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Astrophysical processes

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An analysis of the durations of Swift gamma-ray bursts p. 293

Z.-B. Zhang and C.-S. Choi

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079210

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Rotation curve bifurcations as indicators of close recent galaxy encounters p. 299

S. Pedrosa, P. B. Tissera, I. Fuentes-Carrera and C. Mendes de Oliveira

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078318

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The candidate filament close to the 3C 295 galaxy cluster: optical and X-ray spectroscopy p. 303

V. D'Elia, F. Fiore, S. Mathur and F. Cocchia

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079338

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Extragalactic astronomy

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The Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 335 at a very low flux state: mapping the soft X-ray photoionised gas p. 311

A. L. Longinotti, A. Nucita, M. Santos-Lleo and M. Guainazzi

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809374

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Cold gas in the Perseus cluster core: excitation of molecular gas in filaments p. 317

P. Salomé, F. Combes, Y. Revaz, A. C. Edge, N. A. Hatch, A. C. Fabian and R. M. Johnstone

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809493

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GMRT radio halo survey in galaxy clusters at z = 0.2–0.4 - II. The eBCS clusters and analysis of the complete sample p. 327

T. Venturi, S. Giacintucci, D. Dallacasa, R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, S. Bardelli and G. Setti

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809622

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The core flux of the brightest 10 m galaxies in the southern sky p. 341

D. Raban, B. Heijligers, H. Röttgering, K. Meisenheimer, W. Jaffe, H. U. Käufl and T. Henning

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077444

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Color dependence in the spatial distribution of satellite galaxies p. 347

J. Chen

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079018

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Effects of both extremes of environments on galaxy properties p. 355

X.-F. Deng, J.-Z. He and P. Wu

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078849

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Massive molecular outflows associated with UCHII/HII regions p. 361

Sheng-Li Qin, Jun-Jie Wang, G. Zhao, M. Miller and Jun-Hui Zhao

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078483

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Press Release

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Spatially resolved dusty torus toward the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud p. 371

K. Ohnaka, T. Driebe, K.-H. Hofmann, G. Weigelt and M. Wittkowski

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809469

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The relation between CH and CN molecules and carriers of 5780 and 5797 diffuse interstellar bands p. 381

T. Weselak, G. A. Galazutdinov, F. A. Musaev and J. Krełowski

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078304

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The nearest X-ray emitting protostellar jet (HH 154) observed with Hubble p. 389

R. Bonito, C. V. M. Fridlund, F. Favata, G. Micela, G. Peres, A. A. Djupvik and R. Liseau

Published online: 22 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809347

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Probing the mass-loss history of the unusual Mira variable R Hydrae through its infrared CO wind p. 401

L. Decin, L. Blomme, M. Reyniers, N. Ryde, K. H. Hinkle and A. de Koter

Published online: 22 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079312

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Confirmation of the binary status of Chamaeleon Hα 2 – a very young low-mass binary in Chamaeleon p. 413

T. O. B. Schmidt, R. Neuhäuser, N. Vogt, A. Seifahrt, T. Roell and A. Bedalov

Published online: 19 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078381

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Linear and nonlinear pulsation models with the variable Eddington factor approximation of radiative hydrodynamics p. 419

T. Aikawa

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078496

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Improved orbital solution and masses for the very low-mass multiple system LHS 1070 p. 429

A. Seifahrt, T. Röll, R. Neuhäuser, A. Reiners, F. Kerber, H. U. Käufl, R. Siebenmorgen and A. Smette

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078875

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Discovery of very-high-energy γ-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR J1913+1011 with HESS p. 435

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: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078715

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Post common envelope binaries from SDSS - II: Identification of 9 close binaries with VLT/FORS2 p. 441

M. R. Schreiber, B. T. Gänsicke, J. Southworth, A. D. Schwope and D. Koester

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078765

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XMM-Newton observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: X-ray outburst of the 6.85 s pulsar XTE J0103-728 p. 451

