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Untangling the atmosphere of the Bullet cluster with Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect observations L1

S. Colafrancesco, P. Marchegiani and R. Buonanno

Published online: 27 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016037

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An optical spectroscopic survey of the 3CR sample of radio galaxies with z < 0.3 - IV. Discovery of the new spectroscopic class of relic radio galaxies L2

A. Capetti, S. Buttiglione, D. J. Axon, A. Robinson, A. Celotti, R. D. Baldi, M. Chiaberge, F. D. Macchetto and W. B. Sparks

Published online: 27 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016026

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Shocked water in the Cepheus E protostellar outflow L3

B. Lefloch, J. Cernicharo, S. Pacheco and C. Ceccarelli

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016247

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Twelve-hour spikes from the Crab Pevatron L4

M. Balbo, R. Walter, C. Ferrigno and P. Bordas

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015980

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Simulation of dark lanes in post-flare supra-arcades - III. A 2D simulation L5

L. S. Maglione, E. M. Schneiter, A. Costa and S. Elaskar

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015934

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Asymmetries in the type IIn SN 2010jl L6

F. Patat, S. Taubenberger, S. Benetti, A. Pastorello and A. Harutyunyan

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016217

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Lyman-α emitters as tracers of the transitioning Universe L7

K. K. Nilsson and P. Møller

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016313

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Are solar chromospheric fibrils tracing the magnetic field? L8

J. de la Cruz Rodríguez and H. Socas-Navarro

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016018

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Strong radial segregation between sub-populations of evolutionary homogeneous stars in the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6752 L9

V. Kravtsov, G. Alcaíno, G. Marconi and F. Alvarado

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015975

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The X-ray luminous galaxy cluster XMMU J1007.4+1237 at z = 1.56 - The dawn of starburst activity in cluster cores L10

R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, R. Šuhada, J. S. Santos, P. Rosati, D. Pierini, M. Mühlegger, H. Quintana, A. D. Schwope et al. (5 more)

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016169

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The retrograde orbit of the HAT-P-6b exoplanet L11

G. Hébrard, D. Ehrenreich, F. Bouchy, X. Delfosse, C. Moutou, L. Arnold, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, R. F. Díaz, A. Eggenberger et al. (11 more)

Published online: 09 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016331

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Astrophysical processes

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The plasma emission model of RBS1774 A2

N. Chkheidze

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016005

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Relativistic slim disks with vertical structure A17

A. Sądowski, M. Abramowicz, M. Bursa, W. Kluźniak, J.-P. Lasota and A. Różańska

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015256

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Iron lines in model disk spectra of Galactic black hole binaries A47

A. Różańska, J. Madej, P. Konorski and A. Sa¸dowski

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015626

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Detectability of ultrahigh energy cosmic-ray signatures in gamma-rays A54

K. Kotera, D. Allard and M. Lemoine

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015259

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Terahertz spectroscopy of the CHD radical () A64

H. Ozeki, S. Bailleux and G. Wlodarczak

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016043

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Study of measured pulsar masses and their possible conclusions A83

C. M. Zhang, J. Wang, Y. H. Zhao, H. X. Yin, L. M. Song, D. P. Menezes, D. T. Wickramasinghe, L. Ferrario and P. Chardonnet

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015532

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Isotropic ion distribution functions triggered by consecutive solar wind bulk velocity jumps: a new equilibrium state A125

H.-J. Fahr and M. Siewert

Published online: 09 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015619

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Gas dynamics in massive dense cores in Cygnus-X A135

T. Csengeri, S. Bontemps, N. Schneider, F. Motte and S. Dib

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014984

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The baroclinic instability in the context of layered accretion - Self-sustained vortices and their magnetic stability in local compressible unstratified models of protoplanetary disks A138

W. Lyra and H. Klahr

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015568

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Constraints on the generalized Chaplygin gas model including gamma-ray bursts via a Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach A11

N. Liang, L. Xu and Z.-H. Zhu

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015919

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A2163: Merger events in the hottest Abell galaxy cluster - II. Subcluster accretion with galaxy-gas separation A21

H. Bourdin, M. Arnaud, P. Mazzotta, G. W. Pratt, J.-L. Sauvageot, R. Martino, S. Maurogordato, A. Cappi, C. Ferrari and C. Benoist

