Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

M. C. Wiedner, G. Wieching, F. Bielau, K. Rettenbacher, N. H. Volgenau, M. Emprechtinger, U. U. Graf, C. E. Honingh, K. Jacobs, B. Vowinkel et al. (7 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065341

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Discovery of interstellar CF⁺ p. L37

D. A. Neufeld, P. Schilke, K. M. Menten, M. G. Wolfire, J. H. Black, F. Schuller, H. S. P. Müller, S. Thorwirth, R. Güsten and S. Philipp

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600015

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Submillimeter spectroscopy of southern hot cores: NGC 6334(I) and G327.3-0.6 p. L41

P. Schilke, C. Comito, S. Thorwirth, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, R. Güsten, P. Bergman and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065398

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APEX 1 mm line survey of the Orion Bar p. L47

S. Leurini, R. Rolffs, S. Thorwirth, B. Parise, P. Schilke, C. Comito, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten, P. Bergman, K. M. Menten and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065555

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The evolutionary state of the southern dense core Chamaeleon-MMS1 p. L51

A. Belloche, B. Parise, F. F. S. van der Tak, P. Schilke, S. Leurini, R. Güsten and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065306

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Detection of H₂D in a massive prestellar core in Orion B p. L55

J. Harju, L. K. Haikala, K. Lehtinen, M. Juvela, K. Mattila, O. Miettinen, M. Dumke, R. Güsten and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065337

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Probable detection of H₂D in the starless core Barnard 68 p. L59

M. R. Hogerheijde, P. Caselli, M. Emprechtinger, F. F. S. van der Tak, J. Alves, A. Belloche, R. Güsten, A. A. Lundgren, L.-Å. Nyman, N. Volgenau and M. C. Wiedner

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065104

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The distribution of ND₂H in LDN 1689N p. L63

M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, S. Philipp, R. Güsten, E. Roueff and V. Reveret

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065401

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Low-mass star formation in R Coronae Australis: observations of organic molecules with the APEX telescope p. L67

F. L. Schöier, J. K. Jørgensen, K. M. Pontoppidan and A. A. Lundgren

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065334

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CO (3–2) observations of the Cometary Globule CG 12: a cold core and a CO hot spot p. L71

L. K. Haikala, M. Juvela, J. Harju, K. Lehtinen, K. Mattila and M. Dumke

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065387

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Warm molecular gas in the envelope and outflow of IRAS 12496-7650 (DK Chamaeleontis) p. L75

T. A. van Kempen, M. R. Hogerheijde, E. F. van Dishoeck, R. Güsten, P. Schilke and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065336

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CO and CH₃OH observations of the BHR71 outflows with APEX p. L79

B. Parise, A. Belloche, S. Leurini, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski and R. Güsten

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065363

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The high velocity outflow in NGC 6334 I p. L83

S. Leurini, P. Schilke, B. Parise, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten and S. Philipp

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065338

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Molecular excitation in the Eagle nebula's fingers p. L87

F. Schuller, S. Leurini, C. Hieret, K. M. Menten, S. D. Philipp, R. Güsten, P. Schilke and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065510

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Revealing the environs of the remarkable southern hot core G327.3–0.6 p. L91

F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, P. Schilke, S. Thorwirth, R. Güsten and P. Bergman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065347

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Mid- and high-J CO observations towards ultracompact HII regions p. L95

F. Wyrowski, S. Heyminck, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065565

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APEX mapping of H₃O in the Sgr B2 region p. L99

F. F. S. van der Tak, A. Belloche, P. Schilke, R. Güsten, S. Philipp, C. Comito, P. Bergman and L.-Å. Nyman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065289

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Mass-loss properties of S-stars on the AGB p. L103

S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier, H. Olofsson and A. A. Lundgren

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065285

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Submillimeter vibrationally excited water emission from the peculiar red supergiant VY Canis Majoris p. L107

K. M. Menten, S. D. Philipp, R. Güsten, J. Alcolea, E. T. Polehampton and S. Brünken

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065458

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APEX CO(3–2) observations of NGC 6822 p. L111

S. De Rijcke, P. Buyle, J. Cannon, F. Walter, A. Lundgren, D. Michielsen and H. Dejonghe

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065411

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CO(4–3) and CO(7–6) maps of the nucleus of NGC 253 p. L115

R. Güsten, S. D. Philipp, A. Weiß and B. Klein

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065447

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Local Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and synchrotron modulation in Pulsar Wind Nebulae p. 393

N. Bucciantini and L. Del Zanna

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054491

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High-energy neutrino as observational signature of massive black hole formation p. 401

V. Berezinsky and V. Dokuchaev

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042336

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On the cosmic microwave background large-scale angular correlations p. 409

A. Bernui, T. Villela, C. A. Wuensche, R. Leonardi and I. Ferreira

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054243

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The non-perturbative regime of cosmic structure formation p. 415

T. Buchert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064899

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The great observatories origins deep survey - VLT/FORS2 spectroscopy in the GOODS-South Field: Part II p. 423

