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Early BVRI imaging and the discovery of the optical afterglow of GRB 041218 p. L23

K. Torii, Y. Fukazawa and H. Tsunemi

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500125

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Detection and analysis of a new INTEGRAL hard X-ray transient, IGR J17285-2922 p. L27

E. J. Barlow, A. J. Bird, D. J. Clark, R. Cornelisse, A. J. Dean, A. B. Hill, L. Moran, V. Sguera, S. E. Shaw, D. R. Willis et al. (3 more)

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500131

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A substellar companion around the intermediate-mass giant star HD 11977 p. L31

J. Setiawan, J. Rodmann, L. da Silva, A. P. Hatzes, L. Pasquini, O. von der Lühe, J. R. de Medeiros, M. P. Döllinger and L. Girardi

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500133

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Extragalactic astronomy

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Are great disks defined by satellite galaxies in Milky-Way type halos rare in ΛCDM? p. 383

X. Kang, S. Mao, L. Gao and Y. P. Jing

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052675

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The molecular connection to the FIR-radio continuum correlation in galaxies p. 389

M. Murgia, T. T. Helfer, R. Ekers, L. Blitz, L. Moscadelli, T. Wong and R. Paladino

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042586

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A possible bright blue supernova in the afterglow of GRB 020305 p. 411

J. Gorosabel, J. P. U. Fynbo, A. Fruchter, A. Levan, J. Hjorth, P. Nugent, A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. M. Castro Cerón, J. Rhoads, D. Bersier and I. Burud

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052783

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A simple method to construct exact density-potential pairs from a homeoidal expansion p. 419

L. Ciotti and G. Bertin

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042123

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The origin of nitrogen - Implications of recent measurements of N/O in Galactic metal-poor halo stars p. 429

C. Chiappini, F. Matteucci and S. K. Ballero

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042292

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A self-gravitating accretion disk in Sgr A* a few million years ago: Is Sgr A* a failed quasar? p. 437

S. Nayakshin and J. Cuadra

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042052

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Is the Galactic submillimeter dust emissivity underestimated? p. 447

K. M. Dasyra, E. M. Xilouris, A. Misiriotis and N. D. Kylafis

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042442

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uvby – H CCD photometry and membership segregation of the open cluster NGC 2548; gaps in the Main Sequence of open clusters p. 457

L. Balaguer-Núñez, C. Jordi and D. Galadí-Enríquez

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041792

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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Observations in the Galactic clusters NGC 3293, NGC 4755 and NGC 6611 p. 467

C. J. Evans, S. J. Smartt, J.-K. Lee, D. J. Lennon, A. Kaufer, P. L. Dufton, C. Trundle, A. Herrero, S. Simón-Díaz, A. de Koter et al. (16 more)

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042446

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Detailed analysis of open clusters: A mass function break and evidence of a fundamental plane p. 483

C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042516

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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H₂CO and CH₃OH abundances in the envelopes around low-mass protostars p. 501

J. K. Jørgensen, F. L. Schöier and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042060

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Long-duration simulations of the evolution of jet-driven molecular outflows p. 517

R. Keegan and T. P. Downes

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042253

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An emission ring at 20.5 m around the HAEBE star AB Aurigæ: Unveiling the disk structure p. 525

E. Pantin, J. Bouwman and P. O. Lagage

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040448

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Colour–Magnitude analysis of five old open clusters p. 531

S. Ortolani, E. Bica and B. Barbuy

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042326

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Radio emission by particles due to pulsar spin p. 537

R. M. C. Thomas and R. T. Gangadhara

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041319

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Apsidal motion in southern eccentric eclipsing binaries: V539 Ara, GG Lup, V526 Sgr and AO Vel p. 545

M. Wolf and M. Zejda

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041868

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Asteroseismic tests of element diffusion in solar type stars p. 553

S. Théado, S. Vauclair, M. Castro, S. Charpinet and N. Dolez

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042328

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INTEGRAL observations of SS433: Results of a coordinated campaign p. 561

