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Call for candidates for Editor-in-Chief of A&A E1

Birgitta Nordström

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117295

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Low polarised emission from the core of coronal mass ejections L1

M. Mierla, I. Chifu, B. Inhester, L. Rodriguez and A. Zhukov

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016295

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Detection of CH⁺ emission from the disc around HD 100546 L2

W.-F. Thi, F. Ménard, G. Meeus, C. Martin-Zaïdi, P. Woitke, E. Tatulli, M. Benisty, I. Kamp, I. Pascucci, C. Pinte et al. (6 more)

Published online: 28 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116678

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Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3 L3

A. Omont, R. Neri, P. Cox, R. Lupu, M. Guélin, P. van der Werf, A. Weiß, R. Ivison, M. Negrello, L. Leeuw et al. (47 more)

Published online: 28 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116921

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High resolution spectroscopy of Pluto’s atmosphere: detection of the 2.3 μm CH₄ bands and evidence for carbon monoxide L4

E. Lellouch, C. de Bergh, B. Sicardy, H. U. Käufl and A. Smette

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116954

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A giant radio halo in the low luminosity X-ray cluster Abell 523 L5

G. Giovannini, L. Feretti, M. Girardi, F. Govoni, M. Murgia, V. Vacca and J. Bagchi

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116930

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Can evidence for cosmological accretion be observed in the Hα emission from galaxies at z ~ 2? L6

L. Le Tiran, M. D. Lehnert, P. Di Matteo, N. P. H. Nesvadba and W. van Driel

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116568

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A test of time-dependent theories of stellar convection L7

T. Gastine and B. Dintrans

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116766

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Enhanced [CII] emission in a z = 4.76 submillimetre galaxy L8

C. De Breuck, R. Maiolino, P. Caselli, K. Coppin, S. Hailey-Dunsheath and T. Nagao

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116868

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Submillimeter continuum observations of Sagittarius B2 at subarcsecond spatial resolution L9

S.-L. Qin, P. Schilke, R. Rolffs, C. Comito, D. C. Lis and Q. Zhang

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116928

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - II. R139 revealed as a massive binary system L10

W. D. Taylor, C. J. Evans, H. Sana, N. R. Walborn, S. E. de Mink, V. E. Stroud, A. Alvarez-Candal, R. H. Barbá, J. M. Bestenlehner, A. Z. Bonanos et al. (15 more)

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116785

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Dual-frequency VLBI study of Centaurus A on sub-parsec scales - The highest-resolution view of an extragalactic jet L11

C. Müller, M. Kadler, R. Ojha, J. Wilms, M. Böck, P. G. Edwards, C. M. Fromm, H. Hase, S. Horiuchi, U. Katz et al. (9 more)

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116605

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New observations of asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3, primary target of the ESA Marco Polo-R mission L12

J. de León, T. Mothé-Diniz, J. Licandro, N. Pinilla-Alonso and H. Campins

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117041

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Observations of the forward scattering Hanle effect in the Ca I 4227 Å line L13

M. Bianda, R. Ramelli, L. S. Anusha, J. O. Stenflo, K. N. Nagendra, R. Holzreuter, M. Sampoorna, H. Frisch and H. N. Smitha

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117047

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - III. A very massive star in apparent isolation from the massive cluster R136 L14

J. M. Bestenlehner, J. S. Vink, G. Gräfener, F. Najarro, C. J. Evans, N. Bastian, A. Z. Bonanos, E. Bressert, P. A. Crowther, E. Doran et al. (10 more)

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117043

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Disk and wind kinematics in MWC 349 A L15

J. Martín-Pintado, C. Thum, P. Planesas and A. Báez-Rubio

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016258

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OH emission from warm and dense gas in the Orion Bar PDR L16

J. R. Goicoechea, C. Joblin, A. Contursi, O. Berné, J. Cernicharo, M. Gerin, J. Le Bourlot, E. A. Bergin, T. A. Bell and M. Röllig

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116977

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Fe Kα line emission from the Arches cluster region – evidence for ongoing particle bombardment? A38

R. Capelli, R. S. Warwick, D. Porquet, S. Gillessen and P. Predehl

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116574

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The ⁴⁴Ti-powered spectrum of SN 1987A A45

A. Jerkstrand, C. Fransson and C. Kozma

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015937

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High-energy radiation from the massive binary system Eta Carinae A49

