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First astronomical unit scale image of the GW Orionis triple system - Direct detection of a new stellar companion L1

J.-P. Berger, J. D. Monnier, R. Millan-Gabet, S. Renard, E. Pedretti, W. Traub, C. Bechet, M. Benisty, N. Carleton, P. Haguenauer et al. (10 more)

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016219

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MOAO first on-sky demonstration with CANARY L2

E. Gendron, F. Vidal, M. Brangier, T. Morris, Z. Hubert, A. Basden, G. Rousset, R. Myers, F. Chemla, A. Longmore et al. (12 more)

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116658

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Probing the dust formation region in IRC +10216 with the high vibrational states of hydrogen cyanide L3

J. Cernicharo, M. Agúndez, C. Kahane, M. Guélin, J. R. Goicoechea, N. Marcelino, E. De Beck and L. Decin

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116717

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The reddening law of type Ia supernovae: separating intrinsic variability from dust using equivalent widths L4

The Nearby Supernova Factory, N. Chotard, E. Gangler, G. Aldering, P. Antilogus, C. Aragon, S. Bailey, C. Baltay, S. Bongard, C. Buton et al. (22 more)

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116723

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The extreme synchronicity of stellar ages of red galaxies in the JKCS 041 cluster at z = 2.2 L5

S. Andreon

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116831

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Characterizing interstellar filaments with Herschel in IC 5146 L6

D. Arzoumanian, Ph. André, P. Didelon, V. Könyves, N. Schneider, A. Men’shchikov, T. Sousbie, A. Zavagno, S. Bontemps, J. Di Francesco et al. (14 more)

Published online: 13 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116596

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Deuteration as an evolutionary tracer in massive-star formation L7

F. Fontani, A. Palau, P. Caselli, Á. Sánchez-Monge, M. J. Butler, J. C. Tan, I. Jiménez-Serra, G. Busquet, S. Leurini and M. Audard

Published online: 13 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116631

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Amplitudes of solar-like oscillations: a new scaling relation L8

H. Kjeldsen and T. R. Bedding

Published online: 19 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116789

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The Cepheid mass discrepancy and pulsation-driven mass loss L9

H. R. Neilson, M. Cantiello and N. Langer

Published online: 19 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116920

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The link between molecular cloud structure and turbulence A1

N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, R. Simon, V. Ossenkopf, C. Federrath, R. S. Klessen, F. Motte, Ph. André, J. Stutzki and C. Brunt

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913884

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Multi-frequency VLBA study of the blazar S5 0716+714 during the active state in 2004 - II. Large-scale jet kinematics and the comparison of the different methods of VLBI data imaging as applied to kinematic studies of AGN A2

E. A. Rastorgueva, K. J. Wiik, A. T. Bajkova, E. Valtaoja, L. O. Takalo, Y. N. Vetukhnovskaya and M. Mahmud

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015241

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Near-infrared jet emission in the microquasar XTE J1550-564 A3

S. Chaty, G. Dubus and A. Raichoor

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015589

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Modeling the evolution of infrared galaxies: a parametric backward evolution model A4

M. Béthermin, H. Dole, G. Lagache, D. Le Borgne and A. Penin

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015841

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Giant radio galaxy DA 240 group: content and environment A5

R. Chen, B. Peng, R. G. Strom, J. Wei and Y. Zhao

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014805

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Searching for transits in data with long time baselines and poor sampling A6

B. Tingley

Published online: 18 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015885

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Viscous timescale in high mass X-ray binaries A7

B. İçdem and A. Baykal

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015810

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Potential biosignatures in super-Earth atmospheres - I. Spectral appearance of super-Earths around M dwarfs A8

H. Rauer, S. Gebauer, P. v. Paris, J. Cabrera, M. Godolt, J. L. Grenfell, A. Belu, F. Selsis, P. Hedelt and F. Schreier

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014368

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The nature of z ~ 2.3 Lyman-α emitters A9

