Free access Late-time emission of type Ia supernovae: optical and near-infrared observations of SN 2001el    p. L1 M. Stritzinger and J. Sollerman DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066999 Abstract Full HTML PDF (135.7 KB) PS (61.28 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The early evolution of tidal dwarf galaxies    p. L5 S. Recchi, C. Theis, P. Kroupa and G. Hensler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077264 Abstract Full HTML PDF (199.3 KB) PS (779.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Fast 2D non–LTE radiative modelling of prominences - Numerical methods and benchmark results    p. 1 L. Léger, L. Chevallier and F. Paletou DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066730 Abstract Full HTML PDF (713.8 KB) PS (529.8 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Enhanced activity of massive black holes by stellar capture assisted by a self-gravitating accretion disc    p. 11 V. Karas and L. Šubr DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066068 Abstract Full HTML PDF (696.3 KB) PS (1.451 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Unveiling the oldest and most massive galaxies at very high redshift    p. 21 G. Rodighiero, A. Cimatti, A. Franceschini, M. Brusa, J. Fritz and M. Bolzonella DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066497 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.829 MB) PS (2.873 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Substructures in WINGS clusters    p. 39 M. Ramella, A. Biviano, A. Pisani, J. Varela, D. Bettoni, W. J. Couch, M. D'Onofrio, A. Dressler, G. Fasano, P. Kjærgaard, et al. (3 more) M. Moles, E. Pignatelli and B. M. Poggianti DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077245 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.976 MB) PS (1.373 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Dust and molecular content of the lensed quasar, MG0751+2716, at z = 3.2    p. 53 D. Alloin, J.-P. Kneib, S. Guilloteau and M. Bremer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066444 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.438 MB) PS (2.827 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A new determination of the extragalactic background of diffuse gamma rays taking into account dark matter annihilation    p. 61 W. de Boer, A. Nordt, C. Sander and V. Zhukov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054613 Abstract Full HTML PDF (145.1 KB) PS (59.96 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The baryon density at z = 0.9–1.9 - Tracing the warm-hot intergalactic medium with broad Lyman α absorption    p. 67 N. Prause, D. Reimers, C. Fechner and E. Janknecht DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077283 Abstract Full HTML PDF (148.0 KB) PS (83.05 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access An X-ray look at the Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 590: XMM-Newton and Chandra reveal complexity in circumnuclear gas    p. 73 A. L. Longinotti, S. Bianchi, M. Santos-Lleo, P. Rodrìguez-Pascual, M. Guainazzi, M. Cardaci and A. M. T. Pollock DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066248 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.142 MB) PS (4.631 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The IDV source J 1128+5925, a new candidate for annual modulation?    p. 83 K. É. Gabányi, N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, S. Britzen, L. Fuhrmann, A. Witzel, J. A. Zensus, P. Müller, X. Liu, H. G. Song, et al. (2 more) J. L. Han and X. H. Sun DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067033 Abstract Full HTML PDF (592.8 KB) PS (303.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access VLBI observations of nineteen GHz-peaked-spectrum radio sources at 1.6 GHz    p. 97 X. Liu, L. Cui, W.-F. Luo, W.-Z. Shi and H.-G. Song DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077265 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.385 MB) PS (743.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Swift observations of GRB 060614: an anomalous burst with a well behaved afterglow    p. 105 V. Mangano, S. T. Holland, D. Malesani, E. Troja, G. Chincarini, B. Zhang, V. La Parola, P. J. Brown, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana, et al. (15 more) M. Capalbi, G. Cusumano, M. Della Valle, N. Gehrels, P. Giommi, D. Grupe, C. Guidorzi, T. Mineo, A. Moretti, J. P. Osborne, S. B. Pandey, M. Perri, P. Romano, P. W. A. Roming and G. Tagliaferri DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077232 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.205 MB) PS (506.1 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Shallow decay phase of GRB X-ray afterglows from relativistic wind bubbles    p. 119 Y. W. Yu and Z. G. Dai DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077053 Abstract Full HTML PDF (305.1 KB) PS (229.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Optical BVI imaging and H I synthesis observations of the dwarf irregular Galaxy ESO 364-G029    p. 123 M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, M. Bureau, S. Kim and P. T. de Zeeuw DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077531 Abstract Full HTML PDF (984.0 KB) PS (769.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A spectrophotometric model applied to cluster galaxies: the WINGS dataset    p. 137 J. Fritz, B. M. Poggianti, D. Bettoni, A. Cava, W. J. Couch, M. D'Onofrio, A. Dressler, G. Fasano, P. Kjærgaard, M. Moles and J. Varela DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077097 Abstract Full HTML PDF (986.2 KB) PS (305.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Variations in the lithium abundances of turn off stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae    p. 153 P. Bonifacio, L. Pasquini, P. Molaro, E. Carretta, P. François, R. G. Gratton, G. James, L. Sbordone, F. Spite and M. Zoccali DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077227 Abstract Full HTML PDF (153.2 KB) PS (104.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Revised distances of Northern HII regions    p. 161 D. Russeil, C. Adami and Y. M. Georgelin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066051 Abstract Full HTML PDF (5.297 MB) PS (7.099 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The formation of S0 galaxies: evidence from globular clusters    p. 173 J. M. Barr, A. G. Bedregal, A. Aragón-Salamanca, M. R. Merrifield and S. P. Bamford DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077151 Abstract Full HTML PDF (178.5 KB) PS (108.