W. Bednarek and J. Pabich

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116549

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The pinch-type instability of helical magnetic fields A55

G. Rüdiger, M. Schultz and D. Elstner

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015629

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A study of the association of Fermi sources with massive young galactic objects A72

P. Munar-Adrover, J. M. Paredes and G. E. Romero

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116580

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The generation of connected high and very high energy γ-rays and radio emission in active galactic nuclei A75

Z. Osmanov

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014725

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Imprints of magnetic power and helicity spectra on radio polarimetry statistics A88

H. Junklewitz and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 17 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015544

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Probing magnetic helicity with synchrotron radiation and Faraday rotation A89

N. Oppermann, H. Junklewitz, G. Robbers and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015545

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Monte Carlo simulations of a diffusive shock with multiple scattering angular distributions A92

X. Wang and Y. H. Yan

Published online: 17 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116791

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Oscillatory dynamos and their induction mechanisms A140

M. Schrinner, L. Petitdemange and E. Dormy

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016372

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The underlying physical meaning of the ν_max − ν_c relation A142

K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, M. A. Dupret, R. Samadi, F. Baudin, A. Noels and B. Mosser

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116490

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Comparison of an X-ray-selected sample of massive lensing clusters with the MareNostrum Universe ΛCDM simulation A17

M. Meneghetti, C. Fedeli, A. Zitrin, M. Bartelmann, T. Broadhurst, S. Gottlöber, L. Moscardini and G. Yepes

Published online: 28 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016040

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Fractional polarization as a probe of magnetic fields in the intra-cluster medium A24

A. Bonafede, F. Govoni, L. Feretti, M. Murgia, G. Giovannini and M. Brüggen

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016298

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An X-ray underluminous cluster of galaxies in the 4Ms CDFS observations A27

M. Castellano, L. Pentericci, N. Menci, E. Piconcelli, P. Santini, S. Salimbeni, F. Fiore, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, A. Romano and D. Trevese

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116607

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COSMOS weak-lensing constraints on modified gravity A68

I. Tereno, E. Semboloni and T. Schrabback

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016273

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Exploring the galaxy cluster-group transition regime at high redshifts - Physical properties of two newly detected z > 1 systems A110

R. Šuhada, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, A. de Hoon, D. Pierini, J. S. Santos, P. Rosati, M. Mühlegger, H. Quintana et al. (4 more)

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116876

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Variability selected high-redshift quasars on SDSS Stripe 82 A122

N. Palanque-Delabrouille, Ch. Yeche, A. D. Myers, P. Petitjean, N. P. Ross, E. Sheldon, E. Aubourg, T. Delubac, J.-M. Le Goff, I. Pâris et al. (4 more)

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016254

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MAGIC Observations and multiwavelength properties of the quasar 3C 279 in 2007 and 2009 A4

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, A. Berdyugin, K. Berger et al. (136 more)

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116497

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Characteristics of thick disks formed through minor mergers: stellar excesses and scale lengths A10

Y. Qu, P. Di Matteo, M. D. Lehnert and W. van Driel

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015224

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The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - The contribution of minor mergers to the growth of L_B ≳ L_B^* galaxies since z ~ 1 from spectroscopically identified pairs A20

C. López-Sanjuan, O. Le Fèvre, L. de Ravel, O. Cucciati, O. Ilbert, L. Tresse, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella, T. Contini, B. Garilli et al. (7 more)

Published online: 29 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015839

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Spectral properties of 438 GRBs detected by Fermi/GBM A21

L. Nava, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini and A. Celotti

Published online: 29 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016270

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Hubble Space Telescope study of resolved red giant stars in the outer halos of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies A23

A. Ryś, A. J. Grocholski, R. P. van der Marel, A. Aloisi and F. Annibali

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015881

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Lopsidedness in WHISP galaxies - I. Rotation curves and kinematic lopsidedness A29

J. van Eymeren, E. Jütte, C. J. Jog, Y. Stein and R.-J. Dettmar

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016177

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Lopsidedness in WHISP galaxies - II. Morphological lopsidedness A30

J. van Eymeren, E. Jütte, C. J. Jog, Y. Stein and R.-J. Dettmar

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016178

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Silicon depletion in damped Ly α systems - The S/Zn method A33

G. Vladilo, C. Abate, J. Yin, G. Cescutti and F. Matteucci

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016330

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The X-ray spectral properties of the AGN population in the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey A42

