A. de Ugarte Postigo, J. P. U. Fynbo, C. C. Thöne, L. Christensen, J. Gorosabel, B. Milvang-Jensen, S. Schulze, P. Jakobsson, K. Wiersema, R. Sánchez-Ramírez et al. (4 more)

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The nature of the interstellar medium of the starburst low-metallicity galaxy Haro 11: a multi-phase model of the infrared emission A20

D. Cormier, V. Lebouteiller, S. C. Madden, N. Abel, S. Hony, F. Galliano, M. Baes, M. J. Barlow, A. Cooray, I. De Looze et al. (8 more)

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Dust temperature and CO → H₂ conversion factor variations in the SFR-M_∗ plane A22

B. Magnelli, A. Saintonge, D. Lutz, L. J. Tacconi, S. Berta, F. Bournaud, V. Charmandaris, H. Dannerbauer, D. Elbaz, N. M. Förster-Schreiber et al. (8 more)

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Flat-spectrum radio sources as likely counterparts of unidentified INTEGRAL sources A32

M. Molina, R. Landi, L. Bassani, A. Malizia, J. B. Stephen, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird and N. Gehrels

Published online: 15 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219546

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The environment of AGNs and the activity degree of their surrounding galaxies A37

W. Kollatschny, A. Reichstein and M. Zetzl

Published online: 16 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118174

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Jet and torus orientations in high redshift radio galaxies A45

G. Drouart, C. De Breuck, J. Vernet, R. A. Laing, N. Seymour, D. Stern, M. Haas, E. A. Pier and B. Rocca-Volmerange

Published online: 19 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220059

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A detailed view of a molecular cloud in the far outer disk of M 33 - Molecular cloud formation in M 33 A52

J. Braine, P. Gratier, Y. Contreras, K. F. Schuster and N. Brouillet

Published online: 21 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220093

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Formation and evolution of dwarf early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster - II. Kinematic scaling relations A78

E. Toloba, A. Boselli, R. F. Peletier, J. Falcón-Barroso, G. van de Ven and J. Gorgas

Published online: 26 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218944

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Spectrum of the unresolved cosmic X-ray background: what is unresolved 50 years after its discovery A87

A. Moretti, S. Vattakunnel, P. Tozzi, R. Salvaterra, P. Severgnini, D. Fugazza, F. Haardt and R. Gilli

Published online: 28 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219921

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A relation between circumnuclear H I, dust, and optical cores in low-power radio galaxies A93

I. M. van Bemmel, R. Morganti, T. Oosterloo and G. van Moorsel

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219179

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The XMM-Newton slew survey in the 2–10 keV band A99

R. S. Warwick, R. D. Saxton and A. M. Read

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118642

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Radio halos in future surveys in the radio continuum A100

R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, R. P. Norris, H. J. A. Röttgering, M. Johnston-Hollitt and M. Trasatti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220018

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Multi-color observations of short GRB afterglows: 20 events observed between 2007 and 2010 A101

A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, S. Klose, J. Greiner, D. A. Kann, T. Krühler, A. Rossi, S. Schulze, P. M. J. Afonso, J. Elliott, R. Filgas et al. (11 more)

Published online: 29 November 2012

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Radio-to-γ-ray monitoring of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PMN J0948 + 0022 from 2008 to 2011 A106

L. Foschini, E. Angelakis, L. Fuhrmann, G. Ghisellini, T. Hovatta, A. Lahteenmaki, M. L. Lister, V. Braito, L. Gallo, T. S. Hamilton et al. (32 more)

Published online: 30 November 2012

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Comparison of the VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey with the Munich semi-analytical model - II. The colour − density relation up to z ~ 1.5 A108

O. Cucciati, G. De Lucia, E. Zucca, A. Iovino, S. de la Torre, L. Pozzetti, J. Blaizot, G. Zamorani, M. Bolzonella, D. Vergani et al. (3 more)

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An investigation of star formation and dust attenuation in major mergers using ultraviolet and infrared data A117

F.-T. Yuan, T. T. Takeuchi, Y. Matsuoka, V. Buat, D. Burgarella and J. Iglesias-Páramo

