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A&A Vol. 419 No. 3

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 419 No. 3 (June I 2004)
Cover illustration: Simulated dust-attenuated images of a spiral galaxy (Tuffs, R.J., et al., p. 826)

Letters

Direct evidence of efficient cosmic ray acceleration and magnetic field amplification in Cassiopeia A p. L27
E. G. Berezhko and H. J. Völk
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (100 KB) | PS file (235 KB) | References

HE 0047-1756: A new gravitationally lensed double QSO p. L31
L. Wisotzki, P. L. Schechter, H.-W. Chen, D. Richstone, K. Jahnke, S. F. Sánchez and D. Reimers
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (172 KB) | PS file (312 KB) | References

Disappearance of N $\mathsf$ from the gas phase in the class 0 protostar IRAM 04191 p. L35
A. Belloche and P. André
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (257 KB) | PS file (386 KB) | References

The infrared properties of the new outburst star IRAS 05436-0007 in quiescent phase p. L39
P. Ábrahám, Á. Kóspál, Sz. Csizmadia, A. Moór, M. Kun and G. Stringfellow
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (271 KB) | PS file (1.00 MB) | References

Stellar dynamics of blue compact galaxies - I. Decoupled star-gas kinematics in ESO 400-G43 p. L43
G. Östlin, R. J. Cumming, P. Amram, N. Bergvall, D. Kunth, I. Márquez, J. Masegosa and E. Zackrisson
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (392 KB) | PS file (1.08 MB) | References

Mid-infrared selection of AGN p. L49
M. Haas, R. Siebenmorgen, C. Leipski, S. Ott, B. Cunow, H. Meusinger, S. A. H. Müller, R. Chini and N. Schartel
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (737 KB) | PS file (389 KB) | References

ISOPHOT 95 $\mathsf{\mu}$ m observations in the Lockman Hole - The catalogue and an assessment of the source counts p. L55
G. Rodighiero and A. Franceschini
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (465 KB) | PS file (867 KB) | References

A new deep minimum in the light curve of the PMS star V 1184 Tauri (CB 34V) p. L59
E. H. Semkov
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (113 KB) | PS file (285 KB) | References

Astrophysical processes

Ion heating in an auroral potential structure p. 793
A. Anastasiadis, I. A. Daglis and C. Tsironis
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (490 KB) | PS file (1.34 MB) | References

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Acoustic instabilities at the transition from the radiation-dominated to the matter-dominated universe p. 801
G. Siemieniec-Ozieblo and A. Woszczyna
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (219 KB) | PS file (721 KB) | References

Metals in the intergalactic medium p. 811
B. Aracil, P. Petitjean, C. Pichon and J. Bergeron
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (287 KB) | PS file (440 KB) | References

Extragalactic astronomy

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies - III. Attenuation of stellar light in spiral galaxies p. 821
R. J. Tuffs, C. C. Popescu, H. J. Völk, N. D. Kylafis and M. A. Dopita
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.35 MB) | PS file (2.91 MB) | References | Online Material

The 2-8 keV cosmic X-ray background spectrum as observed with XMM-Newton p. 837
A. De Luca and S. Molendi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (558 KB) | PS file (285 KB) | Online Material

2-10 keV luminosity of high-mass binaries as a gauge of ongoing star-formation rate p. 849
M. Persic, Y. Rephaeli, V. Braito, M. Cappi, R. Della Ceca, A. Franceschini and D. E. Gruber
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (654 KB) | PS file (1.62 MB) | References | Online Material

Extragalactic globular clusters in the near infrared - IV. Quantifying the age structure using Monte-Carlo simulations p. 863
M. Hempel and M. Kissler-Patig
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (846 KB) | PS file (388 KB) | References

A new type of photoionized code required for the new era of X-ray spectroscopy p. 877
S. Collin, A.-M. Dumont and O. Godet
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (540 KB) | PS file (1.50 MB) | References

An embedded circumnuclear disk in Mrk 273 p. 887
H.-R. Klöckner and W. A. Baan
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (441 KB) | PS file (399 KB) | References

Molecular gas chemistry in AGN - I. The IRAM 30 m survey of NGC 1068 p. 897
A. Usero, S. García-Burillo, A. Fuente, J. Martín-Pintado and N. J. Rodríguez-Fernández
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (657 KB) | PS file (974 KB) | References

Helical jets in blazars - Interpretation of the multifrequency long-term variability of AO 0235+16 p. 913
L. Ostorero, M. Villata and C. M. Raiteri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.32 MB) | PS file (1.40 MB) | References

The host of GRB 030323 at $\mathsf{\textit{z}=3.372}$ : A very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity p. 927
P. M. Vreeswijk, S. L. Ellison, C. Ledoux, R. A. M. J. Wijers, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Møller, A. Henden, J. Hjorth, G. Masi, E. Rol, B. L. Jensen, N. Tanvir, A. Levan, J. M. Castro Cerón, J. Gorosabel, A. J. Castro-Tirado, A. S. Fruchter, C. Kouveliotou, I. Burud, J. Rhoads, N. Masetti, E. Palazzi, E. Pian, H. Pedersen, L. Kaper, A. Gilmore, P. Kilmartin, J. V. Buckle, M. S. Seigar, D. H. Hartmann, K. Lindsay and E. P. J. van den Heuvel
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (777 KB) | PS file (571 KB) | References

