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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip]{Gd133_f1.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 1: Speckle reconstructed G-band image of an active region at $9^\circ$ N, $8^\circ$ W, taken with the 1 m SST on July 14, 2003; field of view: $57~\mbox{\rm arcsec} \times 57$ arcsec; the lower left rectangle marks the sub-field in Fig. 2.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip] {Gd133_f2a.eps}\par\vspace... ...\vspace{0.5mm} \includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip]{Gd133_f2c.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 2: Speckle reconstructed G-band ( upper) and simultaneous 587 nm continuum ( lower) images of a 9.6 arcsec $\times$ 3.0 arcsec (7.1 Mm $\times$ 2.2 Mm) sub-field (rectangle at the lower left in Fig. 1); the middle panel shows the segmentated inter-granular features recognized in the G-band image (including even faintest ones for the tests explained in 4.2.b).
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{Gd133_f3.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 3: Two dimensional histogram of the mean intensity of 1528 inter-granular bright points recognized in the G-band (abscissa) and in the continuum image (ordinate); the gray-scales give the number density of each data point; circles give the weighted means, vertical bars the $\pm$ $1\sigma$ deviations.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.5cm,clip]{Gd133_f4.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 4: Intensity-diameter relation of inter-granular features recognized in the G-band (upper) and in the continuum (lower part); x-bars mark samples of equal statistical weight; y-bars give standard deviations; light grey indicates the resolution range of an ideal 45 cm telescope; dark grey visualizes sizes below the SST's resolution; dotted lines give the total means.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{Gd133_f5.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 5: Two dimensional diameter histogram of 1528 inter-granular bright points recognized in the G-band (abscissa) and in the continuum image (ordinate); the gray-scales give the lower boundary of the number density intervals; the total numbers of igBP for each sizebin is indicated; circles give the weighted means, vertical bars the $\pm$ $1\sigma$ deviations.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.5cm,clip]{Gd133_f6.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 6: Diameter histogram for 1528 inter-granular G-band bright points fitted by a polynomial; light grey indicates the resolution range of an ideal 45 cm telescope; dark grey visualizes sizes beyond the resolution limit achieved.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip]{Gd133_f1.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 1: Speckle reconstructed G-band image of an active region at $9^\circ$ N, $8^\circ$ W, taken with the 1 m SST on July 14, 2003; field of view: $57~\mbox{\rm arcsec} \times 57$ arcsec; the lower left rectangle marks the sub-field in Fig. 2.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip] {Gd133_f2a.eps}\par\vspace... ...\vspace{0.5mm} \includegraphics[width=8.8cm,clip]{Gd133_f2c.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 2: Speckle reconstructed G-band ( upper) and simultaneous 587 nm continuum ( lower) images of a 9.6 arcsec $\times$ 3.0 arcsec (7.1 Mm $\times$ 2.2 Mm) sub-field (rectangle at the lower left in Fig. 1); the middle panel shows the segmentated inter-granular features recognized in the G-band image (including even faintest ones for the tests explained in 4.2.b).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{Gd133_f3.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 3: Two dimensional histogram of the mean intensity of 1528 inter-granular bright points recognized in the G-band (abscissa) and in the continuum image (ordinate); the gray-scales give the number density of each data point; circles give the weighted means, vertical bars the $\pm$ $1\sigma$ deviations.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.5cm,clip]{Gd133_f4.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 4: Intensity-diameter relation of inter-granular features recognized in the G-band (upper) and in the continuum (lower part); x-bars mark samples of equal statistical weight; y-bars give standard deviations; light grey indicates the resolution range of an ideal 45 cm telescope; dark grey visualizes sizes below the SST's resolution; dotted lines give the total means.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{Gd133_f5.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 5: Two dimensional diameter histogram of 1528 inter-granular bright points recognized in the G-band (abscissa) and in the continuum image (ordinate); the gray-scales give the lower boundary of the number density intervals; the total numbers of igBP for each sizebin is indicated; circles give the weighted means, vertical bars the $\pm$ $1\sigma$ deviations.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=8.5cm,clip]{Gd133_f6.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 6: Diameter histogram for 1528 inter-granular G-band bright points fitted by a polynomial; light grey indicates the resolution range of an ideal 45 cm telescope; dark grey visualizes sizes beyond the resolution limit achieved.
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