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014907

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Constraints on intrinsic alignment contamination of weak lensing surveys using the MegaZ-LRG sample A26

B. Joachimi, R. Mandelbaum, F. B. Abdalla and S. L. Bridle

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015621

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Hubble parameter reconstruction from a principal component analysis: minimizing the bias A49

E. E. O. Ishida and R. S. de Souza

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015281

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A pan-chromatic view of the galaxy cluster XMMU J1230.3+1339 at z = 0.975 - Observing the assembly of a massive system A78

R. Fassbender, H. Böhringer, J. S. Santos, G. W. Pratt, R. Šuhada, J. Kohnert, M. Lerchster, E. Rovilos, D. Pierini, G. Chon et al. (9 more)

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015204

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Cosmic magnetic lenses A79

E. Battaner, J. Castellano and M. Masip

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015663

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Dark matter interpretation of the origin of non-thermal phenomena in galaxy clusters A80

S. Colafrancesco, R. Lieu, P. Marchegiani, M. Pato, L. Pieri and R. Buonanno

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014738

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Combining perturbation theories with halo models A87

P. Valageas and T. Nishimichi

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015685

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Probing the first galaxies with the Square Kilometer Array A93

M. G. Santos, M. B. Silva, J. R. Pritchard, R. Cen and A. Cooray

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015695

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Cosmic ray transport in galaxy clusters: implications for radio halos, gamma-ray signatures, and cool core heating A99

T. Enßlin, C. Pfrommer, F. Miniati and K. Subramanian

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015652

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Gravitational lensing and dynamics in SL2S J02140-0535: probing the mass out to large radius A124

T. Verdugo, V. Motta, R. P. Muñoz, M. Limousin, R. Cabanac and J. Richard

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014965

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Fossil groups in the Millennium simulation - Their environment and its evolution A129

E. Díaz-Giménez, A. Zandivarez, R. Proctor, C. Mendes de Oliveira and L. R. Abramo

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015347

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Radial profiles of Fe abundance in the intracluster medium of nearby clusters observed with XMM-Newton A134

K. Matsushita

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913432

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Fossil groups origins - I. RX J105453.3+552102 a very massive and relaxed system at z ~ 0.5 A143

J. A. L. Aguerri, M. Girardi, W. Boschin, R. Barrena, J. Méndez-Abreu, R. Sánchez-Janssen, S. Borgani, N. Castro-Rodriguez, E. M. Corsini, C. del Burgo et al. (4 more)

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015364

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X-ray properties in massive galaxy clusters: XMM-Newton observations of the REFLEX-DXL sample (Corrigendum) C2

Y.-Y. Zhang, H. Böhringer, A. Finoguenov, Y. Ikebe, K. Matsushita, P. Schuecker, L. Guzzo and C. A. Collins

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20053650e

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LoCuSS: comparison of observed X-ray and lensing galaxy cluster scaling relations with simulations (Corrigendum) C3

Y.-Y. Zhang, A. Finoguenov, H. Böhringer, J.-P. Kneib, G. P. Smith, R. Kneissl, N. Okabe and H. Dahle

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20079103e

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GALEX observations of quasar variability in the ultraviolet A15

B. Y. Welsh, J. M. Wheatley and J. D. Neil

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015865

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The JCMT Nearby Galaxies Legacy Survey - VI. The distribution of gas and star formation in M 81 A16

J. R. Sánchez-Gallego, J. H. Knapen, J. S. Heiner, C. D. Wilson, B. E. Warren, R. J. Allen, M. Azimlu, P. Barmby, G. J. Bendo, S. Comerón et al. (5 more)

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014930

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Low-luminosity AGNs A22

Ya. N. Istomin and H. Sol

Published online: 20 January 2011

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The nature of nuclear H_α emission in LINERs A23

J. Masegosa, I. Márquez, A. Ramirez and O. González-Martín

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015047

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Constraints on high-energy neutrino emission from SN 2008D A28

N. Kemming

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015770

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Spatial distribution of stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds: implementation to Gaia A31

M. K. Belcheva, E. Livanou, M. Kontizas, G. B. Nikolov and E. Kontizas

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015835

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The Submillimeter Array 1.3 mm line survey of Arp 220 A36

