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A&A Vol. 435 No. 3

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 435 No. 3 (June I 2005)
Cover illustration: The hot dust around the massive star η Car (Chesneau, O., et al., pp. 1047, 1052)

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Multi-object spectroscopy of low redshift EIS clusters - III. Properties of optically selected clusters p. 781
L. F. Olsen, C. Benoist, L. da Costa, L. Hansen and H. E. Jørgensen
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Extragalactic astronomy

A sample of X-ray emitting normal galaxies from the BMW-HRI Catalogue p. 799
M. Tajer, G. Trinchieri, A. Wolter, S. Campana, A. Moretti and G. Tagliaferri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.21 MB) | PS file (34.3 MB) | References | Online Material

The mass of the black hole in 3C 273 p. 811
S. Paltani and M. Türler
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The star formation history of the LSB galaxy UGC 5889 p. 821
A. Vallenari, L. Schmidtobreick and D. J. Bomans
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.41 MB) | PS file (1.11 MB) | References

Radio recombination lines from the starburst galaxy NGC 3256 p. 831
A. L. Roy, W. M. Goss, Niruj R. Mohan and K. R. Anantharamaiah
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (285 KB) | PS file (761 KB) | References

Long term variability of gigahertz-peaked spectrum sources and candidates p. 839
I. Torniainen, M. Tornikoski, H. Teräsranta, M. F. Aller and H. D. Aller
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.69 MB) | PS file (546 KB) | References

A changing inner radius in the accretion disc of Q0056-363? p. 857
G. Matt, D. Porquet, S. Bianchi, S. Falocco, R. Maiolino, J. N. Reeves and L. Zappacosta
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Multi-frequency study of the B3 VLA sample - IV. 74-MHz flux densities from VLA A-array data p. 863
K.-H. Mack, M. Vigotti, L. Gregorini, U. Klein, W. Tschager, R. T. Schilizzi and I. A. G. Snellen
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

Discovery of a stellar system in the background of 47 Tucanae - A new cluster of the Small Magellanic Cloud? p. 871
M. Bellazzini, E. Pancino and F. R. Ferraro
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (716 KB) | PS file (1.27 MB) | References

An exact equilibrium model of an unbound stellar system in a tidal field p. 875
M. Fellhauer and D. C. Heggie
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Erratum

Revisiting the area of the open cluster Stock 16 p. 883
R. A. Vázquez, G. L. Baume, C. Feinstein, J. A. Nuñez and M. M. Vergne
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Are PAHs precursors of small hydrocarbons in photo-dissociation regions? The Horsehead case p. 885
J. Pety, D. Teyssier, D. Fossé, M. Gerin, E. Roueff, A. Abergel, E. Habart and J. Cernicharo
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.14 MB) | PS file (1.11 MB) | References

A detailed study of the rotating toroids in G31.41+0.31 and G24.78+0.08 p. 901
M. T. Beltrán, R. Cesaroni, R. Neri, C. Codella, R. S. Furuya, L. Testi and L. Olmi
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Stellar structure and evolution

Convection-pulsation coupling - II. Excitation and stabilization mechanisms in $\delta$ Sct and $\gamma$ Dor stars p. 927
M.-A. Dupret, A. Grigahcène, R. Garrido, M. Gabriel and R. Scuflaire
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Full characterization of binary-lens event OGLE-2002-BLG-069 from PLANET observations p. 941
D. Kubas, A. Cassan, J. P. Beaulieu, C. Coutures, M. Dominik, M. D. Albrow, S. Brillant, J. A. R. Caldwell, D. Dominis, J. Donatowicz, C. Fendt, P. Fouqué, U. G. Jørgensen, J. Greenhill, K. Hill, J. Heinmüller, K. Horne, S. Kane, J. B. Marquette, R. Martin, J. Menzies, K. R. Pollard, K. C. Sahu, C. Vinter, J. Wambsganss, R. Watson, A. Williams and C. Thurl
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.49 MB) | PS file (921 KB) | References

