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Astrophysical processes

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A simplified model of jet power from active galactic nuclei p. 1

Y. Li, D.-X. Wang and Z.-M. Gan

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809369

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Comparing cosmic shear measures - Optimizing the information content of cosmic shear data vectors p. 9

T. Eifler, M. Kilbinger and P. Schneider

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078573

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Extragalactic astronomy

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GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2 - II. Superdense passive galaxies: how did they form and evolve? p. 21

A. Cimatti, P. Cassata, L. Pozzetti, J. Kurk, M. Mignoli, A. Renzini, E. Daddi, M. Bolzonella, M. Brusa, G. Rodighiero et al. (6 more)

Published online: 09 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078739

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HI content and other structural properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster from the Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey p. 43

G. Gavazzi, R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes, S. Fabello, M. Fumagalli, B. R. Kent, R. A. Koopmann, N. Brosch, G. L. Hoffman, J. J. Salzer and A. Boselli

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809382

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Detection of non-ordered central gas motions in a sample of four low surface brightness galaxies p. 53

A. Pizzella, D. Tamburro, E. M. Corsini and F. Bertola

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066580

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Ages and metallicities of circumnuclear star formation regions from Gemini IFU observations p. 59

O. L. Dors Jr., T. Storchi-Bergmann, R. A. Riffel and Alex. A. Schimdt

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078960

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Three-dimensional radiative transfer models of clumpy tori in Seyfert galaxies p. 67

M. Schartmann, K. Meisenheimer, M. Camenzind, S. Wolf, K. R. W. Tristram and T. Henning

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078907

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The VIMOS VLT deep survey - The K-band follow-up in the 0226-04 field p. 81

S. Temporin, A. Iovino, M. Bolzonella, H. J. McCracken, M. Scodeggio, B. Garilli, D. Bottini, V. Le Brun, O. Le Fèvre, D. Maccagni et al. (38 more)

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078526

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Metal-rich multi-phase gas in M 87 - AGN-driven metal transport, magnetic-field supported multi-temperature gas, and constraints on non-thermal emission observed with XMM-Newton p. 97

A. Simionescu, N. Werner, A. Finoguenov, H. Böhringer and M. Brüggen

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078749

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Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy - VI. A multi-observatory identification campaign p. 113

N. Masetti, E. Mason, L. Morelli, S. A. Cellone, V. A. McBride, E. Palazzi, L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, P. A. Charles et al. (11 more)

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079332

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Molecular Gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) - IX. The decoupled bars and gas inflow in NGC 2782 p. 133

L. K. Hunt, F. Combes, S. García-Burillo, E. Schinnerer, M. Krips, A. J. Baker, F. Boone, A. Eckart, S. Léon, R. Neri and L. J. Tacconi

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078874

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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New observations of cool carbon stars in the halo p. 151

N. Mauron

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809378

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An alternative method to study star cluster disruption p. 165

M. Gieles and N. Bastian

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078909

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IRS 13N: a new comoving group of sources at the Galactic center p. 173

K. Mužić, R. Schödel, A. Eckart, L. Meyer and A. Zensus

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078352

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Detection of amino acetonitrile in Sgr B2(N) p. 179

A. Belloche, K. M. Menten, C. Comito, H. S. P. Müller, P. Schilke, J. Ott, S. Thorwirth and C. Hieret

Published online: 25 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079203

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Submillimeter line emission from LMC N159W: a dense, clumpy PDR in a low metallicity environment p. 197

J. L. Pineda, N. Mizuno, J. Stutzki, M. Cubick, M. Aravena, F. Bensch, F. Bertoldi, L. Bronfman, K. Fujishita, U. U. Graf et al. (23 more)

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078769

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A simple way to model nebulae with distributed ionizing stars p. 209

L. Jamet and C. Morisset

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078606

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M1–78: a nitrogen-rich Galactic compact H II region beyond the Perseus arm p. 215

N. L. Martín-Hernández, C. Esteban, A. Mesa-Delgado, A. Bik and E. Puga

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079039

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Near-infrared reddening of extra-galactic giant molecular clouds in a face-on geometry p. 229

