A. de Ugarte Postigo, A. Lundgren, S. Martín, D. Garcia-Appadoo, I. de Gregorio Monsalvo, A. Peck, M. J. Michałowski, C. C. Thöne, S. Campana, J. Gorosabel et al. (17 more)

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117848

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CXOM31 J004253.1+411422: the first ultraluminous X-ray transient in M 31 A49

A. Kaur, M. Henze, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch, J. Greiner, A. Rau, D. H. Hartmann, G. Sala and M. Hernanz

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118025

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Extranuclear Hα-emitting complexes in low-z (U)LIRGs: precursors of tidal dwarf galaxies? A61

D. Miralles-Caballero, L. Colina and S. Arribas

Published online: 02 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117438

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A multiwavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - III. Spectral classification and dynamical properties A72

D. Bettoni, P. Mazzei and A. della Valle

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117246

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The dynamical and chemical evolution of dwarf spheroidal galaxies with GEAR A82

Y. Revaz and P. Jablonka

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117402

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High-resolution observations of two O vi absorbers at z ≈ 2 toward PKS 1448−232 A85

N. Draganova, P. Richter and C. Fechner

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116730

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Kinematic properties of the field elliptical NGC 7507 A87

R. Salinas, T. Richtler, L. P. Bassino, A. J. Romanowsky and Y. Schuberth

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116517

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COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - X. Modeling based on high-precision astrometry of a sample of 25 lensed quasars: consequences for ellipticity, shear, and astrometric anomalies A99

D. Sluse, V. Chantry, P. Magain, F. Courbin and G. Meylan

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015844

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VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy of red giant branch stars in the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy A100

B. Lemasle, V. Hill, E. Tolstoy, K. A. Venn, M. D. Shetrone, M. J. Irwin, T. J. L. de Boer, E. Starkenburg and S. Salvadori

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118132

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Discovery of hard-spectrum γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 0414+009 A103

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, Y. Becherini et al. (193 more)

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118406

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Photocentric variability of quasars caused by variations in their inner structure: consequences for Gaia measurements A107

L. Č. Popović, P. Jovanović, M. Stalevski, S. Anton, A. H. Andrei, J. Kovačević and M. Baes

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117245

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Loops formed by tidal tails as fossil records of a major merger A121

J. Wang, F. Hammer, E. Athanassoula, M. Puech, Y. Yang and H. Flores

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117423

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Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - IX. Twenty two more identifications, and a glance into the far hard X-ray Universe A123

N. Masetti, P. Parisi, E. Jiménez-Bailón, E. Palazzi, V. Chavushyan, L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, G. Galaz et al. (7 more)

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118559

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Intra-night optical multiband variability of BL Lacertae during the 2011 outburst A125

M. Zhai and J. Y. Wei

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118307

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Radio properties of H₂O maser host galaxies A152

J. S. Zhang, C. Henkel, Q. Guo and J. Wang

Published online: 17 February 2012

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The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies (Corrigendum) - IX. Molecular gas properties C1

U. Lisenfeld, D. Espada, L. Verdes-Montenegro, N. Kuno, S. Leon, J. Sabater, N. Sato, J. Sulentic, S. Verley and M. S. Yun

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117056e

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The onset of high-mass star formation in the direct vicinity of the Galactic mini-starburst W43 A11

H. Beuther, J. Tackenberg, H. Linz, Th. Henning, O. Krause, S. Ragan, M. Nielbock, R. Launhardt, A. Schmiedeke, F. Schuller et al. (3 more)

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117850

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Na-O anticorrelation and HB - IX. Kinematics of the program clusters A link between systemic rotation and HB morphology? A18

M. Bellazzini, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, G. Catanzaro and F. Leone

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118056

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A Dynamical N-body model for the central region of ω Centauri A19

B. Jalali, H. Baumgardt, M. Kissler-Patig, K. Gebhardt, E. Noyola, N. Lützgendorf and P. T. de Zeeuw

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116923

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Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - III. Evidence from stellar ages and orbital parameters A21

W. J. Schuster, E. Moreno, P. E. Nissen and B. Pichardo

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118035

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A new method for calculating the convergent point of a moving group A23

P. A. B. Galli, R. Teixeira, C. Ducourant, C. Bertout and P. Benevides-Soares

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118277

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Lithium abundances along the red giant branch: FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of a large sample of low-mass bulge stars A36

