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Probing populations of red giants in the galactic disk with CoRoT p. L21

A. Miglio, J. Montalbán, F. Baudin, P. Eggenberger, A. Noels, S. Hekker, J. De Ridder, W. Weiss and A. Baglin

Published online: 03 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912822

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Hinode/EIS observations of propagating low-frequency slow magnetoacoustic waves in fan-like coronal loops p. L25

T. J. Wang, L. Ofman, J. M. Davila and J. T. Mariska

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912534

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Radiative transfer in cylindrical threads with incident radiation - VI. A hydrogen plus helium system p. 663

P. Gouttebroze and N. Labrosse

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811483

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High-energy emission from jet-clump interactions in microquasars p. 673

A. T. Araudo, V. Bosch-Ramon and G. E. Romero

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811519

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Nonlinear electrostatic modes in astrophysical plasmas with charged dust distributions p. 683

F. Verheest and V. V. Yaroshenko

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912217

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Measuring the tensor to scalar ratio from CMB B-modes in the presence of foregrounds p. 691

M. Betoule, E. Pierpaoli, J. Delabrouille, M. Le Jeune and J.-F. Cardoso

Published online: 27 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911624

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Revealing the magnetic field in a distant galaxy cluster: discovery of the complex radio emission from MACS J0717.5 +3745 p. 707

A. Bonafede, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, F. Govoni, M. Murgia, G. B. Taylor, H. Ebeling, S. Allen, G. Gentile and Y. Pihlström

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912520

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Chemical evolution of high-redshift radio galaxies p. 721

K. Matsuoka, T. Nagao, R. Maiolino, A. Marconi and Y. Taniguchi

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811478

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Metal-enriched plasma in protogalactic halos - A survey of N V absorption in high-z damped and sub-damped Lyman- systems p. 731

A. J. Fox, J. X. Prochaska, C. Ledoux, P. Petitjean, A. M. Wolfe and R. Srianand

Published online: 19 May 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911717

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Radio spectral index images of the spiral galaxies NGC 0628, NGC 3627, and NGC 7331 p. 747

R. Paladino, M. Murgia and E. Orrù

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911870

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The radial distribution of the two stellar populations in NGC 1851 p. 755

A. P. Milone, P. B. Stetson, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, J. Anderson, S. Cassisi and M. Salaris

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912256

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Diffuse molecular gas at high redshift - Detection of CO molecules and the 2175 Å dust feature at z = 1.64 p. 765

P. Noterdaeme, C. Ledoux, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean and S. Lopez

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912330

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Statistics and characteristics of MgII absorbers along GRB lines of sight observed with VLT-UVES p. 771

S. D. Vergani, P. Petitjean, C. Ledoux, P. Vreeswijk, A. Smette and E. J. A. Meurs

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911747

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A multiwavelength study of Swift GRB 060111B constraining the origin of its prompt optical emission p. 783

G. Stratta, A. Pozanenko, J.-L. Atteia, A. Klotz, S. Basa, B. Gendre, F. Verrecchia, M. Boër, S. Cutini, M. Henze et al. (11 more)

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911981

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Lognormal variability in BL Lacertae p. 797

B. Giebels and B. Degrange

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912303

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Properties of stellar clusters around high-mass young stars p. 801

F. Faustini, S. Molinari, L. Testi and J. Brand

Published online: 15 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20079145

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Spectrum and variability of the Galactic center VHE γ-ray source HESS J1745–290 p. 817

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera, K. Bernlöhr, C. Boisson, A. Bochow et al. (149 more)

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811569

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Radio properties of the low surface brightness SNR G65.2+5.7 p. 827

L. Xiao, W. Reich, E. Fürst and J. L. Han

Published online: 23 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911706

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A dam around the Water Fountain Nebula? - The dust shell of IRAS16342-3814 spatially resolved with VISIR/VLT p. 837

T. Verhoelst, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. Verhoeff, C. Dijkstra, H. Van Winckel, J. W. Pel and R. F. Peletier

