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WASP-8b: a retrograde transiting planet in a multiple system L1

D. Queloz, D. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, M. Gillon, L. Hebb, C. Hellier, P. Maxted, F. Pepe, D. Pollacco, D. Ségransan et al. (4 more)

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014768

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Astronomical identification of CN^-, the smallest observed molecular anion L2

M. Agúndez, J. Cernicharo, M. Guélin, C. Kahane, E. Roueff, J. Kłos, F. J. Aoiz, F. Lique, N. Marcelino, J. R. Goicoechea et al. (4 more)

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015186

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The 2008 outburst in the young stellar system Z CMa - I. Evidence of an enhanced bipolar wind on the AU-scale L3

M. Benisty, F. Malbet, C. Dougados, A. Natta, J. B. Le Bouquin, F. Massi, M. Bonnefoy, J. Bouvier, G. Chauvin, O. Chesneau et al. (8 more)

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014776

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Optical identification of the transient supersoft X-ray source RX J0527.8-6954, in the LMC L5

A. S. Oliveira, J. E. Steiner, T. V. Ricci, R. B. Menezes and B. W. Borges

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014773

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The NH₂D/NH₃ ratio toward pre-protostellar cores around the UC region in IRAS 20293+3952 L6

G. Busquet, A. Palau, R. Estalella, J. M. Girart, Á. Sánchez-Monge, S. Viti, P. T. P. Ho and Q. Zhang

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014866

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Hanny's Voorwerp - Evidence of AGN activity and a nuclear starburst in the central regions of IC 2497 L8

H. Rampadarath, M. A. Garrett, G. I. G. Józsa, T. Muxlow, T. A. Oosterloo, Z. Paragi, R. Beswick, H. van Arkel, W. C. Keel and K. Schawinski

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014782

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MAGIC observation of the GRB 080430 afterglow A5

J. Aleksić, H. Anderhub, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, C. Baixeras, S. Balestra, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González et al. (143 more)

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913461

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Coordinated NIR/mm observations of flare emission from Sagittarius A* A46

D. Kunneriath, G. Witzel, A. Eckart, M. Zamaninasab, R. Gießübel, R. Schödel, F. K. Baganoff, M. R. Morris, M. Dovčiak, W. J. Duschl et al. (21 more)

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913613

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The very steep spectrum radio halo in Abell 697 A43

G. Macario, T. Venturi, G. Brunetti, D. Dallacasa, S. Giacintucci, R. Cassano, S. Bardelli and R. Athreya

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014109

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Testing adiabatic contraction of dark matter in fossil group candidates A52

J. Démoclès, G. W. Pratt, D. Pierini, M. Arnaud, S. Zibetti and E. D'Onghia

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014328

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The HELLAS2XMM survey - XIII. Multi-component analysis of the spectral energy distribution of obscured AGN A11

F. Pozzi, C. Vignali, A. Comastri, E. Bellocchi, J. Fritz, C. Gruppioni, M. Mignoli, R. Maiolino, L. Pozzetti, M. Brusa et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913043

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X-ray and multiwavelength view of NGC 4278 - A LINER-Seyfert connection? A33

G. Younes, D. Porquet, B. Sabra, N. Grosso, J. N. Reeves and M. G. Allen

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014371

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Spectral optical monitoring of 3C 390.3 in 1995–2007 - I. Light curves and flux variation in the continuum and broad lines A42

A. I. Shapovalova, L. Č. Popović, A. N. Burenkov, V. H. Chavushyan, D. Ilić, W. Kollatschny, A. Kovačević, N. G. Bochkarev, L. Carrasco, J. León-Tavares et al. (4 more)

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014118

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“Comets” orbiting a black hole A47

R. Maiolino, G. Risaliti, M. Salvati, P. Pietrini, G. Torricelli-Ciamponi, M. Elvis, G. Fabbiano, V. Braito and J. Reeves

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913985

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GRB 021004: Tomography of a gamma-ray burst progenitor and its host galaxy A61

A. J. Castro-Tirado, P. Møller, G. García-Segura, J. Gorosabel, E. Pérez, A. de Ugarte Postigo, E. Solano, D. Barrado, S. Klose, D. A. Kann et al. (16 more)

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913966

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Colour behaviour of the blazar PKS 0735+178 in 1994–2004 A63

L. O. Takalo, V. A. Hagen-Thorn, E. I. Hagen-Thorn, S. Ciprini and A. Sillanpää

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913497

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Galaxy evolution from deep multi-wavelength infrared surveys: a prelude to Herschel A74

