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Can habitable planets form in clustered environments? L1

M. de Juan Ovelar, J. M. D. Kruijssen, E. Bressert, L. Testi, N. Bastian and H. Cánovas

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219627

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A nova origin of the gas cloud at the Galactic center? L2

F. Meyer and E. Meyer-Hofmeister

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220145

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The brightest pure-H ultracool white dwarf L3

S. Catalán, P.-E. Tremblay, D. J. Pinfield, L. C. Smith, Z. H. Zhang, R. Napiwotzki, F. Marocco, A. C. Day-Jones, J. Gomes, K. P. Forde et al. (2 more)

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220191

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An upper limit for the water outgassing rate of the main-belt comet 176P/LINEAR observed with Herschel/HIFI L4

M. de Val-Borro, L. Rezac, P. Hartogh, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier, M. Küppers, D. C. Lis, S. Szutowicz, G. A. Blake et al. (8 more)

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220169

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Superbubble dynamics in globular cluster infancy - I. How do globular clusters first lose their cold gas? L5

M. Krause, C. Charbonnel, T. Decressin, G. Meynet, N. Prantzos and R. Diehl

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220244

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Magnetic field detection in the bright A0-type supergiant HD 92207 L6

S. Hubrig, M. Schöller, A. F. Kholtygin, J. F. González, N. V. Kharchenko and M. Steffen

Published online: 15 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220265

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Clumpy streams in a smooth dark halo: the case of Palomar 5 L7

A. Mastrobuono-Battisti, P. Di Matteo, M. Montuori and M. Haywood

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219563

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HD 172555: detection of 63 μm [OI] emission in a debris disc L8

P. Riviere-Marichalar, D. Barrado, J.-C. Augereau, W. F. Thi, A. Roberge, C. Eiroa, B. Montesinos, G. Meeus, C. Howard, G. Sandell et al. (7 more)

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219745

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Hot circumstellar material resolved around β Pic with VLTI/PIONIER L9

D. Defrère, J. Lebreton, J.-B. Le Bouquin, A.-M. Lagrange, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, J.-P. Berger, E. di Folco, S. Ertel, J. Kluska et al. (4 more)

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220287

Astrophysical processes

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Dipolar versus multipolar dynamos: the influence of the background density stratification A19

T. Gastine, L. Duarte and J. Wicht

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219799

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An extended source of GeV gamma rays coincident with the supernova remnant HB 21 A21

I. Reichardt, E. de Oña-Wilhelmi, J. Rico and R. Yang

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219947

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Nonthermal processes and neutrino emission from the black hole GRO J0422+32 in a bursting state A46

F. L. Vieyro, Y. Sestayo, G. E. Romero and J. M. Paredes

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219961

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Eddington capture sphere around luminous stars A54

A. Stahl, M. Wielgus, M. Abramowicz, W. Kluźniak and W. Yu

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220187

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X-ray variations in the inner accretion flow of dwarf novae A112

Ş. Balman and M. Revnivtsev

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219469

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The time-dependent one-zone hadronic model - First principles A120

S. Dimitrakoudis, A. Mastichiadis, R. J. Protheroe and A. Reimer

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219770

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The reawakening of the sleeping X-ray pulsar XTE J1946+274 A125

S. Müller, M. Kühnel, I. Caballero, K. Pottschmidt, F. Fürst, I. Kreykenbohm, M. Sagredo, M. Obst, J. Wilms, C. Ferrigno et al. (2 more)

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219580

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The enrichment history of the intracluster medium: a Bayesian approach A6

S. Andreon

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219194

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Analytical shear and flexion of Einasto dark matter haloes A32

E. Retana-Montenegro, F. Frutos-Alfaro and M. Baes

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219539

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Fingerprints of the hierarchical building-up of the structure on the gas kinematics of galaxies A52

M. E. De Rossi, P. B. Tissera and S. E. Pedrosa

Published online: 03 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118409

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The 400d Galaxy Cluster Survey weak lensing programme - II. Weak lensing study of seven clusters with MMT/MegaCam A79

H. Israel, T. Erben, T. H. Reiprich, A. Vikhlinin, C. L. Sarazin and P. Schneider

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118676

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The dark matter distribution in z ~ 0.5 clusters of galaxies - I. Determining scaling relations with weak lensing masses A106

G. Foëx, G. Soucail, E. Pointecouteau, M. Arnaud, M. Limousin and G. W. Pratt

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218973

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The “toothbrush-relic”: evidence for a coherent linear 2-Mpc scale shock wave in a massive merging galaxy cluster? A124

R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering, H. T. Intema, L. Rudnick, M. Brüggen, M. Hoeft and J. B. R. Oonk

