Scientific Highlights 2007

R. Foy, M. Chatagnat, D. Dubet, P. Éric, J. Eysseric, F.-C. Foy, T. Fusco, J. Girard, A. Laloge, A. Le Van Suu, B. Messaoudi, S. Perruchot, P. Richaud, Y. Richaud, X. Rondeau, M. Tallon, É. Thiébaut, M. Boër

Nulling Stabilization in the Presence of Perturbation PDF

K. Houairi, F. Cassaing, J.M. Le Duigou, M. Barillot, V. Coudé du Foresto, F. Hénault, S. Jacquinod, M. Ollivier, J-M Reess, B. Sorrente

Multi Object Adaptive Optics design for EAGLE : an Integral Field Spectrograph for the E-ELT PDF

B. Neichel, T. Fusco, J.-M. Conan, G. Rousset, E. Gendron, M. Puech, J.-G. Cuby, the EAGLE Team

Imaging Properties of an Hypertelescope PDF

Patru, F., Mourard, D., Lardière, O.

First results from a laboratory hypertelescope with single-mode fibers PDF

Patru, F., Mourard, D., Clausse, J.M., Delage, L., Reynaud, F., Dubreuil, M., Bonneau, D., Bosio, S., Bresson, Y., Hugues, Y., Lardière, O., Roussel, A.

An exoplanet detection algorithm for field-rotated coronagraphic images, and preliminary results for SPHERE PDF

I. Smith, A. Ferrari, M. Carbillet, A. Boccaletti, T. Fusco, K. Dohlen, D. Mouillet, M. Langlois

ASOV

Latest VO development at VO-Paris Data Centre PDF

Le Sidaner, P., Dubernet, M.-L., Simon, G., Aboudarham, J., Baillard, A., Bertin, E., Caillat, M., Crovisier, J., Dedieu, C., Didelon, P., Gontier, A.M., Haigron, R., Jegouzo, I., Le Petit, F., Marquette, J.B., McCracken, H., Moreau, N., Normand, J., Prugniel, P., Roy, F., Sarkissian, A., Savalle, R., Shih, A., Tajahmady, F., Tran-Minh, F., Viallefond, F.

ASSNA

A Fokker-Planck code for high energy plasmas PDF

R. Belmont, J. Malzac, A. Marcowith

GRAAPH

VLBI analyses with the GINS software for multi-technique combination at the observation level PDF

G. Bourda, P. Charlot, R. Biancale

The extrapolation of accuracy of ephemerides of natural satellites PDF

J. Desmars, A. Vienne, J-E. Arlot

Space clock missions and orbitography requirements PDF

L. Duchayne, F. Mercier, P. Wolf

The Pioneer Anomaly: Data Analysis and Mission Proposal PDF

A. Levy, B. Christophe, S. Reynaud, J-M. Courty, P. Bério, G. Métris

Relativistic analysis of an earth-satellite time transfer PDF

O. Minazzoli, B. Chauvineau

Detecting the tidal dissipation in the Saturnian system PDF

B. Noyelles, A. Vienne, W. Thuillot

Titan’s forced rotation: A 3-degree of freedom theory PDF

B. Noyelles, A. Lemaître, A. Vienne

Europa’s librations and ice shell thickness PDF

N. Rambaux, Ö. Karatekin, T. Van Hoolst

Accurate Mars Express orbit determination to improve the Martian moon masses and ephemerides PDF

P. Rosenblatt, V. Lainey, S. Le Maistre, J.C. Marty, V. Dehant, M. Pätzold, B. Häusler, T. Van Hoolst

Time Transfer by Laser Link Performances and progresses PDF

E. Samain, J. Weick, P. Vrancken, Ph. Guillemot

Analytical considerations of space debris with high area-to-mass ratios located near the GEO region PDF

S. Valk, A. Lemaître

PCHE

Magnetized hot plasmas at the Galactic center: from intermediate to small scale X-ray emission PDF

