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Can coronal hole spicules reach coronal temperatures? L1

M. S. Madjarska, K. Vanninathan and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 11 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116735

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Direct detection of the Enceladus water torus with Herschel L2

P. Hartogh, E. Lellouch, R. Moreno, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, T. Cassidy, M. Rengel, C. Jarchow, T. Cavalié, J. Crovisier et al. (2 more)

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117377

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The Na D profiles of nearby low-power radio sources: jets powering outflows L3

M. D. Lehnert, C. Tasse, N. P. H. Nesvadba, P. N. Best and W. van Driel

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117323

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Strong chaos induced by close encounters with Ceres and Vesta L4

J. Laskar, M. Gastineau, J.-B. Delisle, A. Farrés and A. Fienga

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117504

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Two very nearby (d ~ 5 pc) ultracool brown dwarfs detected by their large proper motions from WISE, 2MASS, and SDSS data L5

R.-D. Scholz, G. Bihain, O. Schnurr and J. Storm

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117297

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Discovery of the X-ray selected galaxy cluster XMMU J0338.8+0021 at z = 1.49 - Indications of a young system with a brightest galaxy in formation L6

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

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117292

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Inhomogeneities in molecular layers of Mira atmospheres L7

M. Wittkowski, D. A. Boboltz, M. Ireland, I. Karovicova, K. Ohnaka, M. Scholz, F. van Wyk, P. Whitelock, P. R. Wood and A. A. Zijlstra

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117411

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The remnant of SN 1987A revealed at (sub-)mm wavelengths L8

M. Lakićević, J. Th. van Loon, F. Patat, L. Staveley-Smith and G. Zanardo

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116978

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Spectroscopic evidence for helicity in explosive events L9

W. Curdt and H. Tian

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117116

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Chemical properties in the most distant radio galaxy L10

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

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117641

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U Scorpii 2010 outburst: observational evidence of an underlying ONeMg white dwarf L11

E. Mason

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117440

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Effects of dust on light-curves of ϵ Aurigae-type stars L12

J. Budaj

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117320

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Detection of a weak surface magnetic field on Sirius A: are all tepid stars magnetic? L13

P. Petit, F. Lignières, M. Aurière, G. A. Wade, D. Alina, J. Ballot, T. Böhm, L. Jouve, A. Oza, F. Paletou and S. Théado

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117573

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Averting the magnetic braking catastrophe on small scales: disk formation due to Ohmic dissipation (Corrigendum) C2

W. B. Dapp and S. Basu

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015700e

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Implications of automatic photon quenching on compact gamma-ray sources A11

M. Petropoulou and A. Mastichiadis

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116763

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Magnetic coupling of planets and small bodies with a pulsar wind A21

F. Mottez and J. Heyvaerts

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116530

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A magnetic thrust action on small bodies orbiting a pulsar A22

F. Mottez and J. Heyvaerts

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117079

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The near-infrared spectral index of Sagittarius A* derived from Ks- and H-band flare statistics A26

M. Bremer, G. Witzel, A. Eckart, M. Zamaninasab, R. M. Buchholz, R. Schödel, C. Straubmeier, M. García-Marín and W. Duschl

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016134

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Spinning up black holes with super-critical accretion flows A41

A. Sądowski, M. Bursa, M. Abramowicz, W. Kluźniak, J.-P. Lasota, R. Moderski and M. Safarzadeh

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116702

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GRB 100614A and GRB 100615A: two extremely dark gamma-ray bursts A48

V. D’Elia and G. Stratta

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116505

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Particle transport in intense small-scale magnetic turbulence with a mean field A68

I. Plotnikov, G. Pelletier and M. Lemoine

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117182

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Solar coronal magnetic field diagnostics through polarimetric forward modelling of the Hanle effect A70

A. Khan and E. Landi Degl’Innocenti

Published online: 25 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016289

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The mean infrared emission of Sagittarius A* A83

R. Schödel, M. R. Morris, K. Muzic, A. Alberdi, L. Meyer, A. Eckart and D. Y. Gezari

Published online: 27 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116994

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Transport and diffusion of particles due to transverse drift waves A137

J. Vranjes

Published online: 05 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117358

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The termination region of high-mass microquasar jets (corrigendum) C1

V. Bosch-Ramon, M. Perucho and P. Bordas

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016364e

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Combining perturbation theories with halo models for the matter bispectrum A4

