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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vol. 489, No. 3 (October III 2008)
Antennae F814W/Ks image. Circles: spectroscopy targets (S. Mengel, et al., p. 1093)
- Letters
- Astrophysical processes
- 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
- Catalogs and data
- Letters
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Serendipitous VLBI detection of rapid, large-amplitude, intraday
variability in QSO 1156+295
p. L33
T. Savolainen and Y. Y. Kovalev Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810423 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (417.7 KB) | PS (523.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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AGILE detection of variable γ-ray activity from the blazar
S5 0716+714 in September–October 2007
p. L37
A. W. Chen et al. Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810553 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (657.8 KB) | PS (2.096 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Evolution of the quasi-periodic oscillation frequency in GRO J1655-40 – Implications for accretion disk dynamics
p. L41
S. K. Chakrabarti, D. Debnath, A. Nandi, and P. S. Pal Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810136 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (509.6 KB) | PS (1.103 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The moderate magnetic field of the flare star Proxima Centauri
p. L45
A. Reiners and G. Basri Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810491 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (155.9 KB) | PS (93.86 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Hinode EUV spectroscopic observations of coronal oscillations
p. L49
R. Erdélyi and Y. Taroyan Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810263 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (746.4 KB) | PS (1.509 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Lithium depletion and the rotational history of exoplanet host stars p. L53 J. Bouvier Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810574 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (137.5 KB) | PS (55.51 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Chromospheric magnetic field and density structure measurements
using hard X-rays in a flaring coronal loop
p. L57
E. P. Kontar, I. G. Hannah, and A. L. MacKinnon Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810719 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (239.1 KB) | PS (329.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Astrophysical processes
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The impact of type Ia supernovae on main sequence binary companions p. 943 R. Pakmor, F. K. Röpke, A. Weiss, and W. Hillebrandt Published online: 23 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810456 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (728.3 KB) | PS (4.169 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A shallow-water theory for annular sections of Keplerian disks
p. 953
O. M. Umurhan Published online: 28 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809504 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (205.5 KB) | PS (95.35 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Gravitational excitation of high frequency QPOs
p. 963
Z. Stuchlík, S. Konar, J. C. Miller, and S. Hledík Published online: 25 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077061 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (106.9 KB) | PS (56.67 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
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Intra cluster medium properties and AGN distribution in high-z RCS clusters
p. 967
A. Bignamini, P. Tozzi, S. Borgani, S. Ettori, and P. Rosati Published online: 1 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809437 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (403.0 KB) | PS (346.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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HAWK-I imaging of the X-ray luminous galaxy
cluster XMMU J2235.3-2557 - The red sequence at z = 1.39
p. 981
C. Lidman, P. Rosati, M. Tanaka, V. Strazzullo, R. Demarco, C. Mullis, N. Ageorges, M. Kissler-Patig, M. G. Petr-Gotzens, and F. Selman Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810528 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (504.0 KB) | PS (713.4 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Extragalactic astronomy
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Recent star formation in nearby 3CR radio-galaxies
from UV HST observations
p. 989
R. D. Baldi and A. Capetti Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078745 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.021 MB) | PS (16.35 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Bulges of disk galaxies at intermediate redshifts - II. Nuclear, disk, and global colors in the Groth Strip
p. 1003
Lilian Domínguez-Palmero and Marc Balcells Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809407 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (388.5 KB) | PS (266.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The origin of the
A. Boselli, S. Boissier, L. Cortese, and G. Gavazzi Published online: 25 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809546 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (285.5 KB) | PS (173.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Compact stellar systems in the Fornax cluster: a UV perspective
p. 1023
S. Mieske, M. Hilker, D. J. Bomans, S.-C. Rey, S. Kim, S.-J. Yoon, and C. Chung Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810166 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (215.6 KB) | PS (205.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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XMM-Newton observations of the diffuse X-ray emission in the starburst galaxy NGC 253
p. 1029
M. Bauer, W. Pietsch, G. Trinchieri, D. Breitschwerdt, M. Ehle, M. J. Freyberg, and A. M. Read Published online: 23 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078935 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.957 MB) | PS (12.25 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Swift observations of IBL and LBL objects
p. 1047
F. Massaro, P. Giommi, G. Tosti, A. Cassetti, R. Nesci, M. Perri, D. Burrows, and N. Gerehls Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809824 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (227.2 KB) | PS (148.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Periodic orbits in the logarithmic potential
p. 1055
G. Pucacco, D. Boccaletti, and C. Belmonte Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810023 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (218.4 KB) | PS (326.5 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Spectroscopy of globular clusters in the low-luminosity spiral galaxy NGC 45
