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White dwarf spins from low-mass stellar evolution models p. L87

M. P. L. Suijs, N. Langer, A.-J. Poelarends, S.-C. Yoon, A. Heger and F. Herwig

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809411

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Detection of diffuse radio emission at large distance from the center of the galaxy cluster A 2255 p. L91

R. F. Pizzo, A. G. de Bruyn, L. Feretti and F. Govoni

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079304

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Intensity oscillations observed with Hinode near the south pole of the Sun: leakage of low frequency magneto-acoustic waves into the solar corona p. L95

A. K. Srivastava, D. Kuridze, T. V. Zaqarashvili and B. N. Dwivedi

Published online: 11 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079328

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Discovery of magnetic fields in the very young, massive stars W601 (NGC 6611) and OI 201 (NGC 2244) p. L99

E. Alecian, G. A. Wade, C. Catala, S. Bagnulo, T. Boehm, D. Bohlender, J.-C. Bouret, J.-F. Donati, C. P. Folsom, J. Grunhut and J. D. Landstreet

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809444

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Discovery of VHE γ-rays from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0152+017 p. L103

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, V. Borrel et al. (135 more)

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809603

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A 2163: Merger events in the hottest Abell galaxy cluster - I. Dynamical analysis from optical data p. 593

S. Maurogordato, A. Cappi, C. Ferrari, C. Benoist, G. Mars, G. Soucail, M. Arnaud, G. W. Pratt, H. Bourdin and J.-L. Sauvageot

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077614

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Integral field spectroscopy of four lensed quasars: analysis of their neighborhood and evidence for microlensing p. 615

T. Anguita, C. Faure, A. Yonehara, J. Wambsganss, J.-P. Kneib, G. Covone and D. Alloin

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077306

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An attempt to check homogeneity at large scales by using galaxy samples p. 629

B. Lukács and N. Fáy

Published online: 30 July 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20067004

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A comparison of the s- and r-process element evolution in local dwarf spheroidal galaxies and in the Milky Way p. 635

G. A. Lanfranchi, F. Matteucci and G. Cescutti

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078696

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Sample of minor merger of galaxies - II. Modelling HII region properties p. 645

D. L. Ferreiro, M. G. Pastoriza and M. Rickes

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066087

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Star formation and bar instability in cosmological halos p. 651

A. Curir, P. Mazzei and G. Murante

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078285

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Brown dwarfs and very low mass stars in the Hyades cluster: a dynamically evolved mass function p. 661

J. Bouvier, T. Kendall, G. Meeus, L. Testi, E. Moraux, J. R. Stauffer, D. James, J.-C. Cuillandre, J. Irwin, M. J. McCaughrean et al. (2 more)

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079303

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R Coronae Borealis stars in the Galactic bulge discovered by EROS-2 p. 673

P. Tisserand, J. B. Marquette, P. R. Wood, É. Lesquoy, J. P. Beaulieu, A. Milsztajn, C. Hamadache, C. Afonso, J. N. Albert, J. Andersen et al. (26 more)

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078814

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An inhomogeneous model for the Galactic halo: a possible explanation for the spread observed in s- and r-process elements p. 691

G. Cescutti

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078571

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The correlation between blue straggler and binary fractions in the core of Galactic globular clusters p. 701

A. Sollima, B. Lanzoni, G. Beccari, F. R. Ferraro and F. Fusi Pecci

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079082

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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First optical detection of the supernova remnant G 15.1-1.6 p. 705

P. Boumis, J. Alikakos, P. E. Christopoulou, F. Mavromatakis, E. M. Xilouris and C. D. Goudis

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079156

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Outer edges of debris discs - How sharp is sharp? p. 713

P. Thébault and Y. Wu

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079133

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Stellar structure and evolution

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AG Draconis observed with XMM-Newton p. 725

R. González-Riestra, R. F. Viotti, T. Iijima, C. Rossi, F. Montagni, S. Bernabei, A. Frasca and A. Skopal

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078593

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Where are the hot ion lines in classical T Tauri stars formed? p. 735

H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078674

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The pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary ASAS J052821+0338.5 p. 747

H. C. Stempels, L. Hebb, K. G. Stassun, J. Holtzman, N. Dunstone, L. Glowienka and S. Frandsen

Published online: 05 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078585

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Follow-up observations of binary ultra-cool dwarfs p. 757

H. Bouy, E. L. Martín, W. Brandner, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse, N. Huélamo, G. Basri, J. Girard, M.-R. Zapatero Osorio, M. Stumpf et al. (5 more)

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078803

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Establishing HZ43 A, Sirius B, and RX J185635–3754 as soft X-ray standards: a cross-calibration between the Chandra LETG+HRC-S, the EUVE spectrometer, and the ROSAT PSPC p. 769

K. Beuermann, V. Burwitz and T. Rauch

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065478e

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Soft X-ray spectral variability of AM Herculis p. 771

K. Beuermann, E. El Kholy and K. Reinsch

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079335

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Stellar atmospheres

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Quantitative studies of the optical and UV spectra of Galactic early B supergiants - I. Fundamental parameters p. 777

S. C. Searle, R. K. Prinja, D. Massa and R. Ryans

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077125

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A coronal explosion on the flare star CN Leonis p. 799

J. H. M. M. Schmitt, F. Reale, C. Liefke, U. Wolter, B. Fuhrmeister, A. Reiners and G. Peres

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079017

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Uncertainties in (E)UV model atmosphere fluxes p. 807

T. Rauch

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809430

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The Sun

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Two-dimensional spectroscopy of sunspots - II. Search for propagating waves and drifting velocity filaments in photospheric layers p. 811

H. Balthasar and H. Schleicher

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078279

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Analytical determination of coronal parameters using the period ratio P/2P p. 819

M. P. McEwan, A. J. Díaz and B. Roberts

Published online: 12 December 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078016

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A first step in reconstructing the solar corona self-consistently with a magnetohydrostatic model during solar activity minimum p. 827

P. Ruan, T. Wiegelmann, B. Inhester, T. Neukirch, S. K. Solanki and L. Feng

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078834

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Modeling magnetohydrodynamics and non-equilibrium SoHO/UVCS line emission of CME shocks p. 835

P. Pagano, J. C. Raymond, F. Reale and S. Orlando

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079088

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Evidence of collisional depolarization of the Ba II 4554 line in the low chromosphere p. 845

M. Derouich

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078888

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Drift instabilities in the solar corona within the multi-fluid description p. 853

R. Mecheri and E. Marsch

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079221

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Planets and planetary systems

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Spectral properties of asteroids in cometary orbits p. 861

J. Licandro, A. Alvarez-Candal, J. de León, N. Pinilla-Alonso, D. Lazzaro and H. Campins

Published online: 04 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078340

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Impact of irradiated methane ice crusts on compositional interpretations of TNOs p. 879

R. Brunetto and T. L. Roush

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078889

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Second-order torque on the tidal redistribution and the Earth's rotation p. 883

S. B. Lambert and P. M. Mathews

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054516e

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Simulations of the cosmic infrared and submillimeter background for future large surveys - I. Presentation and first application to Herschel/SPIRE and Planck/HFI p. 885

N. Fernandez-Conde, G. Lagache, J.-L. Puget and H. Dole

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078188

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Characterization of Fabry-Perot interferometers and multi-etalon transmission profiles - The IBIS instrumental profile p. 897

K. P. Reardon and F. Cavallini

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078473

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Optical spectropolarimetry with incomplete data sets p. 913

J. R. Maund

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078302

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Soft X-ray in-flight calibration of the ROSAT PSPC p. 919

K. Beuermann

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809458

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