T. Lebzelter, S. Uttenthaler, M. Busso, M. Schultheis and B. Aringer

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117743

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Stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge region: towards solving the Galactic bulge and bar shapes using 2MASS data A106

A. C. Robin, D. J. Marshall, M. Schultheis and C. Reylé

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116512

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The Galactic centre mini-spiral in the mm-regime A127

D. Kunneriath, A. Eckart, S. N. Vogel, P. Teuben, K. Mužić, R. Schödel, M. García-Marín, J. Moultaka, J. Staguhn, C. Straubmeier et al. (3 more)

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Spatially resolved properties of the grand-design spiral galaxy UGC 9837: a case for high-redshift 2-D observations A144

K. Viironen, S. F. Sánchez, E. Marmol-Queraltó, J. Iglesias-Páramo, D. Mast, R. A. Marino, D. Cristóbal-Hornillos, A. Gil de Paz, G. van de Ven, J. Vilchez and L. Wisotzki

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016347

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Molecule survival in magnetized protostellar disk winds - I. Chemical model and first results A2

D. Panoglou, S. Cabrit, G. Pineau des Forêts, P. J. V. Garcia, J. Ferreira and F. Casse

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912861

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VLTI/AMBER observations of the binary B[e] supergiant HD 327083 A6

H. E. Wheelwright, W. J. de Wit, R. D. Oudmaijer and J. S. Vink

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117766

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Disc-mass distribution in star-disc encounters A10

M. Steinhausen, C. Olczak and S. Pfalzner

Published online: 26 January 2012

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The APEX-CHAMP⁺ view of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 core - Constraining the excitation with submillimeter CO multi-line observations A12

T.-C. Peng, F. Wyrowski, L. A. Zapata, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117608

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The molecular gas around the luminous blue variable star G24.73+0.69 A14

A. Petriella, S. A. Paron and E. B. Giacani

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118394

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Gas modelling in the disc of HD 163296 A20

I. Tilling, P. Woitke, G. Meeus, A. Mora, B. Montesinos, P. Riviere-Marichalar, C. Eiroa, W.-F. Thi, A. Isella, A. Roberge et al. (12 more)

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Thermal infrared properties of classical and type II Cepheids - Diffraction limited 10 μm imaging with VLT/VISIR A24

A. Gallenne, P. Kervella and A. Mérand

Published online: 27 January 2012

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Rotational excitation of simple polar molecules by H₂ and electrons in diffuse clouds A27

H. S. Liszt

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117882

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3D simulations of pillar formation around HII regions: the importance of shock curvature A31

P. Tremblin, E. Audit, V. Minier and N. Schneider

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118031

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Spatial variation of the cooling lines in the Orion Bar from Herschel/PACS A37

J. Bernard-Salas, E. Habart, H. Arab, A. Abergel, E. Dartois, P. Martin, S. Bontemps, C. Joblin, G. J. White, J.-P. Bernard and D. Naylor

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118083

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Molecular clouds under the influence of massive stars in the Galactic Hii region G353.2+0.9 A41

A. Giannetti, J. Brand, F. Massi, A. Tieftrunk and M. T. Beltrán

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116774

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Multilayer modeling of porous grain surface chemistry - I. The GRAINOBLE model A42

V. Taquet, C. Ceccarelli and C. Kahane

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117802

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The Herschel HIFI water line survey in the low-mass proto-stellar outflow L1448 A45

G. Santangelo, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, S. Antoniucci, M. Vasta, C. Codella, A. Lorenzani, M. Tafalla, R. Liseau, E. F. van Dishoeck and L. E. Kristensen

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118113

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Rotational spectrum of a chiral amino acid precursor, 2-aminopropionitrile, and searches for it in Sagittarius B2(N) A51

H. Møllendal, L. Margulès, A. Belloche, R. A. Motiyenko, A. Konovalov, K. M. Menten and J. C. Guillemin

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116838

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Analysis of chemical abundances in planetary nebulae with [WC] central stars - I. Line intensities and physical conditions A54

J. García-Rojas, M. Peña, C. Morisset, A. Mesa-Delgado and M. T. Ruiz

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118217

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AKARI observations of ice absorption bands towards edge-on young stellar objects A57