Published online: 03 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220451

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Modeling optical and UV polarization of AGNs - II. Polarization imaging and complex reprocessing A121

F. Marin, R. W. Goosmann, C. M. Gaskell, D. Porquet and M. Dovčiak

Published online: 04 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219751

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The minijets-in-a-jet statistical model and the rms-flux correlation A123

J. Biteau and B. Giebels

Published online: 04 December 2012

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Evolution of galactic discs: multiple patterns, radial migration, and disc outskirts A126

I. Minchev, B. Famaey, A. C. Quillen, P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, M. Vlajić, P. Erwin and J. Bland-Hawthorn

Published online: 05 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219198

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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First T dwarfs in the VISTA Hemisphere Survey A53

N. Lodieu, B. Burningham, A. Day-Jones, R.-D. Scholz, F. Marocco, S. Koposov, D. Barrado y Navascués, P. W. Lucas, P. Cruz, J. Lillo et al. (14 more)

Published online: 21 November 2012

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Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge: different stellar populations and possible gradients A60

V. Grieco, F. Matteucci, A. Pipino and G. Cescutti

Published online: 22 November 2012

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Chemical abundances in the old LMC globular cluster Hodge 11 A82

R. Mateluna, D. Geisler, S. Villanova, G. Carraro, A. Grocholski, A. Sarajedini, A. Cole and V. Smith

Published online: 27 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219750

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Constraining the parameters of globular cluster NGC 1904 from its variable star population A92

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

Published online: 28 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220217

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Carbon and nitrogen abundances of stellar populations in the globular cluster M 2 A107

C. Lardo, E. Pancino, A. Mucciarelli and A. P. Milone

Published online: 30 November 2012

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Searching for multiple stellar populations in the massive, old open cluster Berkeley 39 A122

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

Published online: 04 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220366

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Photometric distances to young stars in the inner Galactic disk - II. The region towards the open cluster Trumpler 27 at L = 355° A125

G. Perren, R. A. Vázquez and G. Carraro

Published online: 04 December 2012

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Radial migration does little for Galactic disc thickening A127

I. Minchev, B. Famaey, A. C. Quillen, W. Dehnen, M. Martig and A. Siebert

Published online: 05 December 2012

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Distance and reddening of the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 A129

F. Fusco, R. Buonanno, G. Bono, S. Cassisi, M. Monelli and A. Pietrinferni

Published online: 05 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220554

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Light echo of V838 Monocerotis: properties of the echoing medium A23

R. Tylenda and T. Kamiński

Published online: 14 November 2012

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Strong irradiation of protostellar cores in Corona Australis A24

J. E. Lindberg and J. K. Jørgensen

Published online: 14 November 2012

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Probing the extent of the non-thermal emission from the Vela X region at TeV energies with H.E.S.S. A38

A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, Y. Becherini, J. Becker Tjus et al. (189 more)

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Synthetic observations of first hydrostatic cores in collapsing low-mass dense cores - II. Simulated ALMA dust emission maps A39

B. Commerçon, F. Levrier, A. J. Maury, Th. Henning and R. Launhardt

Published online: 16 November 2012

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Nanostructuration of carbonaceous dust as seen through the positions of the 6.2 and 7.7 μm AIBs A40

Y. Carpentier, G. Féraud, E. Dartois, R. Brunetto, E. Charon, A.-T. Cao, L. d’Hendecourt, Ph. Bréchignac, J.-N. Rouzaud and T. Pino

Published online: 16 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118700

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Identification of HESS J1303−631 as a pulsar wind nebula through γ-ray, X-ray, and radio observations A46

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, Y. Becherini et al. (188 more)

Published online: 19 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219814

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Herschel PACS and SPIRE observations of TW Hydrae association brown dwarf disks A54

B. Riaz and J. E. Gizis

Published online: 21 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219524

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Dust coagulation processes as constrained by far-infrared observations A61

M. Köhler, B. Stepnik, A. P. Jones, V. Guillet, A. Abergel, I. Ristorcelli and J.-P. Bernard

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218975

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The IRAM-30 m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - II. First detection of the l-C₃H⁺ hydrocarbon cation A68

