Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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Methane clathrate hydrate FTIR spectrum - Implications for its cometary and planetary detection p. L19

E. Dartois and D. Deboffle

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810926

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Small-scale magnetic field dynamics on the Sun at high spatial and temporal resolution p. L23

N. Bello González, O. Okunev and F. Kneer

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810464

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First 450 m dust continuum mapping of the massive star-forming region NGC 3576 with the P-ArTéMiS bolometer camera p. L27

Ph. André, V. Minier, P. Gallais, V. Revéret, J. Le Pennec, L. Rodriguez, O. Boulade, E. Doumayrou, D. Dubreuil, M. Lortholary et al. (13 more)

Published online: 15 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810957

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The OH/OH and OD/OH isotope ratios in comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) p. L31

D. Hutsemékers, J. Manfroid, E. Jehin, J.-M. Zucconi and C. Arpigny

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810833

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Supersonic solar wind ion flows downstream of the termination shock explained by a two-fluid shock model p. L35

H. J. Fahr and S. V. Chalov

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810679

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Modeling the magnetic field in the protostellar source NGC 1333 IRAS 4A p. L39

J. Gonçalves, D. Galli and J. M. Girart

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810861

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Merger as intermittent accretion p. L43

M. Le Delliou

Published online: 03 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810819

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Radio-loud AGN in the XMM-LSS field - I. Optical identification and sample selection p. 879

C. Tasse, D. Le Borgne, H. Röttgering, P. N. Best, M. Pierre and B. Rocca-Volmerange

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078453

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Radio-loud AGN in the XMM-LSS field - II. A dichotomy in environment and accretion mode? p. 893

C. Tasse, P. N. Best, H. Röttgering and D. Le Borgne

Published online: 01 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079299

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Absorption properties and evolution of active galactic nuclei p. 905

G. Hasinger

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809839

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Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M = –14.25 - I. A catalog of 473 members p. 923

R. Michard and S. Andreon

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810283

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Large scale plane-mirroring in the cosmic microwave background WMAP5 maps p. 929

V. G. Gurzadyan, A. A. Starobinsky, T. Ghahramanyan, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan, H. Kuloghlian, D. Vetrugno and G. Yegorian

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810747

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Microlensing variability in the gravitationally lensed quasar QSO 2237+0305 the Einstein Cross - II. Energy profile of the accretion disk p. 933

A. Eigenbrod, F. Courbin, G. Meylan, E. Agol, T. Anguita, R. W. Schmidt and J. Wambsganss

Published online: 18 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810729

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Multi-object spectroscopy of low-redshift EIS clusters - IV. Reliability of matched-filter results at 0.3–0.4 p. 945

L. F. Grove, L. da Costa and C. Benoist

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066830

Extragalactic astronomy

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Fossil groups in the Millennium Simulation - Evolution of the brightest galaxies p. 965

E. Díaz-Giménez, H. Muriel and C. Mendes de Oliveira

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809760

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Stars and gas in the Medusa merger p. 975

E. Manthey, S. Hüttemeister, S. Aalto, C. Horellou and P. Bjerkeli

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810408

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Q2237+0305 in X-rays: spectra and variability with XMM-Newton p. 989

E. V. Fedorova, V. I. Zhdanov, C. Vignali and G. G. C. Palumbo

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078730

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The X-ray variability and the near-IR to X-ray spectral energy distribution of four low luminosity Seyfert 1 galaxies p. 995

I. E. Papadakis, Z. Ioannou, W. Brinkmann and E. M. Xilouris

Published online: 18 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810298

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High-resolution radio continuum survey of M 33 - III. Magnetic fields p. 1005

F. S. Tabatabaei, M. Krause, A. Fletcher and R. Beck

Published online: 23 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810590

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Testing the inverse-Compton catastrophe scenario in the intra-day variable blazar S5 0716+71 - III. Rapid and correlated flux density variability from radio to sub-mm bands p. 1019

L. Fuhrmann, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Witzel, A. Kraus, S. Britzen, S. Bernhart, C. M. V. Impellizzeri, I. Agudo, J. Klare, B. W. Sohn et al. (15 more)

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078893

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The redshift distribution of the X-ray background p. 1039

A. M. Sołtan

Published online: 18 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810417

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Robust photometric redshift determinations of gamma-ray burst afterglows at z ≳ 2 p. 1047

P. A. Curran, R. A. M. J. Wijers, M. H. M. Heemskerk, R. L. C. Starling, K. Wiersema and A. J. van der Horst

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810545

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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An X-ray survey of low-mass stars in Trumpler 16 with Chandra p. 1055

J. F. Albacete-Colombo, F. Damiani, G. Micela, S. Sciortino and F. R. Harnden Jr.

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809999

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Search for OB stars running away from young star clusters - I. NGC 6611 p. 1071

V. V. Gvaramadze and D. J. Bomans

Published online: 23 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810411

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The low-mass YSO CB230-A: investigating the protostar and its jet with NIR spectroscopy and Spitzer observations p. 1079

F. Massi, C. Codella, J. Brand, L. Di Fabrizio and J. G. A. Wouterloot

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809517

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Separation of anomalous and synchrotron emissions using WMAP polarization data p. 1093

M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, N. Ysard, A. Lavabre, N. Ponthieu, J. F. Macías-Pérez, J. Aumont and J. P. Bernard

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809484

Stellar structure and evolution

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The role of the stellar rotation on the internal constitution of PV Cassiopeiae p. 1103

A. Claret

Published online: 18 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079004

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The detection of the rich p-mode spectrum and asteroseismology of Przybylski's star p. 1109