Y. Aikawa, D. Kamuro, I. Sakon, Y. Itoh, H. Terada, J. A. Noble, K. M. Pontoppidan, H. J. Fraser, M. Tamura, R. Kandori et al. (2 more)

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015999

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Polarimetry of the binary PDS 144 A59

A. Pereyra, C. V. Rodrigues and A. M. Magalhães

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118095

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GS100-02-41: a new large H i shell in the outer part of the Galaxy A60

L. A. Suad, S. Cichowolski, E. M. Arnal and J. C. Testori

Published online: 02 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118087

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POISSON project - II. A multi-wavelength spectroscopic and photometric survey of young protostars in L 1641 A64

A. Caratti o Garatti, R. Garcia Lopez, S. Antoniucci, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, J. Eislöffel, T. P. Ray, D. Lorenzetti and S. Cabrit

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117781

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The cosmic-ray and gas content of the Cygnus region as measured in γ-rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope A71

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, A. Belfiore, R. Bellazzini, B. Berenji et al. (125 more)

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117539

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Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) on the surface of dust grains A91

F. Du, B. Parise and P. Bergman

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118013

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Resolving the inner regions of the HD 97048 circumstellar disk with VLT/NACO polarimetric differential imaging A92

S. P. Quanz, S. M. Birkmann, D. Apai, S. Wolf and T. Henning

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118246

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Structure of the pre-outburst accretion disk in SS Cygni A94

D. A. Kononov, F. Giovannelli, I. Bruni and D. V. Bisikalo

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016334

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A mid-IR study of the circumstellar environment of Herbig Be stars A101

A. P. Verhoeff, L. B. F. M. Waters, M. E. van den Ancker, M. Min, F. A. Stap, E. Pantin, R. van Boekel, B. Acke, A. G. G. M. Tielens and A. de Koter

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014916

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The flow of interstellar dust into the solar system A102

V. J. Sterken, N. Altobelli, S. Kempf, G. Schwehm, R. Srama and E. Grün

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117119

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First spectro-interferometric survey of Be stars - I. Observations and constraints on the disk geometry and kinematics A110

A. Meilland, F. Millour, S. Kanaan, Ph. Stee, R. Petrov, K.-H. Hofmann, A. Natta and K. Perraut

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117955

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Comparison of synthetic maps from truncated jet-formation models with YSO jet observations - II. The effect of varying inclinations A116

M. Stute and J. Gracia

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117948

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Microwave and submillimeter spectroscopy and first ISM detection of ¹⁸O-methyl formate A119

B. Tercero, L. Margulès, M. Carvajal, R. A. Motiyenko, T. R. Huet, E. A. Alekseev, I. Kleiner, J. C. Guillemin, H. Møllendal and J. Cernicharo

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117072

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Reliability of NH₃ as the temperature probe of cold cloud cores A133

M. Juvela, J. Harju, N. Ysard and T. Lunttila

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118257

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A (sub)millimetre study of dense cores in Orion B9 A137

O. Miettinen, J. Harju, L. K. Haikala and M. Juvela

Published online: 15 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117849

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Looking for outflow and infall signatures in high-mass star-forming regions A140

P. D. Klaassen, L. Testi and H. Beuther

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118350

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Statistical study of OB stars in NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 A142

D. Russeil, A. Zavagno, C. Adami, L. D. Anderson, S. Bontemps, F. Motte, J. A. Rodon, N. Schneider, A. Ilmane and K. J. Murphy

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117299

Stellar structure and evolution

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On the deviations of the classical von Zeipel’s theorem at the upper layers of rotating stars A3

A. Claret

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117419

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Crab giant pulses at low frequencies A7

R. Karuppusamy, B. W. Stappers and K. J. Lee

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117667

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A detailed X-ray investigation of ζ Puppis - I. The dataset and some preliminary results A22

Y. Nazé, C. A. Flores and G. Rauw

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117387

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A quantitative study of O stars in NGC 2244 and the Monoceros OB2 association A39

F. Martins, L. Mahy, D. J. Hillier and G. Rauw

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117458

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Stellar envelope inflation near the Eddington limit - Implications for the radii of Wolf-Rayet stars and luminous blue variables A40

