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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Vol. 391, No. 3 (September I 2002)

Unsharp masked images of four early-type dwarfs in Virgo (Barazza, F. D., et al., p. 827)
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-  Letters
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Detection of the BL Lac object 1ES 1426+428 in the Very High Energy gamma-ray band by the CAT Telescope from 1998–2000    p. L25
A. Djannati-Ataï, B. Khelifi, S. Vorobiov, R. Bazer-Bachi, L. M. Chounet, G. Debiais, B. Degrange, P. Espigat, B. Fabre, G. Fontaine, et al. (8 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021034
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-  Cosmology
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New detections of Mn, Ti and Mg in damped Lyα systems: Toward reconciling the dust/nucleosynthesis degeneracy    p. 801
M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, J. X. Prochaska and S. D'Odorico
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020843
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-  Extragalactic astronomy
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Distributions, equivalent widths and metallicities of the regions in the spiral galaxies NGC 5457 and NGC 4395    p. 809
B. Cedrés and J. Cepa
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020588
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More evidence for hidden spiral and bar features in bright early-type dwarf galaxies    p. 823
F. D. Barazza, B. Binggeli and H. Jerjen
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020875
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NGC 3628: Ejection activity associated with quasars    p. 833
H. Arp, E. M. Burbidge, Y. Chu, E. Flesch, F. Patat and G. Rupprecht
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020828
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Gravitating mass profiles of nearby galaxy clusters and relations with X-ray gas temperature, luminosity and mass    p. 841
S. Ettori, S. De Grandi and S. Molendi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020905
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The star cluster system of the NGC 7673 starburst    p. 857
N. Homeier, J. S. Gallagher III and A. Pasquali
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020894
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On the nature of X-ray variability in Ark 564    p. 875
M. Gliozzi, W. Brinkmann, C. Räth, I. E. Papadakis, H. Negoro and H. Scheingraber
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020886
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Parkes H I observations of galaxies behind the southern Milky Way - I. The Hydra/Antlia region ( 266 to 296)    p. 887
R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, P. A. Henning and A. C. Schröder
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020884
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High resolution soft X-ray spectroscopy of M 87 with the reflection grating spectrometers on XMM-Newton    p. 903
I. Sakelliou, J. R. Peterson, T. Tamura, F. B. S. Paerels, J. S. Kaastra, E. Belsole, H. Böhringer, G. Branduardi-Raymont, C. Ferrigno, J. W. den Herder, et al. (4 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020900
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ISOPHOT far-infrared photometry of NGC 3079    p. 911
U. Klaas and H. J. Walker
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020922
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Radio luminosities and classificatory criteria of BL Lacertae objects    p. 917
D. C. Mei, L. Zhang and Z. J. Jiang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020969
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-  Galactic structure and dynamics
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The Milky Way in X-rays for an outside observer - Log(N)-Log(S) and luminosity function of X-ray binaries from RXTE/ASM data    p. 923
H.-J. Grimm, M. Gilfanov and R. Sunyaev
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020826
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-  Stellar clusters and associations
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HST color-magnitude diagrams of 74 galactic globular clusters in the HST and bands    p. 945
G. Piotto, I. R. King, S. G. Djorgovski, C. Sosin, M. Zoccali, I. Saviane, F. De Angeli, M. Riello, A. Recio Blanco, R. M. Rich, et al. (2 more)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020820
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-  Formation, structure and evolution of stars
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H2O and SiO maser emission in Galactic center OH/IR stars    p. 967
L. O. Sjouwerman, M. Lindqvist, H. J. van Langevelde and P. J. Diamond
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020983
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The evolutionary status of Sher 25 – implications for blue supergiants and the progenitor of SN 1987A    p. 979
S. J. Smartt, D. J. Lennon, R. P. Kudritzki, F. Rosales, R. S. I. Ryans and N. Wright
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020829
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XMM-Newton detection of Nova Muscae 1991 in quiescence    p. 993
F. K. Sutaria, U. Kolb, P. Charles, J. P. Osborne, E. Kuulkers, J. Casares, E. T. Harlaftis, T. Shahbaz, M. Still and P. Wheatley
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020842