P. Valageas and T. Nishimichi

Published online: 11 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116638

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SDSS DR7 superclusters - Morphology A5

M. Einasto, L. J. Liivamägi, E. Tago, E. Saar, E. Tempel, J. Einasto, V. J. Martínez and P. Heinämäki

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116564

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Biased total mass of cool core galaxy clusters by Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect measurements A14

A. Conte, M. De Petris, B. Comis, L. Lamagna and S. De Gregori

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116813

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Designing future dark energy space missions - II. Photometric redshift of space weak lensing optimized surveys A25

S. Jouvel, J.-P. Kneib, G. Bernstein, O. Ilbert, P. Jelinsky, B. Milliard, A. Ealet, C. Schimd, T. Dahlen and S. Arnouts

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014734

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Direct measurement of the magnification produced by galaxy clusters as gravitational lenses A37

A. Sonnenfeld, G. Bertin and M. Lombardi

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016309

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Building the cosmic infrared background brick by brick with Herschel/PEP A49

S. Berta, B. Magnelli, R. Nordon, D. Lutz, S. Wuyts, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, H. Castañeda, J. Cepa et al. (17 more)

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116844

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Mass, light and colour of the cosmic web in the supercluster SCL2243-0935 (z = 0.447) A57

M. Schirmer, H. Hildebrandt, K. Kuijken and T. Erben

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016348

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Reconstructing the intergalactic UV background with QSO absorption lines A62

C. Fechner

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117080

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Lyman alpha emission from the first galaxies: implications of UV backgrounds and the formation of molecules A66

M. A. Latif, D. R. G. Schleicher, M. Spaans and S. Zaroubi

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117144

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Reactor sterile neutrinos, dark energy, and the age of the universe A67

J. R. Kristiansen and Ø. Elgarøy

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117025

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Spitzer observations of Abell 1763 - III. The infrared luminosity function in different supercluster environments A77

A. Biviano, D. Fadda, F. Durret, L. O. V. Edwards and F. Marleau

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016174

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Distinctive rings in the 21 cm signal of the epoch of reionization A97

P. Vonlanthen, B. Semelin, S. Baek and Y. Revaz

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116811

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Hubble flow around Fornax cluster of galaxies A104

O. G. Nasonova, J. A. de Freitas Pacheco and I. D. Karachentsev

Published online: 02 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016004

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Probing dark matter haloes of spiral galaxies at poorly explored distances using satellite kinematics A105

I. A. Yegorova, A. Pizzella and P. Salucci

Published online: 02 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913788

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Back and forth from cool core to non-cool core: clues from radio halos A123

M. Rossetti, D. Eckert, B. M. Cavalleri, S. Molendi, F. Gastaldello and S. Ghizzardi

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117306

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The L_X – T_vir relation in galaxy clusters: effects of radiative cooling and AGN heating A133

R. Mittal, A. Hicks, T. H. Reiprich and V. Jaritz

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913714

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The number counts of the weakest Chandra sources A19

A. M. Sołtan

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116710

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The discovery and classification of 16 supernovae at high redshifts in ELAIS-S1 - The Stockholm VIMOS Supernova Survey II A29

J. Melinder, T. Dahlen, L. Mencía-Trinchant, G. Östlin, S. Mattila, J. Sollerman, C. Fransson, M. Hayes and S. Nasoudi-Shoar

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016136

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A critical analysis of the UV luminosity function at redshift ~7 from deep WFC3 data A33

A. Grazian, M. Castellano, A. M. Koekemoer, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, V. Testa, K. Boutsia, E. Giallongo, M. Giavalisco and P. Santini

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015754

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A VLBA survey of the core shift effect in AGN jets - I. Evidence of dominating synchrotron opacity A38

K. V. Sokolovsky, Y. Y. Kovalev, A. B. Pushkarev and A. P. Lobanov

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016072

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Is GRB 050904 at z = 6.3 absorbed by dust? A45

G. Stratta, S. Gallerani and R. Maiolino

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016414

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A Lyα blob and z_abs ≈ z_em damped Lyα absorber in the dark matter halo of the binary quasar Q 0151+048 A51

T. Zafar, P. Møller, C. Ledoux, J. P. U. Fynbo, K. K. Nilsson, L. Christensen, S. D’Odorico, B. Milvang-Jensen, M. J. Michałowski and D. D. M. Ferreira

