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Accurate Spitzer infrared radius measurement for the hot Neptune GJ 436b p. L1

M. Gillon, B.-O. Demory, T. Barman, X. Bonfils, T. Mazeh, S. Udry, M. Mayor and D. Queloz

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078283e

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On the X-ray feature associated with the Guitar nebula p. L3

R. Bandiera

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810666

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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OTELO survey: deep BVRI broad-band photometry of the Groth strip - I. Number counts and two-point correlation functions p. 1

J. Cepa, A. M. Pérez-García, A. Bongiovanni, E. J. Alfaro, H. Castañeda, J. Gallego, J. I. González-Serrano, M. Sánchez-Portal and J. J. González

Published online: 01 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810092

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Implementation of a Fourier matched filter in CMB analyses - Application to ISW studies p. 15

C. Hernández-Monteagudo

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809871

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Missing baryons, bulk flows, and the E-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background p. 25

C. Hernández–Monteagudo and R. A. Sunyaev

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810204

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Cosmography by gamma ray bursts p. 31

S. Capozziello and L. Izzo

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810337

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Extragalactic astronomy

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Universal X-ray emissivity of the stellar population in early-type galaxies: unresolved X-ray sources in NGC 3379 p. 37

M. Revnivtsev, E. Churazov, S. Sazonov, W. Forman and C. Jones

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809889

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IFU observations of the GRB 980425/SN 1998bw host galaxy: emission line ratios in GRB regions p. 45

L. Christensen, P. M. Vreeswijk, J. Sollerman, C. C. Thöne, E. Le Floc'h and K. Wiersema

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809896

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Molecular gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - X. The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3147 p. 61

V. Casasola, F. Combes, S. García-Burillo, L. K. Hunt, S. Léon and A. J. Baker

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809545

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LABOCA observations of nearby, active galaxies p. 77

A. Weiß, A. Kovács, R. Güsten, K. M. Menten, F. Schuller, G. Siringo and E. Kreysa

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809909

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Statistics of young starforming complexes in spiral galaxies using NIR photometry p. 87

P. Grosbøl and H. Dottori

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810222

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The magnitue-diameter relation in galaxies p. 97

Sidney van den Bergh

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809958

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Exploring the nuclear environment of the NLS1 galaxy Arakelian 564 with XMM-Newton RGS p. 103

R. A. N. Smith, M. J. Page and G. Branduardi-Raymont

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810151

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The X-ray luminosity of solar-mass stars in the intermediate age open cluster NGC 752 p. 113

G. Giardino, I. Pillitteri, F. Favata and G. Micela

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810042

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Dynamical mass of a star cluster in M 83: a test of fibre-fed multi-object spectroscopy p. 125

S. L. Moll, R. de Grijs, P. Anders, P. A. Crowther, S. S. Larsen, L. J. Smith and S. F. Portegies Zwart

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810163

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Origin and evolution of moving groups - I. Characterization in the observational kinematic-age-metallicity space p. 135

T. Antoja, F. Figueras, D. Fernández and J. Torra

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809519

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The photometric evolution of star clusters and the preferential loss of low-mass bodies – with an application to globular clusters p. 151

J. M. D. Kruijssen and H. J. G. L. M. Lamers

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810167

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Asymmetric silicate dust distribution toward the silicate carbon star BM Geminorum p. 173

K. Ohnaka, H. Izumiura, Ch. Leinert, T. Driebe, G. Weigelt and M. Wittkowski

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810229

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Densities and filling factors of the diffuse ionized gas in the Solar neighbourhood p. 179

E. M. Berkhuijsen and P. Müller

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809675

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Carriers of the mid-IR emission bands in PNe reanalysed - Evidence of a link between circumstellar and interstellar aromatic dust p. 189

C. Joblin, R. Szczerba, O. Berné and C. Szyszka

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079061

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New perspectives on the supernova remnant G78.2+2.1 p. 197

Y. Ladouceur and S. Pineault

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810599

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Millimeter interferometry of W3 IRS5: a trapezium in the making p. 213

J. A. Rodón, H. Beuther, S. T. Megeath and F. F. S. van der Tak

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810158

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Stellar structure and evolution

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XMM-Newton X-ray spectra of the SNR 0509-67.5: data and models p. 223

D. Kosenko, J. Vink, S. Blinnikov and A. Rasmussen

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809495

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Gravitational waves from 3D MHD core collapse simulations p. 231

S. Scheidegger, T. Fischer, S. C. Whitehouse and M. Liebendörfer

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078577

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A seismic approach to testing different formation channels of subdwarf B stars p. 243

Haili Hu, M.-A. Dupret, C. Aerts, G. Nelemans, S. D. Kawaler, A. Miglio, J. Montalban and R. Scuflaire

