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Plane-mirroring anomaly in the cosmic microwave background maps p. L1

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

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911795

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Photometric and spectroscopic detection of the primary transit of the 111-day-period planet HD 80 606 b p. L5

C. Moutou, G. Hébrard, F. Bouchy, A. Eggenberger, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, D. Gravallon, D. Ehrenreich, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse et al. (12 more)

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911954

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Astrophysical processes

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On the stability of elliptical vortices in accretion discs p. 1

G. Lesur and J. C. B. Papaloizou

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811577

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Evolution in the properties of Lyman- emitters from redshifts z ~ 3 to z ~ 2 p. 13

K. K. Nilsson, C. Tapken, P. Møller, W. Freudling, J. P. U. Fynbo, K. Meisenheimer, P. Laursen and G. Östlin

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810881

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First stars and the extragalactic background light: how recent γ-ray observations constrain the early universe p. 25

M. Raue, T. Kneiske and D. Mazin

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810396

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Keck spectroscopic survey of strongly lensed galaxies in Abell 1703: further evidence of a relaxed, unimodal cluster p. 37

J. Richard, L. Pei, M. Limousin, E. Jullo and J. P. Kneib

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811366

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Parity dependence in strong lens systems as a probe of dark matter substructure p. 49

J. Chen

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811134

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3C 33: another case of photoionized soft X-ray emission in radio galaxies p. 61

E. Torresi, P. Grandi, M. Guainazzi, G. G. C. Palumbo, G. Ponti and S. Bianchi

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810944

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Revealing X-ray obscured quasars in SWIRE sources with extreme mid-IR/optical flux ratios p. 67

G. Lanzuisi, E. Piconcelli, F. Fiore, C. Feruglio, C. Vignali, M. Salvato and C. Gruppioni

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811282

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MAGIC upper limits to the VHE gamma-ray flux of 3C 454.3 in high emission state p. 83

H. Anderhub, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, C. Baixeras, S. Balestra, J. A. Barrio, H. Bartko, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González et al. (139 more)

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811326

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The redshift and afterglow of the extremely energetic gamma-ray burst GRB 080916C p. 89

J. Greiner, C. Clemens, T. Krühler, A. von Kienlin, A. Rau, R. Sari, D. B. Fox, N. Kawai, P. Afonso, M. Ajello et al. (15 more)

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811571

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Stellar populations in the Galactic bulge - Modelling the Galactic bulge with TRILEGAL p. 95

E. Vanhollebeke, M. A. T. Groenewegen and L. Girardi

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078472

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A third red supergiant rich cluster in the Scutum-Crux arm p. 109

J. S. Clark, I. Negueruela, B. Davies, V. M. Larionov, B. W. Ritchie, D. F. Figer, M. Messineo, P. A. Crowther and A. A. Arkharov

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911945

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A new spectroscopic and interferometric study of the young stellar object V645 Cygni p. 115

A. S. Miroshnichenko, K.-H. Hofmann, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt, S. Kraus, N. Manset, L. Albert, Y. Y. Balega, V. G. Klochkova, R. J. Rudy et al. (7 more)

Published online: 30 January 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810936

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The dust condensation sequence in red supergiant stars p. 127

T. Verhoelst, N. Van der Zypen, S. Hony, L. Decin, J. Cami and K. Eriksson

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20079063

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On the metal abundances inside mixed-morphology supernova remnants: the case of IC 443 and G166.0+4.3 p. 139

F. Bocchino, M. Miceli and E. Troja

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810742

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Spitzer-IRAC GLIMPSE of high mass protostellar objects - II. SED modelling of a bona fide sample p. 147

J. M. C. Grave and M. S. N. Kumar

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810902

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Chemical stratification in the Orion Bar: JCMT Spectral Legacy Survey observations p. 161

M. H. D. van der Wiel, F. F. S. van der Tak, V. Ossenkopf, M. Spaans, H. Roberts, G. A. Fuller and R. Plume

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811391

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The nature of the Class I population in Ophiuchus as revealed through gas and dust mapping p. 167

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, D. M. Salter, M. R. Hogerheijde, J. K. Jørgensen and A. C. A. Boogert

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810445

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Stellar structure and evolution

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From outburst to quiescence: the decay of the transient AXP XTE J1810-197 p. 195

F. Bernardini, G. L. Israel, S. Dall'Osso, L. Stella, N. Rea, S. Zane, R. Turolla, R. Perna, M. Falanga, S. Campana et al. (3 more)

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810779

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Detection of X-rays from the jet-driving symbiotic star MWC 560 p. 209

M. Stute and R. Sahai

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811176

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Pulsed thermal emission from the accreting pulsar XMMU J054134.7-682550 p. 217

A. Manousakis, R. Walter, M. Audard and T. Lanz

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811087

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Discovery and timing of the first 8gr8 Cygnus survey pulsars p. 223

G. H. Janssen, B. W. Stappers, R. Braun, W. van Straten, R. T. Edwards, E. Rubio-Herrera, J. van Leeuwen and P. Weltevrede

Published online: 24 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811482

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The isolated neutron star candidate 2XMM J104608.7-594306 p. 233

A. M. Pires, C. Motch, R. Turolla, A. Treves and S. B. Popov

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810966

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Semi-global simulations of the magneto-rotational instability in core collapse supernovae p. 241

M. Obergaulinger, P. Cerdá-Durán, E. Müller and M. A. Aloy

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811323

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Deneb's variability: a hint of a deep-lying convection zone? p. 273

A. Gautschy

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911666

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Short-term spectroscopic monitoring of two cool dwarfs with strong magnetic fields p. 281

E. W. Guenther, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, A. Mehner and E. L. Martín

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810216

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The size distribution of magnetic bright points derived from Hinode/SOT observations p. 289

D. Utz, A. Hanslmeier, C. Möstl, R. Muller, A. Veronig and H. Muthsam

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810867

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Partially-erupting prominences: a comparison between observations and model-predicted observables p. 295

D. Tripathi, S. E. Gibson, J. Qiu, L. Fletcher, R. Liu, H. Gilbert and H. E. Mason

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809801

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Planets and planetary systems

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New visible spectra and mineralogical assessment of (21) Lutetia, a target of the Rosetta mission p. 307

M. Lazzarin, S. Marchi, L. V. Moroz and S. Magrin

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810184

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Photometry and models of selected main belt asteroids. VI. 160 Una, 747 Winchester, and 849 Ara p. 313

A. Marciniak, T. Michałowski, R. Hirsch, M. Polińska, K. Kamiński, T. Kwiatkowski, A. Kryszczyńska, R. Behrend, L. Bernasconi, J. Michałowski et al. (3 more)

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811078

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Phase closure nulling - Application to the spectroscopy of faint companions p. 321

A. Chelli, G. Duvert, F. Malbet and P. Kern

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811036

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