Solar prominence polarimetry     p. L25 E. Wiehr, and M. Bianda DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030668 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (164 KB) | PS (727 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New type of brightness variations of the colliding wind WO4 + O5((f)) binary WR 30a     p. L29 S. J. Paardekooper, K. A. van der Hucht, A. M. van Genderen, E. Brogt, M. Gieles, and R. Meijerink DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030574 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (303 KB) | PS (283 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nuclear composition and heating in accreting neutron-star crusts     p. L33 P. Haensel, and J. L. Zdunik DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030708 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (111 KB) | PS (225 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Joint observations of propagating oscillations with SOHO/CDS and TRACE     p. L37 M. S. Marsh, R. W. Walsh, I. De Moortel, and J. Ireland DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030709 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (835 KB) | PS (2.23 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Conditions for fast magnetic reconnection in astrophysical plasmas     p. 389 M. Hanasz, and H. Lesch DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030471 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (103 KB) | PS (50.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A comparison study of the vertical and magnetic shear instabilities in accretion discs     p. 397 V. Urpin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030513 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (114 KB) | PS (53.2 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Relativistic particle transport in extragalactic jets - I. Coupling MHD and kinetic theory     p. 405 F. Casse, and A. Marcowith DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030547 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (760 KB) | PS (266 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New Period-Luminosity and Period-Color relations of classical Cepheids: I. Cepheids in the Galaxy     p. 423 G. A. Tammann, A. Sandage, and B. Reindl DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030354 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.06 MB) | PS (341 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photoionized absorbers toward the bright QSO HE 0515–4414     p. 449 S. A. Levshakov, I. I. Agafonova, D. Reimers, and R. Baade DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030493 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (999 KB) | PS (286 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical and near-infrared observations of the GRB020405 afterglow     p. 465 N. Masetti et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030491 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (802 KB) | PS (526 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Gemini observations of Wolf-Rayet stars in the Local Group starburst galaxy IC 10     p. 483 P. A. Crowther, L. Drissen, J. B. Abbott, P. Royer, and S. J. Smartt DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030503 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (100 KB) | PS (4.16 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

CI and CO in the nearby spiral galaxies IC 342 and Maffei 2     p. 495 F. P. Israel, and F. Baas DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030479 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (525 KB) | PS (231 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectropolarimetry of the borderline Seyfert 1 galaxy ESO 323-G077     p. 505 H. M. Schmid, I. Appenzeller, and U. Burch DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030558 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (238 KB) | PS (246 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The saturation states of compact and diffuse components of OH megamaser galaxies     p. 513 R. A. Kandalyan DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030565 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (90.6 KB) | PS (118 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

3D dynamical evolution of the interstellar gas in the Gould Belt     p. 519 C. A. Perrot, and I. A. Grenier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030477 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (669 KB) | PS (718 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resistive MHD simulations of the Parker instability in galactic disks     p. 533 G. Kowal, M. Hanasz, and K. Otmianowska-Mazur DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030556 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (579 KB) | PS (221 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical spectrum of the planetary nebula M 2-24     p. 545 Y. Zhang, and X.-W. Liu DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030466 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (315 KB) | PS (116 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Measurements of the interstellar turbulent plasma spectrum of PSR B0329+54 using multi-frequency observations of interstellar scintillation     p. 557 V. I. Shishov, T. V. Smirnova, W. Sieber, V. M. Malofeev, V. A. Potapov, D. Stinebring, M. Kramer, A. Jessner, and R. Wielebinski DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030480 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (557 KB) | PS (469 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mapping of large scale 158  [CII] line emission: Orion A     p. 569 B. Mookerjea, S. K. Ghosh, H. Kaneda, T. Nakagawa, D. K. Ojha, T. N. Rengarajan, H. Shibai, and R. P. Verma DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030537 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (326 KB) | PS (189 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A study of λ Bootis type stars in the wavelength region beyond 7000 Å     p. 579 E. Paunzen, I. Kamp, W. W. Weiss, and H. Wiesemeyer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030284 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (605 KB) | PS (230 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New evolutionary models for massive ZZ Ceti stars. I. First results for their pulsational properties     p. 593 L. G. Althaus, A. M. Serenelli, A. H. Córsico, and M. H. Montgomery DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030472 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (102 KB) | PS (586 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectroscopic and photometric observations of the short-period RS CVn-type star ER Vulpeculae     p. 611 D. P. Kjurkchieva, D. V. Marchev, and S. Zola DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030489 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (956 KB) | PS (401 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiband photometric re-classification of ROTSE-I δ Scuti type stars     p. 621 H. Jin, S.