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219000

Extragalactic astronomy

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Integral field spectroscopy of a sample of nearby galaxies - II. Properties of the H ii regions A2

S. F. Sánchez, F. F. Rosales-Ortega, R. A. Marino, J. Iglesias-Páramo, J. M. Vílchez, R. C. Kennicutt, A. I. Díaz, D. Mast, A. Monreal-Ibero, R. García-Benito et al. (10 more)

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219578

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Stellar mass map and dark matter distribution in M 31 A4

A. Tamm, E. Tempel, P. Tenjes, O. Tihhonova and T. Tuvikene

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220065

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The metal-enriched host of an energetic γ-ray burst at z ≈ 1.6 A8

T. Krühler, J. P. U. Fynbo, S. Geier, J. Hjorth, D. Malesani, B. Milvang-Jensen, A. J. Levan, M. Sparre, D. J. Watson and T. Zafar

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118670

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Testing supernovae Ia distance measurement methods with SN 2011fe A12

J. Vinkó, K. Sárneczky, K. Takáts, G. H. Marion, T. Hegedüs, I. B. Bíró, T. Borkovits, E. Szegedi-Elek, A. Farkas, P. Klagyivik et al. (10 more)

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220043

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Globular cluster systems in fossil groups: NGC 6482, NGC 1132, and ESO 306-017 A15

K. A. Alamo-Martínez, M. J. West, J. P. Blakeslee, R. A. González-Lópezlira, A. Jordán, M. Gregg, P. Côté, M. J. Drinkwater and S. van den Bergh

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219285

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Galaxy counterparts of intervening high-z sub-DLAs/DLAs and Mg ii absorbers towards gamma-ray bursts A20

S. Schulze, J. P. U. Fynbo, B. Milvang-Jensen, A. Rossi, P. Jakobsson, C. Ledoux, A. De Cia, T. Krühler, A. Mehner, G. Björnsson et al. (12 more)

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118647

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The circumnuclear cold gas environments of the powerful radio galaxies 3C 236 and 4C 31.04 A22

C. Struve and J. E. Conway

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218768

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The horizontal branch morphology of M 31 globular clusters - Extreme second parameter effect in outer halo clusters A31

S. Perina, M. Bellazzini, A. Buzzoni, C. Cacciari, L. Federici, F. Fusi Pecci and S. Galleti

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220037

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The Herschel Exploitation of Local Galaxy Andromeda (HELGA) - I. Global far-infrared and sub-mm morphology A34

J. Fritz, G. Gentile, M. W. L. Smith, W. K. Gear, R. Braun, J. Roman Duval, G. J. Bendo, M. Baes, S. A. Eales, J. Verstappen et al. (23 more)

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118619

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Dependence of the low-mass X-ray binary population on stellar age A36

Z. Zhang, M. Gilfanov and Á. Bogdán

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219015

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The star formation histories of Hickson compact group galaxies A48

I. Plauchu-Frayn, A. Del Olmo, R. Coziol and J. P. Torres-Papaqui

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219916

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Detailed abundance analysis from integrated high-dispersion spectroscopy: globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal A53

S. S. Larsen, J. P. Brodie and J. Strader

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219895

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GOODS-Herschel: ultra-deep XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN/star-formation connection A58

E. Rovilos, A. Comastri, R. Gilli, I. Georgantopoulos, P. Ranalli, C. Vignali, E. Lusso, N. Cappelluti, G. Zamorani, D. Elbaz et al. (23 more)

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218952

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Multiwavelength analysis of the Lyman-α emitting galaxy Haro 2: relation between the diffuse Lyman-α and soft X-ray emissions A65

H. Otí-Floranes, J. M. Mas-Hesse, E. Jiménez-Bailón, D. Schaerer, M. Hayes, G. Östlin, H. Atek and D. Kunth

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219318

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Constraints on the relative sizes of intervening Mg II-absorbing clouds and quasar emitting regions A67

D. Lawther, T. Paarup, M. Schmidt, M. Vestergaard, J. Hjorth and D. Malesani

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219326

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Winds of change – a molecular outflow in NGC 1377? - The anatomy of an extreme FIR-excess galaxy A68

S. Aalto, S. Muller, K. Sakamoto, J. S. Gallagher, S. Martín and F. Costagliola

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118052

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The XMM deep survey in the CDF-S - II. A 9–20 keV selection of heavily obscured active galaxies at z > 1.7 A84

K. Iwasawa, R. Gilli, C. Vignali, A. Comastri, W. N. Brandt, P. Ranalli, F. Vito, N. Cappelluti, F. J. Carrera, S. Falocco et al. (3 more)