F. Haberl and W. Pietsch

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079308

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Optical and infrared observations of the X-ray source 1WGA J1713.4–3949 in the G347.3-0.5 SNR p. 457

R. P. Mignani, S. Zaggia, A. De Luca, R. Perna, N. Bassan and P. A. Caraveo

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079076

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Wra 751, a luminous blue variable developing an S Doradus cycle p. 463

C. Sterken, A. M. van Genderen, A. Plummer and A. F. Jones

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809763

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Finding ultracool brown dwarfs with MegaCam on CFHT: method and first results p. 469

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

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078843

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Stellar atmospheres

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Magnetic fields in A-type stars associated with X-ray emission p. 479

C. Schröder, S. Hubrig and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078963

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The Sun

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SOHO/SUMER observations of prominence oscillation before eruption p. 487

P. F. Chen, D. E. Innes and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809544

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Evolution of the flaring active region NOAA 10540 as a sequence of nonlinear force-free field extrapolations p. 495

J. K. Thalmann and T. Wiegelmann

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809508

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Reversal-free Ca II H profiles: a challenge for solar chromosphere modeling in quiet inter-network p. 503

R. Rezaei, J. H. M. J. Bruls, W. Schmidt, C. Beck, W. Kalkofen and R. Schlichenmaier

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079050

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Investigation of CME dynamics in the LASCO field of view p. 511

A. Shanmugaraju, Y.-J. Moon, K.-S. Cho, N. Gopalswamy and S. Umapathy

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078978

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Sensitivity of helioseismic gravity modes to the dynamics of the solar core p. 517

S. Mathur, A. Eff-Darwich, R. A. García and S. Turck-Chièze

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078839

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Prediction of solar active longitudes p. 523

L. Y. Zhang, H. N. Wang and Z. L. Du

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809464

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Solar decimetric type III bursts in semi-closed magnetic field structures p. 529

H. Mészárosová, M. Karlický, H. S. Sawant, F. C. R. Fernandes, J. R. Cecatto and M. C. de Andrade

Published online: 22 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077634

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Planets and planetary systems

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Mapping the carbon monoxide coma of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 p. 537

M. Gunnarsson, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, J. Crovisier and H. Rickman

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078069

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A study of the Martian water vapor over Hellas using OMEGA and PFS aboard Mars Express p. 547

T. Encrenaz, T. Fouchet, R. Melchiorri, P. Drossart, B. Gondet, Y. Langevin, J.-P. Bibring, F. Forget, L. Maltagliati, D. Titov and V. Formisano

Published online: 26 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079288

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Observations of CO on Saturn and Uranus at millimeter wavelengths: new upper limit determinations p. 555

T. Cavalié, F. Billebaud, T. Fouchet, E. Lellouch, J. Brillet and M. Dobrijevic

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079170

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An analytical model for YORP and Yarkovsky effects with a physical thermal lag p. 563

E. Mysen

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079089

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Spectroscopic distances of 28 nearby star candidates p. 575

H. Jahreiß, H. Meusinger, R.-D. Scholz and B. Stecklum

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809471

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Astronomical instrumentation

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The achromatic chessboard, a new concept of a phase shifter for nulling interferometry - I. Theory p. 581

D. Rouan and D. Pelat

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078712

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Stray-light restoration of full-disk CaII K solar observations: a case study p. 591

S. Criscuoli and I. Ermolli

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079046

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CINDERELLA: Comparison of INDEpendent RELative least-squares amplitudes - Time series data reduction in Fourier space p. 601

P. Reegen, M. Gruberbauer, L. Schneider and W. W. Weiss

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078855

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Catalogs and data

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Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide-field imagers - II. A star catalog for M 67: WFI@2.2 m MPG/ESO astrometry, FLAMES@VLT radial velocities p. 609

R. K. S. Yadav, L. R. Bedin, G. Piotto, J. Anderson, S. Cassisi, S. Villanova, I. Platais, L. Pasquini, Y. Momany and R. Sagar

Published online: 19 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079245

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