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Discovery of an eccentric 30 day period in the supergiant X-ray binary SAX J1818.6–1703 with INTEGRAL p. L1

J. A. Zurita Heras and S. Chaty

Published online: 04 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811179

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Star-forming galaxies in SDSS: signs of metallicity evolution p. L5

M. A. Lara-López, J. Cepa, A. Bongiovanni, H. Castañeda, A. M. Pérez García, M. Fernández Lorenzo, M. Póvic and M. Sánchez-Portal

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811033

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Azimuthal dependence of the density distribution in outer galactic discs accreting intergalactic flows p. L9

M. López-Corredoira and J. Betancort-Rijo

Published online: 27 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811237

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Astrophysical processes

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Magnetic field effects on neutrino production in microquasars p. 1

M. M. Reynoso and G. E. Romero

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811004

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Non-thermal emission in the core of Perseus: results from a long XMM-Newton observation p. 13

S. Molendi and F. Gastaldello

Published online: 27 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810138

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Revisiting the optical depth of spiral galaxies using the Tully-Fisher B relation p. 23

E. Kankare, M. Hanski, G. Theureau and P. Teerikorpi

Published online: 30 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809892

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Density effect on multiwavelength luminosities on star-formation regions in NGC 3184 and NGC 3938 p. 33

A. Caldú-Primo, I. Cruz-González and C. Morisset

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810457

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The zCOSMOS redshift survey: the three-dimensional classification cube and bimodality in galaxy physical properties p. 39

M. Mignoli, G. Zamorani, M. Scodeggio, A. Cimatti, C. Halliday, S. J. Lilly, L. Pozzetti, D. Vergani, C. M. Carollo, T. Contini et al. (49 more)

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810520

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Factor analysis of the long gamma-ray bursts p. 51

Z. Bagoly, L. Borgonovo, A. Mészáros, L. G. Balázs and I. Horváth

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078635

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The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey - VI. The X-ray luminosity function p. 55

J. Ebrero, F. J. Carrera, M. J. Page, J. D. Silverman, X. Barcons, M. T. Ceballos, A. Corral, R. Della Ceca and M. G. Watson

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810919

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Searching for spiral features in the outer Galactic disk - The field towards WR38 and WR38a p. 71

G. Carraro and E. Costa

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810800

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The open cluster Pismis 11 and the very luminous blue supergiant HD 80077 - I. Physical parameters of the cluster p. 79

A. Marco and I. Negueruela

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810125

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The N₂D⁺/N₂H⁺ ratio as an evolutionary tracer of Class 0 protostars p. 89

M. Emprechtinger, P. Caselli, N. H. Volgenau, J. Stutzki and M. C. Wiedner

Published online: 27 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810324

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The nearby eclipsing stellar system δ Velorum - I. Origin of the infrared excess from VISIR and NACO imaging p. 107

P. Kervella, F. Thévenin and M. G. Petr-Gotzens

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810565

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Curved Herbig-Haro jets immersed in a stellar wind p. 115

A. C. Raga, J. Cantó, A. Rodríguez-González and A. Esquivel

Published online: 27 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810900

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Mid-infrared VISIR and Spitzer observations of the surroundings of the magnetar SGR 1806-20 p. 119

F. Rahoui, S. Chaty and P.-O. Lagage

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810159

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SiO outflow signatures toward massive young stellar objects with linearly distributed methanol masers p. 127

J. M. De Buizer, R. O. Redman, S. N. Longmore, J. Caswell and P. A. Feldman

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810907

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Variations in the dip properties of the low-mass X-ray binary XB 1254-690 observed with XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL p. 145

M. Díaz Trigo, A. N. Parmar, L. Boirin, C. Motch, A. Talavera and S. Balman

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810154

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New light on the driving mechanism in roAp stars - I. Effects of metallicity p. 159

S. Théado, M.-A. Dupret, A. Noels and J. W. Ferguson

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810494

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Time-series spectroscopy and photometry of the pulsating subdwarf B star PG 1219+534 (KY UMa) p. 175