S. Martín, M. Krips, J. Martín-Pintado, S. Aalto, J.-H. Zhao, A. B. Peck, G. R. Petitpas, R. Monje, T. R. Greve and T. An

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015855

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Black hole masses and starbursts in X-shaped radio sources A38

M. Mezcua, A. P. Lobanov, V. H. Chavushyan and J. León-Tavares

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015535

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An optical and H i study of the dwarf Local Group galaxy VV124 = UGC4879 - A gas-poor dwarf with a stellar disk? A58

M. Bellazzini, G. Beccari, T. A. Oosterloo, S. Galleti, A. Sollima, M. Correnti, V. Testa, L. Mayer, M. Cignoni, F. Fraternali and S. Gallozzi

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016159

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H₃O⁺ line emission from starbursts and AGNs A69

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

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015878

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Estimation of absorption line indices of early-type galaxies using colours A71

Z. M. Li, R. H. Li and R. X. Li

Published online: 27 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015952

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THINGS about MOND A76

G. Gentile, B. Famaey and W. J. G. de Blok

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015283

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The WSRT Virgo H i filament survey - I. Total power data A90

A. Popping and R. Braun

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014407

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Molecular Gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - XIV. The barred LINER/Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3627 A92

V. Casasola, L. K. Hunt, F. Combes, S. García-Burillo and R. Neri

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015680

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The mass-metallicity relation of SDSS quasars A100

K. Matsuoka, T. Nagao, A. Marconi, R. Maiolino and Y. Taniguchi

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015584

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The metallicity of gamma-ray burst environments from high-energy observations A104

D. Watson and P. Laursen

Published online: 03 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016050

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Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies - V. The dust and PAH emission SEDs of disk galaxies A109

C. C. Popescu, R. J. Tuffs, M. A. Dopita, J. Fischera, N. D. Kylafis and B. F. Madore

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015217

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A LABOCA survey of submillimeter galaxies behind galaxy clusters A117

D. Johansson, H. Sigurdarson and C. Horellou

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016138

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The innermost dusty structure in active galactic nuclei as probed by the Keck interferometer A121

M. Kishimoto, S. F. Hönig, R. Antonucci, R. Barvainis, T. Kotani, K. R. W. Tristram, G. Weigelt and K. Levin

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016054

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Broad iron emission lines in Seyfert galaxies – re-condensation of gas onto an inner disk below the ADAF? A127

E. Meyer-Hofmeister and F. Meyer

Published online: 09 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015478

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Suzaku observation of the LINER NGC 4102 A142

O. González-Martín, I. Papadakis, V. Braito, J. Masegosa, I. Márquez, S. Mateos, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, M. A. Martínez, J. Ebrero, P. Esquej et al. (4 more)

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016097

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Radial migration in galactic disks caused by resonance overlap of multiple patterns: Self-consistent simulations A147

I. Minchev, B. Famaey, F. Combes, P. Di Matteo, M. Mouhcine and H. Wozniak

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015139

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A survey of HC₃N in extragalactic sources - Is HC₃N a tracer of activity in ULIRGs? A150

J. E. Lindberg, S. Aalto, F. Costagliola, J.-P. Pérez-Beaupuits, R. Monje and S. Muller

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015565

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Extremely metal-poor stars in classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies: Fornax, Sculptor, and Sextans (Corrigendum) C1

M. Tafelmeyer, P. Jablonka, V. Hill, M. Shetrone, E. Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, G. Battaglia, A. Helmi, E. Starkenburg, K. A. Venn et al. (6 more)

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014733e

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Modelling star counts in the Monoceros stream and the Galactic anti-centre A6

P. L. Hammersley and M. López-Corredoira

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913598

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The subgiant branch of ω Centauri seen through high-resolution spectroscopy - I. The first stellar generation in ω Cen? A18

E. Pancino, A. Mucciarelli, L. Sbordone, M. Bellazzini, L. Pasquini, L. Monaco and F. R. Ferraro

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016024

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Multi-fibre optical spectroscopy of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Upper Scorpius A24

N. Lodieu, P. D. Dobbie and N. C. Hambly

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014992

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Distant star clusters of the Milky Way in MOND A33