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016332

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Probing the dust properties of galaxies up to submillimetre wavelengths - II. Dust-to-gas mass ratio trends with metallicity and the submm excess in dwarf galaxies A56

M. Galametz, S. C. Madden, F. Galliano, S. Hony, G. J. Bendo and M. Sauvage

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014904

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The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with morphology - II. Statistical properties along the Hubble sequence A75

V. de Lapparent, A. Baillard and E. Bertin

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016424

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Long-period variables in NGC 147 and NGC 185 A78

D. Lorenz, T. Lebzelter, W. Nowotny, J. Telting, F. Kerschbaum, H. Olofsson and H. E. Schwarz

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116951

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X-ray spectral properties of Seyfert galaxies and the unification scheme A84

V. Singh, P. Shastri and G. Risaliti

Published online: 27 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016387

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Reflection in Seyfert galaxies and the unified model of AGN A102

C. Ricci, R. Walter, T. J.-L. Courvoisier and S. Paltani

Published online: 02 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016409

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Analyzing low signal-to-noise FUSE spectra - Confirmation of Lyman continuum escape from Haro 11 A107

E. Leitet, N. Bergvall, N. Piskunov and B.-G. Andersson

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015654

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The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies - VIII. The rate of asymmetric H i profiles in spiral galaxies A117

D. Espada, L. Verdes-Montenegro, W. K. Huchtmeier, J. Sulentic,, S. Verley, S. Leon and J. Sabater

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016117

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The Bosma effect revisited - I. HI and stellar disc scaling models A121

F. V. Hessman and M. Ziebart

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117199

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Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies: an amasing class of AGN A125

A. Tarchi, P. Castangia, A. Columbano, F. Panessa and J. A. Braatz

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117213

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Integral field spectroscopy of nitrogen overabundant blue compact dwarf galaxies A141

E. Pérez-Montero, J. M. Vílchez, B. Cedrés, G. F. Hägele, M. Mollá, C. Kehrig, A. I. Díaz, R. García-Benito and D. Martín-Gordón

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116582

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The extinction curves of star-forming regions from z = 0.1 to 6.7 using GRB afterglow spectroscopy A143

T. Zafar, D. Watson, J. P. U. Fynbo, D. Malesani, P. Jakobsson and A. de Ugarte Postigo

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116663

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The effect of environment on star forming galaxies at redshift - I. First insight from PACS A145

P. Popesso, G. Rodighiero, A. Saintonge, P. Santini, A. Grazian, D. Lutz, M. Brusa, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel et al. (26 more)

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015672

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The connection between gamma-ray emission and millimeter flares in Fermi/LAT blazars A146

J. León-Tavares, E. Valtaoja, M. Tornikoski, A. Lähteenmäki and E. Nieppola

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116664

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Resolved photometry of extragalactic young massive star clusters A147

S. S. Larsen, S. E. de Mink, J. J. Eldridge, N. Langer, N. Bastian, A. Seth, L. J. Smith, J. Brodie and Yu. N. Efremov

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117185

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Identification of γ-ray emission from 3C 345 and NRAO 512 A150

F. K. Schinzel, K. V. Sokolovsky, F. D’Ammando, T. H. Burnett, W. Max-Moerbeck, C. C. Cheung, S. J. Fegan, J. M. Casandjian, L. C. Reyes, M. Villata et al. (29 more)

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016145

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Highly absorbed X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud A153

G. Novara, N. La Palombara, S. Mereghetti, F. Haberl, M. Coe, M. Filipovic, A. Udalski, A. Paizis, W. Pietsch, R. Sturm et al. (5 more)

Published online: 10 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116997

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VLT optical BVR observations of two bright supernova Ia hosts in the Virgo cluster - Surface brightness fluctuation analysis A154

M. Cantiello, I. Biscardi, E. Brocato and G. Raimondo

Published online: 10 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116667

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Rapid-response mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of GRB 060418 (Corrigendum) - Conclusive evidence for UV pumping from the time evolution of Fe II and Ni II excited- and metastable-level populations C3

P. M. Vreeswijk, C. Ledoux, A. Smette, S. L. Ellison, A. O. Jaunsen, M. I. Andersen, A. S. Fruchter, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, A. Kaufer et al. (4 more)

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20066780e

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The two metallicity groups of the globular cluster M 22: a chemical perspective A8

