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Active asteroid belt causes the UXOR phenomenon in RZ Piscium L1

W. J. de Wit, V. P. Grinin, I. S. Potravnov, D. N. Shakhovskoi, A. Müller and M. Moerchen

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220715

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Convergence zones for Type I migration: an inward shift for multiple planet systems L2

C. Cossou, S. N. Raymond and A. Pierens

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220853

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Asymmetric transition disks: Vorticity or eccentricity? L3

S. Ataiee, P. Pinilla, A. Zsom, C. P. Dullemond, C. Dominik and J. Ghanbari

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321125

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WMAP nine-year CMB estimation using sparsity L4

J. Bobin, F. Sureau, P. Paykari, A. Rassat, S. Basak and J.-L. Starck

Published online: 01 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321382

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Direct-imaging discovery of a 12–14 Jupiter-mass object orbiting a young binary system of very low-mass stars L5

P. Delorme, J. Gagné, J. H. Girard, A. M. Lagrange, G. Chauvin, M.-E. Naud, D. Lafrenière, R. Doyon, A. Riedel, M. Bonnefoy and L. Malo

Published online: 03 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321169

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ιHorologi, the first coronal activity cycle in a young solar-like star L6

J. Sanz-Forcada, B. Stelzer and T. S. Metcalfe

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321388

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Aperture corrections for disk galaxy properties derived from the CALIFA survey - Balmer emission lines in spiral galaxies L7

J. Iglesias-Páramo, J. M. Vílchez, L. Galbany, S. F. Sánchez, F. F. Rosales-Ortega, D. Mast, R. García-Benito, B. Husemann, J. A. L. Aguerri, J. Alves et al. (31 more)

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321460

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Connection between dense gas mass fraction, turbulence driving, and star formation efficiency of molecular clouds L8

J. Kainulainen, C. Federrath and T. Henning

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321431

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The influence of magnetic fields, turbulence, and UV radiation on the formation of supermassive black holes L9

C. Van Borm and M. Spaans

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321590

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Hi-C and AIA observations of transverse magnetohydrodynamic waves in active regions L10

R. J. Morton and J. A. McLaughlin

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321465

Astrophysical processes

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The thermohaline, Richardson, Rayleigh-Taylor, Solberg–Høiland, and GSF criteria in rotating stars A1

A. Maeder, G. Meynet, N. Lagarde and C. Charbonnel

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220936

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Gamma rays from cosmic rays in supernova remnants A34

C. D. Dermer and G. Powale

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220394

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The challenge of large and empty voids in the SDSS DR7 redshift survey A15

S. Tavasoli, K. Vasei and R. Mohayaee

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220774

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Constraints on anisotropic cosmic expansion from supernovae A56

B. Kalus, D. J. Schwarz, M. Seikel and A. Wiegand

Published online: 03 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220928

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The R_h = ct universe without inflation A76

F. Melia

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220447

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The pre-launch Planck Sky Model: a model of sky emission at submillimetre to centimetre wavelengths A96

J. Delabrouille, M. Betoule, J.-B. Melin, M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, J. Gonzalez-Nuevo, M. Le Jeune, G. Castex, G. de Zotti, S. Basak, M. Ashdown et al. (32 more)

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220019

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Dark energy and the structure of the Coma cluster of galaxies A101

A. D. Chernin, G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, P. Teerikorpi, M. J. Valtonen, G. G. Byrd and M. Merafina

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220781

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Joint reconstruction of galaxy clusters from gravitational lensing and thermal gas - I. Outline of a non-parametric method A118

S. Konrad, C. L. Majer, S. Meyer, E. Sarli and M. Bartelmann

Published online: 20 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220663

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COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - XI. Techniques for time delay measurement in presence of microlensing A120

M. Tewes, F. Courbin and G. Meylan

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220123

Extragalactic astronomy

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Radio continuum observations of the Leo Triplet at 2.64 GHz A4

B. Nikiel-Wroczyński, M. Soida, M. Urbanik, M. Weżgowiec, R. Beck, D. J. Bomans and B. Adebahr

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321089

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X-ray source population study of the starburst galaxy M 83 with XMM-Newton A7

L. Ducci, M. Sasaki, F. Haberl and W. Pietsch

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321035

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Chemical enrichment and physical conditions in I Zw 18 A16

V. Lebouteiller, S. Heap, I. Hubeny and D. Kunth

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220948

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Luminosity-dependent unification of active galactic nuclei and the X-ray Baldwin effect A29

C. Ricci, S. Paltani, H. Awaki, P.-O. Petrucci, Y. Ueda and M. Brightman

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220324

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Dust in active galactic nuclei - Mid-infrared T-ReCS/Gemini spectra using the new RedCan pipeline A35

O. González-Martín, J. M. Rodríguez-Espinosa, T. Díaz-Santos, C. Packham, A. Alonso-Herrero, P. Esquej, C. Ramos Almeida, R. Mason and C. Telesco

