R. L. M. Corradi, M. Valentini, U. Munari, J. E. Drew, E. R. Rodríguez-Flores, K. Viironen, R. Greimel, M. Santander-García, L. Sabin, A. Mampaso et al. (12 more)

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913231

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The structure of thin accretion discs around magnetised stars A45

S. B. Tessema and U. Torkelsson

Published online: 15 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912875

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Phase closure nulling of HD 59717 with AMBER/VLTI - Detection of the close faint companion A66

G. Duvert, A. Chelli, F. Malbet and P. Kern

Published online: 20 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811037

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Effects of rotation on the evolution and asteroseismic properties of red giants A72

P. Eggenberger, A. Miglio, J. Montalban, O. Moreira, A. Noels, G. Meynet and A. Maeder

Published online: 21 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912897

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Non-radial oscillations in the red giant HR 7349 measured by CoRoT A73

F. Carrier, J. De Ridder, F. Baudin, C. Barban, A. P. Hatzes, S. Hekker, T. Kallinger, A. Miglio, J. Montalbán, T. Morel et al. (6 more)

Published online: 21 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912749

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Thermonuclear explosions of rapidly rotating white dwarfs - I. Deflagrations A74

J. M. M. Pfannes, J. C. Niemeyer, W. Schmidt and C. Klingenberg

Published online: 21 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912032

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Thermonuclear explosions of rapidly rotating white dwarfs - II. Detonations A75

J. M. M. Pfannes, J. C. Niemeyer and W. Schmidt

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912033

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Oscillating red giants in the CoRoT exofield: asteroseismic mass and radius determination A77

T. Kallinger, W. W. Weiss, C. Barban, F. Baudin, C. Cameron, F. Carrier, J. De Ridder, M.-J. Goupil, M. Gruberbauer, A. Hatzes et al. (3 more)

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811437

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Preliminary determinations of the masses of the neutron star and mass donor in the high mass X-ray binary system EXO 1722–363 A79

A. B. Mason, A. J. Norton, J. S. Clark, I. Negueruela and P. Roche

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913394

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A δ Scuti star in the post-MS contraction phase: 44 Tauri A90

P. Lenz, A. A. Pamyatnykh, T. Zdravkov and M. Breger

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912914

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A holistic approach to carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars A93

T. Masseron, J. A. Johnson, B. Plez, S. Van Eck, F. Primas, S. Goriely and A. Jorissen

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911744

Stellar atmospheres

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The Lorentz force in atmospheres of chemically peculiar stars: 56 Arietis A28

D. Shulyak, O. Kochukhov, G. Valyavin, B.-C. Lee, G. Galazutdinov, K.-M. Kim, I. Han and T. Burlakova

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912615

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Surface structure of the CoRoT CP2 target star HD 50773 A43

T. Lüftinger, H.-E. Fröhlich, W. W. Weiss, P. Petit, M. Aurière, N. Nesvacil, M. Gruberbauer, D. Shulyak, E. Alecian, A. Baglin et al. (8 more)

Published online: 15 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912239

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Observation and modelling of main-sequence star chromospheres - IX. Two-component model chromospheres for nine M1 dwarfs A65

E. R. Houdebine

Published online: 20 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811602

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Magnetic Doppler imaging of the roAp star HD 24712 A71

T. Lüftinger, O. Kochukhov, T. Ryabchikova, N. Piskunov, W. W. Weiss and I. Ilyin

Published online: 21 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811545

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The outer atmospheric layers of the early M dwarf Gliese 1 A101

E. Lexen, R. Wehrse, J. Liebert and M. S. Bessell

Published online: 26 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912434

The Sun

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The chaotic solar cycle - I. Analysis of cosmogenic -data A5

A. Hanslmeier and R. Brajša

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913095

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Long-term variations in the mean meridional motion of the sunspot groups A30

J. Javaraiah

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912968

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Global and local expansion of magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere A39

A. M. Gulisano, P. Démoulin, S. Dasso, M. E. Ruiz and E. Marsch

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912375

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How are the EUV and radio polar limb-brightenings correlated? A51

