High NH2D/NH3 ratios in protostellar cores     p. L25 J. Hatchell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030297 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (133 KB) | PS (248 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An XMM-Newton view of the extended “filament” near the cluster of galaxies Abell 85     p. L29 F. Durret, G. B. Lima Neto, W. Forman, and E. Churazov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030424 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (394 KB) | PS (4.69 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chromospheric polarity reversal on sunspots: New insight from spectro-polarimetric measurements     p. L33 C. Briand, and A. Vecchio DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030553 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (380 KB) | PS (458 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Density estimators in particle hydrodynamics - DTFE versus regular SPH     p. 389 F. I. Pelupessy, W. E. Schaap, and R. van de Weygaert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030314 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.20 MB) | PS (1.22 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Theory of twisted trunks     p. 399 P. Carlqvist, G. F. Gahm, and H. Kristen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030365 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (402 KB) | PS (5.30 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effect of falling particles on the shape and spin rate of an asteroid     p. 413 O. Vasilkova DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030399 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (354 KB) | PS (497 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gravitational radiation from the magnetic field of a strongly magnetized star     p. 419 R. Lapiedra, and J. A. Miralles DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030402 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (109 KB) | PS (52.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Absolute and convective instabilities in open shear layers - I. Hydrodynamic equilibrium     p. 425 M. Terra-Homem, and R. Erdélyi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030434 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.26 MB) | PS (523 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distribution of dark and baryonic matter in clusters of galaxies     p. 433 A. Castillo-Morales, and S. Schindler DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030298 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (246 KB) | PS (112 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Anisotropy in the angular distribution of the long gamma-ray bursts?     p. 443 A. Mészáros, and J. Štoček DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030328 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (140 KB) | PS (55.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abundance gradients in elliptical galaxies     p. 449 L. Angeletti, and P. Giannone DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030164 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (406 KB) | PS (199 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Soft X-ray emission lines in the afterglow spectrum of GRB 011211: A detailed XMM-Newton analysis     p. 463 J. N. Reeves, D. Watson, J. P. Osborne, K. A. Pounds, and P. T. O'Brien DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030204 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (364 KB) | PS (199 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiwavelength studies of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 I. Far UV observations with FUSE     p. 473 G. A. Kriss, A. Blustin, G. Branduardi-Raymont, R. F. Green, J. Hutchings, and M. E. Kaiser DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030258 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (260 KB) | PS (128 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiwavelength studies of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 II. X-ray and UV observations with XMM-Newton     p. 481 A. J. Blustin, G. Branduardi-Raymont, E. Behar, J. S. Kaastra, G. A. Kriss, M. J. Page, S. M. Kahn, M. Sako, and K. C. Steenbrugge DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030236 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (475 KB) | PS (342 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

H-band observations of the Chandra Deep Field South     p. 493 E. Moy, P. Barmby, D. Rigopoulou, J.-S. Huang, S. P. Willner, and G. G. Fazio DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030245 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (484 KB) | PS (1.03 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Infrared spectroscopy of faint 15 μm sources in the Hubble Deep Field South: First hints at the properties of the sources of the IR background     p. 501 A. Franceschini et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030351 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (826 KB) | PS (838 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observations of H1426+428 with HEGRA - Observations in 2002 and reanalysis of 1999&2000 data     p. 523 F. Aharonian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030326 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (137 KB) | PS (65.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Structure and mass distribution of spiral galaxies at intermediate redshifts     p. 529 A. Tamm, and P. Tenjes DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030327 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (246 KB) | PS (519 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Faraday rotation in the CSS QSOs 3C 43 and 3C 454     p. 537 W. D. Cotton, R. E. Spencer, D. J. Saikia, and S. Garrington DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030347 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (592 KB) | PS (295 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The quest for hot gas in the halo of NGC 1511     p. 547 M. Dahlem, M. Ehle, F. Jansen, T. M. Heckman, K. A. Weaver, and D. K. Strickland DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030381 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (274 KB) | PS (329 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Investigation of radio sources from the interplanetary scintillation Pushchino Survey - I. Cross-identification with the 7C and FIRST radio catalogues     p. 555 V. S. Artyukh, A. I. Kopylov, and F. G. Kopylova DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030377 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.00 MB) | PS (124 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dense gas in nearby galaxies - XV. Hot ammonia in NGC 253, Maffei 2 and IC 342     p. 561 R. Mauersberger, C. Henkel, A. Weiß, A. B. Peck, and Y. Hagiwara DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030386 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (776 KB) | PS (343 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distinct abundance patterns in multiple damped Lyα galaxies: Evidence for truncated star formation?     