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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Vol. 417, No. 3 (April III 2004)

Comet 1P/Halley at 28 AU from the Sun, with 3 VLTs (Hainaut, O. R., et al., p. 1162)
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-  Letters
Multiple-images in the cluster lens Abell 2218: Constraining the geometry of the Universe?     p. L33
G. Soucail, J.-P. Kneib, and G. Golse
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040077
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (548 KB) | PS (1.49 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

CO bands in V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object): The 12C/13C ratio     p. L39
Ya. V. Pavlenko, T. R. Geballe, A. Evans, B. Smalley, S. P. S. Eyres, V. H. Tyne, and L. A. Yakovina
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040078
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (320 KB) | PS (1.14 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral evolution of weak bursts from SGR 1806–20 observed with INTEGRAL     p. L45
D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, I. F. Mirabel, and K. Hurley
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040080
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (221 KB) | PS (273 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Astrophysical processes
The 2D continuum radiative transfer problem - Benchmark results for disk configurations     p. 793
I. Pascucci, S. Wolf, J. Steinacker, C. P. Dullemond, Th. Henning, G. Niccolini, P. Woitke, and B. Lopez
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040017
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (938 KB) | PS (707 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Cosmic ray acceleration by spiral shocks in the galactic wind     p. 807
H. J. Völk, and V. N. Zirakashvili
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040018
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (232 KB) | PS (100 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
Abundance constraints and direct redshift measurement of the diffuse X-ray emission from a distant cluster of galaxies     p. 819
Yasuhiro Hashimoto, X. Barcons, H. Böhringer, A. C. Fabian, G. Hasinger, V. Mainieri, and H. Brunner
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034229
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (461 KB) | PS (442 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Relativistic corrections to the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect for extremely hot clusters of galaxies     p. 827
N. Itoh, and S. Nozawa
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034236
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (108 KB) | PS (54.4 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Determining the equation of state of dark energy from angular size of compact radio sources and X-ray gas mass fraction of galaxy clusters     p. 833
Zong-Hong Zhu, Masa-Katsu Fujimoto, and Xiang-Tao He
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034327
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (166 KB) | PS (121 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The VIRMOS deep imaging survey - I. Overview, survey strategy, and CFH12K observations     p. 839
O. Le Fèvre et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031767
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (773 KB) | PS (1.54 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraints on Chaplygin quartessence from the CLASS gravitational lens statistics and supernova data     p. 847
Abha Dev, Deepak Jain, and J. S. Alcaniz
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035627
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (122 KB) | PS (61.6 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Probing the cosmological variation of the fine-structure constant: Results based on VLT-UVES sample     p. 853
H. Chand, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean, and B. Aracil
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035701
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.02 MB) | PS (448 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The covariance of cosmic shear correlation functions and cosmological parameter estimates using redshift information     p. 873
P. Simon, L. J. King, and P. Schneider
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034251
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (357 KB) | PS (492 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Extragalactic astronomy
A relativistic helical jet in the γ -ray AGN 1156+295     p. 887
X. Y. Hong, D. R. Jiang, L. I. Gurvits, M. A. Garrett, S. T. Garrington, R. T. Schilizzi, R. D. Nan, H. Hirabayashi, W. H. Wang, and G. D. Nicolson
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031784
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (709 KB) | PS (983 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Misleading results from low-resolution spectroscopy: From galaxy interstellar medium chemistry to cosmic star formation density     p. 905
Y. C. Liang, F. Hammer, H. Flores, N. Gruel, and F. Assémat
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040007
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (881 KB) | PS (1.02 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Early optical and millimeter observations of GRB 030226 afterglow     p. 919
S. B. Pandey, R. Sagar, G. C. Anupama, D. Bhattacharya, D. K. Sahu, A. J. Castro-Tirado, and M. Bremer
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034515
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (150 KB) | PS (83.3 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Motion and properties of nuclear radio components in Seyfert galaxies seen with VLBI     p. 925
E. Middelberg, A. L. Roy, N. M. Nagar, T. P. Krichbaum, R. P. Norris, A. S. Wilson, H. Falcke, E. J. M. Colbert, A. Witzel, and K. J. Fricke
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040019
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (439 KB) | PS (336 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations
Parameter properties and stellar population of the old open cluster NGC 3960     p. 945
L. Prisinzano, G. Micela, S. Sciortino, and F. Favata
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035618
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.60 MB) | PS (4.71 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