D. E. Mkrtichian, A. P. Hatzes, H. Saio and R. R. Shobbrook

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809890

Stellar atmospheres

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The X-ray cycle in the solar-type star HD 81809 - XMM-Newton observations and implications for the coronal structure p. 1121

F. Favata, G. Micela, S. Orlando, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, S. Sciortino and J. Hall

Published online: 24 June 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809694

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Absorption features in the spectra of X-ray bursting neutron stars p. 1127

T. Rauch, V. Suleimanov and K. Werner

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810129

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Chemical abundances of late-type pre-main sequence stars in the σ Orionis cluster p. 1135

J. I. González Hernández, J. A. Caballero, R. Rebolo, V. J. S. Béjar, D. Barrado y Navascués, E. L. Martín and M. R. Zapatero Osorio

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810398

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Variations of the solar granulation motions with height using the GOLF/SoHO experiment p. 1143

S. Lefebvre, R. A. García, S. J. Jiménez-Reyes, S. Turck-Chièze and S. Mathur

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810344

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Gamma-ray burst detection with the AGILE mini-calorimeter p. 1151

M. Marisaldi, C. Labanti, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, A. Argan, G. Barbiellini, M. Basset, F. Boffelli, A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo et al. (63 more)

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810562

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A Swedish heterodyne facility instrument for the APEX telescope p. 1157

V. Vassilev, D. Meledin, I. Lapkin, V. Belitsky, O. Nyström, D. Henke, A. Pavolotsky, R. Monje, C. Risacher, M. Olberg et al. (9 more)

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810459

Catalogs and data

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The Hubble Legacy Archive NICMOS grism data p. 1165

W. Freudling, M. Kümmel, J. Haase, R. Hook, H. Kuntschner, M. Lombardi, A. Micol, F. Stoehr and J. Walsh

Published online: 17 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810282

Numerical methods and codes

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A two-column formalism for time-dependent modelling of stellar convection - I. Description of the method p. 1181

A. Stökl

Published online: 01 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810144

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 490 / No 3 (November II 2008)

Letters

Methane clathrate hydrate FTIR spectrum - Implications for its cometary and planetary detection p. L19

Small-scale magnetic field dynamics on the Sun at high spatial and temporal resolution p. L23

First 450 m dust continuum mapping of the massive star-forming region NGC 3576 with the P-ArTéMiS bolometer camera p. L27

The OH/OH and OD/OH isotope ratios in comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) p. L31

Supersonic solar wind ion flows downstream of the termination shock explained by a two-fluid shock model p. L35

Modeling the magnetic field in the protostellar source NGC 1333 IRAS 4A p. L39

Merger as intermittent accretion p. L43

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Radio-loud AGN in the XMM-LSS field - I. Optical identification and sample selection p. 879

Radio-loud AGN in the XMM-LSS field - II. A dichotomy in environment and accretion mode? p. 893

Absorption properties and evolution of active galactic nuclei p. 905

Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M = –14.25 - I. A catalog of 473 members p. 923

Large scale plane-mirroring in the cosmic microwave background WMAP5 maps p. 929

Microlensing variability in the gravitationally lensed quasar QSO 2237+0305 the Einstein Cross - II. Energy profile of the accretion disk p. 933

Multi-object spectroscopy of low-redshift EIS clusters - IV. Reliability of matched-filter results at 0.3–0.4 p. 945

Extragalactic astronomy

Fossil groups in the Millennium Simulation - Evolution of the brightest galaxies p. 965

Stars and gas in the Medusa merger p. 975

Q2237+0305 in X-rays: spectra and variability with XMM-Newton p. 989

The X-ray variability and the near-IR to X-ray spectral energy distribution of four low luminosity Seyfert 1 galaxies p. 995

High-resolution radio continuum survey of M 33 - III. Magnetic fields p. 1005

Testing the inverse-Compton catastrophe scenario in the intra-day variable blazar S5 0716+71 - III. Rapid and correlated flux density variability from radio to sub-mm bands p. 1019

The redshift distribution of the X-ray background p. 1039

Robust photometric redshift determinations of gamma-ray burst afterglows at z ≳ 2 p. 1047

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

An X-ray survey of low-mass stars in Trumpler 16 with Chandra p. 1055

Search for OB stars running away from young star clusters - I. NGC 6611 p. 1071

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The low-mass YSO CB230-A: investigating the protostar and its jet with NIR spectroscopy and Spitzer observations p. 1079

Separation of anomalous and synchrotron emissions using WMAP polarization data p. 1093

Stellar structure and evolution

The role of the stellar rotation on the internal constitution of PV Cassiopeiae p. 1103

The detection of the rich p-mode spectrum and asteroseismology of Przybylski's star p. 1109

Stellar atmospheres

The X-ray cycle in the solar-type star HD 81809 - XMM-Newton observations and implications for the coronal structure p. 1121

Absorption features in the spectra of X-ray bursting neutron stars p. 1127

Chemical abundances of late-type pre-main sequence stars in the σ Orionis cluster p. 1135

The Sun

Variations of the solar granulation motions with height using the GOLF/SoHO experiment p. 1143

Astronomical instrumentation

Gamma-ray burst detection with the AGILE mini-calorimeter p. 1151

A Swedish heterodyne facility instrument for the APEX telescope p. 1157

Catalogs and data

The Hubble Legacy Archive NICMOS grism data p. 1165

Numerical methods and codes

A two-column formalism for time-dependent modelling of stellar convection - I. Description of the method p. 1181