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A&A Vol. 440 No. 1

	Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Vol. 440 No. 1 (September II 2005)
Cover illustration: Star forming cores in Perseus imaged by SCUBA (Hatchell, J., et al., p. 155)

Erratum: Paper on page 391 belongs to section "Atomic, molecular and nuclear data"

Letters

The formation of DA white dwarfs with thin hydrogen envelopes p. L1
L. G. Althaus, M. M. Miller Bertolami, A. H. Córsico, E. García-Berro and P. Gil-Pons
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The ISO-2MASS AGN survey: on the type-1 sources p. L5
C. Leipski, M. Haas, H. Meusinger, R. Siebenmorgen, R. Chini, C. M. Scheyda, M. Albrecht, B. J. Wilkes, J. P. Huchra, S. Ott, C. Cesarsky and R. Cutri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (253 KB) | PS file (387 KB) | References | Online Material

Stellar evolution with rotation and magnetic fields - IV. The solar rotation profile p. L9
P. Eggenberger, A. Maeder and G. Meynet
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The effects of expansion line opacity in accretion disks p. L13
G. Shaviv and R. Wehrse
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Astrophysical processes

A possible 3:2 orbital epicyclic resonance in QPO frequencies of Sgr A* p. 1
G. Török
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (205 KB) | PS file (178 KB) | References

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

FIRBACK - IV. Towards the nature of the 170 $\mu$ m source population p. 5
M. Dennefeld, G. Lagache, S. Mei, P. Ciliegi, H. Dole, R. G. Mann, E. L. Taylor and M. Vaccari
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The X-ray luminosity function and number counts of spiral galaxies p. 23
P. Ranalli, A. Comastri and G. Setti
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Relativistic corrections to the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect for clusters of galaxies: effect of the motion of the observer p. 39
S. Nozawa, N. Itoh and Y. Kohyama
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (190 KB) | PS file (59.0 KB) | References

A new constraint on the time dependence of the proton-to-electron mass ratio - Analysis of the Q 0347-383 and Q 0405-443 spectra p. 45
A. Ivanchik, P. Petitjean, D. Varshalovich, B. Aracil, R. Srianand, H. Chand, C. Ledoux and P. Boissé
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (388 KB) | PS file (320 KB) | References

Microlensing in the double quasar SBS 1520+530 p. 53
E. R. Gaynullina, R. W. Schmidt, T. Akhunov, O. Burkhonov, S. Gottlöber, K. Mirtadjieva, S. N. Nuritdinov, I. Tadjibaev, J. Wambsganss and L. Wisotzki
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Extragalactic astronomy

Erratum

High-resolution spectroscopy of flat-spectrum quasars - I. Redshifted emission and absorption in PKS 2145+067 p. 59
A. Tappe and J. H. Black
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FORS spectroscopy of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field-South p. 61
D. Rigopoulou, W. D. Vacca, S. Berta, A. Franceschini and H. Aussel
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Can rotation curves reveal the opacity of spiral galaxies? p. 67
A. Misiriotis
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The host galaxy/AGN connection in nearby early-type galaxies - Sample selection and hosts brightness profiles p. 73
A. Capetti and B. Balmaverde
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XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the afterglow of GRB 040827 p. 85
A. De Luca, A. Melandri, P. A. Caraveo, D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, A. Tiengo, L. A. Antonelli, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, S. Covino, P. D'Avanzo, A. Fernandez-Soto, D. Fugazza, D. Malesani, L. Stella and G. Tagliaferri
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF file (235 KB) | PS file (80.7 KB) | References

FIRST-based survey of Compact Steep Spectrum sources - II. MERLIN and VLA observations of medium-sized symmetric objects p. 93
M. Kunert-Bajraszewska, A. Marecki, P. Thomasson and R. E. Spencer
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Research Note

Spiral galaxies with a central plateau in the gas velocity curve along the major axis p. 107
L. Coccato, E. M. Corsini, A. Pizzella and F. Bertola
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Integrated spectral analysis of 18 concentrated star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud p. 111
A. E. Piatti, J. F. C. Santos Jr., J. J. Clariá, E. Bica, A. V. Ahumada and M. C. Parisi
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Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations

