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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Vol. 487, No. 1 (August III 2008)

HI clouds around M 33 discovered with the ALFALFA survey (M. Grossi, et al., p. 163)
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-  Letters
Planetesimal formation near the snow line in MRI-driven turbulent protoplanetary disks     p. L1
F. Brauer, Th. Henning, and C. P. Dullemond
Published online: 24 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809780
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Limits to the planet candidate GJ 436c     p. L5
R. Alonso, M. Barbieri, M. Rabus, H. J. Deeg, J. A. Belmonte, and J. M. Almenara
Published online: 1 July 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810007
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Migration of protoplanets in radiative discs     p. L9
W. Kley and A. Crida
Published online: 1 July 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810033
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-  Astrophysical processes
Aspect ratio dependence in magnetorotational instability shearing box simulations     p. 1
G. Bodo, A. Mignone, F. Cattaneo, P. Rossi, and A. Ferrari
Published online: 9 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809730
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-  Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - Testing the gravitational instability paradigm at z ~ 1     p. 7
C. Marinoni et al.
Published online: 7 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078891
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The colour-lightcurve shape relation of type Ia supernovae and the reddening law     p. 19
S. Nobili and A. Goobar
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079292
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Optical analysis of the poor clusters Abell 610, Abell 725, and Abell 796, containing diffuse radio sources     p. 33
W. Boschin, R. Barrena, M. Girardi, and M. Spolaor
Published online: 15 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809620
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Hubble diagram of gamma-ray bursts calibrated with Gurzadyan-Xue cosmology     p. 47
H. J. Mosquera Cuesta, R. Turcati, C. Furlanetto, H. G. Khachatryan, S. Mirzoyan, and G. Yegorian
Published online: 9 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078243
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A weak-lensing analysis of the Abell 2163 cluster     p. 55
M. Radovich, E. Puddu, A. Romano, A. Grado, and F. Getman
Published online: 27 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809731
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Constraining dark energy via baryon acoustic oscillations in the (an)isotropic light-cone power spectrum     p. 63
C. Wagner, V. Müller, and M. Steinmetz
Published online: 24 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077688
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Cluster geometry and inclinations from deprojection uncertainties - Cluster geometry and inclination     p. 75
D. Chakrabarty, E. De Filippis, and H. Russell
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809510
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-  Extragalactic astronomy
The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - Tracing the galaxy stellar mass assembly history over the last 8 Gyr     p. 89
D. Vergani et al.
Published online: 6 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077910
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A Suprime-Cam study of the stellar population of the Ursa Major I dwarf spheroidal galaxy     p. 103
S. Okamoto, N. Arimoto, Y. Yamada, and M. Onodera
Published online: 15 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078232
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X-ray absorption in Compton-thin AGN: the predictions of a model revisited     p. 109
A. Lamastra, G. C. Perola, and G. Matt
Published online: 9 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079162
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The cosmological properties of AGN in the XMM-Newton Hard Bright Survey     p. 119
R. Della Ceca, A. Caccianiga, P. Severgnini, T. Maccacaro, H. Brunner, F. J. Carrera, F. Cocchia, S. Mateos, M. J. Page, and J. A. Tedds
Published online: 27 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079319
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AGB stars as tracers of metallicity and mean age across M 33     p. 131
M.-R. L. Cioni, M. Irwin, A. M. N. Ferguson, A. McConnachie, B. C. Conn, A. Huxor, R. Ibata, G. Lewis, and N. Tanvir
Published online: 22 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809366
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The fundamental plane of dwarf irregular galaxies     p. 147
O. Vaduvescu and M. L. McCall
Published online: 27 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809706
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H I clouds in the proximity of M 33     p. 161
M. Grossi, C. Giovanardi, E. Corbelli, R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes, A. M. Martin, A. Saintonge, and J. D. Dowell
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810220
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Stellar and dust properties of local elliptical galaxies: clues to the onset of nuclear activity     p. 177
Y. Zhang, Q.-S. Gu, and L. C. Ho
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809660
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-  Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
A semi-empirical study of the mass distribution of horizontal branch stars in M 3 (NGC 5272)     p. 185
A. A. R. Valcarce and M. Catelan
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078231
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The coexistence of odd and even parity magnetic fields in disc galaxies     p. 197
D. Moss and D. Sokoloff
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809808
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-  Interstellar and circumstellar matter
Size-sorting dust grains in the surface layers of protoplanetary disks     p. 205
C. P. Dullemond and C. Dominik
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809745
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Wind structure of late B supergiants - I. Multi-line analyses of near-surface and wind structure in HD 199 478 (B8 Iae)     p. 211
N. Markova, R. K. Prinja, H. Markov, I. Kolka, N. Morrison, J. Percy, and S. Adelman
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809376
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VLTI monitoring of the dust formation event of the Nova V1280 Scorpii     p. 223
