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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Vol. 454, No. 2 (August I 2006)

APEX Special Booklet


APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, in operation on Llano de Chajnantor at 5107m altitude (Güsten, R. et al., p. L14)


-  Letters
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Editorial
Special Letters edition: First science with APEX    p. E1
M. Walmsley and C. Bertout
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065811

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The Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) – a new submillimeter facility for southern skies –    p. L13
R. Güsten, L. Å. Nyman, P. Schilke, K. Menten, C. Cesarsky and R. Booth
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065420

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A 0.8 mm heterodyne facility receiver for the APEX telescope    p. L17
C. Risacher, V. Vassilev, R. Monje, I. Lapkin, V. Belitsky, A. Pavolotsky, M. Pantaleev, P. Bergman, S.-E. Ferm, E. Sundin, et al. (10 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065373

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The first-light APEX submillimeter heterodyne instrument FLASH    p. L21
S. Heyminck, C. Kasemann, R. Güsten, G. de Lange and U. U. Graf
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065413

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APECS – the Atacama pathfinder experiment control system    p. L25
D. Muders, H. Hafok, F. Wyrowski, E. Polehampton, A. Belloche, C. König, R. Schaaf, F. Schuller, J. Hatchell and F. van der Tak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065359

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The APEX digital Fast Fourier Transform Spectrometer    p. L29
B. Klein, S. D. Philipp, I. Krämer, C. Kasemann, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065415

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First observations with CONDOR, a 1.5 THz heterodyne receiver    p. L33
M. C. Wiedner, G. Wieching, F. Bielau, K. Rettenbacher, N. H. Volgenau, M. Emprechtinger, U. U. Graf, C. E. Honingh, K. Jacobs, B. Vowinkel, et al. (7 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065341

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Discovery of interstellar CF+    p. L37
D. A. Neufeld, P. Schilke, K. M. Menten, M. G. Wolfire, J. H. Black, F. Schuller, H. S. P. Müller, S. Thorwirth, R. Güsten and S. Philipp
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600015

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Submillimeter spectroscopy of southern hot cores: NGC 6334(I) and G327.3-0.6    p. L41
P. Schilke, C. Comito, S. Thorwirth, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, R. Güsten, P. Bergman and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065398

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APEX 1 mm line survey of the Orion Bar    p. L47
S. Leurini, R. Rolffs, S. Thorwirth, B. Parise, P. Schilke, C. Comito, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten, P. Bergman, K. M. Menten and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065555

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The evolutionary state of the southern dense core Chamaeleon-MMS1    p. L51
A. Belloche, B. Parise, F. F. S. van der Tak, P. Schilke, S. Leurini, R. Güsten and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065306

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Detection of H2D+ in a massive prestellar core in Orion B    p. L55
J. Harju, L. K. Haikala, K. Lehtinen, M. Juvela, K. Mattila, O. Miettinen, M. Dumke, R. Güsten and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065337

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Probable detection of H2D+ in the starless core Barnard 68    p. L59
M. R. Hogerheijde, P. Caselli, M. Emprechtinger, F. F. S. van der Tak, J. Alves, A. Belloche, R. Güsten, A. A. Lundgren, L.-Å. Nyman, N. Volgenau and M. C. Wiedner
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065104

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The distribution of ND2H in LDN 1689N    p. L63
M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, S. Philipp, R. Güsten, E. Roueff and V. Reveret
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065401

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Low-mass star formation in R Coronae Australis: observations of organic molecules with the APEX telescope    p. L67
F. L. Schöier, J. K. Jørgensen, K. M. Pontoppidan and A. A. Lundgren
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065334

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C18O (3–2) observations of the Cometary Globule CG 12: a cold core and a C18O hot spot    p. L71
L. K. Haikala, M. Juvela, J. Harju, K. Lehtinen, K. Mattila and M. Dumke
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065387