J. Pety, P. Gratier, V. Guzmán, E. Roueff, M. Gerin, J. R. Goicoechea, S. Bardeau, A. Sievers, F. Le Petit, J. Le Bourlot et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 November 2012

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Outflow structure and velocity field of Orion source - I. ALMA imaging of SiO isotopologue maser and thermal emission A69

F. Niederhofer, E. M. L. Humphreys and C. Goddi

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220292

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Chemistry in disks - VIII. The CS molecule as an analytic tracer of turbulence in disks A70

S. Guilloteau, A. Dutrey, V. Wakelam, F. Hersant, D. Semenov, E. Chapillon, T. Henning and V. Piétu

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220331

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The complete far-infrared and submillimeter spectrum of the Class 0 protostar Serpens SMM1 obtained with Herschel - Characterizing UV-irradiated shocks heating and chemistry A77

J. R. Goicoechea, J. Cernicharo, A. Karska, G. J. Herczeg, E. T. Polehampton, S. F. Wampfler, L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Etxaluze, O. Berné and R. Visser

Published online: 26 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219912

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A DEBRIS disk around the planet hosting M-star GJ 581 spatially resolved with Herschel A86

J.-F. Lestrade, B. C. Matthews, B. Sibthorpe, G. M. Kennedy, M. C. Wyatt, G. Bryden, J. S. Greaves, E. Thilliez, A. Moro-Martín, M. Booth et al. (10 more)

Published online: 27 November 2012

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Physical conditions in the gas phases of the giant H II region LMC-N 11 unveiled by Herschel - I. Diffuse [C II] and [O III] emission in LMC-N 11B A91

V. Lebouteiller, D. Cormier, S. C. Madden, F. Galliano, R. Indebetouw, N. Abel, M. Sauvage, S. Hony, A. Contursi, A. Poglitsch et al. (3 more)

Published online: 28 November 2012

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The nearby population of M-dwarfs with WISE: a search for warm circumstellar dust A105

H. Avenhaus, H. M. Schmid and M. R. Meyer

Published online: 30 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219783

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A new Herschel view of the young star T54: not a transitional disk? A111

L. Matrà, B. Merín, C. Alves de Oliveira, N. Huélamo, A. Kóspál, N. L. J. Cox, Á. Ribas, E. Puga, R. Vavrek, P. Royer et al. (3 more)

Published online: 30 November 2012

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The enigmatic nature of the circumstellar envelope and bow shock surrounding Betelgeuse as revealed by Herschel - I. Evidence of clumps, multiple arcs, and a linear bar-like structure A113

L. Decin, N. L. J. Cox, P. Royer, A. J. Van Marle, B. Vandenbussche, D. Ladjal, F. Kerschbaum, R. Ottensamer, M. J. Barlow, J. A. D. L. Blommaert et al. (6 more)

Published online: 30 November 2012

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A multi-wavelength view of the Galactic center dust ridge reveals little star formation A120

K. Immer, K. M. Menten, F. Schuller and D. C. Lis

Published online: 04 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219182

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Discovery of an outflow of the very low-mass star ISO 143 A124

V. Joergens, T. Kopytova and A. Pohl

Published online: 04 December 2012

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Three-dimensional simulations of the interaction between Type Ia supernova ejecta and their main sequence companions A2

Z. W. Liu, R. Pakmor, F. K. Röpke, P. Edelmann, B. Wang, M. Kromer, W. Hillebrandt and Z. W. Han

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219357

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The orbits of subdwarf B + main-sequence binaries - I. The sdB+G0 system PG 1104+243 A6

J. Vos, R. H. Østensen, P. Degroote, K. De Smedt, E. M. Green, U. Heber, H. Van Winckel, B. Acke, S. Bloemen, P. De Cat et al. (11 more)

Published online: 12 November 2012

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Spin down of the core rotation in red giants A10

B. Mosser, M. J. Goupil, K. Belkacem, J. P. Marques, P. G. Beck, S. Bloemen, J. De Ridder, C. Barban, S. Deheuvels, Y. Elsworth et al. (11 more)