H. Haghi, H. Baumgardt and P. Kroupa

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015573

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Star formation in the outer Galaxy: membership and fundamental parameters of the young open cluster NGC 1893 A77

L. Prisinzano, J. Sanz-Forcada, G. Micela, M. Caramazza, M. G. Guarcello, S. Sciortino and L. Testi

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015482

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Discovery of VVV CL001 - A low-mass globular cluster next to UKS 1 in the direction of the Galactic bulge A81

D. Minniti, M. Hempel, I. Toledo, V. D. Ivanov, J. Alonso-García, R. K. Saito, M. Catelan, D. Geisler, A. Jordán, J. Borissova et al. (8 more)

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015795

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The Hyper-MUCHFUSS project: probing the Galactic halo with sdB stars A137

A. Tillich, U. Heber, S. Geier, H. Hirsch, P. F. L. Maxted, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh, R. Napiwotzki, R. H. Østensen and R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015539

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Tracing the evolution of NGC 6397 through the chemical composition of its stellar populations A148

K. Lind, C. Charbonnel, T. Decressin, F. Primas, F. Grundahl and M. Asplund

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015356

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Tracing kinematical and physical asymmetries in the jet from DG Tauri B A13

L. Podio, J. Eislöffel, S. Melnikov, K. W. Hodapp and F. Bacciotti

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016049

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Water deuterium fractionation in the low-mass protostar NGC1333-IRAS2A A19

F.-C. Liu, B. Parise, L. Kristensen, R. Visser, E. F. van Dishoeck and R. Güsten

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015519

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Observing dust settling and coagulation in circumstellar discs - Selected constraints from high resolution imaging A27

J. Sauter and S. Wolf

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014546

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Different evolutionary stages in the massive star-forming region S255 complex A32

Y. Wang, H. Beuther, A. Bik, T. Vasyunina, Z. Jiang, E. Puga, H. Linz, J. A. Rodón, Th. Henning and M. Tamura

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015543

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Dust properties along anomalous extinction sightlines - II. Studying extinction curves with dust models A34

P. Mazzei and G. Barbaro

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014867

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Deuterated formaldehyde in ρ Ophiuchi A A39

P. Bergman, B. Parise, R. Liseau and B. Larsson

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015012

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Dense gas and the nature of the outflows A41

I. Sepúlveda, G. Anglada, R. Estalella, R. López, J. M. Girart and J. Yang

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912916

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H₂, HD, and D₂ abundances on ice-covered dust grains in dark clouds A44

L. E. Kristensen, L. Amiaud, J.-H. Fillion, F. Dulieu and J.-L. Lemaire

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912124

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How does C⁺ recombine in diffuse molecular gas? A45

H. S. Liszt

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015824

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The Cygnus Loop: a weak core-collapse SN in our Galaxy A55

A. Preite Martinez

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015213

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Dust formation in the ejecta of the type II-P supernova 2004dj A61

T. Szalai, J. Vinkó, Z. Balog, A. Gáspár, M. Block and L. L. Kiss

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015624

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Triggered star formation at the borders of the H ii region Sh 2-217 A62

J. Brand, F. Massi, A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng and B. Lefloch

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015389

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Structure of evolved cluster-forming regions A68

R. Rolffs, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, R. Güsten and S. E. Bisschop

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015367

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A Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane - III. The region from 10° to 60° longitude A74

X. H. Sun, W. Reich, J. L. Han, P. Reich, R. Wielebinski, C. Wang and P. Müller

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015383

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3D numerical simulations of photodissociated and photoionized disks A86

M. J. Vasconcelos, A. H. Cerqueira and A. C. Raga

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913342

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Chemistry in infrared dark clouds A88

T. Vasyunina, H. Linz, Th. Henning, I. Zinchenko, H. Beuther and M. Voronkov

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014974

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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Methanol as a probe of physical conditions in Orion KL A95

S. Wang, E. A. Bergin, N. R. Crockett, P. F. Goldsmith, D. C. Lis, J. C. Pearson, P. Schilke, T. A. Bell, C. Comito, G. A. Blake et al. (38 more)

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015079

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A parsec-scale outflow from the luminous YSO IRAS 17527-2439 A97

W. P. Varricatt

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015935

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VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry of the Herbig Be star MWC 297 with spectral resolution 12 000 A103