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220382

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Mid-infrared microlensing of accretion disc and dusty torus in quasars: effects on flux ratio anomalies A53

D. Sluse, M. Kishimoto, T. Anguita, O. Wucknitz and J. Wambsganss

Published online: 01 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220843

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Statistical studies of HII regions in nearby galaxies - I. Spitzer near-IR luminosities and temperatures, compared with Hα luminosities, from selected HII regions in M100 A54

S. J. Chan and J. E. Beckman

Published online: 01 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220894

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He i in the central giant H ii region of NGC 5253 - A 2D observational approach to collisional and radiative transfer effects A57

A. Monreal-Ibero, J. R. Walsh, M. S. Westmoquette and J. M. Vílchez

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321387

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Star-forming galaxies in low-redshift clusters: Effects of environment on the concentration of star formation A67

C. F. Bretherton, C. Moss and P. A. James

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118390

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The NGC 1614 interacting galaxy - Molecular gas feeding a “ring of fire” A72

S. König, S. Aalto, S. Muller, R. J. Beswick and J. S. Gallagher III

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220453

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Spiral arm pitch angle and galactic shear rate in N-body simulations of disc galaxies A77

R. J. J. Grand, D. Kawata and M. Cropper

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321308

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MASSIV: Mass Assembly Survey with SINFONI in VVDS - V. The major merger rate of star-forming galaxies at 0.9 < z < 1.8 from IFS-based close pairs A78

C. López-Sanjuan, O. Le Fèvre, L. A. M. Tasca, B. Epinat, P. Amram, T. Contini, B. Garilli, M. Kissler-Patig, J. Moultaka, L. Paioro et al. (5 more)

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220286

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The effects of dust on the derived photometric parameters of disks and bulges in spiral galaxies A80

B. A. Pastrav, C. C. Popescu, R. J. Tuffs and A. E. Sansom

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220962

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VLT-SINFONI integral field spectroscopy of low-z luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies - II. 2D extinction structure and distance effects A85

J. Piqueras López, L. Colina, S. Arribas and A. Alonso-Herrero

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220991

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Star forming regions in a sample of HST spiral galaxies A87

P. Drazinos, E. Kontizas, A. Karampelas, M. Kontizas and A. Dapergolas

Published online: 15 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220648

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Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings A89

G. Gavazzi, M. Fumagalli, M. Fossati, V. Galardo, F. Grossetti, A. Boselli, R. Giovanelli and M. P. Haynes

Published online: 15 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218789

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Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - III. Nurture builds up the Hubble sequence in the Great Wall A90

G. Gavazzi, G. Savorgnan, M. Fossati, M. Dotti, M. Fumagalli, A. Boselli, L. Gutiérrez, H. Hernández Toledo, R. Giovanelli and M. P. Haynes

Published online: 15 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220916

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Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - IV. Structure of galaxies in the Local and Coma superclusters A91

M. Fossati, G. Gavazzi, G. Savorgnan, M. Fumagalli, A. Boselli, L. Gutiérrez, H. Hernández Toledo, R. Giovanelli and M. P. Haynes

Published online: 15 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220915

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The variability of carbon stars in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy A93

P. Battinelli and S. Demers

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321059

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Age and metallicity gradients in fossil ellipticals A99

P. Eigenthaler and W. W. Zeilinger

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321078

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Escape of Lyman continuum radiation from local galaxies - Detection of leakage from the young starburst Tol 1247-232 A106

E. Leitet, N. Bergvall, M. Hayes, S. Linné and E. Zackrisson

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118370

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Gas and dust cooling along the major axis of M 33 (HerM33es) - ISO/LWS [C ii] observations A114

C. Kramer, J. Abreu-Vicente, S. García-Burillo, M. Relaño, S. Aalto, M. Boquien, J. Braine, C. Buchbender, P. Gratier, F. P. Israel et al. (5 more)

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220683

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Large-scale radio continuum properties of 19 Virgo cluster galaxies - The influence of tidal interactions, ram pressure stripping, and accreting gas envelopes A116

B. Vollmer, M. Soida, R. Beck, A. Chung, M. Urbanik, K. T. Chyży, K. Otmianowska-Mazur and J. D. P. Kenney

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321163

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Towards a resolved Kennicutt-Schmidt law at high redshift A130

J. Freundlich, F. Combes, L. J. Tacconi, M. C. Cooper, R. Genzel, R. Neri, A. Bolatto, F. Bournaud, A. Burkert, P. Cox et al. (9 more)

Published online: 24 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220981

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The deepest Herschel-PACS far-infrared survey: number counts and infrared luminosity functions from combined PEP/GOODS-H observations A132

B. Magnelli, P. Popesso, S. Berta, F. Pozzi, D. Elbaz, D. Lutz, M. Dickinson, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel et al. (27 more)

Published online: 28 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321371

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The XMM-Newton SSC survey of the Galactic plane A12

