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Mapping the circumstellar SiO maser emission in R Leonis p. L1

R. Soria-Ruiz, J. Alcolea, F. Colomer, V. Bujarrabal and J.-F. Desmurs

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077554

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The young, wide and very low mass visual binary Lambda Orionis 167 p. L5

D. Barrado y Navascués, A. Bayo, M. Morales-Calderón, N. Huélamo, J. R. Stauffer and H. Bouy

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077258

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Ferromagnetic inclusions in silicate thin films: insights into the magnetic properties of cosmic grains p. L9

Z. Djouadi, J. Gattacceca, L. d'Hendecourt, P. Rochette, A. P. Jones, C. Davoisne, H. Leroux and J. Borg

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077490

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Short-term rotational variability in the large TNO 2005FY₉ p. L13

J. L. Ortiz, P. Santos Sanz, P. J. Gutiérrez, R. Duffard and F. J. Aceituno

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077355

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XMMU J174716.1–281048: a “quasi-persistent” very faint X-ray transient? p. L17

M. Del Santo, L. Sidoli, S. Mereghetti, A. Bazzano, A. Tarana and P. Ubertini

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077536

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INTEGRAL high energy detection of the transient IGR J11321–5311 p. L21

V. Sguera, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. B. Hill, A. J. Dean, L. Bassani, A. Malizia and P. Ubertini

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077439

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The water ice rich surface of (145453) 2005 RR: a case for a carbon-depleted population of TNOs? p. L25

N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Licandro, R. Gil-Hutton and R. Brunetto

Published online: 24 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077294

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Astrophysical processes

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Properties and stability of freely propagating nonlinear density waves in accretion disks p. 1

S. Fromang and J. Papaloizou

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067044

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Mass variance and cluster abundance in the context of a Gaussian + lognormal distribution model p. 19

A. L. B. Ribeiro, C. M. Coelho, A. P. A. Andrade and M. S. Dantas

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064818

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Comparison between X-ray morphology and optical characteristics of clusters of galaxies p. 25

Yasuhiro Hashimoto, J. P. Henry, H. Boehringer and G. Hasinger

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066833

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The reversal of the star formation-density relation in the distant universe p. 33

D. Elbaz, E. Daddi, D. Le Borgne, M. Dickinson, D. M. Alexander, R.-R. Chary, J.-L. Starck, W. N. Brandt, M. Kitzbichler, E. MacDonald et al. (4 more)

Published online: 11 April 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077525

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A study of the population of LMXBs in the bulge of M 31 p. 49

R. Voss and M. Gilfanov

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066614

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Star formation efficiency in galaxy interactions and mergers: a statistical study p. 61

P. Di Matteo, F. Combes, A.-L. Melchior and B. Semelin

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066959

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Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of GRB 060418 - Conclusive evidence for UV pumping from the time evolution of Fe II and Ni II excited- and metastable-level populations p. 83

P. M. Vreeswijk, C. Ledoux, A. Smette, S. L. Ellison, A. O. Jaunsen, M. I. Andersen, A. S. Fruchter, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, A. Kaufer et al. (4 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066780

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ROXA J081009.9+384757.0: a erg s blazar with hard X-ray synchrotron peak or a new type of radio loud AGN? p. 97

P. Giommi, E. Massaro, P. Padovani, M. Perri, E. Cavazzuti, S. Turriziani, G. Tosti, S. Colafrancesco, G. Tagliaferri, G. Chincarini et al. (3 more)

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066570

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Swift multi-wavelength observations of the bright flaring burst GRB 051117A p. 103

M. R. Goad, K. L. Page, O. Godet, A. Beardmore, J. P. Osborne, P. T. O'Brien, R. Starling, S. Holland, D. Band, A. Falcone et al. (6 more)

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066874

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COMBO-17 measurements of the effect of environment on the type-dependent galaxy luminosity function p. 113

S. Phleps, C. Wolf, J. A. Peacock, K. Meisenheimer and E. van Kampen

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066859

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High-quality spectrophotometry of the planetary nebula in the Fornax dSph p. 121

A. Y. Kniazev, E. K. Grebel, S. A. Pustilnik and A. G. Pramskij

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20064916

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Searching for hidden AGN in nearby star-forming galaxies with Chandra p. 129

P. Tzanavaris and I. Georgantopoulos

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066370

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Characterization of open cluster remnants p. 139

D. B. Pavani and E. Bica

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066240

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Towards absolute scales for the radii and masses of open clusters p. 151

A. E. Piskunov, E. Schilbach, N. V. Kharchenko, S. Röser and R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077073

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Southern infrared proper motion survey. II. A sample of low mass stars with p. 163

N. R. Deacon and N. C. Hambly

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066844

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Far-infrared to millimeter astrophysical dust emission - I. A model based on physical properties of amorphous solids p. 171

C. Meny, V. Gromov, N. Boudet, J.-Ph. Bernard, D. Paradis and C. Nayral

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065771

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Water vapor and silicon monoxide maser observations in the protoplanetary nebula OH 231.8+4.2 p. 189

J.-F. Desmurs, J. Alcolea, V. Bujarrabal, C. Sánchez Contreras and F. Colomer

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066914

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Simulation of the interstellar scintillation and the extreme scattering events of pulsars p. 193

M. Hamidouche and J.-F. Lestrade

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041285

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Stellar atmospheres

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Near-IR spectra of red supergiants and giants - I. Models with solar and with mixing-induced surface abundance ratios p. 205

A. Lançon, P. H. Hauschildt, D. Ladjal and M. Mouhcine

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065824

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Simultaneous XMM-Newton and VLT/UVES observations of the flare star CN Leonis p. 221

B. Fuhrmeister, C. Liefke and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 05 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066229

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Stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy p. 233

F. Martins, R. Genzel, D. J. Hillier, F. Eisenhauer, T. Paumard, S. Gillessen, T. Ott and S. Trippe

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066688

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - II. Line transfer problems p. 255

E. Baron and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 19 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066755

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Fundamental parameters of He-weak and He-strong stars p. 263

L. S. Cidale, M. L. Arias, A. F. Torres, J. Zorec, Y. Frémat and A. Cruzado

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066454

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The Sun

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Particle acceleration and radiation in flaring complex solar active regions modeled by cellular automata p. 273

C. Dauphin, N. Vilmer and A. Anastasiadis

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065131

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Time delay between γ-ray lines and hard X-ray emissions during the 23 July 2002 solar flare interpreted by a trap plus precipitation model p. 289

C. Dauphin and N. Vilmer

Published online: 27 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066247

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Plasma motions in a short-lived filament related to a magnetic flux cancellation p. 299

F. Zuccarello, V. Battiato, L. Contarino, P. Romano and D. Spadaro

Published online: 13 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066556

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Can the solar wind originate from a quiet Sun region? p. 307

J.-S. He, C.-Y. Tu and E. Marsch

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066423

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Force-free magnetic field extrapolation for MHD boundary conditions in simulations of the solar atmosphere p. 313

A. Otto, J. Büchner and B. Nikutowski

Published online: 20 February 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054495

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The meso-structured magnetic atmosphere - A stochastic polarized radiative transfer approach p. 323

T. A. Carroll and M. Kopf

Published online: 29 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066975

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Optimized data masks for focussed solar tomography: background and artificial diagnostic experiments p. 341

S. J. Hughes, F. P. Pijpers and M. J. Thompson

Published online: 26 March 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065467

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