K. K. Nilsson, G. Östlin, P. Møller, O. Möller-Nilsson, C. Tapken, W. Freudling and J. P. U. Fynbo

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015606

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Probing tiny convective cores with the acoustic modes of lowest degree A10

M. S. Cunha and I. M. Brandão

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015188

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Investigating the surface inhomogeneities of the contact binary SW Lacertae - I. Doppler imaging A11

H. V. Şenavcı, G. A. J. Hussain, D. O’Neal and J. R. Barnes

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015753

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Spectropolarimetric forward modelling of the lines of the Lyman-series using a self-consistent, global, solar coronal model A12

A. Khan, L. Belluzzi, E. Landi Degl’Innocenti, S. Fineschi and M. Romoli

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015551

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Magnetic power spectra from Faraday rotation maps - REALMAF and its use on Hydra A A13

P. Kuchar and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913918

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4U 1907+09: an HMXB running away from the Galactic plane A14

V. V. Gvaramadze, S. Röser, R.-D. Scholz and E. Schilbach

Published online: 21 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016256

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A Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane - IV. The region from 60° to 129° longitude A15

L. Xiao, J. L. Han, W. Reich, X. H. Sun, R. Wielebinski, P. Reich, H. Shi and O. Lochner

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016226

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γ-rays in flat-spectrum AGN: revisiting the fast jet hypothesis with the CJF sample A16

M. Karouzos, S. Britzen, A. Witzel, J. A. Zensus and A. Eckart

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015984

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Massive and refined - II. The statistical properties of turbulent motions in massive galaxy clusters with high spatial resolution A17

F. Vazza, G. Brunetti, C. Gheller, R. Brunino and M. Brüggen

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016015

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Optics for X-ray telescopes: analytical treatment of the off-axis effective area of mirrors in optical modules A18

D. Spiga

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116430

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Multi-instrument X-ray monitoring of the January 2009 outburst from the recurrent magnetar candidate 1E 1547.0-5408 A19

F. Bernardini, G. L. Israel, L. Stella, R. Turolla, P. Esposito, N. Rea, S. Zane, A. Tiengo, S. Campana, D. Götz et al. (2 more)

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016197

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Steady state reconnection at a single 3D magnetic null point A20

K. Galsgaard and D. I. Pontin

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014359

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Evolution of microflares associated with bright points in coronal holes and in quiet regions A21

S. Kamio, W. Curdt, L. Teriaca and D. E. Innes

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015715

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Spectral energy distributions of an AKARI-SDSS-GALEX sample of galaxies A22

V. Buat, E. Giovannoli, T. T. Takeuchi, S. Heinis, F.-T. Yuan, D. Burgarella, S. Noll and J. Iglesias-Páramo

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015944

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Global analysis of active longitudes of sunspots A23

L. Zhang, K. Mursula, I. Usoskin and H. Wang

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015255

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Orion KL: the hot core that is not a “hot core” A24

L. A. Zapata, J. Schmid-Burgk and K. M. Menten

Published online: 22 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014423

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The star cluster – field star connection in nearby spiral galaxies - II. Field star and cluster formation histories and their relation A25

E. Silva-Villa and S. S. Larsen

Published online: 23 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016206

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A conventional approach to the dark-energy concept A26

K. Kleidis and N. K. Spyrou

Published online: 23 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016057

Numerical methods and codes

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SEREN – a new SPH code for star and planet formation simulations - Algorithms and tests A27

D. A. Hubber, C. P. Batty, A. McLeod and A. P. Whitworth

Published online: 24 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014949

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First measurement of Mg isotope abundances at high redshifts and accurate estimate of Δα/α A28

I. I. Agafonova, P. Molaro, S. A. Levshakov and J. L. Hou

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016194

Stellar structure and evolution

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Search of X-ray emission from roAp stars: the case of γ Equulei A29

B. Stelzer, C. A. Hummel, M. Schöller, S. Hubrig and C. Cowley

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016265

Astrophysical processes

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The Swift-BAT survey reveals the orbital period of three high-mass X-ray binaries A30

