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

Z. H. Fan, S. M. Liu, Q. Yuan and L. Fletcher

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015169

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

D. E. Innes, S. W. McIntosh and A. Pietarila

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014366

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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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The H-test probability distribution revisited: improved sensitivity L9

O. C. de Jager and I. Büsching

Published online: 13 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014362

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

P. Benaglia, G. E. Romero, J. Martí, C. S. Peri and A. T. Araudo

Published online: 17 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015232

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

A. Sądowski and M. Sikora

Published online: 27 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014076

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

T. Fischer, S. C. Whitehouse, A. Mezzacappa, F.-K. Thielemann and M. Liebendörfer

Published online: 11 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913106

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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

B. Joachimi and P. Schneider

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014482

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

J. F. Sygnet, H. Tu, B. Fort and R. Gavazzi

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913977

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

S. J. Landau and G. Scóccola

Published online: 06 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014215

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

M. Girardi, W. Boschin and R. Barrena

Published online: 06 August 2010

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z = 1 multifractality of Swift short GRBs? A84

F. Tamburini

Published online: 12 August 2010

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

M. Arnaud, G. W. Pratt, R. Piffaretti, H. Böhringer, J. H. Croston and E. Pointecouteau

Published online: 17 August 2010

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

F. Durret, T. F. Laganá, C. Adami and E. Bertin

Published online: 17 August 2010

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

R. Cassano

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913622

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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

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

A. Monreal-Ibero, J. M. Vílchez, J. R. Walsh and C. Muñoz-Tuñón

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014154

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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

A. Monreal-Ibero, S. Arribas, L. Colina, J. Rodríguez-Zaurín, A. Alonso-Herrero and M. García-Marín

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913239

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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

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

M. Heydari-Malayeri and R. Selier

Published online: 30 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014230

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

G. Gavazzi, M. Fumagalli, O. Cucciati and A. Boselli

Published online: 10 August 2010

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

F. S. Tabatabaei and E. M. Berkhuijsen

Published online: 11 August 2010

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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

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

Á. R. López-Sánchez and C. Esteban

Published online: 12 August 2010

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

E. Sonbaş, A. Akyüz, Ş. Balman and M. E. Özel

Published online: 17 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913858

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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On the metallicity of open clusters - I. Photometry A32

E. Paunzen, U. Heiter, M. Netopil and C. Soubiran

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014131

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A halo blue straggler on a highly eccentric retrograde orbit A36

A. Tillich, N. Przybilla, R.-D. Scholz and U. Heber

Published online: 29 July 2010

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

K. Glatt, E. K. Grebel and A. Koch

Published online: 04 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014187

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

A. Koch and P. Côté

Published online: 05 August 2010

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

R. G. Gratton, E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, S. Lucatello and V. D'Orazi

Published online: 12 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912572

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

M. Villaverde, M. Cerviño and V. Luridiana

Published online: 17 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912549

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Complex molecule formation in grain mantles A1

P. Hall and T. J. Millar

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811159

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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

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

K. Demyk, S. Bottinelli, E. Caux, C. Vastel, C. Ceccarelli, C. Kahane and A. Castets

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913830

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

M. Gustafsson, L. E. Kristensen, M. Kasper and T. M. Herbst

Published online: 27 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913828

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

M. Kraus, M. Borges Fernandes and F. X. de Araújo

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913964

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

N. V. Voshchinnikov and Th. Henning

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912817

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

F. Fontani, R. Cesaroni and R. S. Furuya

Published online: 05 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913679

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

R. Bonito, S. Orlando, M. Miceli, J. Eislöffel, G. Peres and F. Favata

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014723

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

A. Sanna, L. Moscadelli, R. Cesaroni, A. Tarchi, R. S. Furuya and C. Goddi

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014233

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

A. Sanna, L. Moscadelli, R. Cesaroni, A. Tarchi, R. S. Furuya and C. Goddi

Published online: 11 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014234

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

K. Lehtinen, M. Juvela and K. Mattila

Published online: 11 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913982

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

A. A. Schegerer and S. Wolf

Published online: 13 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911849

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Planetary nebulae abundances and stellar evolution II A95

S. R. Pottasch and J. Bernard-Salas

Published online: 17 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014009

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

B. Tercero, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Pardo and J. R. Goicoechea

Published online: 17 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913501

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On the shape of rapidly rotating stars A7

J.-P. Zahn, C. Ranc and P. Morel

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913817

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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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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

P. Koubský, C. A. Hummel, P. Harmanec, C. Tycner, F. van Leeuwen, S. Yang, M. Šlechta, H. Božić, R. T. Zavala, D. Ruždjak and D. Sudar

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014477

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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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Relaxed equilibrium configurations to model fossil fields - I. A first family A58

V. Duez and S. Mathis

Published online: 05 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913496

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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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Abundance analysis for long period variables - Velocity effects studied with O-rich dynamic model atmospheres A6

T. Lebzelter, W. Nowotny, S. Höfner, M. T. Lederer, K. H. Hinkle and B. Aringer

Published online: 23 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913730

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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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Radiative transfer with scattering for domain-decomposed 3D MHD simulations of cool stellar atmospheres - Numerical methods and application to the quiet, non-magnetic, surface of a solar-type star A49

W. Hayek, M. Asplund, M. Carlsson, R. Trampedach, R. Collet, B. V. Gudiksen, V. H. Hansteen and J. Leenaarts

Published online: 03 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014210

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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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Distribution functions for magnetic fields on the quiet Sun A37

J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 29 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913972

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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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Observations, compositional, and physical characterization of near-Earth and Mars-crosser asteroids from a spectroscopic survey A23

J. de León, J. Licandro, M. Serra-Ricart, N. Pinilla-Alonso and H. Campins

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913852

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Formation of the resonant system HD 60532 A31

Zs. Sándor and W. Kley

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014072

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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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The highest resolution near infrared spectrum of the imaged planetary mass companion 2M1207 b A76

J. Patience, R. R. King, R. J. De Rosa and C. Marois

Published online: 11 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014173

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Polarimetric observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during its 2008–2009 apparition A86

E. Hadamcik, A. K. Sen, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd, R. Gupta and J. Lasue

Published online: 12 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014167

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Estimate of the neutral atoms' contribution to the Mercury exosphere caused by a new flux of micrometeoroids A89

P. Borin, M. Bruno, G. Cremonese and F. Marzari

Published online: 13 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014312

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

F. Daniel, M.-L. Dubernet, F. Pacaud and A. Grosjean

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913745

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Gas-phase infrared spectra of cationized nitrogen-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons A15

H. Alvaro Galué, O. Pirali and J. Oomens

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014050

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Revisiting the theory of interferometric wide-field synthesis A12

J. Pety and N. Rodríguez-Fernández

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912873

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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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Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide field imagers - IV. An improved geometric-distortion correction for the blue prime-focus camera at the LBT A34

A. Bellini and L. R. Bedin

Published online: 28 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913783

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

P. Jofré, B. Panter, C. J. Hansen and A. Weiss

Published online: 05 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014013

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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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Atmospheric turbulence in phase-referenced and wide-field interferometric images - Application to the Square Kilometre Array A70

I. Martí-Vidal, J. C. Guirado, S. Jiménez-Monferrer and J. M. Marcaide

Published online: 10 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913803

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Optimum estimate of delays and dispersive effects in low-frequency interferometric observations A83

I. Martí-Vidal

Published online: 12 August 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913951

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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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Swift follow-up observations of 13 INTEGRAL sources A14

J. Rodriguez, J. A. Tomsick and A. Bodaghee

Published online: 26 July 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913967

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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

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