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English language editing at A&A p. E19

J. Adams, C. Halliday, A. Mednick, M. Usdin, C. Bertout and M. Walmsley

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810787

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An occultation event in the nucleus of the planetary nebula M 2-29 p. L7

M. Hajduk, A. A. Zijlstra and K. Gesicki

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810492

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Prograde and retrograde atmospheric rotation of cloud-covered terrestrial planets - Significance of astronomical parameters in the middle atmosphere p. L11

M. Yamamoto and M. Takahashi

Published online: 23 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810530

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Cavities in inner disks: the GM Aurigae case p. L15

A. Dutrey, S. Guilloteau, V. Piétu, E. Chapillon, F. Gueth, T. Henning, R. Launhardt, Y. Pavlyuchenkov, K. Schreyer and D. Semenov

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810732

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Astrophysical processes

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A new equation for the mid-plane potential of power law discs - II. Exact solutions and approximate formulae p. 477

J.-M. Huré, F. Hersant, C. Carreau and J.-P. Busset

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809682

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Efficiency of the centrifugally induced curvature drift instability in AGN winds p. 487

Z. Osmanov

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809710

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On the linear theory of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities of relativistic magnetohydrodynamic planar flows p. 493

Z. Osmanov, A. Mignone, S. Massaglia, G. Bodo and A. Ferrari

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809605

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High accretion rates in magnetised Keplerian discs mediated by a Parker instability driven dynamo p. 501

A. Johansen and Y. Levin

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810385

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Inverse Compton gamma-ray models for remnants of Galactic type Ia supernovae? p. 515

H. J. Völk, L. T. Ksenofontov and E. G. Berezhko

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810501

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Effects of primordial chemistry on the cosmic microwave background p. 521

D. R. G. Schleicher, D. Galli, F. Palla, M. Camenzind, R. S. Klessen, M. Bartelmann and S. C. O. Glover

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809861

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The complex galaxy cluster Abell 514: New results obtained with the XMM-Newton satellite p. 537

J. Weratschnig, M. Gitti, S. Schindler and K. Dolag

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079289

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The infrared luminosity of galaxy clusters p. 547

M. Giard, L. Montier, E. Pointecouteau and E. Simmat

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810442

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HI holes and high-velocity clouds in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 p. 555

R. Boomsma, T. A. Oosterloo, F. Fraternali, J. M. van der Hulst and R. Sancisi

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810120

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The relationship between gas content and star formation rate in spiral galaxies. Comparing the local field with the Virgo cluster p. 571

M. Fumagalli and G. Gavazzi

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810604

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The colour of the narrow line Sy1-blazar 0324+3410 p. 583

S. Antón, I. W. A. Browne and M. J. Marchã

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078926

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VIMOS-VLT integral field kinematics of the giant low surface brightness galaxy ESO 323-G064 p. 589

L. Coccato, R. A. Swaters, V. C. Rubin, S. D'Odorico and S. S. McGaugh

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810410

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Optical spectroscopy of X-ray sources in the Taurus molecular cloud: discovery of ten new pre-main sequence stars p. 601

L. Scelsi, G. Sacco, L. Affer, C. Argiroffi, I. Pillitteri, A. Maggio and G. Micela

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810178

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Galactic abundance gradients from Cepheids - On the iron abundance gradient around 10–12 kpc p. 613

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

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810192

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Spectroscopic and photometric evidence of two stellar populations in the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6121 (M 4) p. 625

A. F. Marino, S. Villanova, G. Piotto, A. P. Milone, Y. Momany, L. R. Bedin and A. M. Medling

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810389

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Combined Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Hubble Space Telescope observations of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808 p. 641

M. Servillat, A. Dieball, N. A. Webb, C. Knigge, R. Cornelisse, D. Barret, K. S. Long, M. M. Shara and D. R. Zurek

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810188

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Characterizing star formation activity in infrared dark cloud MSXDC G048.65-00.29 p. 655

M. H. D. van der Wiel and R. F. Shipman

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809696

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The 6.2 band position in laboratory and astrophysical spectra: a tracer of the aliphatic to aromatic evolution of interstellar carbonaceous dust p. 665

T. Pino, E. Dartois, A.-T. Cao, Y. Carpentier, Th. Chamaillé, R. Vasquez, A. P. Jones, L. d'Hendecourt and Ph. Bréchignac

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809927

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HK-band imaging polarimetry and radiative transfer modeling of the massive young stellar object CRL 2136 p. 673

