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White dwarf masses derived from planetary nebula modelling p. L29

K. Gesicki and A. A. Zijlstra

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077250

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Accretion rate and the occurrence of multi-peaked X-ray bursts p. L33

A. L. Watts and I. Maurer

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077326

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Astronomical detection of C, the second interstellar anion p. L37

J. Cernicharo, M. Guélin, M. Agúndez, K. Kawaguchi, M. McCarthy and P. Thaddeus

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077415

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GRB blastwaves through wind-shaped circumburst media p. L41

Z. Meliani and R. Keppens

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077391

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Discovery of X-ray emission from the young radio pulsar PSR J1357–6429 p. L45

P. Esposito, A. Tiengo, A. De Luca and F. Mattana

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077480

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Astrophysical processes

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Amplified radio emission from cosmic ray air showers in thunderstorms p. 385

S. Buitink, 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: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066006

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Relativistic neutron star merger simulations with non-zero temperature equations of state - I. Variation of binary parameters and equation of state p. 395

R. Oechslin, H.-T. Janka and A. Marek

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066682

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A linear-filter approach to extracting the Rees-Sciama effect in merging clusters of galaxies p. 411

M. Maturi, T. Enßlin, C. Hernández-Monteagudo and J. A. Rubiño-Martín

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065086

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Age constraints on the cosmic equation of state p. 421

M. A. Dantas, J. S. Alcaniz, D. Jain and A. Dev

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066632

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Weak lensing mass reconstruction of the galaxy cluster Abell 209 p. 427

S. Paulin-Henriksson, V. Antonuccio-Delogu, C. P. Haines, M. Radovich, A. Mercurio and U. Becciani

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066994

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Scaling relations and mass calibration of the X-ray luminous galaxy clusters at redshift ~0.2: XMM-Newton observations p. 437

Y.-Y. Zhang, A. Finoguenov, H. Böhringer, J.-P. Kneib, G. P. Smith, O. Czoske and G. Soucail

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066567

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The isolated fossil group RX J1119.7+2126 p. 459

C. Adami, D. Russeil and F. Durret

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065740

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Ten-year optical monitoring of PKS 0735+178: historical comparison, multiband behavior, and variability timescales p. 465

S. Ciprini, L. O. Takalo, G. Tosti, C. M. Raiteri, M. Fiorucci, M. Villata, G. Nucciarelli, L. Lanteri, K. Nilsson and J. A. Ros

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052646

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Robust quantitative measures of cluster X-ray morphology, and comparisons between cluster characteristics p. 485

Yasuhiro Hashimoto, H. Böhringer, J. P. Henry, G. Hasinger and G. Szokoly

Published online: 29 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065125

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SWIFT observations of TeV BL Lacertae objects p. 501

A. Tramacere, P. Giommi, E. Massaro, M. Perri, R. Nesci, S. Colafrancesco, G. Tagliaferri, G. Chincarini, A. Falcone, D. N. Burrows et al. (3 more)

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066226

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Evolution of stellar-gaseous disks in cosmological halos p. 509

A. Curir, P. Mazzei and G. Murante

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065286

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The X-ray and radio connection in low-luminosity active nuclei p. 519

F. Panessa, X. Barcons, L. Bassani, M. Cappi, F. J. Carrera, L. C. Ho and S. Pellegrini

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066943

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INTEGRAL observations of the cosmic X-ray background in the 5–100 keV range via occultation by the Earth p. 529

E. Churazov, R. Sunyaev, M. Revnivtsev, S. Sazonov, S. Molkov, S. Grebenev, C. Winkler, A. Parmar, A. Bazzano, M. Falanga et al. (25 more)

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066230

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The stellar host in blue compact dwarf galaxies - The need for a two-dimensional fit p. 541

R. O. Amorín, C. Muñoz-Tuñón, J. A. L. Aguerri, L. M. Cairós and N. Caon

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066152

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Optical detection of the radio supernova SN 2000ft in the circumnuclear region of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 7469 p. 559

L. Colina, T. Díaz-Santos, A. Alonso-Herrero, N. Panagia, A. Alberdi, J. M. Torrelles and A. S. Wilson

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067043

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Keck spectroscopy of z = 1–3 ULIRGs from the Spitzer SWIRE survey p. 565