G. Weigelt, V. P. Grinin, J. H. Groh, K.-H. Hofmann, S. Kraus, A. S. Miroshnichenko, D. Schertl, L. V. Tambovtseva, M. Benisty, T. Driebe et al. (5 more)

Published online: 03 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015676

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A disc inside the bipolar planetary nebula M2-9 A105

F. Lykou, O. Chesneau, A. A. Zijlstra, A. Castro-Carrizo, E. Lagadec, B. Balick and N. Smith

Published online: 03 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913845

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Galactic cold cores - II. Herschel study of the extended dust emission around the first Planck detections A111

M. Juvela, I. Ristorcelli, V.-M. Pelkonen, D. J. Marshall, L. A. Montier, J.-P. Bernard, R. Paladini, T. Lunttila, A. Abergel, Ph. André et al. (8 more)

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015916

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Single peaked CO emission line profiles from the inner regions of protoplanetary disks A119

J. E. Bast, J. M. Brown, G. J. Herczeg, E. F. van Dishoeck and K. M. Pontoppidan

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015225

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Excitation of H₂ in photodissociation regions as seen by Spitzer A122

E. Habart, A. Abergel, F. Boulanger, C. Joblin, L. Verstraete, M. Compiègne, G. Pineau des Forêts and J. Le Bourlot

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20077327

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Shocks in dense clouds - III. Dust processing and feedback effects in C-type shocks A123

V. Guillet, G. Pineau des Forêts and A. P. Jones

Published online: 08 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015973

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The outburst and nature of two young eruptive stars in the North America/Pelican Nebula Complex A133

Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, M. J. Arévalo Morales, M. I. Carnerero, E. Elek, J. Kelemen, M. Kun, A. Pál, R. Szakáts and K. Vida

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016160

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Variation of the extinction law in the Trifid nebula A141

L. Cambrésy, J. Rho, D. J. Marshall and W. T. Reach

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015863

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The end of star formation in Chamaeleon I? - A LABOCA census of starless and protostellar cores A145

A. Belloche, F. Schuller, B. Parise, Ph. André, J. Hatchell, J. K. Jørgensen, S. Bontemps, A. Weiß, K. M. Menten and D. Muders

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015733

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Thin shell morphology in the circumstellar medium of massive binaries A3

A. J. van Marle, R. Keppens and Z. Meliani

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015517

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Mixing in classical novae: a 2-D sensitivity study A5

J. Casanova, J. José, E. García-Berro, A. Calder and S. N. Shore

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015895

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Finding a 24-day orbital period for the X-ray binary 1A 1118-616 A7

R. Staubert, K. Pottschmidt, V. Doroshenko, J. Wilms, S. Suchy, R. Rothschild and A. Santangelo

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015737

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On the origin of correlated X-ray/VHE emission from LS I +61 303 A9

V. Zabalza, J. M. Paredes and V. Bosch-Ramon

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015373

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Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the All-Sky Automated Survey catalogue - III. Two new low-mass systems with rapidly evolving spots A14

K. G. Hełminiak, M. Konacki, K. Złoczewski, M. Ratajczak, D. E. Reichart, K. M. Ivarsen, J. B. Haislip, J. A. Crain, A. C. Foster, M. C. Nysewander and A. P. LaCluyze

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015127

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The outer rings of SN 1987A A35

A. Tziamtzis, P. Lundqvist, P. Gröningsson and S. Nasoudi-Shoar

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015576

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Asteroseismic modelling of the solar-type subgiant star β Hydri A37

I. M. Brandão, G. Doğan, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, M. S. Cunha, T. R. Bedding, T. S. Metcalfe, H. Kjeldsen, H. Bruntt and T. Arentoft

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015370

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V456 Ophiuchi and V490 Cygni: Systems with the shortest apsidal-motion periods A43

P. Zasche and M. Wolf

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015720

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The structure of the magnetic field in the massive star-forming region W75N A48

G. Surcis, W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Curiel, B. Hutawarakorn Kramer, J. M. Torrelles and A. P. Sarma

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015825

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Effects of anisotropic winds on massive star evolution A52

C. Georgy, G. Meynet and A. Maeder

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913797

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The magnitude difference between the main sequence turn off and the red giant branch bump in Galactic globular clusters A59