R. Belmont, M. Tagger

The prompt high-energy gamma-ray emission from GRBs: predictions for GLAST PDF

Z. Bosnjak, F. Daigne, G. Dubus, B. Giebels, F. Piron

Study of the Galactic anticentre region at 100 GeV with CELESTE PDF

R. Britto for the CELESTE collaboration

Anisotropic inverse Compton scattering in gamma-ray binaries PDF

B. Cerutti, G. Dubus, G. Henri

Gamma-ray emission from binaries with GLAST PDF

G. Dubus

Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy observations by H.E.S.S.: search for a Dark Matter signal PDF

C. Farnier for the H.E.S.S. Collaboration

X-ray afterglow light curves : toward standard candle ? PDF

B. Gendre, A. Galli, M. Boër

Extragalactic VHE gamma-ray astronomy in the H.E.S.S. era PDF

B. Giebels

Probing the irradiation pattern of AGN accretion disks with future satellite missions PDF

R. W. Goosmann, M. Dovčiak, V. Karas

Inhomogeneous extragalactic magnetic fields and the second knee in the cosmic ray spectrum PDF

K. Kotera, M. Lemoine

Modeling of the multiwavelength emission of M87 with H.E.S.S. observations PDF

J.-P. Lenain

Predictions of very high energy \gamma-ray fluxes for three Active Galactic Nuclei PDF

J.-P. Lenain

The Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope PDF

V. Lonjou, the GLAST collaboration

Importance of X-ray Flashes in the Gamma-ray Bursts population PDF

A. Pélangeon, J-L. Atteia, the HETE-2 Science Team

Ultra-high energy cosmic rays detected by the radiodetection experiment CODALEMA PDF

T. Saugrin, the CODALEMA collaboration

The Accretion-Ejection Instability and Microquasars PDF

P. Varnière, M. Tagger, J. Rodriguez, M. Cadolle Bel

Variation of the mass transfer rate during dwarf novae and soft X-ray transients outbursts PDF

M. Viallet, J.-M. Hameury

PCMI

Towards the electronic spectroscopy of large PAHs in a fuel-rich flame PDF

Y. Carpentier, T. Pino, A. T. Cao, R. Vasquez, T. Chamaillé, E. Dartois, L. d’Hendecourt, Ph. Bréchignac

The impact of new collisional rates on the water emission PDF

C. Crimier, A. Faure, C. Ceccarelli, P. Valiron, L. Wiesenfeld, M.L. Dubernet

Expected Water line spectrum of the protostar OMC2-FIR4 PDF

C. Crimier, C. Ceccarelli, B. Lefloch, A. Faure

Electron-impact excitation of interstellar molecules PDF

A. Faure, J. Tennyson, H.N. Varambhia, V. Kokoouline, C.H. Greene, T. Stoecklin

The lifecycle of interstellar dust as constrained by noble gas implantation into SiC grains PDF

P. Guillard, A. P. Jones, A.G.G.M Tielens

HI in circumstellar envelopes around AGB stars: Observations and modelling of the detached shell around the carbon star Y CVn PDF

Y. Libert, T. Le Bertre, E. Gérard

Collisional excitation of NH_3 by He and H_2: Towards a new interpretation of the inversion effect PDF

E. Scifoni, P. Valiron, A. Faure, C. Rist

H_2CO rotational excitation by H_2 PDF

N. Troscompt, A. Faure, L. Wiesenfeld, P. Valiron

Unveiling the earliest stage of star formation: the H_3+ deuteration tool PDF

Charlotte Vastel

Can we estimate rate coefficients for collisions with para-H_2(j=0) from Helium rate coefficients ? Application to SiS PDF

L. F. M. Vincent, F. Lique, A. Spielfiedel, N. Feautrier, R. Tobola, J. Klos

Molecular excitation by inelastic collisions PDF

L. Wiesenfeld, A. Faure, N. Troscompt, P. Valiron, N. Crimier, C. Ceccarelli

PNC

Absorption of the light of quasars due to inter-galactic neutral Hydrogen, introducing a correction factor PDF

A. Aghaee, P. Petitjean, R. Srianand, C. S. Stalin, R. Guimarães

The Supernovae Integral Field Spectrograph : keys to keys to high-precision spectro-photometry PDF

