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Astrophysical processes

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A new equation for the mid-plane potential of power law disks p. 907

J.-M. Huré and F. Hersant

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077132

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Dynamics of charged particles in the radio emission region of pulsar magnetosphere p. 911

R. M. C. Thomas and R. T. Gangadhara

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064975

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The oxygen isotope effect in the earliest processed solids in the solar system: is it a chemical mass-independent process? p. 919

A. Ali and J. A. Nuth

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066925

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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ΛCDM halo density profiles: where do actual halos converge to NFW ones? p. 925

G. Gentile, C. Tonini and P. Salucci

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065539

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The very local Hubble flow: simulating the transition from chaos to order p. 933

A. D. Chernin, I. D. Karachentsev, M. J. Valtonen, V. P. Dolgachev, L. M. Domozhilova and D. I. Makarov

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053458

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Low-frequency study of two clusters of galaxies: A2744 and A2219 p. 943

E. Orrù, M. Murgia, L. Feretti, F. Govoni, G. Brunetti, G. Giovannini, M. Girardi and G. Setti

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066118

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Highly-excited CO emission in APM 08279+5255 at z = 3.9 p. 955

A. Weiß, D. Downes, R. Neri, F. Walter, C. Henkel, D. J. Wilner, J. Wagg and T. Wiklind

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066117

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Extragalactic astronomy

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Response of the warm absorber cloud to a variable nuclear flux in active galactic nuclei p. 971

L. Chevallier, B. Czerny, A. Różańska and A. C. Gonçalves

Published online: 05 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065657

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High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy and imaging of the nuclear outflow of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 p. 979

M. Bauer, W. Pietsch, G. Trinchieri, D. Breitschwerdt, M. Ehle and A. Read

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066340

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Metallicity and age gradients in round elliptical galaxies p. 991

M. Baes, O. K. Sil'chenko, A. V. Moiseev and E. A. Manakova

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066758

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High resolution imaging of the early-type galaxy NGC 1380: an insight into the nature of extended extragalactic star clusters p. 1003

A. L. Chies-Santos, B. X. Santiago and M. G. Pastoriza

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066546

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HST/ACS observations of shell galaxies: inner shells, shell colours and dust p. 1011

G. Sikkema, D. Carter, R. F. Peletier, M. Balcells, C. del Burgo and E. A. Valentijn

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077078

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Near-infrared observations of the Fornax dwarf galaxy - I. The red giant branch p. 1025

M. Gullieuszik, E. V. Held, L. Rizzi, I. Saviane, Y. Momany and S. Ortolani

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066788

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Magnetic interaction of jets and molecular clouds in NGC 4258 p. 1037

M. Krause, C. Fendt and N. Neininger

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066445

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The prompt to late-time multiwavelength analysis of GRB 060210 p. 1049

P. A. Curran, A. J. van der Horst, A. P. Beardmore, K. L. Page, E. Rol, A. Melandri, I. A. Steele, C. G. Mundell, A. Gomboc, P. T. O'Brien et al. (12 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077055

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Correlated modulation between the redshifted Fe Kα line and the continuum emission in NGC 3783 p. 1057

F. Tombesi, B. De Marco, K. Iwasawa, M. Cappi, M. Dadina, G. Ponti, G. Miniutti and G. G. C. Palumbo

Published online: 03 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066713

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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CCD BV survey of 42 open clusters p. 1065

G. Maciejewski and A. Niedzielski

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066588

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Detection of extended very-high-energy γ-ray emission towards the young stellar cluster Westerlund 2 p. 1075

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. (117 more)

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066950

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Envelope density pattern around wide binary AGB stars: a dynamical model p. 1081

J. H. He

Published online: 02 January 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066435

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New detections of H₂O masers in planetary nebulae and post-AGB stars using the Robledo-70 m antenna p. 1085

O. Suárez, J. F. Gómez and O. Morata

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066816

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The circumbinary disc around the J-type C-star IRAS 18006-3213 p. 1093

P. Deroo, H. Van Winckel, T. Verhoelst, M. Min, M. Reyniers and L. B. F. M. Waters

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066516

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Non-thermal desorption from interstellar dust grains via exothermic surface reactions p. 1103

R. T. Garrod, V. Wakelam and E. Herbst

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066704

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An evolutionary sequence of expanding hydrogen shells in galaxy discs p. 1117

M. Relaño, J. E. Beckman, O. Daigle and C. Carignan

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065815

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A tale of two cores: triggered massive star formation in the bright-rimmed cloud SFO 75 p. 1125