VLT K-band spectroscopy of massive stars deeply embedded in IRAS sources with UCHII colours p. 121
A. Bik, L. Kaper, M. M. Hanson and M. Smits
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Very low-mass members of the Lupus 3 cloud p. 139
B. López Martí, J. Eislöffel and R. Mundt
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Star formation in Perseus - Clusters, filaments and the conditions for star formation p. 151
J. Hatchell, J. S. Richer, G. A. Fuller, C. J. Qualtrough, E. F. Ladd and C. J. Chandler
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Is G84.0+0.8 a high mass star formation site near the edge of the Pelican nebula? p. 163
F. Comerón, A. Pasquali and J. Torra
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A multi-frequency study of the spectral index distribution in the SNR CTB 80 p. 171
G. Castelletti and G. Dubner
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First determination of the (re)crystallization activation energy of an irradiated olivine-type silicate p. 179
Z. Djouadi, L. d'Hendecourt, H. Leroux, A. P. Jones, J. Borg, D. Deboffle and N. Chauvin
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Stellar structure and evolution

Accretion in dipole magnetic fields: flow structure and X-ray emission of accreting white dwarfs p. 185
J. B. G. Canalle, C. J. Saxton, K. Wu, M. Cropper and G. Ramsay
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Protoneutron star dynamos and pulsar magnetism p. 199
A. Bonanno, V. Urpin and G. Belvedere
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The evolution of the timing properties of the black-hole transient GX 339-4 during its 2002/2003 outburst p. 207
T. Belloni, J. Homan, P. Casella, M. van der Klis, E. Nespoli, W. H. G. Lewin, J. M. Miller and M. Méndez
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Low-rate accretion onto isolated stellar-mass black holes p. 223
G. M. Beskin and S. V. Karpov
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The spectroscopic orbits and other parameters of the symbiotic binary FN Sgr p. 239
E. Brandi, J. Mikolajewska, C. Quiroga, K. Belczynski, O. E. Ferrer, L. G. García and C. B. Pereira
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The orbit of the close spectroscopic binary $\varepsilon\,$ Lup and the intrinsic variability of its early B-type components p. 249
K. Uytterhoeven, P. Harmanec, J. H. Telting and C. Aerts
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Quantitative H and K band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars at medium resolution p. 261
T. Repolust, J. Puls, M. M. Hanson, R.-P. Kudritzki and M. R. Mokiem
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On the nature of two low- $\dot{\textit$ X-ray bursters: 1RXS J170854.4-321857 and 1RXS J171824.2-402934 p. 287
J. J. M. in 't Zand, R. Cornelisse and M. Méndez
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WZ Cas - variability on multiple time-scales p. 295
T. Lebzelter, R. F. Griffin and K. H. Hinkle
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Stellar atmospheres

Effects of gravitational darkening on the determination of fundamental parameters in fast-rotating B-type stars
p. 305
Y. Frémat, J. Zorec, A.-M. Hubert and M. Floquet
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Chemical abundances in 43 metal-poor stars p. 321
K. Jonsell, B. Edvardsson, B. Gustafsson, P. Magain, P. E. Nissen and M. Asplund
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The Sun

Spectropolarimetry of a sunspot at disk centre p. 345
M. Sánchez Cuberes, K. G. Puschmann and E. Wiehr
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Wave energy dissipation by phase mixing in magnetic coronal plasmas p. 357
I. J. D. Craig and G. Fruit
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What determines the radio polar brightening? p. 367
C. L. Selhorst, A. V. R. Silva and J. E. R. Costa
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Statistical survey of earthbound interplanetary shocks, associated coronal mass ejections and their space weather consequences p. 373
T. A. Howard and S. J. Tappin
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Numerical simulations of vertical oscillations of a solar coronal loop p. 385
M. Selwa, K. Murawski, S. K. Solanki, T. J. Wang and G. Tóth
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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A quantitative study of proton irradiation and UV photolysis of benzene in interstellar environments p. 391
R. Ruiterkamp, Z. Peeters, M. H. Moore, R. L. Hudson and P. Ehrenfreund
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On-line catalogs and data

109 new Galactic open clusters p. 403
N. V. Kharchenko, A. E. Piskunov, S. Röser, E. Schilbach and R.-D. Scholz
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24 year monitoring of extragalactic sources at 22 and 37 GHz p. 409
H. Teräsranta, S. Wiren, P. Koivisto, V. Saarinen and T. Hovatta
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