Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Scale-resolved phase coherence analysis of hemispheric sunspot activity: a new look at the north-south asymmetry p. L33

R. Donner and M. Thiel

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078672

Astrophysical processes

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Transverse stability of relativistic two-component jets p. 785

Z. Meliani and R. Keppens

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078563

Extragalactic astronomy

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A 12 m ISOCAM survey of the ESO-Sculptor field - Data reduction and analysis p. 791

N. Seymour, B. Rocca-Volmerange and V. de Lapparent

Published online: 26 June 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065218

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The 12 m ISO-ESO-Sculptor and 24 m Spitzer faint counts reveal a population of ULIRGs as dusty massive ellipticals - Evolution by types and cosmic star formation p. 801

B. Rocca-Volmerange, V. de Lapparent, N. Seymour and M. Fioc

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065217

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Constraining the nature of high frequency peakers - The spectral variability p. 813

M. Orienti, D. Dallacasa and C. Stanghellini

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078105

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Self-consistent triaxial de Zeeuw-Carollo models p. 821

Parijat Thakur, Ing-Guey Jiang, M. Das, D. K. Chakraborty and H. B. Ann

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041236

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Hard X-ray variability of active galactic nuclei p. 827

V. Beckmann, S. D. Barthelmy, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, N. Gehrels, S. Soldi, J. Tueller and G. Wendt

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078355

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Constituents of the soft X-ray background p. 837

A. M. Sołtan

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078434

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Cool carbon stars in the halo: new very red or distant objects p. 843

N. Mauron, K. S. Gigoyan and T. R. Kendall

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078181

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On the efficiency of field star capture by star clusters p. 851

S. Mieske and H. Baumgardt

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078450

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Origin of the abundance patterns in Galactic globular clusters: constraints on dynamical and chemical properties of globular clusters p. 859

T. Decressin, C. Charbonnel and G. Meynet

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078425

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Quasi-binarity of massive stars in young dense clusters – the case of the Orion nebula cluster p. 875

S. Pfalzner and C. Olczak

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078458

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The gas density around SN 1006 p. 883

F. Acero, J. Ballet and A. Decourchelle

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077742

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Results from Droxo - I. The variability of fluorescent Fe 6.4 keV emission in the young star Elias 29. High-energy electrons in the star's accretion tubes? p. 891

G. Giardino, F. Favata, I. Pillitteri, E. Flaccomio, G. Micela and S. Sciortino

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077899

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OVII and OVIII line emission in the diffuse soft X-ray background: heliospheric and galactic contributions p. 901

D. Koutroumpa, F. Acero, R. Lallement, J. Ballet and V. Kharchenko

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078271

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A deeply embedded young protoplanetary disk around L1489 IRS observed by the Submillimeter Array p. 915

C. Brinch, A. Crapsi, J. K. Jørgensen, M. R. Hogerheijde and T. Hill

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078249

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Multi-line (sub)millimetre observations of the high-mass proto cluster IRAS 05358+3543 p. 925

S. Leurini, H. Beuther, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski, Q. Zhang and K. M. Menten

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077977

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Lifetime of OH masers at the tip of the asymptotic giant branch p. 941

D. Engels and F. Jiménez-Esteban

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078250

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Modeling the water line emission from the high-mass star-forming region AFGL 2591 p. 949

D. R. Poelman and F. F. S. van der Tak

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078012

Stellar structure and evolution

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Coronae in the Coronet: a very deep X-ray look into a stellar nursery p. 959

J. Forbrich and T. Preibisch

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066342

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Ejecta and progenitor of the low-luminosity type IIP supernova 2003Z p. 973

V. P. Utrobin, N. N. Chugai and A. Pastorello

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078621

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Deriving temperature, mass, and age of evolved stars from high-resolution spectra - Application to field stars and the open cluster IC 4651 p. 981

K. Biazzo, L. Pasquini, L. Girardi, A. Frasca, L. da Silva, J. Setiawan, E. Marilli, A. P. Hatzes and S. Catalano

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077374

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A search for solar-like oscillations in K giants in the globular cluster M 4 p. 991

S. Frandsen, H. Bruntt, F. Grundahl, G. Kopacki, H. Kjeldsen, T. Arentoft, D. Stello, T. R. Bedding, A. P. Jacob, R. L. Gilliland et al. (3 more)

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078267

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Precise radial velocities of giant stars - III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters p. 1003

S. Hekker and J. Meléndez

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078233

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Discovery of polarized emission from the long period intermediate polar RX J2133.7+5107 p. 1011

S. Katajainen, O. W. Butters, A. J. Norton, H. J. Lehto and V. Piirola

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077618

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Does convective core overshooting depend on stellar mass? - Tests using double-lined eclipsing binaries p. 1019

A. Claret

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078024

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Variations of the high-level Balmer line spectrum of the helium-strong star σ Orionis E p. 1027

M. A. Smith and D. A. Bohlender

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078196

Stellar atmospheres

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Erratum

The effects of new Na I D line profiles in cool atmospheres p. 1039

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

Published online: 24 September 2007

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

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A refined analysis of the remarkable Bp star HR 6000 p. 1041

F. Castelli and S. Hubrig

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077923

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Weak magnetic fields in Ap/Bp stars - Evidence for a dipole field lower limit and a tentative interpretation of the magnetic dichotomy p. 1053

M. Aurière, G. A. Wade, J. Silvester, F. Lignières, S. Bagnulo, K. Bale, B. Dintrans, J. F. Donati, C. P. Folsom, M. Gruberbauer et al. (15 more)

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078189

The Sun

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Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots - I. Observational characterization of Evershed clouds p. 1067