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Warm molecular gas in the envelope and outflow of IRAS 12496-7650 (DK Chamaeleontis)    p. L75
T. A. van Kempen, M. R. Hogerheijde, E. F. van Dishoeck, R. Güsten, P. Schilke and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065336

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CO and CH3OH observations of the BHR71 outflows with APEX    p. L79
B. Parise, A. Belloche, S. Leurini, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski and R. Güsten
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065363

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The high velocity outflow in NGC 6334 I    p. L83
S. Leurini, P. Schilke, B. Parise, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten and S. Philipp
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065338

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Molecular excitation in the Eagle nebula's fingers    p. L87
F. Schuller, S. Leurini, C. Hieret, K. M. Menten, S. D. Philipp, R. Güsten, P. Schilke and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065510

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Revealing the environs of the remarkable southern hot core G327.3–0.6    p. L91
F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, P. Schilke, S. Thorwirth, R. Güsten and P. Bergman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065347

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Mid- and high-J CO observations towards ultracompact HII regions    p. L95
F. Wyrowski, S. Heyminck, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065565

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APEX mapping of H3O+ in the Sgr B2 region    p. L99
F. F. S. van der Tak, A. Belloche, P. Schilke, R. Güsten, S. Philipp, C. Comito, P. Bergman and L.-Å. Nyman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065289

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Mass-loss properties of S-stars on the AGB    p. L103
S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier, H. Olofsson and A. A. Lundgren
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065285

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Submillimeter vibrationally excited water emission from the peculiar red supergiant VY Canis Majoris    p. L107
K. M. Menten, S. D. Philipp, R. Güsten, J. Alcolea, E. T. Polehampton and S. Brünken
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065458

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APEX CO(3–2) observations of NGC 6822    p. L111
S. De Rijcke, P. Buyle, J. Cannon, F. Walter, A. Lundgren, D. Michielsen and H. Dejonghe
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065411

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CO(4–3) and CO(7–6) maps of the nucleus of NGC 253    p. L115
R. Güsten, S. D. Philipp, A. Weiß and B. Klein
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065447



-  Astrophysical processes
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Local Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and synchrotron modulation in Pulsar Wind Nebulae    p. 393
N. Bucciantini and L. Del Zanna
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054491

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High-energy neutrino as observational signature of massive black hole formation    p. 401
V. Berezinsky and V. Dokuchaev
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042336



-  Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
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On the cosmic microwave background large-scale angular correlations    p. 409
A. Bernui, T. Villela, C. A. Wuensche, R. Leonardi and I. Ferreira
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054243

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The non-perturbative regime of cosmic structure formation    p. 415
T. Buchert
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064899

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The great observatories origins deep survey - VLT/FORS2 spectroscopy in the GOODS-South Field: Part II    p. 423
E. Vanzella, S. Cristiani, M. Dickinson, H. Kuntschner, M. Nonino, A. Rettura, P. Rosati, J. Vernet, C. Cesarsky, H. C. Ferguson, et al. (9 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054796



-  Extragalactic astronomy
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Cold molecular gas in the Perseus cluster core - Association with X-ray cavity, Hα filaments and cooling flow    p. 437
P. Salomé, F. Combes, A. C. Edge, C. Crawford, M. Erlund, A. C. Fabian, N. A. Hatch, R. M. Johnstone, J. S. Sanders and R. J. Wilman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054745

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Searching for X-ray luminous “normal” galaxies in 2dFGRS    p. 447
P. Tzanavaris, I. Georgantopoulos and A. Georgakakis
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054630

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A multi-wavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - I. Optical observations. The redshift distribution    p. 453
A. della Valle, P. Mazzei, D. Bettoni, H. Aussel and G. De Zotti
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064860

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Spectral line variability amplitudes in active galactic nuclei    p. 459
W. Kollatschny, M. Zetzl and M. Dietrich
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054357

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Multifractality in a ring of star formation: the case of Arp 220    p. 473
R. de la Fuente Marcos and C. de la Fuente Marcos
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054776

