Volume 542 (June 2012)

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 542 (June 2012)

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) cruises above Southern California with its large cavity door wide open, the 2.7-meter German-built telescope is visible. At altitudes of up to 45000 ft the observatory operates above 99.8% of the atmospheric water vapor. The GREAT far-infrared spectrometer is mounted to the telescope flange, inside the pressurized cabin. During observations GREAT rotates ±20 degrees from the vertical. (NASA/R. Güsten)
(See GREAT special issue)

Colliding protostellar jets in IC 1396N (Beltrán, M. T., et al., 542, L26)

The beta Pictoris disk at Ks band (VLT/NACO data) (Lagrange, A., et al, 542, A40)

Galactic Faraday rotation map and its uncertainty (Oppermann, N., et al., 542, A93)

Star formation activity in LDN1003/4 of Cygnus OB7 (Khanzadyan, T., et al., 542, A111)

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GREAT: early science results

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Editorial

GREAT special feature E1

C. M. Walmsley, C. Bertout, F. Combes, T. Forveille, S. N. Shore and R. Güsten

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219395

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GREAT: the SOFIA high-frequency heterodyne instrument L1

S. Heyminck, U. U. Graf, R. Güsten, J. Stutzki, H. W. Hübers and P. Hartogh

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218811

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Terahertz hot electron bolometer waveguide mixers for GREAT L2

P. Pütz, C. E. Honingh, K. Jacobs, M. Justen, M. Schultz and J. Stutzki

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218916

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High-resolution wide-band fast Fourier transform spectrometers L3

B. Klein, S. Hochgürtel, I. Krämer, A. Bell, K. Meyer and R. Güsten

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218864

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GREAT/SOFIA atmospheric calibration L4

X. Guan, J. Stutzki, U. U. Graf, R. Güsten, Y. Okada, M. A. Requena-Torres, R. Simon and H. Wiesemeyer

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218925

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Detection of OD towards the low-mass protostar IRAS 16293−2422 L5

B. Parise, F. Du, F.-C. Liu, A. Belloche, H. Wiesemeyer, R. Güsten, K. M. Menten, H.-W. Hübers and B. Klein

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218784

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Discovery of interstellar mercapto radicals (SH) with the GREAT instrument on SOFIA L6

D. A. Neufeld, E. Falgarone, M. Gerin, B. Godard, E. Herbst, G. Pineau des Forêts, A. I. Vasyunin, R. Güsten, H. Wiesemeyer and O. Ricken

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218870

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High-resolution absorption spectroscopy of the OH ²Π_3/2 ground state line L7

H. Wiesemeyer, R. Güsten, S. Heyminck, K. Jacobs, K. M. Menten, D. A. Neufeld, M. A. Requena-Torres and J. Stutzki

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218915

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SOFIA observations of far-infrared hydroxyl emission toward classical ultracompact HII/OH maser regions L8

T. Csengeri, K. M. Menten, F. Wyrowski, M. A. Requena-Torres, R. Güsten, H. Wiesemeyer, H.-W. Hübers, P. Hartogh and K. Jacobs

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218933

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High-J CO emission in the Cepheus E protostellar outflow observed with SOFIA/GREAT L9

A. I. Gómez-Ruiz, A. Gusdorf, S. Leurini, C. Codella, R. Güsten, F. Wyrowski, M. A. Requena-Torres, C. Risacher and S. F. Wampfler

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218936

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Dynamics and photodissociation region properties in IC 1396A L10

Y. Okada, R. Güsten, M. A. Requena-Torres, M. Röllig, P. Hartogh, H.-W. Hübers, T. Klein, O. Ricken, R. Simon and J. Stutzki

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218911

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SOFIA observations of CO (12–11) emission along the L1157 bipolar outflow L11

J. Eislöffel, B. Nisini, R. Güsten, H. Wiesemeyer and A. Gusdorf

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218901

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SOFIA observations of S106: dynamics of the warm gas L12

R. Simon, N. Schneider, J. Stutzki, R. Güsten, U. U. Graf, P. Hartogh, X. Guan, J. G. Staguhn and D. J. Benford

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218931

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The ionized and hot gas in M17 SW - SOFIA/GREAT THz observations of [C II] and ¹²CO J = 13–12 L13

J. P. Pérez-Beaupuits, H. Wiesemeyer, V. Ossenkopf, J. Stutzki, R. Güsten, R. Simon, H.-W. Hübers and O. Ricken

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218929

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GREAT [C ii] and CO observations of the BD+40°4124 region L14

G. Sandell, H. Wiesemeyer, M. A. Requena-Torres, S. Heyminck, R. Güsten, J. Stutzki, R. Simon and U. U. Graf

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218920

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Terahertz ammonia absorption as a probe of infall in high-mass star forming clumps L15

F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten, K. M. Menten, H. Wiesemeyer and B. Klein

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218927

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[¹²Cii] and [¹³C ii] 158 μm emission from NGC 2024: Large column densities of ionized carbon L16

U. U. Graf, R. Simon, J. Stutzki, S. W. J. Colgan, X. Guan, R. Güsten, P. Hartogh, C. E. Honingh and H.-W. Hübers

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218930

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The structure of hot gas in Cepheus B L17

B. Mookerjea, V. Ossenkopf, O. Ricken, R. Güsten, U. U. Graf, K. Jacobs, C. Kramer, R. Simon and J. Stutzki

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218923

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Globules and pillars seen in the [CII] 158 μm line with SOFIA L18

N. Schneider, R. Güsten, P. Tremblin, M. Hennemann, V. Minier, T. Hill, F. Comerón, M. A. Requena-Torres, K. E. Kraemer, R. Simon et al. (15 more)