A. Nebot Gómez-Morán, C. Motch, X. Barcons, F. J. Carrera, M. T. Ceballos, M. Cropper, N. Grosso, P. Guillout, O. Hérent, S. Mateos et al. (10 more)

Published online: 19 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220308

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The relation between chemical abundances and kinematics of the Galactic disc with RAVE A19

C. Boeche, C. Chiappini, I. Minchev, M. Williams, M. Steinmetz, S. Sharma, G. Kordopatis, J. Bland-Hawthorn, O. Bienaymé, B. K. Gibson et al. (13 more)

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219607

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Crucial aspects of the initial mass function - I. The statistical correlation between the total mass of an ensemble of stars and its most massive star A31

M. Cerviño, C. Román-Zúñiga, V. Luridiana, A. Bayo, N. Sánchez and E. Pérez

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219504

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Crucial aspects of the initial mass function - II. The inference of total quantities from partial information on a cluster A32

M. Cerviño, C. Román-Zúñiga, A. Bayo, V. Luridiana, N. Sánchez and E. Pérez

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220937

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Ba and Eu abundances in M 15 giant stars A47

C. C. Worley, V. Hill, J. Sobeck and E. Carretta

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321097

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The s-process in the Galactic halo: the fifth signature of spinstars in the early Universe? A51

G. Cescutti, C. Chiappini, R. Hirschi, G. Meynet and U. Frischknecht

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220809

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Properties of young star cluster systems: the age signature from near-infrared integrated colours A74

J. F. C. Santos Jr., H. Dottori and P. Grosbøl

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220659

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The case for high precision in elemental abundances of stars in the era of large spectroscopic surveys A94

L. Lindegren and S. Feltzing

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321057

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Signatures of radial migration in barred galaxies: Azimuthal variations in the metallicity distribution of old stars A102

P. Di Matteo, M. Haywood, F. Combes, B. Semelin and O. N. Snaith

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220539

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Members of Centaurus OB1 and NGC 4755: new spectroscopic and astrometric studies A108

M. A. Corti and R. B. Orellana

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220743

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Formation and evolution of interstellar filaments - Hints from velocity dispersion measurements A119

D. Arzoumanian, Ph. André, N. Peretto and V. Könyves

Published online: 20 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220822

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Universality of the companion mass-ratio distribution A124

M. Reggiani and M. R. Meyer

Published online: 23 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321631

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Probing the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the photoelectric heating within photodissociation regions A2

Y. Okada, P. Pilleri, O. Berné, V. Ossenkopf, A. Fuente, J. R. Goicoechea, C. Joblin, C. Kramer, M. Röllig, D. Teyssier and F. F. S. van der Tak

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118450

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The 69 μm forsterite band in spectra of protoplanetary disks. Results from the Herschel DIGIT programme A5

B. Sturm, J. Bouwman, Th. Henning, N. J. Evans II, L. B. F. M. Waters, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. D. Green, J. Olofsson, G. Meeus, K. Maaskant et al. (7 more)

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220243

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The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL 2591 (CHESS) - I. Highly excited linear rotor molecules in the high-mass protostellar envelope A11

M. H. D. van der Wiel, L. Pagani, F. F. S. van der Tak, M. Kaźmierczak and C. Ceccarelli

Published online: 19 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321069

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Proper motions of molecular hydrogen outflows in the ρ Ophiuchi molecular cloud A41

M. Zhang, W. Brandner, H. Wang, M. Gennaro, A. Bik, Th. Henning, R. Gredel, M. Smith and Th. Stanke

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220342

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A non-LTE radiative transfer model to study ionized outflows and disks. The case of MWC349A A45

A. Báez-Rubio, J. Martín-Pintado, C. Thum and P. Planesas

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219889

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Star-forming regions of the Aquila rift cloud complex - I. NH₃ tracers of dense molecular cores A58

S. A. Levshakov, C. Henkel, D. Reimers, M. Wang, R. Mao, H. Wang and Y. Xu

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220354

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CO(6−5) and [C i](2−1) pointed observations of five protoplanetary disks: Warm gas in HD 142527 A64

S. Casassus, A. Hales, I. de Gregorio, B. Dent, A. Belloche, R. Güsten, F. Ménard, A. M. Hughes, D. Wilner and V. Salinas

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219644

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Vertical settling and radial segregation of large dust grains in the circumstellar disk of the Butterfly Star A69

C. Gräfe, S. Wolf, S. Guilloteau, A. Dutrey, K. R. Stapelfeldt, K. M. Pontoppidan and J. Sauter

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220720

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Heavy water stratification in a low-mass protostar A75

A. Coutens, C. Vastel, S. Cazaux, S. Bottinelli, E. Caux, C. Ceccarelli, K. Demyk, V. Taquet and V. Wakelam

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220967

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Optical constants of refractory oxides at high temperatures - Mid-infrared properties of corundum, spinel, and α-quartz, potential carriers of the 13 μm feature A81