A. F. Marino, C. Sneden, R. P. Kraft, G. Wallerstein, J. E. Norris, G. Da Costa, A. P. Milone, I. I. Ivans, G. Gonzalez, J. P. Fulbright et al. (4 more)

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116546

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Multi-wavelength environment of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5 A47

A.-C. Clapson, W. Domainko, M. Jamrozy, M. Dyrda and P. Eger

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015559

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The Galactic evolution of phosphorus A98

E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, R. Faraggiana and M. Steffen

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117313

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The mass function of IC 4665 revisited by the UKIDSS Galactic Clusters Survey A103

N. Lodieu, W.-J. de Wit, G. Carraro, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier and N. C. Hambly

Published online: 02 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116883

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Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models - III. The nature of the RAVE survey and Milky Way chemistry A113

B. Burnett, J. Binney, S. Sharma, M. Williams, T. Zwitter, O. Bienaymé, J. Bland-Hawthorn, K. C. Freeman, J. Fulbright, B. Gibson et al. (12 more)

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116715

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Making counter-orbiting tidal debris - The origin of the Milky Way disc of satellites? A118

M. S. Pawlowski, P. Kroupa and K. S. de Boer

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015021

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A highly efficient measure of mass segregation in star clusters A119

C. Olczak, R. Spurzem and Th. Henning

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116902

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New Galactic star clusters discovered in the VVV survey A131

J. Borissova, C. Bonatto, R. Kurtev, J. R. A. Clarke, F. Peñaloza, S. E. Sale, D. Minniti, J. Alonso-García, E. Artigau, R. Barbá et al. (20 more)

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116662

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The structure and kinematics of the ISM around HD 192281 A9

E. M. Arnal, S. Cichowolski, S. Pineault, J. C. Testori and C. E. Cappa

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015924

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Differential adsorption of complex organic molecules isomers at interstellar ice surfaces A12

M. Lattelais, M. Bertin, H. Mokrane, C. Romanzin, X. Michaut, P. Jeseck, J.-H. Fillion, H. Chaabouni, E. Congiu, F. Dulieu et al. (6 more)

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016184

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TIMASSS: the IRAS 16293-2422 millimeter and submillimeter spectral survey - I. Observations, calibration, and analysis of the line kinematics A23

E. Caux, C. Kahane, A. Castets, A. Coutens, C. Ceccarelli, A. Bacmann, S. Bisschop, S. Bottinelli, C. Comito, F. P. Helmich et al. (8 more)

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015399

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On the alignment between the circumstellar disks and orbital planes of Herbig Ae/Be binary systems A28

H. E. Wheelwright, J. S. Vink, R. D. Oudmaijer and J. E. Drew

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116996

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HCOOCH₃ as a probe of temperature and structure in Orion-KL A32

C. Favre, D. Despois, N. Brouillet, A. Baudry, F. Combes, M. Guélin, A. Wootten and G. Wlodarczak

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015345

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About the detectability of glycine in the interstellar medium A39

M. Lattelais, F. Pauzat, J. Pilmé, Y. Ellinger and C. Ceccarelli

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016039

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Dust coagulation and fragmentation in molecular clouds - II. The opacity of the dust aggregate size distribution A43

C. W. Ormel, M. Min, A. G. G. M. Tielens, C. Dominik and D. Paszun

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117058

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On the polarisation of the Red Rectangle optical emission bands A46

N. L. J. Cox, B. H. Foing, J. Cami and P. J. Sarre

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116854

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Revisiting the shocks in BHR71: new observational constraints and H₂O predictions for Herschel A53

A. Gusdorf, T. Giannini, D. R. Flower, B. Parise, R. Güsten and L. E. Kristensen

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116758

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The mass-loss return from evolved stars to the Large Magellanic Cloud - V. The GRAMS carbon-star model grid A54

S. Srinivasan, B. A. Sargent and M. Meixner

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117033

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Sub-arcsecond [Fe ii] spectro-imaging of the DG Tauri jet - Periodic bubbles and a dusty disk wind? A59

V. Agra-Amboage, C. Dougados, S. Cabrit and J. Reunanen

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015886

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The snow border A60

M. G. Marseille and S. Cazaux

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913960

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The binary Be star δ Scorpii at high spectral and spatial resolution - I. Disk geometry and kinematics before the 2011 periastron A80