S. Cassisi, A. Marín-Franch, M. Salaris, A. Aparicio, M. Monelli and A. Pietrinferni

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016066

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First stars - XIII. Two extremely metal-poor RR Lyrae stars A65

C. J. Hansen, B. Nordström, P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, J. Andersen, T. C. Beers, R. Cayrel, F. Spite, P. Molaro, B. Barbuy et al. (5 more)

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015076

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XMM-Newton observation of the enigmatic object WR 46 A66

E. Gosset, M. De Becker, Y. Nazé, S. Carpano, G. Rauw, I. I. Antokhin, J.-M. Vreux and A. M. T. Pollock

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912510

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The eccentricity distribution of compact binaries A70

I. Kowalska, T. Bulik, K. Belczynski, M. Dominik and D. Gondek-Rosinska

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015777

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The evolution of white dwarfs with a varying gravitational constant A72

L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico, S. Torres, P. Lorén-Aguilar, J. Isern and E. García-Berro

Published online: 27 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015849

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Strong linear polarization of V4332 Sagittarii: a dusty disc geometry A75

T. Kamiński and R. Tylenda

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015950

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Mass and angular momentum loss via decretion disks A84

J. Krtička, S. P. Owocki and G. Meynet

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015951

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Lithium abundances and extra mixing processes in evolved stars of M 67 A94

B. L. Canto Martins, A. Lèbre, A. Palacios, P. de Laverny, O. Richard, C. H. F. Melo, J. D. do Nascimento Jr and J. R. De Medeiros

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015015

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Hunting for millimeter flares from magnetic reconnection in pre-main sequence spectroscopic binaries A96

Á. Kóspál, D. M. Salter, M. R. Hogerheijde, A. Moór and G. A. Blake

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015917

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The spectroscopic evolution of the symbiotic-like recurrent nova V407 Cygni during its 2010 outburst - I. The shock and its evolution A98

S. N. Shore, G. M. Wahlgren, T. Augusteijn, T. Liimets, K. L. Page, J. P. Osborne, A. P. Beardmore, P. Koubsky, M. Šlechta and V. Votruba

Published online: 01 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015901

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An asteroseismic study of the O9V star HD 46202 from CoRoT space-based photometry A112

M. Briquet, C. Aerts, A. Baglin, M. F. Nieva, P. Degroote, N. Przybilla, A. Noels, F. Schiller, M. Vučković, R. Oreiro et al. (6 more)

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015690

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The progenitor of binary millisecond radio pulsar PSR J1713+0747 A128

W.-C. Chen and J. A. Panei

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014833

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The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud: discovery of the 11.866 s Be/X-ray binary pulsar XMMU J004814.0-732204(SXP11.87) A131

R. Sturm, F. Haberl, M. J. Coe, E. S. Bartlett, D. A. H. Buckley, R. H. D. Corbet, M. Ehle, M. D. Filipović, D. Hatzidimitriou, S. Mereghetti et al. (5 more)

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015798

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Spectral line polarization with angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution - II. Accelerated lambda iteration and scattering expansion methods for the Rayleigh scattering A89

M. Sampoorna, K. N. Nagendra and H. Frisch

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015813

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Photospheric Hanle diagnostic of weak magnetic dipoles in stars A120

A. López Ariste, A. Asensio Ramos and C. González Fernández

Published online: 08 February 2011

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X-ray bursting neutron star atmosphere models: spectra and color corrections A139

V. Suleimanov, J. Poutanen and K. Werner

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015845

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Photospheric and coronal abundances in solar-type stars: the peculiar case of τ Bootis A144

A. Maggio, J. Sanz-Forcada and L. Scelsi

Published online: 14 February 2011

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CoRoT light curves of Blazhko RR Lyrae stars - Evidence of a strong correlation between phase and amplitude modulations of CoRoT ID 0105288363 A146

M. Chadid, C. Perini, G. Bono, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, W. W. Weiss and J. Deboscher

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016048

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Magnetoacoustic surface gravity waves at a spherical interface A12

I. Ballai, E. Forgács-Dajka and M. Douglas

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016075

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Inferring the magnetic field vector in the quiet Sun - I. Photon noise and selection criteria A29

