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The hard X-ray emission of X Persei L1

V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, I. Kreykenbohm and R. Doroshenko

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218878

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The physical origin of the X-ray power spectral density break timescale in accreting black holes L2

W. Ishibashi and T. J.-L. Courvoisier

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218889

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Polarization of thermal molecular lines in the envelope of IK Tauri L3

W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Ramstedt, R. Rao and M. Maercker

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218897

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Period doubling and non-linear resonance in the black hole candidate IGR J17091-3624? L4

P. Rebusco, P. Moskalik, W. Kluźniak and M. A. Abramowicz

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218883

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Evidence of nuclear disks in starburst galaxies from their radial distribution of supernovae L5

R. Herrero-Illana, M. Á. Pérez-Torres and A. Alberdi

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118545

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Fast calculation of the Fisher matrix for cosmic microwave background experiments L6

F. Elsner and B. D. Wandelt

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218985

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Damping rates of solar-like oscillations across the HR diagram - Theoretical calculations confronted to CoRoT and Kepler observations L7

K. Belkacem, M. A. Dupret, F. Baudin, T. Appourchaux, J. P. Marques and R. Samadi

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218890

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Constraints on the optical precursor to the naked-eye burst GRB080319B from “Pi of the Sky” observations L8

L. W. Piotrowski

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118650

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An upper limit to the variation in the fundamental constants at redshift z = 5.2 L9

S. A. Levshakov, F. Combes, F. Boone, I. I. Agafonova, D. Reimers and M. G. Kozlov

Published online: 02 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219042

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Break up of returning plasma after the 7 June 2011 filament eruption by Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities L10

D. E. Innes, R. H. Cameron, L. Fletcher, B. Inhester and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 02 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118530

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Cluster-formation in the Rosette molecular cloud at the junctions of filaments L11

N. Schneider, T. Csengeri, M. Hennemann, F. Motte, P. Didelon, C. Federrath, S. Bontemps, J. Di Francesco, D. Arzoumanian, V. Minier et al. (24 more)

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118566

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Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry L12

M. Wittkowski, P. H. Hauschildt, B. Arroyo-Torres and J. M. Marcaide

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219126

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Outflow and accretion detections in the young stellar object IRAS 04579+4703 L13

Jin-Long Xu, Jun-Jie Wang and Sheng-Li Qin

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118657

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Astrophysical processes

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Analysing X-ray pulsar profiles - Geometry and beam pattern of 4U 0115+63 and V 0332+53 A35

M. Sasaki, D. Müller, U. Kraus, C. Ferrigno and A. Santangelo

Published online: 21 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016304

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Flares and variability from Sagittarius A*: five nights of simultaneous multi-wavelength observations A41

X. Haubois, K. Dodds-Eden, A. Weiss, T. Paumard, G. Perrin, Y. Clénet, S. Gillessen, P. Kervella, F. Eisenhauer, R. Genzel and D. Rouan

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117725

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The relationship between γ Cassiopeiae’s X-ray emission and its circumstellar environment A53

M. A. Smith, R. Lopes de Oliveira, C. Motch, G. W. Henry, N. D. Richardson, K. S. Bjorkman, Ph. Stee, D. Mourard, J. D. Monnier, X. Che et al. (10 more)

Published online: 26 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118342

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Determining gravitational wave radiation from close galaxy pairs using a binary population synthesis approach A67

J. Liu, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, Y. Sun and N. Wang

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117501

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Time-dependent galactic winds - I. Structure and evolution of galactic outflows accompanied by cosmic ray acceleration A77

E. A. Dorfi and D. Breitschwerdt

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118082

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Stabilization of radiation pressure dominated accretion disks through viscous fluctuations A114

A. Janiuk and R. Misra

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118765

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Particle acceleration in the polar cap region of an oscillating neutron star A126

O. Zanotti, V. Morozova and B. Ahmedov

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118380

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A Chandra view of the z = 1.62 galaxy cluster IRC-0218A A4

M. Pierre, N. Clerc, B. Maughan, F. Pacaud, C. Papovich and C. N. A. Willmer

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118169

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The bispectrum covariance beyond Gaussianity - A log-normal approach A9