A. Meilland, O. Delaa, Ph. Stee, S. Kanaan, F. Millour, D. Mourard, D. Bonneau, R. Petrov, N. Nardetto, A. Marcotto et al. (11 more)

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116798

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Continuum and line modelling of discs around young stars - II. Line diagnostics for GASPS from the DENT grid A85

I. Kamp, P. Woitke, C. Pinte, I. Tilling, W.-F. Thi, F. Menard, G. Duchene and J.-C. Augereau

Published online: 27 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016399

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The JCMT Spectral Legacy Survey: physical structure of the molecular envelope of the high-mass protostar AFGL2591 A88

M. H. D. van der Wiel, F. F. S. van der Tak, M. Spaans, G. A. Fuller, R. Plume, H. Roberts and J. L. Williams

Published online: 28 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016086

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Molecular outflows and hot molecular cores in G24.78+0.08 at sub-arcsecond angular resolution A91

M. T. Beltrán, R. Cesaroni, Q. Zhang, R. Galván-Madrid, H. Beuther, C. Fallscheer, R. Neri and C. Codella

Published online: 28 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117200

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Mid-infrared interferometry of the massive young stellar object NGC 2264 IRS 1 A109

R. Grellmann, T. Ratzka, S. Kraus, H. Linz, T. Preibisch and G. Weigelt

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116699

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Interstellar H₂ toward HD 37903 A122

P. Gnaciński

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014260

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A H₂CO and H110α survey of H ii regions with the 25-m radio telescope of Nanshan Station A127

Z. M. Du, J. J. Zhou, J. Esimbek, X. H. Han and C. P. Zhang

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116506

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Coupled blind signal separation and spectroscopic database fitting of the mid infrared PAH features A128

M. J. F. Rosenberg, O. Berné, C. Boersma, L. J. Allamandola and A. G. G. M Tielens

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016340

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X Herculis and TX Piscium: two cases of ISM interaction with stellar winds observed by Herschel A135

A. Jorissen, A. Mayer, S. Van Eck, R. Ottensamer, F. Kerschbaum, T. Ueta, P. Bergman, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, L. Decin, M. A. T. Groenewegen et al. (7 more)

Published online: 05 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116927

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A Sino-German λ6 cm polarization survey of the Galactic plane - VI. Discovery of supernova remnants G178.2−4.2 and G25.1−2.3 A144

X. Y. Gao, X. H. Sun, J. L. Han, W. Reich, P. Reich and R. Wielebinski

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117179

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The kinematics and magnetic fields in water-fountain sources based on OH maser observations A149

N. Amiri, W. Vlemmings and H. J. van Langevelde

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116649

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The Herschel M 33 extended survey (HerM33es): PACS spectroscopy of the star-forming region BCLMP 302 A152

B. Mookerjea, C. Kramer, C. Buchbender, M. Boquien, S. Verley, M. Relaño, G. Quintana-Lacaci, S. Aalto, J. Braine, D. Calzetti et al. (12 more)

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116447

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Stellar structure and evolution

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The cool magnetic DAZ white dwarf NLTT 10480 A7

A. Kawka and S. Vennes

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117078

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RACE-OC project: rotation and variability in the ϵ Chamaeleontis, Octans, and Argus stellar associations A10

S. Messina, S. Desidera, A. C. Lanzafame, M. Turatto and E. F. Guinan

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016116

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Magnetic fields generated by r-modes in accreting quark stars A15

L. Bonanno, C. Cuofano, A. Drago, G. Pagliara and J. Schaffner-Bielich

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116661

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Modeling nearby FGK Population I stars: A new form of estimating stellar parameters using an optimization approach A20

J. M. Fernandes, A. I. F. Vaz and L. N. Vicente

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811182

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Nonaxisymmetric instabilities of neutron star with toroidal magnetic fields A30

K. Kiuchi, S. Yoshida and M. Shibata

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016242

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Search and characterization of T-type planetary mass candidates in the σ Orionis cluster A42

K. Peña Ramírez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, R. Rebolo and G. Bihain

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116812

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The nearby eclipsing stellar system δ Velorum - III. Self-consistent fundamental parameters and distance A50

A. Mérand, P. Kervella, T. Pribulla, M. G. Petr-Gotzens, M. Benisty, A. Natta, G. Duvert, D. Schertl and M. Vannier

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116896

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SDSS J162520.29+120308.7 – a new SU Ursae Majoris star in the period gap A64