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911984

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Analysis of the infrared spectra of the peculiar post-AGB stars EP Lyrae and HD 52961 p. 843

C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel, M. Matsuura, M. Min, P. Deroo, L. B. F. M. Waters and C. Dominik

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912060

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The analysis of recently detected radio planetary nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds p. 855

B. Vukotić, D. Urošević, M. D. Filipović and J. L. Payne

Published online: 15 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911807

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Multiple low-turbulence starless cores associated with intermediate- to high-mass star formation p. 859

H. Beuther and Th. Henning

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912036

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1.6 GHz VLBI observations of SN 1979C: almost-free expansion p. 869

J. M. Marcaide, I. Martí-Vidal, M. A. Perez-Torres, A. Alberdi, J. C. Guirado, E. Ros and K. W. Weiler

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912485

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Stellar structure and evolution

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The triple system HIP 96515: a low-mass eclipsing binary with a DB white dwarf companion p. 873

N. Huélamo, L. P. R. Vaz, C. A. O. Torres, P. Bergeron, C. H. F. Melo, G. R. Quast, D. Barrado y Navascués, M. F. Sterzik, G. Chauvin, H. Bouy and N. R. Landin

Published online: 29 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811514

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Plausible explanations for the variations of orbital period in the old nova DQ Herculis p. 883

Z. B. Dai and S. B. Qian

Published online: 23 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810909

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Restless quiescence: thermonuclear flashes between transient X-ray outbursts p. 889

E. Kuulkers, J. J. M. in 't Zand and J.-P. Lasota

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810981

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An analysis of a spectrum of V838 Monocerotis in October 2005 p. 899

R. Tylenda, T. Kamiński and M. Schmidt

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912312

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Measuring anticlustering in regions of triggered star formation p. 909

A. Cartwright and A. P. Whitworth

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912331

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Synthetic photometry for carbon rich giants - I. Hydrostatic dust-free models p. 913

B. Aringer, L. Girardi, W. Nowotny, P. Marigo and M. T. Lederer

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911703

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Observation and modelling of main sequence star chromospheres - VIII. High resolution observations of M and K dwarf chromospheric lines p. 929

E. R. Houdebine, K. Junghans, M. C. Heanue and A. D. Andrews

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811349

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The chemical abundance analysis of normal early A- and late B-type stars p. 945

L. Fossati, T. Ryabchikova, S. Bagnulo, E. Alecian, J. Grunhut, O. Kochukhov and G. Wade

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811561

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Decoding of the light changes in eclipsing Wolf-Rayet binaries - I. A non-classical approach to the solution of light curves p. 963

C. Perrier, J. Breysacher and G. Rauw

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911707

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Atmospheric velocity fields in tepid main sequence stars p. 973

J. D. Landstreet, F. Kupka, H. A. Ford, T. Officer, T. A. A. Sigut, J. Silaj, S. Strasser and A. Townshend

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912083

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A FEROS spectroscopic study of the extreme O supergiant He 3–759 p. 985

P. A. Crowther and C. J. Evans

Published online: 16 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912631

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Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales - I. EIT 195 Å and TRACE 171 Å view p. 991

M. S. Madjarska and T. Wiegelmann

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912066

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The emergence of toroidal flux tubes from beneath the solar photosphere p. 999

A. W. Hood, V. Archontis, K. Galsgaard and F. Moreno-Insertis

Published online: 22 June 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912189

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Solar source of energetic particles in interplanetary space during the 2006 December 13 event p. 1013

C. Li, Y. Dai, J.-C. Vial, C. J. Owen, S. A. Matthews, Y. H. Tang, C. Fang and A. N. Fazakerley

Published online: 02 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911986

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Catalogs and data

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A variability sample catalogue selected from the Sydney Observatory Galactic Survey p. 1023

A. Fresneau and W. H. Osborn

Published online: 09 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810798

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