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A&A Vol. 398 No. 2

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 398 No. 2 (February I 2003)
Cover illustration: Magnetic field evolution associated with a solar coronal bright point (Madjarska, M. S., et al., p. 779)

Letters

The millimeter-wave spectrum and the dipole moment of vinylacetylene p. L11
S. Thorwirth and H. Lichau
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Oscillations in the wings of sunspot transition region lines p. L15
N. Brynildsen, P. Maltby, O. Kjeldseth-Moe and K. Wilhelm
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Evidence of a sub-stellar companion around HD 47536 p. L19
J. Setiawan, A. P. Hatzes, O. von der Lühe, L. Pasquini, D. Naef, L. da Silva, S. Udry, D. Queloz and L. Girardi
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Astrophysical processes

Antideuterons as a probe of primordial black holes p. 403
A. Barrau, G. Boudoul, F. Donato, D. Maurin, P. Salati, I. Stéfanon and R. Taillet
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Magnetic intensification of spectral lines p. 411
M. J. Stift and F. Leone
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Proton-induced lithium destruction cross-section and its astrophysical implications p. 423
R. G. Pizzone, C. Spitaleri, M. Lattuada, S. Cherubini, A. Musumarra, M. G. Pellegriti, S. Romano, A. Tumino, V. Castellani, S. Degl'Innocenti and A. Imperio
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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

A hypothetical cosmological test: Trigonometry on large scales p. 429
J. Liske
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EUV excess in the inner Virgo cluster p. 435
F. De Paolis, G. Ingrosso, A. A. Nucita and D. Orlando
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Hard X-ray and radio observations of Abell 754 p. 441
R. Fusco-Femiano, M. Orlandini, S. De Grandi, S. Molendi, L. Feretti, G. Giovannini, M. Bacchi and F. Govoni
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Possible flakes of molecular hydrogen in the early Universe p. 447
D. Pfenniger and D. Puy
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Extragalactic astronomy

More nitrogen rich B-type stars in the SMC cluster, NGC 330 p. 455
D. J. Lennon, P. L. Dufton and C. Crowley
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Galaxy flow in the Canes Venatici I cloud p. 467
I. D. Karachentsev, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, E. K. Grebel, D. Geisler, P. Guhathakurta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachentseva, A. Sarajedini and P. Seitzer
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Local galaxy flows within 5 Mpc p. 479
I. D. Karachentsev, D. I. Makarov, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, E. K. Grebel, D. Geisler, P. Guhathakurta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachentseva, A. Sarajedini and P. Seitzer
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The cold gas properties of Markarian galaxies p. 493
R. A. Kandalyan
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Distribution of star-forming complexes in dwarf irregular galaxies p. 501
B. R. Parodi and B. Binggeli
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Non-Keplerian rotation in the nucleus of NGC 1068: Evidence for a massive accretion disk? p. 517
G. Lodato and G. Bertin
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NGC 4654: Gravitational interaction or ram pressure stripping? p. 525
B. Vollmer
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Variable stars in the globular cluster M 13 p. 541
G. Kopacki, Z. Kolaczkowski and A. Pigulski
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Evolution of dust properties in an interstellar filament p. 551
B. Stepnik, A. Abergel, J.-P. Bernard, F. Boulanger, L. Cambrésy, M. Giard, A. P. Jones, G. Lagache, J.-M. Lamarre, C. Meny, F. Pajot, F. Le Peintre, I. Ristorcelli, G. Serra and J.-P. Torre
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A Keplerian disk around the Herbig Ae star HD 34282 p. 565
V. Piétu, A. Dutrey and C. Kahane
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Far infrared observations of pre-protostellar sources in Lynds 183 p. 571
K. Lehtinen, K. Mattila, D. Lemke, M. Juvela, T. Prusti and R. Laureijs
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Centimeter wavelength continuum observations of young stellar objects in the dark cloud DC 303.8-14.2 p. 583
K. Lehtinen and J. L. Higdon
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Far and mid infrared observations of two ultracompact $\ion{H}{ii}$ regions and one compact CO clump p. 589
R. P. Verma, S. K. Ghosh, B. Mookerjea and T. N. Rengarajan
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Understanding the spectra of isolated Herbig stars in the frame of a passive disk model p. 607
C. Dominik, C. P. Dullemond, L. B. F. M. Waters and S. Walch
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Gas-phase recombination, grain neutralization and cosmic-ray ionization in diffuse gas p. 621
H. Liszt
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On the optical-infra-red continuum emission from equatorial discs of supergiant B[e] stars p. 631
John M. Porter
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Stellar structure and evolution

X-ray and gamma-ray emission from millisecond pulsars p. 639
L. Zhang and K. S. Cheng
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Rotation and differential rotation in field F- and G-type stars p. 647
A. Reiners and J. H. M. M. Schmitt
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Oscillations of magnetic stars: I. Axisymmetric shear Alfvén modes of a spherical shell in a dipolar magnetic field p. 663
F. Rincon and M. Rieutord
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A photometric mode identification method, including an improved non-adiabatic treatment of the atmosphere p. 677
M.-A. Dupret, J. De Ridder, P. De Cat, C. Aerts, R. Scuflaire, A. Noels and A. Thoul
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A new version of the moment method, optimized for mode identification in multiperiodic stars p. 687
M. Briquet and C. Aerts
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Stellar atmospheres

The spectrum of the SB2 HD 64491 and the problem of metal abundances in $\lambda$ Boo stars p. 697
R. Faraggiana and M. Gerbaldi
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IRFM temperature calibrations for the Vilnius, Geneva, $\vec$ $_\mathsf$ and DDO photometric systems p. 705
J. Meléndez and I. Ramírez
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Statistical cataloging of archival data for luminosity class IV-V stars - I. The epoch 2001 temperature catalog p. 721
B. J. Taylor
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Statistical cataloging of archival data for luminosity class IV-V stars - II. The epoch 2001 [Fe/H] catalog p. 731
B. J. Taylor
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The Sun

High spatial resolution solar polarimetry with interference filters p. 739
E. Wiehr and M. Bianda
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Spectroscopic characteristics of polar plumes p. 743
G. Del Zanna, B. J. I. Bromage and H. E. Mason
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Depolarizing lines in the Sun's spectrum p. 763
D. M. Fluri and J. O. Stenflo
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An EUV Bright Point as seen by SUMER, CDS, MDI and EIT on-board SoHO p. 775
M. S. Madjarska, J. G. Doyle, L. Teriaca and D. Banerjee
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Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Astronomical image representation by the curvelet transform p. 785
J. L. Starck, D. L. Donoho and E. J. Candès
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