S. Zeidler, Th. Posch and H. Mutschke

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220459

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SABOCA 350-μm and LABOCA 870-μm dust continuum imaging of IRAS 05399-0121: mapping the dust properties of a pre- and protostellar core system A88

O. Miettinen and S. S. R. Offner

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321289

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Laboratory measurement of optical constants of solid SiO and application to circumstellar dust A92

S. Wetzel, M. Klevenz, H.-P. Gail, A. Pucci and M. Trieloff

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220803

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The electron density structure and kinematics of the supernova remnant N 49 A104

I. A. C. Melnik and M. V. F. Copetti

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220604

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Estimation of high-resolution dust column density maps - Comparison of modified black-body fits and radiative transfer modelling A113

M. Juvela, J. Malinen and T. Lunttila

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321254

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Fragmentation and dynamical collapse of the starless high-mass star-forming region IRDC 18310-4 A115

H. Beuther, H. Linz, J. Tackenberg, Th. Henning, O. Krause, S. Ragan, M. Nielbock, R. Launhardt, S. Bihr, A. Schmiedeke et al. (2 more)

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220475

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Herschel-HIFI observations of high-J CO and isotopologues in star-forming regions: from low to high mass A125

I. San José-García, J. C. Mottram, L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, U. A. Yıldız, F. F. S. van der Tak, F. Herpin, R. Visser, C. McCoey, F. Wyrowski et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220472

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Analysis of far-UV data of central stars of planetary nebulae: Occurrence and variability of stellar winds A126

M. A. Guerrero and O. De Marco

Published online: 23 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220623

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Erratum

Herschel CHESS discovery of the fossil cloud that gave birth to the Trapezium and Orion KL (Corrigendum) C1

A. López-Sepulcre, M. Kama, C. Ceccarelli, C. Dominik, E. Caux, A. Fuente and T. Alonso-Albi

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219416e

Stellar structure and evolution

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A new bright eclipsing hot subdwarf binary from the ASAS and SuperWASP surveys A18

V. Schaffenroth, S. Geier, H. Drechsel, U. Heber, P. Wils, R. H. Østensen, P. F. L. Maxted and G. di Scala

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220929

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Phase transitions in dense matter and the maximum mass of neutron stars A22

N. Chamel, A. F. Fantina, J. M. Pearson and S. Goriely

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220986

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Populations of rotating stars - I. Models from 1.7 to 15 M_⊙ at Z = 0.014, 0.006, and 0.002 with Ω/Ω_crit between 0 and 1 A24

C. Georgy, S. Ekström, A. Granada, G. Meynet, N. Mowlavi, P. Eggenberger and A. Maeder

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220558

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Populations of rotating stars - II. Rapid rotators and their link to Be-type stars A25

A. Granada, S. Ekström, C. Georgy, J. Krtička, S. Owocki, G. Meynet and A. Maeder

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220559

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Multiwavelength observations of V479 Andromedae: a close compact binary with an identity crisis A28

D. González–Buitrago, G. Tovmassian, S. Zharikov, L. Yungelson, T. Miyaji, J. Echevarría, A. Aviles and G. Valyavin

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219939

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CoRoT 101186644: A transiting low-mass dense M-dwarf on an eccentric 20.7-day period orbit around a late F-star - Discovered in the CoRoT lightcurves A30

L. Tal-Or, T. Mazeh, R. Alonso, F. Bouchy, J. Cabrera, H. J. Deeg, M. Deleuil, S. Faigler, M. Fridlund, G. Hébrard et al. (3 more)

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220862

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Resonances for activity waves in spherical mean field dynamos A37

D. Moss and D. Sokoloff

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321093

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Flip-flops of FK Comae Berenices A40

T. Hackman, J. Pelt, M. J. Mantere, L. Jetsu, H. Korhonen, T. Granzer, P. Kajatkari, J. Lehtinen and K. G. Strassmeier

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220690

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X-ray emission from the luminous O-type subdwarf HD 49798 and its compact companion A46

S. Mereghetti, N. La Palombara, A. Tiengo, N. Sartore, P. Esposito, G. L. Israel and L. Stella

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321271

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Near-infrared variability in the star-forming region RCW 38 A48

M. Dörr, R. Chini, M. Haas, R. Lemke and D. Nürnberger

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220311

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The effect of advection at luminosities close to Eddington: The ULX in M 31 A61

O. Straub, C. Done and M. Middleton

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321324

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Fundamental properties of nearby stars and the consequences on ΔY/ΔZ A62

A. A. R. Valcarce, M. Catelan and J. R. De Medeiros

Published online: 03 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220765

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A bright thermonuclear X-ray burst simultaneously observed with Chandra and RXTE A83

J. J. M. in ’t Zand, D. K. Galloway, H. L. Marshall, D. R. Ballantyne, P. G. Jonker, F. B. S. Paerels, D. M. Palmer, A. Patruno and N. N. Weinberg

