The afterglow of GRB 021004: Surfing on density waves     p. L5 D. Lazzati, E. Rossi, S. Covino, G. Ghisellini, and D. Malesani DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021618 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (279 KB) | PS (333 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The warm-hot intergalactic medium at : Metal enrichment and ionization source     p. L11 J. Bergeron, B. Aracil, P. Petitjean, and C. Pichon DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021611 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (320 KB) | PS (420 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modification of cluster radio halo appearance by the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect     p. L17 T. A. Enßlin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021613 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (209 KB) | PS (271 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Absorption systems in the spectrum of GRB 021004     p. L21 P. Møller et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021612 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (208 KB) | PS (279 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gravitational lensing by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum     p. 393 M. Sereno, and V. F. Cardone DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021356 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (115 KB) | PS (74.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A deep cluster survey in Chandra archival data. First results     p. 397 W. Boschin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021393 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (756 KB) | PS (763 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Suppressing the contribution of intrinsic galaxy alignments to the shear two-point correlation function     p. 411 L. King, and P. Schneider DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021372 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (210 KB) | PS (126 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect from galaxy cluster rotation     p. 419 J. Chluba, and K. Mannheim DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021429 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (243 KB) | PS (284 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Erratum: Detection of molecular hydrogen in a near Solar-metallicity damped Lyman-α system at zabs 2 toward Q 0551-366     p. 429 C. Ledoux, R. Srianand, and P. Petitjean DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021677 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (469 KB) | PS (241 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The 2MASS Tully-Fisher relation for flat edge-on galaxies     p. 431 I. D. Karachentsev, S. N. Mitronova, V. E. Karachentseva, Yu. N. Kudrya, and T. H. Jarrett DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021451 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.02 MB) | PS (383 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Infrared spectroscopy around 4 μm of Seyfert 2 galaxies: Obscured broad line regions and coronal lines     p. 439 D. Lutz, R. Maiolino, A. F. M. Moorwood, H. Netzer, S. J. Wagner, E. Sturm, and R. Genzel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021389 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (461 KB) | PS (191 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Hα surface photometry of galaxies in the Virgo cluster - IV. The current star formation in nearby clusters of galaxies     p. 449 G. Gavazzi, A. Boselli, P. Pedotti, A. Gallazzi, and L. Carrasco DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021403 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.06 MB) | PS (2.95 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarization properties of extragalactic radio sources and their contribution to microwave polarization fluctuations     p. 463 D. Mesa, C. Baccigalupi , G. De Zotti, L. Gregorini, K.-H. Mack, M. Vigotti, and U. Klein DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021392 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (374 KB) | PS (141 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Tidal dwarfs in the M81 group: The second generation?     p. 473 L. N. Makarova et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021426 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (700 KB) | PS (431 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Near IR spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei     p. 489 C. Boisson, S. Coupé, J. G. Cuby, M. Joly, and M. J. Ward DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021449 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (893 KB) | PS (247 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - II. Spectral analysis and correlations     p. 503 X. Kong, F.Z. Cheng, A. Weiss, and S. Charlot DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021452 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (431 KB) | PS (161 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar rotation and variability in the Orion Nebula Cluster     p. 513 W. Herbst, C. A. L. Bailer-Jones, R. Mundt, K. Meisenheimer, and R. Wackermann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021362 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.25 MB) | PS (372 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A new Wolf-Rayet star in Cygnus     p. 533 A. Pasquali, F. Comerón, R. Gredel, J. Torra, and F. Figueras DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021373 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (179 KB) | PS (208 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Long-term photometric behaviour of XZ Dra - Binarity or magnetic cycle of a Blazhko-type RRab star     p. 539 J. Jurcsik, J. M. Benkő, and B. Szeidl DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021301 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.51 MB) | PS (1.55 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detached double-lined eclipsing binaries as critical tests of stellar evolution - Age and metallicity determinations from the HR diagram     p. 551 E. Lastennet, and D. Valls–Gabaud DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021312 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.47 MB) | PS (448 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Imaging the circumstellar envelope of OH 26.5+0.6     p. 581 D. Fong, K. Justtanont, M. Meixner, and M. T. Campbell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021272 