C. Buton, on behalf of the Nearby Supernova Factory, Y. Copin, E. Gangler, G. Smadja, E. Pecontal, G. Rigaudier, P. Antilogus, S. Bailey, R. Pain, R. Pereira, C. Wu, G. Aldering, C. Aragon, S. Bongard, M. Childress, S. Loken, P. Nugent, S. Perlmutter, K. Runge, R. C. Thomas, B. A. Weaver, C. Baltay, A. Bauer, D. Rabinowitz, R. Scalzo

The Nearby Supernova Factory: toward a high-precision spectro-photometry PDF

Y. Copin on behalf of the Nearby Supernova Factory, on behalf of the Nearby Supernova Factory, C. Buton, E. Gangler, G. Smadja, E. Pécontal, G. Rigaudier, P. Antilogus, S. Bailey, R. Pain, R. Pereira, C. Wu, G. Aldering, C. Aragon, S. Bongard, M. Childress, S. Loken, P. Nugent, S. Perlmutter, K. Runge, R. C. Thomas, B. A. Weaver, C. Baltay, A. Bauer, D. Rabinowitz, R. Scalzo

X-ray observation of galaxy cluster Abell 548b, possibility of merger PDF

L.Solovyeva, S.Anokhin, J.-L. Sauvageot, R.Teyssier, L.Feretti

PNG

The visibility of Lyman-alpha emission in starburst galaxies: The role of the dust PDF

H. Atek, D. Kunth

Modelling Spectra of N-Body Simulations of Galaxy Mergers PDF

I. Chilingarian, P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, A.-L. Melchior, B. Semelin

Galaxy Evolution and Star Formation Efficiency in the Last Half of the Universe PDF

F. Combes, S. García-Burillo, J. Braine, E. Schinnerer, F. Walter, L. Colina, M. Gerin

Chemodynamical evolution of interacting galaxies: the GalMer view PDF

P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, I. Chilingarian, A. L. Melchior, B. Semelin

Visible and invisible molecular gas in collisional debris of galaxies PDF

P.-A. Duc

Kinematics in Seyfert and non-active galaxies PDF

G. Dumas, C. G. Mundell, E. Emsellem, N. Nagar

A robust classification of high-redshift galaxies using support vector machines PDF

M. Huertas-Company, D. Rouan, L. Tasca

Enhanced star formation in galaxy mergers at the periphery of clusters PDF

Marie Martig, Frédéric Bournaud

Morpho-kinematics analysis of galaxy at z ca. 0.6 PDF

B. Neichel, F. Hammer, M. Puech, H. Flores, Y. Yang, the IMAGES Team.

Gas dynamics driven by the two bars of the Milky Way PDF

N.J. Rodríguez-Fernández, F. Combes

Bar formation and galaxy interactions in MOND PDF

O. Tiret, F. Combes

PNP

High latitude gas in the Beta Pic system — A possible origin related to Falling Evaporating Bodies PDF

H. Beust, P. Valiron

Dynamical evolution of the Gliese 581 planetary system PDF

H. Beust, X. Bonfils, X. Delfosse

Stellar metallicity and activity study for exoplanets searches with the SOPHIE spectrograph PDF

I. Boisse, F. Bouchy, G. H, A. Ecuvillon, A. Vidal-Madjar, S. Udry, C. Moutou, X. Delfosse, A.M. Lagrange, D. Queloz, J.L. Beuzit, X. Bonfils, R. DaSilva, M. Desort, T. Forveille, F. Galland, B. Loeillet, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, C. Perrier, F. Pont, N. Santos, D. S, J.P. Sivan

Search and characterization for extrasolar planets in the Northern hemisphere with the SOPHIE consortium PDF

F. Bouchy, S. Udry, C. Moutou, X. Delfosse, A.M. Lagrange, D. Queloz, J.L. Beuzit, X. Bonfils, I. Boisse, R. Da Silva, M. Desort, T. Forveille, F. Galland, G. Hébrard, B. Loeillet, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, C. Perrier, F. Pont, D. Ségransan, J.P. Sivan, A. Vidal-Madjar, M. Dupont, R. Martin, P. Durant