G. Gräfener, S. P. Owocki and J. S. Vink

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117497

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High-resolution spectroscopic observations of two s-process-enriched and carbon-poor post-AGB stars: GLMP 334 and IRAS 15482−5741 A48

C. B. Pereira, R. Gallino and S. Bisterzo

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117398

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Evidence for a proto-black hole and a double astrophysical component in GRB 101023 A58

A. V. Penacchioni, R. Ruffini, L. Izzo, M. Muccino, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, B. Patricelli and L. Amati

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118403

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AGILE detection of Cygnus X-3 γ-ray active states during the period mid-2009/mid-2010 A63

A. Bulgarelli, M. Tavani, A. W. Chen, Y. Evangelista, M. Trifoglio, F. Gianotti, G. Piano, S. Sabatini, E. Striani, G. Pooley et al. (63 more)

Published online: 02 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016129

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Weak G-band stars on the H-R diagram: clues to the origin of the Li anomaly A68

A. Palacios, M. Parthasarathy, Y. Bharat Kumar and G. Jasniewicz

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117988

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Modelling a high-mass red giant observed by CoRoT A73

F. Baudin, C. Barban, M. J. Goupil, R. Samadi, Y. Lebreton, H. Bruntt, T. Morel, L. Lefèvre, E. Michel, B. Mosser et al. (8 more)

Published online: 06 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116967

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Massive binaries in the Cepheus OB2/3 region - Constraining the formation mechanism of massive stars A74

D. Peter, M. Feldt, Th. Henning and F. Hormuth

Published online: 06 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015027

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The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries - I. Searching a sample of stars from the CSS and SDSS A84

U. Backhaus, S. Bauer, K. Beuermann, J. Diese, S. Dreizler, F. V. Hessman, T.-O. Husser, K.-H. Klapdohr, J. Möllmanns, R. Schünecke et al. (32 more)

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118104

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The barium isotopic fractions in five metal-poor stars A118

A. J. Gallagher, S. G. Ryan, A. Hosford, A. E. García Pérez, W. Aoki and S. Honda

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118382

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A dynamical explanation for a long-term modulation in the light curve of FS Aurigae - A possible triple cataclysmic variable system A122

C. E. Chavez, G. Tovmassian, L. A. Aguilar, S. Zharikov and A. A. Henden

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117209

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Doppler images of II Pegasi for 2004–2010 A126

T. Hackman, M. J. Mantere, M. Lindborg, I. Ilyin, O. Kochukhov, N. Piskunov and I. Tuominen

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117603

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Near-infrared light curves of type Ia supernovae A132

D. Jack, P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117271

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VLBA SiO maser observations of the OH/IR star OH 44.8-2.3: magnetic field and morphology A136

N. Amiri, W. H. T. Vlemmings, A. J. Kemball and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117452

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VLT/X-shooter observations and the chemical composition of cool white dwarfs A13

A. Kawka and S. Vennes

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118210

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Metallicity of M dwarfs - II. A comparative study of photometric metallicity scales A25

V. Neves, X. Bonfils, N. C. Santos, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, F. Allard, C. Natário, C. S. Fernandes and S. Udry

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118115

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Observational effects of magnetism in O stars: surface nitrogen abundances A29

F. Martins, C. Escolano, G. A. Wade, J. F. Donati, J. C. Bouret and MiMeS collaboration

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118039

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The first X-ray survey of Galactic luminous blue variables A47

Y. Nazé, G. Rauw and D. Hutsemékers

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118040

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Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars XVI. Expanding atmospheres of massive and very massive stars and the evolution of dense stellar clusters A75

A. W. A. Pauldrach, D. Vanbeveren and T. L. Hoffmann

Published online: 06 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117621

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Fluorine abundances in dwarf stars of the solar neighbourhood A117

A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, C. Worley, N. C. Santos, C. Melo and G. Israelian

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118261

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Magnetic field measurements and their uncertainties: the FORS1 legacy A129

S. Bagnulo, J. D. Landstreet, L. Fossati and O. Kochukhov

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118098

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New observations of chromospheric and prominence activity on the RS CVn-type binary SZ Piscium A130

Dong-tao Cao and Sheng-hong Gu

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118184

The Sun

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Cosmic ray modulation by different types of solar wind disturbances A28