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Light nuclei in galactic globular clusters: constraints on the self-enrichment scenario from nucleosynthesis    p. 179 N. Prantzos, C. Charbonnel and C. Iliadis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077205 Abstract Full HTML PDF (469.9 KB) PS (232.3 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The Mira variable S Orionis: relationships between the photosphere, molecular layer, dust shell, and SiO maser shell at 4 epochs    p. 191 M. Wittkowski, D. A. Boboltz, K. Ohnaka, T. Driebe and M. Scholz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077168 Abstract Full HTML PDF (876.0 KB) PS (1.432 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The outburst of the eruptive young star OO Serpentis between 1995 and 2006    p. 211 Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám, T. Prusti, J. Acosta-Pulido, S. Hony, A. Moór and R. Siebenmorgen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066108 Abstract Full HTML PDF (940.3 KB) PS (4.042 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observing the gas temperature drop in the high-density nucleus of L 1544    p. 221 A. Crapsi, P. Caselli, M. C. Walmsley and M. Tafalla DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077613 Abstract Full HTML PDF (806.1 KB) PS (527.5 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A “diamond-ring” star: the unusual morphology of a young (multiple?) object    p. 231 J. L. Yun, J. M. Torrelles and N. C. Santos DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077248 Abstract Full HTML PDF (792.3 KB) PS (14.52 MB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Be star disc characteristics near the central object    p. 239 J. Zorec, M. L. Arias, L. Cidale and A. E. Ringuelet DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066615 Abstract Full HTML PDF (219.4 KB) PS (141.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant    p. 249 S. Funk, J. A. Hinton, Y. Moriguchi, F. A. Aharonian, Y. Fukui, W. Hofmann, D. Horns, G. Pühlhofer, O. Reimer, G. Rowell, et al. (3 more) R. Terrier, J. Vink and S. J. Wagner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066779 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.776 MB) PS (5.035 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Inferring the dust properties and density distribution in the outer envelope of IRC +10 216 from scattered Galactic light    p. 259 T. Lunttila and M. Juvela DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077406 Abstract Full HTML PDF (346.4 KB) PS (301.4 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A jet-like outflow toward the high-mass (proto) stellar object IRAS 18566+0408    p. 269 Q. Zhang, T. K. Sridharan, T. R. Hunter, Y. Chen, H. Beuther and F. Wyrowski DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077094 Abstract Full HTML PDF (773.4 KB) PS (406.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access A WFI survey in the Chamaeleon II dark cloud    p. 281 L. Spezzi, J. M. Alcalá, A. Frasca, E. Covino and D. Gandolfi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066500 Abstract Full HTML PDF (6.655 MB) PS (3.469 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Asteroseismology of α Centauri A - Evidence of rotational splitting    p. 295 M. Bazot, F. Bouchy, H. Kjeldsen, S. Charpinet, M. Laymand and S. Vauclair DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065694 Abstract Full HTML PDF (351.0 KB) PS (156.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Magnetic field dissipation in neutron star crusts: from magnetars to isolated neutron stars    p. 303 J. A. Pons and U. Geppert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077456 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.074 MB) PS (440.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access High-resolution FUSE and HST ultraviolet spectroscopy of the white dwarf central star of Sh 2-216    p. 317 T. Rauch, M. Ziegler, K. Werner, J. W. Kruk, C. M. Oliveira, D. Vande Putte, R. P. Mignani and F. Kerber DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077166 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.630 MB) PS (1.579 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access IGR J16194–2810: a new symbiotic X-ray binary    p. 331 N. Masetti, R. Landi, M. L. Pretorius, V. Sguera, A. J. Bird, M. Perri, P. A. Charles, J. A. Kennea, A. Malizia and P. Ubertini DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077509 Abstract Full HTML PDF (326.5 KB) PS (128.6 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Mass loss evolution and the formation of detached shells around TP-AGB stars    p. 339 L. Mattsson, S. Höfner and F. Herwig DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066368 Abstract Full HTML PDF (938.9 KB) PS (363.7 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Torsional oscillations of longitudinally inhomogeneous coronal loops    p. 353 T. V. Zaqarashvili and K. Murawski DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077246 Abstract Full HTML PDF (130.6 KB) PS (55.75 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Highlight Free access Comparison between 2.5D and 3D simulations of coronal mass ejections    p. 359 C. Jacobs, B. van der Holst and S. Poedts DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077305 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.156 MB) PS (765.5 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The gas drag in a circular binary system    p. 367 P. Ciecieląg, S. Ida, A. Gawryszczak and A. Burkert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077284 Abstract Full HTML PDF (43.35 MB) PS (4.973 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Experimental light scattering by fluffy aggregates of magnesiosilica, ferrosilica, and alumina cosmic dust analogs    p. 377 H. Volten, O. Muñoz, J. W. Hovenier, F. J. M. Rietmeijer, J. A. Nuth, L. B. F. M. Waters and W. J. van der Zande DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066744 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.227 MB) PS (6.029 MB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Trigonometric parallaxes of high velocity halo white dwarf candidates    p. 387 C. Ducourant, R. Teixeira, N. C. Hambly, B. R. Oppenheimer, M. R. S. Hawkins, M. Rapaport, J. Modolo and J. F. Lecampion DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066876 Abstract Full HTML PDF (692.5 KB) PS (489.0 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service