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218917

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Probing magnetohydrodynamic shocks with high-J CO observations: W28F L19

A. Gusdorf, S. Anderl, R. Güsten, J. Stutzki, H.-W. Hübers, P. Hartogh, S. Heyminck and Y. Okada

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218907

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Probing the mass and structure of the Ring Nebula in Lyra with SOFIA/GREAT observations of the [CII] 158 micron line L20

R. Sahai, M. R. Morris, M. W. Werner, R. Güsten, H. Wiesemeyer and G. Sandell

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219021

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GREAT confirms transient nature of the circum-nuclear disk L21

M. A. Requena-Torres, R. Güsten, A. Weiß, A. I. Harris, J. Martín-Pintado, J. Stutzki, B. Klein, S. Heyminck and C. Risacher

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219068

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[CII] gas in IC 342 L22

M. Röllig, R. Simon, R. Güsten, J. Stutzki, H. W. Hübers, P. Hartogh, K. Jacobs, X. Guan and F. Israel

Published online: 10 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218935

Letters

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HS Hydrae about to turn off its eclipses L23

P. Zasche and A. Paschke

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219392

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Rapid variability of the compact radio sources in Arp220 - Evidence for a population of microblazars? L24

F. Batejat, J. E. Conway, A. Rushton, R. Parra, P. J. Diamond, C. J. Lonsdale and C. J. Lonsdale

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219235

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The solar hydrogen Lyman α to Lyman β line ratio L25

P. Lemaire, J.-C. Vial, W. Curdt, U. Schühle and T. N. Woods

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219026

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Close encounters of the protostellar kind in IC 1396N L26

M. T. Beltrán, F. Massi, F. Fontani, C. Codella and R. López

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219166

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A relativistic iron emission line from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 3+1 L27

S. Piraino, A. Santangelo, P. Kaaret, B. Mück, A. D’Aì, T. Di Salvo, R. Iaria, N. Robba, L. Burderi and E. Egron

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219283

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Outburst of GX 304–1 monitored with INTEGRAL: positive correlation between the cyclotron line energy and flux L28

D. Klochkov, V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, R. Staubert, C. Ferrigno, P. Kretschmar, I. Caballero, J. Wilms, I. Kreykenbohm, K. Pottschmidt et al. (3 more)

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219385

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Accounting for the XRT early steep decay in models of the prompt gamma-ray burst emission L29

R. Hascoët, F. Daigne and R. Mochkovitch

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219339

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Revealing the nature of magnetic shadows with numerical 3D-MHD simulations L30

C. Nutto, O. Steiner and M. Roth

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218856

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The bright end of the luminosity function at z ~ 9 L31

N. Laporte, R. Pelló, M. Hayes, D. Schaerer, F. Boone, J. Richard, J. F. Le Borgne, J. P. Kneib and F. Combes

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219486

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Detection of a 1.59 h period in the B supergiant star HD 202850 L32

M. Kraus, S. Tomić, M. E. Oksala and M. Smole

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219319

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Deuterium at high redshift - Primordial abundance in the z_abs = 2.621 damped Ly-α system towards CTQ 247 L33

P. Noterdaeme, S. López, V. Dumont, C. Ledoux, P. Molaro and P. Petitjean

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219453

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ALMA reveals a chemically evolved submillimeter galaxy at z = 4.76 L34

T. Nagao, R. Maiolino, C. De Breuck, P. Caselli, B. Hatsukade and K. Saigo

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219518

Astrophysical processes

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Particle transport in magnetized media around black holes and associated radiation A7

F. L. Vieyro and G. E. Romero

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218886

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Dissipative phenomena in extended-body interactions - I. Methods: Dwarf galaxies of the Local Group and their synthetic CMDs A17

S. Pasetto, G. Bertelli, E. K. Grebel, C. Chiosi and Y. Fujita

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117612

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Production and evolution of Li, Be, and B isotopes in the Galaxy A67

N. Prantzos

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219043

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Fermi I particle acceleration in converging flows mediated by magnetic reconnection A125

V. Bosch-Ramon

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219231

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Non-linear simple relativistic Alfvén waves in astrophysical plasmas A128

J. Heyvaerts, T. Lehner and F. Mottez

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118630

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Galaxy clustering in the CFHTLS-Wide: the changing relationship between galaxies and haloes since z ~ 1.2 A5

J. Coupon, M. Kilbinger, H. J. McCracken, O. Ilbert, S. Arnouts, Y. Mellier, U. Abbas, S. de la Torre, Y. Goranova, P. Hudelot et al. (2 more)

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117625

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Quasi-stellar objects in the ALHAMBRA survey - I. Photometric redshift accuracy based on 23 optical-NIR filter photometry A20

I. Matute, I. Márquez, J. Masegosa, C. Husillos, A. del Olmo, J. Perea, E. J. Alfaro, A. Fernández-Soto, M. Moles, J. A. L. Aguerri et al. (14 more)

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118111

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Wavelet analysis of baryon acoustic structures in the galaxy distribution A34

P. Arnalte-Mur, A. Labatie, N. Clerc, V. J. Martínez, J.-L. Starck, M. Lachièze-Rey, E. Saar and S. Paredes

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118017

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Multimodality of rich clusters from the SDSS DR8 within the supercluster-void network A36

M. Einasto, L. J. Liivamägi, E. Tempel, E. Saar, J. Vennik, P. Nurmi, M. Gramann, J. Einasto, E. Tago, P. Heinämäki et al. (2 more)

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219119

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HerMES: deep number counts at 250 μm, 350 μm and 500 μm in the COSMOS and GOODS-N fields and the build-up of the cosmic infrared background A58

