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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 492, No. 2 (December III 2008)

Sgr A*: Light curves and LABOCA sub-mm map (A. Eckart, et al., p. 337)


-  Letters
On the combination of ACE data with numerical simulations to determine the initial characteristics of a CME     p. L29
E. Chané, S. Poedts, and B. van der Holst
Published online: 20 November 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811022
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Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter measuring the randomness in the cosmic microwave background     p. L33
V. G. Gurzadyan and A. A. Kocharyan
Published online: 20 November 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811188
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Eruption of magnetic flux ropes during flux emergence     p. L35
V. Archontis and T. Török
Published online: 20 November 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811131
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A sharp look at the gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J0806+2006 with laser guide star adaptive optics at the VLT     p. L39
D. Sluse, F. Courbin, A. Eigenbrod, and G. Meylan
Published online: 20 November 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810977
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-  Astrophysical processes
Mass estimate of the XTE J1650-500 black hole from the extended orbital resonance model for high-frequency QPOs     p. 319
P. Slaný and Z. Stuchlík
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810334
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On the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays: subluminal and superluminal relativistic shocks     p. 323
A. Meli, J. K. Becker, and J. J. Quenby
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078681
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Simultaneous NIR/sub-mm observation of flare emission from Sagittarius A*     p. 337
A. Eckart et al.
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810924
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-  Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
The structure and dynamics of Abell 1942     p. 345
H. V. Capelato, D. Proust, G. B. Lima Neto, W. A. Santos, and L. Sodré Jr.
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810427
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The cluster-galaxy cross spectrum - An additional probe of cosmological and halo parameters     p. 355
G. Hütsi and O. Lahav
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810250
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-  Extragalactic astronomy
Interacting and merging galaxies from the second Byurakan survey - I. HI-observations     p. 367
W. K. Huchtmeier, A. Petrosian, G. Krishna, B. McLean, and D. Kunth
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810734
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IMAGES IV: strong evolution of the oxygen abundance in gaseous phases of intermediate mass galaxies from z ~ 0.8     p. 371
M. Rodrigues et al.
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810435
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Results of WEBT, VLBA and RXTE monitoring of 3C 279 during 2006–2007     p. 389
V. M. Larionov et al.
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810937
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New two-colour light curves of Q0957+561: time delays and the origin of intrinsic variations     p. 401
V. N. Shalyapin, L. J. Goicoechea, E. Koptelova, A. Ullán, and R. Gil-Merino
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810447
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Structure function of the UV variability of Q0957+561     p. 411
L. J. Goicoechea, V. N. Shalyapin, R. Gil-Merino, and A. Ullán
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810778
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-  Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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Kinematics of the old stellar population at the Galactic centre     p. 419
S. Trippe et al.
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810191
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Stellar tracers of the Cygnus Arm - II. A young open cluster in Camelopardalis OB3     p. 441
I. Negueruela and A. Marco
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810927
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-  Interstellar and circumstellar matter
A parameter study of self-consistent disk models around Herbig AeBe stars     p. 451
J. Meijer, C. Dominik, A. de Koter, C. P. Dullemond, R. van Boekel, and L. B. F. M. Waters
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077967
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Electron temperature fluctuations in NGC 346     p. 463
V. A. Oliveira, M. V. F. Copetti, and A. C. Krabbe
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810542
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Molecules in the disk orbiting the twin young suns of V4046 Sagittarii     p. 469
J. H. Kastner, B. Zuckerman, P. Hily-Blant, and T. Forveille
Published online: 3 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810815
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A study of the asymmetry in the H2O maser line at λ = 1.35 cm on the base of the hyperfine structure     p. 475
E. E. Lekht, N. A. Silant'ev, G. M. Rudnitskij, and G. A. Alexeeva
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810019
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Time evolution of the line emission from the inner circumstellar ring of SN 1987A and its hot spots     p. 481
P. Gröningsson, C. Fransson, B. Leibundgut, P. Lundqvist, P. Challis, R. A. Chevalier, and J. Spyromilio
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810551
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A consistent solution for the velocity field and mass-loss rate of massive stars     p. 493
P. E. Müller and J. S. Vink
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078798
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-  Stellar structure and evolution
High variability in Vela X-1: giant flares and off states     p. 511
I. Kreykenbohm, J. Wilms, P. Kretschmar, J. M. Torrejón, K. Pottschmidt, M. Hanke, A. Santangelo, C. Ferrigno, and R. Staubert
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809956
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An intense state of hard X-ray emission of Cyg X-1 observed by INTEGRAL coincident with TeV measurements     p. 527
J. Malzac, P. Lubiński, A. A. Zdziarski, M. Cadolle Bel, M. Türler, and P. Laurent
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810227
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Diversity of supernovae Ia determined using equivalent widths of Si II 4000     p. 535
V. Arsenijevic, S. Fabbro, A. M. Mourão, and A. J. Rica da Silva
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810675
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Binary frequency of very young brown dwarfs at separations smaller than 3 AU     p. 545
V. Joergens
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810413
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The INTEGRAL long monitoring of persistent ultra compact X-ray bursters     p. 557
M. Fiocchi, A. Bazzano, P. Ubertini, A. J. Bird, L. Natalucci, and V. Sguera
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809715
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-  Stellar atmospheres
FUSE spectroscopy of the sdOB primary of the post common-envelope binary LB 3459(AA Doradus)     p. 565
J. Fleig, T. Rauch, K. Werner, and J. W. Kruk
Published online: 17 September 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810738
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-  The Sun
The structure and dynamics of a bright point as seen with Hinode, SoHO and TRACE     p. 575
D. Pérez-Suárez, R. C. Maclean, J. G. Doyle, and M. S. Madjarska
Published online: 1 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809507
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-  Planets and planetary systems
TiO and VO broad band absorption features in the optical spectrum of the atmosphere of the hot-Jupiter HD 209458b     p. 585
J.-M. Désert, A. Vidal-Madjar, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, D. Sing, D. Ehrenreich, G. Hébrard, and R. Ferlet
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810355
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Tirela: an unusual asteroid family in the outer main belt     p. 593
T. Mothé-Diniz and D. Nesvorný
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810287
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Observation of an eclipse of U-3 Titania by U-2 Umbriel on December 8, 2007 with ESO-VLT     p. 599
J.-E. Arlot, C. Dumas, and B. Sicardy
Published online: 15 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810134
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Updated parameters for the transiting exoplanet WASP-3b using RISE, a new fast camera for the Liverpool Telescope     p. 603
N. P. Gibson et al.
Published online: 30 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811015
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-  Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data
Experimental oscillator strengths and hyperfine constants in Nb ii     p. 609
H. Nilsson and S. Ivarsson
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811019
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-  Astronomical instrumentation
The BAST algorithm for transit detection     p. 617
S. Renner, H. Rauer, A. Erikson, P. Hedelt, P. Kabath, R. Titz, and H. Voss
Published online: 27 October 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810148
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