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The possibility of detecting Sagittarius A* at 8.6m from sensitive imaging of the Galactic center p. L1

R. Schödel, A. Eckart, K. Mužić, L. Meyer, T. Viehmann and G. C. Bower

Published online: 23 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066590

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Tidal dissipation within hot Jupiters: a new appraisal p. L5

B. Levrard, A. C. M. Correia, G. Chabrier, I. Baraffe, F. Selsis and J. Laskar

Published online: 29 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066487

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Using globular clusters to test gravity in the weak acceleration regime: NGC 7099 p. L9

R. Scarpa, G. Marconi, R. Gilmozzi and G. Carraro

Published online: 13 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066182

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Determination of the light curve of the Rosetta target asteroid (2867) Steins by the OSIRIS cameras onboard Rosetta p. L13

M. Küppers, S. Mottola, S. C. Lowry, M. F. A'Hearn, C. Barbieri, M. A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, O. Groussin, P. Gutiérrez, S. F. Hviid et al. (2 more)

Published online: 05 December 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066694

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The mass function of dense molecular cores and the origin of the IMF p. L17

J. Alves, M. Lombardi and C. J. Lada

Published online: 19 December 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066389

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Astrophysical processes

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Role of the He I and He II metastables in the resonance 2p ²P B III level population p. 1

S. Djeniže, A. Srećković and S. Bukvić

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066339

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Probing dark energy with baryonic acoustic oscillations at high redshifts p. 7

R. S. Koehler, P. Schuecker and K. Gebhardt

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065649

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A multi-wavelength study of the IRAS Deep Survey galaxy sample - II. The far-IR properties p. 21

P. Mazzei, A. della Valle and D. Bettoni

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066044

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Unveiling the X-ray/TeV engine in Mkn 421 p. 29

B. Giebels, G. Dubus and B. Khélifi

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066134

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A method for estimating the dynamical age of FR II-type radio sources from multi-frequency data p. 43

J. Machalski, K. T. Chyży, Ł. Stawarz and D. Kozieł

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066121

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Hard X-ray luminosity function and absorption distribution of nearby AGN: INTEGRAL all-sky survey p. 57

S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, R. Krivonos, E. Churazov and R. Sunyaev

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066277

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Erratum

Evidence of TeV gamma-ray emission from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 p. 67

C. Itoh, R. Enomoto, S. Yanagita, T. Yoshida, A. Asahara, G. V. Bicknell, R. W. Clay, P. G. Edwards, S. Gunji, S. Hara et al. (35 more)

Published online: 11 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066244

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Swift observations of GRB 050904: the most distant cosmic explosion ever observed p. 73

G. Cusumano, V. Mangano, G. Chincarini, A. Panaitescu, D. N. Burrows, V. La Parola, T. Sakamoto, S. Campana, T. Mineo, G. Tagliaferri et al. (23 more)

Published online: 16 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065173

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The infrared compactness-temperature relation for quiescent and starburst galaxies p. 81

P. Chanial, H. Flores, B. Guiderdoni, D. Elbaz, F. Hammer and L. Vigroux

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053881

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Deep H I observations of the surroundings of ram pressure stripped Virgo spiral galaxies - Where is the stripped gas? p. 93

B. Vollmer and W. Huchtmeier

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066302

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The proper motion of the Local Group galaxy IC 10 p. 101

A. Brunthaler, M. J. Reid, H. Falcke, C. Henkel and K. M. Menten

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066430

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Monte Carlo simulations of metal-poor star clusters p. 107

M. Fagiolini, G. Raimondo and S. Degl'Innocenti

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054197

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VLT/Flames observations of the star forming region NGC 6530 p. 123

L. Prisinzano, F. Damiani, G. Micela and I. Pillitteri

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065623

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Physical parameters of 15 intermediate-age LMC clusters from modelling of HST colour–magnitude diagrams p. 139

L. O. Kerber, B. X. Santiago and E. Brocato

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066128

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Investigating star formation in the young open cluster NGC 6383 p. 157

E. Paunzen, M. Netopil and K. Zwintz

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065513

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Warm SiO gas in molecular bullets associated with protostellar outflows p. 163

B. Nisini, C. Codella, T. Giannini, J. Santiago Garcia, J. S. Richer, R. Bachiller and M. Tafalla

Published online: 11 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065621

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A two-zone model for the emission from RX J1713.7-3946 p. 173

K. Moraitis and A. Mastichiadis

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065725

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Abundances in planetary nebulae: Hb 5 p. 179

