard, L. Delauche, N. Bardin, C. Mejía, R. Martinez, G. Muniz et al. (3 more)

Published online: 05 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527650

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Meteoroid stream of 12P/Pons-Brooks, December κ-Draconids, and Northern June Aquilids A107

D. Tomko and L. Neslušan

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628404

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Obliquity dependence of the tangential YORP A115

P. Ševeček, O. Golubov, D. J. Scheeres and Yu. N. Krugly

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628746

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Possibility for albedo estimation of exomoons: Why should we care about M dwarfs? A139

Vera Dobos, Ákos Kereszturi, András Pál and László L. Kiss

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526672

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Is the activity level of HD 80606 influenced by its eccentric planet? A143

P. Figueira, A. Santerne, A. Suárez Mascareño, J. Gomes da Silva, L. Abe, V. Zh. Adibekyan, P. Bendjoya, A. C. M. Correia, E. Delgado-Mena, J. P. Faria et al. (7 more)

Published online: 17 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628981

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Neptune trojan formation during planetary instability and migration A146

R. Gomes and D. Nesvorný

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527757

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Long-term stability of the HR 8799 planetary system without resonant lock A147

Ylva Götberg, Melvyn B. Davies, Alexander J. Mustill, Anders Johansen and Ross P. Church

Published online: 18 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526309

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A reproducible method to determine the meteoroid mass index A150

P. Pokorný and P. G. Brown

Published online: 22 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628134

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Millimeter wave spectra of carbonyl cyanide A43

S. B. Bteich, B. Tercero, J. Cernicharo, R. A. Motiyenko, L. Margulès and J.-C. Guillemin

Published online: 19 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628379

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Interstellar ice analogs: H₂O ice mixtures with CH₃OH and NH₃ in the far-IR region A81

B. M. Giuliano, R. Martín-Doménech, R. M. Escribano, J. Manzano-Santamaría and G. M. Muñoz Caro

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628324

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Scaling of collision strengths for highly-excited states of ions of the H- and He-like sequences A135

L. Fernández-Menchero, G. Del Zanna and N. R. Badnell

Published online: 15 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628484

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Energy levels and transition rates for helium-like ions with Z = 10–36 A141

R. Si, X. L. Guo, K. Wang, S. Li, J. Yan, C. Y. Chen, T. Brage and Y. M. Zou

Published online: 17 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628656

Astronomical instrumentation

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Maturity of lumped element kinetic inductance detectors for space-borne instruments in the range between 80 and 180 GHz A26

A. Catalano, A. Benoit, O. Bourrion, M. Calvo, G. Coiffard, A. D’Addabbo, J. Goupy, H. Le Sueur, J. Macías-Pérez and A. Monfardini

Published online: 07 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527715

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Calibration of quasi-static aberrations in exoplanet direct-imaging instruments with a Zernike phase-mask sensor - II. Concept validation with ZELDA on VLT/SPHERE A79

M. N’Diaye, A. Vigan, K. Dohlen, J.-F. Sauvage, A. Caillat, A. Costille, J. H. V. Girard, J.-L. Beuzit, T. Fusco, P. Blanchard et al. (7 more)

Published online: 01 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628624

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Tiling strategies for optical follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers by telescopes with a wide field of view A82

Shaon Ghosh, Steven Bloemen, Gijs Nelemans, Paul J. Groot and Larry R. Price

Published online: 02 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527712

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The self-coherent camera as a focal plane fine phasing sensor A110

P. Janin-Potiron, P. Martinez, P. Baudoz and M. Carbillet

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628287

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A model-based approach to the spatial and spectral calibration of NIRSpec onboard JWST A113

B. Dorner, G. Giardino, P. Ferruit, C. Alves de Oliveira, S. M. Birkmann, T. Böker, G. De Marchi, X. Gnata, J. Köhler, M. Sirianni and P. Jakobsen

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628263

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Laboratory validation of the dual-zone phase mask coronagraph in broadband light at the high-contrast imaging THD testbed A119

J. R. Delorme, M. N’Diaye, R. Galicher, K. Dohlen, P. Baudoz, A. Caillat, G. Rousset, R. Soummer and O. Dupuis

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628587

Catalogs and data

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Gaia FGK benchmark stars: new candidates at low metallicities A70

