Amplification of MHD waves in swirling astrophysical flows     p. 401 A. D. Rogava, G. Bodo, S. Massaglia, and Z. Osmanov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030454 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (263 KB) | PS (175 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On non-linear hydrodynamic instability and enhanced transport in differentially rotating flows     p. 409 D. Richard DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031010 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (123 KB) | PS (59.2 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A model for the jet-disk connection in BH accreting systems     p. 415 A. Hujeirat, M. Livio, M. Camenzind, and A. Burkert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031040 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.60 MB) | PS (1.40 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical evolution of the intra-cluster medium     p. 431 A. Moretti, L. Portinari, and C. Chiosi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031012 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (775 KB) | PS (232 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Integral-field spectrophotometry of the quadruple QSO HE 0435-1223: Evidence for microlensing     p. 455 L. Wisotzki, T. Becker, L. Christensen, A. Helms, K. Jahnke, A. Kelz, M. M. Roth, and S. F. Sanchez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031004 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (404 KB) | PS (125 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A search for Low Surface Brightness galaxies in the near-infrared - III. Nançay line observations     p. 465 D. Monnier Ragaigne, W. van Driel, S. E. Schneider, C. Balkowski, and T. H. Jarrett DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030714 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.29 MB) | PS (806 KB) | References | Online Material | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

BeppoSAX and multiwavelength observations of BL Lacertae in 2000     p. 479 M. Ravasio, G. Tagliaferri, G. Ghisellini, F. Tavecchio, M. Böttcher, and M. Sikora DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031015 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (397 KB) | PS (309 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cold dust and its relation to molecular gas in the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4449     p. 493 C. Böttner, U. Klein, and A. Heithausen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031009 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (175 KB) | PS (164 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The evolution of faint AGN between z  1 and z  5 from the COMBO-17 survey     p. 499 C. Wolf, L. Wisotzki, A. Borch, S. Dye, M. Kleinheinrich, and K. Meisenheimer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030990 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (570 KB) | PS (201 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric binary content in intermediate/old open clusters     p. 515 T. S. Sandhu, A. K. Pandey, and R. Sagar DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030970 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (562 KB) | PS (253 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Super star clusters in the Blue Dwarf Galaxy UM 462     p. 523 L. Vanzi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031000 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (269 KB) | PS (168 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distances and ages of NGC 6397, NGC 6752 and 47 Tuc     p. 529 R. G. Gratton, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, G. Clementini, S. Desidera, F. Grundahl, and S. Lucatello DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031003 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (267 KB) | PS (97.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High-velocity NaI and CaII absorption components observed towards the IC 443 SNR     p. 545 B. Y. Welsh, and S. Sallmen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030908 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (412 KB) | PS (583 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

-band IOTA interferometry of the circumstellar environment of R CrB     p. 553 K. Ohnaka et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031002 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (235 KB) | PS (212 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Shells of dust around AGB stars: Effects on the integrated spectrum of Single Stellar Populations     p. 559 L. Piovan, R. Tantalo, and C. Chiosi DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030937 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.46 MB) | PS (366 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determination of the gas-to-dust ratio in nearby dense clouds using X-ray absorption measurements     p. 581 M. H. Vuong, T. Montmerle, N. Grosso, E. D. Feigelson, L. Verstraete, and H. Ozawa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030942 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.11 MB) | PS (676 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiple outflows in IRAS 19410+2336     p. 601 H. Beuther, P. Schilke, and T. Stanke DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030795 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.74 MB) | PS (2.69 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Search for forced oscillations in binaries - IV. The eclipsing binary V436 Per revisited     p. 611 J. Janík et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030960 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (615 KB) | PS (188 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Non-spherical core collapse supernovae - I. Neutrino-driven convection, Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, and the formation and propagation of metal clumps     p. 621 K. Kifonidis, T. Plewa, H.-Th. Janka, and E. Müller DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030863 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.33 MB) | PS (72.8 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An atlas of line profile studies for SU UMa type cataclysmic variables     p. 651 C. Tappert, R. E. Mennickent, J. Arenas, K. Matsumoto, and R. W. Hanuschik DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030933 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.32 MB) | PS (1.83 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometric variability of a young, low-mass brown dwarf     p. 663 M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. A. Caballero, V. J. S. Béjar, and R. Rebolo DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030987 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (676 KB) | PS (181 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the maximum rotational frequency of neutron and hybrid stars     p. 675 G. F. Burgio, H.-J. Schulze, and F. Weber DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030941 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (99.3 KB) | PS (60.7 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The interferometric diameter and internal structure of Sirius A     p. 681 P. Kervella, F. Thévenin, P. Morel, P. Bordé, and E. Di Folco DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030994 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (139 KB) | PS (97.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A WN4 companion to BD +62°2296 in Cas OB5     p. 689 I. Negueruela DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031089 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (190 KB) | PS (368 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The photosphere and veiling spectrum of T Tauri stars     p. 693 H. C. Stempels, and N. Piskunov DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030637 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.73 MB) | PS (928 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The effects of inclination, gravity darkening and differential rotation on absorption profiles of fast rotators     p. 707 A. Reiners DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030966 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (519 KB) | PS (128 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Radio and submillimetre observations of wind structure in ζ Puppis     p. 715 R. Blomme, G. C. van de Steene, R. K. Prinja, M. C. Runacres, and J. S. Clark DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031007 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (550 KB) | PS (207 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Study of p-mode excitation and damping rate variations from IRIS++ observations     p. 729 D. Salabert, S. J. Jiménez-Reyes, and S. Tomczyk DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031014 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (272 KB) | PS (106 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On group velocity delays in microwave millisecond oscillating events and radio spikes     p. 737 L. V. Yasnov, and M. Karlický DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031020 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (235 KB) | PS (954 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Sizes of quiet Sun transition region structures     p. 743 C. Gontikakis, H. Peter, and H. C. Dara DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030940 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (463 KB) | PS (224 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The damping of slow MHD waves in solar coronal magnetic fields     p. 755 I. De Moortel, and A. W. Hood DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030984 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.57 MB) | PS (629 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust production and coma morphology of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the 2002–2003 apparition     p. 767 M. R. Kidger DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030964 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (118 KB) | PS (106 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust production from collisions in extrasolar planetary systems - The inner β Pictoris disc     p. 775 P. Thébault, J. C. Augereau, and H. Beust DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031017 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (607 KB) | PS (161 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Atomic data from the Iron Project - LIII. Relativistic allowed and forbidden transition probabilities for Fe xvii     p. 789 Sultana N. Nahar, Werner Eissner, Guo-Xin Chen, and Anil K. Pradhan DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030945 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (188 KB) | PS (86.6 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observational properties of visual binaries as modelled using a synthetic catalogue - I. For visual apparent magnitudes m     p. 803 P. Nurmi, and H. M. J. Boffin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030926 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (445 KB) | PS (112 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service