S. R. Pottasch and R. Surendiranath

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066012

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Gravitational instabilities induced by cluster environment? The encounter-induced angular momentum transfer in discs p. 193

S. Pfalzner and C. Olczak

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066037

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On the nature of clumps in debris disks p. 199

A. V. Krivov, M. Queck, T. Löhne and M. Sremčević

Published online: 24 October 2006

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Investigating grain growth in disks around southern T Tauri stars at millimetre wavelengths p. 211

D. Lommen, C. M. Wright, S. T. Maddison, J. K. Jørgensen, T. L. Bourke, E. F. van Dishoeck, A. Hughes, D. J. Wilner, M. Burton and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066255

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The depletion of NO in pre-protostellar cores p. 221

M. Akyilmaz, D. R. Flower, P. Hily-Blant, G. Pineau des Forêts and C. M. Walmsley

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066131

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Spectroscopic survey of post-AGB star candidates p. 231

C. B. Pereira and L. F. Miranda

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054529

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The TP-AGB phase - Lifetimes from C and M star counts in Magellanic Cloud clusters p. 237

L. Girardi and P. Marigo

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065249

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Correlation between the spatial distribution of circumstellar disks and massive stars in the open cluster NGC 6611 - Compiled catalog and cluster parameters p. 245

M. G. Guarcello, L. Prisinzano, G. Micela, F. Damiani, G. Peres and S. Sciortino

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066124

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Simultaneous single-pulse observations of radio pulsars - V. On the broadband nature of the pulse nulling phenomenon in PSR B1133+16 p. 257

N. D. R. Bhat, Y. Gupta, M. Kramer, A. Karastergiou, A. G. Lyne and S. Johnston

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053157

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Hot subdwarfs from the ESO supernova Ia progenitor survey - II. Atmospheric parameters of subdwarf O stars p. 269

A. Stroeer, U. Heber, T. Lisker, R. Napiwotzki, S. Dreizler, N. Christlieb and D. Reimers

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065564

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High-resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy of PG 1159-035 with HST and FUSE p. 281

D. Jahn, T. Rauch, E. Reiff, K. Werner, J. W. Kruk and F. Herwig

Published online: 24 October 2006

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The magnetic field of the pre-main sequence Herbig Ae star HD 190073 p. 293

C. Catala, E. Alecian, J.-F. Donati, G. A. Wade, J. D. Landstreet, T. Böhm, J.-C. Bouret, S. Bagnulo, C. Folsom and J. Silvester

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066264

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The Sun

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On the fine structure of the quiet solar Ca II K atmosphere p. 303

A. Tritschler, W. Schmidt, H. Uitenbroek and S. Wedemeyer-Böhm

Published online: 24 October 2006

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A nanoflare model of quiet Sun EUV emission p. 311

A. Pauluhn and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 24 October 2006

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A benchmark study for CHIANTI based on RESIK solar flare spectra p. 323

C. Chifor, G. Del Zanna, H. E. Mason, J. Sylwester, B. Sylwester and K. J. H. Phillips

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066261

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Analysis of power spectra of Doppler shift time series as a diagnostic tool for quiescent coronal loops p. 331

Y. Taroyan, R. Erdélyi, J. G. Doyle and S. J. Bradshaw

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066069

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Planets and planetary systems

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Photometry of 2004 RZ164: a probable binary asteroid p. 341

T. Kwiatkowski, A. Kryszczyńska, A. Marciniak, W. Borczyk, G. Masi, A. Galád, R. Goncalves and F. Colas

Published online: 23 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065448

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Properties of planets in binary systems - The role of binary separation p. 345

S. Desidera and M. Barbieri

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066319

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Dust accretion onto high-mass planets p. 355

S.-J. Paardekooper

Published online: 24 October 2006

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Relativistic effects on imaging by a rotating optical system p. 371

G. Anglada-Escudé, S. A. Klioner, M. Soffel and J. Torra

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054320

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Astronomical instrumentation

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SparSpec: a new method for fitting multiple sinusoids with irregularly sampled data p. 379

S. Bourguignon, H. Carfantan and T. Böhm

Published online: 24 October 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065452

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Radio emission of highly inclined cosmic ray air showers measured with LOPES p. 389

J. Petrovic, W. D. Apel, T. Asch, F. Badea, L. Bähren, K. Bekk, A. Bercuci, M. Bertaina, P. L. Biermann, J. Blümer et al. (60 more)

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065732

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