A. D’Aì, V. La Parola, G. Cusumano, A. Segreto, P. Romano, S. Vercellone and N. R. Robba

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016401

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The influence of electron collisions on non-LTE Li line formation in stellar atmospheres A31

Y. Osorio, P. S. Barklem, K. Lind and M. Asplund

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016418

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Distribution and excitation of thermal methanol in 6.7 GHz maser bearing star-forming regions - I. The nearby source Cepheus A A32

K. J. E. Torstensson, F. F. S. van der Tak, H. J. van Langevelde, L. E. Kristensen and W. H. T. Vlemmings

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913256

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Transverse oscillations of non-planar coronal loops A33

M. S. Ruderman and A. Scott

Published online: 25 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016172

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Optical spectroscopic variability of Herbig Ae/Be stars A34

I. Mendigutía, C. Eiroa, B. Montesinos, A. Mora, R. D. Oudmaijer, B. Merín and G. Meeus

Published online: 28 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015821

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Radiation hydrodynamics with adaptive mesh refinement and application to prestellar core collapse - I. Methods A35

B. Commerçon, R. Teyssier, E. Audit, P. Hennebelle and G. Chabrier

Published online: 28 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015880

Stellar atmospheres

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Time evolution and rotation of starspots on CoRoT-2 from the modelling of transit photometry A36

A. Silva-Valio and A. F. Lanza

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015382

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A high-resolution three-dimensional model of the solar photosphere derived from Hinode observations A37

H. Socas-Navarro

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015805

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The merging cluster Abell 1758 revisited: multi-wavelength observations and numerical simulations A38

F. Durret, T. F. Laganá and M. Haider

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015978

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Can electron distribution functions be derived through the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect? A39

D. A. Prokhorov, S. Colafrancesco, T. Akahori, K. Yoshikawa, S. Nagataki and K.-I. Seon

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016036

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An interesting candidate for isolated massive-star formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud A40

R. Selier, M. Heydari-Malayeri and D. A. Gouliermis

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016100

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W43: the closest molecular complex of the Galactic bar? A41

Q. Nguyên Luong, F. Motte, F. Schuller, N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, P. Schilke, K. M. Menten, F. Heitsch, F. Wyrowski, P. Carlhoff et al. (2 more)

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016271

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Collapsed, uncollapsed, and hidden magnetic flux on the quiet Sun A42

J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016275

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The evolution of M 2–9 from 2000 to 2010 A43

R. L. M. Corradi, B. Balick and M. Santander-García

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016361

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Dust in brown dwarfs and extra-solar planets - III. Testing synthetic spectra on observations A44

S. Witte, Ch. Helling, T. Barman, N. Heidrich and P. H. Hauschildt

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014105

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Molecular gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - XV. Molecular gas kinematics in the inner 3 kpc of NGC 6951 A45

T. P. R. van der Laan, E. Schinnerer, F. Boone, S. García-Burillo, F. Combes, S. Haan, S. Leon, L. Hunt and A. J. Baker

Published online: 29 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014488

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Photochemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cosmic water ice - II. Near UV/VIS spectroscopy and ionization rates A46

J. Bouwman, H. M. Cuppen, M. Steglich, L. J. Allamandola and H. Linnartz

Published online: 30 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015762

Astrophysical processes

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Electron cooling and the connection between expansion and flux-density evolution in radio supernovae A47

I. Martí-Vidal, M. A. Pérez-Torres and A. Brunthaler

Published online: 30 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016105

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A molecular cloud within the light echo of V838 Monocerotis A48

T. Kamiński, R. Tylenda and S. Deguchi

Published online: 30 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016229

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HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object A49

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Balzer, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi et al. (192 more)

Published online: 30 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116545

Planets and planetary systems

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Constraining tidal dissipation in F-type main-sequence stars: the case of CoRoT-11 A50

A. F. Lanza, C. Damiani and D. Gandolfi

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016144

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The apparent “reversed” motion of gas and stars in M 82 A51

