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A&A Vol. 372 No. 1

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 372 No. 1 (June II 2001)
Cover illustration: The mass loss around a rotating massive star (Maeder, A., & Desjacques, V., p. L10)

Letters

Discovery of circular polarization in the Intermediate Polar 1WGA J1958.2+3232 p. L1
M. Uslenghi, L. Tommasi, A. Treves, V. Piirola and P. Reig
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Discovery of strong CIV absorption in the highest redshift quasar p. L5
R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, C. Baffa, S. Gennari and E. Oliva
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The shape of $\eta$ Carinae and LBV nebulae p. L9
A. Maeder and V. Desjacques
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Radiative properties of magnetic elements - I. Why are $\vec G$ -band bright points bright? p. L13
O. Steiner, P. H. Hauschildt and J. Bruls
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Damping of helioseismic modes in steady state p. L17
B. Pintér, R. Erdélyi and R. New
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New observations of the pulsating PMS star V351 Ori p. L21
M. Marconi, V. Ripepi, S. Bernabei, F. Palla, J. M. Alcalà, E. Covino and L. Terranegra
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Cosmology

Quasar pairs with arcminute angular separations p. 1
V. I. Zhdanov and J. Surdej
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Power spectrum of the polarized diffuse Galactic radio emission p. 8
C. Baccigalupi, C. Burigana, F. Perrotta, G. De Zotti, L. La Porta, D. Maino, M. Maris and R. Paladini
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Extragalactic astronomy

Red supergiant stars in blue compact dwarf galaxies: The case of Tol 0610-387 p. 22
V. Doublier, J. M. Mas-Hesse, A. Caulet and D. Kunth
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$\mathsf{1.65 \mu}$ m (H -band) surface photometry of galaxies - VII. Dwarf galaxies in the Virgo Cluster p. 29
G. Gavazzi, S. Zibetti, A. Boselli, P. Franzetti, M. Scodeggio and S. Martocchi
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Size-mass-luminosity relations in AGN and the role of the accretion disc p. 50
S. Collin and J.-M. Huré
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VLT-spectropolarimetry of the high-polarization Seyfert 1 galaxy Fairall 51 p. 59
H. M. Schmid, I. Appenzeller, M. Camenzind, M. Dietrich, J. Heidt, H. Schild and S. Wagner
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Stellar clusters and associations

Multicolour CCD photometry of old open clusters: - King 5 and Be 20 p. 71
A. K. Durgapal, A. K. Pandey and V. Mohan
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Evolution of the dust mass loss with luminosity along the giant branch of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae p. 85
A. Ramdani and A. Jorissen
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The association surrounding NGC 2439 p. 95
N. Kaltcheva, R. Gredel and C. Fabricius
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The mean surface density of companions in a stellar-dynamical context p. 105
R. S. Klessen and P. Kroupa
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Formation, structure and evolution of stars

Erratum
X-ray emission from young stars in the Tucanae association p. 117
B. Stelzer and R. Neuhäuser
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Time-series photometric spot modeling - IV. The multi-periodic K5Ve binary V833 Tauri p. 119
K. Oláh, K. G. Strassmeier, Zs. Kovári and E. F. Guinan
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Bulk viscosity in superfluid neutron star cores - II. Modified Urca processes in ${\vec{npe}}$ ${\mathsf \mu}$ matter p. 130
P. Haensel, K. P. Levenfish and D. G. Yakovlev
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New class of low frequency QPOs: Signature of nuclear burning or accretion disk instabilities? p. 138
M. Revnivtsev, E. Churazov, M. Gilfanov and R. Sunyaev
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${\vec}_{\rm C}$ photometric comparison sequences for symbiotic stars. II. p. 145
A. Henden and U. Munari
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Search for low-mass PMS companions around X-ray selected late B stars p. 152
S. Hubrig, D. Le Mignant, P. North and J. Krautter
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The complete ISO spectrum of NGC 6302 p. 165
F. J. Molster, T. L. Lim, R. J. Sylvester, L. B. F. M. Waters, M. J. Barlow, D. A. Beintema, M. Cohen, P. Cox and B. Schmitt
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ISOCAM observations of the $\mathsf{\rho}$ Ophiuchi cloud: Luminosity and mass functions of the pre-main sequence embedded cluster p. 173
S. Bontemps, P. André, A. A. Kaas, L. Nordh, G. Olofsson, M. Huldtgren, A. Abergel, J. Blommaert, F. Boulanger, M. Burgdorf, C. J. Cesarsky, D. Cesarsky, E. Copet, J. Davies, E. Falgarone, G. Lagache, T. Montmerle, M. Pérault, P. Persi, T. Prusti, J. L. Puget and F. Sibille
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What is the real nature of HD 108? p. 195
Y. Nazé, J.-M. Vreux and G. Rauw
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Wind circulation in selected rotating magnetic early-B stars p. 208
M. A. Smith and D. Groote
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On the accretion flow geometry in A0535+26 p. 227
N. R. Ikhsanov, V. M. Larionov and N. G. Beskrovnaya
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Comparative seismology of pre- and main sequence stars in the instability strip p. 233
M. Suran, M. Goupil, A. Baglin, Y. Lebreton and C. Catala
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A BeppoSAX view of transient black hole candidates in quiescence p. 241
S. Campana, A. N. Parmar and L. Stella
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Infrared properties of barium stars p. 245
P. S. Chen
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Stellar atmospheres

H $\mathsf$ O in stellar atmospheres p. 249
U. G. Jørgensen, P. Jensen, G. O. Sørensen and B. Aringer
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Ultraviolet spectra for $\lambda$ Boo (HD 125162) computed with H $_{\mathsf 2}$ opacities and Lyman- $\alpha$ H-H and H-H ⁺ opacities p. 260
F. Castelli and R. L. Kurucz
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Diffuse matter in space

Interstellar polarization at high galactic latitudes from distant stars - IV. A catalog of polarization data for the North Galactic Pole Area p. 276
A. Berdyugin, P. Teerikorpi, L. Haikala, M. Hanski, J. Knude and T. Markkanen
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SiO in G34.26: Outflows and shocks in a high mass star forming region p. 281
J. Hatchell, G. A. Fuller and T. J. Millar
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Observations of SiO towards photon dominated regions p. 291
P. Schilke, G. Pineau des Forêts, C. M. Walmsley and J. Martín-Pintado
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Dense gas and cold dust in the dark core B217 p. 302
S. Hotzel, J. Harju, D. Lemke, K. Mattila and C. M. Walmsley
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The solar system

Search for global oscillations on Jupiter with a double-cell sodium magneto-optical filter p. 317
A. Cacciani, M. Dolci, P. F. Moretti, F. D'Alessio, C. Giuliani, E. Micolucci and A. Di Cianno
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Physical and chemical processes

A cellular automaton model for the magnetic activity in accretion discs p. 326
V. Pavlidou, J. Kuijpers, L. Vlahos and H. Isliker
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Atomic and molecular data

Measurement of several transition probabilities in singly-ionized krypton p. 338
F. Rodríguez, J. A. Aparicio, A. de Castro, J. A. del Val, V. R. González and S. Mar
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Computational methods

A Map-Making algorithm for the Planck Surveyor p. 346
P. Natoli, G. de Gasperis, C. Gheller and N. Vittorio
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