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A&A Vol. 454 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 454 No. 2 (August I 2006) Special Issue: APEX Special Booklet
Cover illustration: APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, in operation on Llano de Chajnantor at 5107m altitude (Güsten, R. et al., p. L14)

Letters

Editorial

Special Letters edition: First science with APEX p. E1
M. Walmsley and C. Bertout
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (16.8 KB) | PS file (7.75 KB)

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (564 KB) | PS file (1.03 MB) | References

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, M. Svensson, M. Fredrixon, D. Meledin, L.-G. Gunnarsson, M. Hagström, L.-Å. Johansson, M. Olberg, R. Booth, H. Olofsson and L.-Å. Nyman
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (497 KB) | PS file (465 KB) | References

The first-light APEX submillimeter heterodyne instrument FLASH p. L21
S. Heyminck, C. Kasemann, R. Güsten, G. de Lange and U. U. Graf
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (314 KB) | PS file (272 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (121 KB) | PS file (54.2 KB) | References

The APEX digital Fast Fourier Transform Spectrometer p. L29
B. Klein, S. D. Philipp, I. Krämer, C. Kasemann, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (365 KB) | PS file (321 KB) | References

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, K. M. Menten, L.-Å. Nyman, R. Güsten, S. Philipp, D. Rabanus, J. Stutzki and F. Wyrowski
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (141 KB) | PS file (58.2 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (165 KB) | PS file (83.3 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (579 KB) | PS file (461 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (177 KB) | PS file (131 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (176 KB) | PS file (129 KB) | References

Detection of H $\mathsf$ D $\mathsf$ 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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (123 KB) | PS file (72.9 KB) | References

Probable detection of H $\mathsf$ D $\mathsf$ 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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (159 KB) | PS file (65.1 KB) | References

The distribution of ND $\mathsf$ H in LDN 1689N p. L63
M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, S. Philipp, R. Güsten, E. Roueff and V. Reveret
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (157 KB) | PS file (144 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (242 KB) | PS file (147 KB) | References

C $^\mathsf$ O (3-2) observations of the Cometary Globule CG 12: a cold core and a C $^\mathsf$ O hot spot p. L71
L. K. Haikala, M. Juvela, J. Harju, K. Lehtinen, K. Mattila and M. Dumke
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (181 KB) | PS file (159 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (136 KB) | PS file (83.6 KB) | References

CO and CH $\mathsf$ OH observations of the BHR71 outflows with APEX p. L79
B. Parise, A. Belloche, S. Leurini, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski and R. Güsten
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (231 KB) | PS file (233 KB) | References

The high velocity outflow in NGC 6334 I p. L83
S. Leurini, P. Schilke, B. Parise, F. Wyrowski, R. Güsten and S. Philipp
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (331 KB) | PS file (316 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (605 KB) | PS file (2.00 MB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (205 KB) | PS file (231 KB) | References

Mid- and high-J CO observations towards ultracompact HII regions p. L95
F. Wyrowski, S. Heyminck, R. Güsten and K. M. Menten
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (268 KB) | PS file (211 KB) | References

APEX mapping of H $\mathsf$ O $\mathsf$ 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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (148 KB) | PS file (100 KB) | References

Mass-loss properties of S-stars on the AGB p. L103
S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier, H. Olofsson and A. A. Lundgren
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (156 KB) | PS file (367 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (112 KB) | PS file (64.3 KB) | References

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
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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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (237 KB) | PS file (177 KB) | References

Astrophysical processes

Local Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and synchrotron modulation in Pulsar Wind Nebulae p. 393
N. Bucciantini and L. Del Zanna
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High-energy neutrino as observational signature of massive black hole formation p. 401
V. Berezinsky and V. Dokuchaev
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

On the cosmic microwave background large-scale angular correlations p. 409
A. Bernui, T. Villela, C. A. Wuensche, R. Leonardi and I. Ferreira
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (429 KB) | PS file (181 KB) | References

The non-perturbative regime of cosmic structure formation p. 415
T. Buchert
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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, R. A. E. Fosbury, M. Giavalisco, A. Grazian, J. Haase, L. A. Moustakas, P. Popesso, A. Renzini, D. Stern and the GOODS Team
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.24 MB) | PS file (2.59 MB) | References

Extragalactic astronomy

Cold molecular gas in the Perseus cluster core - Association with X-ray cavity, H $\alpha$ 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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.52 MB) | PS file (4.28 MB) | References | Online Material

Searching for X-ray luminous "normal" galaxies in 2dFGRS p. 447
P. Tzanavaris, I. Georgantopoulos and A. Georgakakis
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (158 KB) | PS file (65.5 KB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.07 MB) | PS file (1.59 MB) | References | Online Material

Spectral line variability amplitudes in active galactic nuclei p. 459
W. Kollatschny, M. Zetzl and M. Dietrich
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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
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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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (532 KB) | PS file (346 KB) | References

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
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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, C. C. Thöne, D. Xu, T. Davis, J. Gorosabel, D. Watson, R. Duro, I. Ilyin, B. L. Jensen, N. Lysfjord, T. Marquart, T. B. Nielsen, J. Näränen, H. E. Schwarz, S. Walch, M. Wold and G. Östlin
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (239 KB) | PS file (131 KB) | References | Online Material

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Restoring color-magnitude diagrams with the Richardson-Lucy algorithm p. 511
M. Cignoni and S. N. Shore
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.24 MB) | PS file (179 KB) | References

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

10 $\mathsf}$ erg less: the Galactic H II region OA 184 p. 517
T. Foster, R. Kothes, X. H. Sun, W. Reich and J. L. Han
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.99 MB) | PS file (2.27 MB) | References

Stellar structure and evolution

A search for photometric variability of hydrogen-deficient planetary-nebula nuclei p. 527
J. M. González Pérez, J.-E. Solheim and R. Kamben
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (902 KB) | PS file (2.80 MB) | References

Non-thermal pulsed X-ray emission from rotation-powered pulsars p. 537
L. Zhang and Z. J. Jiang
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (128 KB) | PS file (63.3 KB) | References

X-ray observations of RX J0822-4300 and Puppis-A p. 543
C. Y. Hui and W. Becker
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.13 MB) | PS file (11.5 MB) | References

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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (215 KB) | PS file (87.8 KB) | References | Online Material

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
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Stellar atmospheres

Radiative diffusion in stellar atmospheres: diffusion velocities p. 571
G. Alecian and M. J. Stift
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (219 KB) | PS file (125 KB) | References | Online Material

Abundance difference between components of wide binaries - II. The southern sample p. 581
S. Desidera, R. G. Gratton, S. Lucatello and R. U. Claudi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (3.94 MB) | PS file (757 KB) | References | Online Material

X-ray emission from T Tauri stars in the Lupus 3 star-forming region p. 595
P. Gondoin
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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
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (244 KB) | PS file (74.2 KB) | References

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. Krzesinski, K. Werner, A. Nitta and S. J. Kleinman
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (686 KB) | PS file (261 KB) | References

Bright OB stars in the Galaxy - III. Constraints on the radial stratification of the clumping factor in hot star winds from a combined H $\mathsf{_{\alpha}}$ , IR and radio analysis p. 625
J. Puls, N. Markova, S. Scuderi, C. Stanghellini, O. G. Taranova, A. W. Burnley and I. D. Howarth
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.37 MB) | PS file (556 KB) | References | Online Material

The Sun

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
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