A. Corral, R. Della Ceca, A. Caccianiga, P. Severgnini, H. Brunner, F. J. Carrera, M. J. Page and A. D. Schwope

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015227

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A principal component analysis of quasar UV spectra at z ~ 3 A50

I. Pâris, P. Petitjean, E. Rollinde, E. Aubourg, N. Busca, R. Charlassier, T. Delubac, J.-Ch. Hamilton, J.-M. Le Goff, N. Palanque-Delabrouille et al. (5 more)

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016233

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A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - II. Intermediate-age populations in early-type dwarfs A58

D. Crnojević, M. Rejkuba, E. K. Grebel, G. Da Costa and H. Jerjen

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015419

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A close look at the Centaurus A group of galaxies - III. Recent star formation histories of late-type dwarfs around M 83 A59

D. Crnojević, E. K. Grebel and A. A. Cole

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015474

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More evidence for extinction of activity in galaxies A60

A. Marecki and B. Swoboda

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116832

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The puzzling temporally variable optical and X-ray afterglow of GRB 101024A A74

B. Gendre, G. Stratta, M. Laas-Bourez, D. M. Coward, A. Klotz, S. Cutini, M. Boër and C. Stockdale

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116794

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Search for the shortest variability at gamma rays in flat-spectrum radio quasars A77

L. Foschini, G. Ghisellini, F. Tavecchio, G. Bonnoli and A. Stamerra

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117064

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The escape of ionising radiation from high-redshift dwarf galaxies A87

J.-P. Paardekooper, F. I. Pelupessy, G. Altay and C. J. H. Kruip

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116841

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Abundance ratios in the hot ISM of elliptical galaxies A98

A. Pipino and F. Matteucci

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016191

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Quantitative morphology of galaxies from the SDSS - I. Luminosity in bulges and discs A106

L. A. M. Tasca and S. D. M. White

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913625

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A comprehensive approach to analyzing the XMM-Newton data of Seyfert 1 galaxies A125

M. V. Cardaci, M. Santos-Lleó, G. F. Hägele, Y. Krongold, A. I. Díaz and P. Rodríguez-Pascual

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016198

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On the influence of the Sun on the rapid variability of compact extragalactic sources A129

N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, X. Liu, H.-G. Song, J. M. Anderson, A. Witzel and J. A. Zensus

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016033

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The flare model for X-ray variability of NGC 4258 A136

T. Trześniewski, B. Czerny, V. Karas, T. Pecháček, M. Dovčiak, R. Goosmann and M. Nikołajuk

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016369

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AGN disks and black holes on the weighting scales A145

J.-M. Huré, F. Hersant, C. Surville, N. Nakai and T. Jacq

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015062

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Megamaser detection and nuclear obscuration in Seyfert galaxies A147

M. Ramolla, M. Haas, V. N. Bennert and R. Chini

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015247

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Study of LINER sources with broad Hα emission. X-ray properties and comparison to luminous AGN and X-ray binaries A149

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

Published online: 27 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116806

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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Two distinct halo populations in the solar neighborhood - II. Evidence from stellar abundances of Mn, Cu, Zn, Y, and Ba A15

P. E. Nissen and W. J. Schuster

Published online: 28 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116619

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Elemental abundances of low-mass stars in the young clusters 25 Orionis and λ Orionis A19

K. Biazzo, S. Randich, F. Palla and C. Briceño

Published online: 29 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116621

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An empirical calibration of Lick indices using Milky Way globular clusters A22

A. Pipino and I. J. Danziger

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015348

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AAOmega spectroscopy of 29 351 stars in fields centered on ten Galactic globular clusters A31

R. R. Lane, L. L. Kiss, G. F. Lewis, R. A. Ibata, A. Siebert, T. R. Bedding, P. Székely and G. M. Szabó

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116660

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Star clusters or asterisms? 2MASS CMD and structural analyses of 15 challenging targets A32

E. Bica and C. Bonatto

Published online: 03 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116452

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Deep wide-field near-infrared survey of the Carina Nebula A34

T. Preibisch, T. Ratzka, B. Kuderna, H. Ohlendorf, R. R. King, S. Hodgkin, M. Irwin, J. R. Lewis, M. J. McCaughrean and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116781

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Alpha element abundances and gradients in the Milky Way bulge from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of 650 K giants A54