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220036

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H I asymmetry in the isolated galaxy CIG 85 (UGC 1547) A95

C. Sengupta, T. C. Scott, L. Verdes Montenegro, A. Bosma, S. Verley, J. M. Vilchez, A. Durbala, M. Fernández Lorenzo, D. Espada, M. S. Yun et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219948

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Constraining the fraction of Compton-thick AGN in the Universe by modelling the diffuse X-ray background spectrum A98

A. Akylas, A. Georgakakis, I. Georgantopoulos, M. Brightman and K. Nandra

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219387

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GRB 091029: at the limit of the fireball scenario A101

R. Filgas, J. Greiner, P. Schady, A. de Ugarte Postigo, S. R. Oates, M. Nardini, T. Krühler, A. Panaitescu, D. A. Kann, S. Klose et al. (13 more)

Published online: 15 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219583

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Lyman-α emission properties of simulated galaxies: interstellar medium structure and inclination effects A111

A. Verhamme, Y. Dubois, J. Blaizot, T. Garel, R. Bacon, J. Devriendt, B. Guiderdoni and A. Slyz

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218783

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MASSIV: Mass Assembly Survey with SINFONI in VVDS - IV. Fundamental relations of star-forming galaxies at 1 < z < 1.6 A118

D. Vergani, B. Epinat, T. Contini, L. Tasca, L. Tresse, P. Amram, B. Garilli, M. Kissler-Patig, O. Le Fèvre, J. Moultaka et al. (3 more)

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118453

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Hunting for extremely metal-poor emission-line galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: MMT and 3.5 m APO observations A122

Y. I. Izotov, T. X. Thuan and N. G. Guseva

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219733

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Spectral classification and HR diagram of pre-main sequence stars in NGC 6530 A9

L. Prisinzano, G. Micela, S. Sciortino, L. Affer and F. Damiani

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219853

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Constraining the structure and formation of the Galactic bulge from a field in its outskirts - FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of about 400 red giants around (l, b) = (0°, –10°) A57

S. Uttenthaler, M. Schultheis, D. M. Nataf, A. C. Robin, T. Lebzelter and B. Chen

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219055

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - VII. A low velocity dispersion for the young massive cluster R136 A73

V. Hénault-Brunet, C. J. Evans, H. Sana, M. Gieles, N. Bastian, J. Maíz Apellániz, N. Markova, W. D. Taylor, E. Bressert, P. A. Crowther and J. Th. van Loon

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219471

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The long bar as seen by the VVV survey - I. Colour–magnitude diagrams A107

C. González-Fernández, M. López-Corredoira, E. B. Amôres, D. Minniti, P. Lucas and I. Toledo

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219756

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Obscured clusters - IV. The most massive stars in [DBS2003] 179 A110

J. Borissova, L. Georgiev, M. M. Hanson, J. R. A. Clarke, R. Kurtev, V. D. Ivanov, F. Penaloza, D. J. Hillier and J. Zsargó

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118348

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Gravitational microlensing as a test of a finite-width disk model of the Galaxy A126

S. Sikora, Ł. Bratek, J. Jałocha and M. Kutschera

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219926

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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A hydrodynamic study of the circumstellar envelope of α Scorpii A3

K. Braun, R. Baade, D. Reimers and H.-J. Hagen

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219659

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DoAr 33: a good candidate for revealing dust growth and settling in protoplanetary disks A7

Y. Liu, D. Madlener, S. Wolf, H. Wang and J. Philipp Ruge

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219336

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Evolved star water maser cloud size determined by star size A16

A. M. S. Richards, S. Etoka, M. D. Gray, E. E. Lekht, J. E. Mendoza-Torres, K. Murakawa, G. Rudnitskij and J. A. Yates

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219514

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High-contrast imaging of the close environment of HD 142527 - VLT/NaCo adaptive optics thermal and angular differential imaging A24

J. Rameau, G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, P. Thébault, J. Milli, J. H. Girard and M. Bonnefoy

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219736

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H₂O line mapping at high spatial and spectral resolution - Herschel observations of the VLA 1623 outflow A29

P. Bjerkeli, R. Liseau, B. Larsson, G. Rydbeck, B. Nisini, M. Tafalla, S. Antoniucci, M. Benedettini, P. Bergman, S. Cabrit et al. (5 more)

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219776

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Three-dimensional simulations of globule and pillar formation around HII regions: turbulence and shock curvature A33

P. Tremblin, E. Audit, V. Minier, W. Schmidt and N. Schneider

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219224

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Impact of orbital motion on the structure and stability of adiabatic shocks in colliding wind binaries A60