p. 1065
M. D. Mora, S. S. Larsen, and M. Kissler-Patig Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810084 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (256.7 KB) | PS (124.6 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Prospects for detection of very high-energy emission from GRB in the context of the external shock model
p. 1073
A. Galli and L. Piro Published online: 25 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810218 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (133.2 KB) | PS (60.30 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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On the Fundamental Plane of the Galactic globular
cluster system
p. 1079
M. Pasquato and G. Bertin Published online: 30 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809462 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (241.3 KB) | PS (91.84 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Young star clusters in interacting galaxies – NGC 1487 and
NGC 4038/4039
p. 1091
S. Mengel, M. D. Lehnert, N. A. Thatte, W. D. Vacca, B. Whitmore, and R. Chandar Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809649 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.582 MB) | PS (12.40 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A general method of estimating stellar astrophysical parameters from photometry
p. 1107
A. N. Belikov and S. Röser Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079286 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.598 MB) | PS (1.242 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Properties of the Galactic population of cataclysmic variables in
hard X-rays
p. 1121
M. Revnivtsev, S. Sazonov, R. Krivonos, H. Ritter, and R. Sunyaev Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810213 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (205.1 KB) | PS (125.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Investigating the borderline between a young star cluster and a small stellar association: a test case with Bochum 1
p. 1129
E. Bica, C. Bonatto, and C. M. Dutra Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810236 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (641.6 KB) | PS (858.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Interstellar and circumstellar matter
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Line ratios from shocked cloudlets in planetary nebulae
p. 1141
A. C. Raga, A. Riera, G. Mellema, A. Esquivel, and P. F. Velázquez Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079157 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (532.2 KB) | PS (866.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Spatially resolving the hot CO around the young Be star 51 Ophiuchi p. 1151 E. Tatulli, F. Malbet, F. Ménard, C. Gil, L. Testi, A. Natta, S. Kraus, P. Stee, and S. Robbe-Dubois Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809627 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (149.4 KB) | PS (93.79 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The origin of hydrogen line emission for five Herbig Ae/Be stars spatially resolved by VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry p. 1157 S. Kraus et al. Published online: 9 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809946 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.115 MB) | PS (823.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Detection of 6.7 GHz methanol absorption towards hot corinos
p. 1175
J. D. Pandian, S. Leurini, K. M. Menten, A. Belloche, and P. F. Goldsmith Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810556 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (363.3 KB) | PS (266.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Dehydrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and UV bump
p. 1183
G. Malloci, G. Mulas, C. Cecchi-Pestellini, and C. Joblin Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810177 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (346.2 KB) | PS (351.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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A mid-infrared study of H II regions in the Magellanic
Clouds: N88 A and N160 A
p. 1189
N. L. Martín-Hernández, E. Peeters, and A. G. G. M. Tielens Published online: 25 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810341 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (336.6 KB) | PS (169.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar structure and evolution
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Stellar evolution and variability in the pre-ZAHB phase
p. 1201
V. Silva Aguirre, M. Catelan, A. Weiss, and A. A. R. Valcarce Published online: 23 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810047 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (277.2 KB) | PS (140.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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In search of RR Lyrae type stars in eclipsing binary systems - OGLE052218.07-692827.4: an optical blend
p. 1209
A. Prša, E. F. Guinan, E. J. Devinney, and S. G. Engle Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810486 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (766.1 KB) | PS (2.016 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The γ Doradus CoRoT target HD 49434 - I. Results from the ground-based campaign
p. 1213
K. Uytterhoeven et al. Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809992 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.071 MB) | PS (638.5 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The temporal changes of the pulsational periods of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035 p. 1225 J. E. S. Costa and S. O. Kepler Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079118 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (176.9 KB) | PS (82.52 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The unusual pre-main-sequence star V718 Persei (HMW 15) - Photometry and spectroscopy across the eclipse
p. 1233
V. Grinin, H. C. Stempels, G. F. Gahm, S. Sergeev, A. Arkharov, O. Barsunova, and L. Tambovtseva Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810349 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (436.0 KB) | PS (320.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The 2007 outburst of the X-ray binary XTE J1856+053
p. 1239
G. Sala, J. Greiner, M. Ajello, and N. Primak Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809875 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (389.9 KB) | PS (614.2 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Two new intermediate polars with a soft X-ray component
p. 1243