S. Martin, P. Schneider and P. Simon

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118020

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A coordinate-independent technique for detecting globally inhomogeneous flat topologies A29

H. Fujii

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117845

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The intracluster magnetic field power spectrum in A2199 A38

V. Vacca, M. Murgia, F. Govoni, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, R. A. Perley and G. B. Taylor

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116622

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Abell 1758N from an optical point of view: new insights on a merging cluster with diffuse radio emission A43

W. Boschin, M. Girardi, R. Barrena and M. Nonino

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118076

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Dark matter distribution in the merging cluster Abell 2163 A61

G. Soucail

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118283

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Analytical properties of Einasto dark matter haloes A70

E. Retana-Montenegro, E. Van Hese, G. Gentile, M. Baes and F. Frutos-Alfaro

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118543

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Environmental effects on the bright end of the galaxy luminosity function in galaxy clusters A90

R. Barrena, M. Girardi, W. Boschin and F. Mardirossian

Published online: 02 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118586

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The implications of dust for high-redshift protogalaxies and the formation of binary disks A101

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

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118295

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Comparison of the properties of two fossil groups of galaxies with the normal group NGC 6034 based on multiband imaging and optical spectroscopy A105

C. Adami, S. Jouvel, L. Guennou, V. Le Brun, F. Durret, B. Clement, N. Clerc, S. Comerón, O. Ilbert, Y. Lin et al. (2 more)

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118044

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Survival of molecular gas in Virgo’s hot intracluster medium: CO near M 86 A112

K. M. Dasyra, F. Combes, P. Salomé and J. Braine

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218775

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3D spherical analysis of baryon acoustic oscillations A115

A. Rassat and A. Refregier

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118638

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Expected constraints on the Galactic magnetic field using Planck data A122

L. Fauvet, J. F. Macías-Pérez, T. R. Jaffe, A. J. Banday, F. X. Désert and D. Santos

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016349

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Multimodality in galaxy clusters from SDSS DR8: substructure and velocity distribution A123

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

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118697

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Does Bose-Einstein condensation of CMB photons cancel μ distortions created by dissipation of sound waves in the early Universe? A124

R. Khatri, R. A. Sunyaev and J. Chluba

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118194

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Extragalactic astronomy

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The ionized gas in the CALIFA early-type galaxies - I. Mapping two representative cases: NGC 6762 and NGC 5966 A11

C. Kehrig, A. Monreal-Ibero, P. Papaderos, J. M. Vílchez, J. M. Gomes, J. Masegosa, S. F. Sánchez, M. D. Lehnert, R. Cid Fernandes, J. Bland-Hawthorn et al. (11 more)

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118357

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Press Release

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Three quasi-stellar objects acting as strong gravitational lenses A36

F. Courbin, C. Faure, S. G. Djorgovski, F. Rérat, M. Tewes, G. Meylan, D. Stern, A. Mahabal, T. Boroson, R. Dheeraj and D. Sluse

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118015

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The blue UV slopes of z ~ 4 Lyman break galaxies: implications for the corrected star formation rate density A39

M. Castellano, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, L. Pentericci, P. Santini, A. Koekemoer, S. Cristiani, A. Galametz, S. Gallerani, E. Vanzella et al. (6 more)

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118050

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First simultaneous optical/near-infrared imaging of an X-ray selected, high-redshift cluster of galaxies with GROND - The galaxy population of XMMU J0338.7 + 0030 at z = 1.1 A45

D. Pierini, R. Šuhada, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Böhringer, M. Salvato, G. W. Pratt, M. Lerchster, P. Rosati, J. S. Santos et al. (21 more)

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116674

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The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies - X. A first look at isolated galaxy colors A47

M. Fernández Lorenzo, J. Sulentic, L. Verdes-Montenegro, J. E. Ruiz, J. Sabater and S. Sánchez

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118660

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Fundamentals of the dwarf fundamental plane A49

M. L. McCall, O. Vaduvescu, F. Pozo Nunez, A. Barr Dominguez, R. Fingerhut, E. Unda-Sanzana, B. Li and M. Albrecht

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117669

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The dust scaling relations of the Herschel Reference Survey A52