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321056

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Coupling between internal waves and shear-induced turbulence in stellar radiation zones: the critical layers A86

L. Alvan, S. Mathis and T. Decressin

Published online: 15 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321210

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Third generation stellar models for asteroseismology of hot B subdwarf stars - A test of accuracy with the pulsating eclipsing binary PG 1336–018 A97

V. Van Grootel, S. Charpinet, P. Brassard, G. Fontaine and E. M. Green

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220896

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RX J0440.9 + 4431: a persistent Be/X-ray binary in outburst A103

C. Ferrigno, R. Farinelli, E. Bozzo, K. Pottschmidt, D. Klochkov and P. Kretschmar

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321053

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The spectroscopic evolution of the γ-ray emitting classical nova Nova Mon 2012 - I. Implications for the ONe subclass of classical novae A123

S. N. Shore, I. De Gennaro Aquino, G. J. Schwarz, T. Augusteijn, C. C. Cheung, F. M. Walter and S. Starrfield

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321095

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Two new SB2 binaries with main sequence B-type pulsators in the Kepler field A127

P. I. Pápics, A. Tkachenko, C. Aerts, M. Briquet, P. Marcos-Arenal, P. G. Beck, K. Uytterhoeven, A. Triviño Hage, J. Southworth, K. I. Clubb et al. (8 more)

Published online: 23 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321088

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Three-dimensional orbits of the triple-O stellar system HD 150136 A131

H. Sana, J.-B. Le Bouquin, L. Mahy, O. Absil, M. De Becker and E. Gosset

Published online: 24 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321189

Stellar atmospheres

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Spatially resolved, high-spectral resolution observation of the K giant Aldebaran in the CO first overtone lines with VLTI/AMBER A3

K. Ohnaka

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321207

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A new extensive library of PHOENIX stellar atmospheres and synthetic spectra A6

T.-O. Husser, S. Wende-von Berg, S. Dreizler, D. Homeier, A. Reiners, T. Barman and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219058

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Exploring wind-driving dust species in cool luminous giants - II. Constraints from photometry of M-type AGB stars A20

S. Bladh, S. Höfner, W. Nowotny, B. Aringer and K. Eriksson

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220590

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Chemical surface inhomogeneities in late B-type stars with Hg and Mn peculiarity - I. Spot evolution in HD 11753 on short and long time scales A27

H. Korhonen, J. F. González, M. Briquet, M. Flores Soriano, S. Hubrig, I. Savanov, T. Hackman, I. V. Ilyin, E. Eulaers and W. Pessemier

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220951

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First detection of helium emissions in RR Lyrae A59

D. Gillet, N. Fabas and A. Lèbre

Published online: 03 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220835

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Photospheric activity, rotation, and magnetic interaction in LHS 6343 A A66

E. Herrero, A. F. Lanza, I. Ribas, C. Jordi and J. C. Morales

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220518

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A PCA approach to stellar effective temperatures A95

J. Muñoz Bermejo, A. Asensio Ramos and C. Allende Prieto

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220961

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Understanding the dynamical structure of pulsating stars: The center-of-mass velocity and the Baade-Wesselink projection factor of the β Cephei star α Lupi A112

N. Nardetto, P. Mathias, A. Fokin, E. Chapellier, G. Pietrzynski, W. Gieren, D. Graczyk and D. Mourard

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220644

The Sun

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Multi-thermal dynamics and energetics of a coronal mass ejection in the low solar atmosphere A10

I. G. Hannah and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219727

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Nonlinear damped standing slow waves in hot coronal magnetic loops A23

M. S. Ruderman

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321175

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Accuracy of magnetic energy computations A38

G. Valori, P. Démoulin, E. Pariat and S. Masson

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220982

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Three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the solar magnetic flux emergence - Parametric study on the horizontal divergent flow A55

S. Toriumi and T. Yokoyama

Published online: 01 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321098

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Opposite polarity field with convective downflow and its relation to magnetic spines in a sunspot penumbra A63

G. B. Scharmer, J. de la Cruz Rodriguez, P. Sütterlin and V. M. J. Henriques

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220899

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Dynamic data-driven integrated flare model based on self-organized criticality A65

M. Dimitropoulou, H. Isliker, L. Vlahos and M. K. Georgoulis

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219630

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The energy of waves in the photosphere and lower chromosphere - IV. Inversion results of Ca II H spectra A73

C. Beck, R. Rezaei and K. G. Puschmann

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220463

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Radial profile of the inner heliospheric magnetic field as deduced from Faraday rotation observations A100

S. Mancuso and M. V. Garzelli

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220319

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Eruption of a plasma blob, associated M-class flare, and large-scale extreme-ultraviolet wave observed by SDO A109

P. Kumar and P. K. Manoharan

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220283

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Modeling solar cycles 15 to 21 using a flux transport dynamo A128

