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Editorial

The 2007 A&A author survey: answers and follow-up p. E3

C. Bertout and M. Walmsley

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809542

Letters

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The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets - XV. Discovery of two eccentric planets orbiting HD 4113 and HD 156846 p. L33

O. Tamuz, D. Ségransan, S. Udry, M. Mayor, A. Eggenberger, D. Naef, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, B.-O. Demory et al. (3 more)

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078737

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LMC origin of the hyper-velocity star HE 0437-5439 - Beyond the supermassive black hole paradigm p. L37

N. Przybilla, M. F. Nieva, U. Heber, M. Firnstein, K. Butler, R. Napiwotzki and H. Edelmann

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809391

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Black hole growth and stellar assembly at high-z p. L41

M. Polletta

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079200

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q Eridani: a solar-type star with a planet and a dust belt p. L47

R. Liseau, C. Risacher, A. Brandeker, C. Eiroa, M. Fridlund, R. Nilsson, G. Olofsson, G. L. Pilbratt and P. Thébault

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079276

Astrophysical processes

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Observations of pulsars at 9 millimetres p. 623

O. Löhmer, A. Jessner, M. Kramer, R. Wielebinski and O. Maron

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066806

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Two-photon transitions in hydrogen and cosmological recombination p. 629

J. Chluba and R. A. Sunyaev

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077921

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Microlensing variability in the gravitationally lensed quasar QSO 2237+0305 ≡ the Einstein Cross - I. Spectrophotometric monitoring with the VLT p. 647

A. Eigenbrod, F. Courbin, D. Sluse, G. Meylan and E. Agol

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078703

Extragalactic astronomy

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The galaxy luminosity function and its evolution with Chandra p. 663

P. Tzanavaris and I. Georgantopoulos

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078193

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Heavy absorption and soft X-ray emission lines in the XMM-Newton spectrum of the type 2 radio-loud quasar 3C 234 p. 671

E. Piconcelli, S. Bianchi, G. Miniutti, F. Fiore, M. Guainazzi, E. Jimenez-Bailon and G. Matt

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078746

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Anomalous X-ray emission in GRB 060904B: a nickel line? p. 677

R. Margutti, A. Moretti, F. Pasotti, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, S. Covino, C. Guidorzi, P. Mazzali, P. Romano and G. Tagliaferri

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078799

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Revised statistics of radio halos and the reacceleration model p. 687

R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, T. Venturi, G. Setti, D. Dallacasa, S. Giacintucci and S. Bardelli

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078986

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Is the anti-correlation between the X-ray variability amplitude and black hole mass of AGNs intrinsic? p. 699

Y. Liu and S. N. Zhang

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078282

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A blind test of photometric redshifts on ground-based data p. 703

H. Hildebrandt, C. Wolf and N. Benítez

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077107

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High-redshift blazar identification for Swift J1656.3-3302 p. 715

N. Masetti, E. Mason, R. Landi, P. Giommi, L. Bassani, A. Malizia, A. J. Bird, A. Bazzano, A. J. Dean, N. Gehrels et al. (2 more)

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078901

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Microlensing constraints on the Galactic bulge initial mass function p. 723

S. Calchi Novati, F. De Luca, Ph. Jetzer, L. Mancini and G. Scarpetta

Published online: 18 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078439

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On the kinematic evolution of young local associations and the Scorpius-Centaurus complex p. 735

D. Fernández, F. Figueras and J. Torra

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077720

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Galactic kinematics with RAVE data - I. The distribution of stars towards the Galactic poles p. 753

L. Veltz, O. Bienaymé, K. C. Freeman, J. Binney, J. Bland-Hawthorn, B. K. Gibson, G. Gilmore, E. K. Grebel, A. Helmi, U. Munari et al. (9 more)

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066948

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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First VLBI observations of methanol maser polarisation, in G339.88-1.26 p. 767

R. Dodson

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078670

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Kinematics and H morphology of the multipolar post-AGB star IRAS 16594-4656 p. 775

G.C. Van de Steene, T. Ueta, P. A. M. van Hoof, M. Reyniers and A. G. Ginsburg

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078880

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Hipparcos distance estimates of the Ophiuchus and the Lupus cloud complexes p. 785

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

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079110

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Erratum

Massive star-formation in G24.78+0.08 explored through VLBI maser observations p. 793

L. Moscadelli, C. Goddi, R. Cesaroni, M. T. Beltrán and R. S. Furuya

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077823e

Stellar structure and evolution

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Orbital eccentricities of binary systems with a former AGB star p. 797

A. A. Bonačić Marinović, E. Glebbeek and O. R. Pols

Published online: 02 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078297

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XMMU J134736.6+173403: an eclipsing LMXB in quiescence or a peculiar AGN? p. 807

