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Evidence of enrichment by individual SN from elemental abundance ratios in the very metal-poor dSph galaxy Boötes I p. L1

S. Feltzing, K. Eriksson, J. Kleyna and M. I. Wilkinson

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912833

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How universal are the two young cluster sequences? - The cases of the LMC, SMC, M 83, and the Antennae p. L5

S. Pfalzner and A. Eckart

Published online: 19 November 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912858

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A polarity reversal in the large-scale magnetic field of the rapidly rotating sun HD 190771 p. L9

P. Petit, B. Dintrans, A. Morgenthaler, V. Van Grootel, J. Morin, J. Lanoux, M. Aurière and R. Konstantinova-Antova

Published online: 12 November 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913285

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A time-dependent jet model for the emission from Sagittarius A* p. L13

D. Maitra, S. Markoff and H. Falcke

Published online: 12 November 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913163

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Accurate abundance patterns of solar twins and analogs - Does the anomalous solar chemical composition come from planet formation? p. L17

I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez and M. Asplund

Published online: 12 November 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913038

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Astrophysical processes

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Nuclear interaction gamma-ray lines from the Galactic center region p. 1

V. A. Dogiel, V. Tatischeff, K. S. Cheng, D. O. Chernyshov, C. M. Ko and W. H. Ip

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911833

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An advective solar-type dynamo without the effect p. 9

N. Seehafer and V. V. Pipin

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912614

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Breaking the self-averaging properties of spatial galaxy fluctuations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey – Data release six p. 17

F. Sylos Labini, N. L. Vasilyev and Y. V. Baryshev

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811565

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An optimal basis system for cosmology: data analysis and new parameterisation p. 45

M. Maturi and C. Mignone

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912451

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Simulating weak lensing of CMB maps p. 53

S. Basak, S. Prunet and K. Benabed

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912679

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Extending the Hubble diagram by gamma ray bursts p. 63

L. Izzo, S. Capozziello, G. Covone and M. Capaccioli

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912769

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On the influence of high energy electron populations on metal abundance estimates in galaxy groups and clusters p. 69

D. A. Prokhorov

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911879

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A search for steep spectrum radio relics and halos with the GMRT p. 75

R. J. van Weeren, H. J. A. Röttgering, M. Brüggen and A. Cohen

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912501

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Mass functions and bias of dark matter halos p. 93

P. Valageas

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912486

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The number counts, luminosity functions, and evolution of microwave-selected (WMAP) blazars and radio galaxies p. 107

P. Giommi, S. Colafrancesco, P. Padovani, D. Gasparrini, E. Cavazzuti and S. Cutini

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/20078905

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Multi-wavelength properties of Spitzer selected starbursts at z ~ 2 p. 117

N. Fiolet, A. Omont, M. Polletta, F. Owen, S. Berta, D. Shupe, B. Siana, C. Lonsdale, V. Strazzullo, M. Pannella et al. (10 more)

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912742

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Damped and sub-damped Lyman-α absorbers in z > 4 QSOs p. 133

R. Guimarães, P. Petitjean, R. R. de Carvalho, S. G. Djorgovski, P. Noterdaeme, S. Castro, P. C. da R. Poppe and A. Aghaee

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811541

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On the abundance of gravitational arcs produced by submillimeter galaxies at radio and submm wavelengths p. 141

C. Fedeli and A. Berciano Alba

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912884

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Very Long Baseline Array observations of the intraday variable source J1128+592 p. 161

K. É. Gabányi, N. Marchili, T. P. Krichbaum, L. Fuhrmann, P. Müller, J. A. Zensus, X. Liu and H. G. Song

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912756

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Extremely energetic Fermi gamma-ray bursts obey spectral energy correlations p. 173

L. Amati, F. Frontera and C. Guidorzi

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912788

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AGILE detection of a rapid γ-ray flare from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during the GASP-WEBT monitoring p. 181

