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Massive binaries as the source of abundance anomalies in globular clusters p. L1

S. E. de Mink, O. R. Pols, N. Langer and R. G. Izzard

Published online: 27 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913205

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Why simple stellar population models do not reproduce the colours of Galactic open clusters p. L5

A. E. Piskunov, N. V. Kharchenko, E. Schilbach, S. Röser, R.-D. Scholz and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913270

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Small-scale swirl events in the quiet Sun chromosphere p. L9

S. Wedemeyer-Böhm and L. Rouppe van der Voort

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913380

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A fresh look at the seismic spectrum of HD49933: analysis of 180 days of CoRoT photometry p. L13

O. Benomar, F. Baudin, T. L. Campante, W. J. Chaplin, R. A. García, P. Gaulme, T. Toutain, G. A. Verner, T. Appourchaux, J. Ballot et al. (11 more)

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913111

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An extremely prolific supernova factory in the buried nucleus of the starburst galaxy IC 694 p. L17

M. A. Pérez-Torres, C. Romero-Cañizales, A. Alberdi and A. Polatidis

Published online: 27 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912964

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Role of emission angular directionality in spin determination of accreting black holes with a broad iron line p. 1

J. Svoboda, M. Dovčiak, R. Goosmann and V. Karas

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911941

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Turbulent resistivity driven by the magnetorotational instability p. 19

S. Fromang and J. M. Stone

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912752

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Simple analytical examples of boundary driven evolution of a two-dimensional magnetohydrostatic equilibrium p. 29

J. J. Aly

Published online: 15 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912942

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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COSMOS 5921+0638: characterization and analysis of a new strong gravitationally lensed AGN p. 35

T. Anguita, C. Faure, J.-P. Kneib, J. Wambsganss, C. Knobel, A. M. Koekemoer and M. Limousin

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912091

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Could dark matter interactions be an alternative to dark energy? p. 47

S. Basilakos and M. Plionis

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912661

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Probing the cosmographic parameters to distinguish between dark energy and modified gravity models p. 53

F. Y. Wang, Z. G. Dai and Shi Qi

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911998

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Near-IR search for lensed supernovae behind galaxy clusters - I. Observations and transient detection efficiency p. 61

V. Stanishev, A. Goobar, K. Paech, R. Amanullah, T. Dahlén, J. Jönsson, J. P. Kneib, C. Lidman, M. Limousin, E. Mörtsell et al. (4 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911982

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Near-IR search for lensed supernovae behind galaxy clusters - II. First detection and future prospects p. 71

A. Goobar, K. Paech, V. Stanishev, R. Amanullah, T. Dahlén, J. Jönsson, J. P. Kneib, C. Lidman, M. Limousin, E. Mörtsell et al. (4 more)

Published online: 11 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811254

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The ESO/VLT 3rd year Type Ia supernova data set from the supernova legacy survey p. 85

C. Balland, S. Baumont, S. Basa, M. Mouchet, D. A. Howell, P. Astier, R. G. Carlberg, A. Conley, D. Fouchez, J. Guy et al. (17 more)

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912246

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The removal of shear-ellipticity correlations from the cosmic shear signal - Influence of photometric redshift errors on the nulling technique p. 105

B. Joachimi and P. Schneider

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912420

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Large scale structures around radio galaxies at z ~ 1.5 p. 131

A. Galametz, C. De Breuck, J. Vernet, D. Stern, A. Rettura, C. Marmo, A. Omont, M. Allen and N. Seymour

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912177

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JKCS 041: a colour-detected galaxy cluster at ~ 1.9 with deep potential well as confirmed by X-ray data p. 147

S. Andreon, B. Maughan, G. Trinchieri and J. Kurk

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912299

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Probing variability patterns of the Fe K line complex in bright nearby AGNs p. 159

B. De Marco, K. Iwasawa, M. Cappi, M. Dadina, F. Tombesi, G. Ponti, A. Celotti and G. Miniutti

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912188

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Magnetic fields of AGNs and standard accretion disk model: testing by optical polarimetry p. 171

