Possible contribution of olefins and heteroatoms to the Unidentified Infrared Bands     p. L13 R. Papoular DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030370 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (73.2 KB) | PS (223 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Slow-mode standing waves observed by SUMER in hot coronal loops     p. L17 T. J. Wang, S. K. Solanki, D. E. Innes, W. Curdt, and E. Marsch DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030448 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (419 KB) | PS (487 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On hydrodynamic shear turbulence in Keplerian disks: Via transient growth to bypass transition     p. 401 G. D. Chagelishvili, J.-P. Zahn, A. G. Tevzadze, and J. G. Lominadze DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030269 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (119 KB) | PS (67.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quantum-gravity analysis of gamma-ray bursts using wavelets     p. 409 J. Ellis, N. E. Mavromatos, D. V. Nanopoulos, and A. S. Sakharov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030263 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (608 KB) | PS (713 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric properties of single stellar populations: From Z/Z to Z/Z     p. 425 M. Mouhcine, and A. Lançon DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030096 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (274 KB) | PS (78.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

STELIB: A library of stellar spectra at     p. 433 J.-F. Le Borgne, G. Bruzual, R. Pelló, A. Lançon, B. Rocca-Volmerange, B. Sanahuja, D. Schaerer, C. Soubiran, and R. Vílchez-Gómez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030243 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.66 MB) | PS (295 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence of TeV gamma-ray emission from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253     p. 443 C. Itoh et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030247 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (360 KB) | PS (139 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

RX J004717.4-251811: The first eclipsing X-ray binary outside the Local Group     p. 457 W. Pietsch, F. Haberl, and A. Vogler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030274 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (408 KB) | PS (416 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton observations of four high-z quasars     p. 465 E. Ferrero, and W. Brinkmann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030275 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (487 KB) | PS (237 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-NEWTON High resolution spectroscopy of NGC 5548     p. 477 K. C. Steenbrugge, J. S. Kaastra, C. P. de Vries, and R. Edelson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030261 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (322 KB) | PS (123 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

as a tracer of ionization evolution     p. 487 G. Vladilo, M. Centurión, V. D'Odorico, and C. Péroux DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030294 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (299 KB) | PS (480 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of strongly processed ice in the central starburst of NGC 4945     p. 499 H. W. W. Spoon, A. F. M. Moorwood, K. M. Pontoppidan, J. Cami, M. Kregel, D. Lutz, and A. G. G. M. Tielens DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030290 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (430 KB) | PS (180 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Eclipsing binaries in the Magellanic Clouds - uvby CCD light curves and photometric analyses for HV 982 (LMC), HV 12578 (LMC), HV 1433 (SMC), and HV 11284 (SMC)     p. 509 J. V. Clausen, J. Storm, S. S. Larsen, and A. Giménez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030021 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.22 MB) | PS (525 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Projected properties of a family of triaxial mass models: High-order residuals     p. 531 D. K. Chakraborty, and M. Das DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030280 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (243 KB) | PS (102 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric parallaxes of Southern high proper motion stars. I.     p. 541 E. Costa, and R. A. Méndez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030166 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (340 KB) | PS (390 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric study of the young open cluster NGC 3293     p. 549 G. Baume, R. A. Vázquez, G. Carraro, and A. Feinstein DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030223 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.07 MB) | PS (527 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

B, V and I photometry of the intermediate metallicity bulge globular clusters NGC 6325 and NGC 6355     p. 565 S. Ortolani, E. Bica, and B. Barbuy DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030267 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.17 MB) | PS (921 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An X-ray study of the open clusters NGC 2451 A and B     p. 571 M. Hünsch, C. Weidner, and J. H. M. M. Schmitt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030268 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (496 KB) | PS (154 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radial velocities of early-type stars in the Perseus OB2 association     p. 587 K. C. Steenbrugge, J. H. J. de Bruijne, R. Hoogerwerf, and P. T. de Zeeuw DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030277 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (458 KB) | PS (161 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

