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A&A Vol. 418 No. 3

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 418 No. 3 (May II 2004)
Cover illustration: A new radial-velocity survey of the solar neighbourhood (Nordström, B., et al. p. 991)

Letters

The distance to the Pleiades from orbital solution of the double-lined eclipsing binary HD 23642 p. L31
U. Munari, S. Dallaporta, A. Siviero, C. Soubiran, M. Fiorucci and P. Girard
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (239 KB) | PS file (330 KB)

Ethylene glycol in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) p. L35
J. Crovisier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, P. Colom, D. Despois and D. C. Lis
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (190 KB) | PS file (320 KB)

VLTI/VINCI observations of the nucleus of NGC 1068 using the adaptive optics system MACAO p. L39
M. Wittkowski, P. Kervella, R. Arsenault, F. Paresce, T. Beckert and G. Weigelt
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (124 KB) | PS file (347 KB)

Astrophysical processes

Rotating central objects with hard surfaces: A pseudo-Newtonian potential for relativistic accretion disks p. 795
S. Ghosh
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Numerical experiments in screening theory p. 801
G. Shaviv
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (474 KB) | PS file (365 KB)

Extragalactic astronomy

Evolution of BL Lacertae host galaxies p. 813
J. Heidt, M. Tröller, K. Nilsson, K. Jäger, L. Takalo, R. Rekola and A. Sillanpää
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (516 KB) | PS file (1.03 MB) | Online Material

The HELLAS2XMM survey - V. Near-Infrared observations of X-ray sources with extreme X/O ratios p. 827
M. Mignoli, L. Pozzetti, A. Comastri, M. Brusa, P. Ciliegi, F. Cocchia, F. Fiore, F. La Franca, R. Maiolino, G. Matt, S. Molendi, G.C. Perola, S. Puccetti, P. Severgnini and C. Vignali
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (647 KB) | PS file (648 KB)

XMM-Newton observations of the giant H II region N 11 in the LMC p. 841
Y. Nazé, I. I. Antokhin, G. Rauw, Y.-H. Chu, E. Gosset and J.-M. Vreux
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.46 MB) | PS file (6.50 MB)

The associated system of HE 2347-4342 p. 857
C. Fechner, R. Baade and D. Reimers
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M 31-RV evolution and its alleged multi-outburst pattern p. 869
F. Boschi and U. Munari
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New optical spectra and general discussion on the nature of ULXs p. 877
H. Arp, C. M. Gutiérrez and M. López-Corredoira
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (285 KB) | PS file (298 KB)

The FORS Deep Field spectroscopic survey p. 885
S. Noll, D. Mehlert, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Böhm, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jäger, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, C. Tapken and B. L. Ziegler
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.12 MB) | PS file (466 KB)

1WGA J2223.7-0206: A Narrow-Line Quasi-Stellar Object in the XMM-Newton field of view of 3C 445 p. 907
P. Grandi, L. Foschini, N. Masetti and E. Palazzi
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Photometric estimates of stellar masses in high-redshift galaxies p. 913
S. Berta, J. Fritz, A. Franceschini, A. Bressan and C. Lonsdale
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (684 KB) | PS file (628 KB)

RXTE all-sky slew survey. Catalog of X-ray sources at $\mathsf{\vert\textit{b}\vert>10^\circ}$ p. 927
M. Revnivtsev, S. Sazonov, K. Jahoda and M. Gilfanov
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Compact groups in the UZC galaxy sample - II. Connections between morphology, luminosity and large-scale density p. 937
B. Kelm and P. Focardi
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Synthetic X-ray light curves of BL Lacs from relativistic hydrodynamic simulations p. 947
P. Mimica, M. A. Aloy, E. Müller and W. Brinkmann
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Are galactic disks dynamically influenced by dust? p. 959
Ch. Theis and N. Orlova
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

The relatively young, metal-poor and distant open cluster NGC 2324 p. 979
A. E. Piatti, J. J. Clariá and A. V. Ahumada
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.69 MB) | PS file (530 KB)

The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood - Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ~14 000 F and G dwarfs p. 989
B. Nordström, M. Mayor, J. Andersen, J. Holmberg, F. Pont, B. R. Jørgensen, E. H. Olsen, S. Udry and N. Mowlavi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.69 MB) | PS file (8.77 MB)

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Physical-chemical modeling of the low-mass protostar IRAS 16293-2422 p. 1021
S. D. Doty, F. L. Schöier and E. F. van Dishoeck
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Complete depletion in prestellar cores p. 1035
C. M. Walmsley, D. R. Flower and G. Pineau des Forêts
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Synchrotron emission from circumstellar disks around massive stars p. 1045
Y. A. Shchekinov and A. M. Sobolev
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Stellar structure and evolution

Angular momentum transport by internal gravity waves - II. Pop II stars from the Li plateau to the horizontal branch p. 1051
S. Talon and C. Charbonnel
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Discovery of X-ray absorption features from the dipping low-mass X-ray binary XB 1916-053 with XMM-Newton p. 1061
L. Boirin, A. N. Parmar, D. Barret, S. Paltani and J. E. Grindlay
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Emission lines in the optical spectrum of 3 Cen A p. 1073
G. M. Wahlgren and S. Hubrig
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Stellar atmospheres

Abundance determinations with Blackwell diagrams p. 1083
C. Saffe and H. Levato
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The Sun

The Top Ten solar analogs in the ELODIE library p. 1089
C. Soubiran and A. Triaud
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A multiwavelength study of solar flare waves - I. Observations and basic properties p. 1101
A. Warmuth, B. Vrsnak, J. Magdalenic, A. Hanslmeier and W. Otruba
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.84 MB) | PS file (2.94 MB)

A multiwavelength study of solar flare waves - II. Perturbation characteristics and physical interpretation p. 1117
A. Warmuth, B. Vrsnak, J. Magdalenic, A. Hanslmeier and W. Otruba
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.35 MB) | PS file (945 KB)

Dynamics of an enhanced network region observed in H $\alpha$ p. 1131
N. Al, C. Bendlin, J. Hirzberger, F. Kneer and J. Trujillo Bueno
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Planets and planetary systems

The composition of ices in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) from radio spectroscopy - Further results and upper limits on undetected species p. 1141
J. Crovisier, D. Bockelée-Morvan, P. Colom, N. Biver, D. Despois, D. C. Lis and the Team for target-of-opportunity radio observations of comets
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (465 KB) | PS file (333 KB)

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A critical discussion on parametric and nonparametric regression methods applied to Hipparcos-FK5 residuals p. 1159
F. J. Marco, M. J. Martínez and J. A. López
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Atomic, molecular and nuclear data

K-shell photoionization and electron impact excitation of Fe XVII-Fe XXIII p. 1171
M. A. Bautista, C. Mendoza, T. R. Kallman and P. Palmeri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (273 KB) | PS file (148 KB)

Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing

Single-mode versus multimode interferometry: A performance study p. 1179
E. Tatulli, P. Mège and A. Chelli
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (276 KB) | PS file (443 KB) | Online Material

Gamma-ray all-sky imaging with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment p. 1187
S. E. Shaw, M. J. Westmore, A. B. Hill, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, C. Ferguson, J. Knödlseder, J. J. Lockley and D. R. Willis
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.00 MB) | PS file (1.18 MB)

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