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Detection of ¹⁵NH₂D in dense cores: a new tool for measuring the ¹⁴N/¹⁵N ratio in the cold ISM p. L9

M. Gerin, N. Marcelino, N. Biver, E. Roueff, L. H. Coudert, M. Elkeurti, D. C. Lis and D. Bockelée-Morvan

Published online: 25 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911759

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The very short supersoft X-ray state of the classical nova M31N 2007-11a p. L13

M. Henze, W. Pietsch, G. Sala, M. Della Valle, M. Hernanz, J. Greiner, V. Burwitz, M. J. Freyberg, F. Haberl, D. H. Hartmann et al. (2 more)

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811581

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RXTE confirmation of the intermediate polar status of IGR J15094–6649 p. L17

O. W. Butters, A. J. Norton, K. Mukai and E. J. Barlow

Published online: 27 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911725

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Formation of gaseous arms in barred galaxies with dynamically important magnetic field: 3D MHD simulations p. L21

B. Kulesza-Żydzik, K. Kulpa-Dybeł, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, G. Kowal and M. Soida

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911635

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Search for diffuse gamma rays from the Galactic anticentre region above 100 GeV with CELESTE p. L25

R. J. Britto, A. Jacholkowska, F. Piron, E. Brion, J. Bussons Gordo, G. Debiais, B. Fabre, J. Lavalle, F. Munz, E. Nuss et al. (2 more)

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811476

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Propagating transverse waves in soft X-ray coronal jets p. L29

S. Vasheghani Farahani, T. Van Doorsselaere, E. Verwichte and V. M. Nakariakov

Published online: 01 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911840

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A weak lensing study of the Coma cluster p. L33

R. Gavazzi, C. Adami, F. Durret, J.-C. Cuillandre, O. Ilbert, A. Mazure, R. Pelló and M. P. Ulmer

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911841

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Universality of young cluster sequences p. L37

S. Pfalzner

Published online: 08 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912056

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Short γ-ray bursts and gravitational waves from dynamically formed merging binaries p. 329

D. Guetta and L. Stella

Published online: 20 November 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810493

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Cosmic-ray-driven dynamo in galactic disks - A parameter study p. 335

M. Hanasz, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, G. Kowal and H. Lesch

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810279

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Using the large scale quasar clustering to constrain flat quintessential universes p. 347

A. Zandivarez and H. J. Martínez

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811360

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Cosmic dark turbulence p. 357

A. Nakamichi and M. Morikawa

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810687

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Galaxy cluster X-ray luminosity scaling relations from a representative local sample (REXCESS) p. 361

G. W. Pratt, J. H. Croston, M. Arnaud and H. Böhringer

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810994

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The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - Evolution of the major merger rate since z ~ 1 from spectroscopically confirmed galaxy pairs p. 379

L. de Ravel, O. Le Fèvre, L. Tresse, D. Bottini, B. Garilli, V. Le Brun, D. Maccagni, R. Scaramella, M. Scodeggio, G. Vettolani et al. (41 more)

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810569

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Search for gamma-ray burst classes with the RHESSI satellite p. 399

J. Řípa, A. Mészáros, C. Wigger, D. Huja, R. Hudec and W. Hajdas

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810913

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The Hi content of early-type galaxies from the ALFALFA survey - II. The case of low density environments p. 407

M. Grossi, S. di Serego Alighieri, C. Giovanardi, G. Gavazzi, R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes, B. R. Kent, S. Pellegrini, S. Stierwalt and G. Trinchieri

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810823

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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On the possible generation of the young massive open clusters Stephenson 2 and BDSB 122 by ω Centauri p. 419

G. M. Salerno, E. Bica, C. Bonatto and I. Rodrigues

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911737

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The circumstellar envelopes of the Cepheids Carinae and RS Puppis - Comparative study in the infrared with Spitzer, VLT/VISIR, and VLTI/MIDI p. 425

P. Kervella, A. Mérand and A. Gallenne

Published online: 09 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811307

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A molecular outflow revealing star formation activity in the vicinity of the HII region G034.8-0.7 and the SNR W44 p. 445

S. Paron, M. E. Ortega, M. Rubio and G. Dubner

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811292

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A new method of determining distances to dark globules - The distance to B 335 p. 455

S. Olofsson and G. Olofsson

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811574

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Survey of planetary nebulae at 30 GHz with OCRA-p p. 463

B. M. Pazderska, M. P. Gawroński, R. Feiler, M. Birkinshaw, I. W. A. Browne, R. Davis, A. J. Kus, K. Lancaster, S. R. Lowe, E. Pazderski et al. (2 more)

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811369

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The Polish doughnuts revisited - I. The angular momentum distribution and equipressure surfaces p. 471

Lei Qian, M. A. Abramowicz, P. C. Fragile, J. Horák, M. Machida and O. Straub

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811518

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Spectroscopic binaries among Hipparcos M giants - II. Binary frequency p. 479

A. Frankowski, B. Famaey, S. Van Eck, M. Mayor, S. Udry and A. Jorissen

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810702

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Spectroscopic binaries among Hipparcos M giants - III. The eccentricity – period diagram and mass-transfer signatures p. 489

A. Jorissen, A. Frankowski, B. Famaey and S. Van Eck

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810703

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GRB060614: a “fake” short GRB from a merging binary system p. 501

L. Caito, M. G. Bernardini, C. L. Bianco, M. G. Dainotti, R. Guida and R. Ruffini

Published online: 09 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810676

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The X-ray spectral evolution of Cygnus X-2 in the framework of bulk Comptonization p. 509

R. Farinelli, A. Paizis, R. Landi and L. Titarchuk

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810422

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Accretion and diffusion in white dwarfs - New diffusion timescales and applications to GD 362 and G 29-38 p. 517

D. Koester

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811468

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Calibration of Strömgren uvby-Hβ photometry for late-type stars – a model atmosphere approach p. 527

A. Önehag, B. Gustafsson, K. Eriksson and B. Edvardsson

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810786

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Observational constraints on the magnetic field of RR Lyrae stars p. 543

K. Kolenberg and S. Bagnulo

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811591

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Causes and consequences of magnetic cloud expansion p. 551

P. Démoulin and S. Dasso

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810971

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Binarity of transit host stars - Implications for planetary parameters p. 567

S. Daemgen, F. Hormuth, W. Brandner, C. Bergfors, M. Janson, S. Hippler and T. Henning

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810988

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Terrestrial planet formation in low-eccentricity warm-Jupiter systems p. 575

M. J. Fogg and R. P. Nelson

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811305

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Full Stokes polarimetric observations with a single-dish radio telescope p. 591

E. Cenacchi, A. Kraus, A. Orfei and K.-H. Mack

Published online: 11 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811210

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An integrated optics beam combiner for the second generation VLTI instruments p. 601

M. Benisty, J.-P. Berger, L. Jocou, P. Labeye, F. Malbet, K. Perraut and P. Kern

Published online: 05 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811083

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Total mass distributions of Sersic galaxies from photometry and central velocity dispersion p. 615

D. Chakrabarty and B. Jackson

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200809965

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Spectroscopic binaries among Hipparcos M giants - I. Data, orbits, and intrinsic variations p. 627

B. Famaey, D. Pourbaix, A. Frankowski, S. Van Eck, M. Mayor, S. Udry and A. Jorissen

Published online: 18 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810698

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VLBI observations of the CORALZ sample: young radio sources at low redshift p. 641

N. de Vries, I. A. G. Snellen, R. T. Schilizzi, K.-H. Mack and C. R. Kaiser

Published online: 09 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811145

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A Field-length based refinement criterion for adaptive mesh simulations of the interstellar medium p. 661

O. Gressel

Published online: 19 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810885

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