M. Dumbović, B. Vršnak, J. Čalogović and R. Župan

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117710

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The interplanetary magnetic structure that guides solar relativistic particles A32

S. Masson, P. Démoulin, S. Dasso and K.-L. Klein

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118145

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Particle kinetic analysis of a polar jet from SECCHI COR data A34

L. Feng, B. Inhester, J. de Patoul, T. Wiegelmann and W. Q. Gan

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117071

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What is the true nature of blinkers? A50

S. Subramanian, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle and D. Bewsher

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117877

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Spectral and spatial observations of microwave spikes and zebra structure in the short radio burst of May 29, 2003 A53

G. P. Chernov, R. A. Sych, N. S. Meshalkina, Y. Yan and C. Tan

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117034

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Shear and vortex motions in a forming sunspot - Twist relaxation in magnetic flux ropes A62

N. Bello González, F. Kneer and R. Schlichenmaier

Published online: 02 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118005

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Coronal heating in coupled photosphere-chromosphere-coronal systems: turbulence and leakage A70

A. Verdini, R. Grappin and M. Velli

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118046

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Modification of wave propagation and wave travel-time by the presence of magnetic fields in the solar network atmosphere A79

C. Nutto, O. Steiner, W. Schaffenberger and M. Roth

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016083

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Comparison between observed and theoretical O IV line ratios in the UV/EUV solar spectrum as derived by SUMER, CDS and EIS A88

A. S. Giunta, A. Fludra, M. G. O’Mullane and H. P. Summers

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118178

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Horizontal flow fields observed in Hinode G-band images - II. Flow fields in the final stages of sunspot decay A109

M. Verma, H. Balthasar, N. Deng, C. Liu, T. Shimizu, H. Wang and C. Denker

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117842

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Monte Carlo Markov chain DEM reconstruction of isothermal plasmas A111

E. Landi, F. Reale and P. Testa

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117424

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Magnetic-topology evolution in NOAA AR 10501 on 2003 November 18 A138

A. V. Oreshina, I. V. Oreshina and B. V. Somov

Published online: 15 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117620

Planets and planetary systems

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Estimating transiting exoplanet masses from precise optical photometry A4

D. Mislis, R. Heller, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and S. Hodgkin

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116711

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Optical to near-infrared transit observations of super-Earth GJ 1214b: water-world or mini-Neptune? A46

E. J. W. de Mooij, M. Brogi, R. J. de Kok, J. Koppenhoefer, S. V. Nefs, I. A. G. Snellen, J. Greiner, J. Hanse, R. C. Heinsbroek, C. H. Lee and P. P. van der Werf

Published online: 31 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117205

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Giant planet formation: episodic impacts versus gradual core growth A90

C. H. Broeg and W. Benz

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117038

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Thermal phase curves of nontransiting terrestrial exoplanets - II. Characterizing airless planets A95

A. S. Maurin, F. Selsis, F. Hersant and A. Belu

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117054

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SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates - V. The three hot Jupiters KOI-135b, KOI-204b, and KOI-203b (alias Kepler-17b) A96

A. S. Bonomo, G. Hébrard, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, M. Deleuil, J. Almenara, F. Bouchy, R. F. Díaz, C. Moutou and M. Vanhuysse

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118323

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Tidal dissipation in multi-planet systems and constraints on orbit fitting A105

J. Laskar, G. Boué and A. C. M. Correia

Published online: 13 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116643

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The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets - IV. Massive companions in the planet-brown dwarf boundary A113

R. F. Díaz, A. Santerne, J. Sahlmann, G. Hébrard, A. Eggenberger, N. C. Santos, C. Moutou, L. Arnold, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils et al. (13 more)

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117935

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Trapping dust particles in the outer regions of protoplanetary disks A114

P. Pinilla, T. Birnstiel, L. Ricci, C. P. Dullemond, A. L. Uribe, L. Testi and A. Natta

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118204

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Search for radial velocity variations in eight M-dwarfs with NIRSPEC/Keck II A141

F. Rodler, R. Deshpande, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, E. L. Martín, M. M. Montgomery, C. del Burgo and O. L. Creevey

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117577

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - XX. CoRoT-20b: A very high density, high eccentricity transiting giant planet A145

