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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 408, No. 3 (September IV 2003)

A giant bridge of dense gas is seen after a head-on collision (Braine, J., et al., p. L14)
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-  Letters
A molecular gas bridge between the Taffy galaxies     p. L13
J. Braine, E. Davoust, M. Zhu, U. Lisenfeld, C. Motch, and E. R. Seaquist
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031148
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (638 KB) | PS (514 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Visible spectroscopy of the two largest known trans–Neptunian objects: Ixion and Quaoar     p. L17
S. Marchi, M. Lazzarin, S. Magrin, and C. Barbieri
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031142
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (65.3 KB) | PS (171 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The optical afterglow of the not so dark GRB 021211     p. L21
S. B. Pandey, G. C. Anupama, R. Sagar, D. Bhattacharya, A. J. Castro-Tirado, D. K. Sahu, Padmakar Parihar, and T. P. Prabhu
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031153
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (159 KB) | PS (257 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Triggered massive-star formation at the border of the HII region Sh 104     p. L25
L. Deharveng, B. Lefloch, A. Zavagno, J. Caplan, A. P. Whitworth, D. Nadeau, and S. Martín
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031157
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (599 KB) | PS (815 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HD 34700: A new T Tauri double-lined spectroscopic binary     p. L29
A. Arellano Ferro, and Sunetra Giridhar
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030997
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (275 KB) | PS (433 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Detection of elements beyond the Ba-peak in VLT+UVES spectra of post-AGB stars     p. L33
M. Reyniers, and H. Van Winckel
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031200
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (272 KB) | PS (303 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Cosmology
The thermal stability of mass-loaded flows     p. 813
J. M. Pittard, T. W. Hartquist, and I. Ashmore
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030993
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (81.6 KB) | PS (140 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Calculations of dynamo coefficients in Parker unstable disks without shear     p. 817
K. Otmianowska-Mazur
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031032
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (224 KB) | PS (126 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Extragalactic astronomy
The consequences of parity symmetry for higher-order statistics of cosmic shear and other polar fields     p. 829
P. Schneider
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031035
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (92.9 KB) | PS (46.8 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Digital deblurring of CMB maps - II. Asymmetric point spread function     p. 835
R. Vio, J. G. Nagy, L. Tenorio, P. Andreani, C. Baccigalupi, and W. Wamsteker
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031108
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (534 KB) | PS (101 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Galactic structure and dynamics
Critical analysis of the luminosity functions per galaxy type measured from redshift surveys     p. 845
V. de Lapparent
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030898
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (650 KB) | PS (236 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Minor-axis velocity gradients in spirals and the case of inner polar disks     p. 873
E. M. Corsini, A. Pizzella, L. Coccato, and F. Bertola
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030951
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (782 KB) | PS (1.49 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The temporal and spatial evolution of the starburst in ESO 338-IG04 as probed by its star clusters     p. 887
G. Östlin, E. Zackrisson, N. Bergvall, and J. Rönnback
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030968
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.04 MB) | PS (3.42 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Nature and environment of Very Luminous Galaxies     p. 905
A. Cappi, C. Benoist, L. N. da Costa, and S. Maurogordato
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031016
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.87 MB) | PS (3.16 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Photometry of SN 2002bo with template image subtraction     p. 915
Gy. M. Szabó, K. Sárneczky, J. Vinkó, B. Csák, Sz. Mészáros, P. Székely, and Zs. Bebesi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031008
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (116 KB) | PS (1.08 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chandra LETGS and XMM-Newton observations of NGC 4593     p. 921
K. C. Steenbrugge, J. S. Kaastra, A. J. Blustin, G. Branduardi-Raymont, M. Sako, E. Behar, S. M. Kahn, F. B. S. Paerels, and R. Walter
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031021
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (361 KB) | PS (270 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The globular cluster systems of NGC 3258 and NGC 3268 in the Antlia cluster     p. 929
B. Dirsch, T. Richtler, and L. P. Bassino
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031027
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.74 MB) | PS (1.89 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The afterglow and the host galaxy of GRB 011211     p. 941
P. Jakobsson et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031044
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (514 KB) | PS (114 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the origin of the X-rays and the nature of accretion in NGC 4261     p. 949
M. Gliozzi, R. M. Sambruna, and W. N. Brandt
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031050