K. Hawkins, P. Jofré, U. Heiter, C. Soubiran, S. Blanco-Cuaresma, L. Casagrande, G. Gilmore, K. Lind, L. Magrini, T. Masseron et al. (3 more)

Published online: 28 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628268

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Atlas of monochromatic images of planetary nebulae A103

W. A. Weidmann, E. O. Schmidt, R. R. Vena Valdarenas, J. A. Ahumada, M. G. Volpe and A. Mudrik

Published online: 08 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527199

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Many new variable stars discovered in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6715 (M 54) with EMCCD observations A120

R. Figuera Jaimes, D. M. Bramich, N. Kains, J. Skottfelt, U. G. Jørgensen, K. Horne, M. Dominik, K. A. Alsubai, V. Bozza, M. J. Burgdorf et al. (32 more)

Published online: 09 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628864

Numerical methods and codes

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Towards automatic classification of all WISE sources A25

A. Kurcz, M. Bilicki, A. Solarz, M. Krupa, A. Pollo and K. Małek

Published online: 06 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628142

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Comparison of black hole growth in galaxy mergers with gasoline and ramses A62

Jared M. Gabor, Pedro R. Capelo, Marta Volonteri, Frédéric Bournaud, Jillian Bellovary, Fabio Governato and Thomas Quinn

Published online: 25 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527143

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Efficient implementation of the adaptive scale pixel decomposition algorithm A128

L. Zhang, S. Bhatnagar, U. Rau and M. Zhang

Published online: 12 August 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628596

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 592 (August 2016)

The XXL Survey: First results

The XXL Survey - I. Scientific motivations − XMM-Newton observing plan − Follow-up observations and simulation programme A1

The XXL Survey - II. The bright cluster sample: catalogue and luminosity function A2

The XXL Survey - III. Luminosity-temperature relation of the bright cluster sample A3

The XXL Survey - IV. Mass-temperature relation of the bright cluster sample A4

The XXL Survey - VI. The 1000 brightest X-ray point sources A5

The XXL Survey - VII. A supercluster of galaxies at z = 0.43 A6

The XXL Survey - VIII. MUSE characterisation of intracluster light in a z ~ 0.53 cluster of galaxies A7

The XXL Survey - IX. Optical overdensity and radio continuum analysis of a supercluster at z = 0.43 A8

The XXL Survey - X. K-band luminosity – weak-lensing mass relation for groups and clusters of galaxies A9

The XXL Survey - XI. ATCA 2.1 GHz continuum observations A10

The XXL Survey - XII. Optical spectroscopy of X-ray-selected clusters and the frequency of AGN in superclusters A11

The XXL Survey - XIII. Baryon content of the bright cluster sample A12

Editorial - Discontinuation of Research Notes E1

Letters

Search for giant planets in M67 - III. Excess of hot Jupiters in dense open clusters L1

The southern hemisphere of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Analysis of the preperihelion size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m L2

ACA [CI] observations of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 L3

Finding binary active galactic nuclei candidates by the centroid shift in imaging surveys - II. Testing the method with SDSS J233635.75-010733.7 L4

The faint end of the 250 μm luminosity function at z < 0.5 L5

Generalized shear-ratio tests: A new relation between cosmological distances, and a diagnostic for a redshift-dependent multiplicative bias in shear measurements L6

Direct measurement of lensing amplification in Abell S1063 using a strongly lensed high redshift HII galaxy L7

O VI 1032 Å intensity and Doppler shift oscillations above a coronal hole: Magnetosonic waves or quasi-periodic upflows? L8

The missing link: Tracing molecular gas in the outer filament of Centaurus A L9

Detection of millimeter-wavelength intraday variability in polarized emission from S5 0716+714 L10

Chemical differentiation in a prestellar core traces non-uniform illumination L11

Study of a new central compact object: The neutron star in the supernova remnant G15.9+0.2 L12

Detection of 183 GHz H2O megamaser emission towards NGC 4945 L13

Astrophysical processes

Time-varying sodium absorption in the Type Ia supernova 2013gh A40

Do asteroids evaporate near pulsars? Induction heating by pulsar waves revisited A52

RT Crucis: a look into the X-ray emission of a peculiar symbiotic star A58

Vortices in stratified protoplanetary disks - From baroclinic instability to vortex layers A136