E. Vanzella, S. Cristiani, M. Dickinson, H. Kuntschner, M. Nonino, A. Rettura, P. Rosati, J. Vernet, C. Cesarsky, H. C. Ferguson et al. (9 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054796

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Cold molecular gas in the Perseus cluster core - Association with X-ray cavity, Hα filaments and cooling flow p. 437

P. Salomé, F. Combes, A. C. Edge, C. Crawford, M. Erlund, A. C. Fabian, N. A. Hatch, R. M. Johnstone, J. S. Sanders and R. J. Wilman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054745

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Searching for X-ray luminous “normal” galaxies in 2dFGRS p. 447

P. Tzanavaris, I. Georgantopoulos and A. Georgakakis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054630

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A multi-wavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - I. Optical observations. The redshift distribution p. 453

A. della Valle, P. Mazzei, D. Bettoni, H. Aussel and G. De Zotti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064860

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Spectral line variability amplitudes in active galactic nuclei p. 459

W. Kollatschny, M. Zetzl and M. Dietrich

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054357

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Multifractality in a ring of star formation: the case of Arp 220 p. 473

R. de la Fuente Marcos and C. de la Fuente Marcos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054776

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SINFONI adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the Circinus Galaxy p. 481

F. Mueller Sánchez, R. I. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel and A. Sternberg

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054387

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Strange magnification pattern in the large separation lens SDSS J1004+4112 from optical to X-rays p. 493

G. Lamer, A. Schwope, L. Wisotzki and L. Christensen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064934

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Supernova 2006aj and the associated X-Ray Flash 060218 p. 503

J. Sollerman, A. O. Jaunsen, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, P. Jakobsson, M. Stritzinger, C. Féron, P. Laursen, J.-E. Ovaldsen, J. Selj et al. (16 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065226

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Restoring color–magnitude diagrams with the Richardson-Lucy algorithm p. 511

M. Cignoni and S. N. Shore

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054232

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10⁵¹ erg less: the Galactic H II region OA 184 p. 517

T. Foster, R. Kothes, X. H. Sun, W. Reich and J. L. Han

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064881

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A search for photometric variability of hydrogen-deficient planetary-nebula nuclei p. 527

J. M. González Pérez, J.-E. Solheim and R. Kamben

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053468

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Non-thermal pulsed X-ray emission from rotation-powered pulsars p. 537

L. Zhang and Z. J. Jiang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052758

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X-ray observations of RX J0822-4300 and Puppis-A p. 543

C. Y. Hui and W. Becker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053554

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Spectroscopic characterization of a sample of southern visual binaries p. 553

S. Desidera, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, R. U. Claudi and T. H. Dall

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064895

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The origin and fate of short-period low-mass black-hole binaries p. 559

L. R. Yungelson, J.-P. Lasota, G. Nelemans, G. Dubus, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, J. Dewi and S. Portegies Zwart

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064984

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Radiative diffusion in stellar atmospheres: diffusion velocities p. 571

G. Alecian and M. J. Stift

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054558

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Abundance difference between components of wide binaries - II. The southern sample p. 581

S. Desidera, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello and R. U. Claudi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064896

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X-ray emission from T Tauri stars in the Lupus 3 star-forming region p. 595

P. Gondoin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054350

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Modelling chromospheric line profiles in NGC 2808: evidence of mass loss from RGB stars p. 609

P. J. D. Mauas, C. Cacciari and L. Pasquini

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054792

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Spectral analyses of eighteen hot H-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4 p. 617

S. D. Hügelmeyer, S. Dreizler, D. Homeier, J. Krzesiński, K. Werner, A. Nitta and S. J. Kleinman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064869

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Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - III. Constraints on the radial stratification of the clumping factor in hot star winds from a combined H, IR and radio analysis p. 625

J. Puls, N. Markova, S. Scuderi, C. Stanghellini, O. G. Taranova, A. W. Burnley and I. D. Howarth

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065073

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Numerical simulations of impulsively generated vertical oscillations in a solar coronal arcade loop p. 653

M. Selwa, S. K. Solanki, K. Murawski, T. J. Wang and U. Shumlak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054286

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Quiet sun magnetic field diagnostics with a Mn line p. 663

A. López Ariste, S. Tomczyk and R. Casini

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054657

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Dependence of the Io-related decametric radio emission of Jupiter on the central meridian longitude and Io's “active” longitudes p. 669

V. V. Zaitsev, V. E. Shaposhnikov and H. O. Rucker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054450

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Near infra-red spectroscopy of the asteroid 21 Lutetia - I. New results of long-term campaign p. 677

M. Birlan, P. Vernazza, M. Fulchignoni, M. A. Barucci, P. Descamps, R. P. Binzel and S. J. Bus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054460

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Puck satellite Earth-based observations p. 683

C. H. Veiga and P. Bourget

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064977

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 454 / No 2 (August I 2006)