Published online: 13 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220106

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The Galactic unclassified B[e] star HD 50138 - III. The short-term line profile variability of its photospheric lines A13

M. Borges Fernandes, M. Kraus, D. H. Nickeler, P. De Cat, P. Lampens, C. B. Pereira and M. E. Oksala

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220166

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Supergiant, fast, but not so transient 4U 1907+09 A19

V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, L. Ducci and D. Klochkov

Published online: 13 November 2012

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Ionization structure of hot components in symbiotic binaries during active phases A21

Z. Cariková and A. Skopal

Published online: 13 November 2012

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Deep search for companions to probable young brown dwarfs - VLT/NACO adaptive optics imaging using IR wavefront sensing A33

G. Chauvin, J. Faherty, A. Boccaletti, K. Cruz, A.-M. Lagrange, B. Zuckerman, M. S. Bessell, J.-L. Beuzit, M. Bonnefoy, C. Dumas et al. (3 more)

Published online: 15 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219446

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⁷Li surface abundance in pre-main sequence stars - Testing theory against clusters and binary systems A41

E. Tognelli, S. Degl’Innocenti and P. G. Prada Moroni

Published online: 16 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219111

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Aqueye optical observations of the Crab Nebula pulsar A47

C. Germanà, L. Zampieri, C. Barbieri, G. Naletto, A. Čadež, M. Calvani, M. Barbieri, I. Capraro, A. Di Paola, C. Facchinetti et al. (5 more)

Published online: 19 November 2012

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Carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios in Arcturus and Aldebaran - Constraining the parameters for non-convective mixing on the red giant branch A55

C. Abia, S. Palmerini, M. Busso and S. Cristallo

Published online: 21 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220148

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X-shooter spectroscopy of young stellar objects - I. Mass accretion rates of low-mass T Tauri stars in σ Orionis A56

E. Rigliaco, A. Natta, L. Testi, S. Randich, J. M. Alcalà, E. Covino and B. Stelzer

Published online: 21 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219832

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Observational constraints for the circumstellar disk of the B[e] star CPD−52 9243 A72

L. S. Cidale, M. Borges Fernandes, I. Andruchow, M. L. Arias, M. Kraus, O. Chesneau, S. Kanaan, M. Curé, W. J. de Wit and M. F. Muratore

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220120

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From CoRoT 102899501 to the Sun - A time evolution model of chromospheric activity on the main sequence A15

P. Gondoin, D. Gandolfi, M. Fridlund, A. Frasca, E. W. Guenther, A. Hatzes, H. J. Deeg, H. Parviainen, P. Eigmüller and M. Deleuil

Published online: 13 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219101

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Elemental abundances and classification of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars A34

D. M. Allen, S. G. Ryan, S. Rossi, T. C. Beers and S. A. Tsangarides

Published online: 15 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015615

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Origin of the heavy elements in HD 140283 - Measurement of europium abundance A42

C. Siqueira Mello Jr., B. Barbuy, M. Spite and F. Spite

Published online: 19 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220100

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X-ray variability of pre-main-sequence stars - Toward an explanation of the different X-ray properties of classical and weak-line T Tauri stars A85

E. Flaccomio, G. Micela and S. Sciortino

Published online: 27 November 2012

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The magnetic field topology of the weak-lined T Tauri star V410 Tauri - New strategies for Zeeman-Doppler imaging A95

T. A. Carroll, K. G. Strassmeier, J. B. Rice and A. Künstler

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220215

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BD–22°3467, a DAO-type star exciting the nebula Abell 35 A109

M. Ziegler, T. Rauch, K. Werner, J. Köppen and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 30 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219536

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Constant cross section of loops in the solar corona A1

H. Peter and S. Bingert

Published online: 12 November 2012

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Solar Fe abundance and magnetic fields - Towards a consistent reference metallicity A35

D. Fabbian, F. Moreno-Insertis, E. Khomenko and Å. Nordlund

Published online: 15 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219335

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Rotational effects on the negative magnetic pressure instability A49

I. R. Losada, A. Brandenburg, N. Kleeorin, D. Mitra and I. Rogachevskii

Published online: 20 November 2012

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Are the strengths of solar cycles determined by converging flows towards the activity belts? A57