A. Lamberts, G. Dubus, G. Lesur and S. Fromang

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219006

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GS305+04-26: revisiting the interstellar medium around the Centaurus OB1 stellar association A62

M. A. Corti, E. M. Arnal and R. B. Orellana

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118455

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XMM-Newton evidence of shocked ISM in SN 1006: indications of hadronic acceleration A66

M. Miceli, F. Bocchino, A. Decourchelle, G. Maurin, J. Vink, S. Orlando, F. Reale and S. Broersen

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219766

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Interstellar matter and star formation in W5-E - A Herschel view A74

L. Deharveng, A. Zavagno, L. D. Anderson, F. Motte, A. Abergel, Ph. André, S. Bontemps, G. Leleu, H. Roussel and D. Russeil

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219131

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Chemistry of C₃ and carbon chain molecules in DR21(OH) A75

B. Mookerjea, G. E. Hassel, M. Gerin, T. Giesen, J. Stutzki, E. Herbst, J. H. Black, P. F. Goldsmith, K. M. Menten, J. Krełowski et al. (7 more)

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219287

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Observations of the post-shock break-out emission of SN 2011dh with XMM-Newton A80

M. Sasaki and L. Ducci

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220200

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Molecular line survey of the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334I with Herschel/HIFI and the Submillimeter Array A87

A. Zernickel, P. Schilke, A. Schmiedeke, D. C. Lis, C. L. Brogan, C. Ceccarelli, C. Comito, M. Emprechtinger, T. R. Hunter and T. Möller

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219803

Press Release

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Nonthermal X-rays from low-energy cosmic rays: application to the 6.4 keV line emission from the Arches cluster region A88

V. Tatischeff, A. Decourchelle and G. Maurin

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219016

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On the origin of the jet-like radio/X-ray morphology of G290.1–0.8 A91

F. García, J. A. Combi, J. F. Albacete-Colombo, G. E. Romero, F. Bocchino and J. López-Santiago

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218959

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Outflow activity in the UCHII region G045.47+0.05 A96

M. E. Ortega, S. Paron, S. Cichowolski, M. Rubio and G. Dubner

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219424

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CH radio emission from Heiles Cloud 2 as a tracer of molecular cloud evolution A103

N. Sakai, H. Maezawa, T. Sakai, K. M. Menten and S. Yamamoto

Published online: 12 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219106

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Multi-frequency study of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud - Confirmation of the supernova remnant status of DEM L205 A109

P. Maggi, F. Haberl, L. M. Bozzetto, M. D. Filipović, S. D. Points, Y.-H. Chu, M. Sasaki, W. Pietsch, R. A. Gruendl, J. Dickel et al. (4 more)

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219708

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Erratum

Dust driven mass loss from carbon stars as a function of stellar parameters - I. A grid of solar-metallicity wind models (Corrigendum) C1

L. Mattsson, R. Wahlin and S. Höfner

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912084e

Stellar structure and evolution

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Regular oscillation sub-spectrum of rapidly rotating stars A11

M. Pasek, F. Lignières, B. Georgeot and D. R. Reese

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219716

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A compact steep spectrum radio source in NGC 1977 A25

D. A. Roshi and S. M. Ransom

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219665

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The progenitor mass of the Type IIP supernova SN 2004et from late-time spectral modeling A28

A. Jerkstrand, C. Fransson, K. Maguire, S. Smartt, M. Ergon and J. Spyromilio

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219528

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Spectral investigations of the nature of the Scorpius X-1 like sources A35

M. J. Church, A. Gibiec, M. Bałucińska-Church and N. K. Jackson

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218987

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4U 1626–67 as seen by Suzaku before and after the 2008 torque reversal A40

A. Camero-Arranz, K. Pottschmidt, M. H. Finger, N. R. Ikhsanov, C. A. Wilson-Hodge and D. M. Marcu

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219656

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Mass-loss predictions for evolved very metal-poor massive stars A42

L. Muijres, J. S. Vink, A. de Koter, R. Hirschi, N. Langer and S.-C. Yoon

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118666

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Astrometric confirmation of young low-mass binaries and multiple systems in the Chamaeleon star-forming regions A63

N. Vogt, T. O. B. Schmidt, R. Neuhäuser, A. Bedalov, T. Roell, A. Seifahrt and M. Mugrauer

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118410

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Supernova Type Ia progenitors from merging double white dwarfs - Using a new population synthesis model A70

S. Toonen, G. Nelemans and S. Portegies Zwart

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218966

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Stellar parameters and seismological analysis of the star 18 Scorpii A83

