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Free access Young T-dwarf candidates in IC 348 A. S. M. Burgess, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier, C. Marmo, L. Albert, H. Bouy A&A, 508 2 (2009) 823-831 Published online: 2009-09-08 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912444 Abstract Full HTML PDF (522.3 KB) PS (365.4 KB) References SIMBAD record
Free access CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey - I. Survey presentation S. F. Sánchez, R. C. Kennicutt, A. Gil de Paz, G. van de Ven, J. M. Vílchez, L. Wisotzki, C. J. Walcher, D. Mast, J. A. L. Aguerri, S. Albiol-Pérez et al. (62 more) , A. Alonso-Herrero, J. Alves, J. Bakos, T. Bartáková, J. Bland-Hawthorn, A. Boselli, D. J. Bomans, A. Castillo-Morales, C. Cortijo-Ferrero, A. de Lorenzo-Cáceres, A. del Olmo, R.-J. Dettmar, A. Díaz, S. Ellis, J. Falcón-Barroso, H. Flores, A. Gallazzi, B. García-Lorenzo, R. González Delgado, N. Gruel, T. Haines, C. Hao, B. Husemann, J. Iglésias-Páramo, K. Jahnke, B. Johnson, B. Jungwiert, V. Kalinova, C. Kehrig, D. Kupko, Á. R. López-Sánchez, M. Lyubenova, R. A. Marino, E. Mármol-Queraltó, I. Márquez, J. Masegosa, S. Meidt, J. Mendez-Abreu, A. Monreal-Ibero, C. Montijo, A. M. Mourão, G. Palacios-Navarro, P. Papaderos, A. Pasquali, R. Peletier, E. Pérez, I. Pérez, A. Quirrenbach, M. Relaño, F. F. Rosales-Ortega, M. M. Roth, T. Ruiz-Lara, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, C. Sengupta, R. Singh, V. Stanishev, S. C. Trager, A. Vazdekis, K. Viironen, V. Wild, S. Zibetti, B. Ziegler A&A, 538 (2012) A8 Published online: 2012-01-26 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117353 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.017 MB) References SIMBAD record
Free access The Supernova Legacy Survey 3-year sample: Type Ia supernovae photometric distances and cosmological constraints J. Guy, M. Sullivan, A. Conley, N. Regnault, P. Astier, C. Balland, S. Basa, R. G. Carlberg, D. Fouchez, D. Hardin et al. (24 more) , I. M. Hook, D. A. Howell, R. Pain, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, K. M. Perrett, C. J. Pritchet, J. Rich, V. Ruhlmann-Kleider, D. Balam, S. Baumont, R. S. Ellis, S. Fabbro, H. K. Fakhouri, N. Fourmanoit, S. González-Gaitán, M. L. Graham, E. Hsiao, T. Kronborg, C. Lidman, A. M. Mourao, S. Perlmutter, P. Ripoche, N. Suzuki, E. S. Walker A&A, 523 (2010) A7 Published online: 2010-11-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014468 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.408 MB) PS (9.548 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record
Free access An edge-on translucent dust disk around the nearest AGB star, L₂ Puppis - VLT/NACO spectro-imaging from 1.04 to 4.05 μm and VLTI interferometry P. Kervella, M. Montargès, S. T. Ridgway, G. Perrin, O. Chesneau, S. Lacour, A. Chiavassa, X. Haubois, A. Gallenne A&A, 564 (2014) A88 Published online: 2014-04-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201323273 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.554 MB) ePUB (1.856 MB) References Tables at CDS
Free access Speckle spectro-polarimetry of solar magnetic structures M. Koschinsky, F. Kneer, J. Hirzberger A&A, 365 3 (2001) 588-597 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20000478 Abstract Full HTML PDF (509 KB) PS (876 KB) References

