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Volume 506 / No 1 (October IV 2009)

The CoRoT space mission: early results

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Editorial

Editorial p. E1

C. Bertout, T. Forveille, N. Langer and S. Shore

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913351

Stellar structure and evolution

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On posterior probability and significance level: application to the power spectrum of HD 49 933 observed by CoRoT p. 1

T. Appourchaux, R. Samadi and M.-A. Dupret

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810990

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Mode width fitting with a simple Bayesian approach - Application to CoRoT targets HD 181420 and HD 49933 p. 7

P. Gaulme, T. Appourchaux and P. Boumier

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911920

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The solar-like oscillations of HD 49933: a Bayesian approach p. 15

O. Benomar, T. Appourchaux and F. Baudin

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911657

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The CoRoT target HD 175726: an active star with weak solar-like oscillations p. 33

B. Mosser, E. Michel, T. Appourchaux, C. Barban, F. Baudin, P. Boumier, H. Bruntt, C. Catala, S. Deheuvels, R. A. García et al. (10 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911917

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Solar-like oscillations with low amplitude in the CoRoT target HD 181906 p. 41

R. A. García, C. Régulo, R. Samadi, J. Ballot, C. Barban, O. Benomar, W. J. Chaplin, P. Gaulme, T. Appourchaux, S. Mathur et al. (16 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911910

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Solar-like oscillations in HD 181420: data analysis of 156 days of CoRoT data p. 51

C. Barban, S. Deheuvels, F. Baudin, T. Appourchaux, M. Auvergne, J. Ballot, P. Boumier, W. J. Chaplin, R. A. García, P. Gaulme et al. (11 more)

Published online: 24 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911937

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Theoretical amplitudes and lifetimes of non-radial solar-like oscillations in red giants p. 57

M.-A. Dupret, K. Belkacem, R. Samadi, J. Montalban, O. Moreira, A. Miglio, M. Godart, P. Ventura, H.-G. Ludwig, A. Grigahcène et al. (3 more)

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911713

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Looking for pulsations in HgMn stars through CoRoT lightcurves p. 69

G. Alecian, M. Gebran, M. Auvergne, O. Richard, R. Samadi, W. W. Weiss and A. Baglin

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911678

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Asteroseismic analysis of the CoRoT δ Scuti star HD 174936 p. 79

A. García Hernández, A. Moya, E. Michel, R. Garrido, J. C. Suárez, E. Rodríguez, P. J. Amado, S. Martín-Ruiz, A. Rolland, E. Poretti et al. (6 more)

Published online: 27 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911932

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HD 50844: a new look at δ Scuti stars from CoRoT space photometry p. 85

E. Poretti, E. Michel, R. Garrido, L. Lefèvre, L. Mantegazza, M. Rainer, E. Rodríguez, K. Uytterhoeven, P. J. Amado, S. Martín-Ruiz et al. (14 more)

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912039

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The B0.5IVe CoRoT target HD 49330 - I. Photometric analysis from CoRoT data p. 95

A.-L. Huat, A.-M. Hubert, F. Baudin, M. Floquet, C. Neiner, Y. Frémat, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, L. Andrade, B. de Batz, P. D. Diago et al. (12 more)

Published online: 22 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911928

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The B0.5 IVe CoRoT target HD 49330 - II. Spectroscopic ground-based observations p. 103

M. Floquet, A.-M. Hubert, A.-L. Huat, Y. Frémat, E. Janot-Pacheco, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, C. Neiner, B. de Batz, B. Leroy, E. Poretti et al. (13 more)

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911927

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Evidence for nonlinear resonant mode coupling in the Cephei star HD 180642 (V1449 Aquilae) from CoRoT photometry p. 111

P. Degroote, M. Briquet, C. Catala, K. Uytterhoeven, K. Lefever, T. Morel, C. Aerts, F. Carrier, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin and E. Michel

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911782

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Pulsations in the late-type Be star HD 50 209 detected by CoRoT p. 125

P. D. Diago, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, M. Auvergne, J. Fabregat, A.-M. Hubert, M. Floquet, Y. Frémat, R. Garrido, L. Andrade, B. de Batz et al. (15 more)

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911901

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Low-amplitude variations detected by CoRoT in the B8IIIe star HD 175869 p. 133

J. Gutiérrez-Soto, M. Floquet, R. Samadi, C. Neiner, R. Garrido, J. Fabregat, Y. Frémat, P. D. Diago, A.-L. Huat, B. Leroy et al. (13 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911915

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The pulsations of the B5IVe star HD 181231 observed with CoRoT and ground-based spectroscopy p. 143

C. Neiner, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, F. Baudin, B. de Batz, Y. Frémat, A. L. Huat, M. Floquet, A.-M. Hubert, B. Leroy, P. D. Diago et al. (18 more)

Published online: 24 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911971

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Accuracy of stellar parameters of exoplanet-host stars determined from asteroseismology p. 153

