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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vol. 500, No. 2 (June III 2009)
Radio detections around the giant nebula Hanny's Voorwerp. Credit (lower image): W. Keel, D. Smith, P. Herbert, and M. Jarvis (ING) (G. I. G. Józsa, et al., p. L33)
- Letters
- Astrophysical processes
- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
- Extragalactic astronomy
- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
- Interstellar and circumstellar matter
- Stellar structure and evolution
- Stellar atmospheres
- The Sun
- Planets and planetary systems
- Astronomical instrumentation
- Letters
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Strong [CII] emission at high redshift p. L1 R. Maiolino, P. Caselli, T. Nagao, M. Walmsley, C. De Breuck, and M. Meneghetti Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912265 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (156.0 KB) | PS (83.04 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Observation of bipolar moving magnetic features streaming out from a naked spot
p. L5
F. Zuccarello, P. Romano, S. L. Guglielmino, M. Centrone, S. Criscuoli, I. Ermolli, F. Berrilli, and D. Del Moro Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912277 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (619.6 KB) | PS (2.220 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Possible magnetic field variability during the 6.7 GHz methanol maser flares of G09.62+0.20
p. L9
W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Goedhart, and M. J. Gaylard Published online: 5 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912298 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (131.7 KB) | PS (74.08 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Double or binary: on the multiplicity of open star clusters
p. L13
R. de la Fuente Marcos and C. de la Fuente Marcos Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912297 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (404.3 KB) | PS (193.5 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Using spectral flux ratios to standardize SN Ia luminosities
p. L17
The Nearby Supernova Factory: S. Bailey et al. Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911973 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (320.3 KB) | PS (173.6 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Mode lifetimes of stellar oscillations - Implications for asteroseismology
p. L21
W. J. Chaplin, G. Houdek, C. Karoff, Y. Elsworth, and R. New Published online: 19 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911952 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (121.6 KB) | PS (55.80 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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O and Na abundance patterns in open clusters of the Galactic disk
p. L25
G. M. De Silva, B. K. Gibson, J. Lattanzio, and M. Asplund Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912279 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (145.6 KB) | PS (66.70 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Intermittency of interstellar turbulence: parsec-scale coherent
structure of intense, velocity shear
p. L29
P. Hily-Blant and E. Falgarone Published online: 19 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912296 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (980.1 KB) | PS (2.224 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Revealing Hanny's Voorwerp: radio observations of IC 2497
p. L33
G. I. G. Józsa, M. A. Garrett, T. A. Oosterloo, H. Rampadarath, Z. Paragi, H. van Arkel, C. Lintott, W. C. Keel, K. Schawinski, and E. Edmondson Published online: 19 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912402 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (345.0 KB) | PS (713.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Decaying dark matter in the Draco dwarf galaxy
p. L37
S. Riemer-Sørensen and S. H. Hansen Published online: 19 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912430 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (255.3 KB) | PS (197.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Astrophysical processes
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Self-gravity at the scale of the polar cell
p. 617
J.-M. Huré, A. Pierens, and F. Hersant Published online: 8 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911806 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (223.9 KB) | PS (190.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Thin accretion discs around neutron and quark stars
p. 621
Z. Kovács, K. S. Cheng , and T. Harko Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811412 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.286 MB) | PS (413.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Alpha effect and turbulent diffusion from convection
p. 633
P. J. Käpylä, M. J. Korpi, and A. Brandenburg Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811498 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (602.9 KB) | PS (357.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
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Optimal point spread function modeling for weak lensing: complexity and sparsity p. 647 S. Paulin-Henriksson, A. Refregier, and A. Amara Published online: 1 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811061 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (810.4 KB) | PS (1.906 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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CFHTLS weak-lensing
constraints on the neutrino masses
p. 657
I. Tereno, C. Schimd, J.-P. Uzan, M. Kilbinger, F. H. Vincent, and L. Fu Published online: 8 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811077 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (245.9 KB) | PS (133.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Observing the clustering properties of galaxy clusters in dynamical dark-energy cosmologies
p. 667
C. Fedeli, L. Moscardini, and M. Bartelmann Published online: 16 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811477 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (472.6 KB) | PS (228.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Combining weak and strong cluster lensing: applications to simulations and MS 2137
p. 681
J. Merten, M. Cacciato, M. Meneghetti, C. Mignone, and M. Bartelmann Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810372 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.365 MB) | PS (1.169 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Ram pressure stripping of tilted galaxies
p. 693
P. Jáchym, J. Köppen, J. Palouš, and F. Combes Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811469 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (530.9 KB) | PS (379.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Extragalactic astronomy
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Searching for massive galaxies at z C. Mancini, I. Matute, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, M. Dickinson, G. Rodighiero, M. Bolzonella, and L. Pozzetti Published online: 19 March 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810630 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.922 MB) | PS (5.759 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The density, the cosmic microwave background, and the proton-to-electron mass ratio
in a cloud at redshift 0.9
p. 725
C. Henkel, K. M. Menten, M. T. Murphy, N. Jethava, V. V. Flambaum, J. A. Braatz, S. Muller, J. Ott, and R. Q. Mao Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811475 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (242.7 KB) | PS (128.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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New constraints on the chemical evolution of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I from VLT spectroscopy