p. 573 S. Lopez, and S. L. Ellison DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030403 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (631 KB) | PS (465 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Erratum: The effect of HII regions on rotation measure of pulsars     p. 585 D. Mitra, R. Wielebinski, M. Kramer, and A. Jessner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030425 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (15.6 KB) | PS (11.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The metallicity range of variables in M 3     p. 587 J. Jurcsik DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030418 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (133 KB) | PS (59.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spiral and shock front development in accretion discs in close binaries: Physically viscous and non-viscous SPH modelling     p. 593 G. Lanzafame DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021739 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.34 MB) | PS (9.32 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The RCW 114 nebula: An old supernova remnant or a WR wind-blown bubble?     p. 605 B. Y. Welsh, S. Sallmen, S. Jelinsky, and R. Lallement DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030168 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (300 KB) | PS (212 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLA multifrequency observations of RS CVn binaries     p. 613 J. García-Sánchez, J. M. Paredes, and M. Ribó DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030361 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (201 KB) | PS (88.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Maximum mass-loss rates of line-driven winds of massive stars     p. 625 C. Aerts, and H. J. G. L. M. Lamers DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030349 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (378 KB) | PS (114 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric study of the over-contact binary star GSC 3822-1056     p. 637 Sz. Csizmadia, I. B. Bíró, and T. Borkovits DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030388 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (160 KB) | PS (70.2 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Discovery of a 14.5 kG magnetic field in the NGC 2516 star HD 66318     p. 645 S. Bagnulo, J. D. Landstreet, G. Lo Curto, T. Szeifert, and G. A. Wade DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030376 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (277 KB) | PS (185 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Confirmation of the Luminous Blue Variable nature of AFGL 2298     p. 653 J. S. Clark, V. M. Larionov, P. A. Crowther, M. P. Egan, and A. Arkharov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030389 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (174 KB) | PS (94.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Quantitative classification of WR nuclei of planetary nebulae     p. 659 A. Acker, and C. Neiner DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030391 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (619 KB) | PS (203 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Refinement of third body parameters and new photometric results for the early-type multiple system IU Aurigae     p. 675 S. Özdemir, P. Mayer, H. Drechsel, O. Demircan, and H. Ak DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030392 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (334 KB) | PS (478 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distance and mass of pulsating stars from multicolour photometry and atmospheric models     p. 683 S. Barcza DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030410 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (649 KB) | PS (309 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The survival of fossil magnetic fields during pre-main sequence evolution     p. 693 D. Moss DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030431 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (101 KB) | PS (178 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic observations of twenty-one faint cataclysmic variables candidates     p. 699 E. Mason, and S. B. Howell DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030250 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (334 KB) | PS (93.9 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A grid of synthetic ionizing spectra for very hot compact stars from NLTE model atmospheres     p. 709 T. Rauch DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030412 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (723 KB) | PS (356 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photospheric flows measured with TRACE II. Network formation     p. 715 J. M. Krijger, and T. Roudier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030387 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.13 MB) | PS (1.43 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Variability of EUV-spectra from the quiet upper solar atmosphere: Intensity and Doppler shift     p. 725 A. Brković, H. Peter, and S. K. Solanki DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030400 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (154 KB) | PS (70.4 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Simultaneous observations of solar transition region blinkers and explosive events by SUMER, CDS and BBSO - Are blinkers, explosive events and spicules the same phenomenon?     p. 731 M. S. Madjarska, and J. G. Doyle DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030397 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (759 KB) | PS (355 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The lost sunspot cycle: Reanalysis of sunspot statistics     p. 743 I. G. Usoskin, K. Mursula, and G. A. Kovaltsov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030398 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (338 KB) | PS (771 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometry with a periodic grid - II. Results for J2 Europa and S6 Titan     p. 749 D. Hestroffer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030373 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (165 KB) | PS (86.3 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust evolution of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) by imaging polarimetric observations     p. 757 E. Hadamcik, and A. C. Levasseur-Regourd DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030378 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (289 KB) | PS (2.32 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Candidate Centaurs trapped in mean motion resonances with Uranus     p. 769 Y. Masaki, and H. Kinoshita DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030383 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.13 MB) | PS (1.63 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Measuring the absolute height and profile of the mesospheric sodium layer using a continuous wave laser     p. 775 D. J. Butler, R. I. Davies, R. M. Redfern, N. Ageorges, and H. Fews DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030379 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (551 KB) | PS (358 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service