T. D. Li, S. L. Bi, K. Liu, Z. J. Tian and G. Z. Shuai

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219063

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The discovery of a shell-like event in the O-type star HD 120678 A92

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

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118725

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The new Toulouse-Geneva stellar evolution code including radiative accelerations of heavy elements A100

S. Théado, G. Alecian, F. LeBlanc and S. Vauclair

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219610

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The high-field polar RX J1007.5–2017 A104

H.-C. Thomas, K. Beuermann, K. Reinsch, A. D. Schwope and V. Burwitz

Published online: 15 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219878

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Scenarios to explain extreme Be depletion in solar-like stars: accretion or rotation effects? A113

M. Viallet and I. Baraffe

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219445

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Dynamo regime transition among Sun-like stars in M 34 - A time evolution model of X-ray activity on the main sequence A117

P. Gondoin

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219823

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Outer boundary conditions for evolving cool white dwarfs A119

R. D. Rohrmann, L. G. Althaus, E. García-Berro, A. H. Córsico and M. M. Miller Bertolami

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219292

Highlight

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Large distance of ε Aurigae inferred from interstellar absorption and reddening A123

E. F. Guinan, P. Mayer, P. Harmanec, H. Božić, M. Brož, J. Nemravová, S. Engle, M. Šlechta, P. Zasche, M. Wolf et al. (2 more)

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118567

Stellar atmospheres

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Chandra grating spectroscopy of three hot white dwarfs A1

J. Adamczak, K. Werner, T. Rauch, S. Schuh, J. J. Drake and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219718

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New limb-darkening coefficients for PHOENIX/1D model atmospheres - I. Calculations for 1500 K ≤ T_eff ≤ 4800 K Kepler, CoRot, Spitzer, uvby, UBVRIJHK, Sloan, and 2MASS photometric systems A14

A. Claret, P. H. Hauschildt and S. Witte

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219849

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The magnetar candidate AX J1818.8−1559 A30

S. Mereghetti, P. Esposito, A. Tiengo, D. Götz, G. L. Israel and A. De Luca

Published online: 28 September 2012

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Press Release

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The 2.35 year itch of Cygnus OB2 #9 - I. Optical and X-ray monitoring A37

Y. Nazé, L. Mahy, Y. Damerdji, H. A. Kobulnicky, J. M. Pittard, E. R. Parkin, O. Absil and R. Blomme

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219442

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HD 96446: a puzzle for current models of magnetospheres? A44

C. Neiner, J. D. Landstreet, E. Alecian, S. Owocki, O. Kochukhov, D. Bohlender and the MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218988

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Stochastic gravito-inertial modes discovered by CoRoT in the hot Be star HD 51452 A47

C. Neiner, M. Floquet, R. Samadi, F. Espinosa Lara, Y. Frémat, S. Mathis, B. Leroy, B. de Batz, M. Rainer, E. Poretti et al. (17 more)

Published online: 02 October 2012

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Stellar laboratories: new Ge V and Ge VI oscillator strengths and their validation in the hot white dwarf RE 0503–289 A55

T. Rauch, K. Werner, É. Biémont, P. Quinet and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220014

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Exploring wind-driving dust species in cool luminous giants - I. Basic criteria and dynamical models of M-type AGB stars A76

S. Bladh and S. Höfner

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219138

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The nature of the high Galactic latitude O-star HD 93521: new results from X-ray and optical spectroscopy A77

G. Rauw, T. Morel and M. Palate

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219865

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NLTE analysis of Sr lines in spectra of late-type stars with new R-matrix atomic data A90

M. Bergemann, C. J. Hansen, M. Bautista and G. Ruchti

Published online: 12 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219406

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Oxygen-rich dust production in IC 10 A94

V. Lebouteiller, G. C. Sloan, M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. Matsuura, D. Riebel, D. G. Whelan, J. Bernard-Salas, P. Massey and E. Bayet

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220087

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The hypergiant HR 8752 evolving through the yellow evolutionary void A105

H. Nieuwenhuijzen, C. De Jager, I. Kolka, G. Israelian, A. Lobel, E. Zsoldos, A. Maeder and G. Meynet

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117166

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Radiative properties of magnetic neutron stars with metallic surfaces and thin atmospheres A121

A. Y. Potekhin, V. F. Suleimanov, M. van Adelsberg and K. Werner

Published online: 18 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219747

The Sun

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Cross helicity at the solar surface by simulations and observations A23

G. Rüdiger, M. Küker and R. S. Schnerr

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219268

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High cadence spectropolarimetry of moving magnetic features observed around a pore A26

