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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Vol. 480, No. 3 (March IV 2008)

Hipparcos stars towards the ρ-Oph dark cloud (M. Lombardi, et al., p. 786)
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Editorial
The 2007 A&A author survey: answers and follow-up    p. E3
C. Bertout and M. Walmsley
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809542
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-  Letters
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The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets - XV. Discovery of two eccentric planets orbiting HD 4113 and HD 156846    p. L33
O. Tamuz, D. Ségransan, S. Udry, M. Mayor, A. Eggenberger, D. Naef, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, B.-O. Demory, et al. (3 more)
Published online: 14 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078737
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LMC origin of the hyper-velocity star HE 0437-5439 - Beyond the supermassive black hole paradigm    p. L37
N. Przybilla, M. F. Nieva, U. Heber, M. Firnstein, K. Butler, R. Napiwotzki and H. Edelmann
Published online: 5 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809391
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Black hole growth and stellar assembly at high-z    p. L41
M. Polletta
Published online: 7 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079200
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q1 Eridani: a solar-type star with a planet and a dust belt    p. L47
R. Liseau, C. Risacher, A. Brandeker, C. Eiroa, M. Fridlund, R. Nilsson, G. Olofsson, G. L. Pilbratt and P. Thébault
Published online: 14 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079276
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-  Astrophysical processes
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Observations of pulsars at 9 millimetres    p. 623
O. Löhmer, A. Jessner, M. Kramer, R. Wielebinski and O. Maron
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066806
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-  Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
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Two-photon transitions in hydrogen and cosmological recombination    p. 629
J. Chluba and R. A. Sunyaev
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077921
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Microlensing variability in the gravitationally lensed quasar QSO 2237+0305 the Einstein Cross - I. Spectrophotometric monitoring with the VLT    p. 647
A. Eigenbrod, F. Courbin, D. Sluse, G. Meylan and E. Agol
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078703
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-  Extragalactic astronomy
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The galaxy luminosity function and its evolution with Chandra    p. 663
P. Tzanavaris and I. Georgantopoulos
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078193
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Heavy absorption and soft X-ray emission lines in the XMM-Newton spectrum of the type 2 radio-loud quasar 3C 234    p. 671
E. Piconcelli, S. Bianchi, G. Miniutti, F. Fiore, M. Guainazzi, E. Jimenez-Bailon and G. Matt
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078746
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Anomalous X-ray emission in GRB 060904B: a nickel line?    p. 677
R. Margutti, A. Moretti, F. Pasotti, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, S. Covino, C. Guidorzi, P. Mazzali, P. Romano and G. Tagliaferri
Published online: 9 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078799
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Revised statistics of radio halos and the reacceleration model    p. 687
R. Cassano, G. Brunetti, T. Venturi, G. Setti, D. Dallacasa, S. Giacintucci and S. Bardelli
Published online: 9 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078986
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Is the anti-correlation between the X-ray variability amplitude and black hole mass of AGNs intrinsic?    p. 699
Y. Liu and S. N. Zhang
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078282
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A blind test of photometric redshifts on ground-based data    p. 703
H. Hildebrandt, C. Wolf and N. Benítez
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077107
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High-redshift blazar identification for Swift J1656.3-3302    p. 715
N. Masetti, E. Mason, R. Landi, P. Giommi, L. Bassani, A. Malizia, A. J. Bird, A. Bazzano, A. J. Dean, N. Gehrels, et al. (2 more)
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078901
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-  Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
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Microlensing constraints on the Galactic bulge initial mass function    p. 723
S. Calchi Novati, F. De Luca, Ph. Jetzer, L. Mancini and G. Scarpetta
Published online: 18 December 2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078439
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On the kinematic evolution of young local associations and the Scorpius-Centaurus complex    p. 735
D. Fernández, F. Figueras and J. Torra
Published online: 9 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077720
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Galactic kinematics with RAVE data - I. The distribution of stars towards the Galactic poles    p. 753
L. Veltz, O. Bienaymé, K. C. Freeman, J. Binney, J. Bland-Hawthorn, B. K. Gibson, G. Gilmore, E. K. Grebel, A. Helmi, U. Munari, et al. (9 more)
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066948
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-  Interstellar and circumstellar matter
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First VLBI observations of methanol maser polarisation, in G339.88-1.26    p. 767
R. Dodson
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078670
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Kinematics and H morphology of the multipolar post-AGB star IRAS 16594-4656    p. 775
G. C. Van de Steene, T. Ueta, P. A. M. van Hoof, M. Reyniers and A. G. Ginsburg
Published online: 9 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078880
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Hipparcos distance estimates of the Ophiuchus and the Lupus cloud complexes    p. 785
M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada and J. Alves
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079110
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Erratum
Massive star-formation in G24.78+0.08 explored through VLBI maser observations    p. 793
L. Moscadelli, C. Goddi, R. Cesaroni, M. T. Beltrán and R. S. Furuya
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077823e
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-  Stellar structure and evolution
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Orbital eccentricities of binary systems with a former AGB star    p. 797
A. A. Bonačić Marinović, E. Glebbeek and O. R. Pols
Published online: 2 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078297
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XMMU J134736.6+173403: an eclipsing LMXB in quiescence or a peculiar AGN?    p. 807
S. Carpano, B. Altieri, A. R. King, A. Nucita and P. Leisy
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079027
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-  Stellar atmospheres
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Isotopic anomaly and stratification of Ca in magnetic Ap stars    p. 811
T. Ryabchikova, O. Kochukhov and S. Bagnulo
Published online: 4 February 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077834
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-  The Sun
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A 3D sunspot model derived from an inversion of spectropolarimetric observations and its implications for the penumbral heating    p. 825
C. Beck
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078409
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Chromospheric heating by the Farley-Buneman instability    p. 839
J. M. Fontenla, W. K. Peterson and J. Harder
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078517
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Gamma-ray emission from the solar halo and disk: a study with EGRET data    p. 847
E. Orlando and A. W. Strong
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078817
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-  Planets and planetary systems
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Coagulation, fragmentation and radial motion of solid particles in protoplanetary disks    p. 859
F. Brauer, C. P. Dullemond and Th. Henning
Published online: 20 November 2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077759
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Can giant planets form by gravitational fragmentation of discs? - Radiative hydrodynamic simulations of the inner disc region (40 AU)    p. 879
D. Stamatellos and A. P. Whitworth
Published online: 17 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078628
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Chemical abundances in six nearby star-forming regions - Implications for galactic evolution and planet searches around very young stars    p. 889
N. C. Santos, C. Melo, D. J. James, J. F. Gameiro, J. Bouvier and J. I. Gomes
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079083
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-  Astronomical instrumentation
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High contrast experiment of an AO-free coronagraph with a checkerboard pupil mask    p. 899
K. Enya, L. Abe, S. Tanaka, T. Nakagawa, K. Haze, T. Sato and T. Wakayama
Published online: 25 January 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078627
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