Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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The nature of the soft X-ray source in DG Tauri p. L13

P. C. Schneider and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810261

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Evidence of convective rolls in a sunspot penumbra p. L17

V. Zakharov, J. Hirzberger, T. L. Riethmüller, S. K. Solanki and P. Kobel

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810266

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First detection of CO lines in a water fountain star p. L21

J. H. He, H. Imai, T. I. Hasegawa, S. W. Campbell and J. Nakashima

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810303

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Discovery of thermal X-ray emission in the supernova remnant G337.8-0.1 (Kes 41) p. L25

J. A. Combi, J. F. Albacete-Colombo and J. Martí

Published online: 28 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810378

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Different triggering mechanisms for solar flares and coronal mass ejections p. L29

E. Lippiello, L. de Arcangelis and C. Godano

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810164

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The properties of penumbral microjets inclination p. L33

J. Jurčák and Y. Katsukawa

Published online: 30 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810333

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Multiple ring nebulae around blue supergiants p. L37

S. M. Chiţǎ, N. Langer, A. J. van Marle, G. García-Segura and A. Heger

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810087

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit p. L43

S. Aigrain, A. Collier Cameron, M. Ollivier, F. Pont, L. Jorda, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, P. Barge, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy et al. (25 more)

Published online: 30 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810246

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters p. L47

C. Moutou, H. Bruntt, T. Guillot, A. Shporer, E. Guenther, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin et al. (35 more)

Published online: 28 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810273

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HVS 7: a chemically peculiar hyper-velocity star p. L51

N. Przybilla, M. F. Nieva, A. Tillich, U. Heber, K. Butler and W. R. Brown

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810455

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Powerful GeV emission from a -ray-burst shock wave scattering stellar photons p. L55

D. Giannios

Published online: 30 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810114

Astrophysical processes

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Soft X-ray components in the hard state of accreting black holes p. 441

C. D'Angelo, D. Giannios, C. Dullemond and H. Spruit

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809781

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On self-sustained dynamo cycles in accretion discs p. 451

G. Lesur and G. I. Ogilvie

Published online: 17 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810152

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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AMAZE - I. The evolution of the mass–metallicity relation at z > 3 p. 463

R. Maiolino, T. Nagao, A. Grazian, F. Cocchia, A. Marconi, F. Mannucci, A. Cimatti, A. Pipino, S. Ballero, F. Calura et al. (9 more)

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809678

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COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - VII. Time delays and the Hubble constant from WFI J2033–4723 p. 481

C. Vuissoz, F. Courbin, D. Sluse, G. Meylan, V. Chantry, E. Eulaers, C. Morgan, M. E. Eyler, C. S. Kochanek, J. Coles et al. (3 more)

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809866

Extragalactic astronomy

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On the detectability of Lyα emission in star forming galaxies - The role of dust p. 491

H. Atek, D. Kunth, M. Hayes, G. Östlin and J. M. Mas-Hesse

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809527

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Probing IGM large-scale flows: warps in galaxies at shells of voids p. 511

M. López-Corredoira, E. Florido, J. Betancort-Rijo, I. Trujillo, C. Carretero, A. Guijarro, E. Battaner and S. Patiri

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078057

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From major merger to radio galaxy: low surface-brightness stellar counterpart to the giant H I ring around B2 0648+27 p. 519

B. H. C. Emonts, R. Morganti, J. H. van Gorkom, T. A. Oosterloo, E. Brogt and C. N. Tadhunter

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810046

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Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae p. 523

A. A. Hakobyan, A. R. Petrosian, B. McLean, D. Kunth, R. J. Allen, M. Turatto and R. Barbon

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809817

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The ESO-Spitzer Imaging extragalactic Survey (ESIS) - II. VIMOS I, z wide field imaging of ELAIS-S1 and selection of distant massive galaxies p. 533

S. Berta, S. Rubele, A. Franceschini, E. V. Held, L. Rizzi, G. Rodighiero, A. Cimatti, J. E. Dias, C. Feruglio, F. La Franca et al. (6 more)

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810050

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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X-ray hiccups from Sagittarius A* observed by XMM-Newton - The second brightest flare and three moderate flares caught in half a day p. 549

D. Porquet, N. Grosso, P. Predehl, G. Hasinger, F. Yusef-Zadeh, B. Aschenbach, G. Trap, F. Melia, R. S. Warwick, A. Goldwurm et al. (6 more)

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809986

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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An upper limit of gaseous water abundance in Chamaeleon-MMS1 as observed with ODIN p. 559