S. Berta, C. J. Lonsdale, B. Siana, D. Farrah, H. E. Smith, M. C. Polletta, A. Franceschini, J. Fritz, I. Perez-Fournon, M. Rowan-Robinson et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066795

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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A description of sources detected by INTEGRAL during the first 4 years of observations p. 585

A. Bodaghee, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, J. Rodriguez, V. Beckmann, N. Produit, D. Hannikainen, E. Kuulkers, D. R. Willis and G. Wendt

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077091

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New evidence on the origin of the microquasar GRO J1655-40 p. 597

J. A. Combi, L. Bronfman and I. F. Mirabel

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077156

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Hα line profiles for a sample of supergiant HII regions - III. Model line profiles p. 603

M. Rozas, M. G. Richer, W. Steffen, G. García-Segura and J. A. López

Published online: 02 November 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065262

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Spatial distribution of interstellar gas in the innermost 3 kpc of our galaxy p. 611

K. Ferrière, W. Gillard and P. Jean

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066992

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UVES/VLT high resolution spectroscopy of GRB 050730 afterglow: probing the features of the GRB environment p. 629

V. D'Elia, F. Fiore, E. J. A. Meurs, G. Chincarini, A. Melandri, L. Norci, L. Pellizza, R. Perna, S. Piranomonte, L. Sbordone et al. (37 more)

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066479

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Oscillations of tori in the pseudo-Newtonian potential p. 641

E. Šrámková, U. Torkelsson and M. A. Abramowicz

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065979

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Stellar structure and evolution

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The early-type close binary CV Velorum revisited p. 647

K. Yakut, C. Aerts and T. Morel

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065506

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A radiation driven implosion model for the enhanced luminosity of protostars near HII regions p. 657

K. Motoyama, T. Umemoto and H. Shang

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067042

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Manganese trends in a sample of thin and thick disk stars - The origin of Mn p. 665

S. Feltzing, M. Fohlman and T. Bensby

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065797

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A high-precision search for magnetic field oscillations in the roAp star HD 24712 p. 679

O. Kochukhov and G. A. Wade

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067025

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Energetics of solar coronal mass ejections p. 685

P. Subramanian and A. Vourlidas

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066770

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Scattering polarization in strong chromospheric lines - II. Influence of the temperature curve on the Ca II K line p. 695

R. Holzreuter and J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066747

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Magnetic flux emergence in granular convection: radiative MHD simulations and observational signatures p. 703

M. C. M. Cheung, M. Schüssler and F. Moreno-Insertis

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077048

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Planets and planetary systems

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A new Neptune-mass planet orbiting HD 219828 p. 721

C. Melo, N. C. Santos, W. Gieren, G. Pietrzynski, M. T. Ruiz, S. G. Sousa, F. Bouchy, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Pepe et al. (3 more)

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066845

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Cometary water expansion velocity from OH line shapes p. 729

W.-L. Tseng, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier, P. Colom and W.-H. Ip

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066666

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3.2 mm lightcurve observations of (4) Vesta and (9) Metis with the Australia Telescope Compact Array p. 737

T. G. Müller and P. J. Barnes

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066626

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Asteroid taxonomic classification in the Gaia photometric system p. 749

J. Warell and C.-I. Lagerkvist

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065064

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Accurate Ritz wavelengths of parity-forbidden [], [], and [] infrared lines of astrophysical interest p. 753

M. Aldenius and S. Johansson

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077108

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Making sky maps from Planck data p. 761

M. A. J. Ashdown, C. Baccigalupi, A. Balbi, J. G. Bartlett, J. Borrill, C. Cantalupo, G. de Gasperis, K. M. Górski, E. Hivon, E. Keihänen et al. (8 more)

Published online: 12 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065829

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The UKIRT wide-field camera p. 777

M. Casali, A. Adamson, C. Alves de Oliveira, O. Almaini, K. Burch, T. Chuter, J. Elliot, M. Folger, S. Foucaud, N. Hambly et al. (20 more)

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066514

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New periodic variable stars coincident with ROSAT sources discovered using SuperWASP p. 785

A. J. Norton, P. J. Wheatley, R. G. West, C. A. Haswell, R. A. Street, A. Collier Cameron, D. J. Christian, W. I. Clarkson, B. Enoch, M. Gallaway et al. (11 more)

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077084

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