V, J, H and K imaging of the metal rich globular cluster NGC 6528 - Reddening, metallicity, and distance based on cleaned colour-magnitude diagrams     p. 607 Y. Momany, S. Ortolani, E. V. Held, B. Barbuy, E. Bica, A. Renzini, L. R. Bedin, R. M. Rich, and G. Marconi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030295 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.65 MB) | PS (902 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Molecular abundances in carbon-rich circumstellar envelopes     p. 617 P. M. Woods, F. L. Schöier, L.-Å. Nyman, and H. Olofsson DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030190 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (555 KB) | PS (293 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The line-of-sight distribution of water in the SgrB2 complex     p. 635 C. Comito, P. Schilke, M. Gerin, T. G. Phillips, J. Zmuidzinas, and D. C. Lis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030293 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (395 KB) | PS (809 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Timing noise, glitches and the braking index of PSR B0540-69     p. 647 G. Cusumano, E. Massaro, and T. Mineo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030270 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (221 KB) | PS (68.5 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

XMM-Newton high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the Wolf-Rayet object WR 25 in the Carina OB1 association     p. 653 A. J. J. Raassen, K. A. van der Hucht, R. Mewe, I. I. Antokhin, G. Rauw, J.-M. Vreux, W. Schmutz, and M. Güdel DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030119 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.32 MB) | PS (3.04 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gravity-darkening exponents in semi-detached binary systems from their photometric observations: Part I     p. 667 G. Djurašević, H. Rovithis-Livaniou, P. Rovithis, N. Georgiades, S. Erkapić, and R. Pavlović DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030161 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.03 MB) | PS (8.14 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asteroseismic determination of stellar angular momentum     p. 683 F. P. Pijpers DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030239 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (416 KB) | PS (93.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic observations of two proto planetary-nebulae candidates: SS73 56 & Hen 2-79     p. 693 C. B. Pereira, S. J. C. Landaberry, and F. X. de Araújo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030202 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (283 KB) | PS (93.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolutionary models for cool brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets. The case of HD 209458     p. 701 I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier, T. S. Barman, F. Allard, and P. H. Hauschildt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030252 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (366 KB) | PS (117 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On multicomponent effects in stellar winds of stars at extremely low metallicity     p. 713 J. Krtička, S. P. Owocki, J. Kubát, R. K. Galloway, and J. C. Brown DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030287 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (205 KB) | PS (185 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Castor A and Castor B resolved in a simultaneous Chandra and XMM-Newton observation     p. 719 B. Stelzer, and V. Burwitz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030286 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (404 KB) | PS (225 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Magnetic field measurements of Ap stars - Discovery of a strong magnetic field in HD 18610     p. 729 Ch. Stütz, T. Ryabchikova, and W. W. Weiss DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030283 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (118 KB) | PS (1.36 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A photometric monitoring of bright high-amplitude δ Scuti stars - II. Period updates for seven stars     p. 733 A. Derekas et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030291 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.24 MB) | PS (585 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The radial velocities and physical parameters of ER Vul     p. 745 R. Duemmler, C. Doucet, F. Formanek, I. Ilyin, and I. Tuominen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030299 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (541 KB) | PS (216 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The conspicuous absence of X-ray emission from carbon-enriched Wolf-Rayet stars     p. 755 L. M. Oskinova, R. Ignace, W.-R. Hamann, A. M. T. Pollock, and J. C. Brown DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030300 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (443 KB) | PS (576 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Erratum: The absence of the 10 μm silicate feature in the isolated Herbig Ae star HD 100453     p. 767 G. Meeus, J. Bouwman, C. Dominik, L. B. F. M. Waters, and A. de Koter DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030404 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (19.9 KB) | PS (13.6 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Amplitude and orientation of prominence magnetic fields from constant-α magnetohydrostatic models     p. 769 G. Aulanier, and P. Démoulin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030227 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (702 KB) | PS (1.08 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fast MHD oscillations of a 3-dimensional prominence fibril     p. 781 A. J. Díaz, R. Oliver, and J. L. Ballester DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030285 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (361 KB) | PS (242 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

OGLE-TR-3: A possible new transiting planet     p. 791 S. Dreizler, P. H. Hauschildt, W. Kley, T. Rauch, S. L. Schuh, K. Werner, and B. Wolff DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030281 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (508 KB) | PS (172 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the usefulness of finding charts - Or the runaway carbon stars of the Blanco & McCarthy field 37     p. 801 C. Loup, N. Delmotte, D. Egret, M.-R. Cioni, and F. Genova DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030187 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (60.8 KB) | PS (35.5 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service