Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

P. Sánchez-Blázquez, P. Jablonka, S. Noll, B. M. Poggianti, J. Moustakas, B. Milvang-Jensen, C. Halliday, A. Aragón-Salamanca, R. P. Saglia, V. Desai et al. (7 more)

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811355

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GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2 - IV. The variety of dust populations p. 69

S. Noll, D. Pierini, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, J. D. Kurk, M. Bolzonella, P. Cassata, C. Halliday, M. Mignoli, L. Pozzetti et al. (7 more)

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811526

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The effect of ram pressure on the star formation, mass distribution and morphology of galaxies p. 87

W. Kapferer, C. Sluka, S. Schindler, C. Ferrari and B. Ziegler

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811551

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Beryllium abundances and star formation in the halo and in the thick disk p. 103

R. Smiljanic, L. Pasquini, P. Bonifacio, D. Galli, R. G. Gratton, S. Randich and B. Wolff

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810592

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Life at the periphery of the Local Group: the kinematics of the Tucana dwarf galaxy p. 121

F. Fraternali, E. Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin and A. A. Cole

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810830

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Quantifying the contamination by old main-sequence stars in young moving groups: the case of the Local Association p. 129

J. López-Santiago, G. Micela and D. Montes

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811590

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Photometric and polarimetric clues to the circumstellar environment of RY Lupi p. 137

N. Manset, P. Bastien, F. Ménard, C. Bertout, A. Le Van Suu and L. Boivin

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810945

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Physical properties of Southern infrared dark clouds p. 149

T. Vasyunina, H. Linz, Th. Henning, B. Stecklum, S. Klose and L.-Å. Nyman

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811226

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Linear polarization in forbidden lines of the T Tauri star RY Tauri p. 163

H. Akitaya, Y. Ikeda, K. S. Kawabata, K. Matsuda, A. Okazaki and M. Seki

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811275

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Probing the role of protostellar feedback in clustered star formation - Mapping outflows in the collapsing protocluster NGC 2264-C p. 175

A. J. Maury, Ph. André and Z.-Y. Li

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811442

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Radio emission and nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration of cosmic rays in the supernova SN 1993J p. 191

V. Tatischeff

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811511

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Increased complexity in interstellar chemistry: detection and chemical modeling of ethyl formate and n-propyl cyanide in Sagittarius B2(N) p. 215

A. Belloche, R. T. Garrod, H. S. P. Müller, K. M. Menten, C. Comito and P. Schilke

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811550

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Linking pre- and proto-stellar objects in the intermediate-/high-mass star forming region IRAS 05345+3157 p. 233

F. Fontani, Q. Zhang, P. Caselli and T. L. Bourke

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911617

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Abundances in the planetary nebula NGC 6210 p. 249

S. R. Pottasch, J. Bernard-Salas and T. L. Roellig

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911654

Stellar structure and evolution

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Asteroseismology of hot pre-white dwarf stars: the case of the DOV stars PG 2131+066 and PG 1707+427, and the PNNV star NGC 1501 p. 257

A. H. Córsico, L. G. Althaus, M. M. Miller Bertolami and E. García-Berro

Published online: 30 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810727

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The isolated neutron star RBS1774 revisited - Revised XMM-Newton X-ray parameters and an optical counterpart from deep LBT-observations p. 267

A. D. Schwope, T. Erben, J. Kohnert, G. Lamer, M. Steinmetz, K. Strassmeier, H. Zinnecker, J. Bechtold, E. Diolaiti, A. Fontana et al. (5 more)

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811041

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HESS upper limit on the very high energy γ-ray emission from the globular cluster 47 Tucanae p. 273

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, A. Bochow et al. (149 more)

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811564

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Sub-surface convection zones in hot massive stars and their observable consequences p. 279

M. Cantiello, N. Langer, I. Brott, A. de Koter, S. N. Shore, J. S. Vink, A. Voegler, D. J. Lennon and S.-C. Yoon

Published online: 12 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911643

Stellar atmospheres

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Parameters of galactic early B supergiants - The influence of the wind on the interstellar extinction determination p. 291

M. Kraus, M. Borges Fernandes and J. Kubát

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810319

The Sun

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Explanation of the activity sensitivity of Mn I 5394.7 Å p. 301

N. Vitas, B. Viticchiè, R. J. Rutten and A. Vögler

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810600

Planets and planetary systems

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On the theory of light curves of video-meteors p. 313