p. 735
M. Gullieuszik, E. V. Held, I. Saviane, and L. Rizzi Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811578 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (528.6 KB) | PS (348.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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High-precision multi-band measurements of the angular clustering of X-ray sources
p. 749
J. Ebrero, S. Mateos, G. C. Stewart, F. J. Carrera, and M. G. Watson Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911670 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (400.4 KB) | PS (184.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Determination of the cosmic far-infrared background level with the ISOPHOT instrument
p. 763
M. Juvela, K. Mattila, D. Lemke, U. Klaas, C. Leinert, and Cs. Kiss Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811351 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.486 MB) | PS (4.213 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The first two transient supersoft X-ray sources in M 31 globular clusters and the connection to classical novae
p. 769
M. Henze et al. Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811122 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (572.5 KB) | PS (746.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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Potential-density pairs and vertical tilt of the stellar velocity ellipsoid
p. 781
O. Bienaymé Published online: 1 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809404 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (314.2 KB) | PS (399.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Dissolution is the solution: on the reduced mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters
p. 785
J. M. D. Kruijssen and S. Mieske Published online: 16 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811453 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (604.5 KB) | PS (261.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Galactic kinematics with modified Newtonian dynamics
p. 801
O. Bienaymé, B. Famaey, X. Wu, H. S. Zhao, and D. Aubert Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809978 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (289.3 KB) | PS (220.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Interstellar and circumstellar matter
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Spitzer observations of the N157B supernova remnant and its
surroundings
p. 807
E. R. Micelotta, B. R. Brandl, and F. P. Israel Published online: 1 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809849 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.002 MB) | PS (2.667 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The broad Hα, [O III]
line wings in stellar supercluster A of NGC 2363
and the turbulent mixing layer hypothesis
p. 817
L. Binette, L. Drissen, L. Úbeda, A. C. Raga, C. Robert, and Y. Krongold Published online: 11 March 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811132 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.668 MB) | PS (1.662 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A high-speed bipolar outflow from the archetypical pulsating
star Mira A
p. 827
J. Meaburn, J. A. López, P. Boumis, M. Lloyd, and M. P. Redman Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911785 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.012 MB) | PS (1.324 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Molecular gas and a new young stellar cluster in the far outer Galaxy
p. 833
J. L. Yun, D. Elia, P. M. Palmeirim, J. I. Gomes, and A. M. Martins Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811389 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.229 MB) | PS (8.748 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Prestellar and protostellar cores in Orion B9
p. 845
O. Miettinen, J. Harju, L. K. Haikala, J. Kainulainen, and L. E. B. Johansson Published online: 13 May 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811534 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (577.5 KB) | PS (603.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar structure and evolution
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The emission polarization of RX J1856.5-3754
p. 861
N. Chkheidze Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911648 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (186.6 KB) | PS (181.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Post common envelope binaries from the SDSS - VI. SDSS J120615.73+510047.0: a new low
accretion rate magnetic binary
p. 867
A. D. Schwope, A. Nebot Gomez-Moran, M. R. Schreiber, and B. T. Gänsicke Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911699 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (263.5 KB) | PS (124.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Neutral absorber dips in the periodic burster LMXB XB 1323-619 from Suzaku
p. 873
M. Bałucińska-Church, T. Dotani, T. Hirotsu, and M. J. Church Published online: 8 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811215 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (310.6 KB) | PS (236.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Updating the orbital ephemeris of Hercules X-1; rate of decay and
eccentricity of the orbit
p. 883
R. Staubert, D. Klochkov, and J. Wilms Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911690 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (304.1 KB) | PS (356.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar atmospheres
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Models of magnetized neutron star atmospheres: thin atmospheres and partially ionized hydrogen atmospheres
with vacuum polarization
p. 891
V. Suleimanov, A. Y. Potekhin, and K. Werner Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912121 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (258.8 KB) | PS (259.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- The Sun
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Relationship between non-thermal electron energy spectra and GOES classes
p. 901
R. Falewicz, P. Rudawy, and M. Siarkowski Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811364 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (313.6 KB) | PS (228.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Planets and planetary systems
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The trans-Neptunian object size distribution at small sizes
p. 909
R. Gil-Hutton, J. Licandro, N. Pinilla-Alonso, and R. Brunetto Published online: 8 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811301 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (604.8 KB) | PS (1.168 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Astronomical instrumentation
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Application of the trend filtering algorithm to the MACHO database
p. 917
J. Szulágyi, G. Kovács, and D. L. Welch Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911692 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (560.8 KB) | PS (394.9 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Detecting circumstellar disks around gravitational microlenses
p. 929
M. Hundertmark, F. V. Hessman, and S. Dreizler Published online: 29 April 2009 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811458 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.015 MB) | PS (3.273 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |