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810233

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Vanishing hardness-flux correlation in Cygnus X-1: signs of the disc moving out p. 253

M. Axelsson, L. Hjalmarsdotter, L. Borgonovo and S. Larsson

Published online: 25 August 2008

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Redshifted emission lines and radiative recombination continuum from the Wolf-Rayet binary θ Muscae: evidence for a triplet system? p. 259

Y. Sugawara, Y. Tsuboi and Y. Maeda

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079302

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The core helium flash revisited - I. One and two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations p. 265

M. Mocák, E. Müller, A. Weiss and K. Kifonidis

Published online: 25 August 2008

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VV Puppis in a low state: secondary-star irradiation or stellar activity? p. 279

E. Mason, S. B. Howell, T. Barman, P. Szkody and D. Wickramasinghe

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078804

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Stellar atmospheres

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First time-series optical photometry from Antarctica - sIRAIT monitoring of the RS CVn binary V841 Centauri and the δ-Scuti star V1034 Centauri p. 287

K. G. Strassmeier, R. Briguglio, T. Granzer, G. Tosti, I. DiVarano, I. Savanov, M. Bagaglia, S. Castellini, A. Mancini, G. Nucciarelli et al. (4 more)

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810379

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Spectroscopic metallicities of Vega-like stars p. 297

C. Saffe, M. Gómez, O. Pintado and E. González

Published online: 11 September 2008

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The Sun

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On Lyman-line asymmetries in quiescent prominences p. 307

S. Gunár, P. Heinzel, U. Anzer and B. Schmieder

Published online: 25 August 2008

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NLTE modelling of the flaring atmosphere above sunspot p. 315

A. Berlicki, P. Heinzel, B. Schmieder and H. Li

Published online: 08 August 2008

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An anisotropic turbulent model for solar coronal heating p. 325

B. Bigot, S. Galtier and H. Politano

Published online: 11 September 2008

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Faint solar radio structures from decametric observations p. 339

C. Briand, A. Zaslavsky, M. Maksimovic, P. Zarka, A. Lecacheux, H. O. Rucker, A. A. Konovalenko, E. P. Abranin, V. V. Dorovsky, A. A. Stanislavsky and V. N. Melnik

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809842

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On the relation between DC current locations and an EUV bright point: A case study p. 345

J. C. Santos, J. Büchner, M. S. Madjarska and M. V. Alves

Published online: 25 August 2008

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The MHD coupling between coronal dynamics and photospheric motions p. 353

R. Grappin, G. Aulanier and R. Pinto

Published online: 11 September 2008

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CME liftoff with high-frequency fragmented type II burst emission p. 357

S. Pohjolainen, J. Pomoell and R. Vainio

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810049

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Planets and planetary systems

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Surface characterization of Pluto and Charon by L and M band spectra p. 365

S. Protopapa, H. Boehnhardt, T. M. Herbst, D. P. Cruikshank, W. M. Grundy, F. Merlin and C. B. Olkin

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809994

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at a large heliocentric distance p. 377

C. Tubiana, L. Barrera, M. Drahus and H. Boehnhardt

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078792

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YORP effect on real objects - I. Statistical properties p. 387

M. Micheli and P. Paolicchi

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078918

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Non-gravitational motion of the Jupiter-family comet 81P/Wild 2 - II. The active regions on the surface p. 393

S. Szutowicz, M. Królikowska and H. Rickman

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810495

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Astrometric suitability of optically-bright ICRF sources for the alignment with the future Gaia celestial reference frame p. 403

G. Bourda, P. Charlot and J.-F. Le Campion

Published online: 11 September 2008

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A spectral synthesis method to suppress aliasing and calibrate for delay errors in Fourier transform correlators p. 409

T. Kaneko and K. Grainge

Published online: 09 July 2008

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Detection efficiency and photometry in supernova surveys - The Stockholm VIMOS Supernova Survey I p. 419

J. Melinder, S. Mattila, G. Östlin, L. Mencía Trinchant and C. Fransson

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079206

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Nulling interferometry: performance comparison between space and ground-based sites for exozodiacal disc detection p. 435

D. Defrère, O. Absil, V. Coudé du Foresto, W. C. Danchi and R. den Hartog

Published online: 11 September 2008

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On the Doppler navigation of a small body orbiter: Rosetta p. 447

E. Mysen and K. Aksnes

Published online: 11 September 2008

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Pixelization and dynamic range in radio interferometry p. 455

W. D. Cotton and J. M. Uson

Published online: 11 September 2008

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Numerical methods and codes

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Dust extinction and emission in a clumpy galactic disk - An application of the radiative transfer code TRADING p. 461

S. Bianchi

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810027

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