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (483 KB) | PS (265 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Formation, structure and evolution of stars
35 cm observations of a sample of large supernova remnants     p. 961
W. Reich, X. Zhang, and E. Fürst
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030939
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (782 KB) | PS (558 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

High resolution spectroscopy of circumstellar material around A stars     p. 971
M. Hempel, and J. H. M. M. Schmitt
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030946
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (157 KB) | PS (71.7 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A m VLT spectroscopic survey of embedded young low mass stars I - Structure of the CO ice     p. 981
K. M. Pontoppidan, H. J. Fraser, E. Dartois, W.-F. Thi, E. F. van Dishoeck, A. C. A. Boogert, L. d'Hendecourt, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and S. E. Bisschop
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031030
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.47 MB) | PS (1.09 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The velocity field of ionized gas near Sgr A     p. 1009
H. S. Liszt
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031033
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.18 MB) | PS (724 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the rotation curve of the outer accretion disk in FU Orionis objects with long-wavelength spectroscopy     p. 1015
G. Lodato, and G. Bertin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031045
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (420 KB) | PS (102 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galactic Planetary Nebulae and their central stars - I. An accurate and homogeneous set of coordinates     p. 1029
F. Kerber, R. P. Mignani, F. Guglielmetti, and A. Wicenec
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031046
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (515 KB) | PS (819 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Stellar atmospheres
Late main-sequence evolution of lithium and beryllium     p. 1037
L. Piau, S. Randich, and F. Palla
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030891
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (454 KB) | PS (127 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multisite observations of the PMS δ Scuti star V351 Ori     p. 1047
V. Ripepi et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031011
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.21 MB) | PS (1.26 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Diagnostics of the plasma of pulsar magnetospheres based on polarization profiles of radio pulses     p. 1057
S. A. Petrova
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031028
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (327 KB) | PS (155 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Formation and evolution of planetary systems
Abundance analysis of late B stars - Evidence for diffusion and against weak stellar winds     p. 1065
M. Hempel, and H. Holweger
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030889
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (164 KB) | PS (77.0 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Abundances and radial velocity analysis of BW Vulpeculae     p. 1077
A. Stankov, I. Ilyin, and C. V. M. Fridlund
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031005
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (880 KB) | PS (543 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Three years in the coronal life of AB Dor - I. Plasma emission measure distributions and abundances at different activity levels     p. 1087
J. Sanz-Forcada, A. Maggio, and G. Micela
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031025
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (451 KB) | PS (145 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Doppler imaging of stellar surface structure - XX. The rapidly-rotating single K2-giant HD 31993 = V1192 Orionis     p. 1103
K. G. Strassmeier, L. Kratzwald, and M. Weber
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031029
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (808 KB) | PS (1.64 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Diffuse matter in space
Quiet-Sun inter-network magnetic fields observed in the infrared     p. 1115
E. V. Khomenko, M. Collados, S. K. Solanki, A. Lagg, and J. Trujillo Bueno
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030604
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.25 MB) | PS (2.18 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observations of the upper solar chromosphere with SUMER     p. 1137
K. Wilhelm, and W. Kalkofen
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030956
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.78 MB) | PS (989 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Response of the groove in heliospheric Lyman-α glow to latitude-dependent ionization rate     p. 1155
M. Bzowski
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031023
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (894 KB) | PS (101 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Latitudinal structure and north-south asymmetry of the solar wind from Lyman-α remote sensing by SWAN     p. 1165
M. Bzowski, T. Mäkinen, E. Kyrölä, T. Summanen, and E. Quémerais
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031022
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (976 KB) | PS (1.36 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  The Sun
Resonant returns to close approaches: Analytical theory     p. 1179
G. B. Valsecchi, A. Milani, G. F. Gronchi, and S. R. Chesley
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031039
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (504 KB) | PS (208 KB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Celestial mechanics and astrometry
Collisional excitation rates of H2O with H2 - II. Rotational excitation with ortho-H2 at very low temperature and application to cold molecular clouds     p. 1197
A. Grosjean, M.-L. Dubernet, and C. Ceccarelli
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030969
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (95.5 KB) | PS (47.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service