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Density waves in the shearing sheet - IV. Interaction with a live dark halo p. 941
B. Fuchs
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.07 MB) | PS file (1.67 MB) | References

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Hyperfine structure in H $\mathsf}$ CO $\mathsf}$ and $\mathsf}$ CO: Measurement, analysis, and consequences for the study of dark clouds p. 949
J. Schmid-Burgk, D. Muders, H. S. P. Müller and B. Brupbacher-Gatehouse
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (823 KB) | PS file (1.21 MB) | References

Optical polarization observations in Hogg 22 and NGC 6204 p. 965
R. Martínez, M. M. Vergne and C. Feinstein
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (329 KB) | PS file (188 KB) | References

A near-infrared study of the bow shocks within the L1634 protostellar outflow p. 975
B. O'Connell, M. D. Smith, C. J. Davis, K. W. Hodapp, T. Khanzadyan and T. Ray
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.43 MB) | PS file (3.69 MB) | References

Time-dependent ejection velocity model for the outflow of Hen 3-1475 p. 991
P. F. Velázquez, A. Riera and A. C. Raga
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (373 KB) | PS file (851 KB) | References

On the excitation of the infrared knots along protostellar jets p. 999
T. Giannini, C. McCoey, A. Caratti o Garatti, B. Nisini, D. Lorenzetti and D. R. Flower
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.12 MB) | PS file (1.36 MB) | References | Online Material

Stellar structure and evolution

Frequency spectrum of the rapidly-oscillating mass-accreting component of the Algol-type system AS Eri p. 1015
D. E. Mkrtichian, A. V. Kusakin, E. Rodriguez, A. Yu. Gamarova, C. Kim, S.-L. Kim, J. W. Lee, J.-H. Youn, Y. W. Kang, E. C. Olson and K. Grankin
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.11 MB) | PS file (810 KB) | References

Face-on, stream-fed intermediate polars: An alternative model for RX J1914.4+2456 and RX J0806.3+1527 p. 1025
A. J. Norton, C. A. Haswell and G. A. Wynn
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (200 KB) | PS file (2.36 MB) | References

Detection of superhumps in the Z Camelopardalis-type dwarf nova AT Cnc at standstill p. 1035
V. P. Kozhevnikov
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (464 KB) | PS file (480 KB) | References

A possible new dipping X-ray source in the field of M 31 p. 1045
V. Mangano, G. L. Israel and L. Stella
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (557 KB) | PS file (196 KB) | References

Detached white dwarf main-sequence star binaries p. 1057
B. Willems and U. Kolb
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.87 MB) | PS file (866 KB) | References

A phase-dependent absorption line in the spectrum of the X-ray pulsar RX J0720.4-3125 p. 1077
F. Haberl, V. E. Zavlin, J. Trümper and V. Burwitz
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (557 KB) | PS file (261 KB) | References

Stellar atmospheres

On the possible presence of promethium in the spectra of HD 101065 (Przybylski's star) and HD 965 p. 1087
C. R. Cowley, W. P. Bidelman, S. Hubrig, G. Mathys and D. J. Bord
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (115 KB) | PS file (57.6 KB) | References

Oxygen and magnesium abundance in the ultra-metal-poor giants CS 22949-037 and CS 29498-043: Challenges in models of atmospheres p. 1095
G. Israelian, N. Shchukina, R. Rebolo, G. Basri, J. I. González Hernández and T. Kajino
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (690 KB) | PS file (322 KB) | References

Radiation-driven winds of hot luminous stars - XV. Constraints on the mass-luminosity relation of central stars of planetary nebulae p. 1111
A. W. A. Pauldrach, T. L. Hoffmann and R. H. Méndez
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.15 MB) | PS file (409 KB) | References

High-resolution spectroscopy of globular cluster post-Asymptotic Giant Branch stars p. 1123
C. J. Mooney, W. R. J. Rolleston, F. P. Keenan, P. L. Dufton, J. V. Smoker, R. S. I. Ryans, L. H. Aller and C. Trundle
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (184 KB) | PS file (210 KB) | References

The Sun

Solar latitudinal distortions: From observations to theory p. 1133
S. Lefebvre and J. P. Rozelot
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (526 KB) | PS file (528 KB) | References

Line profile characteristics of solar explosive event bursts p. 1141
Z. Ning, D. E. Innes and S. K. Solanki
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.18 MB) | PS file (1.78 MB) | References

Radiative hydrodynamic modeling of the Bastille-Day flare (14 July, 2000) - I. Numerical simulations p. 1149
D. Tsiklauri, M. J. Aschwanden, V. M. Nakariakov and T. D. Arber
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (629 KB) | PS file (266 KB) | References

Acceleration and heating processes in a collapsing magnetic trap p. 1159
M. Karlický and T. Kosugi
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (271 KB) | PS file (130 KB) | References

Planets and planetary systems

Analysis of Ulysses data: Radiation pressure effects on dust particles p. 1169
A. Wehry, H. Krüger and E. Grün
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (163 KB) | PS file (82.7 KB) | References

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