L. Cortese, L. Ciesla, A. Boselli, S. Bianchi, H. Gomez, M. W. L. Smith, G. J. Bendo, S. Eales, M. Pohlen, M. Baes et al. (16 more)

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118499

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Far-infrared colours of nearby late-type galaxies in the Herschel Reference Survey A54

A. Boselli, L. Ciesla, L. Cortese, V. Buat, M. Boquien, G. J. Bendo, S. Boissier, S. Eales, G. Gavazzi, T. M. Hughes et al. (14 more)

Published online: 26 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118602

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Discovery of a compact gas-rich damped Lyman-α galaxy at z = 2.2: evidence of a starburst-driven outflow A63

P. Noterdaeme, P. Laursen, P. Petitjean, S. D. Vergani, M. J. Maureira, C. Ledoux, J. P. U. Fynbo, S. López and R. Srianand

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118691

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The first IRAM/PdBI polarimetric millimeter survey of active galactic nuclei - II. Activity and properties of individual sources A74

S. Trippe, R. Neri, M. Krips, A. Castro-Carrizo, M. Bremer, V. Piétu and J. M. Winters

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118563

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Improved distance determination to M 51 from supernovae 2011dh and 2005cs A93

J. Vinkó, K. Takáts, T. Szalai, G. H. Marion, J. C. Wheeler, K. Sárneczky, P. M. Garnavich, J. Kelemen, P. Klagyivik, A. Pál et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118364

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Molecular gas content and SFR in Hickson compact groups: enhanced or deficient? A96

V. Martinez-Badenes, U. Lisenfeld, D. Espada, L. Verdes-Montenegro, S. García-Burillo, S. Leon, J. Sulentic and M. S. Yun

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117281

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Bar pattern speed evolution over the last 7 Gyr A103

I. Pérez, J. A. L. Aguerri and J. Méndez-Abreu

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118396

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Enhanced star formation rates in AGN hosts with respect to inactive galaxies from PEP-Herschel observations A109

P. Santini, D. J. Rosario, L. Shao, D. Lutz, R. Maiolino, D. M. Alexander, B. Altieri, P. Andreani, H. Aussel, F. E. Bauer et al. (28 more)

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118266

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The Suzaku X-ray spectrum of NGC 3147 - Further insights on the best “true” Seyfert 2 galaxy candidate A111

G. Matt, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi, X. Barcons and F. Panessa

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118729

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[FeII] as a tracer of supernova rate in nearby starburst galaxies A116

M. J. F. Rosenberg, P. P. van der Werf and F. P. Israel

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218772

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A 5.5-year robotic optical monitoring of Q0957+561: substructure in a non-local cD galaxy A132

V. N. Shalyapin, L. J. Goicoechea and R. Gil-Merino

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118316

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RX J1548.9+0851, a fossil cluster? A134

P. Eigenthaler and W. W. Zeilinger

Published online: 12 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118613

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Dissecting the morphological and spectroscopic properties of galaxies in the local Universe - I. Elliptical galaxies A136

J. A. L. Aguerri, M. Huertas-Company, J. Sánchez Almeida and C. Muñoz-Tuñón

Published online: 12 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117632

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Erratum

VLT multi-object spectroscopy of 33 eclipsing binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud - New distance and depth of the SMC, and a record-breaking apsidal motion (Corrigendum) C1

P. North, R. Gauderon, F. Barblan and F. Royer

Published online: 14 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810284e

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

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The Quintuplet cluster - III. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and cluster age A14

A. Liermann, W.-R. Hamann and L. M. Oskinova

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117534

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The ACS survey of Galactic globular clusters - XII. Photometric binaries along the main sequence A16

A. P. Milone, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, A. Aparicio, J. Anderson, A. Sarajedini, A. F. Marino, A. Moretti, M. B. Davies, B. Chaboyer et al. (8 more)

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016384

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A search for diffuse X-ray emission from GeV-detected Galactic globular clusters A17