A. Klotz, J. Harju, I. Ristorcelli, M. Juvela, N. Boudet and L. K. Haikala

Published online: 22 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809952

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Disks around CQ Tauri and MWC 758: dense PDR or gas dispersal? p. 565

E. Chapillon, S. Guilloteau, A. Dutrey and V. Piétu

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809523

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Evolution of massive protostars: the IRAS 18151–1208 region p. 579

M. Marseille, S. Bontemps, F. Herpin, F. F. S. van der Tak and C. R. Purcell

Published online: 17 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809798

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Chemical and physical small-scale structure in a pre-stellar core p. 597

A. Heithausen, C. Böttner and F. Walter

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078557

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A multiwavelength investigation of G24.78+0.08 A2 using observations from VLA and VLT-VISIR p. 605

S. Vig, R. Cesaroni, L. Testi, M. T. Beltrán and C. Codella

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809423

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The magnetic field of the proto-planetary nebula candidate IRAS 19296+2227 p. 619

W. H. T. Vlemmings and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810205

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A clumpy-cloud photon-dominated regions model of the global far-infrared line emission of the Milky Way p. 623

M. Cubick, J. Stutzki, V. Ossenkopf, C. Kramer and M. Röllig

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079270

Stellar structure and evolution

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HD 203608, a quiet asteroseismic target in the old galactic disk p. 635

B. Mosser, S. Deheuvels, E. Michel, F. Thévenin, M. A. Dupret, R. Samadi, C. Barban and M. J. Goupil

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810011

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Amplitude variability and multiple frequencies in 44 Tauri: 2000–2006 p. 643

M. Breger and P. Lenz

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810187

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The Alpha Centauri binary system - Atmospheric parameters and element abundances p. 653

G. F. Porto de Mello, W. Lyra and G. R. Keller

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810031

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The radii of the nearby K5V and K7V stars 61 Cygni A & B - CHARA/FLUOR interferometry and CESAM2k modeling p. 667

P. Kervella, A. Mérand, B. Pichon, F. Thévenin, U. Heiter, L. Bigot, T. A. ten Brummelaar, H. A. McAlister, S. T. Ridgway, N. Turner et al. (4 more)

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810080

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Infrared photometry and evolution of mass-losing AGB stars - II. Luminosity and colors of MS and S stars p. 675

R. Guandalini and M. Busso

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809932

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Testing the forward modeling approach in asteroseismology - I. Seismic solutions for the hot B subdwarf Balloon 090100001 with and without a priori mode identification p. 685

V. Van Grootel, S. Charpinet, G. Fontaine, P. Brassard, E. M. Green, P. Chayer and S. K. Randall

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809867

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NGC 300 X-1 and IC 10 X-1: a new breed of black hole binary? p. 697

R. Barnard, J. S. Clark and U. C. Kolb

Published online: 17 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077975

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CoRoT sounds the stars: p-mode parameters of Sun-like oscillations on HD 49933 p. 705

T. Appourchaux, E. Michel, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, T. Toutain, F. Baudin, O. Benomar, W. J. Chaplin, S. Deheuvels, R. Samadi et al. (12 more)

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810297

Stellar atmospheres

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Active cool stars and He I 10 830 Å: the coronal connection p. 715

J. Sanz-Forcada and A. K. Dupree

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078501

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HD 11397 and HD 14282: two new barium stars? p. 723

L. Pompéia and D. M. Allen

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809707

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The influence of chemical composition on the properties of Cepheid stars - II. The iron content p. 731

M. Romaniello, F. Primas, M. Mottini, S. Pedicelli, B. Lemasle, G. Bono, P. François, M. A. T. Groenewegen and C. D. Laney

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065661

The Sun

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Heat transfer in sunspot penumbrae - Origin of dark-cored penumbral filaments p. 749

B. Ruiz Cobo and L. R. Bellot Rubio

Published online: 04 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809776

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Standing fast magnetoacoustic kink waves of solar coronal loops with field-aligned flow p. 757

M. Gruszecki, K. Murawski and L. Ofman

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809873

Planets and planetary systems

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Misaligned spin-orbit in the XO-3 planetary system? p. 763

G. Hébrard, F. Bouchy, F. Pont, B. Loeillet, M. Rabus, X. Bonfils, C. Moutou, I. Boisse, X. Delfosse, M. Desort et al. (13 more)

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810056

Astronomical instrumentation

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A comprehensive examination of the ϵ Eridani system - Verification of a 4 micron narrow-band high-contrast imaging approach for planet searches p. 771