F. D'Ammando, G. Pucella, C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, V. Vittorini, S. Vercellone, I. Donnarumma, F. Longo, M. Tavani, A. Argan et al. (96 more)

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912560

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Metallicity map of the galaxy cluster A3667 p. 191

L. Lovisari, W. Kapferer, S. Schindler and C. Ferrari

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912933

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The HI properties of galaxies in the Coma I cloud revisited p. 201

A. Boselli and G. Gavazzi

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912658

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Erratum

Probing X-ray irradiation in the nucleus of NGC 1068 with observations of high-J lines of dense gas tracers (Erratum) p. 209

J. P. Pérez-Beaupuits, M. Spaans, F. F. S. van der Tak, S. Aalto, S. García-Burillo, A. Fuente and A. Usero

Published online: 26 November 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912350e

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Astrophysical parameters of 14 open clusters projected close to the Galactic plane p. 211

D. Camargo, C. Bonatto and E. Bica

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912786

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The Crab pulsar and its pulsar-wind nebula in the optical and infrared p. 221

A. Tziamtzis, P. Lundqvist and A. A. Djupvik

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912031

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VLT spectropolarimetry of the fast expanding type Ia SN 2006X p. 229

F. Patat, D. Baade, P. Höflich, J. R. Maund, L. Wang and J. C. Wheeler

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810651

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Dust amorphization in protoplanetary disks p. 247

A. M. Glauser, M. Güdel, D. M. Watson, T. Henning, A. A. Schegerer, S. Wolf, M. Audard and C. Baldovin-Saavedra

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912087

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Dense and warm molecular gas in the envelopes and outflows of southern low-mass protostars p. 259

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. R. Hogerheijde and R. Güsten

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811099

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Microscopic simulation of methanol and formaldehyde ice formation in cold dense cores p. 275

H. M. Cuppen, E. F. van Dishoeck, E. Herbst and A. G. G. M. Tielens

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913119

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Li-rich red giant branch stars in the Galactic bulge p. 289

O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali, L. Monaco, V. Hill, S. Cassisi, D. Minniti, A. Renzini, B. Barbuy, S. Ortolani and A. Gomez

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912469

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The optical counterparts of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars during quiescence p. 297

P. D'Avanzo, S. Campana, J. Casares, S. Covino, G. L. Israel and L. Stella

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810249

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The galactic unclassified B[e] star HD 50138 - I. A possible new shell phase p. 309

M. Borges Fernandes, M. Kraus, O. Chesneau, A. Domiciano de Souza, F. X. de Araújo, P. Stee and A. Meilland

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811318

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The Chandra X-ray view of the power sources in Cepheus A p. 321

P. C. Schneider, H. M. Günther and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912995

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The hard to soft spectral transition in LMXBs-affected by recondensation of gas into an inner disk p. 329

E. Meyer-Hofmeister, B. F. Liu and F. Meyer

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913044

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A hot white dwarf luminosity function from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey p. 339

J. Krzesinski, S. J. Kleinman, A. Nitta, S. Hügelmeyer, S. Dreizler, J. Liebert and H. Harris

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912094

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Mode excitation by turbulent convection in rotating stars - I. Effect of uniform rotation p. 345

K. Belkacem, S. Mathis, M. J. Goupil and R. Samadi

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912284

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Scaled solar tracks and isochrones in a large region of the Z–Y plane - II. From 2.5 to 20 M stars p. 355

G. Bertelli, E. Nasi, L. Girardi and P. Marigo

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912093

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Extensive optical and near-infrared observations of the nearby, narrow-lined type Ic SN 2007gr: days 5 to 415 p. 371

D. J. Hunter, S. Valenti, R. Kotak, W. P. S. Meikle, S. Taubenberger, A. Pastorello, S. Benetti, V. Stanishev, S. J. Smartt, C. Trundle et al. (19 more)

