Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Luminous superclusters: remnants from inflation? p. L1

J. Einasto, M. Einasto, E. Saar, E. Tago, L. J. Liivamägi, M. Jõeveer, I. Suhhonenko, G. Hütsi, J. Jaaniste, P. Heinämäki et al. (3 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065617

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GRB 050223: a dark GRB in a dusty starburst galaxy p. L5

L. J. Pellizza, P.-A. Duc, E. Le Floc'h, I. F. Mirabel, L. A. Antonelli, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, A. Cimatti, S. Covino, M. Della Valle et al. (12 more)

Published online: 26 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066015

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Observation of a short-lived pattern in the solar chromosphere p. L9

F. Wöger, S. Wedemeyer-Böhm, W. Schmidt and O. von der Lühe

Published online: 26 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066237

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A composite H ii region luminosity function in Hα of unprecedented statistical weight p. L13

T. R. Bradley, J. H. Knapen, J. E. Beckman and S. L. Folkes

Published online: 26 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066151

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Halting type I planet migration in non-isothermal disks p. L17

S.-J. Paardekooper and G. Mellema

Published online: 27 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066304

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On the Hα emission from the β Cephei system p. L21

R. S. Schnerr, H. F. Henrichs, R. D. Oudmaijer and J. H. Telting

Published online: 26 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066392

Astrophysical processes

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Supersonic turbulence in shock-bound interaction zones - I. Symmetric settings p. 1

D. Folini and R. Walder

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053898

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Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - V. Identification and properties of 21 southern hard X-ray sources p. 21

N. Masetti, L. Morelli, E. Palazzi, G. Galaz, L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, G. L. Israel, R. Landi et al. (6 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066055

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Ionization of large-scale absorbing haloes and feedback events from high-redshift radio galaxies p. 31

L. Binette, R. J. Wilman, M. Villar-Martín, R. A. E. Fosbury, M. J. Jarvis and H. J. A. Röttgering

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065079

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The cosmological history of accretion onto dark halos and supermassive black holes p. 43

L. Miller, W. J. Percival, S. M. Croom and A. Babić

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064945

Extragalactic astronomy

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Size and properties of the narrow-line region in Seyfert-1 galaxies from spatially-resolved optical spectroscopy p. 55

N. Bennert, B. Jungwiert, S. Komossa, M. Haas and R. Chini

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065477

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VLT/GIRAFFE spectroscopic observations of the metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxy SBS 0335–052E p. 71

Y. I. Izotov, D. Schaerer, A. Blecha, F. Royer, N. G. Guseva and P. North

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065622

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Gas metallicity diagnostics in star-forming galaxies p. 85

T. Nagao, R. Maiolino and A. Marconi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065216

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Planetary nebula candidates in extragalactic young star clusters p. 103

S. S. Larsen and T. Richtler

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065816

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The distribution of the ISM in the Milky Way - A three-dimensional large-scale model p. 113

A. Misiriotis, E. M. Xilouris, J. Papamastorakis, P. Boumis and C. D. Goudis

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054618

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First stars X. The nature of three unevolved carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars p. 125

T. Sivarani, T. C. Beers, P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, R. Cayrel, F. Herwig, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, J. Andersen et al. (6 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065440

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Bright Be-shell stars p. 137

Th. Rivinius, S. Štefl and D. Baade

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053008

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Nature and evolution of the dominant carbonaceous matter in interplanetary dust particles: effects of irradiation and identification with a type of amorphous carbon p. 147

G. M. Muñoz Caro, G. Matrajt, E. Dartois, M. Nuevo, L. d'Hendecourt, D. Deboffle, G. Montagnac, N. Chauvin, C. Boukari and D. Le Du

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042571

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Interstellar abundances in the neutral and ionized gas of NGC 604 p. 161

V. Lebouteiller, D. Kunth, J. Lequeux, A. Aloisi, J.-M. Désert, G. Hébrard, A. Lecavelier des Étangs and A. Vidal-Madjar

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053161

Stellar structure and evolution

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A self-consistent model of isolated neutron stars: the case of the X-ray pulsar RX J0720.4-3125 p. 175

J. F. Pérez-Azorín, J. A. Pons, J. A. Miralles and G. Miniutti

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065827

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Average hard X-ray emission from NS LMXBs: observational evidence of different spectral states in NS LMXBs p. 187

A. Paizis, R. Farinelli, L. Titarchuk, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, A. Bazzano, V. Beckmann, F. Frontera, P. Goldoni, E. Kuulkers, S. Mereghetti et al. (2 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065792

Stellar atmospheres

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XMM-Newton survey of two upper Scorpius regions p. 199

C. Argiroffi, F. Favata, E. Flaccomio, A. Maggio, G. Micela, G. Peres and S. Sciortino

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065674

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Variations of the He II 1640 line in B0e–B2.5e stars p. 215

M. A. Smith

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065055

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Non-LTE models for synthetic spectra of type Ia supernovae / hot stars with extremely extended atmospheres - II. Improved lower boundary conditions for the numerical solution of the radiative transfer p. 229

D. N. Sauer, T. L. Hoffmann and A. W. A. Pauldrach

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065781

The Sun

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The geometry effect on transverse oscillations of coronal loops p. 241

