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New online-only sections of A&A p. E1

G. Meynet, K. S. de Boer, C. Bertout and M. Walmsley

Published online: 12 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079215

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An accurate distance to 2M1207Ab p. L1

C. Ducourant, R. Teixeira, G. Chauvin, G. Daigne, J.-F. Le Campion, I. Song and B. Zuckerman

Published online: 12 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078886

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Detection of extragalactic H₃O p. L5

F. F. S. van der Tak, S. Aalto and R. Meijerink

Published online: 20 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078824

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Astrophysical processes

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Magnetic field upper limits for jet formation p. 1

M. Massi and M. Kaufman Bernadó

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077567

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Magnetic processes in a collapsing dense core - I. Accretion and ejection p. 9

P. Hennebelle and S. Fromang

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078309

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Magnetic processes in a collapsing dense core - II. Fragmentation. Is there a fragmentation crisis? p. 25

P. Hennebelle and R. Teyssier

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078310

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Stability of magnetic configurations containing the toroidal and axial fields p. 35

A. Bonanno and V. Urpin

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077476

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Analysis of two-point statistics of cosmic shear - III. Covariances of shear measures made easy p. 43

B. Joachimi, P. Schneider and T. Eifler

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078400

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Extragalactic astronomy

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EROs found behind lensing clusters - II. Empirical properties, classification, and SED modelling based on multi-wavelength observations p. 55

A. Hempel, D. Schaerer, E. Egami, R. Pelló, M. Wise, J. Richard, J.-F. Le Borgne and J.-P. Kneib

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077591

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A systematic search for novae in M 31 on a large set of digitized archival Schmidt plates p. 67

M. Henze, H. Meusinger and W. Pietsch

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078288

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On the onset of galactic winds in quiescent star forming galaxies p. 79

Y. Dubois and R. Teyssier

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078326

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Modeling the spectral energy distribution of ULIRGs - I. The radio spectra p. 95

M. S. Clemens, O. Vega, A. Bressan, G. L. Granato, L. Silva and P. Panuzzo

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077224

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Spatial distribution of dust in the shell elliptical NGC 5982 p. 105

C. del Burgo, D. Carter and G. Sikkema

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077925

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A peculiar object in M 51: fuzzy star cluster or a background galaxy? p. 117

R. A. Scheepmaker, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers, S. S. Larsen and P. Anders

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078359

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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A new search strategy for microquasar candidates using NVSS/2MASS and XMM-Newton data p. 125

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

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078292

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A method for construction of orbits in the gravitational field of a plane galactic disk p. 133

G. Malasidze and M. Todua

Published online: 12 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077287

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Candidate Milky Way satellites in the Galactic halo p. 139

C. Liu, J. Hu, H. Newberg and Y. Zhao

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078392

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Unveiling the X-ray point source population of the Young Massive Cluster Westerlund 1 p. 147

J. S. Clark, M. P. Muno, I. Negueruela, S. M. Dougherty, P. A. Crowther, S. P. Goodwin and R. de Grijs

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077186

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Tidal radii and masses of open clusters p. 165

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

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078525

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The environs of the H II region Gum 31 p. 173

C. Cappa, V. S. Niemela, R. Amorín and J. Vasquez

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067028

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A multi-transition submillimeter water maser study of evolved stars. Detection of a new line near 475 GHz p. 185

K. M. Menten, A. Lundgren, A. Belloche, S. Thorwirth and M. J. Reid

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078349

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Extended shells around B[e] stars - Implications for B[e] star evolution p. 193

A. P. Marston and B. McCollum

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066086

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Observational 2D model of H₂ emission from a bow shock in the Orion Molecular Cloud p. 203

L. E. Kristensen, T. L. Ravkilde, G. Pineau des Forêts, S. Cabrit, D. Field, M. Gustafsson, S. Diana and J.-L. Lemaire

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078100

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Stellar structure and evolution

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The initial-final mass relationship from white dwarfs in common proper motion pairs p. 213

S. Catalán, J. Isern, E. García-Berro, I. Ribas, C. Allende Prieto and A. Z. Bonanos

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078111

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On the evolution and fate of super-massive stars p. 223

L. R. Yungelson, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, Jorick S. Vink, S. F. Portegies Zwart and A. de Koter

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078345

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SAX J1712.6-3739: a persistent hard X-ray source as monitored with INTEGRAL p. 239

M. Fiocchi, A. Bazzano, P. Ubertini and G. De Cesare

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077735

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Scandium: a key element for understanding Am stars p. 243

F. LeBlanc and G. Alecian

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077626

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INTEGRAL detection of the pulsar wind nebula in PSR J1846–0258 p. 249

V. A. McBride, A. J. Dean, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. B. Hill, A. De Rosa, R. Landi, V. Sguera and A. Malizia

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078432

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Stellar atmospheres

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Modeling of C IV pumped fluorescence of Fe II in symbiotic stars p. 255

M. Eriksson, H. Nilsson, H. Veenhuizen and K. S. Long

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078420

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A 1.3 cm wavelength radio flare from a deeply embedded source in the Orion BN/KL region p. 267

J. Forbrich, K. M. Menten and M. J. Reid

Published online: 20 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078070

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The Sun

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Temporal evolution of the Evershed flow in sunspots - II. Physical properties and nature of Evershed clouds p. 273

D. Cabrera Solana, L. R. Bellot Rubio, J. M. Borrero and J. C. del Toro Iniesta

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077820

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Large-scale horizontal flows in the solar photosphere - II. Long-term behaviour and magnetic activity response p. 285

M. Švanda, M. Klvaňa, M. Sobotka and V. Bumba

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077718

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Characteristics of plasma turbulence and radio emission from an interplanetary shock wave p. 293

V. G. Ledenev, E. Aguilar-Rodriguez, V. V. Tirsky and V. M. Tomozov

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078208

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Planets and planetary systems

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73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-B observed from the optical ground station p. 299

T.-M. Ho, R. Schulz, C. Erd, D. Martin, T. Oosterbroek, A. Peacock, A. Stankov, J. Stuewe and P. Verhoeve

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077261

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Influence of the evolving stellar X-ray luminosity distribution on exoplanetary mass loss p. 309

T. Penz, G. Micela and H. Lammer

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078364

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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INPOP06: a new numerical planetary ephemeris p. 315

A. Fienga, H. Manche, J. Laskar and M. Gastineau

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066607

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Interferometric apodization of telescope apertures - I. First laboratory results obtained using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer p. 329

A. Carlotti, G. Ricort, C. Aime, Y. El Azhari and R. Soummer

Published online: 23 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078270

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Isopistonic angle for multi-aperture interferometers from isoplanatic angle p. 337

T. Elhalkouj, A. Ziad, R. G. Petrov, M. Lazrek, Y. Elazhari and Z. Benkhaldoun

Published online: 26 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078173

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First results from a laboratory hypertelescope using single-mode fibers p. 345

F. Patru, D. Mourard, J.-M. Clausse, L. Delage, F. Reynaud, M. Dubreuil, D. Bonneau, S. Bosio, Y. Bresson, Y. Hugues et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078757

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Online catalogs and data

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HESS very-high-energy gamma-ray sources without identified counterparts p. 353

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz et al. (134 more)

Published online: 09 October 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078516

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