M. D. Reed, J. R. Eggen, S. L. Harms, J. H. Telting, R. H. Østensen, S. J. O' Toole, D. M. Terndrup, A.-Y. Zhou, R. L. Kienenberger and U. Heber

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810775

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Small separations and phase shift differences of = 0, 1 p-modes p. 185

I. W. Roxburgh

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811047

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Magnetic activity in the photosphere of CoRoT-Exo-2a - Active longitudes and short-term spot cycle in a young Sun-like star p. 193

A. F. Lanza, I. Pagano, G. Leto, S. Messina, S. Aigrain, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, P. Barge, A. S. Bonomo et al. (11 more)

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810591

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Hanle effect in the solar Ba II D2 line: a diagnostic tool for chromospheric weak magnetic fields p. 201

M. Faurobert, M. Derouich, V. Bommier and J. Arnaud

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810474

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Neutral interstellar hydrogen in the inner heliosphere under the influence of wavelength-dependent solar radiation pressure p. 207

S. Tarnopolski and M. Bzowski

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077058

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Multiwavelength analysis of a solar quiet region p. 217

G. Tsiropoula, K. Tziotziou, P. Schwartz and P. Heinzel

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810130

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Nonlinear fast magnetoacoustic wave propagation in the neighbourhood of a 2D magnetic X-point: oscillatory reconnection p. 227

J. A. McLaughlin, I. De Moortel, A. W. Hood and C. S. Brady

Published online: 27 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810465

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Ultra-violet footpoints as tracers of coronal magnetic connectivity and restructuring during a solar flare p. 241

L. Fletcher

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077972

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On the statistical detection of propagating waves in polar coronal holes p. 251

G. R. Gupta, E. O'Shea, D. Banerjee, M. Popescu and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810602

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A multi-periodic oscillatory event in a solar flare p. 259

A. R. Inglis and V. M. Nakariakov

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810473

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Planets and planetary systems

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A frequency approach to identifying asteroid families - II. Families interacting with nonlinear secular resonances and low-order mean-motion resonances p. 267

V. Carruba and T. A. Michtchenko

Published online: 30 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809852

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Visible and near-infrared colors of Transneptunian objects and Centaurs from the second ESO large program p. 283

F. E. DeMeo, S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, D. Perna, S. Protopapa, A. Alvarez-Candal, A. Delsanti, A. Doressoundiram, F. Merlin and C. de Bergh

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810561

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Asteroid models from combined sparse and dense photometric data p. 291

J. Ďurech, M. Kaasalainen, B. D. Warner, M. Fauerbach, S. A. Marks, S. Fauvaud, M. Fauvaud, J.-M. Vugnon, F. Pilcher, L. Bernasconi and R. Behrend

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810393

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Resolved debris disc emission around η Telescopii: a young solar system or ongoing planet formation? p. 299

R. Smith, L. J. Churcher, M. C. Wyatt, M. M. Moerchen and C. M. Telesco

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810706

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Metallicities for 13 nearby open clusters from high-resolution spectroscopy of dwarf and giant stars - Stellar metallicity, stellar mass, and giant planets p. 309

N. C. Santos, C. Lovis, G. Pace, J. Melendez and D. Naef

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811093

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On radio source selection to define a stable celestial frame p. 317

S. B. Lambert and A.-M. Gontier

Published online: 06 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810582

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Effect of mantle and ocean tides on the Earth's rotation rate p. 325

P. M. Mathews and S. B. Lambert

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810343

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Reducing the gravitational lensing scatter of type Ia supernovae without introducing any extra bias p. 331

J. Jönsson, E. Mörtsell and J. Sollerman

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200811040

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The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey - V. The Second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue p. 339

M. G. Watson, A. C. Schröder, D. Fyfe, C. G. Page, G. Lamer, S. Mateos, J. Pye, M. Sakano, S. Rosen, J. Ballet et al. (40 more)

Published online: 27 October 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810534

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