D. Cabrera Solana, L. R. Bellot Rubio, C. Beck and J.C. del Toro Iniesta

Published online: 28 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077819

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Interaction of magnetic field systems leading to an X1.7 flare due to large-scale flux tube emergence p. 1081

H. Li, B. Schmieder, M. T. Song and V. Bommier

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077500

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Plasma flows around magnetic obstacles in the solar wind p. 1093

E. Romashets and S. Poedts

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065861

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Search for photospheric footpoints of quiet Sun transition region loops p. 1101

J. Sánchez Almeida, L. Teriaca, P. Sütterlin, D. Spadaro, U. Schühle and R. J. Rutten

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078124

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Enhanced phase mixing of Alfvén waves propagating in stratified and divergent coronal structures p. 1111

P. D. Smith, D. Tsiklauri and M. S. Ruderman

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078218

Planets and planetary systems

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Characterization of the hot Neptune GJ 436 b with Spitzer and ground-based observations p. 1125

B.-O. Demory, M. Gillon, T. Barman, X. Bonfils, M. Mayor, T. Mazeh, D. Queloz, S. Udry, F. Bouchy, X. Delfosse et al. (4 more)

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078354

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Interferometric imaging of the sulfur-bearing molecules HS, SO, and CS in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) p. 1131

J. Boissier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, J. Crovisier, D. Despois, B. G. Marsden and R. Moreno

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078380

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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A frequency approach to identifying asteroid families p. 1145

V. Carruba and T. A. Michtchenko

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077689

Astronomical instrumentation

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Automated supervised classification of variable stars - I. Methodology p. 1159

J. Debosscher, L. M. Sarro, C. Aerts, J. Cuypers, B. Vandenbussche, R. Garrido and E. Solano

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077638

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Nulling interferometry: performance comparison between Antarctica and other ground-based sites p. 1185

O. Absil, V. Coudé du Foresto, M. Barillot and M. R. Swain

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077582

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 475 / No 3 (December I 2007)

Letters

Scale-resolved phase coherence analysis of hemispheric sunspot activity: a new look at the north-south asymmetry p. L33

Astrophysical processes

Transverse stability of relativistic two-component jets p. 785

Extragalactic astronomy

A 12 m ISOCAM survey of the ESO-Sculptor field - Data reduction and analysis p. 791

The 12 m ISO-ESO-Sculptor and 24 m Spitzer faint counts reveal a population of ULIRGs as dusty massive ellipticals - Evolution by types and cosmic star formation p. 801

Constraining the nature of high frequency peakers - The spectral variability p. 813

Self-consistent triaxial de Zeeuw-Carollo models p. 821

Hard X-ray variability of active galactic nuclei p. 827

Constituents of the soft X-ray background p. 837

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Cool carbon stars in the halo: new very red or distant objects p. 843

On the efficiency of field star capture by star clusters p. 851

Origin of the abundance patterns in Galactic globular clusters: constraints on dynamical and chemical properties of globular clusters p. 859

Quasi-binarity of massive stars in young dense clusters – the case of the Orion nebula cluster p. 875

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The gas density around SN 1006 p. 883

Results from Droxo - I. The variability of fluorescent Fe 6.4 keV emission in the young star Elias 29. High-energy electrons in the star's accretion tubes? p. 891

OVII and OVIII line emission in the diffuse soft X-ray background: heliospheric and galactic contributions p. 901

A deeply embedded young protoplanetary disk around L1489 IRS observed by the Submillimeter Array p. 915

Multi-line (sub)millimetre observations of the high-mass proto cluster IRAS 05358+3543 p. 925

Lifetime of OH masers at the tip of the asymptotic giant branch p. 941

Modeling the water line emission from the high-mass star-forming region AFGL 2591 p. 949

Stellar structure and evolution

Coronae in the Coronet: a very deep X-ray look into a stellar nursery p. 959

Ejecta and progenitor of the low-luminosity type IIP supernova 2003Z p. 973

Deriving temperature, mass, and age of evolved stars from high-resolution spectra - Application to field stars and the open cluster IC 4651 p. 981

A search for solar-like oscillations in K giants in the globular cluster M 4 p. 991

Precise radial velocities of giant stars - III. Spectroscopic stellar parameters p. 1003

Discovery of polarized emission from the long period intermediate polar RX J2133.7+5107 p. 1011

Does convective core overshooting depend on stellar mass? - Tests using double-lined eclipsing binaries p. 1019

Variations of the high-level Balmer line spectrum of the helium-strong star σ Orionis E p. 1027

Stellar atmospheres

The effects of new Na I D line profiles in cool atmospheres p. 1039

A refined analysis of the remarkable Bp star HR 6000 p. 1041

Weak magnetic fields in Ap/Bp stars - Evidence for a dipole field lower limit and a tentative interpretation of the magnetic dichotomy p. 1053

The Sun

Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots - I. Observational characterization of Evershed clouds p. 1067

Interaction of magnetic field systems leading to an X1.7 flare due to large-scale flux tube emergence p. 1081

Plasma flows around magnetic obstacles in the solar wind p. 1093

Search for photospheric footpoints of quiet Sun transition region loops p. 1101

Enhanced phase mixing of Alfvén waves propagating in stratified and divergent coronal structures p. 1111

Planets and planetary systems

Characterization of the hot Neptune GJ 436 b with Spitzer and ground-based observations p. 1125

Interferometric imaging of the sulfur-bearing molecules HS, SO, and CS in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) p. 1131

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A frequency approach to identifying asteroid families p. 1145

Astronomical instrumentation

Automated supervised classification of variable stars - I. Methodology p. 1159

Nulling interferometry: performance comparison between Antarctica and other ground-based sites p. 1185