Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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LABOCA and MAMBO-2 imaging of the dust ring of the Sombrero galaxy (NGC 4594) p. L25

C. Vlahakis, M. Baes, G. Bendo and A. Lundgren

Published online: 27 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810048

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BD+43° 3654 – a blue straggler? p. L29

V. V. Gvaramadze and D. J. Bomans

Published online: 27 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809860

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Tentative detection of phosphine in IRC +10216 p. L33

M. Agúndez, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Pardo, M. Guélin and T. G. Phillips

Published online: 04 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810193

Astrophysical processes

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The proton low-mass microquasar: high-energy emission p. 623

G. E. Romero and G. S. Vila

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809563

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Star formation efficiency in galaxy clusters p. 633

T. F. Laganá, G. B. Lima Neto, F. Andrade-Santos and E. S. Cypriano

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079168

Extragalactic astronomy

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Submillimeter observations of the J2142-4423 Ly protocluster at z = 2.38 p. 645

A. Beelen, A. Omont, N. Bavouzet, A. Kovács, G. Lagache, C. De Breuck, A. Weiss, K. M. Menten, J. W. Colbert, H. Dole et al. (2 more)

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809500

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Galaxies with Wolf-Rayet signatures in the low-redshift Universe - A survey using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 657

J. Brinchmann, D. Kunth and F. Durret

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809783

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Correlation of the radio continuum, infrared, and CO molecular emissions in NGC 3627 p. 679

R. Paladino, M. Murgia, A. Tarchi, L. Moscadelli and C. Comito

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079135

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On the morphology of sigma-drop galaxies p. 695

S. Comerón, J. H. Knapen and J. E. Beckman

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079161

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A deep INTEGRAL hard X-ray survey of the 3C 273/Coma region p. 707

S. Paltani, R. Walter, I. M. McHardy, T. Dwelly, C. Steiner and T. J.-L. Courvoisier

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809450

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Structure analysis of interstellar clouds - II. Applying the Δ-variance method to interstellar turbulence p. 719

V. Ossenkopf, M. Krips and J. Stutzki

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079107

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A high-sensitivity 6.7 GHz methanol maser survey toward HO sources p. 729

Y. Xu, J. J. Li, K. Hachisuka, J. D. Pandian, K. M. Menten and C. Henkel

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809472

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Modeling the interstellar aromatic infrared bands with co-added spectra of PAHs p. 735

Amit Pathak and Shantanu Rastogi

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066618

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Characterization of the carbon component in cometary Stardust samples by means of infrared and Raman spectroscopy p. 743

G. M. Muñoz Caro, E. Dartois and K. Nakamura-Messenger

Published online: 28 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078879

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An infrared-submillimeter study of starforming regions selected by the ISOSS 170 μm survey p. 753

M. Hennemann, S. M. Birkmann, O. Krause and D. Lemke

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809384

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Diagnostics of inhomogeneous stellar jets - Convolution effects and data reconstruction p. 765

F. De Colle, C. del Burgo and A. C. Raga

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809621

Stellar structure and evolution

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Spectroscopic observations of the quiescent neutron star system 4U 2129+47 (=V1727 Cygni) p. 773

M. S. Bothwell, M. A. P. Torres, M. R. Garcia and P. A. Charles

Published online: 01 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809516

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XMM-Newton observations of the supernova remnant IC 443 - II. Evidence of stellar ejecta in the inner regions p. 777

E. Troja, F. Bocchino, M. Miceli and F. Reale

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079123

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The serendipituous discovery of a short-period eclipsing polar in 2XMMp p. 787

J. Vogel, K. Byckling, A. Schwope, J. P. Osborne, R. Schwarz and M. G. Watson

Published online: 28 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079341

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Bright flares from the X-ray pulsar SWIFT J1626.6–5156 p. 797

P. Reig, T. Belloni, G. L. Israel, S. Campana, N. Gehrels and J. Homan

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809457

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XMM-Newton observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: RX J0105.9-7203, a 726 s Be/X-ray binary pulsar p. 807

P. Eger and F. Haberl

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809752

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Challenges for asteroseismic analysis of Sun-like stars p. 813

W. J. Chaplin, G. Houdek, T. Appourchaux, Y. Elsworth, R. New and T. Toutain

Published online: 28 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809695

Stellar atmospheres

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Probing Atlas model atmospheres at high spectral resolution - Stellar synthesis and reference template validation p. 823

E. Bertone, A. Buzzoni, M. Chávez and L. H. Rodríguez-Merino

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078923

The Sun

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Heating the corona by nanoflares: simulations of energy release triggered by a kink instability p. 837