P. Eger and W. Domainko

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118628

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Black holes in pseudobulges: demography and models A23

F. Shankar, F. Marulli, S. Mathur, M. Bernardi and F. Bournaud

Published online: 19 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118387

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Homogeneous metallicities and radial velocities for Galactic globular clusters - First CaT metallicities for twenty clusters A27

I. Saviane, G. S. Da Costa, E. V. Held, V. Sommariva, M. Gullieuszik, B. Barbuy and S. Ortolani

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118138

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Chemical evolution of the Milky Way: the origin of phosphorus A33

G. Cescutti, F. Matteucci, E. Caffau and P. François

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118188

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3-dimensional kinematics in low foreground extinction windows of the Galactic bulge - Radial velocities for six bulge fields: procedures and results A48

M. Soto, K. Kuijken and R. M. Rich

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116522

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Metallicity gradients in disks - Do galaxies form inside-out? A56

K. Pilkington, C. G. Few, B. K. Gibson, F. Calura, L. Michel-Dansac, R. J. Thacker, M. Mollá, F. Matteucci, A. Rahimi, D. Kawata et al. (6 more)

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117466

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The present-day mass function of the Quintuplet cluster based on proper motion membership A57

B. Hußmann, A. Stolte, W. Brandner, M. Gennaro and A. Liermann

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117637

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Self-consistent models of quasi-relaxed rotating stellar systems A94

A. L. Varri and G. Bertin

Published online: 03 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118300

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Unveiling hidden properties of young star clusters: differential reddening, star-formation spread, and binary fraction A137

C. Bonatto, E. F. Lima and E. Bica

Published online: 12 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118576

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Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - I. Compositional and spectral modelling – the eRCN and DG models A1

A. P. Jones

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117623

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Variations on a theme – the evolution of hydrocarbon solids - II. Optical property modelling – the optEC_(s) model A2

A. P. Jones

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117624

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The effect of local optically thick regions in the long-wave emission of young circumstellar disks A6

L. Ricci, F. Trotta, L. Testi, A. Natta, A. Isella and D. J. Wilner

Published online: 14 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118296

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Herschel observations of a potential core-forming clump: Perseus B1-E A10

S. I. Sadavoy, J. Di Francesco, Ph. André, S. Pezzuto, J.-P. Bernard, S. Bontemps, E. Bressert, S. Chitsazzadeh, C. Fallscheer, M. Hennemann et al. (10 more)

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117934

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Multi-frequency study of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The case of LMC SNR J0530–7007 A25

A. Y. De Horta, M. D. Filipović, L. M. Bozzetto, P. Maggi, F. Haberl, E. J. Crawford, M. Sasaki, D. Urošević, W. Pietsch, R. Gruendl et al. (5 more)

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118694

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Protoplanetary disks of T Tauri binary systems in the Orion nebula cluster A46

S. Daemgen, S. Correia and M. G. Petr-Gotzens

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118314

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Interstellar gas within ~10 pc of Sagittarius A^∗ A50

K. Ferrière

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117181

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Multiple outflows from the luminous YSO IRAS 07422-2001 A59

W. P. Varricatt

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118193

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The Spitzer spectroscopic survey of S-type stars A72

K. Smolders, P. Neyskens, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, S. Hony, H. Van Winckel, L. Decin, S. Van Eck, G. C. Sloan, J. Cami, S. Uttenthaler et al. (21 more)

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118242

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The abundance of C¹⁸O and HDO in the envelope and hot core of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2 A75

A. Fuente, P. Caselli, C. McCoey, J. Cernicharo, D. Johnstone, M. Fich, T. van Kempen, E. van Dishoeck, U. Yıldız, R. Visser et al. (4 more)

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118478

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New activity in the large circumstellar disk of the Be-shell star 48 Librae A76

S. Štefl, J.-B. Le Bouquin, A. C. Carciofi, T. Rivinius, D. Baade and F. Rantakyrö

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118054

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Jet-driving protostars identified from infrared observations of the Carina Nebula complex A81

H. Ohlendorf, T. Preibisch, B. Gaczkowski, T. Ratzka, R. Grellmann and A. F. McLeod

Published online: 29 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118181

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Spitzer observations of NGC 2264: the nature of the disk population A83

