M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, T. J. Balonek, M. F. Aller, S. G. Jorstad, O. M. Kurtanidze, F. Nicastro, K. Nilsson, H. D. Aller, A. Arai et al. (78 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064817

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The BATSE-Swift luminosity and redshift distributions of short-duration GRBs p. 823

D. Guetta and T. Piran

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054498

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XMM–Newton observations of a sample of γ-ray loud active galactic nuclei p. 829

L. Foschini, G. Ghisellini, C. M. Raiteri, F. Tavecchio, M. Villata, L. Maraschi, E. Pian, G. Tagliaferri, G. Di Cocco and G. Malaguti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064921

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4U 1344-60: a bright intermediate Seyfert galaxy at z = 0.012 with a relativistic Fe K emission line p. 839

E. Piconcelli, M. Sánchez-Portal, M. Guainazzi, A. Martocchia, C. Motch, A. C. Schröder, S. Bianchi, E. Jiménez-Bailón and G. Matt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064956

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Witnessing galaxy preprocessing in the local Universe: the case of a star-bursting group falling into Abell 1367 p. 847

L. Cortese, G. Gavazzi, A. Boselli, P. Franzetti, R. C. Kennicutt, K. O'Neil and S. Sakai

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064873

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The K-band properties of Seyfert 2 galaxies p. 863

Z. Peng, Q. Gu, J. Melnick and Y. Zhao

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054664

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The stellar masses of 25 000 galaxies at 0.2 ≤ z ≤ 1.0 estimated by the COMBO-17 survey p. 869

A. Borch, K. Meisenheimer, E. F. Bell, H.-W. Rix, C. Wolf, S. Dye, M. Kleinheinrich, Z. Kovacs and L. Wisotzki

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054376

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A dynamical model for the heavily ram pressure stripped Virgo spiral galaxy NGC 4522 p. 883

B. Vollmer, M. Soida, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, J. D. P. Kenney, J. H. van Gorkom and R. Beck

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064954

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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[Fe/H] derived from the light curves of RR Lyrae stars in the Galactic halo p. 895

C. Wu, Y. L. Qiu, J. S. Deng, J. Y. Hu and Y. H. Zhao

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054343

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Formation of compact solid water after ion irradiation at 15 K p. 903

M. E. Palumbo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042382

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New signposts of massive star formation in the S235A-B region p. 911

M. Felli, F. Massi, M. Robberto and R. Cesaroni

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054646

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Star formation in the Cepheus Flare region: implications from morphology and infrared properties of optically selected clouds p. 923

Z. T. Kiss, L. V. Tóth, O. Krause, M. Kun and M. Stickel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053235

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Star formation in the southern dark cloud DC 287.1+02.4 p. 937

J. L. Yun and P. R. Figueira

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054161

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Electron temperature fluctuations in H II regions - The feasibility of t² estimates from point-to-point observations p. 943

M. V. F. Copetti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054736

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Testing grain surface chemistry: a survey of deuterated formaldehyde and methanol in low-mass class 0 protostars p. 949

B. Parise, C. Ceccarelli, A. G. G. M. Tielens, A. Castets, E. Caux, B. Lefloch and S. Maret

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Synchrotron emission from the T Tauri binary system V773 Tauri A p. 959

M. Massi, J. Forbrich, K. M. Menten, G. Torricelli-Ciamponi, J. Neidhöfer, S. Leurini and F. Bertoldi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053535

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Simultaneous VLBI/GMRT/RXTE observation of SS433 p. 965

S. K. Chakrabarti, S. Pal and A. Nandi

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Spitzer/IRAC and ISOCAM/CVF insights on the origin of the near to mid-IR Galactic diffuse emission p. 969

N. Flagey, F. Boulanger, L. Verstraete, M. A. Miville Deschênes, A. Noriega Crespo and W. T. Reach

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053949

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Odin CO and CO J = 5–4 mapping of Orion KL – a step towards accurate water abundances p. 979

E. S. Wirström, P. Bergman, A. O. H. Olofsson, U. Frisk, Å. Hjalmarson, M. Olberg, C. M. Persson and Aa. Sandqvist

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Influence of turbulence on the shape of a spectral line - The analytical approach p. 989

N. A. Silant'ev, E. E. Lekht, J. E. Mendoza-Torres and G. M. Rudnitskij

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053069

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A SCUBA imaging survey of ultracompact HII regions - The environments of massive star formation p. 1003

M. A. Thompson, J. Hatchell, A. J. Walsh, G. H. Macdonald and T. J. Millar

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054383

Stellar structure and evolution

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Low compressibility accretion disc formation in close binaries: the role of physical viscosity p. 1027

G. Lanzafame, G. Belvedere and D. Molteni

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Recent timing studies on RXTE observations of 4U 1538-52 p. 1037

A. Baykal, S. Ç. İnam and E. Beklen

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Stellar atmospheres

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Non-radial pulsations in the γ Doradus star HD 195068 p. 1041

S. Jankov, P. Mathias, E. Chapellier, J.-M. Le Contel and J.-P. Sareyan

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The accretion-diffusion scenario for metals in cool white dwarfs p. 1051

D. Koester and D. Wilken

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The polar wind of the fast rotating Be star Achernar - VINCI/VLTI interferometric observations of an elongated polar envelope p. 1059

P. Kervella and A. Domiciano de Souza

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054771

The Sun

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Coronal heating by MHD waves p. 1067