O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali, V. Hill, G. Battaglia, C. Babusiaux, D. Minniti, B. Barbuy, A. Alves-Brito, A. Renzini et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116548

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Implications of a non-universal IMF from C, N, and O abundances in very metal-poor Galactic stars and damped Lyα absorbers A78

T. Tsujimoto and K. Bekki

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016210

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The possibility of determining open-cluster parameters from BVRI photometry A91

H. Monteiro and W. S. Dias

Published online: 17 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016281

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New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s) - Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey A138

L. Casagrande, R. Schönrich, M. Asplund, S. Cassisi, I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez, T. Bensby and S. Feltzing

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016276

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Sulphur abundances in halo giants from the [S ı] line at 1082 nm and the S ı triplet around 1045 nm A144

H. Jönsson, N. Ryde, P. E. Nissen, R. Collet, K. Eriksson, M. Asplund and B. Gustafsson

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116855

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XMM-Newton observations of the young open cluster around λ Orionis A150

E. Franciosini and G. G. Sacco

Published online: 27 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015248

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Non-LTE models for the gaseous metal component of circumstellar discs around white dwarfs A7

S. Hartmann, T. Nagel, T. Rauch and K. Werner

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116625

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On the kinematics of massive star forming regions: the case of IRAS 17233–3606 A12

S. Leurini, C. Codella, L. Zapata, M. T. Beltrán, P. Schilke and R. Cesaroni

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016190

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Physical and radiative properties of the first-core accretion shock A13

B. Commerçon, E. Audit, G. Chabrier and J.-P. Chièze

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016213

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Study of the molecular clump associated with the high-energy source HESS J1858+020 A25

S. Paron, E. Giacani, M. Rubio and G. Dubner

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016390

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Abundances of PAHs in the ISM: confronting observations with experimental results A26

R. Gredel, Y. Carpentier, G. Rouillé, M. Steglich, F. Huisken and Th. Henning

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116602

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Dust destruction in the ISM: a re-evaluation of dust lifetimes A44

A. P. Jones and J. A. Nuth III

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014440

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High resolution CO observation of massive star forming regions A53

P. D. Klaassen, C. D. Wilson, E. R. Keto, Q. Zhang, R. Galván-Madrid and H.-Y. B. Liu

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016371

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A detailed study of the H ii region M 43 and its ionizing star - I. Stellar parameters and nebular empirical analysis A57

S. Simón-Díaz, J. García-Rojas, C. Esteban, G. Stasińska, A. R. López-Sánchez and C. Morisset

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116608

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Oxygen depletion in dense molecular clouds: a clue to a low O₂ abundance? A61

U. Hincelin, V. Wakelam, F. Hersant, S. Guilloteau, J. C. Loison, P. Honvault and J. Troe

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016328

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Probing the evolution of molecular cloud structure - II. From chaos to confinement A64

J. Kainulainen, H. Beuther, R. Banerjee, C. Federrath and T. Henning

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016383

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A chemical inventory of the S-type AGB star χ Cygni based on Herschel/HIFI observations of circumstellar line emission - The importance of non-LTE chemical processes in a dynamical region A83

F. L. Schöier, M. Maercker, K. Justtanont, H. Olofsson, J. H. Black, L. Decin, A. de Koter and R. Waters

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116597

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Kinetics of the OCN⁻ and HOCN formation from the HNCO + H₂O thermal reaction in interstellar ice analogs A96

P. Theule, F. Duvernay, A. Ilmane, T. Hasegawa, O. Morata, S. Coussan, G. Danger and T. Chiavassa

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016051

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Accuracy of core mass estimates in simulated observations of dust emission A101

J. Malinen, M. Juvela, D. C. Collins, T. Lunttila and P. Padoan

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015767

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A new planetary nebula in the outer reaches of the Galaxy A107

K. Viironen, A. Mampaso, R. L. M. Corradi, J. E. Drew, D. J. Frew, C. Giammanco, R. Greimel, T. Liimets, J. E. Lindberg, M. Rodríguez et al. (4 more)

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014897

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Effects of magnetic fields on the cosmic-ray ionization of molecular cloud cores A109

M. Padovani and D. Galli

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116853

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Probing the initial conditions of high-mass star formation - II. Fragmentation, stability, and chemistry towards high-mass star-forming regions G29.96−0.02 and G35.20−1.74 A118

