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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - I. CoRoT-Exo-1b: a low-density short-period planet around a G0V star p. L17

P. Barge, A. Baglin, M. Auvergne, H. Rauer, A. Léger, J. Schneider, F. Pont, S. Aigrain, J.-M. Almenara, R. Alonso et al. (28 more)

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809353

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - II. CoRoT-Exo-2b: a transiting planet around an active G star p. L21

R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, M. Ollivier, C. Moutou, D. Rouan, H. J. Deeg, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara, M. Barbieri et al. (33 more)

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809431

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - III. The spectroscopic transit of CoRoT-Exo-2b with SOPHIE and HARPS p. L25

F. Bouchy, D. Queloz, M. Deleuil, B. Loeillet, A. P. Hatzes, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, P. Barge et al. (27 more)

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809433

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Detection of hot gas in the filament connecting the clusters of galaxies Abell 222 and Abell 223 p. L29

N. Werner, A. Finoguenov, J. S. Kaastra, A. Simionescu, J. P. Dietrich, J. Vink and H. Böhringer

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809599

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Unveiling extremely veiled T Tauri stars p. L35

G. F. Gahm, F. M. Walter, H. C. Stempels, P. P. Petrov and G. J. Herczeg

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809488

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First detection of CO in a high-redshift damped Lyman-α system p. L39

R. Srianand, P. Noterdaeme, C. Ledoux and P. Petitjean

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809727

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Scale dependence of alpha effect and turbulent diffusivity p. 739

A. Brandenburg, K.-H. Rädler and M. Schrinner

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809365

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A test of the Poincaré dodecahedral space topology hypothesis with the WMAP CMB data p. 747

B. Lew and B. Roukema

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078777

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Magnetic fields and gas in the cluster-influenced spiral galaxy NGC 4254 - II. Structures of magnetic fields p. 755

K. T. Chyży

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078688

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Clustering environment of BL Lacertae object RGB 1745+398 p. 771

H. Lietzen, K. Nilsson, L. O. Takalo, P. Heinämäki, P. Nurmi, P. Keinänen and S. Wagner

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078056

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Blue straggler stars in Galactic open clusters and the effect of field star contamination p. 777

G. Carraro, R. A. Vázquez and A. Moitinho

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078629

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Radio spectral properties and the magnetic field of the SNR S147 p. 783

L. Xiao, E. Fürst, W. Reich and J. L. Han

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078461

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Magnetohydrodynamic model of equatorial plasma torus in planetary nebulae p. 793

K. H. Tsui

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079043

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Extended CO emission in the field of the light echo of V838 Monocerotis p. 803

T. Kamiński

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079189

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SiO line emission from C-type shock waves: interstellar jets and outflows p. 809

A. Gusdorf, S. Cabrit, D. R. Flower and G. Pineau des Forêts

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078900

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Water vapour masers in long-period variable stars - I. RX Bootis and SV Pegasi p. 831

A. Winnberg, D. Engels, J. Brand, L. Baldacci and C. M. Walmsley

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078295

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Odin observations of the Galactic centre in the 118-GHz band - Upper limit to the O₂ abundance p. 849

Aa. Sandqvist, B. Larsson, Å. Hjalmarson, P. Bergman, P. Bernath, U. Frisk, M. Olberg, L. Pagani and L. M. Ziurys

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809436

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Star formation in Perseus - IV. Mass-dependent evolution of dense cores p. 855

J. Hatchell and G. A. Fuller

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079213

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Spectroscopic observations of the first helium nova V445 Puppis p. 865

T. Iijima and H. Nakanishi

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077502

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High-energy nonthermal radiation from putative Geminga-like gamma-ray pulsars p. 879

Z. Jin, Z. J. Jiang and L. Zhang

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078626

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Evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars - II. Optical to far-infrared isochrones with improved TP-AGB models p. 883

P. Marigo, L. Girardi, A. Bressan, M. A. T. Groenewegen, L. Silva and G. L. Granato

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078467

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INTEGRAL observations of Hercules X-1 p. 907

D. Klochkov, R. Staubert, K. Postnov, N. Shakura, A. Santangelo, S. Tsygankov, A. Lutovinov, I. Kreykenbohm and J. Wilms

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078953

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On the interaction of microquasar jets with stellar winds p. 917

M. Perucho and V. Bosch-Ramon

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078929

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Orbits and masses in the T Tauri system p. 929

R. Köhler, T. Ratzka, T. M. Herbst and M. Kasper

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079269

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Coronagraphic near-IR photometry of AB Doradus C p. 939

A. Boccaletti, G. Chauvin, P. Baudoz and J.-L. Beuzit

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079294

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Mass loss from late-type WN stars and its Z-dependence - Very massive stars approaching the Eddington limit p. 945

G. Gräfener and W.-R. Hamann

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066176

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CFBDS J005910.90-011401.3: reaching the T-Y brown dwarf transition? p. 961

P. Delorme, X. Delfosse, L. Albert, E. Artigau, T. Forveille, C. Reylé, F. Allard, D. Homeier, A. C. Robin, C. J. Willott et al. (2 more)

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079317

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Are there Kronian electrons in the inner heliosphere? p. 973

D. Lange and H. Fichtner

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079069

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In situ spectroscopy of the solar sorona p. 981

H. Morgan, S. Fineschi, S. R. Habbal and B. Li

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079202

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Spectropolarimetric signatures of Earth-like extrasolar planets p. 989

D. M. Stam

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078358

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S-bands of Jovian decametric emission p. 1009

O. V. Arkhypov and H. O. Rucker

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078980

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Modelling the Venusian airglow p. 1015

G. Gronoff, J. Lilensten, C. Simon, M. Barthélemy, F. Leblanc and O. Dutuit

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077503

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On the separation of component spectra in binary and higher-multiplicity stellar systems: bias progression and spurious patterns p. 1031

H. Hensberge, S. Ilijić and K. B. V. Torres

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079038

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GaaP: PSF- and aperture-matched photometry using shapelets p. 1053

K. Kuijken

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066601

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