A. Greve

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016069

Stellar structure and evolution

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Witnessing the magnetospheric boundary at work in Vela X−1 A52

V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo and V. Suleimanov

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116482

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Galaxy morphology, luminosity, and environment in the SDSS DR7 A53

E. Tempel, E. Saar, L. J. Liivamägi, A. Tamm, J. Einasto, M. Einasto and V. Müller

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016196

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The debris disk host star HD 61005: a member of the Argus association? A54

S. Desidera, E. Covino, S. Messina, V. D’Orazi, J. M. Alcalá, E. Brugaletta, J. Carson, A. C. Lanzafame and R. Launhardt

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016267

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Cosmological effects on the observed flux and fluence distributions of gamma-ray bursts: Are the most distant bursts in general the faintest ones? A55

A. Mészáros, J. Řípa and F. Ryde

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014918

Stellar structure and evolution

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The new carbon symbiotic star IPHAS J205836.43+503307.2 A56

R. L. M. Corradi, L. Sabin, U. Munari, G. Cetrulo, A. Englaro, R. Angeloni, R. Greimel and A. Mampaso

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016406

Astronomical instrumentation

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Characterisation of the CAFOS linear spectropolarimeter A57

F. Patat and S. Taubenberger

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116566

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New phasor reconstruction for speckle imaging A58

G. C. Dente and M. L. Tilton

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016335

Catalogs and data

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High Galactic latitude Fermi sources of γ-rays with energies above 100 GeV A59

A. Neronov, D. Semikoz and Ie. Vovk

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015528

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Horizontal branch evolution, metallicity, and sdB stars A60

G. Michaud, J. Richer and O. Richard

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015997

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Observational constraints on interacting dark matter model without dark energy A61

S. Cao, Z.-H. Zhu and N. Liang

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016204

Planets and planetary systems

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High-resolution simulations of planetesimal formation in turbulent protoplanetary discs A62

A. Johansen, H. Klahr and Th. Henning

Published online: 01 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015979

Stellar structure and evolution

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Constraining mixing processes in stellar cores using asteroseismology - Impact of semiconvection in low-mass stars A63

V. Silva Aguirre, J. Ballot, A. M. Serenelli and A. Weiss

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015847

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Study of stellar populations in the bulges of barred galaxies A64

I. Pérez and P. Sánchez-Blázquez

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015002

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Measuring redshifts using X-ray spectroscopy of galaxy clusters: results from Chandra data and future prospects A65

H. Yu, P. Tozzi, S. Borgani, P. Rosati and Z.-H. Zhu

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016236

The Sun

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Characteristics of the flare acceleration region derived from simultaneous hard X-ray and radio observations A66

H. A. S. Reid, N. Vilmer and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016181

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A new approach to the long-term reconstruction of the solar irradiance leads to large historical solar forcing A67

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

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016173

Stellar structure and evolution

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Spectral and timing properties of the accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar IGR J17511–3057 A68

M. Falanga, L. Kuiper, J. Poutanen, D. K. Galloway, E. W. Bonning, E. Bozzo, A. Goldwurm, W. Hermsen and L. Stella

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016240

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The large-scale diffuse radio emission in A781 A69

F. Govoni, M. Murgia, G. Giovannini, V. Vacca and A. Bonafede

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016042

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Improved determination of γ by VLBI A70

S. B. Lambert and C. Le Poncin-Lafitte

Published online: 04 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016370

Planets and planetary systems

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New 3D thermal evolution model for icy bodies application to trans-Neptunian objects A71

A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, J. Lasue, C. Federico, A. Coradini, R. Orosei and E. D. Rosenberg

Published online: 05 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014194

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On the evolution of environmental and mass properties of strong lens galaxies in COSMOS A72

C. Faure, T. Anguita, D. Alloin, K. Bundy, A. Finoguenov, A. Leauthaud, C. Knobel, J.-P. Kneib, E. Jullo, O. Ilbert et al. (4 more)