T. Pillai, J. Kauffmann, F. Wyrowski, J. Hatchell, A. G. Gibb and M. A. Thompson

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015899

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Investigating the X-ray emission from the massive WR+O binary WR 22 using 3D hydrodynamical models A119

E. R. Parkin and E. Gosset

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016125

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The X-ray puzzle of the L1551 IRS 5 jet A123

P. C. Schneider, H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016305

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IKT 16: a composite supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud A132

R. A. Owen, M. D. Filipović, J. Ballet, F. Haberl, E. J. Crawford, J. L. Payne, R. Sturm, W. Pietsch, S. Mereghetti, M. Ehle et al. (4 more)

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116586

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Deep asteroseismic sounding of the compact hot B subdwarf pulsator KIC02697388 from Kepler time series photometry A3

S. Charpinet, V. Van Grootel, G. Fontaine, E. M. Green, P. Brassard, S. K. Randall, R. Silvotti, R. H. Østensen, H. Kjeldsen, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard et al. (4 more)

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016412

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Confirmation of 1RXS J165443.5–191620 as an intermediate polar and its orbital and spin periods A6

S. Scaringi, S. Connolly, J. Patterson, J. R. Thorstensen, H. Uthas, C. Knigge, L. Vican, B. Monard, R. Rea, T. Krajci et al. (5 more)

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116585

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Oxygen- and carbon-rich variable red giant populations in the Magellanic Clouds from EROS, OGLE, MACHO, and 2MASS photometry A8

M. Wiśniewski, J. B. Marquette, J. P. Beaulieu, A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny, P. Tisserand and É. Lesquoy

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014319

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The MUCHFUSS project – searching for hot subdwarf binaries with massive unseen companions - Survey, target selection and atmospheric parameters A28

S. Geier, H. Hirsch, A. Tillich, P. F. L. Maxted, S. J. Bentley, R. H. Østensen, U. Heber, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh, R. Napiwotzki et al. (2 more)

Published online: 02 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015316

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Long-period variables in the CoRoT fields A35

T. Lebzelter

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116801

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VLT/FORS2 observations of the optical counterpart of the isolated neutron star RBS 1774 A39

R. P. Mignani, S. Zane, R. Turolla, F. Haberl, M. Cropper, C. Motch, A. Treves and L. Zampieri

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016362

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Detection of a large massive circumstellar disk around a high-mass young stellar object in the Carina Nebula A40

T. Preibisch, T. Ratzka, T. Gehring, H. Ohlendorf, H. Zinnecker, R. R. King, M. J. McCaughrean and J. R. Lewis

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116528

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The differential rotation of G dwarfs A48

M. Küker, G. Rüdiger and L. L. Kitchatinov

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015994

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Connecting RS Ophiuchi to [some] type Ia supernovae A63

F. Patat, N. N. Chugai, Ph. Podsiadlowski, E. Mason, C. Melo and L. Pasquini

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116865

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Strong pulses detected from rotating radio transient J1819 − 1458 A67

H. D. Hu, A. Esamdin, J. P. Yuan, Z. Y. Liu, R. X. Xu, J. Li, G. C. Tao and N. Wang

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015953

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On the progenitor system of Nova V2491 Cygni A70

M. J. Darnley, V. A. R. M. Ribeiro, M. F. Bode and U. Munari

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016038

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A very luminous, highly extinguished, very fast nova – V1721 Aquilae A81

R. Hounsell, M. J. Darnley, M. F. Bode, D. J. Harman, L. A. Helton and G. J. Schwarz

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016085

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HD 135344B: a young star has reached its rotational limit A85

A. Müller, M. E. van den Ancker, R. Launhardt, J. U. Pott, D. Fedele and Th. Henning

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116732

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The optically bright post-AGB population of the LMC A90

E. van Aarle, H. Van Winckel, T. Lloyd Evans, T. Ueta, P. R. Wood and A. G. Ginsburg

Published online: 17 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015834

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The properties of SN Ib/c locations A95

G. Leloudas, A. Gallazzi, J. Sollerman, M. D. Stritzinger, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, D. Malesani, M. J. Michałowski, B. Milvang-Jensen and M. Smith

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116692

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Accurate p-mode measurements of the G0V metal-rich CoRoT target HD 52265 A97

J. Ballot, L. Gizon, R. Samadi, G. Vauclair, O. Benomar, H. Bruntt, B. Mosser, T. Stahn, G. A. Verner, T. L. Campante et al. (20 more)