Published online: 24 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912896

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The masses and radii of HD 186753B and TYC7096-222-1B: the discovery of two M-dwarfs that eclipse A-type stars p. 391

S. J. Bentley, B. Smalley, P. F. L. Maxted, C. Hellier, D. M. Wilson, D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, M. Gillon, L. Hebb, D. L. Pollacco et al. (3 more)

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913154

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The first cyclotron harmonic of 4U 1538–52 p. 395

J. J. Rodes-Roca, J. M. Torrejón, I. Kreykenbohm, S. Martínez Núñez, A. Camero-Arranz and G. Bernabéu

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912815

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Stellar atmospheres

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New identified (³H)4d–(³H)4f transitions of Fe II from UVES spectra of HR 6000 and 46 Aquilae p. 401

F. Castelli, R. L. Kurucz and S. Hubrig

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912518

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Collective pulsational velocity broadening due to gravity modes as a physical explanation for macroturbulence in hot massive stars p. 409

C. Aerts, J. Puls, M. Godart and M.-A. Dupret

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810471

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The Sun

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Nonlinear force-free coronal magnetic field modelling and preprocessing of vector magnetograms in spherical geometry p. 421

T. Tadesse, T. Wiegelmann and B. Inhester

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912529

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How skeletons turn into quasi-separatrix layers in source models p. 433

A. L. Restante, G. Aulanier and C. E. Parnell

Published online: 24 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912664

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Multiple eruptions from magnetic flux emergence p. 445

D. MacTaggart and A. W. Hood

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913197

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Planets and planetary systems

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Rotations and densities of trans-Neptunian objects p. 451

D. Perna, E. Dotto, M. A. Barucci, A. Rossi, S. Fornasier and C. de Bergh

Published online: 21 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200911970

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Visible spectroscopy of the new ESO large programme on trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs: final results p. 457

S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, C. de Bergh, A. Alvarez-Candal, F. DeMeo, F. Merlin, D. Perna, A. Guilbert, A. Delsanti, E. Dotto and A. Doressoundiram

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912582

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Mass measurement of a single unseen star and planetary detection efficiency for OGLE 2007-BLG-050 p. 467

V. Batista, S. Dong, A. Gould, J. P. Beaulieu, A. Cassan, G. W. Christie, C. Han, A. Udalski, W. Allen, D. L. DePoy et al. (90 more)

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912923

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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The list of asteroids perturbing the Mars orbit to be seen during future space missions p. 479

S. Mouret, J. L. Simon, F. Mignard and D. Hestroffer

Published online: 15 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200810979

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Line broadening in the Si I, Si II, Si III, and Si IV spectra in the helium plasma p. 491

S. Bukvić, S. Djeniže and A. Srećković

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912046

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Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: Fe VII and other cool lines observed by Hinode EIS p. 501

G. Del Zanna

Published online: 24 September 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913082

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Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: Fe VIII EUV lines p. 513

G. Del Zanna

Published online: 08 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912557

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The FERRUM project: transition probabilities for forbidden lines in [Fe II] and experimental metastable lifetimes p. 525

J. Gurell, H. Hartman, R. Blackwell-Whitehead, H. Nilsson, E. Bäckström, L. O. Norlin, P. Royen and S. Mannervik

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913233

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Iqueye, a single photon-counting photometer applied to the ESO new technology telescope p. 531

G. Naletto, C. Barbieri, T. Occhipinti, I. Capraro, A. Di Paola, C. Facchinetti, E. Verroi, P. Zoccarato, G. Anzolin, M. Belluso et al. (13 more)

Published online: 15 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912862

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Numerical methods and codes

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Algorithmic comparisons of decaying, isothermal, supersonic turbulence p. 541

S. Kitsionas, C. Federrath, R. S. Klessen, W. Schmidt, D. J. Price, L. J. Dursi, M. Gritschneder, S. Walch, R. Piontek, J. Kim et al. (3 more)

Published online: 01 October 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811170

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