Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astrophysical processes

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Hemispherical transport equation: modeling of quasiparallel collisionless shocks p. 1

V. N. Zirakashvili

Published online: 02 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065714

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of type Ia supernovae as distance indicators p. 11

J. Guy, P. Astier, S. Baumont, D. Hardin, R. Pain, N. Regnault, S. Basa, R. G. Carlberg, A. Conley, S. Fabbro et al. (15 more)

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066930

Extragalactic astronomy

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An XMM-Newton view of the X-ray flat radio-quiet quasar PG 1416-129 p. 23

D. Porquet, J. N. Reeves, A. Markowitz, T. J. Turner, L. Miller and K. Nandra

Published online: 19 December 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066048

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The HELLAS2XMM survey - VIII. Optical identifications of the extended sample p. 31

F. Cocchia, F. Fiore, C. Vignali, M. Mignoli, M. Brusa, A. Comastri, C. Feruglio, A. Baldi, N. Carangelo, P. Ciliegi et al. (7 more)

Published online: 22 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065170

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The XMM-Newton survey in the Marano field - I. The X-ray data and optical follow-up p. 41

M. Krumpe, G. Lamer, A. D. Schwope, S. Wagner, G. Zamorani, M. Mignoli, R. Staubert, L. Wisotzki and G. Hasinger

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065849

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VLBI observations of seven BL Lacertae objects from RGB sample p. 63

Zhongzu Wu, D. R. Jiang, Minfeng Gu and Yi Liu

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066754

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A catalog of planetary nebula candidates and HII regions in NGC 3109 p. 75

M. Peña, M. G. Richer and G. Stasińska

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066675

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3D spectroscopy with VLT/GIRAFFE - IV. Angular momentum and dynamical support of intermediate redshift galaxies p. 83

M. Puech, F. Hammer, M. D. Lehnert and H. Flores

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065978

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Internal shocks in relativistic outflows: collisions of magnetized shells p. 93

P. Mimica, M. A. Aloy and E. Müller

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066811

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The mass-energy budget of the ionised outflow in NGC 7469 p. 107

A. J. Blustin, G. A. Kriss, T. Holczer, E. Behar, J. S. Kaastra, M. J. Page, S. Kaspi, G. Branduardi-Raymont and K. C. Steenbrugge

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066883

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Radio observations of the Chandra Deep Field South - Exploring the possible link between radio emission and star formation in X-ray selected AGN p. 119

E. Rovilos, A. Georgakakis, I. Georgantopoulos, J. Afonso, A. M. Koekemoer, B. Mobasher and C. Goudis

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066995

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Confirming the γ-ray burst spectral-energy correlations in the era of multiple time breaks p. 127

G. Ghirlanda, L. Nava, G. Ghisellini and C. Firmani

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077119

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Near-IR imaging of Galactic massive clusters: Westerlund 2 p. 137

J. Ascenso, J. Alves, Y. Beletsky and M. T. V. T. Lago

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066433

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Medium resolution 2.3 m spectroscopy of the massive Galactic open cluster Westerlund 1 p. 151

S. Mengel and L. E. Tacconi-Garman

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066717

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Spectroscopic and light curve characterization of bulge microlensing events p. 157

M. Soto, D. Minniti and M. Rejkuba

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066211

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Three clusters of the SMC from ACS/WFC HST archive data: NGC 265, K 29 and NGC 290 and their field population p. 165

E. Chiosi and A. Vallenari

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066834

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Whiting 1: the youngest globular cluster associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy p. 181

G. Carraro, R. Zinn and C. Moni Bidin

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066825

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The structure of the cometary globule CG 12: a high-latitude star-forming region p. 191

L. K. Haikala and M. Olberg

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065256

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High latitude gas in the β Pictoris system - A possible origin related to falling evaporating bodies p. 201

H. Beust and P. Valiron

Published online: 11 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053425

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Methanol as a diagnostic tool of interstellar clouds - II. Modelling high-mass protostellar objects p. 215