R. H. Cameron and M. Schüssler

Published online: 21 November 2012

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Coronal hole boundaries at small scales - IV. SOT view. Magnetic field properties of small-scale transient brightenings in coronal holes A62

Z. Huang, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle and D. A. Lamb

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220079

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Generation of twist on magnetic flux tubes at the base of the solar convection zone A74

H. Hotta and T. Yokoyama

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220108

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A cross-correlation method for measuring line formation heights in the solar photosphere A80

M. Faurobert, G. Ricort and C. Aime

Published online: 26 November 2012

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Is there a planetary influence on solar activity? A88

J. A. Abreu, J. Beer, A. Ferriz-Mas, K. G. McCracken and F. Steinhilber

Published online: 28 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219997

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Extreme-ultraviolet and hard X-ray signatures of electron acceleration during the failed eruption of a filament A89

A. Netzel, T. Mrozek, S. Kołomański and S. Gburek

Published online: 28 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219208

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On the periodicity of oscillatory reconnection A98

J. A. McLaughlin, J. O. Thurgood and D. MacTaggart

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220234

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Transverse kink oscillations in the presence of twist A112

J. Terradas and M. Goossens

Published online: 30 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219934

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Three-dimensional temperature mapping of solar photospheric fine structure using Ca ii H filtergrams A114

V. M. J. Henriques

Published online: 03 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220344

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Doppler shift of hot coronal lines in a moss area of an active region A115

N. Dadashi, L. Teriaca, D. Tripathi, S. K. Solanki and T. Wiegelmann

Published online: 03 December 2012

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The nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - A new shape model and thermophysical analysis A12

S. Lowry, S. R. Duddy, B. Rozitis, S. F. Green, A. Fitzsimmons, C. Snodgrass, H. H. Hsieh and O. Hainaut

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220116

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Rotational motion of Phobos A14

N. Rambaux, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, S. Le Maistre and P. Rosenblatt

Published online: 14 November 2012

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Effect of main belt perturbers on asteroid-pair age estimation A25

A. Galád

Published online: 14 November 2012

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CFBDSIR2149-0403: a 4–7 Jupiter-mass free-floating planet in the young moving group AB Doradus? A26

P. Delorme, J. Gagné, L. Malo, C. Reylé, E. Artigau, L. Albert, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse, F. Allard and D. Homeier

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219984

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Physical properties of OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ₃₆ - Derived from Herschel, VLT/ VISIR, and Spitzer observations A36

T. G. Müller, L. O’Rourke, A. M. Barucci, A. Pál, C. Kiss, P. Zeidler, B. Altieri, B. M. González-García and M. Küppers

Published online: 15 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220066

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A simple model of the chaotic eccentricity of Mercury A43

G. Boué, J. Laskar and F. Farago

Published online: 20 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219991

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A study of the performance of the transit detection tool DST in space-based surveys - Application of the CoRoT pipeline to Kepler data A44

J. Cabrera, Sz. Csizmadia, A. Erikson, H. Rauer and S. Kirste

Published online: 16 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219337

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Transit algorithm performance using real WASP data A48

B. Enoch, C. A. Haswell, A. J. Norton, A. Collier-Cameron, R. G. West, A. M. S. Smith and N. R. Parley

Published online: 19 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219771

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A planetary system with gas giants and super-Earths around the nearby M dwarf GJ 676A - Optimizing data analysis techniques for the detection of multi-planetary systems A58

G. Anglada-Escudé and M. Tuomi

Published online: 21 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219910

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Physical and dynamical characterisation of low ΔV NEA (190491) 2000 FJ₁₀ A63

A. A. Christou, T. Kwiatkowski, M. Butkiewicz, A. Gulbis, C. W. Hergenrother, S. Duddy and A. Fitzsimmons

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220156

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On the asymmetric evolution of the perihelion distances of near-Earth Jupiter family comets around the discovery time A64

A. Sosa, J. A. Fernández and P. Pais

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220205

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The impact of atmospheric circulation on the chemistry of the hot Jupiter HD 209458b A73

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

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220365

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Looking for the rainbow on exoplanets covered by liquid and icy water clouds A90

