Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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The EUV Sun as the superposition of elementary Suns p. L13

P.-O. Amblard, S. Moussaoui, T. Dudok de Wit, J. Aboudarham, M. Kretzschmar, J. Lilensten and F. Auchère

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809588

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Coronal magnetic field measurement using loop oscillations observed by Hinode/EIS p. L17

T. Van Doorsselaere, V. M. Nakariakov, P. R. Young and E. Verwichte

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810186

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Ion reflections from the parallel MHD termination shock and a possible injection mechanism into the Fermi-1 acceleration p. L21

H.-J. Fahr and D. Verscharen

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810217

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Observational consequences of the recently proposed Super-Earth orbiting GJ 436 p. L25

J. L. Bean and A. Seifahrt

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810278

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Detection of the host galaxy of S5 0716+714 p. L29

K. Nilsson, T. Pursimo, A. Sillanpää, L. O. Takalo and E. Lindfors

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810310

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2XMM J083026+524133: the most X-ray luminous cluster at redshift 1 p. L33

G. Lamer, M. Hoeft, J. Kohnert, A. Schwope and J. Storm

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810255

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The Amati relation in the “fireshell” model p. L37

R. Guida, M. G. Bernardini, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, M. G. Dainotti and R. Ruffini

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810338

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Abundance of minerals in the phyllosilicate-rich units on Mars p. L41

F. Poulet, N. Mangold, D. Loizeau, J.-P. Bibring, Y. Langevin, J. Michalski and B. Gondet

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810150

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Accretion bursts in young stars driven by the cluster environment p. L45

S. Pfalzner, J. Tackenberg and M. Steinhausen

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810223

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Galaxy-cluster gas-density distributions of the representative XMM-Newton cluster structure survey (REXCESS) p. 431

J. H. Croston, G. W. Pratt, H. Böhringer, M. Arnaud, E. Pointecouteau, T. J. Ponman, A. J. R. Sanderson, R. F. Temple, R. G. Bower and M. Donahue

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079154

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Evidence of turbulence-like universality in the formation of galaxy-sized dark matter haloes p. 445

C. A. Caretta, R. R. Rosa, H. F. de Campos Velho, F. M. Ramos and M. Makler

Published online: 04 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079105

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The bright galaxy population of five medium redshift clusters - I. Color–magnitude relation, blue fractions, and visual morphology p. 453

B. Ascaso, M. Moles, J. A. L. Aguerri, R. Sánchez-Janssen and J. Varela

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809600

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Radial metallicity profiles for a large sample of galaxy clusters observed with XMM-Newton p. 461

A. Leccardi and S. Molendi

Published online: 09 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810113

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Prospects and pitfalls of gravitational lensing in large supernova surveys p. 467

J. Jönsson, T. Kronborg, E. Mörtsell and J. Sollerman

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809729

Extragalactic astronomy

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The long-term X-ray variability properties of AGNs in the Lockman Hole region p. 475

I. E. Papadakis, E. Chatzopoulos, D. Athanasiadis, A. Markowitz and I. Georgantopoulos

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809572

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Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies p. 485

H. M. Hernández-Toledo and S. Ortega-Esbrí

Published online: 04 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809666

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GRB 060206: hints of precession of the central engine? p. 503

X. W. Liu, X. F. Wu and T. Lu

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078783

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Discovery of heavily-obscured AGN among seven INTEGRAL hard X-ray sources observed by Chandra p. 509

S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, R. Burenin, E. Churazov, R. Sunyaev, W. R. Forman and S. S. Murray

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809528

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Embedded clusters in NGC 1808 central starburst - Near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy p. 519

E. Galliano and D. Alloin

Published online: 04 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809732

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On the tidal evolution of the orbits of low-mass satellites around black holes p. 527

A. Čadež, M. Calvani and U. Kostić

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809483

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On the nature of late X-ray flares in Swift gamma-ray bursts p. 533

P. A. Curran, R. L. C. Starling, P. T. O'Brien, O. Godet, A. J. van der Horst and R. A. M. J. Wijers

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809652

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A slitless spectroscopic survey for quasars near quasars p. 539

G. Worseck, L. Wisotzki and F. Selman

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810157

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Structural properties of disk galaxies - I. The intrinsic equatorial ellipticity of bulges p. 555

J. Méndez-Abreu, J. A. L. Aguerri, E. M. Corsini and E. Simonneau

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078089e

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The initial luminosity and mass functions of the Galactic open clusters p. 557

A. E. Piskunov, N. V. Kharchenko, E. Schilbach, S. Röser, R.-D. Scholz and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809505