S. Leurini, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski and K. M. Menten

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054245

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PAH chemistry and IR emission from circumstellar disks p. 229

R. Visser, V. C. Geers, C. P. Dullemond, J.-C. Augereau, K. M. Pontoppidan and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066829

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Detection of CS emission towards Cygnus OB2 No. 12 p. 243

F. Scappini, C. Cecchi-Pestellini, S. Casu and M. Olberg

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065927

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H₂O maser emission from bright rimmed clouds in the southern hemisphere p. 247

R. Valdettaro, J. M. Chapman, J. E. J. Lovell and F. Palla

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066778

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Isotopic ethyl cyanide CHCHCN, CHCHCN, and CHCHCN: laboratory rotational spectrum and detection in Orion p. 255

K. Demyk, H. Mäder, B. Tercero, J. Cernicharo, J. Demaison, L. Margulès, M. Wegner, S. Keipert and M. Sheng

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066955

Stellar structure and evolution

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A theoretical approach for the interpretation of pulsating PMS intermediate-mass stars p. 261

A. Ruoppo, M. Marconi, J. P. Marques, M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, F. Palla and V. Ripepi

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066756

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On the co-existence of chemically peculiar Bp stars, slowly pulsating B stars and constant B stars in the same part of the HR diagram p. 269

M. Briquet, S. Hubrig, P. De Cat, C. Aerts, P. North and M. Schöller

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066940

Stellar atmospheres

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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: surface chemical compositions of B-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds p. 277

I. Hunter, P. L. Dufton, S. J. Smartt, R. S. I. Ryans, C. J. Evans, D. J. Lennon, C. Trundle, I. Hubeny and T. Lanz

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066148

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The role of reconnection in the pulsar magnetosphere p. 301

I. Contopoulos

Published online: 29 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065973

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Eclipsed X-ray flares in binary stars: geometrical constraints on the flare's location and size p. 309

J. Sanz-Forcada, F. Favata and G. Micela

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065743

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Discovery of photospheric argon in very hot central stars of planetary nebulae and white dwarfs p. 317

K. Werner, T. Rauch and J. W. Kruk

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077101

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The effects of new D line profiles in cool atmospheres p. 323

C. M. S. Johnas, P. H. Hauschildt, A. Schweitzer, D. F. T. Mullamphy, G. Peach and I. B. Whittingham

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077074

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Non-LTE Balmer line formation in late-type spectra: effects of atomic processes involving hydrogen atoms p. 327

P. S. Barklem

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066686

The Sun

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Birth and evolution of a dense coronal loop in a complex flare region p. 339

L. Bone, J. C. Brown, L. Fletcher, A. Veronig and S. White

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065129

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Multispectral analysis of solar EUV images: linking temperature to morphology p. 347

T. Dudok de Wit and F. Auchère

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066764

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Modeling of the three-dimensional motion of toroidal magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere p. 357

E. Romashets, M. Vandas and S. Poedts

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066221

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Emergence and interaction of twisted flux tubes in the Sun p. 367

V. Archontis, A. W. Hood and C. Brady

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066508

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Global oscillations in a magnetic solar model - II. Oblique propagation p. 377

B. Pintér, R. Erdélyi and M. Goossens

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041632

Planets and planetary systems

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Planets of β Pictoris revisited p. 389

F. Freistetter, A. V. Krivov and T. Löhne

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066746

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Ices on (90377) Sedna: confirmation and compositional constraints p. 395

J. P. Emery, C. M. Dalle Ore, D. P. Cruikshank, Y. R. Fernández, D. E. Trilling and J. A. Stansberry

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067021

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Stark widths of several Pb III spectral lines in a laser-induced lead plasma p. 399

A. Alonso-Medina and C. Colón

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066113

Astronomical instrumentation

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Ly- forest: efficient unbiased estimation of second-order properties with missing data p. 403