APEX Special Booklet

APEX Special Booklet

Special Letters edition: First science with APEX p. E1

The Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) – a new submillimeter facility for southern skies – p. L13

A 0.8 mm heterodyne facility receiver for the APEX telescope p. L17

The first-light APEX submillimeter heterodyne instrument FLASH p. L21

APECS – the Atacama pathfinder experiment control system p. L25

The APEX digital Fast Fourier Transform Spectrometer p. L29

First observations with CONDOR, a 1.5 THz heterodyne receiver p. L33

Discovery of interstellar CF+ p. L37

Submillimeter spectroscopy of southern hot cores: NGC 6334(I) and G327.3-0.6 p. L41

APEX 1 mm line survey of the Orion Bar p. L47

The evolutionary state of the southern dense core Chamaeleon-MMS1 p. L51

Detection of H2D in a massive prestellar core in Orion B p. L55

Probable detection of H2D in the starless core Barnard 68 p. L59

The distribution of ND2H in LDN 1689N p. L63

Low-mass star formation in R Coronae Australis: observations of organic molecules with the APEX telescope p. L67

CO (3–2) observations of the Cometary Globule CG 12: a cold core and a CO hot spot p. L71

Warm molecular gas in the envelope and outflow of IRAS 12496-7650 (DK Chamaeleontis) p. L75

CO and CH3OH observations of the BHR71 outflows with APEX p. L79

The high velocity outflow in NGC 6334 I p. L83

Molecular excitation in the Eagle nebula's fingers p. L87

Revealing the environs of the remarkable southern hot core G327.3–0.6 p. L91

Mid- and high-J CO observations towards ultracompact HII regions p. L95

APEX mapping of H3O in the Sgr B2 region p. L99

Mass-loss properties of S-stars on the AGB p. L103

Submillimeter vibrationally excited water emission from the peculiar red supergiant VY Canis Majoris p. L107

APEX CO(3–2) observations of NGC 6822 p. L111

CO(4–3) and CO(7–6) maps of the nucleus of NGC 253 p. L115

Local Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and synchrotron modulation in Pulsar Wind Nebulae p. 393

High-energy neutrino as observational signature of massive black hole formation p. 401

On the cosmic microwave background large-scale angular correlations p. 409

The non-perturbative regime of cosmic structure formation p. 415

The great observatories origins deep survey - VLT/FORS2 spectroscopy in the GOODS-South Field: Part II p. 423

Cold molecular gas in the Perseus cluster core - Association with X-ray cavity, Hα filaments and cooling flow p. 437

Searching for X-ray luminous “normal” galaxies in 2dFGRS p. 447

A multi-wavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - I. Optical observations. The redshift distribution p. 453

Spectral line variability amplitudes in active galactic nuclei p. 459

Multifractality in a ring of star formation: the case of Arp 220 p. 473

SINFONI adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the Circinus Galaxy p. 481

Strange magnification pattern in the large separation lens SDSS J1004+4112 from optical to X-rays p. 493

Supernova 2006aj and the associated X-Ray Flash 060218 p. 503

Restoring color–magnitude diagrams with the Richardson-Lucy algorithm p. 511

1051 erg less: the Galactic H II region OA 184 p. 517

A search for photometric variability of hydrogen-deficient planetary-nebula nuclei p. 527

Non-thermal pulsed X-ray emission from rotation-powered pulsars p. 537

X-ray observations of RX J0822-4300 and Puppis-A p. 543

Spectroscopic characterization of a sample of southern visual binaries p. 553

The origin and fate of short-period low-mass black-hole binaries p. 559

Radiative diffusion in stellar atmospheres: diffusion velocities p. 571

Abundance difference between components of wide binaries - II. The southern sample p. 581

X-ray emission from T Tauri stars in the Lupus 3 star-forming region p. 595

Modelling chromospheric line profiles in NGC 2808: evidence of mass loss from RGB stars p. 609

Spectral analyses of eighteen hot H-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4 p. 617

Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - III. Constraints on the radial stratification of the clumping factor in hot star winds from a combined H, IR and radio analysis p. 625

Numerical simulations of impulsively generated vertical oscillations in a solar coronal arcade loop p. 653

Quiet sun magnetic field diagnostics with a Mn line p. 663

Dependence of the Io-related decametric radio emission of Jupiter on the central meridian longitude and Io's “active” longitudes p. 669

Near infra-red spectroscopy of the asteroid 21 Lutetia - I. New results of long-term campaign p. 677

Puck satellite Earth-based observations p. 683

Discovery of interstellar CF⁺ p. L37

Detection of H₂D in a massive prestellar core in Orion B p. L55

Probable detection of H₂D in the starless core Barnard 68 p. L59

The distribution of ND₂H in LDN 1689N p. L63

CO and CH₃OH observations of the BHR71 outflows with APEX p. L79

APEX mapping of H₃O in the Sgr B2 region p. L99

10⁵¹ erg less: the Galactic H II region OA 184 p. 517