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The hottest horizontal-branch stars in Centauri. Late hot flasher vs. helium enrichment p. L5

S. Moehler, S. Dreizler, T. Lanz, G. Bono, A. V. Sweigart, A. Calamida, M. Monelli and M. Nonino

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078509

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New constraints on the mid-IR EBL from the HESS discovery of VHE γ-rays from 1ES 0229+200 p. L9

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz et al. (134 more)

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078462

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Low energy H+CO scattering revisited - CO rotational excitation with new potential surfaces p. L15

B. C. Shepler, B. H. Yang, T. J. Dhilip Kumar, P. C. Stancil, J. M. Bowman, N. Balakrishnan, P. Zhang, E. Bodo and A. Dalgarno

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078693

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Pair creation supernovae at low and high redshift p. L19

N. Langer, C. A. Norman, A. de Koter, J. S. Vink, M. Cantiello and S.-C. Yoon

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078482

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Plasma condensation in coronal loops p. L25

E. O'Shea, D. Banerjee and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078617

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RXTE confirmation of the intermediate polar status of Swift J0732.5–1331 p. L29

O. W. Butters, E. J. Barlow, A. J. Norton and K. Mukai

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078700

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Generation of potential/surface density pairs in flat disks - Power law distributions p. 401

J.-M. Huré, D. Pelat and A. Pierens

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066808

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[Ne III]/[O II] as an oxygen abundance indicator in the H II regions and H II galaxies p. 409

F. Shi, G. Zhao and Y. C. Liang

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077183

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Field line wandering and perpendicular scattering of charged particles in Alfvénic slab turbulence p. 415

A. Shalchi, R. C. Tautz and R. Schlickeiser

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078030

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High energy afterglows and flares from gamma-ray burst by inverse Compton emission p. 421

A. Galli and L. Piro

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077954

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A cosmic ray current-driven instability in partially ionised media p. 435

B. Reville, J. G. Kirk, P. Duffy and S. O'Sullivan

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078336

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Mass distribution in the most X-ray-luminous galaxy cluster RX J1347.5-1145 studied with XMM-Newton p. 441

M. Gitti, R. Piffaretti and S. Schindler

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077580e

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VVDS-SWIRE - Clustering evolution from a spectroscopic sample of galaxies with redshift 0.2 < z < 2.1 selected from Spitzer IRAC 3.6 μm and 4.5 μm photometry p. 443

S. de la Torre, O. Le Fèvre, S. Arnouts, L. Guzzo, D. Farrah, A. Iovino, C. J. Lonsdale, B. Meneux, S. J. Oliver, A. Pollo et al. (46 more)

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077161

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High-redshift microlensing and the spatial distribution of dark matter in the form of MACHOs p. 453

E. Zackrisson and T. Riehm

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066707

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Near-infrared photometry of carbon stars in the Sagittarius dwarf irregular galaxy and DDO 210 p. 467

M. Gullieuszik, M. Rejkuba, M. R. Cioni, H. J. Habing and E. V. Held

Published online: 10 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066848

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Luminous HC₃N line and the HCN/HCO⁺ ratio in NGC 4418 - Buried AGN or nascent starburst? p. 479

S. Aalto, R. Monje and S. Martín

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077366

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The optical emission line spectrum of Mark 110 p. 487

M.-P. Véron-Cetty, P. Véron, M. Joly and W. Kollatschny

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078313

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The innermost region of the water megamaser radio galaxy 3C 403 p. 497

A. Tarchi, A. Brunthaler, C. Henkel, K. M. Menten, J. Braatz and A. Weiß

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078317

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The star pile in Abell 545 p. 507

R. Salinas, T. Richtler, A. J. Romanowsky, M. J. West and Y. Schuberth

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078475

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Millimeter observations of HCM 6A, a gravitationally lensed Lyα emitting galaxy at z = 6.56 p. 513

F. Boone, D. Schaerer, R. Pelló, F. Combes and E. Egami

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078253

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The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood II - New uvby calibrations and rediscussion of stellar ages, the G dwarf problem, age-metallicity diagram, and heating mechanisms of the disk p. 519

J. Holmberg, B. Nordström and J. Andersen

Published online: 06 August 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077221

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Lithium abundances in the old open cluster NGC 3960 from VLT/FLAMES observations p. 539

L. Prisinzano and S. Randich

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078341

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Energetic radiation and the sulfur chemistry of protostellar envelopes: submillimeter interferometry of AFGL 2591 p. 549

A. O. Benz, P. Stäuber, T. L. Bourke, F. F. S. van der Tak, E. F. van Dishoeck and J. K. Jørgensen

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078032

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Mass loss from dusty, low outflow-velocity AGB stars - II. The multiple wind of EP Aquarii p. 559