R. Vio, V. D'Odorico, H. Stoyan and D. Stoyan

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066882

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 466 / No 1 (April IV 2007)

Astrophysical processes

Hemispherical transport equation: modeling of quasiparallel collisionless shocks p. 1

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

SALT2: using distant supernovae to improve the use of type Ia supernovae as distance indicators p. 11

Extragalactic astronomy

An XMM-Newton view of the X-ray flat radio-quiet quasar PG 1416-129 p. 23

The HELLAS2XMM survey - VIII. Optical identifications of the extended sample p. 31

The XMM-Newton survey in the Marano field - I. The X-ray data and optical follow-up p. 41

VLBI observations of seven BL Lacertae objects from RGB sample p. 63

A catalog of planetary nebula candidates and HII regions in NGC 3109 p. 75

3D spectroscopy with VLT/GIRAFFE - IV. Angular momentum and dynamical support of intermediate redshift galaxies p. 83

Internal shocks in relativistic outflows: collisions of magnetized shells p. 93

The mass-energy budget of the ionised outflow in NGC 7469 p. 107

Radio observations of the Chandra Deep Field South - Exploring the possible link between radio emission and star formation in X-ray selected AGN p. 119

Confirming the γ-ray burst spectral-energy correlations in the era of multiple time breaks p. 127

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Near-IR imaging of Galactic massive clusters: Westerlund 2 p. 137

Medium resolution 2.3 m spectroscopy of the massive Galactic open cluster Westerlund 1 p. 151

Spectroscopic and light curve characterization of bulge microlensing events p. 157

Three clusters of the SMC from ACS/WFC HST archive data: NGC 265, K 29 and NGC 290 and their field population p. 165

Whiting 1: the youngest globular cluster associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy p. 181

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The structure of the cometary globule CG 12: a high-latitude star-forming region p. 191

High latitude gas in the β Pictoris system - A possible origin related to falling evaporating bodies p. 201

Methanol as a diagnostic tool of interstellar clouds - II. Modelling high-mass protostellar objects p. 215

PAH chemistry and IR emission from circumstellar disks p. 229

Detection of CS emission towards Cygnus OB2 No. 12 p. 243

H2O maser emission from bright rimmed clouds in the southern hemisphere p. 247

Isotopic ethyl cyanide CHCHCN, CHCHCN, and CHCHCN: laboratory rotational spectrum and detection in Orion p. 255

Stellar structure and evolution

A theoretical approach for the interpretation of pulsating PMS intermediate-mass stars p. 261

On the co-existence of chemically peculiar Bp stars, slowly pulsating B stars and constant B stars in the same part of the HR diagram p. 269

Stellar atmospheres

The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: surface chemical compositions of B-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds p. 277

The role of reconnection in the pulsar magnetosphere p. 301

Eclipsed X-ray flares in binary stars: geometrical constraints on the flare's location and size p. 309

Discovery of photospheric argon in very hot central stars of planetary nebulae and white dwarfs p. 317

The effects of new D line profiles in cool atmospheres p. 323

Non-LTE Balmer line formation in late-type spectra: effects of atomic processes involving hydrogen atoms p. 327

The Sun

Birth and evolution of a dense coronal loop in a complex flare region p. 339

Multispectral analysis of solar EUV images: linking temperature to morphology p. 347

Modeling of the three-dimensional motion of toroidal magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere p. 357

Emergence and interaction of twisted flux tubes in the Sun p. 367

Global oscillations in a magnetic solar model - II. Oblique propagation p. 377

Planets and planetary systems

Planets of β Pictoris revisited p. 389

Ices on (90377) Sedna: confirmation and compositional constraints p. 395

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Stark widths of several Pb III spectral lines in a laser-induced lead plasma p. 399

Astronomical instrumentation

Ly- forest: efficient unbiased estimation of second-order properties with missing data p. 403

H₂O maser emission from bright rimmed clouds in the southern hemisphere p. 247