M. Deleuil, A. S. Bonomo, S. Ferraz-Mello, A. Erikson, F. Bouchy, M. Havel, S. Aigrain, J.-M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne et al. (36 more)

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117681

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Constraining the interior of extrasolar giant planets with the tidal Love number k₂ using the example of HAT-P-13b A146

U. Kramm, N. Nettelmann, J. J. Fortney, R. Neuhäuser and R. Redmer

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118141

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The chemistry of C₃ and C₂ in cometary comae - I. Current models revisited A149

M. Weiler

Published online: 17 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117480

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Metallicities for six nearby open clusters from high-resolution spectra of giant stars - [Fe/H] values for a planet search sample A151

N. C. Santos, C. Lovis, J. Melendez, M. Montalto, D. Naef and G. Pace

Published online: 17 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118276

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Extensive spectroscopic data for multiply ionized scandium: Sc III to Sc XXI A52

G. Massacrier and M.-C. Artru

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117758

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High-resolution terahertz spectroscopy of the ¹⁵NH radical (Σ⁻) A135

S. Bailleux, M. A. Martin-Drumel, L. Margulès, O. Pirali, G. Wlodarczak, P. Roy, E. Roueff, M. Gerin, A. Faure and P. Hily-Blant

Published online: 14 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118129

Astronomical instrumentation

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Extended clustering analyses to constrain the deflection angular scale and source density of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays A16

G. Decerprit, N. G. Busca and E. Parizot

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118279

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Optimization of synthetic galaxy spectra - Application to ESA’s Gaia mission A38

A. Karampelas, M. Kontizas, B. Rocca-Volmerange, I. Bellas-Velidis, E. Kontizas, E. Livanou, P. Tsalmantza and A. Dapergolas

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117872

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Improved achromatization of phase mask coronagraphs using colored apodization A55

M. N’Diaye, K. Dohlen, S. Cuevas, R. Soummer, C. Sánchez-Pérez and F. Zamkotsian

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117661

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Advances in the interpretation and analysis of lunar occultation light curves A56

A. Richichi and A. Glindemann

Published online: 01 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118476

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Bayesian analysis of polarization measurements A65

J. L. Quinn

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015785

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Automatic spectral classification of stellar spectra with low signal-to-noise ratio using artificial neural networks A76

S. G. Navarro, R. L. M. Corradi and A. Mampaso

Published online: 07 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016422

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A conjugate gradient algorithm for the astrometric core solution of Gaia A77

A. Bombrun, L. Lindegren, D. Hobbs, B. Holl, U. Lammers and U. Bastian

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117904

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The astrometric core solution for the Gaia mission - Overview of models, algorithms, and software implementation A78

L. Lindegren, U. Lammers, D. Hobbs, W. O’Mullane, U. Bastian and J. Hernández

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117905

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Low-resolution spectroscopy of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect and estimates of cluster parameters A86

P. de Bernardis, S. Colafrancesco, G. D’Alessandro, L. Lamagna, P. Marchegiani, S. Masi and A. Schillaci

Published online: 08 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118062

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The EMIR multi-band mm-wave receiver for the IRAM 30-m telescope A89

M. Carter, B. Lazareff, D. Maier, J.-Y. Chenu, A.-L. Fontana, Y. Bortolotti, C. Boucher, A. Navarrini, S. Blanchet, A. Greve et al. (7 more)

Published online: 09 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118452

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Active optics methods for exoplanet direct imaging - Stress polishing of supersmooth aspherics for VLT-SPHERE planet finder A139

E. Hugot, M. Ferrari, K. El Hadi, A. Costille, K. Dohlen, P. Rabou, P. Puget and J. L. Beuzit

Published online: 15 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117816

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High resolution rapid response observations of compact radio sources with the Ceduna Hobart Interferometer (CHI) A150

J. M. Blanchard, J. E. J. Lovell, R. Ojha, M. Kadler, J. M. Dickey and P. G. Edwards

Published online: 17 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117593

Catalogs and data

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CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey - I. Survey presentation A8

S. F. Sánchez, R. C. Kennicutt, A. Gil de Paz, G. van de Ven, J. M. Vílchez, L. Wisotzki, C. J. Walcher, D. Mast, J. A. L. Aguerri, S. Albiol-Pérez et al. (62 more)