J. Jiang, R. H. Cameron, D. Schmitt and E. Işık

Published online: 23 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321145

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Particle scattering in turbulent plasmas with amplified wave modes A129

S. Lange, F. Spanier, M. Battarbee, R. Vainio and T. Laitinen

Published online: 28 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220804

Planets and planetary systems

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXIII. Super-Earths around the M-dwarf neighbors Gl 433 and Gl 667C A8

X. Delfosse, X. Bonfils, T. Forveille, S. Udry, M. Mayor, F. Bouchy, M. Gillon, C. Lovis, V. Neves, F. Pepe et al. (4 more)

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219013

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Spectral features of Earth-like planets and their detectability at different orbital distances around F, G, and K-type stars A9

P. Hedelt, P. von Paris, M. Godolt, S. Gebauer, J. L. Grenfell, H. Rauer, F. Schreier, F. Selsis and T. Trautmann

Published online: 18 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117723

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Multiple planets or exomoons in Kepler hot Jupiter systems with transit timing variations? A17

R. Szabó, Gy. M. Szabó, G. Dálya, A. E. Simon, G. Hodosán and L. L. Kiss

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220132

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Spatial distribution of water in the stratosphere of Jupiter from Herschel HIFI and PACS observations A21

T. Cavalié, H. Feuchtgruber, E. Lellouch, M. de Val-Borro, C. Jarchow, R. Moreno, P. Hartogh, G. Orton, T. K. Greathouse, F. Billebaud et al. (4 more)

Published online: 23 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220797

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Refined physical properties and g′, r′, i′, z′, J, H, K transmission spectrum of WASP-23b from the ground A26

N. Nikolov, G. Chen, J. J. Fortney, L. Mancini, J. Southworth, R. van Boekel and Th. Henning

Published online: 25 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321084

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Phoebe’s orbit from ground-based and space-based observations A36

J. Desmars, S. N. Li, R. Tajeddine, Q. Y. Peng and Z. H. Tang

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321114

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Tidal damping of the mutual inclination in hierarchical systems A39

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

Published online: 29 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220482

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Comprehensive time series analysis of the transiting extrasolar planet WASP-33b A44

G. Kovács, T. Kovács, J. D. Hartman, G. Á. Bakos, A. Bieryla, D. Latham, R. W. Noyes, Zs. Regály and G. A. Esquerdo

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219642

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The secondary eclipses of WASP-19b as seen by the ASTEP 400 telescope from Antarctica A49

L. Abe, I. Gonçalves, A. Agabi, A. Alapini, T. Guillot, D. Mékarnia, J.-P. Rivet, F.-X. Schmider, N. Crouzet, J. Fortney et al. (22 more)

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220351

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Hubble Space Telescope detection of oxygen in the atmosphere of exoplanet HD 189733b A52

L. Ben-Jaffel and G. E. Ballester

Published online: 01 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201221014

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A survey of young, nearby, and dusty stars conducted to understand the formation of wide-orbit giant planets - VLT/NaCo adaptive optics thermal and angular differential imaging A60

J. Rameau, G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, H. Klahr, M. Bonnefoy, C. Mordasini, M. Bonavita, S. Desidera, C. Dumas and J. H. Girard

Published online: 03 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220984

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Influence of the circumbinary disk gravity on planetesimal accumulation in the Kepler–16 system A71

F. Marzari, P. Thebault, H. Scholl, G. Picogna and C. Baruteau

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220893

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The production of craters on the mid-sized Saturnian satellites by Centaur objects A79

R. P. Di Sisto and M. Zanardi

Published online: 07 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220568

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Optical-radio positional offsets for active galactic nuclei A13

G. Orosz and S. Frey

Published online: 22 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321279

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ODIN: a new model and ephemeris for the Pluto system A14

L. Beauvalet, V. Robert, V. Lainey, J.-E. Arlot and F. Colas

Published online: 22 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220654

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Comparison of forming mechanisms for Sedna-type objects through an observational simulator A110

J. S. Soares and R. S. Gomes

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219840

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Trigonometric parallaxes of massive star forming regions: G012.88+0.48 and W33 A117

K. Immer, M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten, A. Brunthaler and T. M. Dame

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220793

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Time stability of the ICRF2 axes A122

S. Lambert

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321320

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Radiative association of He⁺₂ revisited A42

L. Augustovičová, V. Špirko, W. P. Kraemer and P. Soldán

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220957

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BASECOL2012: A collisional database repository and web service within the Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) A50

M.-L. Dubernet, M. H. Alexander, Y. A. Ba, N. Balakrishnan, C. Balança, C. Ceccarelli, J. Cernicharo, F. Daniel, F. Dayou, M. Doronin et al. (22 more)

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220630

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Non-aqueous formation of the calcium carbonate polymorph vaterite: astrophysical implications A68