S. Criscuoli, D. Del Moro, F. Giannattasio, B. Viticchié, F. Giorgi, I. Ermolli, F. Zuccarello and F. Berrilli

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117698

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Magnetoacoustic waves in a vertical flare current-sheet in a gravitationally stratified solar atmosphere A49

P. Jelínek, M. Karlický and K. Murawski

Published online: 03 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219891

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Omnipresent long-period intensity oscillations in open coronal structures A50

S. Krishna Prasad, D. Banerjee, T. Van Doorsselaere and J. Singh

Published online: 03 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219885

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Evolution of plasma turbulence excited with particle beams A51

S. Lange and F. Spanier

Published online: 03 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219579

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Uncovering the magnetic environment of our solar system A78

L. Ben-Jaffel and R. Ratkiewicz

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219637

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Damped kink oscillations of flowing prominence threads A82

R. Soler, M. S. Ruderman and M. Goossens

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220111

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A systematic examination of particle motion in a collapsing magnetic trap model for solar flares A85

K. J. Grady, T. Neukirch and P. Giuliani

Published online: 10 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218914

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Spectroscopic observations of propagating disturbances in a polar coronal hole: evidence of slow magneto-acoustic waves A93

G. R. Gupta, L. Teriaca, E. Marsch, S. K. Solanki and D. Banerjee

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219795

Planets and planetary systems

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A planetary companion around the K giant ϵ Corona Borealis A5

B.-C. Lee, I. Han, M.-G. Park, D. E. Mkrtichian and K.-M. Kim

Published online: 26 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219347

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Dynamics of pebbles in the vicinity of a growing planetary embryo: hydro-dynamical simulations A18

A. Morbidelli and D. Nesvorny

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219824

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A hot Uranus transiting the nearby M dwarf GJ 3470 - Detected with HARPS velocimetry. Captured in transit with TRAPPIST photometry A27

X. Bonfils, M. Gillon, S. Udry, D. Armstrong, F. Bouchy, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, A. Fumel, E. Jehin, M. Lendl et al. (9 more)

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219623

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An insight in the surroundings of HR 4796 A38

A.-M. Lagrange, J. Milli, A. Boccaletti, S. Lacour, P. Thebault, G. Chauvin, D. Mouillet, J. C. Augereau, M. Bonnefoy, D. Ehrenreich and Q. Kral

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219187

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A chemical model for the atmosphere of hot Jupiters A43

O. Venot, E. Hébrard, M. Agúndez, M. Dobrijevic, F. Selsis, F. Hersant, N. Iro and R. Bounaceur

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219310

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Modeled flux and polarization signals of horizontally inhomogeneous exoplanets applied to Earth-like planets A56

T. Karalidi and D. M. Stam

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219297

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Dissipation in planar resonant planetary systems A71

J.-B. Delisle, J. Laskar, A. C. M. Correia and G. Boué

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220001

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Implantation of multiply charged carbon ions in water ice A81

X. Y. Lv, A. L. F. de Barros, P. Boduch, V. Bordalo, E. F. da Silveira, A. Domaracka, D. Fulvio, C. A. Hunniford, T. Langlinay, N. J. Mason et al. (5 more)

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219886

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The bimodal colors of Centaurs and small Kuiper belt objects A86

N. Peixinho, A. Delsanti, A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, R. Gafeira and P. Lacerda

Published online: 09 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219057

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Low-mass planets in nearly inviscid disks: numerical treatment A99

W. Kley, T. W. A. Müller, S. M. Kolb, P. Benítez-Llambay and F. Masset

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219719

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Wind mapping in Venus’ upper mesosphere with the IRAM-Plateau de Bure interferometer A102

A. Moullet, E. Lellouch, R. Moreno, M. Gurwell and H. Sagawa

Published online: 12 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118451

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A long-period massive planet around HD 106515A A108

S. Desidera, R. Gratton, E. Carolo, A. F. Martinez Fiorenzano, M. Endl, D. Mesa, M. Cecconi, R. Claudi, R. Cosentino, S. Scuderi et al. (2 more)

Published online: 16 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220038

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Colours of minor bodies in the outer solar system - II. A statistical analysis revisited A115

O. R. Hainaut, H. Boehnhardt and S. Protopapa

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219566

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A stringent upper limit to 18 cm radio emission from the extrasolar planet system τ Boötis A116

A. Stroe, I. A. G. Snellen and H. J. A. Röttgering

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220006

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project A61

J. H. J. de Bruijne and A.-C. Eilers

Published online: 05 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219219

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: a first look at the soft X-ray lines A97

G. Del Zanna

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219923

Astronomical instrumentation

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Comparison of the scintillation noise above different observatories measured with MASS instruments A41