J. S. Urquhart, M. A. Thompson, L. K. Morgan, M. R. Pestalozzi, Glenn J. White and D. N. Muna

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077236

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Can the third dredge-up extinguish hot-bottom burning in massive AGB stars? p. 1139

P. Marigo

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066842

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Pre-main sequence spectroscopic binaries suitable for VLTI observations p. 1147

E. W. Guenther, M. Esposito, R. Mundt, E. Covino, J. M. Alcalá, F. Cusano and B. Stecklum

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065686

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The optical polarisation of the Vela pulsar revisited p. 1157

R. P. Mignani, S. Bagnulo, J. Dyks, G. Lo Curto and A. Słowikowska

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066026

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The main-interpulse interaction of PSR B1702–19 p. 1163

P. Weltevrede, G. A. E. Wright and B. W. Stappers

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066957

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Low-mass, helium-enriched PG 1159 stars: a possible evolutionary origin and implications for their pulsational stability properties p. 1175

L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico and M. M. Miller Bertolami

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066887

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Efficiency of mass transfer in massive close binaries - Tests from double-lined eclipsing binaries in the SMC p. 1181

S. E. de Mink, O. R. Pols and R. W. Hilditch

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067007

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Proper motion studies of outflows from Classical T Tauri stars p. 1197

F. McGroarty, T. P. Ray and D. Froebrich

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066863

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X-ray emission properties of the old pulsar PSR B2224+65 p. 1209

C. Y. Hui and W. Becker

Published online: 19 March 2007

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Eclipsing binaries observed with the WIRE satellite - II. β Aurigae and non-linear limb darkening in light curves p. 1215

J. Southworth, H. Bruntt and D. L. Buzasi

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077184

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Nucleosynthesis-relevant conditions in neutrino-driven supernova outflows - I. Spherically symmetric hydrodynamic simulations p. 1227

A. Arcones, H.-Th. Janka and L. Scheck

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066983

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Identification of PN G232.0+05.7 as a new halo planetary nebula and of IRAS 19336-0400 as a new type III planetary nebula p. 1249

C. B. Pereira and L. F. Miranda

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077154

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Stellar atmospheres

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Central stars of planetary nebulae in the Galactic bulge p. 1253

P. J. N. Hultzsch, J. Puls, R. H. Méndez, A. W. A. Pauldrach, R.-P. Kudritzki, T. L. Hoffmann and J. K. McCarthy

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066604

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Testing the predicted mass-loss bi-stability jump at radio wavelengths p. 1265

P. Benaglia, J. S. Vink, J. Martí, J. Maíz Apellániz, B. Koribalski and P. A. Crowther

Published online: 03 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077139

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The Sun

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Alfvén wave dissipation and topological properties of 3D coronal force-free magnetic fields p. 1275

F. Malara, P. Veltri and M. F. De Franceschis

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066460

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Is the magnetic field in quiescent prominences force-free? p. 1285

U. Anzer and P. Heinzel

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066817

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Photospheric flows around a quiescent filament p. 1289

S. Rondi, Th. Roudier, G. Molodij, V. Bommier, S. Keil, P. Sütterlin, J. M. Malherbe, N. Meunier, B. Schmieder and P. Maloney

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066649

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Leakage of photospheric acoustic waves into non-magnetic solar atmosphere p. 1299

R. Erdélyi, C. Malins, G. Tóth and B. De Pontieu

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066857

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Archeops in-flight performance, data processing, and map making p. 1313

J. F. Macías-Pérez, G. Lagache, B. Maffei, K. Ganga, A. Bourrachot, P. Ade, A. Amblard, R. Ansari, E. Aubourg, J. Aumont et al. (63 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065258

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TRUFAS, a wavelet-based algorithm for the rapid detection of planetary transits p. 1345

C. Régulo, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, H. Deeg and T. Roca Cortés

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066827

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SigSpec - I. Frequency- and phase-resolved significance in Fourier space p. 1353

P. Reegen

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066597

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Estimation of stellar atmospheric parameters from SDSS/SEGUE spectra p. 1373

P. Re Fiorentin, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, Y. S. Lee, T. C. Beers, T. Sivarani, R. Wilhelm, C. Allende Prieto and J. E. Norris

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077334

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Online catalogs and data

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New grids of stellar models including tidal-evolution constants up to carbon burning - IV. From 0.8 to 125: high metallicities (Z = 0.04–0.10) p. 1389

A. Claret

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066641

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Pre-main sequence stars in open clusters - I. The DAY-I catalogue p. 1397

A. J. Delgado, E. J. Alfaro and J. L. Yun

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066640

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