A. Franceschini, G. Rodighiero, M. Vaccari, S. Berta, L. Marchetti and G. Mainetti

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912622

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A mid-IR study of Hickson compact groups - I. Probing the effects of environment in galaxy interactions A75

T. Bitsakis, V. Charmandaris, E. Le Floc'h, T. Díaz-Santos, S. K. Slater, E. Xilouris and M. P. Haynes

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014102

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Detection of the H92α recombination line from NGC 4945 A82

A. L. Roy, T. Oosterloo, W. M. Goss and K. R. Anantharamaiah

Published online: 12 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913926

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Tol 2240–384 – a new low-metallicity AGN candidate A90

Y. I. Izotov, N. G. Guseva, K. J. Fricke, G. Stasińska, C. Henkel and P. Papaderos

Published online: 13 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014390

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Near-infrared spectroscopy in NGC 7538 A2

E. Puga, A. Marín-Franch, F. Najarro, A. Lenorzer, A. Herrero, J. A. Acosta Pulido, L. A. Chavarría, A. Bik, D. Figer and S. Ramírez Alegría

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913294

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Variable accretion as a mechanism for brightness variations in T Tauri S A16

R. van Boekel, A. Juhász, Th. Henning, R. Köhler, Th. Ratzka, T. Herbst, J. Bouwman and W. Kley

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913840

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A variable jet model for the Hα emission of HH 444 A20

A. C. Raga, A. Riera and D. I. González-Gómez

Published online: 27 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913908

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Sensitivity analyses of dense cloud chemical models A21

V. Wakelam, E. Herbst, J. Le Bourlot, F. Hersant, F. Selsis and S. Guilloteau

Published online: 27 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913856

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A comparative study of high-mass cluster forming clumps A66

A. López-Sepulcre, R. Cesaroni and C. M. Walmsley

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014252

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Analyzing X-ray pulsar profiles: geometry and beam pattern of EXO 2030+375 A8

M. Sasaki, D. Klochkov, U. Kraus, I. Caballero and A. Santangelo

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913863

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Red-giant seismic properties analyzed with CoRoT A22

B. Mosser, K. Belkacem, M.-J. Goupil, A. Miglio, T. Morel, C. Barban, F. Baudin, S. Hekker, R. Samadi, J. De Ridder et al. (3 more)

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014036

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Mixing of CNO-cycled matter in massive stars A38

N. Przybilla, M. Firnstein, M. F. Nieva, G. Meynet and A. Maeder

Published online: 29 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014164

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The 3-D structure of SN 1987A's inner ejecta A51

K. Kjær, B. Leibundgut, C. Fransson, A. Jerkstrand and J. Spyromilio

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014538

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Interferometric radius and limb darkening of the asteroseismic red giant η Serpentis with the CHARA Array A64

A. Mérand, P. Kervella, C. Barban, E. Josselin, T. A. ten Brummelaar, H. A. McAlister, V. Coudé du Foresto, S. T. Ridgway, N. Turner, J. Sturmann et al. (3 more)

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912103

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New Herbig Ae/Be stars confirmed via high-resolution optical spectroscopy A67

A. Carmona, M. E. van den Ancker, M. Audard, Th. Henning, J. Setiawan and J. Rodmann

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913800

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The double-peaked 2008 outburst of the accreting milli-second X-ray pulsar, IGR J00291+5934 A72

F. Lewis, D. M. Russell, P. G. Jonker, M. Linares, V. Tudose, P. Roche, J. S. Clark, M. A. P. Torres, D. Maitra, C. G. Bassa et al. (11 more)

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014382

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Rotational velocities of nearby young stars A88

P. Weise, R. Launhardt, J. Setiawan and T. Henning

Published online: 13 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014453

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Detection of high-velocity material from the wind-wind collision zone of Eta Carinae across the 2009.0 periastron passage A9

J. H. Groh, K. E. Nielsen, A. Damineli, T. R. Gull, T. I. Madura, D. J. Hillier, M. Teodoro, T. Driebe, G. Weigelt, H. Hartman et al. (8 more)

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913937

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Long-wavelength torsional modes of solar coronal plasma structures A29

S. Vasheghani Farahani, V. M. Nakariakov and T. Van Doorsselaere

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014502

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Post-flare evolution of AR 10923 with Hinode/XRT A41

S. Parenti, F. Reale and K. K. Reeves

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913697

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NLTE solar irradiance modeling with the COSI code A48

A. I. Shapiro, W. Schmutz, M. Schoell, M. Haberreiter and E. Rozanov

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913987

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Numerical simulation of viscous-like flow in and around the plasma tail of a comet A35