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116547

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X-ray spectroscopy of MXB 1728–34 with XMM-Newton A99

E. Egron, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Papitto, L. Barragán, T. Dauser, J. Wilms, A. D’Aì, A. Riggio, R. Iaria and N. R. Robba

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016093

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Asteroseismic inferences on red giants in open clusters NGC 6791, NGC 6819, and NGC 6811 using Kepler A100

S. Hekker, S. Basu, D. Stello, T. Kallinger, F. Grundahl, S. Mathur, R. A. García, B. Mosser, D. Huber, T. R. Bedding et al. (10 more)

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016303

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Dipping in CygnusX-2 in a multi-wavelength campaign due to absorption of extended ADC emission A102

M. Bałucińska-Church, N. S. Schulz, J. Wilms, A. Gibiec, M. Hanke, R. E. Spencer, A. Rushton and M. J. Church

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015931

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He star evolutionary channel to intermediate-mass binary pulsar PSR J1802-2124 A104

W.-C. Chen, X.-D. Li and R.-X. Xu

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116532

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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - I. Introduction and observational overview A108

C. J. Evans, W. D. Taylor, V. Hénault-Brunet, H. Sana, A. de Koter, S. Simón-Díaz, G. Carraro, T. Bagnoli, N. Bastian, J. M. Bestenlehner et al. (32 more)

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116782

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Rotating massive main-sequence stars - II. Simulating a population of LMC early B-type stars as a test of rotational mixing A116

I. Brott, C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, A. de Koter, N. Langer, P. L. Dufton, M. Cantiello, C. Trundle, D. J. Lennon, S. E. de Mink et al. (2 more)

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016114

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XMM-Newton observations of the pre-polar HS0922+1333 A117

J. Vogel, A. D. Schwope and R. Schwarz

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015275

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The orbit of GG Tauri A A126

R. Köhler

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016327

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MOST observations of the roAp stars HD 9289, HD 99563, and HD 134214 A135

M. Gruberbauer, D. Huber, R. Kuschnig, W. W. Weiss, D. B. Guenther, J. M. Matthews, A. F. J. Moffat, J. F. Rowe, S. M. Rucinski, D. Sasselov and M. Fischer

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116736

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Formation scenarios and mass-radius relation for neutron stars A137

J. L. Zdunik and P. Haensel

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015954

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Spectral and photometric analysis of the eclipsing binary ϵ Aurigae prior to and during the 2009–2011 eclipse A146

P. Chadima, P. Harmanec, P. D. Bennett, B. Kloppenborg, R. Stencel, S. Yang, H. Božić, M. Šlechta, L. Kotková, M. Wolf et al. (5 more)

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116739

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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: atmospheric parameters and rotational velocity distributions for B-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds (Corrigendum) C1

I. Hunter, D. J. Lennon, P. L. Dufton, C. Trundle, S. Simón-Díaz, S. J. Smartt, R. S. I. Ryans and C. J. Evans

Published online: 10 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016073

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Variable X-ray emission from the accretion shock in the classical T Tauri star V2129 Ophiuchi A1

C. Argiroffi, E. Flaccomio, J. Bouvier, J.-F. Donati, K. V. Getman, S. G. Gregory, G. A. J. Hussain, M. M. Jardine, M. B. Skelly and F. M. Walter

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016321

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Spectroscopic and physical parameters of Galactic O-type stars - I. Effects of rotation and spectral resolving power in the spectral classification of dwarfs and giants A11

N. Markova, J. Puls, S. Scuderi, S. Simón-Díaz and A. Herrero

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015956

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Limb darkening in spherical stellar atmospheres A65

H. R. Neilson and J. B. Lester

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116623

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Beryllium abundances in stars with planets - Extending the sample A66

M. C. Gálvez-Ortiz, E. Delgado-Mena, J. I. González Hernández, G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, R. Rebolo and A. Ecuvillon

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913827

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Time-dependent behavior of linear polarization in unresolved photospheres, with applications for the Hanle effect A82

R. Ignace, K. T. Hole, J. P. Cassinelli and G. D. Henson

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016292

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On inelastic hydrogen atom collisions in stellar atmospheres A94

P. S. Barklem, A. K. Belyaev, M. Guitou, N. Feautrier, F. X. Gadéa and A. Spielfiedel

Published online: 18 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116745

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NLTE strontium abundance in a sample of extremely metal poor stars and the Sr/Ba ratio in the early Galaxy A105