N. Kumar, P. Kumar and S. Singh

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The magnetic canopy above light bridges p. 1079

J. Jurčák, V. Martínez Pillet and M. Sobotka

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Waves generated by reflected and accelerated electrons at a nearly perpendicular shock p. 1089

M. Karlický and M. Vandas

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Stochastic polarized line formation - II. Zeeman line transfer in a random magnetic field p. 1095

H. Frisch, M. Sampoorna and K. N. Nagendra

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054532

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On the propagation of brightening after filament/prominence eruptions, as seen by SoHO-EIT p. 1111

D. Tripathi, H. Isobe and H. E. Mason

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064993

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Two-dimensional spectroscopy of a sunspot - III. Thermal and kinematic structure of the penumbra at 05 resolution p. 1117

L. R. Bellot Rubio, R. Schlichenmaier and A. Tritschler

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Planets and planetary systems

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Dust flow in gas disks in the presence of embedded planets p. 1129

S.-J. Paardekooper and G. Mellema

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Astrometric results of observations of mutual occultations and eclipses of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter in 2003 p. 1141

N. V. Emelyanov and R. Gilbert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064810

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 453 / No 3 (July III 2006)

Letters

A MOST probable explanation of the pulsation of WR 123 p. L35

The galaxy cluster X-ray luminosity–gravitational mass relation in the light of the WMAP 3rd year data p. L39

Extended nonlinear guiding center theory of perpendicular diffusion p. L43

Spatial mapping of ices in the Ophiuchus-F core - A direct measurement of CO depletion and the formation of CO2 p. L47

Astrophysical processes

Gravitational effects on the high energy emission of accreting black holes p. 773

Which jet launching mechanism(s) in T Tauri stars? p. 785

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The Swift satellite and redshifts of long gamma-ray bursts p. 797

Extragalactic astronomy

Spectroscopic properties and dynamical evolution of the merging system AM 1003-435 p. 801

The VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey - Galaxy luminosity function per morphological type up to z = 1.2 p. 809

The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3 - The WEBT campaign of 2004–2005 p. 817

The BATSE-Swift luminosity and redshift distributions of short-duration GRBs p. 823

XMM–Newton observations of a sample of γ-ray loud active galactic nuclei p. 829

4U 1344-60: a bright intermediate Seyfert galaxy at z = 0.012 with a relativistic Fe K emission line p. 839

Witnessing galaxy preprocessing in the local Universe: the case of a star-bursting group falling into Abell 1367 p. 847

The K-band properties of Seyfert 2 galaxies p. 863

The stellar masses of 25 000 galaxies at 0.2 ≤ z ≤ 1.0 estimated by the COMBO-17 survey p. 869

A dynamical model for the heavily ram pressure stripped Virgo spiral galaxy NGC 4522 p. 883

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

[Fe/H] derived from the light curves of RR Lyrae stars in the Galactic halo p. 895

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Formation of compact solid water after ion irradiation at 15 K p. 903

New signposts of massive star formation in the S235A-B region p. 911

Star formation in the Cepheus Flare region: implications from morphology and infrared properties of optically selected clouds p. 923

Star formation in the southern dark cloud DC 287.1+02.4 p. 937

Electron temperature fluctuations in H II regions - The feasibility of t2 estimates from point-to-point observations p. 943

Testing grain surface chemistry: a survey of deuterated formaldehyde and methanol in low-mass class 0 protostars p. 949

Synchrotron emission from the T Tauri binary system V773 Tauri A p. 959

Simultaneous VLBI/GMRT/RXTE observation of SS433 p. 965

Spitzer/IRAC and ISOCAM/CVF insights on the origin of the near to mid-IR Galactic diffuse emission p. 969

Odin CO and CO J = 5–4 mapping of Orion KL – a step towards accurate water abundances p. 979

Influence of turbulence on the shape of a spectral line - The analytical approach p. 989

A SCUBA imaging survey of ultracompact HII regions - The environments of massive star formation p. 1003

Stellar structure and evolution

Low compressibility accretion disc formation in close binaries: the role of physical viscosity p. 1027

Recent timing studies on RXTE observations of 4U 1538-52 p. 1037

Stellar atmospheres

Non-radial pulsations in the γ Doradus star HD 195068 p. 1041

The accretion-diffusion scenario for metals in cool white dwarfs p. 1051

The polar wind of the fast rotating Be star Achernar - VINCI/VLTI interferometric observations of an elongated polar envelope p. 1059

The Sun

Coronal heating by MHD waves p. 1067

The magnetic canopy above light bridges p. 1079

Waves generated by reflected and accelerated electrons at a nearly perpendicular shock p. 1089

Stochastic polarized line formation - II. Zeeman line transfer in a random magnetic field p. 1095

On the propagation of brightening after filament/prominence eruptions, as seen by SoHO-EIT p. 1111

Two-dimensional spectroscopy of a sunspot - III. Thermal and kinematic structure of the penumbra at 05 resolution p. 1117

Planets and planetary systems

Dust flow in gas disks in the presence of embedded planets p. 1129

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Astrometric results of observations of mutual occultations and eclipses of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter in 2003 p. 1141

Spatial mapping of ices in the Ophiuchus-F core - A direct measurement of CO depletion and the formation of CO₂ p. L47

Electron temperature fluctuations in H II regions - The feasibility of t² estimates from point-to-point observations p. 943