Interpretation of coronal off-limb spectral line width measurements     p. L9 T. G. Moran DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010643 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (75.5 KB) | PS (168 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for nearby stars among proper motion stars selected by optical-to-infrared photometry - I. Discovery of LHS 2090 at spectroscopic distance of pc     p. L12 R.-D. Scholz, H. Meusinger, and H. Jahreiß DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010811 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (119 KB) | PS (234 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The centrifugal force reversal and X-ray bursts     p. L16 M. A. Abramowicz, W. Kluźniak, and J. P. Lasota DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010835 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (93.5 KB) | PS (189 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A 1.2 mm MAMBO/IRAM-30 m survey of dust emission from the highest redshift PSS quasars     p. 371 A. Omont, P. Cox, F. Bertoldi, R. G. McMahon, C. Carilli, and K. G. Isaak DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010721 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (193 KB) | PS (188 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

GRB010222: Afterglow emission from a rapidly decelerating shock     p. 382 N. Masetti et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010740 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (362 KB) | PS (462 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematic properties of gas and stars in 20 disc galaxies     p. 394 J. C. Vega Beltrán, A. Pizzella, E. M. Corsini, J. G. Funes S. J., W. W. Zeilinger, J. E. Beckman, and F. Bertola DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010625 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.79 MB) | PS (1.89 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Oxygen abundances in dwarf irregular galaxies and the metallicity-luminosity relationship     p. 412 L. S. Pilyugin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010732 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (156 KB) | PS (140 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The gas content of peculiar galaxies: Counterrotators and polar rings     p. 421 D. Bettoni, G. Galletta, S. García-Burillo, and A. Rodríguez-Franco DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010717 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (398 KB) | PS (446 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Two-sided radio emission in ON 231 (W Comae)     p. 435 E. Massaro, F. Mantovani, R. Fanti, R. Nesci, G. Tosti, and T. Venturi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010754 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (399 KB) | PS (286 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the faint end of the Galaxy luminosity function at 3 with Ly emission     p. 443 J. U. Fynbo, P. Møller, and B. Thomsen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010739 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (355 KB) | PS (250 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

ROSAT-HRI observations of six southern galaxy pairs     p. 454 G. Trinchieri, and R. Rampazzo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010750 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (395 KB) | PS (1.60 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Lumpy structures in self-gravitating disks     p. 465 D. Huber, and D. Pfenniger DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010703 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.81 MB) | PS (9.54 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraints on the slope of the dark halo mass function by microlensing observables     p. 494 V. F. Cardone, R. de Ritis, and A. A. Marino DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010719 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (194 KB) | PS (183 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

NGC 7654: An interesting cluster to study star formation history     p. 504 A. K. Pandey, Nilakshi, K. Ogura, Ram Sagar, and K. Tarusawa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010642 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.27 MB) | PS (2.85 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Large Magellanic Cloud stellar clusters - I. 21 HST colour magnitude diagrams     p. 523 E. Brocato, E. Di Carlo, and G. Menna DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010711 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (587 KB) | PS (975 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The helium content and age of the Hyades: - Constraints from five binary systems and Hipparcos parallaxes     p. 540 Y. Lebreton, J. Fernandes, and T. Lejeune DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010757 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (304 KB) | PS (276 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Open clusters or their remnants: B and V photometry of NGC 1901 and NGC 1252     p. 554 D. B. Pavani, E. Bica, C. M. Dutra, H. Dottori, B. X. Santiago, G. Carranza, and R. J. Díaz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010741 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (289 KB) | PS (576 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Colour Magnitude Diagrams of the moderately metal-rich globular clusters NGC 6569 and Palomar 11     p. 564 S. Ortolani, E. Bica, and B. Barbuy DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010753 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (509 KB) | PS (718 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The influence of diffusion and mass loss on the chemical composition of subdwarf B stars     p. 570 K. Unglaub, and I. Bues DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010647 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (474 KB) | PS (440 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopy of the Crab Pulsar     p. 584 G. M. Beskin, and V. V. Neustroev DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010781 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (91.9 KB) | PS (170 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

System parameters of the long-period polar V1309 Ori     p. 588 A. Staude, A. D. Schwope, and R. Schwarz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010695 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (573 KB) | PS (782 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The distance scale of planetary nebulae     p. 599 T. Bensby, and I. Lundström DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010705 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (219 KB) | PS (184 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-resolved spectroscopy of the roAp star γ Equ     p. 615 O. Kochukhov, and T. Ryabchikova DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010726 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.41 MB) | PS (1.69 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

ISO/SWS observations of SN 1987A - II. A refined upper limit on the mass of 44Ti in the ejecta of SN 1987A     p. 629 P. Lundqvist, C. Kozma, J. Sollerman, and C. Fransson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010725 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (175 KB) | PS (183 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A photometric study of the massive binary RY Sct     p. 638 G. Djurašević, M. Zakirov, M. Eshankulova, and S. Erkapić DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010727 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.16 MB) | PS (2.00 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The stellar origin of 7Li - Do AGB stars contribute a substantial fraction of the local Galactic lithium abundance?     p. 646 D. Romano, F. Matteucci, P. Ventura, and F. D'Antona DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010751 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (334 KB) | PS (250 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HST/STIS spectroscopy of the exposed white dwarf in the short-period dwarf nova EK TrA     p. 656 B. T. Gänsicke, P. Szkody, E. M. Sion, D. W. Hoard, S. Howell, F. H. Cheng, and I. Hubeny DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010787 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (269 KB) | PS (185 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic wave energy fluxes for late-type stars - I. Longitudinal tube waves     p. 662 P. Ulmschneider, Z. E. Musielak, and D. E. Fawzy DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010696 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (649 KB) | PS (767 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The planet search program at the ESO Coudé Echelle spectrometer - II. The α Centauri system: Limits for planetary companions     p. 675 M. Endl, M. Kürster, S. Els, A. P. Hatzes, and W. D. Cochran DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010723 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (428 KB) | PS (379 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The HI supershell GS061+00+51 and its neighbours     p. 682 S. Ehlerová, J. Palouš, and W. K. Huchtmeier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010737 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (441 KB) | PS (1.71 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Temporal and spatial variations of the quiet upper chromosphere from SOHO/SUMER observations of hydrogen Lyman lines     p. 691 R. Kariyappa, B. A. Varghese, and W. Curdt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010755 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (252 KB) | PS (239 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Visual and CCD astrolabe observations of the solar radius     p. 697 F. Noël DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010749 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (307 KB) | PS (638 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determination of asteroid masses - II. (6) Hebe, (10) Hygiea, (15) Eunomia, (52) Europa, (88) Thisbe, (444) Gyptis, (511) Davida and (704) Interamnia     p. 703 G. Michalak DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010731 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (130 KB) | PS (120 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric observations of distant active comets     p. 712 Gy. M. Szabó, B. Csák, K. Sárneczky, and L. L. Kiss DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010715 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (374 KB) | PS (4.08 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Pair creation at shocks: Application to the high energy emission of compact objects     p. 719 P. O. Petrucci, G. Henri, and G. Pelletier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010747 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (479 KB) | PS (424 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fundamental photon noise limit to radial velocity measurements     p. 733 F. Bouchy, F. Pepe, and D. Queloz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010730 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (139 KB) | PS (136 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new finite-field mass reconstruction algorithm     p. 740 S. Seitz, and P. Schneider DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010493 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (281 KB) | PS (230 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gravitational instability of expanding shells - Solution with nonlinear terms     p. 746 R. Wünsch, and J. Palouš DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010768 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (462 KB) | PS (338 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service