Free access The Galactic magnetic field and propagation of ultra-high energy cosmic rays    p. 1 M. Prouza and R. Šmída DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031281 Abstract Full HTML PDF (428 KB) PS (1.30 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Goodness–of–fit statistics and CMB data sets    p. 11 M. Douspis, J. G. Bartlett and A. Blanchard DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030869 Abstract Full HTML PDF (213 KB) PS (86.6 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The VIRMOS deep imaging survey - II: CFH12K BVRI optical data for the 0226-04 deep field    p. 17 H. J. McCracken, M. Radovich, E. Bertin, Y. Mellier, M. Dantel-Fort, O. Le Fèvre, J. C. Cuillandre, S. Gwyn, S. Foucaud and G. Zamorani DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031081 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.90 MB) PS (904 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Investigating lensing by absorbers in the 2dF-quasar survey    p. 33 B. Ménard and C. Péroux DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031235 Abstract Full HTML PDF (501 KB) PS (144 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A weak lensing analysis of a STIS dark-lens candidate    p. 45 T. Erben, J. M. Miralles, D. Clowe, M. Schirmer, P. Schneider, W. Freudling, N. Pirzkal, R. A. E. Fosbury and B. Jain DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031196 Abstract Full HTML PDF (207 KB) PS (332 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Properties of discrete X-ray sources in the starburst spiral galaxy M 83    p. 53 R. Soria and K. Wu DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031074 Abstract Full HTML PDF (948 KB) PS (10.6 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The near-IR properties and continuum shapes of high redshift quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey    p. 75 L. Pentericci, H.-W. Rix, F. Prada, X. Fan, M. A. Strauss, D. P. Schneider, E. K. Grebel, D. Harbeck, J. Brinkmann and V. K. Narayanan DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031201 Abstract Full HTML PDF (193 KB) PS (328 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Star formation rate in galaxies from UV, IR, and Hα estimators    p. 83 H. Hirashita, V. Buat and A. K. Inoue DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031144 Abstract Full HTML PDF (440 KB) PS (146 KB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The multifrequency variability of Mrk 421    p. 101 K. Katarzyński, H. Sol and A. Kus DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031245 Abstract Full HTML PDF (509 KB) PS (259 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Structure and stellar population of ringed barred galaxy NGC 2336    p. 117 A. S. Gusev and M.–G. Park DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031215 Abstract Full HTML PDF (937 KB) PS (3.38 MB) References Online Material SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The hard X-ray view of the low-luminosity blazar in the radio galaxy NGC 6251    p. 131 M. Guainazzi, P. Grandi, A. Comastri and G. Matt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031195 Abstract Full HTML PDF (246 KB) PS (94.2 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Radio emission and the optical isophotal twist of radio-loud ellipticals    p. 139 Gopal-Krishna, A. R. Dhakulkar, P. J. Wiita and S. Dhurde DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031329 Abstract Full HTML PDF (77.0 KB) PS (36.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Proton capture elements in the globular cluster NGC 2808 - I. First detection of large variations in sodium abundances along the Red Giant Branch    p. 143 E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, C. Cacciari and E. Rossetti DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031315 Abstract Full HTML PDF (512 KB) PS (143 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Near-IR [ ] emission diagnostics applied to cold disk winds in young stars    p. 155 N. Pesenti, C. Dougados, S. Cabrit, D. O'Brien, P. Garcia and J. Ferreira DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031131 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.00 MB) PS (711 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Local interstellar cloud grains outside the heliopause    p. 165 A. Czechowski and I. Mann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031254 Abstract Full HTML PDF (478 KB) PS (1.40 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Far UV spectroscopy of the circumstellar environment of the Herbig Be stars HD 259431 and HD 250550    p. 175 J.-C. Bouret, C. Martin, M. Deleuil, T. Simon and C. Catala DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031151 Abstract Full HTML PDF (855 KB) PS (308 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Cosmic ray production in supernova remnants including reacceleration: The secondary to primary ratio    p. 189 E. G. Berezhko, L. T. Ksenofontov, V. S. Ptuskin, V. N. Zirakashvili and H. J. Völk DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031274 Abstract Full HTML PDF (288 KB) PS (102 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A quest for PMS candidate stars at low metallicity: Variable HAe/Be and Be stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud    p. 199 W. J. de Wit, J.-P. Beaulieu, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers, E. Lesquoy and J.