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Spitzer mid-infrared study of compact H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds p. 567

V. Charmandaris, M. Heydari-Malayeri and E. Chatzopoulos

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809662

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New very massive stars in Cygnus OB2 p. 575

I. Negueruela, A. Marco, A. Herrero and J. S. Clark

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810094

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Ca II and Na I absorption signatures from extraplanar gas in the halo of the Milky Way p. 583

N. Ben Bekhti, P. Richter, T. Westmeier and M. T. Murphy

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079067

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An extremely wide and very low-mass pair with common proper motion - Is it representative of a nearby halo stream? p. 595

R.-D. Scholz, N. V. Kharchenko, N. Lodieu and M. J. McCaughrean

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809797

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The radio spectrum and magnetic field structure of SNR HB3 p. 601

W. B. Shi, J. L. Han, X. Y. Gao, X. H. Sun, L. Xiao, P. Reich and W. Reich

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810088

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The direction of outflows from filaments: constraints on core formation p. 605

S. Anathpindika and A. P. Whitworth

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810308

Stellar structure and evolution

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V2051 Ophiuchi after superoutburst: out-of-plane material and the superhump light source p. 611

C. Papadaki, H. M. J. Boffin, D. Steeghs and L. Schmidtobreick

Published online: 08 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078644

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INTEGRAL and Swift/XRT observations of the SFXT IGR J16479–4514: from quiescence to fast flaring activity p. 619

V. Sguera, L. Bassani, R. Landi, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, A. Malizia, N. Masetti and P. Ubertini

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079195

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Initial-final mass relationship for stars of different metallicities p. 625

X. Meng, X. Chen and Z. Han

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078841

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Analysis of the variability of the luminous emission line star MWC 314 p. 637

G. Muratorio, C. Rossi and M. Friedjung

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078940

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On the reliability of mass-loss-rate estimates for AGB stars p. 645

S. Ramstedt, F. L. Schöier, H. Olofsson and A. A. Lundgren

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078876

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Spectroscopic and photometric variability of the O9.5 Vp star HD 93521 p. 659

G. Rauw, M. De Becker, H. van Winckel, C. Aerts, P. Eenens, K. Lefever, B. Vandenbussche, N. Linder, Y. Nazé and E. Gosset

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810002

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Simulations of eccentric disks in close binary systems p. 671

W. Kley, J. C. B. Papaloizou and G. I. Ogilvie

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809953

Stellar atmospheres

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Model atmospheres of magnetic chemically peculiar stars - A remarkable strong-field Bp SiCrFe star HD 137509 p. 689

D. Shulyak, O. Kochukhov and S. Khan

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079134

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From B[e] to A[e] - On the peculiar variations of the SMC supergiant LHA 115-S 23 (AzV 172) p. 697

M. Kraus, M. Borges Fernandes, J. Kubát and F. X. de Araújo

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809779

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Chromospheric activity on the RS Canum Venaticorum binary SZ Piscium p. 709

L.-Y. Zhang and S.-H. Gu

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809688

The Sun

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Vertical oscillations of an arcade loop in a gravitationally stratified solar corona p. 717

M. Gruszecki and K. Murawski

Published online: 09 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079266

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A kinetic description of the dissipative quasi-parallel solar wind termination shock p. 723

D. Verscharen and H.-J. Fahr

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809950

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Strength distribution of solar magnetic fields in photospheric quiet Sun regions p. 731

J. C. Ramírez Vélez, A. López Ariste and M. Semel

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078654

Planets and planetary systems

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Visible spectroscopy of the new ESO large program on trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs - Part 1 p. 741

A. Alvarez-Candal, S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, C. de Bergh and F. Merlin

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809705

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A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey – OGLE-TR-182 p. 749

F. Pont, O. Tamuz, A. Udalski, T. Mazeh, F. Bouchy, C. Melo, D. Naef, N. C. Santos, C. Moutou, R. F. Diaz et al. (18 more)

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078949

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Phobos and Deimos CCD observations p. 755

C. H. Veiga

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809498

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The natural satellites ephemerides facility MULTI-SAT p. 759

N. V. Emel'yanov and J.-E. Arlot

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809790

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Improved predictions of nuclear reaction rates with the TALYS reaction code for astrophysical applications p. 767

S. Goriely, S. Hilaire and A. J. Koning

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078825

Astronomical instrumentation

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A statistical analysis of the “internal linear combination” method in problems of signal separation as in cosmic microwave background observations p. 775