M. Reyes-Ruiz, H. Pérez-de-Tejada, H. Aceves and R. Vázquez

Published online: 29 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912376

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Distribution of refractory and volatile elements in CoRoT exoplanet host stars A40

C. Chavero, R. de la Reza, R. C. Domingos, N. A. Drake, C. B. Pereira and O. C. Winter

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912184

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Space weathering of asteroidal surfaces - Influence on the UV-Vis spectra A60

Z. Kaňuchová, G. A. Baratta, M. Garozzo and G. Strazzulla

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014061

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Poisson denoising on the sphere: application to the Fermi gamma ray space telescope A26

J. Schmitt, J. L. Starck, J. M. Casandjian, J. Fadili and I. Grenier

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913822

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ARC: an Achromatic Rotation-shearing Coronagraph A55

C. Aime, G. Ricort, A. Carlotti, Y. Rabbia and J. Gay

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912939

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Typical duration of good seeing sequences at Concordia A69

E. Fossat, E. Aristidi, A. Agabi, E. Bondoux, Z. Challita, F. Jeanneaux and D. Mékarnia

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014186

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Characterization of Kepler early-type targets A3

G. Catanzaro, A. Frasca, J. Molenda-Żakowicz and E. Marilli

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014189

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Galactic bulge giants: probing stellar and galactic evolution - I. Catalogue of Spitzer IRAC and MIPS sources A44

S. Uttenthaler, M. Stute, R. Sahai, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, M. Schultheis, K. E. Kraemer, M. A. T. Groenewegen and S. D. Price

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912232

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Spectroscopic characterization of 78 DENIS ultracool dwarf candidates in the solar neighborhood and the Upper Scorpii OB association A53

E. L. Martín, N. Phan-Bao, M. Bessell, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, A. Magazzù, C. Reylé, H. Bouy and R. Tata

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014202

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A deep survey of the AKARI north ecliptic pole field - I. WSRT 20 cm radio survey description, observations and data reduction A54

G. J. White, C. Pearson, R. Braun, S. Serjeant, H. Matsuhara, T. Takagi, T. Nakagawa, R. Shipman, P. Barthel, N. Hwang et al. (10 more)

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913366

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 517 (July 2010)

Letters

WASP-8b: a retrograde transiting planet in a multiple system L1

Astronomical identification of CN-, the smallest observed molecular anion L2

The 2008 outburst in the young stellar system Z CMa - I. Evidence of an enhanced bipolar wind on the AU-scale L3

Lepton models for TeV emission from SNR RX J1713.7-3946 L4

Optical identification of the transient supersoft X-ray source RX J0527.8-6954, in the LMC L5

The NH2D/NH3 ratio toward pre-protostellar cores around the UC region in IRAS 20293+3952 L6

STEREO quadrature observations of coronal dimming at the onset of mini-CMEs L7

Hanny's Voorwerp - Evidence of AGN activity and a nuclear starburst in the central regions of IC 2497 L8

The H-test probability distribution revisited: improved sensitivity L9

Detection of nonthermal emission from the bow shock of a massive runaway star L10

Astrophysical processes

MAGIC observation of the GRB 080430 afterglow A5

Launching of jets by cold, magnetized disks in Kerr metric A18

Coordinated NIR/mm observations of flare emission from Sagittarius A* A46

Protoneutron star evolution and the neutrino-driven wind in general relativistic neutrino radiation hydrodynamics simulations A80

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Intrinsic alignment boosting - Direct measurement of intrinsic alignments in cosmic shear data A4

A search for edge-on galaxy lenses in the CFHT Legacy Survey A25

The very steep spectrum radio halo in Abell 697 A43

Testing adiabatic contraction of dark matter in fossil group candidates A52

Constraints on variation in α and me from WMAP 7-year data A62

Internal dynamics of Abell 2294: a massive, likely merging cluster A65

z = 1 multifractality of Swift short GRBs? A84

The universal galaxy cluster pressure profile from a representative sample of nearby systems (REXCESS) and the YSZ – M500 relation A92

The clusters Abell 222 and Abell 223: a multi-wavelength view A94

Extragalactic astronomy

The radio–X-ray luminosity correlation of radio halos at low radio frequency - Application of the turbulent re-acceleration model A10

The HELLAS2XMM survey - XIII. Multi-component analysis of the spectral energy distribution of obscured AGN A11

A study of the interplay between ionized gas and star clusters in the central region of NGC 5253 with 2D spectroscopy A27

VLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies - II. Evidence for shock ionization caused by tidal forces in the extra-nuclear regions of interacting and merging LIRGs A28

X-ray and multiwavelength view of NGC 4278 - A LINER-Seyfert connection? A33

A very young component in the pre-eminent starburst region of the Small Magellanic Cloud A39

Spectral optical monitoring of 3C 390.3 in 1995–2007 - I. Light curves and flux variation in the continuum and broad lines A42

“Comets” orbiting a black hole A47

GRB 021004: Tomography of a gamma-ray burst progenitor and its host galaxy A61

Colour behaviour of the blazar PKS 0735+178 in 1994–2004 A63

A snapshot on galaxy evolution occurring in the Great Wall: the role of Nurture at z = 0 A73

Galaxy evolution from deep multi-wavelength infrared surveys: a prelude to Herschel A74

A mid-IR study of Hickson compact groups - I. Probing the effects of environment in galaxy interactions A75

Relating dust, gas, and the rate of star formation in M 31 A77

Detection of the H92α recombination line from NGC 4945 A82

Massive star formation in Wolf-Rayet galaxies - IV. Colours, chemical-composition analysis and metallicity–luminosity relations A85

Tol 2240–384 – a new low-metallicity AGN candidate A90

A search for supernova remnants in the nearby spiral galaxy M 74 (NGC 628) A91

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

On the metallicity of open clusters - I. Photometry A32

A halo blue straggler on a highly eccentric retrograde orbit A36

Ages and luminosities of young SMC/LMC star clusters and the recent star formation history of the Clouds A50

Chemical abundances for the outer halo cluster Pal 4 from co-added high-resolution spectroscopy A59

The second and third parameters of the horizontal branch in globular clusters A81

On emission-line spectra obtained from evolutionary synthesis models - II. Scale-relations and the estimation of mass dependences A93

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Complex molecule formation in grain mantles A1

Near-infrared spectroscopy in NGC 7538 A2

Variable accretion as a mechanism for brightness variations in T Tauri S A16

TIMASSS: the IRAS16293-2422 millimeter and submillimeter spectral survey: tentative detection of deuterated methyl formate (DCOOCH3) A17

The origin, excitation, and evolution of subarcsecond outflows near T Tauri A19

A variable jet model for the Hα emission of HH 444 A20

Sensitivity analyses of dense cloud chemical models A21

Neutral material around the B[e] supergiant star LHA 115-S 65 - An outflowing disk or a detached Keplerian rotating disk? A30

From interstellar abundances to grain composition: the major dust constituents Mg, Si, and Fe A45

Class I and Class II methanol masers in high-mass star-forming regions A56

A comparative study of high-mass cluster forming clumps A66

Generation of radiative knots in a randomly pulsed protostellar jet - II. X-ray emission A68

VLBI study of maser kinematics in high-mass star-forming regions - I. G16.59–0.05 A71

VLBI study of maser kinematics in high-mass star-forming regions - II. G23.01–0.41 A78

Scattered Hα emission from a large translucent cloud G294-24 A79

Spatially resolved detection of crystallized water ice in a T Tauri object A87

Planetary nebulae abundances and stellar evolution II A95

A line confusion limited millimeter survey of Orion KL I. Sulfur carbon chains - I. Sulfur carbon chains A96

Stellar structure and evolution

On the shape of rapidly rotating stars A7

Analyzing X-ray pulsar profiles: geometry and beam pattern of EXO 2030+375 A8

Red-giant seismic properties analyzed with CoRoT A22

Properties and nature of Be stars - 28. Implications of systematic observations for the nature of the multiple system with the Be star o Cassiopeæ and its circumstellar environment A24

Mixing of CNO-cycled matter in massive stars A38

The 3-D structure of SN 1987A's inner ejecta A51

Astronomical identification of CN^-, the smallest observed molecular anion L2

The NH₂D/NH₃ ratio toward pre-protostellar cores around the UC region in IRAS 20293+3952 L6

Constraints on variation in α and m_e from WMAP 7-year data A62

The universal galaxy cluster pressure profile from a representative sample of nearby systems (REXCESS) and the Y_SZ – M₅₀₀ relation A92

TIMASSS: the IRAS16293-2422 millimeter and submillimeter spectral survey: tentative detection of deuterated methyl formate (DCOOCH₃) A17

Rotational excitation of 20 levels of para-H₂O by ortho-H₂ (j₂ = 1, 3, 5, 7) at high temperature A13

Stellar atmosphere parameters with MAχ, a MAssive compression of χ² for spectral fitting A57