G. Anzolin, D. de Martino, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, M. Mouchet, B. T. Gänsicke, G. Matt, and K. Mukai Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810402 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (536.2 KB) | PS (221.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Stellar atmospheres
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High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance determination - III. A relation between γ-velocities and γ-asymmetries p. 1255 N. Nardetto, A. Stoekl, D. Bersier, and T. G. Barnes Published online: 16 April 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809587 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (215.1 KB) | PS (128.9 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance
determination - IV. Time series of Hα line profiles
p. 1263
N. Nardetto, J. H. Groh, S. Kraus, F. Millour, and D. Gillet Published online: 6 May 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809589 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.627 MB) | PS (1.952 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Cool luminous stars: the hybrid nature of their infrared spectra
p. 1271
T. Tsuji Published online: 23 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809869 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (578.4 KB) | PS (249.7 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- The Sun
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Mixing of shear Alfven wave packets
p. 1291
N. Bian and D. Tsiklauri Published online: 28 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078717 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (128.2 KB) | PS (57.05 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Radiance and Doppler shift distributions across the network of the quiet Sun
p. 1297
H. Tian, C.-Y. Tu, L.-D. Xia, and J.-S. He Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809923 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (586.4 KB) | PS (418.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Identification of different types of kink modes in coronal loops: principles and application to TRACE results
p. 1307
T. J. Wang, S. K. Solanki, and M. Selwa Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810230 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (545.3 KB) | PS (421.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Planets and planetary systems
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Numerical simulation of the viscous interaction of the
solar wind with the magnetic polar regions of Venus
p. 1319
M. Reyes-Ruiz, E. Díaz-Méndez, and H. Pérez-de-Tejada Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079265 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (384.6 KB) | PS (406.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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The instability transition for the restricted 3-body problem - I. Theoretical approach
p. 1329
J. Eberle, M. Cuntz, and Z. E. Musielak Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809758 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (453.9 KB) | PS (1.186 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Photometry and polarimetry of the nucleus of comet 2P/Encke
p. 1337
H. Boehnhardt, G. P. Tozzi, S. Bagnulo, K. Muinonen, A. Nathues, and L. Kolokolova Published online: 8 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809922 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (200.3 KB) | PS (136.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Exoplanet characterization with long slit spectroscopy
p. 1345
A. Vigan, M. Langlois, C. Moutou, and K. Dohlen Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810090 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (296.2 KB) | PS (228.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Quasi-Hilda comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu - Another long temporary satellite capture by Jupiter
p. 1355
K. Ohtsuka, T. Ito, M. Yoshikawa, D. J. Asher, and H. Arakida Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810321 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (440.3 KB) | PS (1.862 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Celestial mechanics and astrometry
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On the integrability of stellar motion in an accelerated logarithmic potential
p. 1363
F. Namouni, M. Guzzo, and E. Lega Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810102 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.567 MB) | PS (4.451 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
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Atomic data from the IRON project - LXVI. Electron impact excitation of Fe18+
p. 1369
K. Butler and N. R. Badnell Published online: 17 July 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810197 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (441.9 KB) | PS (256.4 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Energy levels, radiative rates, and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in O VII
p. 1377
K. M. Aggarwal and F. P. Keenan Published online: 18 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810531 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (534.9 KB) | PS (1.541 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Astronomical instrumentation
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Precise wavefront correction with an unbalanced nulling interferometer for exo-planet imaging coronagraphs
p. 1389
J. Nishikawa, L. Abe, N. Murakami, and T. Kotani Published online: 25 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065648 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (379.4 KB) | PS (910.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the
Galactic center
p. 1399
A. Richichi, O. Fors, E. Mason, J. Stegmeier, and T. Chandrasekhar Published online: 1 August 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810304 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.093 MB) | PS (7.608 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
- Catalogs and data
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A detailed study of the L1641N star formation region
p. 1409
M. Gålfalk and G. Olofsson Published online: 22 May 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079176 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.468 MB) | PS (12.04 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
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Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the
Galactic center - II. Additional observations
p. 1441
A. Richichi, O. Fors, and E. Mason Published online: 11 September 2008 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810415 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.311 MB) | PS (8.171 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service |