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117353

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BL Lacertae objects beyond redshift 1.3 – UV-to-NIR photometry and photometric redshift for Fermi/LAT blazars A26

A. Rau, P. Schady, J. Greiner, M. Salvato, M. Ajello, E. Bottacini, N. Gehrels, P. M. J. Afonso, J. Elliott, R. Filgas et al. (10 more)

Published online: 27 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118159

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The ROSAT-ESO flux limited X-ray galaxy cluster survey (REFLEX II) - I. Newly identified X-ray luminous clusters at z ≥ 0.2 A35

G. Chon and H. Böhringer

Published online: 30 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117996

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E-BOSS: an Extensive stellar BOw Shock Survey - I. Methods and first catalogue A108

C. S. Peri, P. Benaglia, D. P. Brookes, I. R. Stevens and N. L. Isequilla

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118116

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Planetary transit candidates in the CoRoT LRa01 field A112

L. Carone, D. Gandolfi, J. Cabrera, A. P. Hatzes, H. J. Deeg, Sz. Csizmadia, M. Pätzold, J. Weingrill, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso et al. (63 more)

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116968

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A unified supernova catalogue A120

D. Lennarz, D. Altmann and C. Wiebusch

Published online: 10 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117666

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Stellar population models in the UV - I. Characterisation of the New Generation Stellar Library A143

M. Koleva and A. Vazdekis

Published online: 16 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118065

Numerical methods and codes

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Improving smoothed particle hydrodynamics with an integral approach to calculating gradients A9

D. García-Senz, R. M. Cabezón and J. A. Escartín

Published online: 26 January 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117939

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Numerical solution of the radiative transfer equation: X-ray spectral formation from cylindrical accretion onto a magnetized neutron star A67

R. Farinelli, C. Ceccobello, P. Romano and L. Titarchuk

Published online: 03 February 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118008

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 538 (February 2012)

Letters

The blazar-like radio structure of the TeV source IC 310 L1

Non-standard s-process in low metallicity massive rotating stars L2

Detection of warm water vapour in Taurus protoplanetary discs by Herschel L3

A bright z = 5.2 lensed submillimeter galaxy in the field of Abell 773 - HLSJ091828.6+514223 L4

Are OPERA neutrinos faster than light because of non-inertial reference frames? L5

The dynamic atmospheres of Mira stars: comparing the CODEX models to PTI time series of TU Andromedae L6

The late-time afterglow of the extremely energetic short burst GRB 090510 revisited L7

Yellow supergiants as supernova progenitors: an indication of strong mass loss for red supergiants? L8

ALMA CO and VLT/SINFONI H2 observations of the Antennae overlap region: mass and energy dissipation L9

The kinematic of HST-1 in the jet of M 87 L10

Astrophysical processes

Diversity of multiwavelength emission bumps in the GRB 100219A afterglow A1

Formation and destruction of jets in X-ray binaries A5

On the origin and composition of Galactic cosmic rays A80

Strong evidence for hadron acceleration in Tycho’s supernova remnant A81

An inhomogeneous lepto-hadronic model for the radiation of relativistic jets - Application to XTE J1118+480 A97

Thermonuclear fusion in dense stars - Electron screening, conductive cooling, and magnetic field effects A115

Grain charging in protoplanetary discs A124

Sticking coefficient of hydrogen and deuterium on silicates under interstellar conditions A128

New three-parameter correlation for gamma-ray bursts with a plateau phase in the afterglow A134

Stability of radiation-pressure dominated disks - I. The dispersion relation for a delayed heating α-viscosity prescription A148

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Activity in galactic nuclei of cluster and field galaxies in the local universe A15

Application of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to CMB data: Is the universe really weakly random? A17

Constraints on cosmological models from lens redshift data A43

Evolution of the observed Lyα luminosity function from z = 6.5 to z = 7.7: evidence for the epoch of reionization? A66

A deep view on the Virgo cluster core A69

Averaging the AGN X-ray spectra from deep Chandra fields A83

Dark matter subhaloes as gamma-ray sources and candidates in the first Fermi-LAT catalogue A93

The influence of mergers on the cluster temperature function and cosmological parameters derived from it A98

The galaxy stellar mass function of X-ray detected groups - Environmental dependence of galaxy evolution in the COSMOS survey A104