S. J. Day, S. P. Thompson, J. E. Parker and A. Evans

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321138

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Extension of the millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectral databases of deuterated methyl cyanides (CH₂DCN and CHD₂CN) A84

L. Nguyen, A. Walters, L. Margulès, R. A. Motiyenko, J.-C. Guillemin, C. Kahane and C. Ceccarelli

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220088

Astronomical instrumentation

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Laboratory demonstration of a mid-infrared AGPM vector vortex coronagraph A98

C. Delacroix, O. Absil, P. Forsberg, D. Mawet, V. Christiaens, M. Karlsson, A. Boccaletti, P. Baudoz, M. Kuittinen, I. Vartiainen et al. (2 more)

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321126

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Applying full polarization A-Projection to very wide field of view instruments: An imager for LOFAR A105

C. Tasse, S. van der Tol, J. van Zwieten, G. van Diepen and S. Bhatnagar

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220882

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EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981 A111

J. Skottfelt, D. M. Bramich, R. Figuera Jaimes, U. G. Jørgensen, N. Kains, K. B. W Harpsøe, C. Liebig, M. T. Penny, K. A. Alsubai, J. M. Andersen et al. (26 more)

Published online: 17 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321430

Catalogs and data

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AGILE mini-calorimeter gamma-ray burst catalog A33

M. Galli, M. Marisaldi, F. Fuschino, C. Labanti, A. Argan, G. Barbiellini, A. Bulgarelli, P. W. Cattaneo, S. Colafrancesco, E. Del Monte et al. (16 more)

Published online: 26 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220833

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Long-term variability of extragalactic radio sources in the Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue A107

X. Chen, J. P. Rachen, M. López-Caniego, C. Dickinson, T. J. Pearson, L. Fuhrmann, T. P. Krichbaum and B. Partridge

Published online: 16 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220517

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COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - XII. Time delays of the doubly lensed quasars SDSS J1206+4332 and HS 2209+1914 A121

E. Eulaers, M. Tewes, P. Magain, F. Courbin, I. Asfandiyarov, Sh. Ehgamberdiev, S. Rathna Kumar, C. S. Stalin, T. P. Prabhu, G. Meylan and H. Van Winckel

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321140

Numerical methods and codes

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Reconstruction of the solar coronal magnetic field in spherical geometry A43

T. Amari, J.-J. Aly, A. Canou and Z. Mikic

Published online: 30 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220787

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Non-local radiative transfer in strongly inverted masers A70

F. Daniel and J. Cernicharo

Published online: 06 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219588

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Using electromagnetic observations to aid gravitational-wave parameter estimation of compact binaries observed with LISA - II. The effect of knowing the sky position A82

S. Shah, G. Nelemans and M. van der Sluys

Published online: 14 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321123

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 553 (May 2013)

Letters

Active asteroid belt causes the UXOR phenomenon in RZ Piscium L1

Convergence zones for Type I migration: an inward shift for multiple planet systems L2

Asymmetric transition disks: Vorticity or eccentricity? L3

WMAP nine-year CMB estimation using sparsity L4

Direct-imaging discovery of a 12–14 Jupiter-mass object orbiting a young binary system of very low-mass stars L5

ιHorologi, the first coronal activity cycle in a young solar-like star L6

Aperture corrections for disk galaxy properties derived from the CALIFA survey - Balmer emission lines in spiral galaxies L7

Connection between dense gas mass fraction, turbulence driving, and star formation efficiency of molecular clouds L8

The influence of magnetic fields, turbulence, and UV radiation on the formation of supermassive black holes L9

Hi-C and AIA observations of transverse magnetohydrodynamic waves in active regions L10

Astrophysical processes

The thermohaline, Richardson, Rayleigh-Taylor, Solberg–Høiland, and GSF criteria in rotating stars A1

Gamma rays from cosmic rays in supernova remnants A34

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The challenge of large and empty voids in the SDSS DR7 redshift survey A15

Constraints on anisotropic cosmic expansion from supernovae A56

The Rh = ct universe without inflation A76

The pre-launch Planck Sky Model: a model of sky emission at submillimetre to centimetre wavelengths A96

Dark energy and the structure of the Coma cluster of galaxies A101

Joint reconstruction of galaxy clusters from gravitational lensing and thermal gas - I. Outline of a non-parametric method A118

COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - XI. Techniques for time delay measurement in presence of microlensing A120

Extragalactic astronomy

Radio continuum observations of the Leo Triplet at 2.64 GHz A4

X-ray source population study of the starburst galaxy M 83 with XMM-Newton A7

Chemical enrichment and physical conditions in I Zw 18 A16

Luminosity-dependent unification of active galactic nuclei and the X-ray Baldwin effect A29

Dust in active galactic nuclei - Mid-infrared T-ReCS/Gemini spectra using the new RedCan pipeline A35

Mid-infrared microlensing of accretion disc and dusty torus in quasars: effects on flux ratio anomalies A53