C. Mulet-Marquis, I. Baraffe, S. Aigrain and F. Pont

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911893

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HD 51106 and HD 50747: an ellipsoidal binary and a triple system observed with CoRoT p. 159

N. Dolez, S. Vauclair, E. Michel, A. Hui-Bon-Hoa, G. Vauclair, D. Le Contel, P. Mathias, E. Poretti, P. J. Amado, M. Rainer et al. (6 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911903

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Hydrodynamical simulations of convection-related stellar micro-variability - II. The enigmatic granulation background of the CoRoT target HD 49933 p. 167

H.-G. Ludwig, R. Samadi, M. Steffen, T. Appourchaux, F. Baudin, K. Belkacem, P. Boumier, M.-J. Goupil and E. Michel

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911930

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Impact of the physical processes in the modeling of HD 49933 p. 175

L. Piau, S. Turck-Chièze, V. Duez and R. F. Stein

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911947

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Mode identification in rapidly rotating stars p. 183

D. R. Reese, M. J. Thompson, K. B. MacGregor, S. Jackson, A. Skumanich and T. S. Metcalfe

Published online: 04 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911914

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Pulsation modes in rapidly rotating stellar models based on the self-consistent field method p. 189

D. R. Reese, K. B. MacGregor, S. Jackson, A. Skumanich and T. S. Metcalfe

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811510

Stellar atmospheres

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Improved fundamental parameters and LTE abundances of the CoRoT solar-type pulsator HD 49933 p. 203

T. Ryabchikova, L. Fossati and D. Shulyak

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911871

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Abundance analysis of prime B-type targets for asteroseismology - II. B6–B9.5 stars in the field of view of the CoRoT satellite p. 213

E. Niemczura, T. Morel and C. Aerts

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911931

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Accurate fundamental parameters of CoRoT asteroseismic targets - The solar-like stars HD 49933, HD 175726, HD 181420, and HD 181906 p. 235

H. Bruntt

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911925

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Short-lived spots in solar-like stars as observed by CoRoT p. 245

B. Mosser, F. Baudin, A. F. Lanza, J. C. Hulot, C. Catala, A. Baglin and M. Auvergne

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911942

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Photospheric activity and rotation of the planet-hosting star CoRoT-4a p. 255

A. F. Lanza, S. Aigrain, S. Messina, G. Leto, I. Pagano, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, P. Barge, A. S. Bonomo, A. Collier Cameron et al. (5 more)

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811487

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On the differential rotation of CoRoT-2a p. 263

H.-E. Fröhlich, M. Küker, A. P. Hatzes and K. G. Strassmeier

Published online: 28 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911895

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Ground-based observations of the β Cephei CoRoT main target HD 180 642: abundance analysis and mode identification p. 269

M. Briquet, K. Uytterhoeven, T. Morel, C. Aerts, P. De Cat, P. Mathias, K. Lefever, A. Miglio, E. Poretti, S. Martín-Ruiz et al. (13 more)

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912025

Planets and planetary systems

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - VII. The “hot-Jupiter”-type planet CoRoT-5b p. 281

H. Rauer, D. Queloz, Sz. Csizmadia, M. Deleuil, R. Alonso, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, P. Barge et al. (36 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911902

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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first super-Earth with measured radius p. 287

A. Léger, D. Rouan, J. Schneider, P. Barge, M. Fridlund, B. Samuel, M. Ollivier, E. Guenther, M. Deleuil, H. J. Deeg et al. (151 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911933

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The CoRoT-7 planetary system: two orbiting super-Earths p. 303

D. Queloz, F. Bouchy, C. Moutou, A. Hatzes, G. Hébrard, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, M. Barbieri, P. Barge et al. (30 more)

Published online: 15 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913096

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Planetary transit candidates in the CoRoT initial run: resolving their nature p. 321

C. Moutou, F. Pont, F. Bouchy, M. Deleuil, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Barbieri, H. Bruntt, H. J. Deeg, M. Fridlund et al. (38 more)

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911911

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Rate and nature of false positives in the CoRoT exoplanet search p. 337

J. M. Almenara, H. J. Deeg, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, M. Barbieri, P. Barge, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy et al. (40 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911926

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Ground-based photometry of space-based transit detections: photometric follow-up of the CoRoT mission p. 343

H. J. Deeg, M. Gillon, A. Shporer, D. Rouan, B. Stecklum, S. Aigrain, A. Alapini, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Barbieri et al. (16 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912011

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The secondary eclipse of CoRoT-1b p. 353

R. Alonso, A. Alapini, S. Aigrain, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, M. Barbieri, P. Barge, A. S. Bonomo, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy et al. (26 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912102

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VLT transit and occultation photometry for the bloated planet CoRoT-1b p. 359

