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A&A Vol. 425 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 425 No. 2 (October II 2004)
Cover illustration: L-band data of the central parsec of the Milky Way (Moultaka, J., et al., p. 534)

Letters

Feedback from intra-cluster supernovae on the ICM in cooling flow galaxy clusters p. L21
W. Domainko, M. Gitti, S. Schindler and W. Kapferer
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Visible spectral properties of asteroid 21 Lutetia, target of Rosetta Mission p. L25
M. Lazzarin, S. Marchi, S. Magrin and C. Barbieri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (112 KB) | PS file (235 KB) | References

A giant planet candidate near a young brown dwarf - Direct VLT/NACO observations using IR wavefront sensing p. L29
G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange, C. Dumas, B. Zuckerman, D. Mouillet, I. Song, J.-L. Beuzit and P. Lowrance
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (164 KB) | PS file (268 KB) | References

Massive star-formation rates of $\gamma$ -ray burst host galaxies: An unobscured view in X-rays p. L33
D. Watson, J. Hjorth, P. Jakobsson, K. Pedersen, S. Patel and C. Kouveliotou
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (105 KB) | PS file (220 KB) | References

Astrophysical processes

Accretion disk instability revisited - Transient dynamics of rotating shear flow p. 385
P. A. Yecko
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (206 KB) | PS file (100 KB) | References

Extragalactic astronomy

Which acceleration process for ultra high energy cosmic rays in gamma ray bursts? p. 395
D. Gialis and G. Pelletier
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The impact of thermal gas in AGN jets on the low-frequency emission p. 405
M. Siewert, M. Pohl and R. Schlickeiser
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (435 KB) | PS file (275 KB) | References | Online Material

Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - IV. Star formation rates and gas depletion timescales p. 417
X. Kong
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (267 KB) | PS file (106 KB) | References

Multiple merging in the Abell cluster 1367 p. 429
L. Cortese, G. Gavazzi, A. Boselli, J. Iglesias-Paramo and L. Carrasco
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.16 MB) | PS file (2.83 MB) | References

Multi-frequency study of extragalactic supernova remnants and H II regions - Sculptor group Sd galaxy NGC 300 p. 443
J. L. Payne, M. D. Filipovic, T. G. Pannuti, P. A. Jones, N. Duric, G. L. White and S. Carpano
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.72 MB) | PS file (3.27 MB) | References | Online Material

Molecular hydrogen and [Fe II] in Active Galactic Nuclei p. 457
A. Rodríguez-Ardila, M. G. Pastoriza, S. Viegas, T. A. A. Sigut and A. K. Pradhan
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QSO size ratios from multiband monitoring of a microlensing high-magnification event p. 475
L. J. Goicoechea, V. Shalyapin, J. González-Cadelo and A. Oscoz
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (415 KB) | PS file (1.63 MB) | References | Online Material

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

A search for late-type supergiants in the inner regions of the Milky Way p. 489
F. Comerón, J. Torra, C. Chiappini, F. Figueras, V. D. Ivanov and S. J. Ribas
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (579 KB) | PS file (381 KB) | References

VLT FORS-1 observations of NGC 6397: Evidence for mass segregation p. 509
G. Andreuzzi, V. Testa, G. Marconi, G. Alcaino, F. Alvarado and R. Buonanno
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The nearest cool white dwarf (d $\mathsf{\sim4}$ pc), the coolest M-type subdwarf (sdM9.5), and other high proper motion discoveries p. 519
R.-D. Scholz, I. Lehmann, I. Matute and H. Zinnecker
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Dust embedded sources at the Galactic Center - 2 to 4 $\mu$ m imaging and spectroscopy in the central parsec p. 529
J. Moultaka, A. Eckart, T. Viehmann, N. Mouawad, C. Straubmeier, T. Ott and R. Schödel
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.78 MB) | PS file (5.02 MB) | References | Online Material

AO-assisted observations of G61.48+0.09 - Massive star formation at high resolution p. 543
E. Puga, C. Alvarez, M. Feldt, Th. Henning and S. Wolf
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.60 MB) | PS file (2.29 MB) | References

Sharpless 170 and the surrounding interstellar medium p. 553
R. S. Roger, W. H. McCutcheon, C. R. Purton and P. E. Dewdney
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.15 MB) | PS file (1.54 MB) | References