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SINFONI adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the Circinus Galaxy    p. 481
F. Mueller Sánchez, R. I. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel and A. Sternberg
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054387

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Strange magnification pattern in the large separation lens SDSS J1004+4112 from optical to X-rays    p. 493
G. Lamer, A. Schwope, L. Wisotzki and L. Christensen
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064934

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Supernova 2006aj and the associated X-Ray Flash 060218    p. 503
J. Sollerman, A. O. Jaunsen, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, P. Jakobsson, M. Stritzinger, C. Féron, P. Laursen, J.-E. Ovaldsen, J. Selj, et al. (16 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065226



-  Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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Restoring color–magnitude diagrams with the Richardson-Lucy algorithm    p. 511
M. Cignoni and S. N. Shore
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054232


-  Interstellar and circumstellar matter
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1051 erg less: the Galactic H II region OA 184    p. 517
T. Foster, R. Kothes, X. H. Sun, W. Reich and J. L. Han
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064881


-  Stellar structure and evolution
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A search for photometric variability of hydrogen-deficient planetary-nebula nuclei    p. 527
J. M. González Pérez, J.-E. Solheim and R. Kamben
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053468

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Non-thermal pulsed X-ray emission from rotation-powered pulsars    p. 537
L. Zhang and Z. J. Jiang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052758

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X-ray observations of RX J0822-4300 and Puppis-A    p. 543
C. Y. Hui and W. Becker
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053554

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Spectroscopic characterization of a sample of southern visual binaries    p. 553
S. Desidera, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello, R. U. Claudi and T. H. Dall
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064895

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The origin and fate of short-period low-mass black-hole binaries    p. 559
L. R. Yungelson, J.-P. Lasota, G. Nelemans, G. Dubus, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, J. Dewi and S. Portegies Zwart
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064984



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Radiative diffusion in stellar atmospheres: diffusion velocities    p. 571
G. Alecian and M. J. Stift
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054558

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Abundance difference between components of wide binaries - II. The southern sample    p. 581
S. Desidera, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello and R. U. Claudi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064896

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X-ray emission from T Tauri stars in the Lupus 3 star-forming region    p. 595
P. Gondoin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054350

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Modelling chromospheric line profiles in NGC 2808: evidence of mass loss from RGB stars    p. 609
P. J. D. Mauas, C. Cacciari and L. Pasquini
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054792

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Spectral analyses of eighteen hot H-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4    p. 617
S. D. Hügelmeyer, S. Dreizler, D. Homeier, J. Krzesiński, K. Werner, A. Nitta and S. J. Kleinman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064869

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Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - III. Constraints on the radial stratification of the clumping factor in hot star winds from a combined H , IR and radio analysis    p. 625
J. Puls, N. Markova, S. Scuderi, C. Stanghellini, O. G. Taranova, A. W. Burnley and I. D. Howarth
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065073



-  The Sun
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Numerical simulations of impulsively generated vertical oscillations in a solar coronal arcade loop    p. 653
M. Selwa, S. K. Solanki, K. Murawski, T. J. Wang and U. Shumlak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054286

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Quiet sun magnetic field diagnostics with a Mn line    p. 663
A. López Ariste, S. Tomczyk and R. Casini
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054657



-  Planets and planetary systems
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Dependence of the Io-related decametric radio emission of Jupiter on the central meridian longitude and Io's “active” longitudes    p. 669
V. V. Zaitsev, V. E. Shaposhnikov and H. O. Rucker
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054450

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Near infra-red spectroscopy of the asteroid 21 Lutetia - I. New results of long-term campaign    p. 677
M. Birlan, P. Vernazza, M. Fulchignoni, M. A. Barucci, P. Descamps, R. P. Binzel and S. J. Bus
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054460

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Puck satellite Earth-based observations    p. 683
C. H. Veiga and P. Bourget
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064977