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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vol. 487, No. 2 (August IV 2008)
Mawrth Vallis, Mars, as seen by ESA/Mars Express (F. Poulet, et al., p. L43)
- Letters
- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
- Extragalactic astronomy
- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
- Interstellar and circumstellar matter
- Stellar structure and evolution
- Stellar atmospheres
- The Sun
- Planets and planetary systems
- Celestial mechanics and astrometry
- Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
- Astronomical instrumentation
- Letters
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The EUV Sun as the superposition of elementary Suns
p. L13
P.-O. Amblard, S. Moussaoui, T. Dudok de Wit, J. Aboudarham, M. Kretzschmar, J. Lilensten, and F. Auchère Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809588 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (205.1 KB) | PS (98.72 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Coronal magnetic field measurement using loop oscillations observed by Hinode/EIS
p. L17
T. Van Doorsselaere, V. M. Nakariakov, P. R. Young, and E. Verwichte Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810186 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (287.0 KB) | PS (234.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Ion reflections from the parallel MHD termination shock and a possible injection mechanism into the Fermi-1 acceleration
p. L21
H.-J. Fahr and D. Verscharen Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810217 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (155.8 KB) | PS (122.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Observational consequences of the recently proposed Super-Earth orbiting GJ 436 p. L25 J. L. Bean and A. Seifahrt Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810278 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (115.5 KB) | PS (52.16 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Detection of the host galaxy of S5 0716+714
p. L29
K. Nilsson, T. Pursimo, A. Sillanpää, L. O. Takalo, and E. Lindfors Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810310 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.7 KB) | PS (268.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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2XMM J083026+524133: the most X-ray luminous cluster at redshift 1
p. L33
G. Lamer, M. Hoeft, J. Kohnert, A. Schwope, and J. Storm Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810255 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.026 MB) | PS (3.528 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The Amati relation in the “fireshell” model
p. L37
R. Guida, M. G. Bernardini, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, M. G. Dainotti, and R. Ruffini Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810338 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (132.4 KB) | PS (57.33 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Abundance of minerals in the phyllosilicate-rich units on Mars p. L41 F. Poulet, N. Mangold, D. Loizeau, J.-P. Bibring, Y. Langevin, J. Michalski, and B. Gondet Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810150 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.291 MB) | PS (21.90 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Accretion bursts in young stars driven by the cluster environment
p. L45
S. Pfalzner, J. Tackenberg, and M. Steinhausen Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810223 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (168.2 KB) | PS (332.1 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
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Galaxy-cluster gas-density distributions of the
representative XMM-Newton cluster structure survey (REXCESS)
p. 431
J. H. Croston, G. W. Pratt, H. Böhringer, M. Arnaud, E. Pointecouteau, T. J. Ponman, A. J. R. Sanderson, R. F. Temple, R. G. Bower, and M. Donahue Published online: 16 April 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079154 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (794.6 KB) | PS (297.7 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Evidence of turbulence-like universality in the formation of galaxy-sized dark matter haloes
p. 445
C. A. Caretta, R. R. Rosa, H. F. de Campos Velho, F. M. Ramos, and M. Makler Published online: 4 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079105 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.125 MB) | PS (596.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The bright galaxy population of five medium redshift clusters - I. Color–magnitude relation, blue fractions, and visual morphology
p. 453
B. Ascaso, M. Moles, J. A. L. Aguerri, R. Sánchez-Janssen, and J. Varela Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809600 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.5 KB) | PS (122.2 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Radial metallicity profiles for a large sample of galaxy clusters observed with XMM-Newton
p. 461
A. Leccardi and S. Molendi Published online: 9 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810113 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (177.6 KB) | PS (90.64 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Prospects and pitfalls of gravitational lensing in large
supernova surveys
p. 467
J. Jönsson, T. Kronborg, E. Mörtsell, and J. Sollerman Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809729 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (181.0 KB) | PS (75.42 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Extragalactic astronomy
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The long-term X-ray variability properties of AGNs in the Lockman Hole
region
p. 475
I. E. Papadakis, E. Chatzopoulos, D. Athanasiadis, A. Markowitz, and I. Georgantopoulos Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809572 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (222.2 KB) | PS (127.5 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies
p. 485
H. M. Hernández-Toledo and S. Ortega-Esbrí Published online: 4 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809666 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (12.68 MB) | PS (26.76 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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GRB 060206: hints of precession of the central engine?