M. V. Dymova and M. S. Ruderman

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065929

Planets and planetary systems

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Simulation of low-velocity bombardment of asteroid surfaces: regolith formation and reddening of the spectra p. 245

P. F. Moretti, A. Maras, F. Somma and P. Aloe

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065606

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High accuracy transit photometry of the planet OGLE-TR-113b with a new deconvolution-based method p. 249

M. Gillon, F. Pont, C. Moutou, F. Bouchy, F. Courbin, S. Sohy and P. Magain

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065844

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Observations of CN and dust activity of comet 9P/Tempel 1 around Deep Impact p. 257

H. Rauer, M. Weiler, C. Sterken, E. Jehin, J. Knollenberg and O. Hainaut

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065512

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Seasonal variations of the martian CO over Hellas as observed by OMEGA/Mars Express p. 265

Th. Encrenaz, T. Fouchet, R. Melchiorri, P. Drossart, B. Gondet, Y. Langevin, J.-P. Bibring, F. Forget and B. Bézard

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065586

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Polarimetric studies of comet Levy 1990 XX p. 271

H. S. Das and A. K. Sen

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053291

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Yarkovsky effect on a body with variable albedo p. 275

D. Vokrouhlický

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065451

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Monitoring and analysis of anomalous refraction using a digital zenith camera system p. 283

C. Hirt

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065485

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Determination of the recombination rate coefficients for Na-like Si IV forming Mg-like Si III p. 291

I. Orban, P. Glans, Z. Altun, E. Lindroth, A. Källberg and R. Schuch

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054660

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Rotational excitation of SiO by collisions with helium p. 297

F. Dayou and C. Balança

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065718

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Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: Fe xviii p. 307

G. Del Zanna

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065275

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Improved line frequencies for the nucleic acid base uracil for a radioastronomical search p. 317

S. Brünken, M. C. McCarthy, P. Thaddeus, P. D. Godfrey and R. D. Brown

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065777

Online catalogs and data

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Eclipsing binaries suitable for distance determination in the Andromeda galaxy p. 321

F. Vilardell, I. Ribas and C. Jordi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065667

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 459 / No 1 (November III 2006)

Letters

Luminous superclusters: remnants from inflation? p. L1

GRB 050223: a dark GRB in a dusty starburst galaxy p. L5

Observation of a short-lived pattern in the solar chromosphere p. L9

A composite H ii region luminosity function in Hα of unprecedented statistical weight p. L13

Halting type I planet migration in non-isothermal disks p. L17

On the Hα emission from the β Cephei system p. L21

Astrophysical processes

Supersonic turbulence in shock-bound interaction zones - I. Symmetric settings p. 1

Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - V. Identification and properties of 21 southern hard X-ray sources p. 21

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Ionization of large-scale absorbing haloes and feedback events from high-redshift radio galaxies p. 31

The cosmological history of accretion onto dark halos and supermassive black holes p. 43

Extragalactic astronomy

Size and properties of the narrow-line region in Seyfert-1 galaxies from spatially-resolved optical spectroscopy p. 55

VLT/GIRAFFE spectroscopic observations of the metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxy SBS 0335–052E p. 71

Gas metallicity diagnostics in star-forming galaxies p. 85

Planetary nebula candidates in extragalactic young star clusters p. 103

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The distribution of the ISM in the Milky Way - A three-dimensional large-scale model p. 113

First stars X. The nature of three unevolved carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars p. 125

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Bright Be-shell stars p. 137

Nature and evolution of the dominant carbonaceous matter in interplanetary dust particles: effects of irradiation and identification with a type of amorphous carbon p. 147

Interstellar abundances in the neutral and ionized gas of NGC 604 p. 161

Stellar structure and evolution

A self-consistent model of isolated neutron stars: the case of the X-ray pulsar RX J0720.4-3125 p. 175

Average hard X-ray emission from NS LMXBs: observational evidence of different spectral states in NS LMXBs p. 187

Stellar atmospheres

XMM-Newton survey of two upper Scorpius regions p. 199

Variations of the He II 1640 line in B0e–B2.5e stars p. 215

Non-LTE models for synthetic spectra of type Ia supernovae / hot stars with extremely extended atmospheres - II. Improved lower boundary conditions for the numerical solution of the radiative transfer p. 229

The Sun

The geometry effect on transverse oscillations of coronal loops p. 241

Planets and planetary systems

Simulation of low-velocity bombardment of asteroid surfaces: regolith formation and reddening of the spectra p. 245

High accuracy transit photometry of the planet OGLE-TR-113b with a new deconvolution-based method p. 249

Observations of CN and dust activity of comet 9P/Tempel 1 around Deep Impact p. 257

Seasonal variations of the martian CO over Hellas as observed by OMEGA/Mars Express p. 265

Polarimetric studies of comet Levy 1990 XX p. 271

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Yarkovsky effect on a body with variable albedo p. 275

Monitoring and analysis of anomalous refraction using a digital zenith camera system p. 283

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Determination of the recombination rate coefficients for Na-like Si IV forming Mg-like Si III p. 291

Rotational excitation of SiO by collisions with helium p. 297

Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: Fe xviii p. 307

Improved line frequencies for the nucleic acid base uracil for a radioastronomical search p. 317

Online catalogs and data

Eclipsing binaries suitable for distance determination in the Andromeda galaxy p. 321