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Multiwavelength evidence for a 15-year periodic activity in the symbiotic nova V1016 Cygni    p. 999
Š. Parimucha, D. Chochol, T. Pribulla, L. M. Buson and A. A. Vittone
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020847
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Pulsating or not? A search for hidden pulsations below the red edge of the ZZ Ceti instability strip    p. 1005
R. Kotak, M. H. van Kerkwijk, J. C. Clemens and T. A. Bida
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020846
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Super-Eddington outburst of V4641 Sgr    p. 1013
M. Revnivtsev, M. Gilfanov, E. Churazov and R. Sunyaev
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020865
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Erratum
Erratum: New neighbours: IV. 30 DENIS late-M dwarfs between 15 and 30 parsecs    p. 1023
N. Phan-Bao, J. Guibert, F. Crifo, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, J. Borsenberger, N. Epchtein, P. Fouqué and G. Simon
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020910
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X-ray emission near the substellar limit: The σ Orionis and Taurus star forming regions    p. 1025
F. Mokler and B. Stelzer
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020887
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A review of X-ray spectral evolution in Crab pulsar    p. 1033
M. Vivekanand
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020919
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-  Stellar atmospheres
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The determination of for metal-poor A-type stars using and 2MASS , and magnitudes    p. 1039
T. Kinman and F. Castelli
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020806
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Mass loss rates of a sample of irregular and semiregular M-type AGB-variables    p. 1053
H. Olofsson, D. González Delgado, F. Kerschbaum and F. L. Schöier
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020841
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-  Diffuse matter in space
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On the master equation approach to diffusive grain-surface chemistry: The H, O, CO system    p. 1069
T. Stantcheva, V. I. Shematovich and E. Herbst
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020838
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The physical structure of Magellanic Cloud regions - II. Elemental abundances    p. 1081
R. Vermeij and J. M. van der Hulst
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020864
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Carbon recombination lines near 327 MHz - I. “Diffuse” regions in the Galactic Disk    p. 1097
D. Anish Roshi, N. G. Kantharia and K. R. Anantharamaiah
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020899
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-  The solar system
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Asteroid encounters suitable for mass determinations    p. 1115
A. Galád and B. Gray
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020810
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Asteroids observations with the Hubble Space Telescope FGS - I. Observing strategy, and data analysis and modeling process    p. 1123
D. Hestroffer, P. Tanga, A. Cellino, F. Guglielmetti, M. Lattanzi, M. Di Martino, V. Zappalà and J. Berthier
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020873
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Coordinated thermal and optical observations of Trans-Neptunian object (20 000)Varuna from Sierra Nevada    p. 1133
E. Lellouch, R. Moreno, J. L. Ortiz, G. Paubert, A. Doressoundiram and N. Peixinho
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020903
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-  Physical and chemical processes
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Efficient acceleration and radiation in Poynting flux powered GRB outflows    p. 1141
G. Drenkhahn and H. C. Spruit
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020839
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The onset of the magnetic buoyancy instability in partially ionized plasmas    p. 1155
G. T. Birk
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020898
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Dissociative recombination of C    p. 1159
S. Kalhori, A. A. Viggiano, S. T. Arnold, S. Rosén, J. Semaniak, A. M. Derkatch, M. af Ugglas and M. Larsson
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020882
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Three-dimensional simulations of type Ia supernovae    p. 1167
M. Reinecke, W. Hillebrandt and J. C. Niemeyer
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020885
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-  Atomic and molecular data
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Studies on the E2-transition in CoXVII    p. 1173
H. Ray
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020901
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-  Instruments, observational techniques and data processing
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noise and other systematic effects in the Planck-LFI radiometers    p. 1185
M. Seiffert, A. Mennella, C. Burigana, N. Mandolesi, M. Bersanelli, P. Meinhold and P. Lubin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020880
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