p. 503
X. W. Liu, X. F. Wu, and T. Lu Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078783 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (166.9 KB) | PS (215.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Discovery of heavily-obscured AGN among seven INTEGRAL hard X-ray
sources observed by Chandra
p. 509
S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, R. Burenin, E. Churazov, R. Sunyaev, W. R. Forman, and S. S. Murray Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809528 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.097 MB) | PS (446.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Embedded clusters in NGC 1808 central starburst - Near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy
p. 519
E. Galliano and D. Alloin Published online: 4 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809732 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (429.6 KB) | PS (429.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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On the tidal evolution of the orbits of low-mass satellites around black holes
p. 527
A. Čadež, M. Calvani, and U. Kostić Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809483 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (321.2 KB) | PS (1.395 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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On the nature of late X-ray flares in Swift gamma-ray bursts
p. 533
P. A. Curran, R. L. C. Starling, P. T. O'Brien, O. Godet, A. J. van der Horst, and R. A. M. J. Wijers Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809652 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (180.4 KB) | PS (124.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A slitless spectroscopic survey for quasars near quasars
p. 539
G. Worseck, L. Wisotzki, and F. Selman Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810157 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.951 MB) | PS (2.505 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Structural properties of disk galaxies - I. The intrinsic equatorial ellipticity of bulges
p. 555
J. Méndez-Abreu, J. A. L. Aguerri, E. M. Corsini, and E. Simonneau Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078089e Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (52.89 KB) | PS (32.77 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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The initial luminosity and mass functions of the Galactic open clusters
p. 557
A. E. Piskunov, N.V. Kharchenko, E. Schilbach, S. Röser, R.-D. Scholz, and H. Zinnecker Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809505 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (252.3 KB) | PS (187.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Spitzer mid-infrared study of compact H II
regions in the Magellanic Clouds
p. 567
V. Charmandaris, M. Heydari-Malayeri, and E. Chatzopoulos Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809662 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (421.7 KB) | PS (550.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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New very massive stars in Cygnus OB2
p. 575
I. Negueruela, A. Marco, A. Herrero, and J. S. Clark Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810094 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (658.2 KB) | PS (510.7 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Ca II and Na I absorption signatures from extraplanar gas in the halo of the Milky Way
p. 583
N. Ben Bekhti, P. Richter, T. Westmeier, and M. T. Murphy Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079067 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1011 KB) | PS (2.226 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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An extremely wide and very low-mass pair
with common proper motion - Is it representative of a nearby halo stream?