Published online: 05 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913498

Planets and planetary systems

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The properties of asteroid (2867) Steins from Spitzer Space Telescope observations and OSIRIS shape reconstruction A73

O. Groussin, P. Lamy, S. Fornasier and L. Jorda

Published online: 05 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016044

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Laboratory H₂O:CO₂ ice desorption data: entrapment dependencies and its parameterization with an extended three-phase model A74

E. C. Fayolle, K. I. Öberg, H. M. Cuppen, R. Visser and H. Linnartz

Published online: 05 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016121

Stellar atmospheres

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Gravity and limb-darkening coefficients for the Kepler, CoRoT, Spitzer, uvby, UBVRIJHK, and Sloan photometric systems A75

A. Claret and S. Bloemen

Published online: 05 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116451

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Hot HCN around young massive stars at 0.1′′ resolution A76

R. Rolffs, P. Schilke, F. Wyrowski, C. Dullemond, K. M. Menten, S. Thorwirth and A. Belloche

Published online: 06 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116544

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Improved prospects for the detection of new Large Magellanic Cloud planetary nebulae A77

B. Miszalski, R. Napiwotzki, M.-R. L. Cioni and J. Nie

Published online: 06 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016257

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Imaging spectropolarimetry with two LiNbO₃ Fabry Pérot interferometers and a spectrograph A78

L. Kleint, A. Feller and D. Gisler

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015870

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Transient downflows associated with the intensification of small-scale magnetic features and bright point formation A79

G. Narayan

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016016

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HST/STIS Lyman-α observations of the quiet M dwarf GJ 436 - Predictions for the exospheric transit signature of the hot Neptune GJ 436b A80

D. Ehrenreich, A. Lecavelier des Etangs and X. Delfosse

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016162

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Solar total irradiance in cycle 23 A81

N. A. Krivova, S. K. Solanki and W. Schmutz

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016234

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Magnetohydrodynamic waves in solar partially ionized plasmas: two-fluid approach A82

T. V. Zaqarashvili, M. L. Khodachenko and H. O. Rucker

Published online: 07 April 2011

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Experimental Stark widths in the Pb IV and Pb V spectra A83

S. Bukvić, S. Djeniže, Z. Nikolić and A. Srećković

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116496

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Amplitudes and lifetimes of solar-like oscillations observed by CoRoT - Red-giant versus main-sequence stars A84

F. Baudin, C. Barban, K. Belkacem, S. Hekker, T. Morel, R. Samadi, O. Benomar, M.-J. Goupil, F. Carrier, J. Ballot et al. (5 more)

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014037

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The excitation of 5-min oscillations in the solar corona A85

T. V. Zaqarashvili, K. Murawski, M. L. Khodachenko and D. Lee

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015384

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Polarimetric survey of main-belt asteroids - I. Results for fifty seven S-, L-, and K-type objects A86

R. Gil-Hutton and M. Cañada-Assandri

Published online: 07 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015402

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Kinematics and geometrical study of the Be stars 48 Persei and ψ Persei with the VEGA/CHARA interferometer A87

O. Delaa, Ph. Stee, A. Meilland, J. Zorec, D. Mourard, Ph. Bério, D. Bonneau, O. Chesneau, J. M. Clausse, P. Cruzalebes et al. (11 more)

Published online: 07 April 2011

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High-resolution spectroscopic search for the thermal emission of the extrasolar planet HD 217107 b A88

P. E. Cubillos, P. Rojo and J. J. Fortney

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015802

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Global stellar variability study in the field-of-view of the Kepler satellite A89

J. Debosscher, J. Blomme, C. Aerts and J. De Ridder

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015647

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Lithium-rich giants in the Galactic thick disk A90

L. Monaco, S. Villanova, C. Moni Bidin, G. Carraro, D. Geisler, P. Bonifacio, O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali and L. Jilkova

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016285

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VLBI measurement of the secular aberration drift A91