K. Murakawa, T. Preibisch, S. Kraus and G. Weigelt

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809901

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Discovery of a VHE gamma-ray source coincident with the supernova remnant CTB 37A p. 685

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, V. Borrel et al. (141 more)

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809722

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SiO line emission from interstellar jets and outflows: silicon-containing mantles and non-stationary shock waves p. 695

A. Gusdorf, G. Pineau des Forêts, S. Cabrit and D. R. Flower

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810443

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OVI in the local interstellar medium: FUSE observations towards B-stars within 200 pc p. 707

B. Y. Welsh and R. Lallement

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810221

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Abundances of planetary nebulae NGC 3242 and NGC 6369 p. 715

S. R. Pottasch and J. Bernard-Salas

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810721

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SPITZER survey of dust grain processing in stable discs around binary post-AGB stars p. 725

C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel, M. Min, L. B. F. M. Waters and T. Lloyd Evans

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810053

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Stellar structure and evolution

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New triple systems in the RasTyc sample of stellar X-ray sources p. 737

A. Klutsch, A. Frasca, P. Guillout, R. Freire Ferrero, E. Marilli, G. Mignemi and K. Biazzo

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810139

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Direct numerical simulations of the -mechanism - II. Nonlinear saturation and the Hertzsprung progression p. 743

T. Gastine and B. Dintrans

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809891

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Multi-telescope timing of PSR J1518+4904 p. 753

G. H. Janssen, B. W. Stappers, M. Kramer, D. J. Nice, A. Jessner, I. Cognard and M. B. Purver

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810076

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Binarity at the L/T brown dwarf transition - Adaptive optics search for companions p. 763

B. Goldman, H. Bouy, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, M. B. Stumpf, W. Brandner and T. Henning

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810605

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Evolution and nucleosynthesis of extremely metal-poor and metal-free low- and intermediate-mass stars - I. Stellar yield tables and the CEMPs p. 769

S. W. Campbell and J. C. Lattanzio

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809597

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Atomic diffusion and mixing in old stars - II. Observations of stars in the globular cluster NGC 6397 with VLT/FLAMES-GIRAFFE p. 777

K. Lind, A. J. Korn, P. S. Barklem and F. Grundahl

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810051

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The nature of the methanol maser ring G23.657-00.127 - I. The distance through trigonometric parallax measurements p. 787

A. Bartkiewicz, A. Brunthaler, M. Szymczak, H. J. van Langevelde and M. J. Reid

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810470

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Magnetic field measurements of O stars with FORS 1 at the VLT p. 793

S. Hubrig, M. Schöller, R. S. Schnerr, J. F. González, R. Ignace and H. F. Henrichs

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810171

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High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of θ Carinae p. 801

Y. Nazé and G. Rauw

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810364

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Determining parameters of cool giant stars by modeling spectrophotometric and interferometric observations using the SAtlas program p. 807

H. R. Neilson and J. B. Lester

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810627

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The Sun

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Dynamics of coronal mass ejections - The mass-scaling of the aerodynamic drag p. 811

B. Vršnak, D. Vrbanec and J. Čalogović

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810215

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Another forbidden solar oxygen abundance: the [O I] 5577 Å line p. 817

J. Meléndez and M. Asplund

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810347

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Highly ionized Fe X-ray lines at energies 7.7–8.6 keV p. 823

K. J. H. Phillips

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810791

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Planets and planetary systems

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Rotational properties of Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian Objects - Lightcurves and densities p. 829

E. Dotto, D. Perna, M. A. Barucci, A. Rossi, C. de Bergh, A. Doressoundiram and S. Fornasier

Published online: 16 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809615

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Collisional and dynamical evolution of Plutinos p. 835

G. C. de Elía, A. Brunini and R. P. Di Sisto

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809865

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Radio emission from exoplanets: the role of the stellar coronal density and magnetic field strength p. 843

M. Jardine and A. C. Cameron

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078658

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Behavior of the reflection function of a plane-parallel medium for directions of incidence and reflection tending to horizontal directions p. 853

J. W. Hovenier and D. M. Stam

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810790

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SYMPA, a dedicated instrument for Jovian seismology - II. Real performance and first results p. 859

P. Gaulme, F. X. Schmider, J. Gay, C. Jacob, M. Alvarez, M. Reyes-Ruiz, J. A. Belmonte, E. Fossat, F. Jeanneaux and J.-C. Valtier

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809512

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Numerical methods and codes

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A 3D radiative transfer framework - III. Periodic boundary conditions p. 873

P. H. Hauschildt and E. Baron

Published online: 28 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810239

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