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (647 KB) | PS (187 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the formation of Super-AGB stars in intermediate mass close binary systems     p. 589 P. Gil–Pons, and E. García–Berro DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021416 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (486 KB) | PS (184 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The Henize sample of S stars - IV. New symbiotic stars     p. 599 S. Van Eck, and A. Jorissen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021415 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (605 KB) | PS (197 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Interior structura variations in the secondary components of two Algol-type eclipsing binary systems: SW Cygni and RR Draconis     p. 609 S. B. Qian, L. Y. Zhu, and S. Boonrucksar DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021387 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (291 KB) | PS (184 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Rapidly evolving circularly polarized emission during the 1994 outburst of GRO J1655–40     p. 615 J.-P. Macquart, K. Wu, R. J. Sault, and D. C. Hannikainen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021428 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (236 KB) | PS (576 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asymptotic models of meridional flows in thin viscous accretion disks     p. 623 O. Regev, and L. Gitelman DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021492 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (194 KB) | PS (648 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Is KT Mon a classical nova?     p. 629 T. Kato, and H. Yamaoka DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021519 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (95.0 KB) | PS (67.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-resolved, multi-color photometry and spectroscopy of Virgo 4 (OU Vir): A high orbital inclination, short orbital period dwarf nova     p. 633 E. Mason, S. B. Howell, P. Szkody, T. E. Harrison, J. A. Holtzman, and D. W. Hoard DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021446 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (397 KB) | PS (280 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The elemental abundance pattern of twenty λ Bootis candidate stars     p. 641 S. M. Andrievsky et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021423 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (363 KB) | PS (203 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The high energy gamma-ray emission expected from Tycho's supernova remnant     p. 649 H. J. Völk, E. G. Berezhko, L. T. Ksenofontov, and G. P. Rowell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021407 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (263 KB) | PS (135 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Coronal holes and the solar polar field reversal     p. 657 I. A. Bilenko DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021412 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (814 KB) | PS (1.11 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On solar radius measurements with Danjon astrolabes     p. 667 F. Noël DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021447 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (321 KB) | PS (682 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Band-splitting of coronal and interplanetary type II bursts - II. Coronal magnetic field and Alfvén velocity     p. 673 B. Vršnak, J. Magdalenić, H. Aurass, and G. Mann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021413 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (738 KB) | PS (1.23 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Prolonged millimeter-wave radio emission from a solar flare near the limb     p. 683 S. Pohjolainen, J. Hildebrandt, M. Karlický, A. Magun, and I. M. Chertok DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021431 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (691 KB) | PS (470 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stability analysis of relativistic jets from collapsars and its implications on the short-term variability of gamma-ray bursts     p. 693 M.-A. Aloy, J.-M. Ibáñez, J.-A. Miralles, and V. Urpin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021367 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (337 KB) | PS (441 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Doppler effect of gamma-ray bursts in the fireball framework     p. 705 Yi-Ping Qin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021439 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (615 KB) | PS (420 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The FERRUM Project: Experimental oscillator strengths of the UV 8 multiplet and other UV transitions from the y6P levels of Fe II     p. 715 J. C. Pickering, M. P. Donnelly, H. Nilsson, A. Hibbert, and S. Johansson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021388 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (178 KB) | PS (117 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Wavefront outer scale and seeing measurements at San Pedro Mártir Observatory     p. 723 R. Conan, R. Avila, L. J. Sánchez, A. Ziad, F. Martin, J. Borgnino, O. Harris, S. I. González, R. Michel, and D. Hiriart DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021323 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (514 KB) | PS (551 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiple field of view layer-oriented adaptive optics - Nearly whole sky coverage on 8 m class telescopes and beyond     p. 731 R. Ragazzoni, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, E. Fedrigo, E. Marchetti, M. Tordi, and D. Kirkman DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021406 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (665 KB) | PS (700 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A method to detect p-mode oscillations in solar-like star signals     p. 745 C. Régulo, and T. Roca Cortés DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021441 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (622 KB) | PS (265 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An improvement of the BeppoSAX LECS and MECS positioning accuracy     p. 753 M. Perri, and M. Capalbi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021448 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (234 KB) | PS (117 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service