R. Vio and P. Andreani

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809345

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Direction identification in radio images of cosmic-ray air showers detected with LOPES and KASCADE p. 781

A. Nigl, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga, T. Asch, J. Auffenberg, F. Badea, L. Bähren, K. Bekk, M. Bertaina, P. L. Biermann et al. (65 more)

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079218

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 487 / No 2 (August IV 2008)

Letters

The EUV Sun as the superposition of elementary Suns p. L13

Coronal magnetic field measurement using loop oscillations observed by Hinode/EIS p. L17

Ion reflections from the parallel MHD termination shock and a possible injection mechanism into the Fermi-1 acceleration p. L21

Observational consequences of the recently proposed Super-Earth orbiting GJ 436 p. L25

Detection of the host galaxy of S5 0716+714 p. L29

2XMM J083026+524133: the most X-ray luminous cluster at redshift 1 p. L33

The Amati relation in the “fireshell” model p. L37

Abundance of minerals in the phyllosilicate-rich units on Mars p. L41

Accretion bursts in young stars driven by the cluster environment p. L45

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Galaxy-cluster gas-density distributions of the representative XMM-Newton cluster structure survey (REXCESS) p. 431

Evidence of turbulence-like universality in the formation of galaxy-sized dark matter haloes p. 445

The bright galaxy population of five medium redshift clusters - I. Color–magnitude relation, blue fractions, and visual morphology p. 453

Radial metallicity profiles for a large sample of galaxy clusters observed with XMM-Newton p. 461

Prospects and pitfalls of gravitational lensing in large supernova surveys p. 467

Extragalactic astronomy

The long-term X-ray variability properties of AGNs in the Lockman Hole region p. 475

Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies p. 485

GRB 060206: hints of precession of the central engine? p. 503

Discovery of heavily-obscured AGN among seven INTEGRAL hard X-ray sources observed by Chandra p. 509

Embedded clusters in NGC 1808 central starburst - Near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy p. 519

On the tidal evolution of the orbits of low-mass satellites around black holes p. 527

On the nature of late X-ray flares in Swift gamma-ray bursts p. 533

A slitless spectroscopic survey for quasars near quasars p. 539

Structural properties of disk galaxies - I. The intrinsic equatorial ellipticity of bulges p. 555

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The initial luminosity and mass functions of the Galactic open clusters p. 557

Spitzer mid-infrared study of compact H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds p. 567

New very massive stars in Cygnus OB2 p. 575

Ca II and Na I absorption signatures from extraplanar gas in the halo of the Milky Way p. 583

An extremely wide and very low-mass pair with common proper motion - Is it representative of a nearby halo stream? p. 595

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The radio spectrum and magnetic field structure of SNR HB3 p. 601

The direction of outflows from filaments: constraints on core formation p. 605

Stellar structure and evolution

V2051 Ophiuchi after superoutburst: out-of-plane material and the superhump light source p. 611

INTEGRAL and Swift/XRT observations of the SFXT IGR J16479–4514: from quiescence to fast flaring activity p. 619

Initial-final mass relationship for stars of different metallicities p. 625

Analysis of the variability of the luminous emission line star MWC 314 p. 637

On the reliability of mass-loss-rate estimates for AGB stars p. 645

Spectroscopic and photometric variability of the O9.5 Vp star HD 93521 p. 659

Simulations of eccentric disks in close binary systems p. 671

Stellar atmospheres

Model atmospheres of magnetic chemically peculiar stars - A remarkable strong-field Bp SiCrFe star HD 137509 p. 689

From B[e] to A[e] - On the peculiar variations of the SMC supergiant LHA 115-S 23 (AzV 172) p. 697

Chromospheric activity on the RS Canum Venaticorum binary SZ Piscium p. 709

The Sun

Vertical oscillations of an arcade loop in a gravitationally stratified solar corona p. 717

A kinetic description of the dissipative quasi-parallel solar wind termination shock p. 723

Strength distribution of solar magnetic fields in photospheric quiet Sun regions p. 731

Planets and planetary systems

Visible spectroscopy of the new ESO large program on trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs - Part 1 p. 741

A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey – OGLE-TR-182 p. 749

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Phobos and Deimos CCD observations p. 755

The natural satellites ephemerides facility MULTI-SAT p. 759

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Improved predictions of nuclear reaction rates with the TALYS reaction code for astrophysical applications p. 767

Astronomical instrumentation

A statistical analysis of the “internal linear combination” method in problems of signal separation as in cosmic microwave background observations p. 775

Direction identification in radio images of cosmic-ray air showers detected with LOPES and KASCADE p. 781