Probing the cosmic distance-duality relation with the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect, X-ray observations and supernovae Ia A131

Inhomogeneity-induced variance of cosmological parameters A147

Extragalactic astronomy

Supernovae without host galaxies? - The low surface brightness host of SN 2009Z A30

The evolving slope of the stellar mass function at 0.6 ≤ z < 4.5 from deep WFC3 data A33

Pre-ALMA observations of GRBs in the mm/submm range A44

CXOM31 J004253.1+411422: the first ultraluminous X-ray transient in M 31 A49

Extranuclear Hα-emitting complexes in low-z (U)LIRGs: precursors of tidal dwarf galaxies? A61

A multiwavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - III. Spectral classification and dynamical properties A72

The dynamical and chemical evolution of dwarf spheroidal galaxies with GEAR A82

High-resolution observations of two O vi absorbers at z ≈ 2 toward PKS 1448−232 A85

Kinematic properties of the field elliptical NGC 7507 A87

COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - X. Modeling based on high-precision astrometry of a sample of 25 lensed quasars: consequences for ellipticity, shear, and astrometric anomalies A99

VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy of red giant branch stars in the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy A100

Discovery of hard-spectrum γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 0414+009 A103

Photocentric variability of quasars caused by variations in their inner structure: consequences for Gaia measurements A107

Loops formed by tidal tails as fossil records of a major merger A121

Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - IX. Twenty two more identifications, and a glance into the far hard X-ray Universe A123

Intra-night optical multiband variability of BL Lacertae during the 2011 outburst A125

Radio properties of H2O maser host galaxies A152

The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies (Corrigendum) - IX. Molecular gas properties C1

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

The onset of high-mass star formation in the direct vicinity of the Galactic mini-starburst W43 A11

Na-O anticorrelation and HB - IX. Kinematics of the program clusters A link between systemic rotation and HB morphology? A18

A Dynamical N-body model for the central region of ω Centauri A19

Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - III. Evidence from stellar ages and orbital parameters A21

A new method for calculating the convergent point of a moving group A23

Lithium abundances along the red giant branch: FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of a large sample of low-mass bulge stars A36

Stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge region: towards solving the Galactic bulge and bar shapes using 2MASS data A106

The Galactic centre mini-spiral in the mm-regime A127

Spatially resolved properties of the grand-design spiral galaxy UGC 9837: a case for high-redshift 2-D observations A144

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Molecule survival in magnetized protostellar disk winds - I. Chemical model and first results A2

VLTI/AMBER observations of the binary B[e] supergiant HD 327083 A6

Disc-mass distribution in star-disc encounters A10

The APEX-CHAMP+ view of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 core - Constraining the excitation with submillimeter CO multi-line observations A12

The molecular gas around the luminous blue variable star G24.73+0.69 A14

Gas modelling in the disc of HD 163296 A20

Thermal infrared properties of classical and type II Cepheids - Diffraction limited 10 μm imaging with VLT/VISIR A24

Rotational excitation of simple polar molecules by H2 and electrons in diffuse clouds A27

3D simulations of pillar formation around HII regions: the importance of shock curvature A31

Spatial variation of the cooling lines in the Orion Bar from Herschel/PACS A37

Molecular clouds under the influence of massive stars in the Galactic Hii region G353.2+0.9 A41

Multilayer modeling of porous grain surface chemistry - I. The GRAINOBLE model A42

The Herschel HIFI water line survey in the low-mass proto-stellar outflow L1448 A45

Rotational spectrum of a chiral amino acid precursor, 2-aminopropionitrile, and searches for it in Sagittarius B2(N) A51

ALMA CO and VLT/SINFONI H₂ observations of the Antennae overlap region: mass and energy dissipation L9

Radio properties of H₂O maser host galaxies A152

The APEX-CHAMP⁺ view of the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 core - Constraining the excitation with submillimeter CO multi-line observations A12

Rotational excitation of simple polar molecules by H₂ and electrons in diffuse clouds A27

Production of interstellar hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) on the surface of dust grains A91

Microwave and submillimeter spectroscopy and first ISM detection of ¹⁸O-methyl formate A119

Reliability of NH₃ as the temperature probe of cold cloud cores A133

Constraining the interior of extrasolar giant planets with the tidal Love number k₂ using the example of HAT-P-13b A146