Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astrophysical processes

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Stability of latitudinal differential rotation in stars p. 303

L. L. Kitchatinov and G. Rüdiger

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911842

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Turbulent resistivity evaluation in magnetorotational instability generated turbulence p. 309

G. Lesur and P.-Y. Longaretti

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912272

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Spectrum of plasma modes and relevant transport processes in astrophysical disks p. 321

B. Coppi

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811236

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2 - V. Witnessing the assembly at z = 1.6 of a galaxy cluster p. 331

J. Kurk, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani, C. Halliday, M. Mignoli, L. Pozzetti, E. Daddi, P. Rosati, M. Dickinson, M. Bolzonella et al. (5 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809964

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Galaxy properties in clusters: dependence on the environment and the cluster identification techniques p. 347

V. Coenda and H. Muriel

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811504

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Designing future dark energy space missions - I. Building realistic galaxy spectro-photometric catalogs and their first applications p. 359

S. Jouvel, J.-P. Kneib, O. Ilbert, G. Bernstein, S. Arnouts, T. Dahlen, A. Ealet, B. Milliard, H. Aussel, P. Capak et al. (5 more)

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911798

Extragalactic astronomy

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The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation in galaxies of different morphological types p. 373

F. Calura, A. Pipino, C. Chiappini, F. Matteucci and R. Maiolino

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911756

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NGC 6340: an old S0 galaxy with a young polar disc - Clues from morphology, internal kinematics, and stellar populations p. 389

I. V. Chilingarian, A. P. Novikova, V. Cayatte, F. Combes, P. Di Matteo and A. V. Zasov

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911684

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X-ray evidence for a mildly relativistic and variable outflow in the luminous Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 p. 401

M. Cappi, F. Tombesi, S. Bianchi, M. Dadina, M. Giustini, G. Malaguti, L. Maraschi, G. G. C. Palumbo, P. O. Petrucci, G. Ponti et al. (2 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912137

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X-ray narrow line region variability as a geometry probe - The case of NGC 5548 p. 409

R. G. Detmers, J. S. Kaastra and I. M. McHardy

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911639

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Press Release

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ATLASGAL – The APEX telescope large area survey of the galaxy at 870 m p. 415

F. Schuller, K. M. Menten, Y. Contreras, F. Wyrowski, P. Schilke, L. Bronfman, T. Henning, C. M. Walmsley, H. Beuther, S. Bontemps et al. (24 more)

Published online: 13 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811568

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The P Cygni supergiant [OMN2000] LS1 – implications for the star formation history of W51 p. 429

J. S. Clark, B. Davies, F. Najarro, J. MacKenty, P. A. Crowther, M. Messineo and M. A. Thompson

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911980

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Supersonic cloud collision. I. p. 437

S. Anathpindika

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911748

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Supersonic cloud collision – II p. 451

S. Anathpindika

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911762

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Star and protoplanetary disk properties in Orion's suburbs p. 461

M. Fang, R. van Boekel, W. Wang, A. Carmona, A. Sicilia-Aguilar and Th. Henning

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912468

Stellar structure and evolution

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Observations of three pre-cataclysmic variables from the Edinburgh-Cape blue object survey p. 491

C. Tappert, B. T. Gänsicke, M. Zorotovic, I. Toledo, J. Southworth, C. Papadaki and R. E. Mennickent

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912049

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Bursting behavior of the Galactic center faint X-ray transient GRS 1741.9–2853 p. 501

G. Trap, M. Falanga, A. Goldwurm, E. Bozzo, R. Terrier, P. Ferrando, D. Porquet, N. Grosso and M. Sakano

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911773

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The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES) - IV. Detailed abundance analysis and age dating of the strongly r-process enhanced stars CS 29491–069 and HE 1219–0312 p. 511

W. Hayek, U. Wiesendahl, N. Christlieb, K. Eriksson, A. J. Korn, P. S. Barklem, V. Hill, T. C. Beers, K. Farouqi, B. Pfeiffer and K.-L. Kratz

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811121

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Optical and infrared observations of the Crab Pulsar and its nearby knot p. 525

A. Sandberg and J. Sollerman

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912334

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Using population synthesis of massive stars to study the interstellar medium near OB associations p. 531

R. Voss, R. Diehl, D. H. Hartmann, M. Cerviño, J. S. Vink, G. Meynet, M. Limongi and A. Chieffi

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912260

Stellar atmospheres

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The K giant star Arcturus: the hybrid nature of its infrared spectrum p. 543

T. Tsuji

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912323

Press Release

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Transit mapping of a starspot on CoRoT-2 - Probing a stellar surface with planetary transits p. 561

U. Wolter, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, K. F. Huber, S. Czesla, H. M. Müller, E. W. Guenther and A. P. Hatzes

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912329

The Sun

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Correlation between decimetric radio emission and hard X-rays in solar flares p. 565

B. P. Dąbrowski and A. O. Benz

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811108

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Morphology and evolution of umbral dots and their substructures p. 575

M. Sobotka and K. G. Puschmann

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912365

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Statistics of convective collapse events in the photosphere and chromosphere observed with the Hinode SOT p. 583

C. E. Fischer, A. G. de Wijn, R. Centeno, B. W. Lites and C. U. Keller

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912445

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Comparison of the sidereal angular velocity of subphotospheric layers and small bright coronal structures during the declining phase of solar cycle 23 p. 589