M. Béthermin, E. Le Floc’h, O. Ilbert, A. Conley, G. Lagache, A. Amblard, V. Arumugam, H. Aussel, S. Berta, J. Bock et al. (51 more)

Published online: 06 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118698

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Limits on the extragalactic background light in the Fermi era A59

M. Meyer, M. Raue, D. Mazin and D. Horns

Published online: 06 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118284

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Likelihood, Fisher information, and systematics of cosmic microwave background experiments A60

F. Elsner and B. D. Wandelt

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219293

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A cosmological view of extreme mass-ratio inspirals in nuclear star clusters A102

M. Mapelli, E. Ripamonti, A. Vecchio, A. W. Graham and A. Gualandris

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118444

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Constraining the nature of the most distant gamma-ray burst host galaxies A103

S. Basa, J. G. Cuby, S. Savaglio, S. Boissier, B. Clément, H. Flores, D. Le Borgne and A. Mazure

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218882

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Probing cluster dynamics in RXC J1504.1-0248 via radial and two-dimensional gas and galaxy properties A106

Yu-Ying Zhang, M. Verdugo, M. Klein and P. Schneider

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218979

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Is there a spatial gradient in values of the fine-structure constant? A reanalysis of the results A118

J. C. Berengut, E. M. Kava and V. V. Flambaum

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219286

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Cosmic shear tomography and efficient data compression using COSEBIs A122

M. Asgari, P. Schneider and P. Simon

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218828

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Tomographic weak-lensing shear spectra from large N-body and hydrodynamical simulations A126

L. Casarini, S. A. Bonometto, S. Borgani, K. Dolag, G. Murante, M. Mezzetti, L. Tornatore and G. La Vacca

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118617

Extragalactic astronomy

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Radio spectra and polarisation properties of a bright sample of radio-loud broad absorption line quasars A13

G. Bruni, K.-H. Mack, E. Salerno, F. M. Montenegro-Montes, R. Carballo, C. R. Benn, J. I. González-Serrano, J. Holt and F. Jiménez-Luján

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219056

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X-ray properties of radio-selected star forming galaxies in the Chandra-COSMOS survey A16

P. Ranalli, A. Comastri, G. Zamorani, N. Cappelluti, F. Civano, I. Georgantopoulos, R. Gilli, E. Schinnerer, V. Smolčić and C. Vignali

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118723

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Deep observation of the giant radio lobes of Centaurus A with the Fermi Large Area Telescope A19

R.-Z. Yang, N. Sahakyan, E. de Ona Wilhelmi, F. Aharonian and F. Rieger

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118713

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Influence of major mergers on the radio emission of elliptical galaxies A25

Y. H. Wen, Z. L. Wen, J. L. Han and L. G. Hou

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219090

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The X-ray warm absorber and nuclear obscuration in the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO 113-G010 A30

M. Mehdipour, G. Branduardi-Raymont and M. J. Page

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218896

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The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey - X. The relationship between cold dust and molecular gas content in Virgo spirals A32

E. Corbelli, S. Bianchi, L. Cortese, C. Giovanardi, L. Magrini, C. Pappalardo, A. Boselli, G. J. Bendo, J. Davies, M. Grossi et al. (9 more)

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117329

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A new technique to efficiently select Compton-thick AGN A46

P. Severgnini, A. Caccianiga and R. Della Ceca

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118417

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Studying the kinematic asymmetries of disks and post-coalescence mergers using a new “kinemetry” criterion A54

E. Bellocchi, S. Arribas and L. Colina

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117894

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Diagnostics of the molecular component of photon-dominated regions with mechanical heating A65

M. V. Kazandjian, R. Meijerink, I. Pelupessy, F. P. Israel and M. Spaans

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118641

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In the neighbourhood of Tame Monsters - A study of galaxies near low-redshift quasars A72

B. Villarroel

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118503

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CAIXA: a catalogue of AGN in the XMM-Newton archive - III. Excess variance analysis A83

G. Ponti, I. Papadakis, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, G. Matt, P. Uttley and N. F. Bonilla

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118326

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Spectroscopy of extended Lyα envelopes around z = 4.5 quasars A91

P. L. North, F. Courbin, A. Eigenbrod and D. Chelouche

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015153

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Discovery of VHE γ-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1RXS J101015.9 − 311909 A94

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, Y. Becherini, J. Becker et al. (184 more)

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218910

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Mrk 421 active state in 2008: the MAGIC view, simultaneous multi-wavelength observations and SSC model constrained A100

J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek et al. (143 more)

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117442

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Giant molecular clouds in the Local Group galaxy M 33 A108

P. Gratier, J. Braine, N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez, K. F. Schuster, C. Kramer, E. Corbelli, F. Combes, N. Brouillet, P. P. van der Werf and M. Röllig

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116612

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Chandra, Swift, and HST studies of the CXOM31 J004253.1+411422 - Very bright X-ray transient in M 31 A120

N. Nooraee, P. J. Callanan, R. Barnard, M. R. Garcia, S. S. Murray and A. Moss

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118109

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A seasonal cycle and an abrupt change in the variability characteristics of the intraday variable source S4 0954+65 A121

N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, X. Liu, H.-G. Song, K. É. Gabányi, L. Fuhrmann, A. Witzel and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218977

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Mining the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey: star formation and embedded clusters A3

O. Solin, E. Ukkonen and L. Haikala

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118531

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Star formation in grand-design, spiral galaxies - Young, massive clusters in the near-infrared A39

P. Grosbøl and H. Dottori

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118099

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No evidence for a central IMBH in M 15 A44