T. Karalidi, D. M. Stam and J. W. Hovenier

Published online: 28 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220245

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Photophoresis of dust aggregates in protoplanetary disks A96

I. von Borstel and J. Blum

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219622

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Scattering of small bodies by planets: a potential origin for exozodiacal dust? A104

A. Bonsor, J.-C. Augereau and P. Thébault

Published online: 30 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220005

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Circum-planetary discs as bottlenecks for gas accretion onto giant planets A116

G. Rivier, A. Crida, A. Morbidelli and Y. Brouet

Published online: 03 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218879

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Detection of an exoplanet around the evolved K giant HD 66141 A118

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

Published online: 03 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118014

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Towards consistent mapping of distant worlds: secondary-eclipse scanning of the exoplanet HD 189733b A128

J. de Wit, M. Gillon, B.-O. Demory and S. Seager

Published online: 04 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219060

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Systematic effect of the Galactic aberration on the ICRS realization and the Earth orientation parameters A50

J.-C. Liu, N. Capitaine, S. B. Lambert, Z. Malkin and Z. Zhu

Published online: 20 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219421

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CONGO, model of cometary non-gravitational forces combining astrometric and production rate data - Application to comet 19P/Borrelly A81

L. Maquet, F. Colas, L. Jorda and J. Crovisier

Published online: 27 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220198

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Oscillator strengths and effective collision strengths for electron excitation of Mg VI A27

S. S. Tayal

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219767

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Rotational spectrum of formamide up to 1 THz and first ISM detection of its ν₁₂ vibrational state A71

R. A. Motiyenko, B. Tercero, J. Cernicharo and L. Margulès

Published online: 23 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220033

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The hyperfine structure in the rotational spectrum of CF⁺ A94

V. Guzmán, E. Roueff, J. Gauss, J. Pety, P. Gratier, J. R. Goicoechea, M. Gerin and D. Teyssier

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220174

Astronomical instrumentation

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Spatially coupled inversion of spectro-polarimetric image data - I. Method and first results A5

M. van Noort

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220220

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High-impedance NbSi TES sensors for studying the cosmic microwave background radiation A17

C. Nones, S. Marnieros, A. Benoit, L. Bergé, A. Bideaud, P. Camus, L. Dumoulin, A. Monfardini and O. Rigaut

Published online: 13 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218834

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Timing accuracy of the Swift X-Ray Telescope in WT mode A28

G. Cusumano, V. La Parola, M. Capalbi, M. Perri, A. P. Beardmore, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana, J. A. Kennea, J. P. Osborne, B. Sbarufatti and G. Tagliaferri

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219968

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A comparison of algorithms for the construction of SZ cluster catalogues A51

J.-B. Melin, N. Aghanim, M. Bartelmann, J. G. Bartlett, M. Betoule, J. Bobin, P. Carvalho, G. Chon, J. Delabrouille, J. M. Diego et al. (13 more)

Published online: 20 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015689

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Worldwide site comparison for submillimetre astronomy A65

P. Tremblin, N. Schneider, V. Minier, G. Al. Durand and J. Urban

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220420

Catalogs and data

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Improved astrometry for the Bohannan & Epps catalogue A16

I. D. Howarth

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220250

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The North Ecliptic Pole Wide survey of AKARI: a near- and mid-infrared source catalog A29

S. J. Kim, H. M. Lee, H. Matsuhara, T. Wada, S. Oyabu, M. Im, Y. Jeon, E. Kang, J. Ko, M. G. Lee et al. (12 more)

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219105

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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasar catalog: ninth data release A66

I. Pâris, P. Petitjean, É. Aubourg, S. Bailey, N. P. Ross, A. D. Myers, M. A. Strauss, S. F. Anderson, E. Arnau, J. Bautista et al. (66 more)

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220142

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The first INTEGRAL-OMC catalogue of optically variable sources A79

J. Alfonso-Garzón, A. Domingo, J. M. Mas-Hesse and A. Giménez

Published online: 26 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220095

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Catalogue of variable stars in open cluster fields A97