S. M. Andrievsky, F. Spite, S. A. Korotin, P. François, M. Spite, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel and V. Hill

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116591

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Cool DZ white dwarfs in the SDSS A114

D. Koester, J. Girven, B. T. Gänsicke and P. Dufour

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116816

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The mid-infrared diameter of W Hydrae A120

R. Zhao-Geisler, A. Quirrenbach, R. Köhler, B. Lopez and C. Leinert

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016310

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About the p-mode frequency shifts in HD 49933 A127

D. Salabert, C. Régulo, J. Ballot, R. A. García and S. Mathur

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116633

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A 10-h period revealed in optical spectra of the highly variable WN8 Wolf-Rayet star WR 123 A151

A.-N. Chené, C. Foellmi, S. V. Marchenko, N. St-Louis, A. F. J. Moffat, D. Ballereau, J. Chauville, J. Zorec and C. A. Poteet

Published online: 27 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116567

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Asymmetries of the Stokes V profiles observed by HINODE SOT/SP in the quiet Sun A14

B. Viticchié and J. Sánchez Almeida

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016096

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Relationship between multiple type II solar radio bursts and CME observed by STEREO/SECCHI A16

K.-S. Cho, S.-C. Bong, Y.-J. Moon, A. Shanmugaraju, R.-Y. Kwon and Y. D. Park

Published online: 28 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015578

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Magnetic helicity balance during a filament eruption that occurred in active region NOAA 9682 A36

F. P. Zuccarello, P. Romano, F. Zuccarello and S. Poedts

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116700

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Instrumental oscillations in RHESSI count rates during solar flares A47

A. R. Inglis, I. V. Zimovets, B. R. Dennis, E. P. Kontar, V. M. Nakariakov, A. B. Struminsky and A. K. Tolbert

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016322

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The quiet Sun magnetic field: statistical description from THEMIS observations A51

V. Bommier

Published online: 06 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015761

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Solar irradiance variability: a six-year comparison between SORCE observations and the SATIRE model A71

W. T. Ball, Y. C. Unruh, N. A. Krivova, S. Solanki and J. W. Harder

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016189

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The Sun as a star: observations of white-light flares A84

M. Kretzschmar

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015930

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Ubiquitous quiet-Sun jets A111

V. Martínez Pillet, J. C. del Toro Iniesta and C. Quintero Noda

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015941

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Intermittent heating in the solar corona employing a 3D MHD model A112

S. Bingert and H. Peter

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016019

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On the minimum temperature of the quiet solar chromosphere A124

J. Leenaarts, M. Carlsson, V. Hansteen and B. V. Gudiksen

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016392

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Quasi-ballistic and superdiffusive transport for impulsive solar particle events A130

E. M. Trotta and G. Zimbardo

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016278

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2D radiative-magnetohydrostatic model of a prominence observed by Hinode, SoHO/SUMER and Meudon/MSDP A143

A. Berlicki, S. Gunar, P. Heinzel, B. Schmieder and P. Schwartz

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015896

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Validated helioseismic inversions for 3D vector flows A148

M. Švanda, L. Gizon, S. M. Hanasoge and S. D. Ustyugov

Published online: 27 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016426

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A ground-based K_S-band detection of the thermal emission from the transiting exoplanet WASP-4b A5

C. Cáceres, V. D. Ivanov, D. Minniti, A. Burrows, F. Selman, C. Melo, D. Naef, E. Mason and G. Pietrzynski

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016231

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A stringent upper limit to SO₂ in the Martian atmosphere A37

T. Encrenaz, T. K. Greathouse, M. J. Richter, J. H. Lacy, T. Fouchet, B. Bézard, F. Lefèvre, F. Forget and S. K. Atreya

Published online: 04 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116820

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Evolution of inclined planets in three-dimensional radiative discs A41

B. Bitsch and W. Kley

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016179

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Last giant impact on the Neptunian system - Constraints on oligarchic masses in the trans-Saturnian region A46

M. G. Parisi and L. del Valle

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016282

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Debris disks as signposts of terrestrial planet formation A62

S. N. Raymond, P. J. Armitage, A. Moro-Martín, M. Booth, M. C. Wyatt, J. C. Armstrong, A. M. Mandell, F. Selsis and A. A. West

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116456

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Flux and polarisation spectra of water clouds on exoplanets A69