P. S. Teixeira, C. J. Lada, M. Marengo and E. A. Lada

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015326

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Water in star-forming regions with Herschel: highly excited molecular emission from the NGC 1333 IRAS 4B outflow A84

G. J. Herczeg, A. Karska, S. Bruderer, L. E. Kristensen, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. K. Jørgensen, R. Visser, S. F. Wampfler, E. A. Bergin, U. A. Yıldız et al. (2 more)

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117914

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Comparative study of CH⁺ and SH⁺ absorption lines observed towards distant star-forming regions A87

B. Godard, E. Falgarone, M. Gerin, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, J. H. Black, J. R. Goicoechea, J. Cernicharo, D. A. Neufeld, K. M. Menten and M. Emprechtinger

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117664

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Probing the envelopes of massive young stellar objects with diffraction limited mid-infrared imaging A89

H. E. Wheelwright, W. J. de Wit, R. D. Oudmaijer, M. G. Hoare, S. L. Lumsden, T. Fujiyoshi and J. L. Close

Published online: 02 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118689

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The discovery based on GLIMPSE data of a protostar driving a bipolar outflow A95

Jing-Hua Yuan, Jin Zeng Li, Ya Fang Huang, Chih-Hao Hsia and Jingqi Miao

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117858

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A molecular line study of the filamentary infrared dark cloud G304.74+01.32 A104

O. Miettinen

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118552

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The smoothness of the interstellar extinction curve in the UV - Comparison with recent laboratory measurements of PAH mixtures A110

M. Steglich, Y. Carpentier, C. Jäger, F. Huisken, H.-J. Räder and Th. Henning

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118618

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Search for starless clumps in the ATLASGAL survey A113

J. Tackenberg, H. Beuther, T. Henning, F. Schuller, M. Wienen, F. Motte, F. Wyrowski, S. Bontemps, L. Bronfman, K. Menten et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117412

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A 3D view of the outflow in the Orion Molecular Cloud 1 (OMC-1) A119

H. D. Nissen, N. J. Cunningham, M. Gustafsson, J. Bally, J.-L. Lemaire, C. Favre and D. Field

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117495

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NANTEN ¹²CO (J = 1 → 0) observations around the star WR 55 A121

N. U. Duronea, E. M. Arnal and J. C. Testori

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118764

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The extinction law from photometric data: linear regression methods A139

J. Ascenso, M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada and J. Alves

Published online: 13 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118355

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The quest for companions to post-common envelope binaries - II. NSVS14256825 and HS0705+6700 A8

K. Beuermann, P. Breitenstein, B. Debski, J. Diese, P. A. Dubovsky, S. Dreizler, F. V. Hessman, K. Hornoch, T.-O. Husser, G. Pojmanski et al. (13 more)

Published online: 14 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118105

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Cooling of young neutron stars in GRB associated to supernovae A12

R. Negreiros, R. Ruffini, C. L. Bianco and J. A. Rueda

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117006

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Cycles in the cataclysmic variable V795 Herculis A15

V. Šimon, C. Polášek, J. Štrobl, R. Hudec and M. Blažek

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118508

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The Pisa Stellar Evolution Data Base for low-mass stars A26

M. Dell’Omodarme, G. Valle, S. Degl’Innocenti and P. G. Prada Moroni

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118632

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Possible optical counterpart of PSR J1357−6429 A28

A. Danilenko, A. Kirichenko, R. E. Mennickent, G. Pavlov, Yu. Shibanov, S. Zharikov and D. Zyuzin

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118591

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Seismic detection of acoustic sharp features in the CoRoT target HD 49933 A31

A. Mazumdar, E. Michel, H. M. Antia and S. Deheuvels

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118495

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Infrared excess around nearby red giant branch stars and Reimers law A32

M. A. T. Groenewegen

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118287

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Low-frequency internal waves in magnetized rotating stellar radiation zones - II. Angular momentum transport with a toroidal field A37

S. Mathis and N. de Brye

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118322

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Rotten Egg nebula: the magnetic field of a binary evolved star A42