O. Titov, S. B. Lambert and A.-M. Gontier

Published online: 08 April 2011

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The initial period function of late-type binary stars and its variation A92

P. Kroupa and M. G. Petr-Gotzens

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015989

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A weak-lensing analysis of the Abell 383 cluster A93

Z. Huang, M. Radovich, A. Grado, E. Puddu, A. Romano, L. Limatola and L. Fu

Published online: 08 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015955

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Magnetic fields in Local Group dwarf irregulars A94

K. T. Chyży, M. Weżgowiec, R. Beck and D. J. Bomans

Published online: 11 April 2011

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Zeeman splitting of 6.7 GHz methanol masers - On the uncertainty of magnetic field strength determinations A95

W. H. T. Vlemmings, R. M. Torres and R. Dodson

Published online: 11 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116648

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Magnetoacoustic waves in the narrowband dm-spikes sources A96

M. Karlický, P. Jelínek and H. Mészárosová

Published online: 11 April 2011

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Estimation of compact binary coalescense rates from short gamma-ray burst redshift measurements A97

A. Dietz

Published online: 11 April 2011

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Extensions and applications of the iterative method A98

S. A. Rodionov and E. Athanassoula

Published online: 11 April 2011

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When two become one: an apparent QSO pair turns out to be a single quasar A99

G. Cupani, S. Cristiani, V. D’Odorico, B. Milvang-Jensen and J.-K. Krogager

Published online: 11 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116786

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First detection of a weak magnetic field on the giant Arcturus: remnants of a solar dynamo? A100

C. Sennhauser and S. V. Berdyugina

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015445

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Simulating flaring events in complex active regions driven by observed magnetograms A101

M. Dimitropoulou, H. Isliker, L. Vlahos and M. K. Georgoulis

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015569

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MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb: a massive planet orbiting an M dwarf A102

V. Batista, A. Gould, S. Dieters, S. Dong, I. Bond, J. P. Beaulieu, D. Maoz, B. Monard, G. W. Christie, J. McCormick et al. (130 more)

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016111

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The bound-bound and free-free radiative losses for the nonthermal distributions in solar and stellar coronae A103

J. Dudík, E. Dzifčáková, M. Karlický and A. Kulinová

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016329

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Coordinates and 2MASS and OGLE identifications for all stars in Arp’s 1965 finding chart for Baade’s Window A104

R. P. Church, J. A. Johnson and S. Feltzing

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116829

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A dual-frequency sub-arcsecond study of proto-planetary disks at mm wavelengths: first evidence for radial variations of the dust properties A105

S. Guilloteau, A. Dutrey, V. Piétu and Y. Boehler

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015209

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C-GOALS: Chandra observations of a complete sample of luminous infrared galaxies from the IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Survey A106

K. Iwasawa, D. B. Sanders, S. H. Teng, V. U, L. Armus, A. S. Evans, J. H. Howell, S. Komossa, J. M. Mazzarella, A. O. Petric et al. (4 more)

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015264

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Photometry and models of selected main belt asteroids - VIII. Low-pole asteroids A107

A. Marciniak, T. Michałowski, M. Polińska, P. Bartczak, R. Hirsch, K. Sobkowiak, K. Kamiński, M. Fagas, R. Behrend, L. Bernasconi et al. (15 more)

Published online: 12 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015365

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A proper motion study of the Lupus clouds using Virtual Observatory tools A108

B. López Martí, F. Jiménez-Esteban and E. Solano

Published online: 13 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016377

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The spectral difference between solar flare HXR coronal and footpoint sources due to wave-particle interactions A109

I. G. Hannah and E. P. Kontar

Published online: 13 April 2011

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GRB 071028B, a burst behind large amounts of dust in an unabsorbed galaxy A110

C. Clemens, J. Greiner, T. Krühler, D. Pierini, S. Savaglio, S. Klose, P. M. J. Afonso, R. Filgas, F. E. Olivares, A. Rau et al. (5 more)