F. Kirsten and W. H. T. Vlemmings

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218928

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - IV. Candidates for isolated high-mass star formation in 30 Doradus A49

E. Bressert, N. Bastian, C. J. Evans, H. Sana, V. Hénault-Brunet, S. P. Goodwin, R. J. Parker, M. Gieles, J. M. Bestenlehner, J. S. Vink et al. (8 more)

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117247

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A primordial star in the heart of the Lion A51

E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, M. Spite, F. Spite, S. Zaggia, H.-G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, L. Mashonkina, L. Monaco et al. (7 more)

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118744

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Leo IV and V – A possible dwarf galaxy pair? A61

M. Blaña, M. Fellhauer and R. Smith

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118442

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Identifying young stellar objects in nine Large Magellanic Cloud star-forming regions A66

L. R. Carlson, M. Sewiło, M. Meixner, K. A. Romita and B. Lawton

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118627

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BVRI photometry of NGC 3231, NGC 7055, and NGC 7127 A68

E. Paunzen, L. Hermansson and P. Holmström

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118468

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Multiple episodes of star formation in the CN15/16/17 molecular complex A74

M. Gennaro, A. Bik, W. Brandner, A. Stolte, B. Rochau, H. Beuther, D. Gouliermis, J. Tackenberg, N. Kudryavtseva, B. Hussmann et al. (2 more)

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218980

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Chemical abundances of distant extremely metal-poor unevolved stars A87

P. Bonifacio, L. Sbordone, E. Caffau, H.-G. Ludwig, M. Spite, J. I. González Hernández and N. T. Behara

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219004

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An improved map of the Galactic Faraday sky A93

N. Oppermann, H. Junklewitz, G. Robbers, M. R. Bell, T. A. Enßlin, A. Bonafede, R. Braun, J. C. Brown, T. E. Clarke, I. J. Feain et al. (21 more)

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118526

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New ultracool subdwarfs identified in large-scale surveys using Virtual Observatory tools - I. UKIDSS LAS DR5 vs. SDSS DR7 A105

N. Lodieu, M. Espinoza Contreras, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, E. Solano, M. Aberasturi and E. L. Martín

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118717

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Crossing the Gould Belt in the Orion vicinity A115

K. Biazzo, J. M. Alcalá, E. Covino, M. F. Sterzik, P. Guillout, C. Chavarría-K., A. Frasca and R. Raddi

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118379

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Central kinematics of the globular cluster NGC 2808: upper limit on the mass of an intermediate-mass black hole A129

N. Lützgendorf, M. Kissler-Patig, K. Gebhardt, H. Baumgardt, E. Noyola, B. Jalali, P. T. de Zeeuw and N. Neumayer

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219375

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Extended warm and dense gas towards W49A: starburst conditions in our Galaxy? A6

Z. Nagy, F. F. S. van der Tak, G. A. Fuller, M. Spaans and R. Plume

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118582

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Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) - II. Evolution of 557 GHz 1₁₀–1₀₁ emission in low-mass protostars A8

L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, E. A. Bergin, R. Visser, U. A. Yıldız, I. San Jose-Garcia, J. K. Jørgensen, G. J. Herczeg, D. Johnstone, S. F. Wampfler et al. (15 more)

Published online: 25 May 2012

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The dust properties of bubble H II regions as seen by Herschel A10

L. D. Anderson, A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng, A. Abergel, F. Motte, Ph. André, J.-P. Bernard, S. Bontemps, M. Hennemann, T. Hill et al. (3 more)

Published online: 25 May 2012

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Infrared imaging and polarimetric observations of the pulsar wind nebula in SNR G21.5-0.9 A12

A. Zajczyk, Y. A. Gallant, P. Slane, S. P. Reynolds, R. Bandiera, C. Gouiffès, E. Le Floc’h, F. Comerón and L. Koch Miramond

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117194

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The magnetic field of IRAS 16293-2422 as traced by shock-induced H₂O masers A14

F. O. Alves, W. H. T. Vlemmings, J. M. Girart and J. M. Torrelles

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118710

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CO observations of water-maser post-asymptotic giant branch stars and detection of a high-velocity outflow in IRAS 15452–5459 A15

L. Cerrigone, K. M. Menten and T. Kamiński

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118683

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Modelling the dust emission from dense interstellar clouds: disentangling the effects of radiative transfer and dust properties A21

N. Ysard, M. Juvela, K. Demyk, V. Guillet, A. Abergel, J.-P. Bernard, J. Malinen, C. Mény, L. Montier, D. Paradis et al. (2 more)

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118420

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Herschel/HIFI observation of highly excited rotational lines of HNC toward IRC +10 216 A37

F. Daniel, M. Agúndez, J. Cernicharo, E. De Beck, R. Lombaert, L. Decin, C. Kahane, M. Guélin and H. S. P. Müller

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118449

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Really focused stellar winds in X-ray binaries A42

P. Hadrava and J. Čechura

Published online: 04 June 2012

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Evaporating very small grains as tracers of the UV radiation field in photo-dissociation regions A69

P. Pilleri, J. Montillaud, O. Berné and C. Joblin

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015915

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The massive protostar W43-MM1 as seen by Herschel-HIFI water spectra: high turbulence and accretion luminosity A76

F. Herpin, L. Chavarría, F. van der Tak, F. Wyrowski, E. F. van Dishoeck, T. Jacq, J. Braine, A. Baudry, S. Bontemps and L. Kristensen

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118413

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Physical properties of interstellar filaments A77

J. Fischera and P. G. Martin

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218961

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APEX-CHAMP⁺ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects - III. NGC 1333 IRAS 4A/4B envelope, outflow, and ultraviolet heating A86