M. Zejda, E. Paunzen, B. Baumann, Z. Mikulášek and J. Liška

Published online: 29 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219186

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The VISTA Science Archive A119

N. J. G. Cross, R. S. Collins, R. G. Mann, M. A. Read, E. T. W. Sutorius, R. P. Blake, M. Holliman, N. C. Hambly, J. P. Emerson, A. Lawrence and K. T. Noddle

Published online: 03 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219505

Numerical methods and codes

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How reliable is Zeeman Doppler imaging without simultaneous temperature reconstruction? A8

L. Rosén and O. Kochukhov

Published online: 12 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219972

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A study of simulated reionization histories with merger trees of HII regions A9

J. Chardin, D. Aubert and P. Ocvirk

Published online: 13 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219992

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Recommendations for Monte Carlo nucleosynthesis sampling A30

R. Longland

Published online: 14 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220386

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - X. Arbitrary velocity fields in the comoving frame A67

E. Baron, P. H. Hauschildt, B. Chen and S. Knop

Published online: 22 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219343

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ArtDeco: a beam-deconvolution code for absolute cosmic microwave background measurements A110

E. Keihänen and M. Reinecke

Published online: 30 November 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220183

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 548 (December 2012)

Letters

Rotational periods and evolutionary models for subgiant stars observed by CoRoT L1

High SiO abundance in the HH212 protostellar jet L2

XMM-Newton observations of SNR 1987A - II. The still increasing X-ray light curve and the properties of Fe K lines L3

A method to measure CO and N2 depletion profiles inside prestellar cores L4

GRB 090618: a candidate for a neutron star gravitational collapse onto a black hole induced by a type Ib/c supernova L5

Resolving the Vela C ridge with P-ArTéMiS and Herschel L6

Searching for Galactic sources in the Swift GRB catalog - Statistical analyses of the angular distributions of FREDs L7

Breaking through: the effects of a velocity distribution on barriers to dust growth (Corrigendum) C1

Astrophysical processes

Mass estimate of the Swift J 164449.3+573451 supermassive black hole based on the 3:2 QPO resonance hypothesis A3

Shearing box simulations of accretion disk winds A76

Solitary plasma rings and magnetic field generation involving gravity and differential rotation A84

Periodic morphological changes in the radio structure of the gamma-ray binary LS 5039 A103

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Deep optical observations of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 1413 A18

Cosmology with Hu-Sawicki gravity in the Palatini formalism A31

Statistics and implications of substructure detected in a representative sample of X-ray clusters A59

Chandra observations of dying radio sources in galaxy clusters A75

A low-scatter survey-based mass proxy for clusters of galaxies A83

Towards an understanding of third-order galaxy-galaxy lensing A102

Extragalactic astronomy

Millimeter imaging of submillimeter galaxies in the COSMOS field: redshift distribution A4

The dominant role of mergers in the size evolution of massive early-type galaxies since z ~ 1 A7

The distribution of equivalent widths in long GRB afterglow spectra A11

The nature of the interstellar medium of the starburst low-metallicity galaxy Haro 11: a multi-phase model of the infrared emission A20

Dust temperature and CO → H2 conversion factor variations in the SFR-M∗ plane A22

Flat-spectrum radio sources as likely counterparts of unidentified INTEGRAL sources A32

The environment of AGNs and the activity degree of their surrounding galaxies A37

Jet and torus orientations in high redshift radio galaxies A45

A detailed view of a molecular cloud in the far outer disk of M 33 - Molecular cloud formation in M 33 A52

Formation and evolution of dwarf early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster - II. Kinematic scaling relations A78

Spectrum of the unresolved cosmic X-ray background: what is unresolved 50 years after its discovery A87

A relation between circumnuclear H I, dust, and optical cores in low-power radio galaxies A93

The XMM-Newton slew survey in the 2–10 keV band A99

Radio halos in future surveys in the radio continuum A100

Multi-color observations of short GRB afterglows: 20 events observed between 2007 and 2010 A101

Radio-to-γ-ray monitoring of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PMN J0948 + 0022 from 2008 to 2011 A106

Comparison of the VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey with the Munich semi-analytical model - II. The colour − density relation up to z ~ 1.5 A108

