Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics

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    Morphology and spectral properties of the DART impact ejecta with VLT/MUSE
    Context. On September 26, 2022, the NASA DART mission impacted the asteroid Dimorphos, the smaller component of the Didymos binary asteroid system. This...
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    Moving magnetic tubes: fragmentation, vortex streets and the limit of the approximation of thin flux tubes
    Aims.We study the buoyant rise of magnetic flux tubes in a stratified layer over a range of Reynolds numbers (25 ⪉ Re ⪉ 2600) by means of numerical simulations...
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    Mrk 421 active state in 2008: the MAGIC view, simultaneous multi-wavelength observations and SSC model constrained
    Context. The blazar Markarian 421 is one of the brightest TeV gamma-ray sources of the northern sky. From December 2007 until June 2008 it was intensively...
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    Multi-campaign asteroseismic analysis of eight solar-like pulsating stars observed by the K2 mission
    The NASA K2 mission that succeeded the nominal Kepler mission observed several hundred thousand stars during its operations. While most of the stars were...
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    Multi-colour light variation of AGB stars observed with ISO
    New visual light curves and infrared multi-epoch photometry are presented for a sample of AGB-stars spectroscopically observed with ISO. While the ISO work is...
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    Multi-conjugate adaptive optics images of the Trapezium cluster
    Context: Multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) combine the advantages of both standard adaptive optics, which provide high contrast and high spatial resolution...
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    Multi-fibre optical spectroscopy of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Upper Scorpius
    Context. Knowledge of the mass function in open clusters constitutes one way to critically examine the formation mechanisms proposed to explain the existence of...
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    Multi-instrument measurement campaign at Paranal in 2007. Characterization of the outer scale and the seeing of the surface layer
    Aims: Within the framework of site qualification for the future European large telescope E-ELT, a campaign of measurements was carried out for ten nights in...
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    Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin
    Aims: The transiting planet WASP-12 b was identified as a potential target for transit-timing studies because a departure from a linear ephemeris has been...