Umut A. Yıldız, Lars E. Kristensen, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Arnaud Belloche, Tim A. van Kempen, Michiel R. Hogerheijde, Rolf Güsten and Nienke van der Marel

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118368

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Transient dust in warm debris disks - Detection of Fe-rich olivine grains A90

J. Olofsson, A. Juhász, Th. Henning, H. Mutschke, A. Tamanai, A. Moór and P. Ábrahám

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118735

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Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - III. Size-dependent properties – the optEC_(s)(a) model A98

A. P. Jones

Published online: 15 June 2012

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LABOCA 870 μm dust continuum mapping of selected infrared-dark cloud regions in the Galactic plane A101

O. Miettinen

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219144

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An absorption-selected survey of neutral gas in the Milky Way halo - New results based on a large sample of Ca ii, Na i, and H i spectra towards QSOs A110

N. Ben Bekhti, B. Winkel, P. Richter, J. Kerp, U. Klein and M. T. Murphy

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118673

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A wide-field near-infrared H₂ 2.122 μm line survey of the Braid Nebula star formation region in Cygnus OB7 A111

T. Khanzadyan, C. J. Davis, C. Aspin, D. Froebrich, M. D. Smith, T. Yu. Magakian, T. Movsessian, G. H. Moriarty-Schieven, E. H. Nikogossian, T.-S. Pyo and T. L. Beck

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219124

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The M 16 molecular complex under the influence of NGC 6611 - Herschel’s perspective of the heating effect on the Eagle Nebula A114

T. Hill, F. Motte, P. Didelon, G. J. White, A. P. Marston, Q. Nguyên Luong, S. Bontemps, Ph. André, N. Schneider, M. Hennemann et al. (18 more)

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219009

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The evolution of the X-ray emission of HH 2 - Investigating heating and cooling processes A123

P. C. Schneider, H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118605

Stellar structure and evolution

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The end of super AGB and massive AGB stars - I. The instabilities that determine the final mass of AGB stars A1

H. H. B. Lau, P. Gil-Pons, C. Doherty and J. Lattanzio

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218826

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Characterization of new hard X-ray cataclysmic variables A22

F. Bernardini, D. de Martino, M. Falanga, K. Mukai, G. Matt, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, N. Masetti and M. Mouchet

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219233

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Pulsation spectrum of δ Scuti stars: the binary HD 50870 as seen with CoRoT and HARPS A24

L. Mantegazza, E. Poretti, E. Michel, M. Rainer, F. Baudin, A. García Hernández, T. Semaan, M. Alvarez, P. J. Amado, R. Garrido et al. (7 more)

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118682

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Grids of stellar models with rotation - II. WR populations and supernovae/GRB progenitors at Z = 0.014 A29

C. Georgy, S. Ekström, G. Meynet, P. Massey, E. M. Levesque, R. Hirschi, P. Eggenberger and A. Maeder

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118340

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Spot activity of LQ Hydra from photometry between 1988 and 2011 A38

J. Lehtinen, L. Jetsu, T. Hackman, P. Kajatkari and G. W. Henry

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219185

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Optical photometric and spectral study of the new FU Orionis object V2493 Cygni (HBC 722) A43

E. H. Semkov, S. P. Peneva, U. Munari, M. K. Tsvetkov, R. Jurdana-Šepić, E. de Miguel, R. D. Schwartz, D. P. Dimitrov, D. P. Kjurkchieva and V. S. Radeva

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219140

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - V. The peculiar B[e]-like supergiant, VFTS698, in 30 Doradus A50

P. R. Dunstall, M. Fraser, J. S. Clark, P. A. Crowther, P. L. Dufton, C. J. Evans, D. J. Lennon, I. Soszyński, W. D. Taylor and J. S. Vink

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218872

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IRAS 11472−0800: an extremely depleted pulsating binary post-AGB star A53

H. Van Winckel, B. J. Hrivnak, N. Gorlova, C. Gielen and W. Lu

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218835

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Gravito-inertial and pressure modes detected in the B3 IV CoRoT target HD 43317 A55

P. I. Pápics, M. Briquet, A. Baglin, E. Poretti, C. Aerts, P. Degroote, A. Tkachenko, T. Morel, W. Zima, E. Niemczura et al. (7 more)

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218809

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Accretion flow dynamics during the evolution of timing and spectral properties of GX 339-4 during its 2010–11 outburst A56

A. Nandi, D. Debnath, S. Mandal and S. K. Chakrabarti

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117844

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Time-dependent spectral-feature variations of stars displaying the B[e] phenomenon - I. V2028 Cygni A57

J. Polster, D. Korčáková, V. Votruba, P. Škoda, M. Šlechta, B. Kučerová and J. Kubát

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117210

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Effects of thermohaline instability and rotation-induced mixing on the evolution of light elements in the Galaxy: D, ³He and ⁴He A62

N. Lagarde, D. Romano, C. Charbonnel, M. Tosi, C. Chiappini and F. Matteucci

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219132

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Magnetic fields in central stars of planetary nebulae? A64

S. Jordan, S. Bagnulo, K. Werner and S. J. O’Toole

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219175

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Unique sextuple system: 65 Ursae Majoris A78

P. Zasche, R. Uhlář, M. Šlechta, M. Wolf, P. Harmanec, J. A. Nemravová and D. Korčáková

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219134

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The ARAUCARIA project: Grid-based quantitative spectroscopic study of massive blue stars in NGC 55 A79

N. Castro, M. A. Urbaneja, A. Herrero, M. Garcia, S. Simón-Díaz, F. Bresolin, G. Pietrzyński, R.-P. Kudritzki and W. Gieren