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Free access The Supernova Legacy Survey 3-year sample: Type Ia supernovae photometric distances and cosmological constraints J. Guy, M. Sullivan, A. Conley, N. Regnault, P. Astier, C. Balland, S. Basa, R. G. Carlberg, D. Fouchez, D. Hardin et al. (24 more) , I. M. Hook, D. A. Howell, R. Pain, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, K. M. Perrett, C. J. Pritchet, J. Rich, V. Ruhlmann-Kleider, D. Balam, S. Baumont, R. S. Ellis, S. Fabbro, H. K. Fakhouri, N. Fourmanoit, S. González-Gaitán, M. L. Graham, E. Hsiao, T. Kronborg, C. Lidman, A. M. Mourao, S. Perlmutter, P. Ripoche, N. Suzuki, E. S. Walker A&A, 523 (2010) A7 Published online: 2010-11-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014468 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.408 MB) PS (9.548 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record
Free access CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey - I. Survey presentation S. F. Sánchez, R. C. Kennicutt, A. Gil de Paz, G. van de Ven, J. M. Vílchez, L. Wisotzki, C. J. Walcher, D. Mast, J. A. L. Aguerri, S. Albiol-Pérez et al. (62 more) , A. Alonso-Herrero, J. Alves, J. Bakos, T. Bartáková, J. Bland-Hawthorn, A. Boselli, D. J. Bomans, A. Castillo-Morales, C. Cortijo-Ferrero, A. de Lorenzo-Cáceres, A. del Olmo, R.-J. Dettmar, A. Díaz, S. Ellis, J. Falcón-Barroso, H. Flores, A. Gallazzi, B. García-Lorenzo, R. González Delgado, N. Gruel, T. Haines, C. Hao, B. Husemann, J. Iglésias-Páramo, K. Jahnke, B. Johnson, B. Jungwiert, V. Kalinova, C. Kehrig, D. Kupko, Á. R. López-Sánchez, M. Lyubenova, R. A. Marino, E. Mármol-Queraltó, I. Márquez, J. Masegosa, S. Meidt, J. Mendez-Abreu, A. Monreal-Ibero, C. Montijo, A. M. Mourão, G. Palacios-Navarro, P. Papaderos, A. Pasquali, R. Peletier, E. Pérez, I. Pérez, A. Quirrenbach, M. Relaño, F. F. Rosales-Ortega, M. M. Roth, T. Ruiz-Lara, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, C. Sengupta, R. Singh, V. Stanishev, S. C. Trager, A. Vazdekis, K. Viironen, V. Wild, S. Zibetti, B. Ziegler A&A, 538 (2012) A8 Published online: 2012-01-26 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117353 Abstract Full HTML PDF (4.017 MB) References SIMBAD record
Free access Transition region explosive events: Do they have a coronal counterpart? L. Teriaca, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle A&A, 392 1 (2002) 309-317 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020795 Abstract Full HTML PDF (254 KB) PS (208 KB) References
Free access LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray M. P. van Haarlem, M. W. Wise, A. W. Gunst, G. Heald, J. P. McKean, J. W. T. Hessels, A. G. de Bruyn, R. Nijboer, J. Swinbank, R. Fallows et al. (191 more) A&A, 556 (2013) A2 Published online: 2013-07-16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220873 Abstract Full HTML PDF (27.97 MB) References SIMBAD record
Free access 2MASS wide field extinction maps - III. The Taurus, Perseus, and California cloud complexes M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada, J. Alves A&A, 512 (2010) A67 Published online: 2010-04-02 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912670 Abstract Full HTML PDF (3.158 MB) PS (7.328 MB) References SIMBAD record