C. L. Selhorst, C. G. Giménez de Castro, A. C. Varela Saraiva and J. E. R. Costa

Published online: 15 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912320

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Magnetic field intensification: comparison of 3D MHD simulations with Hinode/SP results A76

S. Danilovic, M. Schüssler and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 21 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912283

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Faculae at the poles of the Sun revisited: infrared observations A92

J. Blanco Rodríguez and F. Kneer

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811111

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Evolution of the solar magnetic flux on time scales of years to millenia A100

L. E. A. Vieira and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 26 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913276

Planets and planetary systems

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Millimagnitude photometry for transiting extrasolar planetary candidates - V. Follow-up of 30 OGLE transits. New candidates A4

P. Pietrukowicz, D. Minniti, R. F. Díaz, J. M. Fernández, M. Zoccali, W. Gieren, G. Pietrzyński, M. T. Ruíz, A. Udalski, T. Szeifert and M. Hempel

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912141

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Detection of a planetary companion around the giant star γ1 Leonis A24

Inwoo Han, B. C. Lee, K. M. Kim, D. E. Mkrtichian, A. P. Hatzes and G. Valyavin

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912536

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Probing the relation between the structure of initial proto-planetary disc and the Oort-cloud formation A48

T. Paulech, M. Jakubík, L. Neslušan, P. A. Dybczyński and G. Leto

Published online: 15 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912712

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Deep imaging survey of young, nearby austral stars - VLT/NACO near-infrared Lyot-coronographic observations A52

G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, M. Bonavita, B. Zuckerman, C. Dumas, M. S. Bessell, J.-L. Beuzit, M. Bonnefoy, S. Desidera, J. Farihi et al. (3 more)

Published online: 20 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911716

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H Lyman α line in Jovian aurorae: electron transport and radiative transfer coupled modelling A56

H. Menager, M. Barthélemy and J. Lilensten

Published online: 19 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912952

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High-dispersion infrared spectroscopic observations of comet 8P/Tuttle with VLT/CRIRES A80

H. Kobayashi, D. Bockelée-Morvan, H. Kawakita, N. Dello Russo, E. Jehin, J. Manfroid, A. Smette, D. Hutsemékers, J. Stüwe, M. Weiler et al. (10 more)

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912477

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Photometric survey of the very small near-Earth asteroids with the SALT telescope - I. Lightcurves and periods for 14 objects A94

T. Kwiatkowski, D. A. H. Buckley, D. O'Donoghue, L. Crause, S. Crawford, Y. Hashimoto, A. Kniazev, N. Loaring, E. Romero Colmenero, R. Sefako et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913152

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Photometric survey of the very small near-Earth asteroids  with the SALT telescope - II. Discussion of YORP A95

T. Kwiatkowski

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913153

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Hipparcos preliminary astrometric masses for the two close-in companions to HD 131664 and HD 43848 - A brown dwarf and a low-mass star A103

A. Sozzetti and S. Desidera

Published online: 27 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912717

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Apparent close approaches between near-Earth asteroids and quasars - Precise astrometry and frame linking A27

D. A. Nedelcu, M. Birlan, J. Souchay, M. Assafin, A. H. Andrei, O. Bădescu, P. Popescu and P. Paraschiv

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913172

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Gaia relativistic astrometric models - I. Proper stellar direction and aberration A37

M. Crosta and A. Vecchiato

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912691

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Rotational spectra of CF⁺ and CF⁺: accurate rest frequencies and spectroscopic parameters A1

G. Cazzoli, L. Cludi, C. Puzzarini and J. Gauss

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913057

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The fate of S-bearing species after ion irradiation of interstellar icy grain mantles A67

M. Garozzo, D. Fulvio, Z. Kanuchova, M. E. Palumbo and G. Strazzulla

Published online: 20 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913040

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Radiolysis of ammonia-containing ices by energetic, heavy, and highly charged ions inside dense astrophysical environments A87

S. Pilling, E. Seperuelo Duarte, E. F. da Silveira, E. Balanzat, H. Rothard, A. Domaracka and P. Boduch

Published online: 22 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912274

Astronomical instrumentation

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Finding pulsars with LOFAR A7

J. van Leeuwen and B. W. Stappers

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913121

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Experimental results with a second-generation Roddier & Roddier phase mask coronagraph A8