A. M. Cherepashchuk, R. A. Sunyaev, S. N. Fabrika, K. A. Postnov, S. V. Molkov, E. A. Barsukova, E. A. Antokhina, T. R. Irsmambetova, I. E. Panchenko, E. V. Seifina et al. (11 more)

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041563

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Structural parameters of the hot pulsating B subdwarf PG 1219+534 from asteroseismology p. 575

S. Charpinet, G. Fontaine, P. Brassard, E. M. Green and P. Chayer

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052709

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XMM-Newton observations of β Centauri (B1 III): The temperature structure in the hot plasma and the photosphere-wind connection p. 599

A. J. J. Raassen, J. P. Cassinelli, N. A. Miller, R. Mewe and E. Tepedelenlioǧlu

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052650

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A multiplicity survey of the ρ Ophiuchi molecular clouds p. 611

T. Ratzka, R. Köhler and Ch. Leinert

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042107

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New insights on the AU-scale circumstellar structure of FU Orionis p. 627

F. Malbet, R. Lachaume, J.-P. Berger, M. M. Colavita, E. Di Folco, J. A. Eisner, B. F. Lane, R. Millan-Gabet, D. Ségransan and W. A. Traub

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042556

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The K-band spectrum of the cataclysmic variable RXJ 0502.8+1624 (Tau 4) p. 637

S. P. Littlefair, V. S. Dhillon and E. L. Martín

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052780

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Line profile variability from tidal interactions in binary systems p. 641

E. Moreno, G. Koenigsberger and O. Toledano

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041995

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2D simulations of the line-driven instability in hot-star winds - II. Approximations for the 2D radiation force p. 657

L. Dessart and S. P. Owocki

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052778

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Quantitative spectroscopy of photospheric-phase type II supernovae p. 667

L. Dessart and D. J. Hillier

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042525

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The Sun

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Numerical simulations of fast magnetosonic waves in a curved coronal loop p. 687

K. Murawski, M. Selwa and L. Nocera

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052714

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Microwave type III bursts and pulsation groups p. 691

Z. Ning, M. D. Ding, H. A. Wu, F. Y. Xu and X. Meng

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041944

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Comments on “Full-sphere simulations of circulation-dominated solar dynamo: Exploring the parity issue” p. 699

M. Dikpati, M. Rempel, P. A. Gilman and K. B. MacGregor

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042435

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Reply to the Comments of Dikpati et al. p. 703

A. R. Choudhuri, D. Nandy and P. Chatterjee

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052934

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Planets and planetary systems

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Photometric observations of the mutual phenomena of the Galilean Satellites of Jupiter in 1997 and 2003 at the Royal Observatory of Belgium p. 705

T. Pauwels, P. Vingerhoets and J. Cuypers

Published online: 21 June 2005

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Mutual events of Jupiter's satellites observed in 1997 at the Bordeaux Observatory p. 711

G. Dourneau, J. F. Le Campion and S. Baratchart

Published online: 21 June 2005

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The influence of stellar wind conditions on the detectability of planetary radio emissions p. 717

J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, G. Mann and H. O. Rucker

Published online: 21 June 2005

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Modeling the resonant planetary system GJ 876 p. 727

W. Kley, M. H. Lee, N. Murray and S. J. Peale

Published online: 21 June 2005

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A giant planet around the massive giant star HD 13189 p. 743

A. P. Hatzes, E. W. Guenther, M. Endl, W. D. Cochran, M. P. Döllinger and A. Bedalov

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052850

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Synchronous motion in the Kinoshita problem - Application to satellites and binary asteroids p. 753

S. Breiter, B. Melendo, P. Bartczak and I. Wytrzyszczak

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053031

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Reliable elimination of telluric lines from stellar spectra p. 765

M. Hrudková and P. Harmanec

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052751

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Photometric study of the eclipsing binary V1034 Sco p. 769

M. Y. Bouzid, C. Sterken and T. Pribulla

Published online: 21 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042448

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