O. Chesneau et al.
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809485
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Galactic interstellar 18O/17O ratios – a radial gradient?     p. 237
J. G. A. Wouterloot, C. Henkel, J. Brand, and G. R. Davis
Published online: 15 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078156
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CN Zeeman measurements in star formation regions     p. 247
E. Falgarone, T. H. Troland, R. M. Crutcher, and G. Paubert
Published online: 22 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809577
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The RMS survey - 13CO observations of candidate massive YSOs in the northern Galactic plane     p. 253
J. S. Urquhart et al.
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809415
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SPH simulations of grain growth in protoplanetary disks     p. 265
G. Laibe, J.-F. Gonzalez, L. Fouchet, and S. T. Maddison
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809522
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-  Stellar structure and evolution
RXTE determination of the intermediate polar status of XSS J00564+4548, IGR J17195–4100, and XSS J12270–4859     p. 271
O. W. Butters, A. J. Norton, P. Hakala, K. Mukai, and E. J. Barlow
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809942
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-  Stellar atmospheres
CLOUDS search for variability in brown dwarf atmospheres - Infrared spectroscopic time series of L/T transition brown dwarfs     p. 277
B. Goldman et al.
Published online: 27 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065075
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Multiwavelength observations of a giant flare on CN Leonis - I. The chromosphere as seen in the optical spectra     p. 293
B. Fuhrmeister, C. Liefke, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, and A. Reiners
Published online: 9 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809379
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The neon content of nearby B-type stars and its implications for the solar model problem     p. 307
T. Morel and K. Butler
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809924
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A mini-survey of ultracool dwarfs at 4.9 GHz     p. 317
A. Antonova, J. G. Doyle, G. Hallinan, S. Bourke, and A. Golden
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079275
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Long-term monitoring of θ1 Ori C: the spectroscopic orbit and an improved rotational period     p. 323
O. Stahl, G. Wade, V. Petit, B. Stober, and L. Schanne
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809935
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-  The Sun
Imaging the heliosheath using HSTOF energetic neutral atoms and Voyager 1 ion data     p. 329
A. Czechowski, M. Hilchenbach, K. C. Hsieh, S. Grzedzielski, and J. Kóta
Published online: 9 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809555
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Observational evidence for return currents in solar flare loops     p. 337
M. Battaglia and A. O. Benz
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809418
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-  Planets and planetary systems
The simulation of the outer Oort cloud formation - The first giga-year of the evolution     p. 345
P. A. Dybczyński, G. Leto, M. Jakubík, T. Paulech, and L. Neslušan
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078686
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Ground-based detection of sodium in the transmission spectrum of exoplanet HD 209458b     p. 357
I. A. G. Snellen, S. Albrecht, E. J. W. de Mooij, and R. S. Le Poole
Published online: 15 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809762
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Collisional activation of asteroids in cometary orbits     p. 363
C. G. Díaz and R. Gil-Hutton
Published online: 27 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079236
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ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters - V. An intermediate-period Jovian planet orbiting HD 45652     p. 369
N. C. Santos et al.
Published online: 29 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809402
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Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program - Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes     p. 373
S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos, M. Mayor, S. Udry, L. Casagrande, G. Israelian, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, and M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809698
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-  Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
Radiative rates and electron impact excitation rates for H-like Ar XVIII     p. 383
K. M. Aggarwal, K. Hamada, A. Igarashi, V. Jonauskas, F. P. Keenan, and S. Nakazaki
Published online: 29 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810001
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-  Astronomical instrumentation
Optical design for an adaptive anastigmatic five-mirror extremely large telescope     p. 389
B. Delabre
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078528
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Point spread functions for the Solar optical telescope onboard Hinode     p. 399
S. Wedemeyer-Böhm
Published online: 29 May 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809819
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First VLTI infrared spectro-interferometry on GCIRS 7 - Characterizing the prime reference source for Galactic center observations at highest angular resolution     p. 413
J.-U. Pott, A. Eckart, A. Glindemann, S. Kraus, R. Schödel, A. M. Ghez, J. Woillez, and G. Weigelt
Published online: 4 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809829
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Correcting direction-dependent gains in the deconvolution of radio interferometric images     p. 419
S. Bhatnagar, T. J. Cornwell, K. Golap, and J. M. Uson
Published online: 16 June 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079284
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