V. Kornilov, M. Sarazin, A. Tokovinin, T. Travouillon and O. Voziakova

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219954

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Multichannel Poisson denoising and deconvolution on the sphere: application to the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope A114

J. Schmitt, J. L. Starck, J. M. Casandjian, J. Fadili and I. Grenier

Published online: 17 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118234

Catalogs and data

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Multiplicity in transiting planet-host stars - A lucky imaging study of Kepler candidates A10

J. Lillo-Box, D. Barrado and H. Bouy

Published online: 27 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219631

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Classifying radio emitters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Spectroscopy and diagnostics A17

M. Vitale, J. Zuther, M. García-Marín, A. Eckart, M. Bremer, M. Valencia-S. and A. Zensus

Published online: 01 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219290

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Stars and brown dwarfs in the σ Orionis cluster - III. OSIRIS/GTC low-resolution spectroscopy of variable sources A59

J. A. Caballero, A. Cabrera-Lavers, D. García-Álvarez and S. Pascual

Published online: 04 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219626

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VLT-SINFONI integral field spectroscopy of low-z luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies - I. Atlas of the 2D gas structure A64

J. Piqueras López, L. Colina, S. Arribas, A. Alonso-Herrero and A. G. Bedregal

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219372

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Dynamical masses of a selected sample of orbital binaries A69

O. Yu. Malkov, V. S. Tamazian, J. A. Docobo and D. A. Chulkov

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219774

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Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family? - I. Photometric survey of the Flora region A72

A. Kryszczyńska, F. Colas, M. Polińska, R. Hirsch, V. Ivanova, G. Apostolovska, B. Bilkina, F. P. Velichko, T. Kwiatkowski, P. Kankiewicz et al. (20 more)

Published online: 08 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219199

Numerical methods and codes

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Photometric redshifts with the quasi Newton algorithm (MLPQNA) Results in the PHAT1 contest A13

S. Cavuoti, M. Brescia, G. Longo and A. Mercurio

Published online: 28 September 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219755

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - IX. Time dependence A39

D. Jack, P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118152

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Hydrodynamic capabilities of an SPH code incorporating an artificial conductivity term with a gravity-based signal velocity A45

R. Valdarnini

Published online: 02 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219715

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A Bayesian method for the analysis of deterministic and stochastic time series A89

C. A. L. Bailer-Jones

Published online: 11 October 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220109

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 546 (October 2012)

Letters

Can habitable planets form in clustered environments? L1

A nova origin of the gas cloud at the Galactic center? L2

The brightest pure-H ultracool white dwarf L3

An upper limit for the water outgassing rate of the main-belt comet 176P/LINEAR observed with Herschel/HIFI L4

Superbubble dynamics in globular cluster infancy - I. How do globular clusters first lose their cold gas? L5

Magnetic field detection in the bright A0-type supergiant HD 92207 L6

Clumpy streams in a smooth dark halo: the case of Palomar 5 L7

HD 172555: detection of 63 μm [OI] emission in a debris disc L8

Hot circumstellar material resolved around β Pic with VLTI/PIONIER L9

Astrophysical processes

Dipolar versus multipolar dynamos: the influence of the background density stratification A19

An extended source of GeV gamma rays coincident with the supernova remnant HB 21 A21

Nonthermal processes and neutrino emission from the black hole GRO J0422+32 in a bursting state A46

Eddington capture sphere around luminous stars A54

X-ray variations in the inner accretion flow of dwarf novae A112

The time-dependent one-zone hadronic model - First principles A120

The reawakening of the sleeping X-ray pulsar XTE J1946+274 A125

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The enrichment history of the intracluster medium: a Bayesian approach A6

Analytical shear and flexion of Einasto dark matter haloes A32

Fingerprints of the hierarchical building-up of the structure on the gas kinematics of galaxies A52

The 400d Galaxy Cluster Survey weak lensing programme - II. Weak lensing study of seven clusters with MMT/MegaCam A79

The dark matter distribution in z ~ 0.5 clusters of galaxies - I. Determining scaling relations with weak lensing masses A106

The “toothbrush-relic”: evidence for a coherent linear 2-Mpc scale shock wave in a massive merging galaxy cluster? A124

Extragalactic astronomy

Integral field spectroscopy of a sample of nearby galaxies - II. Properties of the H ii regions A2

Stellar mass map and dark matter distribution in M 31 A4

The metal-enriched host of an energetic γ-ray burst at z ≈ 1.6 A8

Testing supernovae Ia distance measurement methods with SN 2011fe A12

Globular cluster systems in fossil groups: NGC 6482, NGC 1132, and ESO 306-017 A15