The absolute magnitude of K0V stars from Hipparcos data using an analytical treatment of the Malmquist bias p. 949
A. G. Butkevich, A. V. Berdyugin and P. Teerikorpi
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Detection of 75+ pulsation frequencies in the $\delta$ Scuti star FG Virginis p. 955
M. Breger, P. Lenz, V. Antoci, E. Guggenberger, R. R. Shobbrook, G. Handler, B. Ngwato, F. Rodler, E. Rodriguez, P. López de Coca, A. Rolland and V. Costa
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On the evolution of rapidly rotating massive white dwarfs towards supernovae or collapses p. 967
S.-C. Yoon and N. Langer
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Helium self-enrichment in globular clusters and the second parameter problem in M 3 and M 13 p. 987
V. Caloi and F. D'Antona
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Characterizing a new class of variability in GRS 1915+105 with simultaneous INTEGRAL/RXTE observations p. 995
D. C. Hannikainen, J. Rodriguez, O. Vilhu, L. Hjalmarsdotter, A. A. Zdziarski, T. Belloni, J. Poutanen, K. Wu, S. E. Shaw, V. Beckmann, R. W. Hunstead, G. G. Pooley, N. J. Westergaard, I. F. Mirabel, P. Hakala, A. Castro-Tirado and Ph. Durouchoux

Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (2.21 MB) | PS file (5.39 MB) | References

RXTE observations of the dipping low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1624-49 p. 1005
D. Lommen, S. van Straaten, M. van der Klis and B. Anthonisse
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Constraining the mass transfer in massive binaries through progenitor evolution models of Wolf-Rayet+O binaries p. 1013
J. Petrovic, N. Langer and K. A. van der Hucht
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Stellar atmospheres

Early decline spectra of nova SMC 2001 and nova LMC 2002 p. 1031
E. Mason, M. Della Valle, R. Gilmozzi, G. Lo Curto and R. E. Williams
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The sub-arcsecond dusty environment of Eta Carinae p. 1043
O. Chesneau, M. Min, T. Herbst, L. B. F. M. Waters, D. J. Hillier, Ch. Leinert, A. de Koter, I. Pascucci, W. Jaffe, R. Köhler, C. Alvarez, R. van Boekel, W. Brandner, U. Graser, A. M. Lagrange, R. Lenzen, S. Morel and M. Schöller
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Recovering facular areas through Doppler imaging p. 1063
V. Aarum-Ulvås
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X-ray properties of active M dwarfs as observed by XMM-Newton p. 1073
J. Robrade and J. H. M. M. Schmitt
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Nebular abundances of southern symbiotic stars p. 1087
G. J. M. Luna and R. D. D. Costa
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uvby FCAPT photometry of the mCP stars HD 32633, $\mathsf{\theta}$ Aur, 49 Cam, and 3 Hya p. 1099
S. J. Adelman and P. Kaewkornmaung
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The Sun

Particle-In-Cell simulations of circularly polarised Alfvén wave phase mixing: A new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless plasmas p. 1105
D. Tsiklauri, J.-I. Sakai and S. Saito
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (3.39 MB) | PS file (13.9 MB) | References

Vector magnetic field map at the photospheric level below and around a solar filament (neutral line) p. 1115
V. Bommier, J. Rayrole and A. Eff-Darwich
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A model of the Alfvén speed in the solar corona p. 1123
A. Warmuth and G. Mann
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Fiber bursts as 3D coronal magnetic field probe in postflare loops p. 1137
H. Aurass, G. Rausche, G. Mann and A. Hofmann
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The CME-flare relationship: Are there really two types of CMEs? p. 1149
B. Vrsnak, D. Sudar and D. Ruzdjak
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Coronal loops heated by turbulence-driven Alfvén waves: A two fluid model p. 1159
I. O'Neill and X. Li
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Research Note

Electron densities in EUV coronal bright points p. 1169
I. Ugarte-Urra, J. G. Doyle and G. Del Zanna
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Planets and planetary systems

Ephemerides of the outer Jovian satellites p. 1173
N. V. Emelyanov
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Research Note

High-resolution observations of Martian non-thermal CO $\mathsf$ emission near 10 $\mathsf{\mu}$ m with a new tuneable heterodyne receiver p. 1181
G. Sonnabend, D. Wirtz, V. Vetterle and R. Schieder
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (1.28 MB) | PS file (10.2 MB) | References

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

On the kinematics of the neutron star low mass X-ray binary Cen X-4 p. 1185
J. I. González Hernández, R. Rebolo, J. Peñarrubia, J. Casares and G. Israelian
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Atomic, molecular and nuclear data

On the influence of Stark broadening on Cr I lines in stellar atmospheres p. 1191
M. S. Dimitrijevic, T. Ryabchikova, L. C. Popovic, D. Shulyak and S. Khan
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