N. A. Silant'ev, M. Yu. Piotrovich, Yu. N. Gnedin and T. M. Natsvlishvili

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810892

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Globular cluster system erosion in elliptical galaxies p. 183

R. Capuzzo-Dolcetta and A. Mastrobuono-Battisti

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912255

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Deep U-B-V imaging of the Lockman Hole with the LBT - Observations and number counts p. 195

E. Rovilos, V. Burwitz, G. Szokoly, G. Hasinger, E. Egami, N. Bouché, S. Berta, M. Salvato, D. Lutz and R. Genzel

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912626

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Metal-rich absorbers at high redshifts: abundance patterns p. 209

S. A. Levshakov, I. I. Agafonova, P. Molaro, D. Reimers and J. L. Hou

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912225

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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A Chandra and Spitzer census of the young star cluster in the reflection nebula NGC 7129 p. 227

B. Stelzer and A. Scholz

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912315

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Radio continuum and near-infrared study of the MGRO J2019+37 region p. 241

J. M. Paredes, J. Martí, C. H. Ishwara-Chandra, J. R. Sánchez-Sutil, A. J. Muñoz-Arjonilla, J. Moldón, M. Peracaula, P. L. Luque-Escamilla, V. Zabalza, V. Bosch-Ramon et al. (3 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912448

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Reaching the boundary between stellar kinematic groups and very wide binaries - The Washington double stars with the widest angular separations p. 251

J. A. Caballero

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912596

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Mid-IR observations of circumstellar disks - Part III. A mixed sample of PMS stars and Vega-type objects p. 261

O. Schütz, G. Meeus, M. F. Sterzik and E. Peeters

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20066262

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Shape and lattice distortion effects on infrared absorption spectra of olivine particles p. 277

Y. Imai, C. Koike, H. Chihara, K. Murata, T. Aoki and A. Tsuchiyama

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911962

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Properties of M31 - I. Dust. Basic properties and a discussion about age-dependent dust heating p. 283

M. Montalto, S. Seitz, A. Riffeser, U. Hopp, C.-H. Lee and R. Schönrich

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912179

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Resolving the asymmetric inner wind region of the yellow hypergiant IRC +10420 with VLTI/AMBER in low and high spectral resolution mode p. 301

T. Driebe, J. H. Groh, K.-H. Hofmann, K. Ohnaka, S. Kraus, F. Millour, K. Murakawa, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt, R. Petrov et al. (8 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911723

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A binary engine fuelling HD 87643's complex circumstellar environment - Determined using AMBER/VLTI imaging p. 317

F. Millour, O. Chesneau, M. Borges Fernandes, A. Meilland, G. Mars, C. Benoist, E. Thiébaut, P. Stee, K.-H. Hofmann, F. Baron et al. (12 more)

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811592

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C2D Spitzer-IRS spectra of disks around T Tauri stars - IV. Crystalline silicates p. 327

J. Olofsson, J.-C. Augereau, E. F. van Dishoeck, B. Merín, F. Lahuis, J. Kessler-Silacci, C. P. Dullemond, I. Oliveira, G. A. Blake, A. C. A. Boogert et al. (6 more)

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912062

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Hyperfine structure in the J = 1–0 transitions of DCO⁺, DNC, and HN¹³C: astronomical observations and quantum-chemical calculations p. 347

F. F. S. van der Tak, H. S. P. Müller, M. E. Harding and J. Gauss

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912912

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Intermittency of interstellar turbulence: extreme velocity-shears and CO emission on milliparsec scale p. 355

E. Falgarone, J. Pety and P. Hily-Blant

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810963

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The relation between CO J = 2–1 line width in molecular clouds and bolometric luminosity of associated IRAS sources p. 369

K. Wang, Y. F. Wu, L. Ran, W. T. Yu and M. Miller

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811104

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Using binaries containing giants to constrain theories of stellar and tidal evolution p. 377