J. M. Borrero and P. Kobel

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015634

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Nonlinear force-free field extrapolation in spherical geometry: improved boundary data treatment applied to a SOLIS/VSM vector magnetogram A30

T. Tadesse, T. Wiegelmann, B. Inhester and A. Pevtsov

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015491

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Downstream structure and evolution of a simulated CME-driven sheath in the solar corona A46

Y. C.-M. Liu, M. Opher, Y. Wang and T. I. Gombosi

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014384

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Kink and fluting modes of stratified coronal magnetic loops with elliptical cross-sections A53

R. J. Morton and M. S. Ruderman

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016028

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Magnetic reconnection exhausts at the boundaries of small interplanetary magnetic flux ropes A67

H. Q. Feng, D. J. Wu, J. M. Wang and J. W. Chao

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014473

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Parallel electric field amplification by phase mixing of Alfven waves A130

N. H. Bian and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015385

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Linear coupling between fast and slow MHD waves due to line-tying effects A132

J. Terradas, J. Andries and E. Verwichte

Published online: 10 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015862

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Phase mixing of nonlinear visco-resistive Alfvén waves A149

J. A. McLaughlin, I. De Moortel and A. W. Hood

Published online: 15 February 2011

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A much lower density for the transiting extrasolar planet WASP-7 A8

J. Southworth, M. Dominik, U. G. Jørgensen, S. Rahvar, C. Snodgrass, K. Alsubai, V. Bozza, P. Browne, M. Burgdorf, S. Calchi Novati et al. (22 more)

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016183

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The first stages of planet formation in binary systems: how far can dust coagulation proceed? A10

A. Zsom, Zs. Sándor and C. P. Dullemond

Published online: 19 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015434

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An analysis of the CoRoT-2 system: a young spotted star and its inflated giant planet A20

T. Guillot and M. Havel

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015051

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Astrometric search for a planet around VB 10 A25

P. F. Lazorenko, J. Sahlmann, D. Ségransan, P. Figueira, C. Lovis, E. Martin, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, F. Rodler et al. (2 more)

Published online: 20 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015386

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Photometric and spectroscopic observations of asteroid (21) Lutetia three months before the Rosetta fly-by A42

J. de León, R. Duffard, L. M. Lara and Z.-Y. Lin

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015144

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The cold origin of the warm dust around ε Eridani A57

M. Reidemeister, A. V. Krivov, C. C. Stark, J.-C. Augereau, T. Löhne and S. Müller

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015328

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXVII. Seven new planetary systems A63

C. Moutou, M. Mayor, G. Lo Curto, D. Ségransan, S. Udry, F. Bouchy, W. Benz, C. Lovis, D. Naef, F. Pepe et al. (3 more)

Published online: 26 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015371

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Gran Telescopio Canarias OSIRIS transiting exoplanet atmospheric survey: detection of potassium in XO-2b from narrowband spectrophotometry A73

D. K. Sing, J.-M. Désert, J. J. Fortney, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, G. E. Ballester, J. Cepa, D. Ehrenreich, M. López-Morales, F. Pont, M. Shabram and A. Vidal-Madjar

Published online: 27 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015579

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Planetary detection limits taking into account stellar noise - II. Effect of stellar spot groups on radial-velocities A82

X. Dumusque, N. C. Santos, S. Udry, C. Lovis and X. Bonfils

Published online: 28 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015877

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TASTE: The Asiago Search for Transit timing variations of Exoplanets - I. Overview and improved parameters for HAT-P-3b and HAT-P-14b A85

V. Nascimbeni, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin and M. Damasso

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015199

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The upper atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 209458 b revealed by the sodium D lines - Temperature-pressure profile, ionization layer, and thermosphere A110

A. Vidal-Madjar, D. K. Sing, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, R. Ferlet, J.-M. Désert, G. Hébrard, I. Boisse, D. Ehrenreich and C. Moutou

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015698

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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at large heliocentric distance A113

C. Tubiana, H. Böhnhardt, J. Agarwal, M. Drahus, L. Barrera and J. L. Ortiz

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016027

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Mass constraints on substellar companion candidates from the re-reduced Hipparcos intermediate astrometric data: nine confirmed planets and two confirmed brown dwarfs A140

S. Reffert and A. Quirrenbach

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015861

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Librational response of Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto with an ocean for a non-Keplerian orbit A118