A. Olech, E. de Miguel, M. Otulakowska, J. R. Thorstensen, A. Rutkowski, R. Novak, G. Masi, M. Richmond, B. Staels, S. Lowther et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116498

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Revised classification of the SBS carbon star candidates including the discovery of a new emission line dwarf carbon star A69

C. Rossi, K. S. Gigoyan, M. G. Avtandilyan and S. Sclavi

Published online: 25 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116704

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Evidence for a resonant cyclotron line in IGR J16493−4348 from the Swift-BAT hard X-ray survey A73

A. D’Aì, G. Cusumano, V. La Parola, A. Segreto, T. Di Salvo, R. Iaria and N. R. Robba

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117035

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4U 0115 + 63: phase lags and cyclotron resonant scattering A76

C. Ferrigno, M. Falanga, E. Bozzo, P. A. Becker, D. Klochkov and A. Santangelo

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116826

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Quantitative estimates of the constraints on solar-like models imposed by observables A82

N. Ozel, M.-A. Dupret and A. Baglin

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912710

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Mixed modes in red-giant stars observed with CoRoT A86

B. Mosser, C. Barban, J. Montalbán, P. G. Beck, A. Miglio, K. Belkacem, M. J. Goupil, S. Hekker, J. De Ridder, M. A. Dupret et al. (8 more)

Published online: 27 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116825

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Infrared and radio study of the W43 cluster - Resolved binaries and non-thermal emission A92

P. L. Luque-Escamilla, A. J. Muñoz-Arjonilla, J. R. Sánchez-Sutil, J. Martí, J. A. Combi and E. Sánchez-Ayaso

Published online: 28 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117296

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Hercules X-1: the positive cyclotron line energy/luminosity correlation A99

D. Vasco, D. Klochkov and R. Staubert

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116863

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Supernova 2000cb: high-energy version of SN 1987A A100

V. P. Utrobin and N. N. Chugai

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117137

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The masses of the neutron and donor star in the high-mass X-ray binary IGR J18027-2016 A124

A. B. Mason, A. J. Norton, J. S. Clark, I. Negueruela and P. Roche

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117392

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Pulse-amplitude-resolved spectroscopy of bright accreting pulsars: indication of two accretion regimes A126

D. Klochkov, R. Staubert, A. Santangelo, R. E. Rothschild and C. Ferrigno

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116800

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Accretion in the detached post-common-envelope binary LTT 560 A129

C. Tappert, B. T. Gänsicke, L. Schmidtobreick and T. Ribeiro

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116436

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High-resolution optical spectroscopy of V838 Monocerotis in 2009 A138

R. Tylenda, T. Kamiński, M. Schmidt, R. Kurtev and T. Tomov

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116858

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A large Hα line forming region for the massive interacting binaries β Lyrae and υ Sagitarii A148

D. Bonneau, O. Chesneau, D. Mourard, Ph. Bério, J. M. Clausse, O. Delaa, A. Marcotto, K. Perraut, A. Roussel, A. Spang et al. (9 more)

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116742

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The chemical composition of the Orion star forming region - III. C, N, Ne, Mg, and Fe abundances in B-type stars revisited A2

M.-F. Nieva and S. Simón-Díaz

Published online: 11 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116478

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Spectral line polarization with angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution - III. Single scattering approximation for the Hanle effect A52

M. Sampoorna

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116866

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Magnetic activity and differential rotation in the very young star KIC 8429280 A81

A. Frasca, H.-E. Fröhlich, A. Bonanno, G. Catanzaro, K. Biazzo and J. Molenda-Żakowicz

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116980

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Investigating the variation of latitudinal stellar spot rotation and its relation to the real stellar surface rotation A106

H. Korhonen and D. Elstner

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117016

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Mid-infrared interferometric monitoring of evolved stars - The dust shell around the Mira variable RR Aquilae at 13 epochs A134

I. Karovicova, M. Wittkowski, D. A. Boboltz, E. Fossat, K. Ohnaka and M. Scholz

Published online: 05 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116527

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Rossby waves and polar spots in rapidly rotating stars: implications for stellar wind evolution A139

T. V. Zaqarashvili, R. Oliver, J. L. Ballester, M. Carbonell, M. L. Khodachenko, H. Lammer, M. Leitzinger and P. Odert

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117122

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Diagnostics of electron beam properties from the simultaneous hard X-ray and microwave emission in the 2001 March 10 flare A17