A. Claret

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911900

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A long-term optical and X-ray ephemeris of the polar EK Ursae Majoris p. 385

K. Beuermann, J. Diese, S. Paik, A. Ploch, J. Zachmann, A. D. Schwope and F. V. Hessman

Published online: 24 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912771

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Very high energy γ-ray observations of the binary PSR B1259–63/SS2883 around the 2007 Periastron p. 389

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi, Y. Becherini, B. Behera, K. Bernlöhr, A. Bochow, C. Boisson et al. (157 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912339

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Notes on disentangling of spectra - II. Intrinsic line-profile variability due to Cepheid pulsations p. 397

P. Hadrava, M. Šlechta and P. Škoda

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912554

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VLT-FLAMES analysis of 8 giants in the bulge metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6522: oldest cluster in the Galaxy? - Analysis of 8 giants in NGC 6522 p. 405

B. Barbuy, M. Zoccali, S. Ortolani, V. Hill, D. Minniti, E. Bica, A. Renzini and A. Gómez

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912748

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Oxygen lines in solar granulation - I. Testing 3D models against new observations with high spatial and spectral resolution p. 417

T. M. D. Pereira, D. Kiselman and M. Asplund

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912829

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Submillimeter and X-ray observations of an X class flare p. 433

C. G. Giménez de Castro, G. Trottet, A. Silva-Valio, S. Krucker, J. E. R. Costa, P. Kaufmann, E. Correia and H. Levato

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912028

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Modelling the initiation of coronal mass ejections: magnetic flux emergence versus shearing motions p. 441

F. P. Zuccarello, C. Jacobs, A. Soenen, S. Poedts, B. van der Holst and F. Zuccarello

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912541

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The energy of waves in the photosphere and lower chromosphere - I. Velocity statistics p. 453

C. Beck, E. Khomenko, R. Rezaei and M. Collados

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911851

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On the timescale and location of ³He acceleration p. 469

G. M. Simnett

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912514

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Planets and planetary systems

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High cadence near infrared timing observations of extrasolar planets - I. GJ 436b and XO-1b p. 481

C. Cáceres, V. D. Ivanov, D. Minniti, D. Naef, C. Melo, E. Mason, F. Selman and G. Pietrzynski

Published online: 27 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810908

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XVIII. An Earth-mass planet in the GJ 581 planetary system p. 487

M. Mayor, X. Bonfils, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse, S. Udry, J.-L. Bertaux, H. Beust, F. Bouchy, C. Lovis, F. Pepe et al. (3 more)

Published online: 24 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912172

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Datura family: the 2009 update p. 495

D. Vokrouhlický, J. Ďurech, T. Michałowski, Yu. N. Krugly, N. M. Gaftonyuk, A. Kryszczyńska, F. Colas, J. Lecacheux, I. Molotov, I. Slyusarev et al. (3 more)

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912696

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Planet formation in highly inclined binaries p. 505

F. Marzari, P. Thébault and H. Scholl

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912379

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Evolution of the cloud field and wind structure of Jupiter's highest speed jet during a huge disturbance p. 513

N. Barrado-Izagirre, S. Pérez-Hoyos, E. García-Melendo and A. Sánchez-Lavega

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912282

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A homogeneous spectroscopic analysis of host stars of transiting planets p. 523

M. Ammler-von Eiff, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, J. Fernandes, T. Guillot, G. Israelian, M. Mayor and C. Melo

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912360

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Fast imaging spectroscopy with MSDP spectrometers. Vector magnetic maps with THEMIS/MSDP p. 531

P. Mein, N. Mein and V. Bommier

Published online: 08 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811315

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Spectroscopic study of the open cluster Blanco 1 p. 541

J. F. González and H. Levato

Published online: 15 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912772

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Soft gamma-ray sources detected by INTEGRAL p. 549

D. Petry, V. Beckmann, H. Halloin and A. Strong

Published online: 15 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912844

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A local prescription for the softening length in self-gravitating gaseous discs p. 573

J.-M. Huré and A. Pierens

Published online: 03 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912348

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