The frequency evolution of interstellar pulse broadening from radio pulsars p. 569
O. Löhmer, D. Mitra, Y. Gupta, M. Kramer and A. Ahuja
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (194 KB) | PS file (105 KB) | References

Influence of UV radiation from a massive YSO on the chemistry of its envelope p. 577
P. Stäuber, S. D. Doty, E. F. van Dishoeck, J. K. Jørgensen and A. O. Benz
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Stellar structure and evolution

On rotational mixing in stars p. 591
R. Q. Huang
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Long Period Variables in the Magellanic Clouds: OGLE + 2 MASS + DENIS p. 595
M. A. T. Groenewegen
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.75 MB) | PS file (831 KB) | References | Online Material

$\mathsf{\lambda}$ Bootis stars with composite spectra p. 615
R. Faraggiana, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, M. Gerbaldi and M. Nonino
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (366 KB) | PS file (1.58 MB) | References

Automated nonlinear stellar pulsation calculations: Applications to RR Lyrae stars - The slope of the fundamental blue edge and the first RRd model survey p. 627
R. Szabó, Z. Kolláth and J. R. Buchler
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (741 KB) | PS file (429 KB) | References

Balmer lines as T $\mathsf{_{eff}}$ and log g indicators for non-solar composition atmospheres - An application to the extremely helium-weak star HR 6000 p. 641
G. Catanzaro, F. Leone and T. H. Dall
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Stellar evolution with rotation - XII. Pre-supernova models p. 649
R. Hirschi, G. Meynet and A. Maeder
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Stellar atmospheres

Chemical abundances of 10 metal-poor halo stars p. 671
G. S. Bai, G. Zhao, Y. Q. Chen, J. R. Shi, V. G. Klochkova, V. E. Panchuk, H. M. Qiu and H. W. Zhang
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (492 KB) | PS file (197 KB) | References

Abundance analysis of targets for the COROT/MONS asteroseismology missions - II. Abundance analysis of the COROT main targets p. 683
H. Bruntt, I. F. Bikmaev, C. Catala, E. Solano, M. Gillon, P. Magain, C. Van't Veer-Menneret, C. Stütz, W. W. Weiss, D. Ballereau, J. C. Bouret, S. Charpinet, T. Hua, D. Katz, F. Lignières and T. Lueftinger
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The [Zn/Fe] - [Fe/H] trend for disk and halo stars p. 697
Y. Q. Chen, P. E. Nissen and G. Zhao
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (265 KB) | PS file (101 KB) | References

The Sun

Multiband modelling of the Sun as a variable star from VIRGO/SoHO data p. 707
A. F. Lanza, M. Rodonò and I. Pagano
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Numerical simulations of impulsively generated mass density perturbations in a solar coronal loop p. 719
M. Selwa and K. Murawski
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Vorticity and helicity of the solar supergranulation flow-field p. 725
P. Egorov, G. Rüdiger and U. Ziegler
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (120 KB) | PS file (54.2 KB) | References | Online Material

Magnetohydrodynamic waves in a sheared potential coronal arcade p. 729
I. Arregui, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester
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The damping of slow MHD waves in solar coronal magnetic fields - III. The effect of mode coupling p. 741
I. De Moortel, A. W. Hood, C. L. Gerrard and S. J. Brooks
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (733 KB) | PS file (1.25 MB) | References

Planets and planetary systems

The effect of tidal locking on the magnetospheric and atmospheric evolution of "Hot Jupiters" p. 753
J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, T. Penz, H. Lammer, F. Selsis, I. Ribas, E. F. Guinan, U. Motschmann, H. K. Biernat and W. W. Weiss
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (354 KB) | PS file (523 KB) | References

A search for cold dust around neutron stars p. 763
O. Löhmer, A. Wolszczan and R. Wielebinski
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Atomic, molecular and nuclear data

Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of HC $\mathsf$ N in vibrationally excited states below 500 cm $\mathsf}$ p. 767
K. M. T. Yamada, C. Degli Esposti, P. Botschwina, P. Förster, L. Bizzocchi, S. Thorwirth and G. Winnewisser
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (165 KB) | PS file (84.3 KB) | References

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