Searching for extrasolar planets via the microlensing technique: Discoveries and implications for planet PDF

A. Cassan

Contribution of the Odin space telescope to the understanding of the origin of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter PDF

T. Cavalié, F. Billebaud, E. Lellouch, N. Biver, M. Dobrijevic, J. Brillet, A. Lecacheux, \AA. Hjalmarson, A. Sandqvist, U. Frisk, M .Olberg, The Odin Team, E.A. Bergin

Jet Emitting vs. Standard Accretion Disks PDF

C. Combet, J. Ferreira

Damping eccentricity of resonant exoplanets PDF

A. Crida, W. Kley, Z. Sandor

Planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars: observational results and activity modeling PDF

M. Desort, A.-M. Lagrange, F. Galland, S. Udry, M. Mayor

Development of a biochip dedicated to planetary exploration. First step: resistance studies to space conditions PDF

A. Le Postollec, M. Dobrijevic, S. Incerti, Ph. Moretto, H. Seznec, L. Desorgher, G. Santin, P. Nieminen, L. Dartnell, O. Vandenabeele-Trambouze, G. Coussot

An Improved Numerical Treatment of Heat and Mass Transfers in Cometary Nuclei Models. PDF

U. Marboeuf, J.-M. Petit, O. Mousis

Photophoretic transport as a carrier of hot minerals found in Comet 81 P/Wild2 PDF

O. Mousis, J.-M. Petit, G. Wurm, O. Krauss, Y. Alibert, J. Horner

The spin temperature of methanol in comet Hale-Bopp PDF

C. Pardanaud, J. Crovisier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver

Clathrate hydrates as a trapping mechanism of noble gases in Titan’s atmosphere PDF

C. Thomas, V. Ballenegger, O. Mousis, S. Picaud

PNPS

Magnetism and rotation in Herbig Ae/Be stars PDF

E. Alecian, G.A. Wade, C. Catala, C. Folsom, J. Grunhut, J.-F. Donati, P. Petit, S. Bagnulo, T. Boehm, J.-C. Bouret, J.D. Landstreet

On type I planetary migration in an adiabatic disk PDF

C. Baruteau, F. Masset

Vishniac Instability: Experimental Preparation PDF

C. Cavet, C. Michaut, E. Falize

Atmospheric dynamics of red supergiant stars and applications to Interferometry PDF

Chiavassa A., B. Plez, E. Josselin, B. Freytag

Numerical methods comparison for protostellar collapse calculations PDF

B. Commerçon, P. Hennebelle, E. Audit, G. Chabrier, R. Teyssier

Towards a new set of radial velocity standards for Gaia PDF

F. Crifo, G. Jasniewicz, C. Soubiran, D. Hestroffer, A. Siebert, A. Guerrier, D. Katz, F. Thévenin, C. Turon

Analytical Solutions of specific classes of Astrophysical Radiating Shocks PDF

E. Falize, C. Michaut, S. Bouquet, C. Cavet

The Scaling laws Problem in Radiating Hydrodynamics PDF

E. Falize, S. Bouquet, C. Michaut

High-Energy Density Jets Generated by Laser Facilities in Laboratory Astrophysics: Experiments and Self-Similar Evolution PDF

E. Falize, S. Bouquet, B. Loupias, M. Koenig, C. Michaut, A. Bennuzzi-Mounaix, N. Ozaki

Formation of convective structures in stellar atmospheres PDF

Bernd Freytag, Hans-Günter Ludwig

The Spectroscopic Global Iterative Solution – Wavelength calibration of the spectroscopic data of Gaia PDF

A. Guerrier, D. Katz, C. Turon, F. Crifo

Disk and wind evolution of the fast rotator Achernar. PDF

S. Kanaan, A. Meilland, Ph. Stee, A. Domiciano de Souza, D. Briot

3D SPH simulations of grain growth in protoplanetary disks PDF

G. Laibe, J.-F. Gonzalez, L. Fouchet, S.T. Maddison

Characterizing the MRI-driven turbulent transport in astrophysical disks PDF

G. Lesur, P-Y. Longaretti

The EROS-2 Light Curve Server (ELCS), a tool for stellar astrophysics and some associated results PDF