A. Zaatri, H. Wöhl, M. Roth, T. Corbard and R. Brajša

Published online: 24 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912130

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Comparison of the thin flux tube approximation with 3D MHD simulations p. 595

L. Yelles Chaouche, S. K. Solanki and M. Schüssler

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912390

Planets and planetary systems

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Interpreting the yield of transit surveys: are there groups in the known transiting planets population? p. 605

F. Fressin, T. Guillot and L. Nesta

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810097

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A planet around the evolved intermediate-mass star HD 110014 p. 617

J. R. de Medeiros, J. Setiawan, A. P. Hatzes, L. Pasquini, L. Girardi, S. Udry, M. P. Döllinger and L. da Silva

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911658

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The influence of the monomer shape in the first stage of dust growth in the protoplanetary disk p. 625

I. Bertini, P. J. Gutierrez and W. Sabolo

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912248

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Dimethyl ether: laboratory spectra up to 2.1 THz - Torsion-rotational spectra within the vibrational ground state p. 635

C. P. Endres, B. J. Drouin, J. C. Pearson, H. S. P. Müller, F. Lewen, S. Schlemmer and T. F. Giesen

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912409

Astronomical instrumentation

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Source detection using a 3D sparse representation: application to the Fermi gamma-ray space telescope p. 641

J.-L. Starck, J. M. Fadili, S. Digel, B. Zhang and J. Chiang

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811388

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Orbit determination for next generation space clocks p. 653

L. Duchayne, F. Mercier and P. Wolf

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809613

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Phase mask coronagraphy using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer p. 663

A. Carlotti, G. Ricort and C. Aime

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912067

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A search for periodic gravitational waves from three recycled pulsars using the AURIGA detector - An implementation of a modified version of the unified approach method p. 673

A. Mion, M. J. Benacquista, M. Kramer, P. P. C. Freire and A. Possenti

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911946

Catalogs and data

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Integrated BVJHK parameters and luminosity functions of 650 Galactic open clusters p. 681

N. V. Kharchenko, A. E. Piskunov, S. Röser, E. Schilbach, R.-D. Scholz and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911979

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 504 / No 2 (September III 2009)

Astrophysical processes

Stability of latitudinal differential rotation in stars p. 303

Turbulent resistivity evaluation in magnetorotational instability generated turbulence p. 309

Spectrum of plasma modes and relevant transport processes in astrophysical disks p. 321

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2 - V. Witnessing the assembly at z = 1.6 of a galaxy cluster p. 331

Galaxy properties in clusters: dependence on the environment and the cluster identification techniques p. 347

Designing future dark energy space missions - I. Building realistic galaxy spectro-photometric catalogs and their first applications p. 359

Extragalactic astronomy

The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation in galaxies of different morphological types p. 373

NGC 6340: an old S0 galaxy with a young polar disc - Clues from morphology, internal kinematics, and stellar populations p. 389

X-ray evidence for a mildly relativistic and variable outflow in the luminous Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 p. 401

X-ray narrow line region variability as a geometry probe - The case of NGC 5548 p. 409

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

ATLASGAL – The APEX telescope large area survey of the galaxy at 870 m p. 415

The P Cygni supergiant [OMN2000] LS1 – implications for the star formation history of W51 p. 429

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Supersonic cloud collision. I. p. 437

Supersonic cloud collision – II p. 451

Star and protoplanetary disk properties in Orion's suburbs p. 461

Stellar structure and evolution

Observations of three pre-cataclysmic variables from the Edinburgh-Cape blue object survey p. 491

Bursting behavior of the Galactic center faint X-ray transient GRS 1741.9–2853 p. 501

The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES) - IV. Detailed abundance analysis and age dating of the strongly r-process enhanced stars CS 29491–069 and HE 1219–0312 p. 511

Optical and infrared observations of the Crab Pulsar and its nearby knot p. 525

Using population synthesis of massive stars to study the interstellar medium near OB associations p. 531

Stellar atmospheres

The K giant star Arcturus: the hybrid nature of its infrared spectrum p. 543

Transit mapping of a starspot on CoRoT-2 - Probing a stellar surface with planetary transits p. 561

The Sun

Correlation between decimetric radio emission and hard X-rays in solar flares p. 565

Morphology and evolution of umbral dots and their substructures p. 575

Statistics of convective collapse events in the photosphere and chromosphere observed with the Hinode SOT p. 583

Comparison of the sidereal angular velocity of subphotospheric layers and small bright coronal structures during the declining phase of solar cycle 23 p. 589

Comparison of the thin flux tube approximation with 3D MHD simulations p. 595

Planets and planetary systems

Interpreting the yield of transit surveys: are there groups in the known transiting planets population? p. 605

A planet around the evolved intermediate-mass star HD 110014 p. 617

The influence of the monomer shape in the first stage of dust growth in the protoplanetary disk p. 625

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Dimethyl ether: laboratory spectra up to 2.1 THz - Torsion-rotational spectra within the vibrational ground state p. 635

Astronomical instrumentation

Source detection using a 3D sparse representation: application to the Fermi gamma-ray space telescope p. 641

Orbit determination for next generation space clocks p. 653

Phase mask coronagraphy using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer p. 663

A search for periodic gravitational waves from three recycled pulsars using the AURIGA detector - An implementation of a modified version of the unified approach method p. 673

Catalogs and data

Integrated BVJHK parameters and luminosity functions of 650 Galactic open clusters p. 681