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A&A Vol. 432 No. 3

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 432 No. 3 (March IV 2005)
Cover illustration: SN Ia simulation reaching homologous expansion (Röpke, F.K. p. 978)

Letters

A Galactic Plane relative extinction map from 2MASS p. L67
D. Froebrich, T. P. Ray, G. C. Murphy and A. Scholz
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Astrophysical processes

The local instability of steady astrophysical flows with non circular streamlines with application to differentially rotating disks with free eccentricity p. 743
J. C. B. Papaloizou
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (263 KB) | PS file (87.3 KB) | References

Global numerical simulations of differentially rotating disks with free eccentricity p. 757
J. C. B. Papaloizou
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.38 MB) | PS file (3.51 MB) | References

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Cosmological constraints from clustering properties of galaxy clusters p. 771
A. Del Popolo, N. Ercan and I. S. Yesilyurt
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (258 KB) | PS file (106 KB) | References

Galaxy-galaxy-galaxy lensing: Third-order correlations between the galaxy and mass distributions in the Universe p. 783
P. Schneider and P. Watts
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (276 KB) | PS file (101 KB) | References

Cosmic Shear from STIS pure parallels - III. Analysis of Cycle 9 pure parallels p. 797
J.-M. Miralles, T. Erben, H. Hämmerle, P. Schneider, W. Freudling, N. Pirzkal and R. A. E. Fosbury
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.08 MB) | PS file (1.09 MB) | References

An XMM-Newton view of the cluster of galaxies Abell 85 p. 809
F. Durret, G. B. Lima Neto and W. Forman
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.65 MB) | PS file (1.31 MB) | References

Extragalactic astronomy

Jet propagation and the asymmetries of CSS radio sources p. 823
S. Jeyakumar, P. J. Wiita, D. J. Saikia and J. S. Hooda
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (492 KB) | PS file (633 KB) | References

The XMM-Newton spectrum of the high-z optically-obscured QSO RX J1343.4+0001: a classic radio quiet QSO p. 835
E. Piconcelli, M. Guainazzi, M. Cappi, E. Jimenez-Bailon and N. Schartel
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (164 KB) | PS file (50.3 KB) | References

Spin vector orientations of galaxies in seven Abell clusters of BM type III p. 841
B. Aryal and W. Saurer
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.81 MB) | PS file (645 KB) | References

Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

A homogeneous set of globular cluster relative distances and reddenings p. 851
A. Recio-Blanco, G. Piotto, F. De Angeli, S. Cassisi, M. Riello, M. Salaris, A. Pietrinferni, M. Zoccali and A. Aparicio
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (392 KB) | PS file (374 KB) | References

Low and intermediate mass star yields: The evolution of carbon abundances p. 861
M. Gavilán, J. F. Buell and M. Mollá
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (623 KB) | PS file (202 KB) | References | Online Material

Kinematics of RHB stars to trace the structure of the Galaxy p. 879
T. A. Kaempf, K. S. de Boer and M. Altmann
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.95 MB) | PS file (1.31 MB) | References

GRBs and the 511 keV emission of the Galactic bulge p. 889
E. Parizot, M. Cassé, R. Lehoucq and J. Paul
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Ultraviolet photoproduction of ISM dust - Laboratory characterisation and astrophysical relevance p. 895
E. Dartois, G. M. Muñoz Caro, D. Deboffle, G. Montagnac and L. d'Hendecourt
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.80 MB) | PS file (1.64 MB) | References

Modeling optical properties of cosmic dust grains using a distribution of hollow spheres p. 909
M. Min, J. W. Hovenier and A. de Koter
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Search for massive protostellar candidates in the southern hemisphere - I. Association with dense gas p. 921
F. Fontani, M. T. Beltrán, J. Brand, R. Cesaroni, L. Testi, S. Molinari and C. M. Walmsley
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (603 KB) | PS file (284 KB) | References | Online Material

Effelsberg H I observations of compact high-velocity clouds p. 937
T. Westmeier, C. Brüns and J. Kerp
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Stellar structure and evolution