An investigation of star formation and dust attenuation in major mergers using ultraviolet and infrared data A117

Modeling optical and UV polarization of AGNs - II. Polarization imaging and complex reprocessing A121

The minijets-in-a-jet statistical model and the rms-flux correlation A123

Evolution of galactic discs: multiple patterns, radial migration, and disc outskirts A126

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

First T dwarfs in the VISTA Hemisphere Survey A53

Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge: different stellar populations and possible gradients A60

Chemical abundances in the old LMC globular cluster Hodge 11 A82

Constraining the parameters of globular cluster NGC 1904 from its variable star population A92

Carbon and nitrogen abundances of stellar populations in the globular cluster M 2 A107

Searching for multiple stellar populations in the massive, old open cluster Berkeley 39 A122

Photometric distances to young stars in the inner Galactic disk - II. The region towards the open cluster Trumpler 27 at L = 355° A125

Radial migration does little for Galactic disc thickening A127

Distance and reddening of the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 A129

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Light echo of V838 Monocerotis: properties of the echoing medium A23

Strong irradiation of protostellar cores in Corona Australis A24

Probing the extent of the non-thermal emission from the Vela X region at TeV energies with H.E.S.S. A38

Synthetic observations of first hydrostatic cores in collapsing low-mass dense cores - II. Simulated ALMA dust emission maps A39

Nanostructuration of carbonaceous dust as seen through the positions of the 6.2 and 7.7 μm AIBs A40

Identification of HESS J1303−631 as a pulsar wind nebula through γ-ray, X-ray, and radio observations A46

Herschel PACS and SPIRE observations of TW Hydrae association brown dwarf disks A54

Dust coagulation processes as constrained by far-infrared observations A61

The IRAM-30 m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - II. First detection of the l-C3H+ hydrocarbon cation A68

Outflow structure and velocity field of Orion source - I. ALMA imaging of SiO isotopologue maser and thermal emission A69

Chemistry in disks - VIII. The CS molecule as an analytic tracer of turbulence in disks A70

The complete far-infrared and submillimeter spectrum of the Class 0 protostar Serpens SMM1 obtained with Herschel - Characterizing UV-irradiated shocks heating and chemistry A77

A DEBRIS disk around the planet hosting M-star GJ 581 spatially resolved with Herschel A86

Physical conditions in the gas phases of the giant H II region LMC-N 11 unveiled by Herschel - I. Diffuse [C II] and [O III] emission in LMC-N 11B A91

The nearby population of M-dwarfs with WISE: a search for warm circumstellar dust A105

A new Herschel view of the young star T54: not a transitional disk? A111

The enigmatic nature of the circumstellar envelope and bow shock surrounding Betelgeuse as revealed by Herschel - I. Evidence of clumps, multiple arcs, and a linear bar-like structure A113

A multi-wavelength view of the Galactic center dust ridge reveals little star formation A120

Discovery of an outflow of the very low-mass star ISO 143 A124

Stellar structure and evolution

Three-dimensional simulations of the interaction between Type Ia supernova ejecta and their main sequence companions A2

The orbits of subdwarf B + main-sequence binaries - I. The sdB+G0 system PG 1104+243 A6

Spin down of the core rotation in red giants A10

The Galactic unclassified B[e] star HD 50138 - III. The short-term line profile variability of its photospheric lines A13

A method to measure CO and N₂ depletion profiles inside prestellar cores L4

Dust temperature and CO → H₂ conversion factor variations in the SFR-M_∗ plane A22

The IRAM-30 m line survey of the Horsehead PDR - II. First detection of the l-C₃H⁺ hydrocarbon cation A68

⁷Li surface abundance in pre-main sequence stars - Testing theory against clusters and binary systems A41

Physical properties of OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ₃₆ - Derived from Herschel, VLT/ VISIR, and Spitzer observations A36

Physical and dynamical characterisation of low ΔV NEA (190491) 2000 FJ₁₀ A63

Rotational spectrum of formamide up to 1 THz and first ISM detection of its ν₁₂ vibrational state A71

The hyperfine structure in the rotational spectrum of CF⁺ A94