-L. Kim, S.-G. Kwon, J.-H. Youn, C.-U. Lee, D.-J. Lee, and K.-S. Kim DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030500 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.24 MB) | PS (101 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Effect of chromospheric activity on the mean colours of late-type stars - II. Is (B-V)0 also affected?     p. 631 P. J. Amado DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030494 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (228 KB) | PS (119 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A comparison between the X-ray variable Sun and solar-like main sequence stars     p. 637 G. Micela, and A. Marino DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030517 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (467 KB) | PS (844 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Stellar evolutionary models for Magellanic Clouds     p. 645 V. Castellani, S. Degl'Innocenti, M. Marconi, P. G. Prada Moroni, and P. Sestito DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030540 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (900 KB) | PS (333 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric and spectroscopic study of V 1184 Tauri     p. 655 E. H. Semkov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030544 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (319 KB) | PS (366 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A grid of synthetic spectra and indices Fe5270, Fe5335, Mgb and Mg2 as a function of stellar parameters and [ α/Fe]     p. 661 B. Barbuy, M.-N. Perrin, D. Katz, P. Coelho, R. Cayrel, M. Spite, and C. Van 't Veer-Menneret DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030496 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (417 KB) | PS (162 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Atmospheric parameters and chemical composition of the ultra-cool roAp star HD 213637     p. 669 O. Kochukhov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030506 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.41 MB) | PS (531 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High resolution spectroscopy of HD 207538 from Far-UV (FUSE) to Visible (SARG-TNG) - A global picture of the stellar and interstellar features modeled     p. 677 G. Catanzaro, M. K. André, F. Leone, and P. Sonnentrucker DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030507 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (772 KB) | PS (401 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Metallicities of the SPB stars from the IUE ultraviolet spectra     p. 689 E. Niemczura DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030546 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (788 KB) | PS (726 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Solitary waves in a Hall solar wind plasma     p. 701 I. Ballai, J. C. Thelen, and B. Roberts DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030580 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (212 KB) | PS (85.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric signatures of highly nonconvex and binary asteroids     p. 709 J. Ďurech, and M. Kaasalainen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030505 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.11 MB) | PS (510 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical abundances of planet-host stars - Results for alpha and Fe-group elements     p. 715 A. Bodaghee, N. C. Santos, G. Israelian, and M. Mayor DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030543 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (425 KB) | PS (100 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Puzzling rotation of asteroid 288 Glauke     p. 729 A. Kryszczyńska, T. Kwiatkowski, and T. Michałowski DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030566 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (79.3 KB) | PS (41.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The lunar theory ELP revisited. Introduction of new planetary perturbations     p. 735 J. Chapront, and G. Francou DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030529 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.46 MB) | PS (1.26 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Aberration in proper motions     p. 743 J. Kovalevsky DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030560 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (197 KB) | PS (419 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Accurate atomic parameters for near-infrared spectral lines     p. 749 J. M. Borrero, L. R. Bellot Rubio, P. S. Barklem, and J. C. del Toro Iniesta DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030548 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (825 KB) | PS (189 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Semi-classical theory of collisional depolarization of spectral lines by atomic hydrogen I. Application to p states of neutral atoms     p. 763 M. Derouich, S. Sahal-Bréchot, P. S. Barklem, and B. J. O'Mara DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030568 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (298 KB) | PS (133 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multi-order TODCOR: Application to observations taken with the CORALIE echelle spectrograph - I. The system HD 41004     p. 775 S. Zucker, T. Mazeh, N. C. Santos, S. Udry, and M. Mayor DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030499 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (196 KB) | PS (74.8 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service