p. 595
R.-D. Scholz, N. V. Kharchenko, N. Lodieu, and M. J. McCaughrean Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809797 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.688 MB) | PS (1.193 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Interstellar and circumstellar matter
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The radio spectrum and magnetic field structure of SNR HB3
p. 601
W. B. Shi, J. L. Han, X. Y. Gao, X. H. Sun, L. Xiao, P. Reich, and W. Reich Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810088 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (909.2 KB) | PS (1.275 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The direction of outflows from filaments: constraints on core formation
p. 605
S. Anathpindika and A. P. Whitworth Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810308 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (217.2 KB) | PS (337.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar structure and evolution
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V2051 Ophiuchi after superoutburst: out-of-plane material and the superhump light source
p. 611
C. Papadaki, H. M. J. Boffin, D. Steeghs, and L. Schmidtobreick Published online: 8 April 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078644 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.362 MB) | PS (2.084 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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INTEGRAL and Swift/XRT observations of the SFXT IGR J16479–4514: from quiescence to fast flaring activity
p. 619
V. Sguera, L. Bassani, R. Landi, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, A. Malizia, N. Masetti, and P. Ubertini Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079195 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (133.6 KB) | PS (92.65 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Initial-final mass relationship for stars of different metallicities
p. 625
X. Meng, X. Chen, and Z. Han Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078841 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (348.1 KB) | PS (151.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Analysis of the variability of the luminous emission line star MWC 314
p. 637
G. Muratorio, C. Rossi, and M. Friedjung Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078940 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (558.1 KB) | PS (133.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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On the reliability of mass-loss-rate estimates for AGB stars
p. 645
S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier, H. Olofsson, and A. A. Lundgren Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078876 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.271 MB) | PS (1.474 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Spectroscopic and photometric variability of the O9.5 Vp star HD 93521
p. 659
G. Rauw, M. De Becker, H. van Winckel, C. Aerts, P. Eenens, K. Lefever, B. Vandenbussche, N. Linder, Y. Nazé, and E. Gosset Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810002 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (886.5 KB) | PS (463.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Simulations of eccentric disks in close binary systems
p. 671
W. Kley, J. C. B. Papaloizou, and G. I. Ogilvie Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809953 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.761 MB) | PS (1.261 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar atmospheres
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Model atmospheres of magnetic chemically peculiar stars - A remarkable strong-field Bp SiCrFe star HD 137509
p. 689
D. Shulyak, O. Kochukhov, and S. Khan Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079134 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.162 MB) | PS (1.364 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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From B[e] to A[e] - On the peculiar variations of the SMC supergiant LHA 115-S 23 (AzV 172)
p. 697
M. Kraus, M. Borges Fernandes, J. Kubát, and F. X. de Araújo Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809779 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (327.4 KB) | PS (193.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Chromospheric activity on the RS Canum Venaticorum binary SZ Piscium
p. 709
L.-Y. Zhang and S.-H. Gu Published online: 1 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809688 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (680.5 KB) | PS (540.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- The Sun
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Vertical oscillations of an arcade loop in a gravitationally stratified solar corona
p. 717
M. Gruszecki and K. Murawski Published online: 9 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079266 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (451.8 KB) | PS (554.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A kinetic description of the dissipative quasi-parallel solar wind termination shock
p. 723
D. Verscharen and H.-J. Fahr Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809950 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.7 KB) | PS (216.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Strength distribution of solar magnetic fields in photospheric quiet Sun regions
p. 731
J. C. Ramírez Vélez, A. López Ariste, and M. Semel Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078654 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (367.4 KB) | PS (230.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Planets and planetary systems
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Visible spectroscopy of the new ESO large program on trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs - Part 1
p. 741
A. Alvarez-Candal, S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, C. de Bergh, and F. Merlin Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809705 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (314.4 KB) | PS (148.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey – OGLE-TR-182
p. 749
F. Pont et al. Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078949 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.9 KB) | PS (142.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Celestial mechanics and astrometry
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Phobos and Deimos CCD observations
p. 755
C. H. Veiga Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809498 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (240.3 KB) | PS (273.5 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The natural satellites ephemerides facility MULTI-SAT
p. 759
N. V. Emel'yanov and J.-E. Arlot Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809790 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (121.9 KB) | PS (45.54 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
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Improved predictions of nuclear reaction rates with the TALYS reaction code for astrophysical applications
p. 767
S. Goriely, S. Hilaire, and A. J. Koning Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078825 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (313.3 KB) | PS (261.1 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Astronomical instrumentation
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A statistical analysis of the “internal linear combination” method in problems of signal separation as in cosmic microwave background observations
p. 775
R. Vio and P. Andreani Published online: 24 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809345 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (135.2 KB) | PS (64.54 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Direction identification in radio images of cosmic-ray air showers detected with LOPES and KASCADE
p. 781
A. Nigl et al. Published online: 16 June 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079218 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (464.3 KB) | PS (633.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |