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A&A Vol. 481 No. 1

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 481 No. 1 (April I 2008)
Cover illustration: Composite of images from the main Hinode instruments. See our special feature on Science with Hinode (p. L1—L72)

Science with Hinode

Press release

Editorial p. E17
M. Walmsley and H. Peter
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Press release

Properties of high-degree oscillation modes of the Sun observed with Hinode/SOT p. L1
U. Mitra-Kraev, A.G. Kosovichev, and T. Sekii
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Press release

Strong horizontal photospheric magnetic field in a surface dynamo simulation p. L5
M. Schüssler and A. Vögler
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Press release

Net circular polarization of sunspots in high spatial resolution p. L9
K. Ichimoto, S. Tsuneta, Y. Suematsu, Y. Katsukawa, T. Shimizu, B. W. Lites, M. Kubo, T. D. Tarbell, R. A. Shine, A. M. Title, and S. Nagata
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Press release

Evidence of magnetic field wrapping around penumbral filaments p. L13
J. M. Borrero, B. W. Lites, and S. K. Solanki
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Press release

Penumbral models in the light of Hinode spectropolarimetric observations p. L17
J. Jurcák and L. R. Bellot Rubio
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Press release

Press release

Transient horizontal magnetic fields in solar plage regions p. L25
R. Ishikawa, S. Tsuneta, K. Ichimoto, H. Isobe, Y. Katsukawa, B. W. Lites, S. Nagata, T. Shimizu, R. A. Shine, Y. Suematsu, T. D. Tarbell, and A. M. Title
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Press release

Suppression of convection around small magnetic concentrations p. L29
S. Morinaga, T. Sakurai, K. Ichimoto, T. Yokoyama, M. Shimojo, and Y. Katsukawa
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Press release

Magnetic field emergence in quiet Sun granules p. L33
D. Orozco Suárez, L. R. Bellot Rubio, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, and S. Tsuneta
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Press release

Zeeman-tomography of the solar photosphere - Three-dimensional surface structures retrieved from Hinode observations p. L37
T. A. Carroll and M. Kopf
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Press release

SUMER-Hinode observations of microflares: excitation of molecular hydrogen p. L41
D. E. Innes
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Press release

An intriguing solar microflare observed with RHESSI, Hinode, and TRACE p. L45
I. G. Hannah, S. Krucker, H. S. Hudson, S. Christe, and R. P. Lin
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Press release

Flows in active region loops observed by Hinode EIS p. L49
G. Del Zanna
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Press release

Density structure of an active region and associated moss using Hinode/EIS p. L53
D. Tripathi, H. E. Mason, P. R. Young, and G. Del Zanna
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Press release

An active region jet observed with Hinode p. L57
C. Chifor, P. R. Young, H. Isobe, H. E. Mason, D. Tripathi, H. Hara, and T. Yokoyama
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Press release

Multi-spacecraft observations of polar coronal plumes p. L61
W. Curdt, K. Wilhelm, L. Feng, and S. Kamio
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Press release

Hinode XRT observations of a long-lasting coronal sigmoid p. L65
D. E. McKenzie and R. C. Canfield
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Press release

Flare lines in Hinode EIS spectra p. L69
G. Del Zanna
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Astrophysical processes

Analytical view of diffusive and convective cosmic ray transport in elliptical galaxies p. 1
T. Hein and F. Spanier
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The changing milliarcsecond radio morphology of the gamma-ray binary LS 5039 p. 17
M. Ribó, J. M. Paredes, J. Moldón, J. Martí, and M. Massi
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On the viability of the shearing box approximation for numerical studies of MHD turbulence in accretion disks p. 21
O. Regev and O. M. Umurhan
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Cosmic ray feedback in hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation p. 33
M. Jubelgas, V. Springel, T. Enßlin, and C. Pfrommer
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The mass distribution of RX J1347-1145 from strong lensing p. 65
A. Halkola, H. Hildebrandt, T. Schrabback, M. Lombardi, M. Bradac, T. Erben, P. Schneider, and D. Wuttke
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Extragalactic astronomy

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

On the nature of outflows in intermediate-mass protostars: a case study of IRAS 20050+2720 p. 93
M. T. Beltrán, R. Estalella, J. M. Girart, P. T. P. Ho, and G. Anglada
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The physical structure of the point-symmetric and quadrupolar planetary nebula NGC 6309 p. 107
R. Vázquez, L. F. Miranda, L. Olguín, S. Ayala, J. M. Torrelles, M. E. Contreras, and P. F. Guillén
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Broad Ly ${\alpha}$ emission from supernova remnants in young galaxies p. 117
K. Heng and R. A. Sunyaev
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Near-infrared, IFU spectroscopy unravels the bow-shock HH99B p. 123
T. Giannini, L. Calzoletti, B. Nisini, C. J. Davis, J. Eislöffel, and M. D. Smith
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SMA observations of young disks: separating envelope, disk, and stellar masses in class I YSOs p. 141
D. Lommen, J. K. Jørgensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, and A. Crapsi
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1RXS J173021.5-055933: a cataclysmic variable with a fast-spinning magnetic white dwarf p. 149
D. de Martino, G. Matt, K. Mukai, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, M. Falanga, B. T. Gänsicke, F. Haberl, T. R. Marsh, M. Mouchet, S. P. Littlefair, and V. Dhillon
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Stellar structure and evolution

Chemical analysis of carbon stars in the Local Group - II. The Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy p. 161
C. Abia, P. de Laverny, and R. Wahlin
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ATCA 3 mm observations of NGC 6334I and I(N): dense cores, outflows, and an UCH II region p. 169
H. Beuther, A. J. Walsh, S. Thorwirth, Q. Zhang, T. R. Hunter, S. T. Megeath, and K. M. Menten
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Improved estimates of the physical properties of the O-star binary V1007 Sco = HD 152248 and notes on several other binaries in the NGC 6231 cluster p. 183
P. Mayer, P. Harmanec, S. Nesslinger, R. Lorenz, H. Drechsel, N. Morrell, and M. Wolf
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Variability in the cycle length of the supersoft source RX J0513.9-6951 p. 193
V. Burwitz, K. Reinsch, J. Greiner, E. Meyer-Hofmeister, F. Meyer, F. M. Walter, and R. E. Mennickent
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Stellar atmospheres

Carbon abundances of early B-type stars in the solar vicinity - Non-LTE line-formation for C II/III/IV and self-consistent atmospheric parameters p. 199
M. F. Nieva and N. Przybilla
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Polarization of radiation of point-like source reflected from turbulent magnetized atmosphere p. 217
N. A. Silant'ev and Yu. N. Gnedin
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Chromospheric features of LQ Hydrae from H ${\alpha}$ line profiles p. 229
A. Frasca, Zs. Kovári, K. G. Strassmeier, and K. Biazzo
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The Sun

Midrange periodicities in sunspot numbers and flare index during solar cycle 23 p. 235
H. Kiliç
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Kink oscillations in magnetic tubes with twisted annulus p. 239
B. K. Carter and R. Erdélyi
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Coronal loop oscillations and diagnostics with Hinode/EIS p. 247
Y. Taroyan and S. Bradshaw
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Planets and planetary systems

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