J.B. Marquette, É. Lesquoy, J.P. Le Fèvre, P. Tisserand, J.P. Beaulieu, A. Milsztajn

On the behaviour of B and Be stars at low metallicity PDF

C. Martayan, Y. Frémat, A.-M. Hubert, M. Floquet, C. Neiner, J. Zorec, D. Baade, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, J. Fabregat, M. Mekkas

On the nature of early-type emission line objects in NGC6611 PDF

C. Martayan, M. Floquet, A.-M. Hubert, J. Fabregat, Y. Frémat, D. Baade, C. Neiner

VISIR observation of H_2 emission from the circumstellar disk around the Herbig A\lowercase{e star HD97048 PDF

C. Martin-Zaïdi, P.-O. Lagage, E. Pantin, E. Habart

Asteroseismology at the Concordia station in Antarctica PDF

B. Mosser, the SIAMOIS team

A period-projection factor relation for Cepheids PDF

Nardetto, N., Mourard, D., Mathias, Ph., Fokin, A., Gillet, D.

The Be stars spectra (BeSS) database PDF

C. Neiner, B. de Batz, A. Mekkas, F. Cochard, C. Martayan

Probing the inner accretion disk using Spitzer c2d mid-infrared spectra PDF

J. Olofsson, J.-C. Augereau, J. E. Kessler-Silacci, N. J. Evans II, C. P. Dullemond, B. Merín, V. C. Geers, E. F. Van Dishoeck, G. A. Blake, J. Brown

Seismic study of the Alpha Centauri binary system using the minimisation algorithm of Levenberg-Marquarth PDF

N. Ozel, M.-A. Dupret, A. Baglin

The GAIA work package on Final Luminosity, Age and Mass Estimator ( GWP : FLAME ) PDF

B. Pichon

Measurement of line intensities of the D_2 molecule using Image Plate detector PDF

M. Roudjane, W.-Ü. L.Tchang-Brillet, N. Champion

Hydrodynamic simulations of irradiated secondaries in dwarf novae PDF

M. Viallet, J.-M. Hameury

Can a dynamo operate in stellar radiation zones? PDF

J.-P. Zahn, A. S. Brun, S. Mathis

PNST

Apodized apertures for solar coronagraphy PDF

C. Aime, J. Arnaud, A. Carlotti, M. Faurobert, A. Ferrari, C. Grec and G. Ricort

N-body Simulations of the heat flux in a moderately coupled plasma and steep temperature gradients PDF

A. Beck, F. Pantellini

First Results of the S/WAVES Experiment on the STEREO Mission. PDF

X. Bonnin, M. Maksimovic, J-L. Bougeret, K. Goetz, S. D. Bale, M. L. Kaiser, M. J. Reiner, B. Cecconi, C. Briand, S. Krucker, the S/WAVES team

Dynamical processes in the subsurface layers of the Sun PDF

S. Lefebvre, P. Nghiem, S. Turck-Chièze

Multidimensional NLTE Radiative Transfer PDF

L. Léger, F. Paletou, F. Navarre

Turbulent fields in the quiet sun from Hanle and Zeeman effects with THEMIS PDF

A. López Ariste, J.M. Malherbe, R. Manso Sainz, A. Asensio Ramos, J.C. Ramírez Vélez, M. Martínez González

Fast vector magnetographs: THEMIS/MSDP and EST project PDF

P. Mein, V. Bommier, N. Mein

Resonance polarization of the solar 455.4 nm BaII line: diagnostics of chromospheric magnetic fields PDF

C. Michel, M. Faurobert, J. Arnaud, J.M. Malherbe

Jovian S-bursts as markers of electron acceleration by Alfven waves. PDF

F. Mottez, S. Hess, P. Zarka

Nonlinear mirror mode structures PDF

P.L. Sulem, T. Passot

Review of the GOLF/SOHO helioseismic results and Perspectives PDF

S. Turck-Chièze and the GOLF, GOLF-NG, DynaMICCs teams., R. Martin, P. Durant