M. Janson, S. Reffert, W. Brandner, T. Henning, R. Lenzen and S. Hippler

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809984

Numerical methods and codes

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A fast method for Stokes profile synthesis - Radiative transfer modeling for ZDI and Stokes profile inversion p. 781

T. A. Carroll, M. Kopf and K. G. Strassmeier

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809981

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 488 / No 2 (September III 2008)

Letters

The nature of the soft X-ray source in DG Tauri p. L13

Evidence of convective rolls in a sunspot penumbra p. L17

First detection of CO lines in a water fountain star p. L21

Discovery of thermal X-ray emission in the supernova remnant G337.8-0.1 (Kes 41) p. L25

Different triggering mechanisms for solar flares and coronal mass ejections p. L29

The properties of penumbral microjets inclination p. L33

Multiple ring nebulae around blue supergiants p. L37

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit p. L43

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - V. CoRoT-Exo-4b: stellar and planetary parameters p. L47

HVS 7: a chemically peculiar hyper-velocity star p. L51

Powerful GeV emission from a -ray-burst shock wave scattering stellar photons p. L55

Astrophysical processes

Soft X-ray components in the hard state of accreting black holes p. 441

On self-sustained dynamo cycles in accretion discs p. 451

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

AMAZE - I. The evolution of the mass–metallicity relation at z > 3 p. 463

COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses - VII. Time delays and the Hubble constant from WFI J2033–4723 p. 481

Extragalactic astronomy

On the detectability of Lyα emission in star forming galaxies - The role of dust p. 491

Probing IGM large-scale flows: warps in galaxies at shells of voids p. 511

From major merger to radio galaxy: low surface-brightness stellar counterpart to the giant H I ring around B2 0648+27 p. 519

Early-type galaxies with core collapse supernovae p. 523

The ESO-Spitzer Imaging extragalactic Survey (ESIS) - II. VIMOS I, z wide field imaging of ELAIS-S1 and selection of distant massive galaxies p. 533

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

X-ray hiccups from Sagittarius A* observed by XMM-Newton - The second brightest flare and three moderate flares caught in half a day p. 549

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

An upper limit of gaseous water abundance in Chamaeleon-MMS1 as observed with ODIN p. 559

Disks around CQ Tauri and MWC 758: dense PDR or gas dispersal? p. 565

Evolution of massive protostars: the IRAS 18151–1208 region p. 579

Chemical and physical small-scale structure in a pre-stellar core p. 597

A multiwavelength investigation of G24.78+0.08 A2 using observations from VLA and VLT-VISIR p. 605

The magnetic field of the proto-planetary nebula candidate IRAS 19296+2227 p. 619

A clumpy-cloud photon-dominated regions model of the global far-infrared line emission of the Milky Way p. 623

Stellar structure and evolution

HD 203608, a quiet asteroseismic target in the old galactic disk p. 635

Amplitude variability and multiple frequencies in 44 Tauri: 2000–2006 p. 643

The Alpha Centauri binary system - Atmospheric parameters and element abundances p. 653

The radii of the nearby K5V and K7V stars 61 Cygni A & B - CHARA/FLUOR interferometry and CESAM2k modeling p. 667

Infrared photometry and evolution of mass-losing AGB stars - II. Luminosity and colors of MS and S stars p. 675

Testing the forward modeling approach in asteroseismology - I. Seismic solutions for the hot B subdwarf Balloon 090100001 with and without a priori mode identification p. 685

NGC 300 X-1 and IC 10 X-1: a new breed of black hole binary? p. 697

CoRoT sounds the stars: p-mode parameters of Sun-like oscillations on HD 49933 p. 705

Stellar atmospheres

Active cool stars and He I 10 830 Å: the coronal connection p. 715

HD 11397 and HD 14282: two new barium stars? p. 723

The influence of chemical composition on the properties of Cepheid stars - II. The iron content p. 731

The Sun

Heat transfer in sunspot penumbrae - Origin of dark-cored penumbral filaments p. 749

Standing fast magnetoacoustic kink waves of solar coronal loops with field-aligned flow p. 757

Planets and planetary systems

Misaligned spin-orbit in the XO-3 planetary system? p. 763

Astronomical instrumentation

A comprehensive examination of the ϵ Eridani system - Verification of a 4 micron narrow-band high-contrast imaging approach for planet searches p. 771

Numerical methods and codes

A fast method for Stokes profile synthesis - Radiative transfer modeling for ZDI and Stokes profile inversion p. 781