M. N'Diaye, K. Dohlen, S. Cuevas, P. Lanzoni, F. Chemla, C. Chaumont, R. Soummer and E. T. Griffiths

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911874

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Nulling interferometry: impact of exozodiacal clouds on the performance of future life-finding space missions A9

D. Defrère, O. Absil, R. Den Hartog, C. Hanot and C. Stark

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912973

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Conversion from linear to circular polarization in FPGA A23

K. Das, A. L. Roy, R. Keller and G. Tuccari

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913212

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Self-coherent camera as a focal plane wavefront sensor: simulations A31

R. Galicher, P. Baudoz, G. Rousset, J. Totems and M. Mas

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912902

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Compressive sensing for spectroscopy and polarimetry A49

A. Asensio Ramos and A. López Ariste

Published online: 15 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913019

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Accurate photometry with adaptive optics in the presence of anisoplanatic effects with a sparsely sampled PSF - The Galactic center as an example of a challenging target for accurate AO photometry A58

R. Schödel

Published online: 19 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912808

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Unveiling radio halos in galaxy clusters in the LOFAR era A68

R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, H. J. A. Röttgering and M. Brüggen

Published online: 20 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913063

Catalogs and data

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The Earth Orientation Catalog 4 - An optical reference frame for monitoring Earth's orientation in the 20th century A3

J. Vondrák and V. Štefka

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912472

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A slitless spectroscopic survey for Hα emission-line objects in SMC clusters A11

C. Martayan, D. Baade and J. Fabregat

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911672

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The first search for variable stars in the open cluster NGC 6253 and its surrounding field A17

F. De Marchi, E. Poretti, M. Montalto, S. Desidera and G. Piotto

Published online: 12 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912563

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Astrometry with Carte du Ciel plates, San Fernando zone - II. CdC-SF: a precise proper motion catalogue A62

B. Vicente, C. Abad, F. Garzón and T. M. Girard

Published online: 19 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912857

Numerical methods and codes

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - VI. PHOENIX/3D example applications A36

P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron

Published online: 14 January 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913064

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 509 (January 2010)

A&A makes the transition to article numbering E1

Letters

Probing the origin of the microwave anomalous foreground L1

A large crater as a probe of the internal structure of the E-type asteroid Steins L2

Swift monitoring of the new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J17511-3057 in outburst L3

Identifying the counterpart of HESS J1858+020 L4

The H-alpha luminosity function at redshift 2.2 - A new determination using VLT/HAWK-I L5

The lunar phases of dust grains orbiting Fomalhaut L6

The nature of the recent extreme outburst of the Herbig Be/FU Orionis binary Z Canis Majoris L7

The column density towards LMC X-1 L8

The ongoing outburst of the new symbiotic star IPHASJ190832.31+051226.6 L9

3D simulations of supernova remnants evolution including non-linear particle acceleration L10

Unstable interaction of gravity-inertial waves with Rossby waves with application to solar system atmospheres L11

Astrophysical processes

The role of black hole spin and magnetic field threading the unstable neutrino disk in gamma ray bursts A55

Accuracy of spectroscopy-based radioactive dating of stars A84

Particle-in-cell simulation of a mildly relativistic collision of an electron-ion plasma carrying a quasi-parallel magnetic field - Electron acceleration and magnetic field amplification at supernova shocks A89

Current data on the globular cluster Palomar 14 are consistent with MOND A97

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Non-equilibrium ionization states in galaxy clusters A29

Morphology of the local volume A57

How was the Hubble sequence 6 Gyr ago? A78

Galaxy structure searches by photometric redshifts in the CFHTLS A81

Galaxy clusters as mirrors of the distant Universe - Implications of the blurring term for the kSZ and ISW effects A82

Optical and near-IR spectroscopy of candidate red galaxies in two z ~ 2.5 proto-clusters A83

Hydrodynamic simulations of correlation and scatter in galaxy cluster maps A85

A double radio halo in the close pair of galaxy clusters Abell 399 and Abell 401 A86

Looking for the first galaxies: lensing or blank fields? A105

Extragalactic astronomy

An optical spectroscopic survey of the 3CR sample of radio galaxies with z 0.3 - II. Spectroscopic classes and accretion modes in radio-loud AGN A6