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118253

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The CoRoT B-type binary HD 50230: a prototypical hybrid pulsator with g-mode period and p-mode frequency spacings A88

P. Degroote, C. Aerts, E. Michel, M. Briquet, P. I. Pápics, P. Amado, P. Mathias, E. Poretti, M. Rainer, R. Lombaert et al. (7 more)

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118548

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The Hvar survey for roAp stars - I. The survey observations A89

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

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118752

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Rotational splittings for slow to moderate rotators - Latitudinal dependence or higher order effects in Ω? A99

R.-M. Ouazzani and M.-J. Goupil

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117151

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Discovery of the neutron star spin and a possible orbital period from the Be/X-ray binary IGR J05414-6858 in the LMC A109

R. Sturm, F. Haberl, A. Rau, E. S. Bartlett, X.-L. Zhang, P. Schady, W. Pietsch, J. Greiner, M. J. Coe and A. Udalski

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219093

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Evolution of massive Population III stars with rotation and magnetic fields A113

S.-C. Yoon, A. Dierks and N. Langer

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117769

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New measurements of rotation and differential rotation in A-F stars: are there two populations of differentially rotating stars? A116

M. Ammler-von Eiff and A. Reiners

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118724

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Lithium production in the merging of white dwarf stars A117

R. Longland, P. Lorén-Aguilar, J. José, E. García-Berro and L. G. Althaus

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219289

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Period decrease in three SuperWASP eclipsing binary candidates near the short-period limit A124

M. E. Lohr, A. J. Norton, U. C. Kolb, D. R. Anderson, F. Faedi and R. G. West

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219158

Stellar atmospheres

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Time-resolved spectroscopy of BD+46°442: Gas streams and jet creation in a newly discovered evolved binary with a disk A27

N. Gorlova, H. Van Winckel, C. Gielen, G. Raskin, S. Prins, W. Pessemier, C. Waelkens, Y. Frémat, H. Hensberge, L. Dumortier et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118727

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Line identification in high-resolution, near-infrared CRIRES spectra of chemically peculiar and Herbig Ae stars A31

S. Hubrig, F. Castelli, J. F. González, V. G. Elkin, G. Mathys, C. R. Cowley, B. Wolff and M. Schöller

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218968

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M-dwarf metallicities. A high-resolution spectroscopic study in the near infrared A33

A. Önehag, U. Heiter, B. Gustafsson, N. Piskunov, B. Plez and A. Reiners

Published online: 21 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118101

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Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars - XVII. Parameters of selected central stars of PN from consistent optical and UV spectral analysis and the universality of the mass-luminosity relation A45

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

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117266

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Variability in X-ray line ratios in helium-like ions of massive stars: the radiation-driven case A71

K. T. Hole and R. Ignace

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118064

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Accurate and homogeneous abundance patterns in solar-type stars of the solar neighbourhood: a chemo-chronological analysis A84

R. da Silva, G. F. Porto de Mello, A. C. Milone, L. da Silva, L. S. Ribeiro and H. J. Rocha-Pinto

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118751

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9 Sagittarii: uncovering an O-type spectroscopic binary with an 8.6 year period A95

G. Rauw, H. Sana, M. Spano, E. Gosset, L. Mahy, M. De Becker and P. Eenens

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219254

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Chemical composition of semi-regular variable giants. III. A104

N. E. Britavskiy, S. M. Andrievsky, V. V. Tsymbal, S. A. Korotin, P. Martin and A. S. Andrievska

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118297

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Variations of the solar cycle profile in a solar dynamo with fluctuating dynamo governing parameters A26

V. V. Pipin, D. D. Sokoloff and I. G. Usoskin

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118733

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Solar origin of in-situ near-relativistic electron spikes observed with SEPT/STEREO A28

A. Klassen, R. Gómez-Herrero, B. Heber, Y. Kartavykh, W. Dröge and K.-L. Klein

Published online: 30 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118626

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Solar particle acceleration at reconnecting 3D null points A47

A. Stanier, P. Browning and S. Dalla

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218857

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Observations and simulations of longitudinal oscillations of an active region prominence A52

Q. M. Zhang, P. F. Chen, C. Xia and R. Keppens

Published online: 05 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218786

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Observations of quasi-periodic phenomena associated with a large blowout solar jet A70

R. J. Morton, A. K. Srivastava and R. Erdélyi

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117218

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Anisotropy and dynamics of photospheric velocity patterns: 2D power and coherence analyses A85

A. Nesis, R. Hammer, H. Schleicher and M. Roth

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117638

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The continuum intensity as a function of magnetic field - II. Local magnetic flux and convective flows A96

P. Kobel, S. K. Solanki and J. M. Borrero

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118291

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Finite deformation in ideal magnetohydrodynamics A97

D. MacTaggart

Published online: 15 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218785

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An active region filament studied simultaneously in the chromosphere and photosphere - II. Doppler velocities A112

C. Kuckein, V. Martínez Pillet and R. Centeno

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218887

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Surface flux evolution constraints for flux transport dynamos A127

R. H. Cameron, D. Schmitt, J. Jiang and E. Işık

Published online: 19 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218906

Planets and planetary systems

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The TRAPPIST survey of southern transiting planets - I. Thirty eclipses of the ultra-short period planet WASP-43 b A4

M. Gillon, A. H. M. J. Triaud, J. J. Fortney, B.-O. Demory, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, P. Magain, P. Kabath, D. Queloz, R. Alonso et al. (9 more)

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218817

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Formation and long-term evolution of 3D vortices in protoplanetary discs A9

H. Meheut, R. Keppens, F. Casse and W. Benz

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118500

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Constraints on planets around β Pic with Harps radial velocity data A18