Published online: 13 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015318

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A sharp change in the mineralogy of annealed protoplanetary dust at the glass transition temperature A111

M. Roskosz, J. Gillot, F. Capet, P. Roussel and H. Leroux

Published online: 13 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016244

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Sulfur chemistry: 1D modeling in massive dense cores A112

V. Wakelam, F. Hersant and F. Herpin

Published online: 13 April 2011

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Radio structure of the blazar 1156 + 295 with sub-pc resolution A113

W. Zhao, X.-Y. Hong, T. An, D.-R. Jiang, J.-H. Zhao, L. I. Gurvits and J. Yang

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016192

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About the relative importance of compressional heating and current dissipation for the formation of coronal X-ray bright points A114

S. Javadi, J. Büchner, A. Otto and J. C. Santos

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015614

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AMBER observations of the AGB star RS Capricorni: extended atmosphere and comparison with stellar models A115

I. Martí-Vidal, J. M. Marcaide, A. Quirrenbach, K. Ohnaka, J. C. Guirado and M. Wittkowski

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016120

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XMM-Newton observations of the X-ray soft polar QS Telescopii A116

I. Traulsen, K. Reinsch, A. D. Schwope, V. Burwitz, S. Dreizler, R. Schwarz and F. M. Walter

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016352

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A Herschel resolved far-infrared dust ring around HD 207129 A117

J. P. Marshall, T. Löhne, B. Montesinos, A. V. Krivov, C. Eiroa, O. Absil, G. Bryden, J. Maldonado, A. Mora, J. Sanz-Forcada et al. (19 more)

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116673

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New R Coronae Borealis stars discovered in OGLE-III Galactic bulge fields from their mid- and near-infrared properties A118

P. Tisserand, L. Wyrzykowski, P. R. Wood, A. Udalski, M. K. Szymański, M. Kubiak, G. Pietrzyński, I. Soszyński, O. Szewczyk, K. Ulaczyk and R. Poleski

Published online: 14 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014220

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Influence of the velocity gradient on the line formation in discs of cataclysmic variables A119

D. Korčáková, T. Nagel, K. Werner, V. Suleimanov and V. Votruba

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015900

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Absorption of high-energy gamma rays in Cygnus X-3 A120

B. Cerutti, G. Dubus, J. Malzac, A. Szostek, R. Belmont, A. A. Zdziarski and G. Henri

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116581

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An improved cosmic crystallography method to detect holonomies in flat spaces A121

H. Fujii and Y. Yoshii

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116521

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AKARI detections of hot dust in luminous infrared galaxies - Search for dusty active galactic nuclei A122

S. Oyabu, D. Ishihara, M. Malkan, H. Matsuhara, T. Wada, T. Nakagawa, Y. Ohyama, Y. Toba, T. Onaka, S. Takita et al. (3 more)

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014221

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Period persistence of long period oscillations in sunspots A123

N. Chorley, C. Foullon, B. Hnat, V. M. Nakariakov and K. Shibasaki

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116725

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Redshift evolution of the 1.4 GHz volume averaged radio luminosity function in clusters of galaxies A124

M. W. Sommer, K. Basu, F. Pacaud, F. Bertoldi and H. Andernach

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016150

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Energy production in varying α theories A125

L. Kraiselburd, M. Miller Bertolami, P. Sisterna and H. Vucetich

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015970

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Emission lines in early-type galaxies: active nuclei or stars? A126

A. Capetti and R. D. Baldi

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016388

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Chromospheric velocities of a C-class flare A127

P. H. Keys, D. B. Jess, M. Mathioudakis and F. P. Keenan

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016320

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Internal dynamics of the galaxy cluster Abell 545 - The ideal case where to study the simultaneous formation of a galaxy system and its brightest galaxy A128

R. Barrena, M. Girardi, W. Boschin, S. De Grandi, D. Eckert and M. Rossetti

Published online: 15 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016180

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Synthetic photometry for carbon-rich giants - II. The effects of pulsation and circumstellar dust A129

