Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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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

Astrophysical processes

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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

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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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

Extragalactic astronomy

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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

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

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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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

Stellar structure and evolution

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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

Stellar atmospheres

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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

The Sun

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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

Planets and planetary systems

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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

Astronomical instrumentation

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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

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 482 / No 3 (May II 2008)

Letters

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

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

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

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

Unveiling extremely veiled T Tauri stars p. L35

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

Astrophysical processes

Scale dependence of alpha effect and turbulent diffusivity p. 739

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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

Extragalactic astronomy

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

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

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stellar structure and evolution

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

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

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

INTEGRAL observations of Hercules X-1 p. 907

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

Orbits and masses in the T Tauri system p. 929

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

Stellar atmospheres

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

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

The Sun

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

In situ spectroscopy of the solar sorona p. 981

Planets and planetary systems

Spectropolarimetric signatures of Earth-like extrasolar planets p. 989

S-bands of Jovian decametric emission p. 1009

Modelling the Venusian airglow p. 1015

Astronomical instrumentation

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

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

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