A.-M. Lagrange, K. De Bondt, N. Meunier, M. Sterzik, H. Beust and F. Galland

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117985

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The position of β Pictoris b position relative to the debris disk A40

A.-M. Lagrange, A. Boccaletti, J. Milli, G. Chauvin, M. Bonnefoy, D. Mouillet, J. C. Augereau, J. H. Girard, S. Lacour and D. Apai

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118274

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Orbital characterization of the β Pictoris b giant planet A41

G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, H. Beust, M. Bonnefoy, A. Boccaletti, D. Apai, F. Allard, D. Ehrenreich, J. H. V. Girard, D. Mouillet and D. Rouan

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118346

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Interferometric mapping of the 3.3-mm continuum emission of comet 17P/Holmes after its 2007 outburst A73

J. Boissier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, J. Crovisier, E. Lellouch, R. Moreno and V. Zakharov

Published online: 08 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219001

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Crossing barriers in planetesimal formation: The growth of mm-dust aggregates with large constituent grains A80

T. Jankowski, G. Wurm, T. Kelling, J. Teiser, W. Sabolo, P. J. Gutiérrez and I. Bertini

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218984

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A cometary nucleus model taking into account all phase changes of water ice: amorphous, crystalline, and clathrate A82

U. Marboeuf, B. Schmitt, J.-M. Petit, O. Mousis and N. Fray

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118176

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Extrasolar planets in stellar multiple systems A92

T. Roell, R. Neuhäuser, A. Seifahrt and M. Mugrauer

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118051

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Investigation of dust and water ice in comet 9P/Tempel 1 from Spitzer observations of the Deep Impact event A119

A. Gicquel, D. Bockelée-Morvan, V. V. Zakharov, M. S. Kelley, C. E. Woodward and D. H. Wooden

Published online: 18 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118718

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Na I spectra in the 1.4–14 micron range: transitions and oscillator strengths involving f-, g-, and h-states A35

S. Civiš, M. Ferus, P. Kubelík, P. Jelinek, V. E. Chernov and E. M. Zanozina

Published online: 01 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219215

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Stark broadening tables for the helium I 492.2 line - Application to weakly coupled plasma diagnostics A75

N. Lara, M. Á. González and M. A. Gigosos

Published online: 12 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219123

Astronomical instrumentation

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Profiles of the daytime atmospheric turbulence above Big Bear solar observatory A2

A. Kellerer, N. Gorceix, J. Marino, W. Cao and P. R. Goode

Published online: 24 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218844

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High frame rate imaging based photometry - Photometric reduction of data from electron-multiplying charge coupled devices (EMCCDs) A23

K. B. W. Harpsøe, U. G. Jørgensen, M. I. Andersen and F. Grundahl

Published online: 28 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219059

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The wideband backend at the MDSCC in Robledo - A new facility for radio astronomy at Q- and K-bands A63

J. R. Rizzo, A. Pedreira, M. Gutiérrez Bustos, I. Sotuela, J. R. Larrañaga, L. Ojalvo, M. Franco, J. Cernicharo, C. García-Miró, J. M. Castro Cerón et al. (4 more)

Published online: 07 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218833

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A multi-scale, multi-wavelength source extraction method: getsources A81

A. Men’shchikov, Ph. André, P. Didelon, F. Motte, M. Hennemann and N. Schneider

Published online: 13 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218797

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On the calibration of full-polarization 86 GHz global VLBI observations A107

I. Martí-Vidal, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Marscher, W. Alef, A. Bertarini, U. Bach, F. K. Schinzel, H. Rottmann, J. M. Anderson, J. A. Zensus et al. (4 more)

Published online: 14 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218958

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Polarimetric survey of main-belt asteroids - III. Results for 33 X-type objects A11

M. Cañada-Assandri, R. Gil-Hutton and P. Benavidez

Published online: 25 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118734

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The AMBRE Project: Stellar parameterisation of the ESO:FEROS archived spectra A48

C. C. Worley, P. de Laverny, A. Recio-Blanco, V. Hill, A. Bijaoui and C. Ordenovic

Published online: 04 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218829

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 542 (June 2012)

GREAT: early science results

GREAT special feature E1

GREAT: the SOFIA high-frequency heterodyne instrument L1

Terahertz hot electron bolometer waveguide mixers for GREAT L2

High-resolution wide-band fast Fourier transform spectrometers L3

GREAT/SOFIA atmospheric calibration L4

Detection of OD towards the low-mass protostar IRAS 16293−2422 L5

Discovery of interstellar mercapto radicals (SH) with the GREAT instrument on SOFIA L6

High-resolution absorption spectroscopy of the OH 2Π3/2 ground state line L7

SOFIA observations of far-infrared hydroxyl emission toward classical ultracompact HII/OH maser regions L8

High-J CO emission in the Cepheus E protostellar outflow observed with SOFIA/GREAT L9

Dynamics and photodissociation region properties in IC 1396A L10

SOFIA observations of CO (12–11) emission along the L1157 bipolar outflow L11

SOFIA observations of S106: dynamics of the warm gas L12

The ionized and hot gas in M17 SW - SOFIA/GREAT THz observations of [C II] and 12CO J = 13–12 L13

GREAT [C ii] and CO observations of the BD+40°4124 region L14

Terahertz ammonia absorption as a probe of infall in high-mass star forming clumps L15

[12Cii] and [13C ii] 158 μm emission from NGC 2024: Large column densities of ionized carbon L16

The structure of hot gas in Cepheus B L17

Globules and pillars seen in the [CII] 158 μm line with SOFIA L18

Probing magnetohydrodynamic shocks with high-J CO observations: W28F L19

Probing the mass and structure of the Ring Nebula in Lyra with SOFIA/GREAT observations of the [CII] 158 micron line L20