M. Gillon, B.-O. Demory, A. H. M. J. Triaud, T. Barman, L. Hebb, J. Montalbán, P. F. L. Maxted, D. Queloz, M. Deleuil and P. Magain

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912231

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An analysis of the transit times of CoRoT-1b p. 369

J. L. Bean

Published online: 04 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912030

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The Rossiter-McLaughlin effect of CoRoT-3b and HD 189733b p. 377

A. H. M. J. Triaud, D. Queloz, F. Bouchy, C. Moutou, A. C. Cameron, A. Claret, P. Barge, W. Benz, M. Deleuil, T. Guillot et al. (6 more)

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911897

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Structure and evolution of the first CoRoT exoplanets: probing the brown dwarf/planet overlapping mass regime p. 385

J. Leconte, I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier, T. Barman and B. Levrard

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911896

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Planet formation by nucleated-instability: comparison with the two first CoRoT runs p. 391

Y. Alibert, F. Pont, I. Baraffe, C. Reylé, C. Mordasini, D. Queloz, W. Benz and S. Udry

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911916

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Determining the mass loss limit for close-in exoplanets: what can we learn from transit observations? p. 399

H. Lammer, P. Odert, M. Leitzinger, M. L. Khodachenko, M. Panchenko, Yu. N. Kulikov, T. L. Zhang, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, N. V. Erkaev, G. Wuchterl et al. (8 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911922

Astronomical instrumentation

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The CoRoT satellite in flight: description and performance p. 411

M. Auvergne, P. Bodin, L. Boisnard, J.-T. Buey, S. Chaintreuil, G. Epstein, M. Jouret, T. Lam-Trong, P. Levacher, A. Magnan et al. (100 more)

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810860

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Noise properties of the CoRoT data - A planet-finding perspective p. 425

S. Aigrain, F. Pont, F. Fressin, A. Alapini, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, M. Barbieri, P. Barge, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy et al. (23 more)

Published online: 16 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911885

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Removing systematics from the CoRoT light curves - I. Magnitude-dependent zero point p. 431

T. Mazeh, P. Guterman, S. Aigrain, S. Zucker, N. Grinberg, A. Alapini, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, M. Barbieri, P. Barge et al. (24 more)

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912037

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Narrow frequency-windowed autocorrelations as a diagnostic of solar-like stars p. 435

I. W. Roxburgh

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911906

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Searching for transiting circumbinary planets in CoRoT and ground-based data using CB-BLS p. 445

A. Ofir, H. J. Deeg and C. H. S. Lacy

Published online: 27 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911861

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The LAEX and NASA portals for CoRoT public data p. 455

E. Solano, K. von Braun, A. Velasco, D. R. Ciardi, R. Gutiérrez, D. L. McElroy, M. López, M. Abajian, M. García, B. Ali et al. (15 more)

Published online: 04 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912386

Catalogs and data

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Characteristics of solar-like oscillations in red giants observed in the CoRoT exoplanet field p. 465

S. Hekker, T. Kallinger, F. Baudin, J. De Ridder, C. Barban, F. Carrier, A. P. Hatzes, W. W. Weiss and A. Baglin

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911858

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CoRoT's view of newly discovered B-star pulsators: results for 358 candidate B pulsators from the initial run's exoplanet field data p. 471

P. Degroote, C. Aerts, M. Ollivier, A. Miglio, J. Debosscher, J. Cuypers, M. Briquet, J. Montalbán, A. Thoul, A. Noels et al. (11 more)

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911884

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Planetary transit candidates in Corot-IRa01 field p. 491

S. Carpano, J. Cabrera, R. Alonso, P. Barge, S. Aigrain, J.-M. Almenara, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy, L. Carone, H. J. Deeg et al. (28 more)

Published online: 03 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911882

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Planetary transit candidates in CoRoT-LRc01 field p. 501

J. Cabrera, M. Fridlund, M. Ollivier, D. Gandolfi, Sz. Csizmadia, R. Alonso, S. Aigrain, A. Alapini, J.-M. Almenara, P. Barge et al. (45 more)

Published online: 03 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912684

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Automated supervised classification of variable stars in the CoRoT programme - Method and application to the first four exoplanet fields p. 519

J. Debosscher, L. M. Sarro, M. López, M. Deleuil, C. Aerts, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, F. Baudin, M. Chadid, S. Charpinet et al. (20 more)

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911618

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Comparative clustering analysis of variable stars in the Hipparcos, OGLE Large Magellanic Cloud, and CoRoT exoplanet databases p. 535

L. M. Sarro, J. Debosscher, C. Aerts and M. López

Published online: 27 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912009

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Periodic variable stars in CoRoT field LRa02 observed with BEST II p. 569

P. Kabath, A. Erikson, H. Rauer, T. Pasternacki, Sz. Csizmadia, R. Chini, R. Lemke, M. Murphy, T. Fruth, R. Titz and P. Eigmüller

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911909