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Free access Herschel: the first science highlights The Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) on the Herschel Space Observatory A. Poglitsch, C. Waelkens, N. Geis, H. Feuchtgruber, B. Vandenbussche, L. Rodriguez, O. Krause, E. Renotte, C. van Hoof, P. Saraceno et al. (73 more) , J. Cepa, F. Kerschbaum, P. Agnèse, B. Ali, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, J.-L. Augueres, Z. Balog, L. Barl, O. H. Bauer, N. Belbachir, M. Benedettini, N. Billot, O. Boulade, H. Bischof, J. Blommaert, E. Callut, C. Cara, R. Cerulli, D. Cesarsky, A. Contursi, Y. Creten, W. De Meester, V. Doublier, E. Doumayrou, L. Duband, K. Exter, R. Genzel, J.-M. Gillis, U. Grözinger, T. Henning, J. Herreros, R. Huygen, M. Inguscio, G. Jakob, C. Jamar, C. Jean, J. de Jong, R. Katterloher, C. Kiss, U. Klaas, D. Lemke, D. Lutz, S. Madden, B. Marquet, J. Martignac, A. Mazy, P. Merken, F. Montfort, L. Morbidelli, T. Müller, M. Nielbock, K. Okumura, R. Orfei, R. Ottensamer, S. Pezzuto, P. Popesso, J. Putzeys, S. Regibo, V. Reveret, P. Royer, M. Sauvage, J. Schreiber, J. Stegmaier, D. Schmitt, J. Schubert, E. Sturm, M. Thiel, G. Tofani, R. Vavrek, M. Wetzstein, E. Wieprecht, E. Wiezorrek A&A, 518 (2010) L2 Published online: 2010-07-16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014535 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.534 MB) PS (25.29 MB) References SIMBAD record
Free access Spectroscopic and photometric evidence of two stellar populations in the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6121 (M 4) A. F. Marino, S. Villanova, G. Piotto, A. P. Milone, Y. Momany, L. R. Bedin, A. M. Medling A&A, 490 2 (2008) 625-640 Published online: 2008-08-08 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810389 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.254 MB) PS (403.1 KB) References Tables at CDS SIMBAD record
Free access The Supernova Legacy Survey 3-year sample: Type Ia supernovae photometric distances and cosmological constraints J. Guy, M. Sullivan, A. Conley, N. Regnault, P. Astier, C. Balland, S. Basa, R. G. Carlberg, D. Fouchez, D. Hardin et al. (24 more) , I. M. Hook, D. A. Howell, R. Pain, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, K. M. Perrett, C. J. Pritchet, J. Rich, V. Ruhlmann-Kleider, D. Balam, S. Baumont, R. S. Ellis, S. Fabbro, H. K. Fakhouri, N. Fourmanoit, S. González-Gaitán, M. L. Graham, E. Hsiao, T. Kronborg, C. Lidman, A. M. Mourao, S. Perlmutter, P. Ripoche, N. Suzuki, E. S. Walker A&A, 523 (2010) A7 Published online: 2010-11-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014468 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.408 MB) PS (9.548 MB) References Online Material Tables at CDS SIMBAD record
Free access Transition region explosive events: Do they have a coronal counterpart? L. Teriaca, M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle A&A, 392 1 (2002) 309-317 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020795 Abstract Full HTML PDF (254 KB) PS (208 KB) References
Free access High-resolution spectroscopy of RGB stars in the Sagittarius streams - I. Radial velocities and chemical abundances L. Monaco, M. Bellazzini, P. Bonifacio, A. Buzzoni, F. R. Ferraro, G. Marconi, L. Sbordone, S. Zaggia A&A, 464 1 (2007) 201-209 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066228 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.163 MB) PS (936.2 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record

Vol. 565 (May 2014) (current volume)

(1) Molecular clumps around a Galactic bubble (Sidorin, V., et al., 565, A6)

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Vol. 564 (April 2014)

(1) High contrast dark hole for exoplanet imaging (Mazoyer, J., et al., 564, L1)
(2) Optical depth and column density maps of ¹³CO and C¹⁸O (Shimajiri, Y., et al., 564, A68)
(3) Dust around the nearest AGB star L2 Puppis (near-infrared) Kervella, P., et al., 564, A88)
(4) Components of the Galactic ridge X-ray emission (Molaro, M., et al., 564, A107)

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Vol. 563 (March 2014)

(1) Novae as X-ray sources in the Andromeda galaxy (Henze, M., et al., 563, A2)
(2) The dust wave around σ Ori AB (B.B. Ochsendorf, et al., 563, A65)
(3) HR5171: a massive binary in a common envelope phase (Chesneau, O., et al., 563, A71)
(4) VLT/NaCo images of Neptune's ring/moon system (Renner, S., et al., 563, A133)

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