J. Kainulainen, M. Juvela and J. Alves

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078896

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Faint super-soft X-ray sources in XMM-Newton Large Magellanic Cloud fields p. 237

P. Kahabka, F. Haberl, M. Pakull, W. C. Millar, G. L. White, M. D. Filipović and J. L. Payne

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078535

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Radio detections towards unidentified variable EGRET sources p. 247

J. M. Paredes, J. Martí, C. H. Ishwara-Chandra, D. F. Torres, G. E. Romero, J. A. Combi, V. Bosch-Ramon, A. J. Muñoz-Arjonilla and J. R. Sánchez-Sutil

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078299

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Stellar atmospheres

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The most rapidly rotating He-strong emission line star: HR 7355 p. 255

T. Rivinius, S. Štefl, R. H. D. Townsend and D. Baade

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078547

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Testing the limb-darkening coefficients measured from eclipsing binaries p. 259

A. Claret

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809370

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The Sun

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Sizes of transition-region structures in coronal holes and in the quiet Sun p. 267

H. Tian, E. Marsch, C.-Y. Tu, L.-D. Xia and J.-S. He

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079235

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Small-scale flows in SUMER and TRACE high-cadence co-observations p. 273

M. S. Madjarska and J. G. Doyle

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809349

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Planets and planetary systems

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First disk-resolved millimeter observations of Io's surface and SO₂ atmosphere p. 279

A. Moullet, E. Lellouch, R. Moreno, M. A. Gurwell and C. Moore

Published online: 17 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078699

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Comet McNaught C/2006 P1: observation of the sodium emission by the solar telescope THEMIS p. 293

F. Leblanc, M. Fulle, A. López Ariste, G. Cremonese, A. Doressoundiram, A. Sainz Dalda and B. Gelly

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078795

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OGLE-TR-211 – a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program p. 299

A. Udalski, F. Pont, D. Naef, C. Melo, F. Bouchy, N. C. Santos, C. Moutou, R. F. Díaz, W. Gieren, M. Gillon et al. (18 more)

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079143

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Mid-infrared spectra of cometary dust: the evasion of its silicate mineralogy p. 305

H. Kimura, T. Chigai and T. Yamamoto

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078778

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New cases of unusual polarimetric behavior in asteroids p. 309

R. Gil-Hutton, V. Mesa, A. Cellino, P. Bendjoya, L. Peñaloza and F. Lovos

Published online: 25 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078965

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Structure and evolution of super-Earth to super-Jupiter exoplanets - I. Heavy element enrichment in the interior p. 315

I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier and T. Barman

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079321

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Constraints on resonant-trapping for two planets embedded in a protoplanetary disc p. 333

A. Pierens and R. P. Nelson

Published online: 18 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079062

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Modelling solar-like variability for the detection of Earth-like planetary transits - I. Performance of the three-spot modelling and harmonic function fitting p. 341

A. S. Bonomo and A. F. Lanza

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078833

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Astronomical instrumentation

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The performance of the blue prime focus large binocular camera at the large binocular telescope p. 349

E. Giallongo, R. Ragazzoni, A. Grazian, A. Baruffolo, G. Beccari, C. De Santis, E. Diolaiti, A. Di Paola, J. Farinato, A. Fontana et al. (16 more)

Published online: 07 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078402

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Long-term observations of Uranus and Neptune at 90 GHz with the IRAM 30 m telescope - (1985–2005) p. 359

C. Kramer, R. Moreno and A. Greve

Published online: 14 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077705

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Interferential seeing monitor p. 365

A. Habib, M. Sabil, Z. Benkhaldoun and Y. El Azhari

Published online: 04 March 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079005

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Numerical methods and codes

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Protostellar collapse: a comparison between smoothed particle hydrodynamics and adaptative mesh refinement calculations p. 371

B. Commerçon, P. Hennebelle, E. Audit, G. Chabrier and R. Teyssier

Published online: 20 February 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078591

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