Galaxy counterparts of intervening high-z sub-DLAs/DLAs and Mg ii absorbers towards gamma-ray bursts A20

The circumnuclear cold gas environments of the powerful radio galaxies 3C 236 and 4C 31.04 A22

The horizontal branch morphology of M 31 globular clusters - Extreme second parameter effect in outer halo clusters A31

The Herschel Exploitation of Local Galaxy Andromeda (HELGA) - I. Global far-infrared and sub-mm morphology A34

Dependence of the low-mass X-ray binary population on stellar age A36

The star formation histories of Hickson compact group galaxies A48

Detailed abundance analysis from integrated high-dispersion spectroscopy: globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal A53

GOODS-Herschel: ultra-deep XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN/star-formation connection A58

Multiwavelength analysis of the Lyman-α emitting galaxy Haro 2: relation between the diffuse Lyman-α and soft X-ray emissions A65

Constraints on the relative sizes of intervening Mg II-absorbing clouds and quasar emitting regions A67

Winds of change – a molecular outflow in NGC 1377? - The anatomy of an extreme FIR-excess galaxy A68

The XMM deep survey in the CDF-S - II. A 9–20 keV selection of heavily obscured active galaxies at z > 1.7 A84

H I asymmetry in the isolated galaxy CIG 85 (UGC 1547) A95

Constraining the fraction of Compton-thick AGN in the Universe by modelling the diffuse X-ray background spectrum A98

GRB 091029: at the limit of the fireball scenario A101

Lyman-α emission properties of simulated galaxies: interstellar medium structure and inclination effects A111

MASSIV: Mass Assembly Survey with SINFONI in VVDS - IV. Fundamental relations of star-forming galaxies at 1 < z < 1.6 A118

Hunting for extremely metal-poor emission-line galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: MMT and 3.5 m APO observations A122

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Spectral classification and HR diagram of pre-main sequence stars in NGC 6530 A9

Constraining the structure and formation of the Galactic bulge from a field in its outskirts - FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of about 400 red giants around (l, b) = (0°, –10°) A57

The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - VII. A low velocity dispersion for the young massive cluster R136 A73

The long bar as seen by the VVV survey - I. Colour–magnitude diagrams A107

Obscured clusters - IV. The most massive stars in [DBS2003] 179 A110

Gravitational microlensing as a test of a finite-width disk model of the Galaxy A126

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

A hydrodynamic study of the circumstellar envelope of α Scorpii A3

DoAr 33: a good candidate for revealing dust growth and settling in protoplanetary disks A7

Evolved star water maser cloud size determined by star size A16

High-contrast imaging of the close environment of HD 142527 - VLT/NaCo adaptive optics thermal and angular differential imaging A24

H2O line mapping at high spatial and spectral resolution - Herschel observations of the VLA 1623 outflow A29

Three-dimensional simulations of globule and pillar formation around HII regions: turbulence and shock curvature A33

Impact of orbital motion on the structure and stability of adiabatic shocks in colliding wind binaries A60

GS305+04-26: revisiting the interstellar medium around the Centaurus OB1 stellar association A62

XMM-Newton evidence of shocked ISM in SN 1006: indications of hadronic acceleration A66

Interstellar matter and star formation in W5-E - A Herschel view A74

Chemistry of C3 and carbon chain molecules in DR21(OH) A75

Observations of the post-shock break-out emission of SN 2011dh with XMM-Newton A80

Molecular line survey of the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334I with Herschel/HIFI and the Submillimeter Array A87

Nonthermal X-rays from low-energy cosmic rays: application to the 6.4 keV line emission from the Arches cluster region A88

On the origin of the jet-like radio/X-ray morphology of G290.1–0.8 A91

Outflow activity in the UCHII region G045.47+0.05 A96

CH radio emission from Heiles Cloud 2 as a tracer of molecular cloud evolution A103

Multi-frequency study of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud - Confirmation of the supernova remnant status of DEM L205 A109

Dust driven mass loss from carbon stars as a function of stellar parameters - I. A grid of solar-metallicity wind models (Corrigendum) C1

Stellar structure and evolution

Regular oscillation sub-spectrum of rapidly rotating stars A11

H₂O line mapping at high spatial and spectral resolution - Herschel observations of the VLA 1623 outflow A29

Chemistry of C₃ and carbon chain molecules in DR21(OH) A75

New limb-darkening coefficients for PHOENIX/1D model atmospheres - I. Calculations for 1500 K ≤ T_eff ≤ 4800 K Kepler, CoRot, Spitzer, uvby, UBVRIJHK, Sloan, and 2MASS photometric systems A14