V. V. Zharkova, N. S. Meshalkina, L. K. Kashapova, A. A. Kuznetsov and A. T. Altyntsev

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016112

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Filaments and the magnetic configuration - I. Observation of the solar case A18

N. Meunier and X. Delfosse

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116834

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Hinode/EIS plasma diagnostics in the flaring solar chromosphere A27

D. R. Graham, L. Fletcher and I. G. Hannah

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015416

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Magnetic confinement of the solar tachocline: II. Coupling to a convection zone A34

A. Strugarek, A. S. Brun and J.-P. Zahn

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116518

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The height of chromospheric loops in an emerging flux region A63

L. Merenda, A. Lagg and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014988

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Toward detailed prominence seismology - I. Computing accurate 2.5D magnetohydrodynamic equilibria A93

J. W. S. Blokland and R. Keppens

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117013

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Toward detailed prominence seismology - II. Charting the continuous magnetohydrodynamic spectrum A94

J. W. S. Blokland and R. Keppens

Published online: 29 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117014

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Continuous upflows and sporadic downflows observed in active regions A96

S. Kamio, H. Peter, W. Curdt and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 29 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117188

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Modelling solar irradiance variability on time scales from minutes to months A108

A. D. Seleznyov, S. K. Solanki and N. A. Krivova

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811138

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Fast horizontal flows in a quiet sun MHD simulation and their spectroscopic signatures A110

N. Vitas, C. E. Fischer, A. Vögler and C. U. Keller

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015773

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On acoustic and gravity waves in the solar photosphere and their energy transport A111

F. Kneer and N. Bello González

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116537

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Ejection of cool plasma into the hot corona A112

P. Zacharias, H. Peter and S. Bingert

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116708

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The brightness of magnetic field concentrations in the quiet Sun A136

R. S. Schnerr and H. C. Spruit

Published online: 05 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015976

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Is there a non-monotonic relation between photospheric brightness and magnetic field strength in solar plage regions? A140

D. Röhrbein, R. Cameron and M. Schüssler

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117090

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Kinematical evidence for physically different classes of large-scale coronal EUV waves A151

A. Warmuth and G. Mann

Published online: 09 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116685

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Thermal phase curves of nontransiting terrestrial exoplanets - I. Characterizing atmospheres A1

F. Selsis, R. D. Wordsworth and F. Forget

Published online: 11 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116654

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The corona and companion of CoRoT-2a. Insights from X-rays and optical spectroscopy A3

S. Schröter, S. Czesla, U. Wolter, H. M. Müller, K. F. Huber and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 11 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116961

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Estimation of the XUV radiation onto close planets and their evaporation A6

J. Sanz-Forcada, G. Micela, I. Ribas, A. M. T. Pollock, C. Eiroa, A. Velasco, E. Solano and D. García-Álvarez

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116594

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TASTE II. A new observational study of transit time variations in HAT-P-13b A24

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

Published online: 14 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116830

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Insights into the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon condensation in haze formation in Jupiter’s atmosphere A40

L. Biennier, H. Sabbah, V. Chandrasekaran, S. J. Klippenstein, I. R. Sims and B. R. Rowe

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116653

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The long-term dynamics of the Jovian irregular satellites A44

J. Frouard, A. Vienne and M. Fouchard

Published online: 20 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015873

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Atmospheric studies of habitability in the Gliese 581 system A58

P. von Paris, S. Gebauer, M. Godolt, H. Rauer and B. Stracke

Published online: 21 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016058

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Testing the comet nature of main belt comets. The spectra of 133P/Elst-Pizarro and 176P/LINEAR A65

J. Licandro, H. Campins, G. P. Tozzi, J. de León, N. Pinilla-Alonso, H. Boehnhardt and O. R. Hainaut

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117018

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Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at perihelion: gas and dust activity A87

L. M. Lara, Z.-Y. Lin and K. Meech

Published online: 27 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116892

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Application of Bayesian model inadequacy criterion for multiple data sets to radial velocity models of exoplanet systems A116

M. Tuomi, D. Pinfield and H. R. A. Jones

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117278

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Stripping a debris disk by close stellar encounters in an open stellar cluster A120

J.-F. Lestrade, E. Morey, A. Lassus and N. Phou

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014730

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The spectrum of (136199) Eris between 350 and 2350 nm: results with X-Shooter A130