-B. Marquette DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030948 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.96 MB) PS (633 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Boundary layer, accretion disk and X-ray variability in the luminous LMXBs    p. 217 M. Gilfanov, M. Revnivtsev and S. Molkov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031141 Abstract Full HTML PDF (868 KB) PS (2.69 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access V1432 Aql: A polar or an intermediate polar?    p. 231 K. P. Singh and V. R. Rana DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031222 Abstract Full HTML PDF (300 KB) PS (307 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Delays in dwarf novae I: The case of SS Cygni    p. 239 M. R. Schreiber, J.-M. Hameury and J.-P. Lasota DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031221 Abstract Full HTML PDF (1.38 MB) PS (484 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The effect of scattering on pulsar polarization angle    p. 253 X. H. Li and J. L. Han DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031190 Abstract Full HTML PDF (178 KB) PS (62.7 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Stellar yields with rotation and their effect on chemical evolution models    p. 257 C. Chiappini, F. Matteucci and G. Meynet DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031192 Abstract Full HTML PDF (415 KB) PS (125 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access The short period multiplicity among T Tauri stars    p. 269 C. H. F. Melo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031242 Abstract Full HTML PDF (625 KB) PS (332 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Near-IR coronagraphic imaging of the companion to HR 7672    p. 283 A. Boccaletti, G. Chauvin, A.-M. Lagrange and F. Marchis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031216 Abstract Full HTML PDF (138 KB) PS (341 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Rotating stellar models and dynamic tides in close binaries: A first approach    p. 289 A. Claret and B. Willems DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031301 Abstract Full HTML PDF (251 KB) PS (97.8 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Vertical distribution of chromium in the atmospheres of HgMn stars    p. 299 I. Savanov and S. Hubrig DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031270 Abstract Full HTML PDF (174 KB) PS (66.9 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Superluminal apparent velocities of relativistic electron beams in the solar corona    p. 307 A. Klassen, M. Karlický and G. Mann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031247 Abstract Full HTML PDF (685 KB) PS (676 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observations of oscillations in the transition region above sunspots    p. 315 J. Rendtel, J. Staude and W. Curdt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031189 Abstract Full HTML PDF (437 KB) PS (393 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A search for planets in the old open cluster NGC 6791    p. 323 H. Bruntt, F. Grundahl, B. Tingley, S. Frandsen, P. B. Stetson and B. Thomsen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031198 Abstract Full HTML PDF (2.25 MB) PS (719 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Astrometry from mutual events of Jovian satellites in 1997    p. 337 R. Vasundhara, J.-E. Arlot, V. Lainey and W. Thuillot DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030959 Abstract Full HTML PDF (274 KB) PS (94.8 KB) References Online Material NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Observation of 13 mutual events of Jovian satellites performed at Lille Observatory    p. 343 A. Vienne, B. Noyelles and A. Amossé DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031284 Abstract Full HTML PDF (380 KB) PS (1.63 MB) References Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Effective collision strengths for transitions in Fe XV    p. 349 K. M. Aggarwal, F. P. Keenan and A. Z. Msezane DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031193 Abstract Full HTML PDF (173 KB) PS (73.2 KB) References Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Modeling of iron K lines: Radiative and Auger decay data for –    p. 359 P. Palmeri, C. Mendoza, T. R. Kallman, M. A. Bautista and M. Meléndez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031262 Abstract Full HTML PDF (121 KB) PS (111 KB) References Tables at CDS NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Radio plasma fringes as guide stars: Tracking the global tilt    p. 365 E. N. Ribak, R. Ragazzoni and V. A. Parfenov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031129 Abstract Full HTML PDF (158 KB) PS (153 KB) References NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access Hot stars mass-loss studied with Spectro-Polarimetric INterferometry (SPIN)    p. 375 O. Chesneau, S. Wolf and A. Domiciano de Souza DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031186 Abstract Full HTML PDF (634 KB) PS (2.26 MB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service

Free access A new template background estimate for source searching in TeV γ-ray astronomy    p. 389 G. P. Rowell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031194 Abstract Full HTML PDF (703 KB) PS (347 KB) References SIMBAD record NASA ADS Abstract Service