W. Nowotny, B. Aringer, S. Höfner and M. T. Lederer

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016272

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On the nature of GRB 050509b: a disguised short GRB A130

G. De Barros, L. Amati, M. G. Bernardini, C. L. Bianco, L. Caito, L. Izzo, B. Patricelli and R. Ruffini

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116659

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Simulation of planet detection with the SPHERE integral field spectrograph A131

D. Mesa, R. Gratton, A. Berton, J. Antichi, C. Verinaud, A. Boccaletti, M. Kasper, R. U. Claudi, S. Desidera, E. Giro et al. (6 more)

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016413

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Performance validation of phase diversity image reconstruction techniques A132

J. Hirzberger, A. Feller, T. L. Riethmüller, A. Gandorfer and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015717

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X-ray observations of PKS 0745-191 at the virial radius: are we there yet? A133

D. Eckert, S. Molendi, F. Gastaldello and M. Rossetti

Published online: 18 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116575

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A likely exoplanet orbiting the oscillating K-giant α Arietis A134

B.-C. Lee, D. E. Mkrtichian, I. Han, K.-M. Kim and M.-G. Park

Published online: 19 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016293

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Optical and infrared properties of active galactic nuclei in the Lockman Hole A135

E. Rovilos, S. Fotopoulou, M. Salvato, V. Burwitz, E. Egami, G. Hasinger and G. Szokoly

Published online: 19 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015763

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Mass-loss rates for transiting exoplanets A136

D. Ehrenreich and J.-M. Désert

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016356

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Long period variables and mass loss in the globular clusters NGC 362 and NGC 2808 A137

T. Lebzelter and P. R. Wood

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016319

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A parametric study on the formation of extended star clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies A138

R. C. Brüns, P. Kroupa, M. Fellhauer, M. Metz and P. Assmann

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016220

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NLTE modeling of Stokes vector center-to-limb variations in the CN violet system A139

A. I. Shapiro, D. M. Fluri, S. V. Berdyugina, M. Bianda and R. Ramelli

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811299

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Ion chemistry in the early universe - Revisiting the role of HeH⁺ with new quantum calculations A140

S. Bovino, M. Tacconi, F. A. Gianturco and D. Galli

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116740

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Effect of Fourier filters in removing periodic systematic effects from CMB data A141

F. de Gasperin, A. Mennella, D. Maino, L. Terenzi, S. Galeotta, B. Cappellini, G. Morgante, M. Tomasi, M. Bersanelli, N. Mandolesi and A. Zacchei

Published online: 20 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016090

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The Swift/Fermi GRB 080928 from 1 eV to 150 keV A142

A. Rossi, S. Schulze, S. Klose, D. A. Kann, A. Rau, H. A. Krimm, G. Jóhannesson, A. Panaitescu, F. Yuan, P. Ferrero et al. (21 more)

Published online: 21 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015324

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Ionization processes in the atmosphere of Titan - III. Ionization by high-Z nuclei cosmic rays A143

G. Gronoff, C. Mertens, J. Lilensten, L. Desorgher, E. Flückiger and P. Velinov

Published online: 21 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015675

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Extragalactic magnetic fields constraints from simultaneous GeV–TeV observations of blazars A144

A. M. Taylor, I. Vovk and A. Neronov

Published online: 21 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116441

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AGILE detection of extreme γ-ray activity from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during March 2009 - Multifrequency analysis A145

F. D’Ammando, C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, P. Romano, G. Pucella, H. A. Krimm, S. Covino, M. Orienti, G. Giovannini, S. Vercellone et al. (105 more)

Published online: 21 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016128

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Ion irradiation of carbonaceous interstellar analogues - Effects of cosmic rays on the 3.4 μm interstellar absorption band A146

M. Godard, G. Féraud, M. Chabot, Y. Carpentier, T. Pino, R. Brunetto, J. Duprat, C. Engrand, P. Bréchignac, L. d’Hendecourt and E. Dartois

Published online: 21 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016228