M. L. Leal-Ferreira, W. H. T. Vlemmings, P. J. Diamond, A. Kemball, N. Amiri and J.-F. Desmurs

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118303

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Rubidium, zirconium, and lithium production in intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch stars A44

M. A. van Raai, M. Lugaro, A. I. Karakas, D. A. García-Hernández and D. Yong

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117896

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The spectroscopic evolution of the symbiotic-like recurrent nova V407 Cygni during its 2010 outburst - II. The circumstellar environment and the aftermath A55

S. N. Shore, G. M. Wahlgren, T. Augusteijn, T. Liimets, P. Koubsky, M. Šlechta and V. Votruba

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118060

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Absolute dimensions of solar-type eclipsing binaries - EF Aquarii: a G0 test for stellar evolution models A64

J. Vos, J. V. Clausen, U. G. Jørgensen, R. H. Østensen, A. Claret, M. Hillen and K. Exter

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118606

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Detection of multiple modes in a new double-mode RR Lyrae star A68

M. Chadid

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117408

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Phase-resolved energy spectra of the Crab pulsar in the range of 50–400 GeV measured with the MAGIC telescopes A69

J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Asensio, M. Backes, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek et al. (147 more)

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118166

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The spectroscopic orbits and physical parameters of GG Carinae A91

P. Marchiano, E. Brandi, M. F. Muratore, C. Quiroga, O. E. Ferrer and L. G. García

Published online: 03 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117715

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Evidence for a physically bound third component in HD 150136 A97

L. Mahy, E. Gosset, H. Sana, Y. Damerdji, M. De Becker, G. Rauw and C. Nitschelm

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118199

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Testing the accretion-induced field-decay and spin-up model for recycled pulsars A100

J. Wang, C. M. Zhang and H.-K. Chang

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116524

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Anomalous Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud - Insight into their origin and connection with the star formation history A102

G. Fiorentino and M. Monelli

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118621

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Spectroscopic monitoring of the Herbig Ae star HD 104237 - II. Non-radial pulsations, mode analysis, and fundamental stellar parameters A108

A. Fumel and T. Böhm

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117817

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Strong interactions between g- and p-modes in the hybrid γ Doradus-δ Scuti CoRoT star ID 105733033 A117

E. Chapellier, P. Mathias, W. W. Weiss, D. Le Contel and J. Debosscher

Published online: 06 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117540

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The AGB population of NGC 6822: distribution and the C/M ratio from JHK photometry A135

L. F. Sibbons, S. G. Ryan, M.-R. L. Cioni, M. Irwin and R. Napiwotzki

Published online: 12 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118365

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VLBA images of the precessing jet of LS I +61°303 A142

M. Massi, E. Ros and L. Zimmermann

Published online: 17 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118088

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Probing the core structure and evolution of red giants using gravity-dominated mixed modes observed with Kepler A143

B. Mosser, M. J. Goupil, K. Belkacem, E. Michel, D. Stello, J. P. Marques, Y. Elsworth, C. Barban, P. G. Beck, T. R. Bedding et al. (8 more)

Published online: 17 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118519

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CNO and F abundances in the globular cluster M 22 (NGC 6656) A3

A. Alves-Brito, D. Yong, J. Meléndez, S. Vásquez and A. I. Karakas

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118623

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Three-dimensional interferometric, spectrometric, and planetary views of Procyon A5

A. Chiavassa, L. Bigot, P. Kervella, A. Matter, B. Lopez, R. Collet, Z. Magic and M. Asplund

Published online: 13 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118652

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Spectroscopy across the brown dwarf/planetary mass boundary - I. Near-infrared JHK spectra A85

J. Patience, R. R. King, R. J. De Rosa, A. Vigan, S. Witte, E. Rice, Ch. Helling and P. Hauschildt

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118058

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Non-LTE effects on the lead and thorium abundance determinations for cool stars A98

L. Mashonkina, A. Ryabtsev and A. Frebel

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218790

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Barium abundance in red giants of NGC 6752 - Non-local thermodynamic equilibrium and three-dimensional effects A128