J. M. Winters, T. Le Bertre, J. Pety and R. Neri

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078198

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Observations of V838 Monocerotis in the CO rotational transitions p. 569

T. Kamiński, M. Miller and R. Tylenda

Published online: 02 October 2007

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K-band spectroscopy of pre-cataclysmic variables p. 575

C. Tappert, B. T. Gänsicke, L. Schmidtobreick, R. E. Mennickent and F. P. Navarrete

Published online: 02 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077679

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The early spectral evolution of SN 2004dt p. 585

G. Altavilla, M. Stehle, P. Ruiz–Lapuente, P. Mazzali, G. Pignata, A. Balastegui, S. Benetti, G. Blanc, R. Canal, N. Elias–Rosa et al. (11 more)

Published online: 04 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077487

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Hydrodynamic simulations of irradiated secondaries in dwarf novae p. 597

M. Viallet and J.-M. Hameury

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077790

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Observation of enhanced X-ray emission from the CTTS AA Tauri during one transit of an accretion funnel flow p. 607

N. Grosso, J. Bouvier, T. Montmerle, M. Fernández, K. Grankin and M. R. Zapatero Osorio

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078084

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Asteroseismological constraints on the coolest GW Virginis variable star (PG 1159-type) PG 0122+200 p. 619

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

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078145

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Dust-grain processing in circumbinary discs around evolved binaries. The RV Tauri spectral twins RU Centauri and AC Herculis p. 629

C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel, L. B. F. M. Waters, M. Min and C. Dominik

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078323

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A note on the cyclic evolution of the pulsar magnetosphere p. 639

I. Contopoulos

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078108

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The AGB stars of the intermediate-age LMC cluster NGC 1846 - Variability and age determination p. 643

T. Lebzelter and P. R. Wood

Published online: 24 September 2007

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HeI doubled emission lines from A0535+26 ≡ HDE 245770 - A possible interpretation p. 651

F. Giovannelli, S. Bernabei, C. Rossi and L. Sabau-Graziati

Published online: 18 June 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066149

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Modelling element distributions in the atmospheres of magnetic Ap stars p. 659

G. Alecian and M. J. Stift

Published online: 24 September 2007

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Lithium abundances of very low mass members of Chamaeleon I p. 667

C. M. S. Johnas, E. W. Guenther, V. Joergens, A. Schweitzer and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077548

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X-ray emission from A-type stars p. 677

C. Schröder and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 24 September 2007

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The interaction of a plasmoid with a loop-top kernel p. 685

S. Kołomański and M. Karlický

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078356

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Discovery of inward moving magnetic enhancements in sunspot penumbrae p. 695

J. Zhang, S. K. Solanki and J. Woch

Published online: 17 September 2007

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Optimization approach for the computation of magnetohydrostatic coronal equilibria in spherical geometry p. 701

T. Wiegelmann, T. Neukirch, P. Ruan and B. Inhester

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078244

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Physical parameters of a mid-latitude streamer during the declining phase of the solar cycle p. 707

D. Spadaro, R. Susino, R. Ventura, A. Vourlidas and E. Landi

Published online: 02 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077873

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Variations of the granulation related to the solar cycle and with respect to its position on the solar disk p. 717

R. Muller, A. Hanslmeier and M. Saldaña-Muñoz

Published online: 24 September 2007

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Planets and planetary systems

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Characterization of the long-period companions of the exoplanet host stars: HD 196885, HD 1237 and HD 27442 - VLT/NACO and SINFONI near-infrared, follow-up imaging and spectroscopy p. 723

G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, S. Udry and M. Mayor

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067046

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Interpreting and predicting the yield of transit surveys: giant planets in the OGLE fields p. 729

F. Fressin, T. Guillot, V. Morello and F. Pont

Published online: 18 June 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077138

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Spectral properties of nine M-type asteroids p. 747

M. Birlan, P. Vernazza and D. A. Nedelcu

Published online: 24 September 2007

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Survival of icy grains in debris discs - The role of photosputtering p. 755

A. Grigorieva, Ph. Thébault, P. Artymowicz and A. Brandeker

Published online: 17 September 2007

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Electron-impact excitation of Fe II - Collision strengths and effective collision strengths for low-lying fine-structure forbidden transitions p. 765

C. A. Ramsbottom, C. E. Hudson, P. H. Norrington and M. P. Scott

Published online: 24 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078640

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Suppressing anisoplanatism effects in speckle interferometry p. 771

C. Stelzer and H. Ruder

Published online: 17 September 2007

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INTEGRAL/IBIS all-sky survey in hard X-rays p. 775

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

Published online: 17 September 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077191

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