Statistical studies of HII regions in nearby galaxies - I. Spitzer near-IR luminosities and temperatures, compared with Hα luminosities, from selected HII regions in M100 A54

He i in the central giant H ii region of NGC 5253 - A 2D observational approach to collisional and radiative transfer effects A57

Star-forming galaxies in low-redshift clusters: Effects of environment on the concentration of star formation A67

The NGC 1614 interacting galaxy - Molecular gas feeding a “ring of fire” A72

Spiral arm pitch angle and galactic shear rate in N-body simulations of disc galaxies A77

MASSIV: Mass Assembly Survey with SINFONI in VVDS - V. The major merger rate of star-forming galaxies at 0.9 < z < 1.8 from IFS-based close pairs A78

The effects of dust on the derived photometric parameters of disks and bulges in spiral galaxies A80

VLT-SINFONI integral field spectroscopy of low-z luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies - II. 2D extinction structure and distance effects A85

Star forming regions in a sample of HST spiral galaxies A87

Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings A89

Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - III. Nurture builds up the Hubble sequence in the Great Wall A90

Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - IV. Structure of galaxies in the Local and Coma superclusters A91

The variability of carbon stars in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy A93

Age and metallicity gradients in fossil ellipticals A99

Escape of Lyman continuum radiation from local galaxies - Detection of leakage from the young starburst Tol 1247-232 A106

Gas and dust cooling along the major axis of M 33 (HerM33es) - ISO/LWS [C ii] observations A114

Large-scale radio continuum properties of 19 Virgo cluster galaxies - The influence of tidal interactions, ram pressure stripping, and accreting gas envelopes A116

Towards a resolved Kennicutt-Schmidt law at high redshift A130

The deepest Herschel-PACS far-infrared survey: number counts and infrared luminosity functions from combined PEP/GOODS-H observations A132

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

The XMM-Newton SSC survey of the Galactic plane A12

The relation between chemical abundances and kinematics of the Galactic disc with RAVE A19

Crucial aspects of the initial mass function - I. The statistical correlation between the total mass of an ensemble of stars and its most massive star A31

Crucial aspects of the initial mass function - II. The inference of total quantities from partial information on a cluster A32

Ba and Eu abundances in M 15 giant stars A47

The s-process in the Galactic halo: the fifth signature of spinstars in the early Universe? A51

Properties of young star cluster systems: the age signature from near-infrared integrated colours A74

The case for high precision in elemental abundances of stars in the era of large spectroscopic surveys A94

Signatures of radial migration in barred galaxies: Azimuthal variations in the metallicity distribution of old stars A102

Members of Centaurus OB1 and NGC 4755: new spectroscopic and astrometric studies A108

Formation and evolution of interstellar filaments - Hints from velocity dispersion measurements A119

Universality of the companion mass-ratio distribution A124

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Probing the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the photoelectric heating within photodissociation regions A2

The 69 μm forsterite band in spectra of protoplanetary disks. Results from the Herschel DIGIT programme A5

The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL 2591 (CHESS) - I. Highly excited linear rotor molecules in the high-mass protostellar envelope A11

Proper motions of molecular hydrogen outflows in the ρ Ophiuchi molecular cloud A41

A non-LTE radiative transfer model to study ionized outflows and disks. The case of MWC349A A45

Star-forming regions of the Aquila rift cloud complex - I. NH3 tracers of dense molecular cores A58

CO(6−5) and [C i](2−1) pointed observations of five protoplanetary disks: Warm gas in HD 142527 A64

Vertical settling and radial segregation of large dust grains in the circumstellar disk of the Butterfly Star A69

Heavy water stratification in a low-mass protostar A75

Optical constants of refractory oxides at high temperatures - Mid-infrared properties of corundum, spinel, and α-quartz, potential carriers of the 13 μm feature A81

SABOCA 350-μm and LABOCA 870-μm dust continuum imaging of IRAS 05399-0121: mapping the dust properties of a pre- and protostellar core system A88

Laboratory measurement of optical constants of solid SiO and application to circumstellar dust A92

The electron density structure and kinematics of the supernova remnant N 49 A104

Estimation of high-resolution dust column density maps - Comparison of modified black-body fits and radiative transfer modelling A113

Fragmentation and dynamical collapse of the starless high-mass star-forming region IRDC 18310-4 A115

Herschel-HIFI observations of high-J CO and isotopologues in star-forming regions: from low to high mass A125

The R_h = ct universe without inflation A76

Star-forming regions of the Aquila rift cloud complex - I. NH₃ tracers of dense molecular cores A58

Populations of rotating stars - I. Models from 1.7 to 15 M_⊙ at Z = 0.014, 0.006, and 0.002 with Ω/Ω_crit between 0 and 1 A24

Radiative association of He⁺₂ revisited A42

Extension of the millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectral databases of deuterated methyl cyanides (CH₂DCN and CHD₂CN) A84