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A new symbiotic low mass X-ray binary system: 4U 1954+319 p. L1

F. Mattana, D. Götz, M. Falanga, F. Senziani, A. De Luca, P. Esposito and P. A. Caraveo

Published online: 11 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066154

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Luminous blue variables as the progenitors of supernovae with quasi-periodic radio modulations p. L5

R. Kotak and J. S. Vink

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065800

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Too little radiation pressure on dust in the winds of oxygen-rich AGB stars p. L9

P. Woitke

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066322

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H I column densities of z > 2 Swift gamma-ray bursts p. L13

P. Jakobsson, J. P. U. Fynbo, C. Ledoux, P. Vreeswijk, D. A. Kann, J. Hjorth, R. S. Priddey, N. R. Tanvir, D. Reichart, J. Gorosabel et al. (11 more)

Published online: 16 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066405

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Five new very low mass binaries p. L19

G. Montagnier, D. Ségransan, J.-L. Beuzit, T. Forveille, P. Delorme, X. Delfosse, C. Perrier, S. Udry, M. Mayor, G. Chauvin et al. (5 more)

Published online: 16 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066120

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The AGN fraction–velocity dispersion relation in clusters of galaxies p. L23

P. Popesso and A. Biviano

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066269

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The absolute motion of the peculiar cluster NGC 6791 p. L27

L. R. Bedin, G. Piotto, G. Carraro, I. R. King and J. Anderson

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066085

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Mimicking neutron star precession by polar cap current-pattern drifting p. L31

M. Ruderman and J. Gil

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066223

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Simultaneous optical and X-ray observations of a giant flare on the ultracool dwarf LP 412-31 p. L35

B. Stelzer, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, G. Micela and C. Liefke

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066488

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Time series photometry of the dwarf planet ERIS (2003 UB313) p. L39

G. Carraro, M. Maris, D. Bertin and M. G. Parisi

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066526

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Astrophysical processes

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Self-similar evolutionary solutions of self-gravitating, polytropic β-viscous disks p. 357

S. Abbassi, J. Ghanbari and F. Salehi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064805

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Energy dependent γ-ray morphology in the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825–137 p. 365

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel et al. (105 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065546

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The artificial broadening of the high-energy end of electron spectrum in supernova remnants p. 375

O. Petruk

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065774

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Diffuse light and building history of the galaxy cluster Abell 2667 p. 381

G. Covone, C. Adami, F. Durret, J.-P. Kneib, G. B. Lima Neto and E. Slezak

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053970

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Bianchi type VII_h models and the WMAP 3-year data p. 393

T. R. Jaffe, A. J. Banday, H. K. Eriksen, K. M. Górski and F. K. Hansen

Published online: 15 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065748

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Extragalactic astronomy

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3D Lyα radiation transfer - I. Understanding Lyα line profile morphologies p. 397

A. Verhamme, D. Schaerer and A. Maselli

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065554

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Multi-wavelength afterglow observations of the high redshift GRB 050730 p. 415

S. B. Pandey, A. J. Castro-Tirado, S. McBreen, M. D. Pérez-Ramírez, M. Bremer, M. A. Guerrero, A. Sota, B. E. Cobb, M. Jelínek, A. de Ugarte Postigo et al. (15 more)

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065010

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The intracluster magnetic field power spectrum in Abell 2255 p. 425

F. Govoni, M. Murgia, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, K. Dolag and G. B. Taylor

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065964

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Measuring supermassive black holes with gas kinematics: the active S0 galaxy NGC 3998 p. 439

G. De Francesco, A. Capetti and A. Marconi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065826

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The nuclear regions of NGC 7582 from [Ne II] spectroscopy at 12.8 μm – an estimate of the black hole mass p. 449

M. Wold, M. Lacy, H. U. Käufl and R. Siebenmorgen

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053385

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Properties of RR Lyrae stars in the inner regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud - II. The extended sample p. 459

J. Borissova, D. Minniti, M. Rejkuba and D. Alves

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054132

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A survey of submillimeter C and CO lines in nearby galaxies p. 467

E. Bayet, M. Gerin, T. G. Phillips and A. Contursi

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053872

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A possible bias on the estimate of L_bol/L_edd in AGN as a function of luminosity and redshift p. 487

A. Lamastra, G. Matt and G. C. Perola

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065905

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Arp 116: interacting system or chance alignment? p. 493

R. de Grijs and A. R. I. Robertson

Published online: 04 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065984

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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A kinematic study of the Taurus-Auriga T association p. 499

C. Bertout and F. Genova

Published online: 16 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065842

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Formation and destruction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters in the interstellar medium p. 519

M. Rapacioli, F. Calvo, C. Joblin, P. Parneix, D. Toublanc and F. Spiegelman

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065412

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The detection of the (J, K) = (18, 18) line of NH₃ p. 533

T. L. Wilson, C. Henkel and S. Hüttemeister

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065591

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Near-infrared variability of a sample of galactic carbon Miras p. 539

F. Kerschbaum, M. A. T. Groenewegen and C. Lazaro

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064828

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Accretion in Ophiuchus brown dwarfs: infrared hydrogen line ratios p. 547

T. Gatti, L. Testi, A. Natta, S. Randich and J. Muzerolle

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066095

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ISO mid-infrared spectroscopy of Galactic Bulge AGB stars p. 555

J. A. D. L. Blommaert, M. A. T. Groenewegen, K. Okumura, S. Ganesh, A. Omont, J. Cami, I. S. Glass, H. J. Habing, M. Schultheis, G. Simon and J. Th. van Loon

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066145

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Population nucleosynthesis in single and binary stars - I. Model p. 565

R. G. Izzard, L. M. Dray, A. I. Karakas, M. Lugaro and C. A. Tout

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066129

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The Sun

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Spatial damping of linear non-adiabatic magnetoacoustic waves in a prominence medium p. 573

M. Carbonell, J. Terradas, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065528

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Reconstruction of solar irradiance variations in cycles 21–23 based on surface magnetic fields p. 583

T. Wenzler, S. K. Solanki, N. A. Krivova and C. Fröhlich

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065752

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Transition region counterpart of a moving magnetic feature p. 597

C.-H. Lin, D. Banerjee, E. O'Shea and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 12 September 2006

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Magnetostatic penumbra models with field-free gaps p. 605

G. B. Scharmer and H. C. Spruit

Published online: 12 September 2006

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Planets and planetary systems

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Biomarkers in disk-averaged near-UV to near-IR Earth spectra using Earthshine observations p. 617

S. Hamdani, L. Arnold, C. Foellmi, J. Berthier, M. Billeres, D. Briot, P. François, P. Riaud and J. Schneider

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065032

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Albedo–color distribution on Mercury - A photometric study of the poorly known hemisphere p. 625

J. Warell and P.-G. Valegård

Published online: 12 September 2006

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Are isolated planetary-mass objects really isolated? - A brown dwarf-exoplanet system candidate in the σ Orionis cluster p. 635

J. A. Caballero, E. L. Martín, P. D. Dobbie and D. Barrado y Navascués

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066162

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Short-term changes in the belt/zone structure of Saturn's Southern Hemisphere (1996–2004) p. 641

S. Pérez-Hoyos, A. Sánchez-Lavega and R. G. French

Published online: 12 September 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065972

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