A. Alvarez-Candal, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Licandro, J. Cook, E. Mason, T. Roush, D. Cruikshank, F. Gourgeot, E. Dotto and D. Perna

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117069

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Simultaneous formation of solar system giant planets A142

O. M. Guilera, A. Fortier, A. Brunini and O. G. Benvenuto

Published online: 08 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015731

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Mutual occultations between Galilean satellites observed at Yunnan Observatory in 2009 A36

X. L. Zhang, J.-E. Arlot and Z. Liu

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016339

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La2010: a new orbital solution for the long-term motion of the Earth A89

J. Laskar, A. Fienga, M. Gastineau and H. Manche

Published online: 28 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116836

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The influence of radio-extended structures on offsets between the optical and VLBI positions of sources in the ICRF2 A115

J. I. B. Camargo, A. H. Andrei, M. Assafin, R. Vieira-Martins and D. N. da Silva Neto

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016201

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UV action spectroscopy of protonated PAH derivatives - Methyl substituted quinolines A132

B. Klærke, A. I. S. Holm and L. H. Andersen

Published online: 04 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117371

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Limits in astrometric accuracy induced by surface brightness asymmetries in red supergiant stars A13

E. Pasquato, D. Pourbaix and A. Jorissen

Published online: 12 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116859

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Astrometry with the MCAO instrument MAD - An analysis of single-epoch data obtained in the layer-oriented mode A16

E. Meyer, M. Kürster, C. Arcidiacono, R. Ragazzoni and H.-W. Rix

Published online: 13 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016053

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Detecting planets around very cool dwarfs at near infrared wavelengths with the radial velocity technique A31

F. Rodler, C. del Burgo, S. Witte, Ch. Helling, P. H. Hauschildt, E. L. Martín, C. Álvarez and R. Deshpande

Published online: 18 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015490

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A deconvolution map-making method for experiments with circular scanning strategies A55

D. L. Harrison, F. van Leeuwen and M. A. J. Ashdown

Published online: 21 July 2011

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Multiple flare-angle horn feeds for sub-mm astronomy and cosmic microwave background experiments A61

J. Leech, B. K. Tan, G. Yassin, P. Kittara, S. Wangsuya, J. Treuttel, M. Henry, M. L. Oldfield and P. G. Huggard

Published online: 22 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117124

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A multi-scale multi-frequency deconvolution algorithm for synthesis imaging in radio interferometry A71

U. Rau and T. J. Cornwell

Published online: 25 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117104

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Sparse aperture masking at the VLT - I. Faint companion detection limits for the two debris disk stars HD 92945 and HD 141569 A72

S. Lacour, P. Tuthill, P. Amico, M. Ireland, D. Ehrenreich, N. Huelamo and A.-M. Lagrange

Published online: 25 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116712

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The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology A74

A. Baillard, E. Bertin, V. de Lapparent, P. Fouqué, S. Arnouts, Y. Mellier, R. Pelló, J.-F. Leborgne, P. Prugniel, D. Makarov et al. (4 more)

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016423

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Defining and cataloging exoplanets: the exoplanet.eu database A79

J. Schneider, C. Dedieu, P. Le Sidaner, R. Savalle and I. Zolotukhin

Published online: 26 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116713

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PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) – A Herschel key program A90

D. Lutz, A. Poglitsch, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, S. Berta, A. Bongiovanni, D. Brisbin, A. Cava, J. Cepa et al. (28 more)

Published online: 28 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117107

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An updated MILES stellar library and stellar population models A95

J. Falcón-Barroso, P. Sánchez-Blázquez, A. Vazdekis, E. Ricciardelli, N. Cardiel, A. J. Cenarro, J. Gorgas and R. F. Peletier

Published online: 29 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116842

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Lunar occultations of 184 stellar sources in two crowded regions toward the Galactic bulge A101

A. Richichi, W. P. Chen, O. Fors and P. F. Wang

Published online: 01 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117282

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ARKCoS: artifact-suppressed accelerated radial kernel convolution on the sphere A35

F. Elsner and B. D. Wandelt

Published online: 19 July 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116963

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Modeling supernova remnants: effects of diffusive cosmic-ray acceleration on the evolution and application to observations A114

D. Kosenko, S. I. Blinnikov and J. Vink

Published online: 03 August 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116630

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