S. Carpano, B. Altieri, A. R. King, A. Nucita and P. Leisy

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079027

Stellar atmospheres

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Isotopic anomaly and stratification of Ca in magnetic Ap stars p. 811

T. Ryabchikova, O. Kochukhov and S. Bagnulo

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077834

The Sun

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A 3D sunspot model derived from an inversion of spectropolarimetric observations and its implications for the penumbral heating p. 825

C. Beck

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078409

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Chromospheric heating by the Farley-Buneman instability p. 839

J. M. Fontenla, W. K. Peterson and J. Harder

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078517

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Gamma-ray emission from the solar halo and disk: a study with EGRET data p. 847

E. Orlando and A. W. Strong

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078817

Planets and planetary systems

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Coagulation, fragmentation and radial motion of solid particles in protoplanetary disks p. 859

F. Brauer, C. P. Dullemond and Th. Henning

Published online: 20 November 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077759

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Can giant planets form by gravitational fragmentation of discs? - Radiative hydrodynamic simulations of the inner disc region (40 AU) p. 879

D. Stamatellos and A. P. Whitworth

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078628

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Chemical abundances in six nearby star-forming regions - Implications for galactic evolution and planet searches around very young stars p. 889

N. C. Santos, C. Melo, D. J. James, J. F. Gameiro, J. Bouvier and J. I. Gomes

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079083

Astronomical instrumentation

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High contrast experiment of an AO-free coronagraph with a checkerboard pupil mask p. 899

K. Enya, L. Abe, S. Tanaka, T. Nakagawa, K. Haze, T. Sato and T. Wakayama

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078627

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 480 / No 3 (March IV 2008)

The 2007 A&A author survey: answers and follow-up p. E3

Letters

The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets - XV. Discovery of two eccentric planets orbiting HD 4113 and HD 156846 p. L33

LMC origin of the hyper-velocity star HE 0437-5439 - Beyond the supermassive black hole paradigm p. L37

Black hole growth and stellar assembly at high-z p. L41

q Eridani: a solar-type star with a planet and a dust belt p. L47

Astrophysical processes

Observations of pulsars at 9 millimetres p. 623

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Two-photon transitions in hydrogen and cosmological recombination p. 629

Microlensing variability in the gravitationally lensed quasar QSO 2237+0305 ≡ the Einstein Cross - I. Spectrophotometric monitoring with the VLT p. 647

Extragalactic astronomy

The galaxy luminosity function and its evolution with Chandra p. 663

Heavy absorption and soft X-ray emission lines in the XMM-Newton spectrum of the type 2 radio-loud quasar 3C 234 p. 671

Anomalous X-ray emission in GRB 060904B: a nickel line? p. 677

Revised statistics of radio halos and the reacceleration model p. 687

Is the anti-correlation between the X-ray variability amplitude and black hole mass of AGNs intrinsic? p. 699

A blind test of photometric redshifts on ground-based data p. 703

High-redshift blazar identification for Swift J1656.3-3302 p. 715

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Microlensing constraints on the Galactic bulge initial mass function p. 723

On the kinematic evolution of young local associations and the Scorpius-Centaurus complex p. 735

Galactic kinematics with RAVE data - I. The distribution of stars towards the Galactic poles p. 753

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

First VLBI observations of methanol maser polarisation, in G339.88-1.26 p. 767

Kinematics and H morphology of the multipolar post-AGB star IRAS 16594-4656 p. 775

Hipparcos distance estimates of the Ophiuchus and the Lupus cloud complexes p. 785

Massive star-formation in G24.78+0.08 explored through VLBI maser observations p. 793

Stellar structure and evolution

Orbital eccentricities of binary systems with a former AGB star p. 797

XMMU J134736.6+173403: an eclipsing LMXB in quiescence or a peculiar AGN? p. 807

Stellar atmospheres

Isotopic anomaly and stratification of Ca in magnetic Ap stars p. 811

The Sun

A 3D sunspot model derived from an inversion of spectropolarimetric observations and its implications for the penumbral heating p. 825

Chromospheric heating by the Farley-Buneman instability p. 839

Gamma-ray emission from the solar halo and disk: a study with EGRET data p. 847

Planets and planetary systems

Coagulation, fragmentation and radial motion of solid particles in protoplanetary disks p. 859

Can giant planets form by gravitational fragmentation of discs? - Radiative hydrodynamic simulations of the inner disc region (40 AU) p. 879

Chemical abundances in six nearby star-forming regions - Implications for galactic evolution and planet searches around very young stars p. 889

Astronomical instrumentation

High contrast experiment of an AO-free coronagraph with a checkerboard pupil mask p. 899