V. Dobrovolskas, A. Kučinskas, S. M. Andrievsky, S. A. Korotin, T. V. Mishenina, P. Bonifacio, H.-G. Ludwig and E. Caffau

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118398

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Basal chromospheric flux and Maunder Minimum-type stars: the quiet-Sun chromosphere as a universal phenomenon A130

K.-P. Schröder, M. Mittag, M. I. Pérez Martínez, M. Cuntz and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118363

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Long-term magnetic field monitoring of the Sun-like star ξ Bootis A A138

A. Morgenthaler, P. Petit, S. Saar, S. K. Solanki, J. Morin, S. C. Marsden, M. Aurière, B. Dintrans, R. Fares, T. Gastine et al. (6 more)

Published online: 12 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118139

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The Galactic WC stars - Stellar parameters from spectral analyses indicate a new evolutionary sequence A144

A. Sander, W.-R. Hamann and H. Todt

Published online: 18 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117830

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Stability of thermal modes in cool prominence plasmas A7

R. Soler, J. L. Ballester and S. Parenti

Published online: 14 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118492

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Morphology of the quiet Sun between 150 and 450 MHz as observed with the Nançay radioheliograph A18

C. Mercier and G. Chambe

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118163

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SST/CRISP observations of convective flows in a sunspot penumbra A19

G. B. Scharmer and V. M. J. Henriques

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118026

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Using SDO’s AIA to investigate energy transport from a flare’s energy release site to the chromosphere A24

J. W. Brosius and G. D. Holman

Published online: 19 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118144

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Scales of the magnetic fields in the quiet Sun A66

A. López Ariste and A. Sainz Dalda

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118191

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Chromospheric backradiation in ultraviolet continua and Hα A86

R. J. Rutten and H. Uitenbroek

Published online: 30 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118525

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Quasi full-disk maps of solar horizontal velocities using SDO/HMI data A88

Th. Roudier, M. Rieutord, J. M. Malherbe, N. Renon, T. Berger, Z. Frank, V. Prat, L. Gizon and M. Švanda

Published online: 02 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118678

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Kinematics and helicity evolution of a loop-like eruptive prominence A127

K. Koleva, M. S. Madjarska, P. Duchlev, C. J. Schrijver, J.-C. Vial, E. Buchlin and M. Dechev

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118588

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Reduced albedo on early Mars does not solve the climate paradox under a faint young Sun A13

A. G. Fairén, J. D. Haqq-Misra and C. P. McKay

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118527

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A new vision of giant planet interiors: Impact of double diffusive convection A20

J. Leconte and G. Chabrier

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117595

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An improved model of the Edgeworth-Kuiper debris disk A30

Ch. Vitense, A. V. Krivov, H. Kobayashi and T. Löhne

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118551

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Transit-timing measurements with the model-independent barycenter method: application to the LHS 6343 system A62

M. Oshagh, G. Boué, N. Haghighipour, M. Montalto, P. Figueira and N. C. Santos

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118102

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The accretion of Uranus and Neptune by collisions among planetary embryos in the vicinity of Jupiter and Saturn A71

M. Jakubík, A. Morbidelli, L. Neslušan and R. Brasser

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117687

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Planetesimal formation by sweep-up: how the bouncing barrier can be beneficial to growth A73

F. Windmark, T. Birnstiel, C. Güttler, J. Blum, C. P. Dullemond and Th. Henning

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118475

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A frozen super-Earth orbiting a star at the bottom of the main sequence A78

D. Kubas, J. P. Beaulieu, D. P. Bennett, A. Cassan, A. Cole, J. Lunine, J. B. Marquette, S. Dong, A. Gould, T. Sumi et al. (12 more)

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015832

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Evidence for enhanced chromospheric Ca II H and K emission in stars with close-in extrasolar planets A82

T. Krejčová and J. Budaj

Published online: 29 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118247

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Factors affecting the radii of close-in transiting exoplanets A99

B. Enoch, A. Collier Cameron and K. Horne

Published online: 04 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117317

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Effects of disk irradiation on planet population synthesis A107