The distance to the C component of I Zw 18 and its star formation history - A probabilistic approach A10

The molecular gas content of the advanced S+E merger NGC 4441 - Evidence for an extended decoupled nuclear disc? A19

General relativistic models of the X-ray spectral variability of MCG–6-30-15 A22

Comparison between the luminosity functions of X-ray and [OIII] selected AGN A38

The zCOSMOS redshift survey: how group environment alters global downsizing trends A40

K+a galaxies in the zCOSMOS survey - Physical properties of systems in their post-starburst phase A42

Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - I. An improved classification for high-redshift galaxies A53

Radio counterpart of the lensed submm emission in the cluster MS0451.6-0305: new evidence for the merger scenario A54

The old and heavy bulge of M 31 - I. Kinematics and stellar populations A61

Near-infrared colours of active galactic nuclei A64

PKS 0537-286, carrying the information of the environment of SMBHs in the early Universe A69

The distance to the Andromeda galaxy from eclipsing binaries A70

Long-term variability of the optical spectra of NGC 4151 - II. Evolution of the broad Hα and Hβ emission-line profiles A106

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Chemical abundances of 11 bulge stars from high-resolution, near-IR spectra A20

Determination of the local dark matter density in our Galaxy A25

The stellar correlation function from SDSS - A statistical search for wide binary stars A46

Properties of extra-planar H I clouds in the outer part of the Milky Way A60

Stellar interactions in dense and sparse star clusters A63

Non-LTE abundances of Mg and K in extremely metal-poor stars and the evolution of [O/Mg], [Na/Mg], [Al/Mg], and [K/Mg] in the Milky Way A88

Dust-corrected surface photometry of M 31 from Spitzer far-infrared observations A91

Low frequency observations of the radio nebula produced by the giant flare from SGR 1806-20 - Polarimetry and total intensity measurements A99

The metallicity of the open cluster Tombaugh 2 A102

Analysis of the stellar population in the central area of the HII region Sh 2-284 A104

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The long-wavelength emission of interstellar PAHs: characterizing the spinning dust contribution A12

Dust driven mass loss from carbon stars as a function of stellar parameters - I. A grid of solar-metallicity wind models A14

INTEGRAL probes the morphology of the Crab nebula in hard X-rays/soft -rays A33

A statistical approach to radio emission from shell-type SNRs - I. Basic ideas, techniques, and first results A34

A method to determine distances to molecular clouds using near-IR photometry A44

The radio lightcurve of SN 2008iz in M82 revealed by Urumqi observations A47

The structure of hot molecular cores over 1000 AU A50

Fine-structure infrared lines from the Cassiopeia A knots A59

The gravitational collapse of Plummer protostellar clouds A96

Modelling line emission of deuterated H3+ from prestellar cores A98

Stellar structure and evolution

Wide band observations of the X-ray burster GS 1826-238 A2

High- and low-resolution spectroscopic observations of the peculiar planetary-nebula HD 149427 (=PC 11) A13

The CoRoT target HD 49933 - I. Effect of the metal abundance on the mode excitation rates A15

The CoRoT target HD 49933 - II. Comparison of theoretical mode amplitudes with observations A16

Relativistic apsidal motion in eccentric eclipsing binaries A18

First spectroscopic analysis of Scorpii C and Scorpii E - Discovery of a new HgMn star in the multiple system Scorpii A21

The magnetic field of the evolved star W43A A26

Exploring the P vs. P relation with flux transport dynamo models of solar-like stars A32

Magnetorotational instability in proto-neutron stars A35

IPHAS and the symbiotic stars - II. New discoveries and a sample of the most common mimics A41

The structure of thin accretion discs around magnetised stars A45

Phase closure nulling of HD 59717 with AMBER/VLTI - Detection of the close faint companion A66

Modelling line emission of deuterated H₃⁺ from prestellar cores A98

Photometric survey of the very small near-Earth asteroids  with the SALT telescope - II. Discussion of YORP A95

Rotational spectra of CF⁺ and CF⁺: accurate rest frequencies and spectroscopic parameters A1