How to prepare your TEX file: examples

Example of a manuscript header with structured abstract

Example of a manuscript header with traditional abstract

Examples of tables and figures

Figures

Include the package in the preamble of your document as follows:

To fill the whole column width, the figure has to be resized with the resizebox command.

For a two-column-wide plot, substitute figure by figure*.

 \begin{figure*}
\centering
   \includegraphics[width=17cm]{<yourfilename.eps>}
     \caption{<Your caption text...>.}
     \label{<Your label>}
\end{figure*}

A&A also uses a third width, 12 cm; that is, with the figure caption at its lower right-hand side. To achieve this format, use

 \begin{figure*}
\sidecaption
  \includegraphics[width=12cm]{<yourfilename.eps>}
     \caption{<Your caption text...>.}
     \label{<Your label>}
\end{figure*}

Simples tables

Simple tables must be prepared as in the example below.

The corresponding TEX code is as follows

\begin{table}
\caption{Nonlinear Model Results}              % title of Table
\label{table:1}      % is used to refer this table in the text
\centering                                      % used for centering table
\begin{tabular}{c c c c}          % centered columns (4 columns)
\hline\hline                        % inserts double horizontal lines
HJD & $E$ & Method\#2 & Method\#3 \\    % table heading
\hline                                   % inserts single horizontal line
    1 & 50 & $-837$ & 970 \\      % inserting body of the table
    2 & 47 & 877      & 230 \\
    3 & 31 & 25        & 415 \\
    4 & 35 & 144      & 2356 \\
    5 & 45 & 300      & 556 \\
\hline                                             %inserts single line
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

To produce two columns width tables, use the table* environment. If a horizontal line is required in the table, the \cline{n-m} command is used to draw a horizontal line from the left side of the column n to the right side of the column m. The \multicolumn{num}{col}{text} command is used to combine the following num columns into a single column with their total width:

\hline\hline                         % inserts double horizontal lines
HJD & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Methods}\\
\hline                                  % inserts single horizontal line

The output is:

Some examples of a table with footnotes or a rotated table in landscape are given in the aa_example file.

Large tables (longer than one page)

Tables larger than a page should be composed at the end of the document.

Some other examples are given in the aa_example file.

Notes to tables

• References below the table:
  
  They are introduced in the TEX file using the command \tablebib, as in the example below.
  
  

  Table 2: List of nearby SNe used in this work.

  SN name	Epoch	Bands	References
  	(with respect to B maximum)
  1981B	0	UBV	1
  1986G	-3, -1, 0, 1, 2	BV	2
  1989B	-5, -1, 0, 3, 5	UBVRI	3, 4
  1990N	2, 7	UBVRI	5
  1991M	3	VRI	6
  SNe 91bg-like
  1991bg	1, 2	BVRI	7
  1999by	-5, -4, -3, 3, 4, 5	UBVRI	8
  SNe 91T-like
  1991T	-3, 0	UBVRI	9, 10
  2000cx	-3, -2, 0, 1, 5	UBVRI	11

  References. (1) Branch et al. (1983); (2) Philipps et al. (1987); (3) Barbon et al. (1990); (4) Wells et al. (1994); (5) Mazzali et al. (1993); (6) Gomez et lopez (1998); (7) Kirshner et al. (1993); (8) Patat et al. (1996); (9) Salvo et al. (2001); (10) Branch et al. (2003); (11) Jha et al. (1999).
  
   The corresponding TEX code is as follows:
  
  \begin{table*}
  \caption ...
  \begin{tabular}
  ... Content of the table
  ...
  \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \tablebib{
  (1)~\citet{branch83}; (2) \citet{phillips87}; (3) \citet{barbon90}; (4) \citet{wells94};
  (5) \citet{mazzali93}; (6) \citet{gomez98}; (7) \citet{kirshner93}; (8) \citet{patat96};
  (9) \citet{salvo01}; (10) \citet{branch03}; (11) \citet{jha99}.
  }
  \end{table*}
  



• Notes below the table:
  
  Notes can refer to special portions of the table and be introduced with superscripts. In this case, the author should use the command \tablefootmark and \tablefoottext. Notes can also include general remarks on the whole table. In this case, the note is not preceded with a superscript and is introduced with the command \tablefoot. A detailed example is given below, followed by the related TEX code.
  
  

  Table 3: Spectral types and photometry for stars in the region.

  Star	Spectral type	RA(J2000)	Dec(J2000)
  69	B1V	09 15 54.046	-50 00 26.67
  49	B0.7V	*09 15 54.570	-50 00 03.90
  LS 1267 (86)	O8V	09 15 52.787	11.07a
  24.6	7.58a	1.37a	0.20a
  LS 1262	B0V	09 15 05.17	11.17b
  MO 2-119	B0.5V	09 15 33.7	11.74c
  LS 1269	O8.5V	09 15 56.60	10.85d

  Notes.  The top panel shows likely members of Pismis 11. The second panel contains likely members of Alicante 5. The bottom panel displays stars outside the clusters.
  ^(a) Photometry for MF13, LS 1267 and HD 80077 from Dupont et al. ^(b) Photometry for LS 1262, LS 1269 from Durand et al. ^(c) Photometry for MO2-119 from Mathieu et al.
  
  \begin{table}
  \caption{\label{t7}Spectral types and photometry for stars in the region.}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{lccc}
  \hline\hline
  Star&Spectral type&RA(J2000)&Dec(J2000)\\
  \hline
  69 &B1\,V &09 15 54.046 & $-$50 00 26.67\\
  49 &B0.7\,V &*09 15 54.570& $-$50 00 03.90\\
  LS~1267~(86) &O8\,V &09 15 52.787&11.07\tablefootmark{a}\\
  24.6 &7.58\tablefootmark{1}&1.37\tablefootmark{a} &0.20\tablefootmark{a}\\
  \hline
  LS~1262 &B0\,V &09 15 05.17&11.17\tablefootmark{b}\\
  MO 2-119 &B0.5\,V &09 15 33.7 &11.74\tablefootmark{c}\\
  LS~1269 &O8.5\,V &09 15 56.60&10.85\tablefootmark{d}\\
  \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \tablefoot{
  The top panel shows likely members of Pismis~11. The second panel contains likely
  members of Alicante~5. The bottom panel displays stars outside the clusters.\\
  \tablefoottext{a}{Photometry for MF13, LS~1267 and HD~80077 from Dupont et al.}
  \tablefoottext{b}{Photometry for LS~1262, LS~1269 from Durand et al.}
  \tablefoottext{c}{Photometry for MO2-119 from Mathieu et al.}
  }
  \end{table}
  

Some other examples of large, online tables are also given in the aa_example file.