N. Rambaux, T. Van Hoolst and Ö. Karatekin

Published online: 07 February 2011

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Stress polishing of thin shells for adaptive secondary mirrors - Application to the Very Large Telescope deformable secondary A4

E. Hugot, M. Ferrari, A. Riccardi, M. Xompero, G. R. Lemaître, R. Arsenault and N. Hubin

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015819

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Stellar metallicities beyond the Local Group: the potential of J-band spectroscopy with extremely large telescopes A50

C. J. Evans, B. Davies, R.-P. Kudritzki, M. Puech, Y. Yang, J.-G. Cuby, D. F. Figer, M. D. Lehnert, S. L. Morris and G. Rousset

Published online: 24 January 2011

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Spatially extended emission around the Cepheid RS Puppis in near-infrared hydrogen lines - Adaptive optics imaging with VLT/NACO A51

A. Gallenne, A. Mérand, P. Kervella and J. H. V. Girard

Published online: 24 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014993

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Bayesian peak-bagging of solar-like oscillators using MCMC: a comprehensive guide A56

R. Handberg and T. L. Campante

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015451

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Optical atmospheric extinction over Cerro Paranal A91

F. Patat, S. Moehler, K. O’Brien, E. Pompei, T. Bensby, G. Carraro, A. de Ugarte Postigo, A. Fox, I. Gavignaud, G. James et al. (7 more)

Published online: 31 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015537

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Feasibility and performances of compressed sensing and sparse map-making with Herschel/PACS data A102

N. Barbey, M. Sauvage, J.-L. Starck, R. Ottensamer and P. Chanial

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015779

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Revisiting the radio interferometer measurement equation - I. A full-sky Jones formalism A106

O. M. Smirnov

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016082

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Revisiting the radio interferometer measurement equation - II. Calibration and direction-dependent effects A107

O. M. Smirnov

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116434

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Revisiting the radio interferometer measurement equation - III. Addressing direction-dependent effects in 21 cm WSRT observations of 3C 147 A108

O. M. Smirnov

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116435

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Identifying XMM-Newton observations affected by solar wind charge exchange – Part II A115

J. A. Carter, S. Sembay and A. M. Read

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015817

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The continuous period search method and its application to the young solar analogue HD 116956 A136

J. Lehtinen, L. Jetsu, T. Hackman, P. Kajatkari and G. W. Henry

Published online: 11 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015454

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Performance study of ground-based infrared Bracewell interferometers - Application to the detection of exozodiacal dust disks with GENIE C4

O. Absil, R. den Hartog, P. Gondoin, P. Fabry, R. Wilhelm, P. Gitton and F. Puech

Published online: 14 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20053516e

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A spectroscopic survey of faint, high-Galactic-latitude red clump stars - II. The medium resolution sample A40

T. Saguner, U. Munari, M. Fiorucci and A. Vallenari

Published online: 21 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016089

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VLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies - III. The atlas of the stellar and ionized gas distribution A60

J. Rodríguez-Zaurín, S. Arribas, A. Monreal-Ibero, L. Colina, A. Alonso-Herrero and J. Alfonso-Garzón

Published online: 25 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014879

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The galaxy population of Abell 1367: photometric and spectroscopic data A101

W. Kriwattanawong, C. Moss, P. A. James and D. Carter

Published online: 02 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015642

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Diffuse steep-spectrum sources from the 74 MHz VLSS survey A114

R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering and M. Brüggen

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015991

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The VMC survey - I. Strategy and first data A116

M.-R.L. Cioni, G. Clementini, L. Girardi, R. Guandalini, M. Gullieuszik, B. Miszalski, M.-I. Moretti, V. Ripepi, S. Rubele, G. Bagheri et al. (24 more)

Published online: 04 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016137

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Cross-correlation of the 2XMMi catalogue with Data Release 7 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey A126

F.-X. Pineau, C. Motch, F. Carrera, R. Della Ceca, S. Derrière, L. Michel, A. Schwope and M. G. Watson

Published online: 09 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015141

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Broyden’s method for the solution of the multilevel non-LTE radiation transfer problem A1

S. Nicolas, L. Bigarré and F. Paletou

Published online: 18 January 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015923

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