GREAT confirms transient nature of the circum-nuclear disk L21

[CII] gas in IC 342 L22

Letters

HS Hydrae about to turn off its eclipses L23

Rapid variability of the compact radio sources in Arp220 - Evidence for a population of microblazars? L24

The solar hydrogen Lyman α to Lyman β line ratio L25

Close encounters of the protostellar kind in IC 1396N L26

A relativistic iron emission line from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 3+1 L27

Outburst of GX 304–1 monitored with INTEGRAL: positive correlation between the cyclotron line energy and flux L28

Accounting for the XRT early steep decay in models of the prompt gamma-ray burst emission L29

Revealing the nature of magnetic shadows with numerical 3D-MHD simulations L30

The bright end of the luminosity function at z ~ 9 L31

Detection of a 1.59 h period in the B supergiant star HD 202850 L32

Deuterium at high redshift - Primordial abundance in the zabs = 2.621 damped Ly-α system towards CTQ 247 L33

ALMA reveals a chemically evolved submillimeter galaxy at z = 4.76 L34

Astrophysical processes

Particle transport in magnetized media around black holes and associated radiation A7

Dissipative phenomena in extended-body interactions - I. Methods: Dwarf galaxies of the Local Group and their synthetic CMDs A17

Production and evolution of Li, Be, and B isotopes in the Galaxy A67

Fermi I particle acceleration in converging flows mediated by magnetic reconnection A125

Non-linear simple relativistic Alfvén waves in astrophysical plasmas A128

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Galaxy clustering in the CFHTLS-Wide: the changing relationship between galaxies and haloes since z ~ 1.2 A5

Quasi-stellar objects in the ALHAMBRA survey - I. Photometric redshift accuracy based on 23 optical-NIR filter photometry A20

Wavelet analysis of baryon acoustic structures in the galaxy distribution A34

Multimodality of rich clusters from the SDSS DR8 within the supercluster-void network A36

HerMES: deep number counts at 250 μm, 350 μm and 500 μm in the COSMOS and GOODS-N fields and the build-up of the cosmic infrared background A58

Limits on the extragalactic background light in the Fermi era A59

Likelihood, Fisher information, and systematics of cosmic microwave background experiments A60

A cosmological view of extreme mass-ratio inspirals in nuclear star clusters A102

Constraining the nature of the most distant gamma-ray burst host galaxies A103

Probing cluster dynamics in RXC J1504.1-0248 via radial and two-dimensional gas and galaxy properties A106

Is there a spatial gradient in values of the fine-structure constant? A reanalysis of the results A118

Cosmic shear tomography and efficient data compression using COSEBIs A122

Tomographic weak-lensing shear spectra from large N-body and hydrodynamical simulations A126

Extragalactic astronomy

Radio spectra and polarisation properties of a bright sample of radio-loud broad absorption line quasars A13

X-ray properties of radio-selected star forming galaxies in the Chandra-COSMOS survey A16

Deep observation of the giant radio lobes of Centaurus A with the Fermi Large Area Telescope A19

Influence of major mergers on the radio emission of elliptical galaxies A25

The X-ray warm absorber and nuclear obscuration in the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO 113-G010 A30

The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey - X. The relationship between cold dust and molecular gas content in Virgo spirals A32

A new technique to efficiently select Compton-thick AGN A46

Studying the kinematic asymmetries of disks and post-coalescence mergers using a new “kinemetry” criterion A54

Diagnostics of the molecular component of photon-dominated regions with mechanical heating A65

In the neighbourhood of Tame Monsters - A study of galaxies near low-redshift quasars A72

CAIXA: a catalogue of AGN in the XMM-Newton archive - III. Excess variance analysis A83

Spectroscopy of extended Lyα envelopes around z = 4.5 quasars A91

Discovery of VHE γ-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1RXS J101015.9 − 311909 A94

Mrk 421 active state in 2008: the MAGIC view, simultaneous multi-wavelength observations and SSC model constrained A100

Giant molecular clouds in the Local Group galaxy M 33 A108

Chandra, Swift, and HST studies of the CXOM31 J004253.1+411422 - Very bright X-ray transient in M 31 A120

A seasonal cycle and an abrupt change in the variability characteristics of the intraday variable source S4 0954+65 A121

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Mining the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey: star formation and embedded clusters A3

Star formation in grand-design, spiral galaxies - Young, massive clusters in the near-infrared A39

High-resolution absorption spectroscopy of the OH ²Π_3/2 ground state line L7

The ionized and hot gas in M17 SW - SOFIA/GREAT THz observations of [C II] and ¹²CO J = 13–12 L13

[¹²Cii] and [¹³C ii] 158 μm emission from NGC 2024: Large column densities of ionized carbon L16

Deuterium at high redshift - Primordial abundance in the z_abs = 2.621 damped Ly-α system towards CTQ 247 L33

Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) - II. Evolution of 557 GHz 1₁₀–1₀₁ emission in low-mass protostars A8

The magnetic field of IRAS 16293-2422 as traced by shock-induced H₂O masers A14

APEX-CHAMP⁺ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects - III. NGC 1333 IRAS 4A/4B envelope, outflow, and ultraviolet heating A86

Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - III. Size-dependent properties – the optEC_(s)(a) model A98

A wide-field near-infrared H₂ 2.122 μm line survey of the Braid Nebula star formation region in Cygnus OB7 A111

Effects of thermohaline instability and rotation-induced mixing on the evolution of light elements in the Galaxy: D, ³He and ⁴He A62