P. K. Browning, C. Gerrard, A. W. Hood, R. Kevis and R. A. M. Van der Linden

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079192

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Transverse oscillations of two parallel coronal loops p. 849

T. Van Doorsselaere, M. S. Ruderman and D. Robertson

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809841

Planets and planetary systems

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HD 75289Ab revisited - Searching for starlight reflected from a hot Jupiter p. 859

F. Rodler, M. Kürster and T. Henning

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079175

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Rayleigh scattering by H₂ in the extrasolar planet HD 209458b p. 865

A. Lecavelier des Etangs, A. Vidal-Madjar, J.-M. Désert and D. Sing

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809704

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Improved parameters for the transiting planet HD 17156b: a high-density giant planet with a very eccentric orbit p. 871

M. Gillon, A. H. M. J. Triaud, M. Mayor, D. Queloz, S. Udry and P. North

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079238

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On disc protoplanet interactions in a non-barotropic disc with thermal diffusion p. 877

S.-J. Paardekooper and J. C. B. Papaloizou

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078702

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The nature of mid-infrared excesses from hot dust around Sun-like stars p. 897

R. Smith, M. C. Wyatt and W. R. F. Dent

Published online: 28 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078719

Astronomical instrumentation

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Structure analysis of interstellar clouds - I. Improving the Δ-variance method p. 917

V. Ossenkopf, M. Krips and J. Stutzki

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079106

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Young stars and brown dwarfs surrounding Alnilam (ϵ Orionis) and Mintaka (δ Orionis) p. 931

J. A. Caballero and E. Solano

Published online: 15 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809595

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 485 / No 3 (July III 2008)

Letters

LABOCA and MAMBO-2 imaging of the dust ring of the Sombrero galaxy (NGC 4594) p. L25

BD+43° 3654 – a blue straggler? p. L29

Tentative detection of phosphine in IRC +10216 p. L33

Astrophysical processes

The proton low-mass microquasar: high-energy emission p. 623

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Star formation efficiency in galaxy clusters p. 633

Extragalactic astronomy

Submillimeter observations of the J2142-4423 Ly protocluster at z = 2.38 p. 645

Galaxies with Wolf-Rayet signatures in the low-redshift Universe - A survey using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 657

Correlation of the radio continuum, infrared, and CO molecular emissions in NGC 3627 p. 679

On the morphology of sigma-drop galaxies p. 695

A deep INTEGRAL hard X-ray survey of the 3C 273/Coma region p. 707

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Structure analysis of interstellar clouds - II. Applying the Δ-variance method to interstellar turbulence p. 719

A high-sensitivity 6.7 GHz methanol maser survey toward HO sources p. 729

Modeling the interstellar aromatic infrared bands with co-added spectra of PAHs p. 735

Characterization of the carbon component in cometary Stardust samples by means of infrared and Raman spectroscopy p. 743

An infrared-submillimeter study of starforming regions selected by the ISOSS 170 μm survey p. 753

Diagnostics of inhomogeneous stellar jets - Convolution effects and data reconstruction p. 765

Stellar structure and evolution

Spectroscopic observations of the quiescent neutron star system 4U 2129+47 (=V1727 Cygni) p. 773

XMM-Newton observations of the supernova remnant IC 443 - II. Evidence of stellar ejecta in the inner regions p. 777

The serendipituous discovery of a short-period eclipsing polar in 2XMMp p. 787

Bright flares from the X-ray pulsar SWIFT J1626.6–5156 p. 797

XMM-Newton observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: RX J0105.9-7203, a 726 s Be/X-ray binary pulsar p. 807

Challenges for asteroseismic analysis of Sun-like stars p. 813

Stellar atmospheres

Probing Atlas model atmospheres at high spectral resolution - Stellar synthesis and reference template validation p. 823

The Sun

Heating the corona by nanoflares: simulations of energy release triggered by a kink instability p. 837

Transverse oscillations of two parallel coronal loops p. 849

Planets and planetary systems

HD 75289Ab revisited - Searching for starlight reflected from a hot Jupiter p. 859

Rayleigh scattering by H2 in the extrasolar planet HD 209458b p. 865

Improved parameters for the transiting planet HD 17156b: a high-density giant planet with a very eccentric orbit p. 871

On disc protoplanet interactions in a non-barotropic disc with thermal diffusion p. 877

The nature of mid-infrared excesses from hot dust around Sun-like stars p. 897

Astronomical instrumentation

Structure analysis of interstellar clouds - I. Improving the Δ-variance method p. 917

Catalogs and data

Young stars and brown dwarfs surrounding Alnilam (ϵ Orionis) and Mintaka (δ Orionis) p. 931

Rayleigh scattering by H₂ in the extrasolar planet HD 209458b p. 865