T. Karalidi, D. M. Stam and J. W. Hovenier

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116449

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Chromospheric activity of stars with planets A73

B. L. Canto Martins, M. L. das Chagas, S. Alves, I. C. Leão, L. P. de Souza Neto and J. R. de Medeiros

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015314

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Secular dynamics of planetesimals in tight binary systems: application to γ-Cephei A103

C. A. Giuppone, A. M. Leiva, J. Correa-Otto and C. Beaugé

Published online: 19 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016375

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Bulk density of small meteoroids A113

J.-B. Kikwaya, M. Campbell-Brown and P. G. Brown

Published online: 20 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116431

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A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method A134

J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, B. D. Warner, F. Pilcher, R. Stephens, J. Oey, L. Bernasconi, S. Casulli, R. Behrend et al. (5 more)

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116738

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Is the Jovian auroral H emission polarised? A139

M. Barthelemy, M. B. Lystrup, H. Menager, S. Miller and J. Lilensten

Published online: 26 May 2011

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Goethite as an alternative origin of the 3.1 μm band on dark asteroids (Corrigendum) C2

P. Beck, E. Quirico, D. Sevestre, G. Montes-Hernandez, A. Pommerol and B. Schmitt

Published online: 11 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015851e

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Titan’s obliquity as evidence of a subsurface ocean? A141

R.-M. Baland, T. Van Hoolst, M. Yseboodt and Ö. Karatekin

Published online: 26 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116578

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Refit to numerically problematic UMIST reaction rate coefficients A9

M. Röllig

Published online: 27 April 2011

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New effective recombination coefficients for nebular N ii lines A18

X. Fang, P. J. Storey and X.-W. Liu

Published online: 29 April 2011

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New insight into the formation of hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) in interstellar and cometary ice analogs A128

V. Vinogradoff, F. Duvernay, G. Danger, P. Theulé and T. Chiavassa

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116688

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Multi-stage four-quadrant phase mask: achromatic coronagraph for space-based and ground-based telescopes A43

R. Galicher, P. Baudoz and J. Baudrand

Published online: 05 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116675

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Reducing star leakage with a nuller coronagraph - An analytic approach for a Sonine apodized circular aperture A52

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

Published online: 06 May 2011

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Stellar scintillation in the short exposure regime and atmospheric coherence time evaluation A56

V. Kornilov

Published online: 06 May 2011

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Using Galactic Cepheids to verify Gaia parallaxes A76

F. Windmark, L. Lindegren and D. Hobbs

Published online: 12 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116929

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Phase sensor for solar adaptive-optics A79

A. Kellerer

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116835

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Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR A80

B. W. Stappers, J. W. T. Hessels, A. Alexov, K. Anderson, T. Coenen, T. Hassall, A. Karastergiou, V. I. Kondratiev, M. Kramer, J. van Leeuwen et al. (84 more)

Published online: 13 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116681

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Optimized fringe sensors for the VLTI next generation instruments A121

N. Blind, O. Absil, J.-B. Le Bouquin, J.-P. Berger and A. Chelli

Published online: 24 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016222

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Source extraction and photometry for the far-infrared and sub-millimeter continuum in the presence of complex backgrounds A133

S. Molinari, E. Schisano, F. Faustini, M. Pestalozzi, A. M. Di Giorgio and S. Liu

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014752

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A search for new hot subdwarf stars by means of Virtual Observatory tools A2

R. Oreiro, C. Rodríguez-López, E. Solano, A. Ulla, R. Østensen and M. García-Torres

Published online: 27 April 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016324

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The Hubble Legacy Archive ACS grism data A86

M. Kümmel, P. Rosati, R. Fosbury, J. Haase, R. N. Hook, H. Kuntschner, M. Lombardi, A. Micol, K. K. Nilsson, F. Stoehr and J. R. Walsh

Published online: 16 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116504

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Early star catalogues of the southern sky - De Houtman, Kepler (second and third classes), and Halley A93

F. Verbunt and R. H. van Gent

Published online: 17 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116795

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Rotating massive main-sequence stars - I. Grids of evolutionary models and isochrones A115

I. Brott, S. E. de Mink, M. Cantiello, N. Langer, A. de Koter, C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, C. Trundle and J. S. Vink

Published online: 23 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016113

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A hybrid moment equation approach to gas-grain chemical modeling A131

F. Du and B. Parise

Published online: 25 May 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016262

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