L. Fouchet, Y. Alibert, C. Mordasini and W. Benz

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117617

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Chaotic diffusion of the Vesta family induced by close encounters with massive asteroids A118

J.-B. Delisle and J. Laskar

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118339

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Herschel images of Fomalhaut - An extrasolar Kuiper belt at the height of its dynamical activity A125

B. Acke, M. Min, C. Dominik, B. Vandenbussche, B. Sibthorpe, C. Waelkens, G. Olofsson, P. Degroote, K. Smolders, E. Pantin et al. (26 more)

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118581

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High-contrast spectroscopy of SCR J1845-6357 B A131

A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy, G. Chauvin, C. Moutou and G. Montagnier

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118426

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Planetary companions around the metal-poor star HIP 11952 A141

J. Setiawan, V. Roccatagliata, D. Fedele, Th. Henning, A. Pasquali, M. V. Rodríguez-Ledesma, E. Caffau, U. Seemann and R. J. Klement

Published online: 17 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117826

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Specific effects of large asteroids on the orbits of terrestrial planets and the ASETEP database A21

S. Aljbaae and J. Souchay

Published online: 19 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118564

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Dynamical parameter determinations in Pluto’s system - Expected constraints from the New Horizons mission to Pluto A65

L. Beauvalet, V. Lainey, J.-E. Arlot and R. P. Binzel

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116952

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Kinetics of OCN⁻ formation from the HNCO + NH₃ solid-state thermal reaction A40

F. Mispelaer, P. Theule, F. Duvernay, P. Roubin and T. Chiavassa

Published online: 22 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117128

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The submillimeter spectrum of deuterated glycolaldehydes A51

A. Bouchez, L. Margulès, R. A. Motiyenko, J.-C. Guillemin, A. Walters, S. Bottinelli, C. Ceccarelli and C. Kahane

Published online: 23 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118701

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Wavelet Helmholtz decomposition for weak lensing mass map reconstruction A34

E. Deriaz, J.-L. Starck and S. Pires

Published online: 20 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117129

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Evaluating the maximum likelihood method for detecting short-term variability of AGILE γ-ray sources A79

A. Bulgarelli, A. W. Chen, M. Tavani, F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio and T. Contessi

Published online: 28 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118023

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Faraday synthesis - The synergy of aperture and rotation measure synthesis A80

M. R. Bell and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 29 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118672

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Spherical 3D isotropic wavelets A92

F. Lanusse, A. Rassat and J.-L. Starck

Published online: 03 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118568

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21 cm observation of large-scale structures at z ~ 1 - Instrument sensitivity and foreground subtraction A129

R. Ansari, J. E. Campagne, P. Colom, J. M. Le Goff, C. Magneville, J. M. Martin, M. Moniez, J. Rich and C. Yèche

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117837

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Unbiased flux calibration methods for spectral-line radio observations A140

B. Winkel, A. Kraus and U. Bach

Published online: 13 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118092

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Swift follow-up observations of unclassified ASCA sources A22

N. Degenaar, R. L. C. Starling, P. A. Evans, A. P. Beardmore, D. N. Burrows, E. M. Cackett, S. Campana, D. Grupe, J. Kennea, A. Moretti et al. (4 more)

Published online: 16 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118634

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Washington photometry of 26 moderately young small angular size clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud A58

A. E. Piatti

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118123

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Groups and clusters of galaxies in the SDSS DR8 - Value-added catalogues A106

E. Tempel, E. Tago and L. J. Liivamägi

Published online: 05 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118687

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η Carinae: linelist for the emission spectrum of the Weigelt blobs in the 1700 to 10 400 Å wavelength region A133

T. Zethson, S. Johansson, H. Hartman and T. R. Gull

Published online: 11 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116696

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3DEX: a code for fast spherical Fourier-Bessel decomposition of 3D surveys A60

B. Leistedt, A. Rassat, A. Réfrégier and J.-L. Starck

Published online: 27 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118463

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NIMASTEP: a software to modelize, study, and analyze the dynamics of various small objects orbiting specific bodies A120

N. Delsate and A. Compère

Published online: 09 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118522

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