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

X-ray analysis of the galaxy group UGC 03957 beyond R200 with Suzaku A37

Probing scalar tensor theories for gravity in redshift space A38

The effect of AGN feedback on the X-ray morphologies of clusters: Simulations vs. observations A46

An alternative validation strategy for the Planck cluster catalogue and y-distortion maps A48

The PCA Lens-Finder: application to CFHTLS A75

The stellar metallicity gradients in galaxy discs in a cosmological scenario A93

Impacts of different SNLS3 light-curve fitters on cosmological consequences of interacting dark energy models A101

Angular distribution of cosmological parameters as a probe of space-time inhomogeneities A102

Multi-wavelength landscape of the young galaxy cluster RXJ 1257.2+4738 at z = 0.866 - II. Morphological properties A108

7.1 keV sterile neutrino constraints from X-ray observations of 33 clusters of galaxies with Chandra ACIS A112

SDSS-IV eBOSS emission-line galaxy pilot survey A121

Angular distribution of cosmological parameters as a probe of inhomogeneities: a kinematic parametrisation A152

A textbook example of ram-pressure stripping in the Hydra A/A780 cluster A154

Origin of central abundances in the hot intra-cluster medium - I. Individual and average abundance ratios from XMM-Newton EPIC A157

Extragalactic astronomy

Inferring the star-formation histories of the most massive and passive early-type galaxies at z < 0.3 A19

Mid-infrared dust in two nearby radio galaxies, NGC 1316 (Fornax A) and NGC 612 (PKS 0131-36) A20

An innovative blazar classification based on radio jet kinematics A22

The different origins of high- and low-ionization broad emission lines revealed by gravitational microlensing in the Einstein cross A23

Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548 - VIII. XMM-Newton’s EPIC detailed view of an unexpected variable multilayer absorber A27

The effect of local and large-scale environments on nuclear activity and star formation A30

Magnetic fields in ring galaxies A44

Disk galaxy scaling relations at intermediate redshifts - I. The Tully-Fisher and velocity-size relations A64

HERschel Observations of Edge-on Spirals (HEROES) - III. Dust energy balance study of IC 2531 A71

Highly variable AGN from the XMM-Newton slew survey A74

A high definition view of the COSMOS Wall at z ~ 0.73 A78

Searching for narrow absorption and emission lines in XMM-Newton spectra of gamma-ray bursts A85

iPTF15dtg: a double-peaked Type Ic supernova from a massive progenitor A89

Reverse shock emission driven by post-merger millisecond magnetar winds: Effects of the magnetization parameter A92

A rare example of low surface-brightness radio lobes in a gas-rich early-type galaxy: the story of NGC 3998 A94

Evolution of galaxy habitability A96

Highly ionized disc and transient outflows in the Seyfert galaxy IRAS 18325–5926 A98

XMM-Newton reveals a Seyfert-like X-ray spectrum in the z = 3.6 QSO B1422+231 A104

First survey of Wolf-Rayet star populations over the full extension of nearby galaxies observed with CALIFA A105

X-ray observations of dust obscured galaxies in the Chandra deep field south A109

Starburst galaxies in the COSMOS field: clumpy star-formation at redshift 0 < z < 0.5 A122

Modelling the cosmic ray electron propagation in M 51 A123

Applying the expanding photosphere and standardized candle methods to Type II-Plateau supernovae at cosmologically significant redshifts - The distance to SN 2013eq A129

Ultramassive dense early-type galaxies: Velocity dispersions and number density evolution since z = 1.6 A132

Observations of asymmetric velocity fields and gas cooling in the NGC 4636 galaxy group X-ray halo A145

Tracing outflows in the AGN forbidden region with SINFONI A148

Total infrared luminosity estimation from local galaxies in AKARI all sky survey A155

Stellar mass function of cluster galaxies at z ~ 1.5: evidence for reduced quenching efficiency at high redshift A161

Polarization angle swings in blazars: The case of 3C 279 (Corrigendum) C1

Detection of 183 GHz H₂O megamaser emission towards NGC 4945 L13

X-ray analysis of the galaxy group UGC 03957 beyond R₂₀₀ with Suzaku A37

N₂H⁺ and N¹⁵NH⁺ toward the prestellar core 16293E in L1689N A45

Anti-solar differential rotation on the active sub-giant HU Virginis^, A117