Disentangling component spectra of , a spectroscopic binary with a pulsating primary - II. Interpretation of the line-profile variability p. 955
K. Uytterhoeven, M. Briquet, C. Aerts, J. H. Telting, P. Harmanec, K. Lefever and J. Cuypers
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.00 MB) | PS file (765 KB) | References

Following multi-dimensional type Ia supernova explosion models to homologous expansion p. 969
F. K. Röpke
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.19 MB) | PS file (9.01 MB) | References

The spectrum of the very massive binary system WR 20a (WN6ha + WN6ha): Fundamental parameters and wind interactions p. 985
G. Rauw, P. A. Crowther, M. De Becker, E. Gosset, Y. Nazé, H. Sana, K. A. van der Hucht, J.-M. Vreux and P. M. Williams
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (545 KB) | PS file (304 KB) | References

XMM-Newton X-ray spectroscopy of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U 1700-37 at low flux p. 999
A. van der Meer, L. Kaper, T. Di Salvo, M. Méndez, M. van der Klis, P. Barr and N. R. Trams
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A study of bright southern slowly pulsating B stars - III. Mode identification for singly-periodic targets in spectroscopy p. 1013
P. De Cat, M. Briquet, J. Daszynska-Daszkiewicz, M. A. Dupret, J. De Ridder, R. Scuflaire and C. Aerts
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (806 KB) | PS file (288 KB) | References

Stellar atmospheres

Metal traces in white dwarfs of the SPY (ESO Supernova Ia Progenitor Survey) sample p. 1025
D. Koester, K. Rollenhagen, R. Napiwotzki, B. Voss, N. Christlieb, D. Homeier and D. Reimers
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (260 KB) | PS file (116 KB) | References

The Sun

The kinetic effects of electron beam precipitation and resulting hard X-ray intensity in solar flares p. 1033
V. V. Zharkova and M. Gordovskyy
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (100 KB) | PS file (1.43 MB) | References | Online Material

Quiet time particle acceleration in interplanetary space p. 1049
F. Lepreti, H. Isliker, K. Petraki and L. Vlahos
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (513 KB) | PS file (449 KB) | References

Can surface magnetic fields reproduce solar irradiance variations in cycles 22 and 23? p. 1057
T. Wenzler, S. K. Solanki and N. A. Krivova
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ADAS analysis of the differential emission measure structure of the inner solar corona - II. A study of the "quiet Sun" inhomogeneities from SOHO CDS-NIS spectra p. 1063
A. C. Lanzafame, D. H. Brooks and J. Lang
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.22 MB) | PS file (522 KB) | References

Planets and planetary systems

Statistical analysis of asteroidal and cometary polarization phase curves p. 1081
A. Penttilä, K. Lumme, E. Hadamcik and A.-C. Levasseur-Regourd
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Radio emissions from terrestrial planets around white dwarfs p. 1091
A. J. Willes and K. Wu
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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Free polar motion of a triaxial and elastic body in Hamiltonian formalism: Application to the Earth and Mars p. 1101
M. Folgueira and J. Souchay
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (511 KB) | PS file (803 KB) | References

Families of periodic horseshoe orbits in the restricted three-body problem p. 1115
E. Barrabés and S. Mikkola
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Atomic, molecular and nuclear data

Quantum unified theory applied to Ly $\mathsf{\beta}$ , Ly $\mathsf{\gamma}$ and Ly $\mathsf{\delta}$ electronic Stark broadening p. 1131
A. de Kertanguy, N. Feautrier and O. Motapon
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (366 KB) | PS file (129 KB) | References

Benchmarking atomic data for astrophysics: $\ion{xxiii}$ p. 1137
G. Del Zanna, M. C. Chidichimo and H. E. Mason
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (359 KB) | PS file (147 KB) | References

Electron impact excitation of Al XIII: A relativistic approach p. 1151
K. M. Aggarwal, F. P. Keenan and S. J. Rose
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (286 KB) | PS file (152 KB) | References

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