P. Pecina and P. Koten

Published online: 30 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811503

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Estimating the accuracy of satellite ephemerides using the bootstrap method p. 321

J. Desmars, S. Arlot, J.-E. Arlot, V. Lainey and A. Vienne

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811509

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Determining the relativistic parameter γ using very long baseline interferometry p. 331

S. B. Lambert and C. Le Poncin-Lafitte

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911714

Astronomical instrumentation

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Roughness scattering in X-ray grazing-incidence telescopes p. 337

F. E. Zocchi

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811506

Catalogs and data

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Erratum

Linelists for NH, NHD, NDH, and ND with quadrupole coupling hyperfine components p. 347

L. H. Coudert and E. Roueff

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20054136e

Numerical methods and codes

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Thermal instability in X-ray photoionized media in active galactic nuclei - II. Role of the thermal conduction in warm absorber p. 349

B. Czerny, L. Chevallier, A. C. Gonçalves, A. Różańska and A.-M. Dumont

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810956

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 499 / No 1 (May III 2009)

Letters

Can angular momentum loss cause the period change of NN Serpentis? p. L1

Probing nanoflares with observed fluctuations of the coronal EUV emission p. L5

An investigation of chromospheric activity spanning the Vaughan-Preston gap: impact on stellar ages p. L9

Astrophysical processes

The neutrino signal from protoneutron star accretion and black hole formation p. 1

Linear force-free field of a toroidal symmetry p. 17

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Constraints on CDM cosmology from galaxy power spectrum, CMB and SNIa evolution p. 21

Ray-tracing through the Millennium Simulation: Born corrections and lens-lens coupling in cosmic shear and galaxy-galaxy lensing p. 31

Extragalactic astronomy

Suppressed radio emission in supercluster galaxies: enhanced ram pressure in merging clusters? p. 45

Evolution of red-sequence cluster galaxies from redshift 0.8 to 0.4: ages, metallicities, and morphologies p. 47

GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2 - IV. The variety of dust populations p. 69

The effect of ram pressure on the star formation, mass distribution and morphology of galaxies p. 87

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Beryllium abundances and star formation in the halo and in the thick disk p. 103

Life at the periphery of the Local Group: the kinematics of the Tucana dwarf galaxy p. 121

Quantifying the contamination by old main-sequence stars in young moving groups: the case of the Local Association p. 129

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Photometric and polarimetric clues to the circumstellar environment of RY Lupi p. 137

Physical properties of Southern infrared dark clouds p. 149

Linear polarization in forbidden lines of the T Tauri star RY Tauri p. 163

Probing the role of protostellar feedback in clustered star formation - Mapping outflows in the collapsing protocluster NGC 2264-C p. 175

Radio emission and nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration of cosmic rays in the supernova SN 1993J p. 191

Increased complexity in interstellar chemistry: detection and chemical modeling of ethyl formate and n-propyl cyanide in Sagittarius B2(N) p. 215

Linking pre- and proto-stellar objects in the intermediate-/high-mass star forming region IRAS 05345+3157 p. 233

Abundances in the planetary nebula NGC 6210 p. 249

Stellar structure and evolution

Asteroseismology of hot pre-white dwarf stars: the case of the DOV stars PG 2131+066 and PG 1707+427, and the PNNV star NGC 1501 p. 257

The isolated neutron star RBS1774 revisited - Revised XMM-Newton X-ray parameters and an optical counterpart from deep LBT-observations p. 267

HESS upper limit on the very high energy γ-ray emission from the globular cluster 47 Tucanae p. 273

Sub-surface convection zones in hot massive stars and their observable consequences p. 279

Stellar atmospheres

Parameters of galactic early B supergiants - The influence of the wind on the interstellar extinction determination p. 291

The Sun

Explanation of the activity sensitivity of Mn I 5394.7 Å p. 301

Planets and planetary systems

On the theory of light curves of video-meteors p. 313

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Estimating the accuracy of satellite ephemerides using the bootstrap method p. 321

Determining the relativistic parameter γ using very long baseline interferometry p. 331

Astronomical instrumentation

Roughness scattering in X-ray grazing-incidence telescopes p. 337

Catalogs and data

Linelists for NH, NHD, NDH, and ND with quadrupole coupling hyperfine components p. 347

Numerical methods and codes

Thermal instability in X-ray photoionized media in active galactic nuclei - II. Role of the thermal conduction in warm absorber p. 349