NGC 2580 and NGC 2588 - Two open clusters in the Third Galactic Quadrant     p. 961
G. Baume, A. Moitinho, E. E. Giorgi, G. Carraro, , and R. A. Vázquez
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034427
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.13 MB) | PS (772 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Interstellar and circumstellar matter
Observation of the Monoceros Loop SNR region with the HEGRA system of IACTs     p. 973
F. A. Aharonian et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040011
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (379 KB) | PS (293 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Peering into the heart of a high-mass star forming region: Bispectrum speckle interferometry of the ultracompact H II region K3-50 A     p. 981
K.-H. Hofmann, Y. Y. Balega, T. Preibisch, and G. Weigelt
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035631
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (311 KB) | PS (1.26 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Distribution of magnetically confined circumstellar matter in oblique rotators     p. 987
O. Preuss, M. Schüssler, V. Holzwarth, and S. K. Solanki
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034525
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (389 KB) | PS (683 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

H and other species in the diffuse cloud towards Persei: A new detailed model     p. 993
F. Le Petit, E. Roueff, and E. Herbst
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035629
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (150 KB) | PS (64.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Stellar structure and evolution
NLTE models of line-driven stellar winds - I. Method of calculation and first results for O stars     p. 1003
J. Krtička, and J. Kubát
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034030
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (262 KB) | PS (473 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiband optical observations of the old PSR B0950+08     p. 1017
S. V. Zharikov, Yu. A. Shibanov, R. E. Mennickent, V. N. Komarova, A. B. Koptsevich, and G. H. Tovmassian
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034230
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (780 KB) | PS (799 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

HD 77407 and GJ 577: Two new young stellar binaries - Detected with the Calar Alto Adaptive Optics system ALFA     p. 1031
M. Mugrauer et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040008
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (328 KB) | PS (1.11 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematic model inversions of hot star recurrent DAC data – tests against dynamical CIR models     p. 1039
J. Krtička, R. K. Barrett, J. C. Brown, and S. P. Owocki
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034372
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (976 KB) | PS (309 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Doppler imaging of stellar surface structure - XXII. Time-series mapping of the young rapid rotator LQ Hydrae     p. 1047
Zs. Kővári, K. G. Strassmeier, T. Granzer, M. Weber, K. Oláh, and J. B. Rice
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034187
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.29 MB) | PS (1.07 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An extensive library of synthetic spectra covering the far red, RAVE and GAIA wavelength ranges     p. 1055
T. Zwitter, F. Castelli, and U. Munari
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034324
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (961 KB) | PS (232 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spiral shock detection on eclipse maps: Simulations and observations     p. 1063
E. T. Harlaftis, R. Baptista, L. Morales-Rueda, T. R. Marsh, and D. Steeghs
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035643
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (781 KB) | PS (680 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A numerical model for the γ-ray emission of the microquasar LS 5039     p. 1075
V. Bosch-Ramon, and J. M. Paredes
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035615
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (130 KB) | PS (62.1 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Asiago eclipsing binaries program - I. V432 Aurigae     p. 1083
A. Siviero, U. Munari, R. Sordo, S. Dallaporta, P. M. Marrese, T. Zwitter, and E. F. Milone
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034395
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (587 KB) | PS (350 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fifteen DO, PG 1159 and related white dwarf stars in the SDSS, including two DO stars with ultra-high excitation ion lines     p. 1093
J. Krzesiński, A. Nitta, S. J. Kleinman, H. C. Harris, J. Liebert, G. Schmidt, D. Q. Lamb, and J. Brinkmann
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035709
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (499 KB) | PS (277 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Updated pulsation models for anomalous Cepheids     p. 1101
M. Marconi, G. Fiorentino, and F. Caputo
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040020
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (520 KB) | PS (335 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The double-layered chemical structure in DB white dwarfs     p. 1115
L. G. Althaus, and A. H. Córsico
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040021
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (309 KB) | PS (274 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  The Sun
Effect of spatial resolution on estimating the Sun's magnetic flux     p. 1125
N. A. Krivova, and S. K. Solanki
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040022
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.20 MB) | PS (1.96 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Do X-ray plasma ejections accelerate Coronal Mass Ejections?     p. 1133
M. Tomczak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031774
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.48 MB) | PS (769 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Planets and planetary systems
Simultaneous visible-near IR photometric study of Kuiper Belt Object surfaces with the ESO/Very Large Telescopes     p. 1145
A. Delsanti, O. Hainaut, E. Jourdeuil, K. J. Meech, H. Boehnhardt, and L. Barrera
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034182
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (380 KB) | PS (142 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Post-perihelion observations of comet 1P/Halley - V: rh = 28.1 AU     p. 1159
O. R. Hainaut, A. Delsanti, K. J. Meech, and R. M. West
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035658
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (176 KB) | PS (81.5 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Celestial mechanics and astrometry
An approximation to the errors in the planetary ephemerides of the Astronomical Almanac     p. 1165
E. M. Standish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035663
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (233 KB) | PS (496 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Atomic, molecular and nuclear data
Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas - IV. The carbon isoelectronic sequence     p. 1173
O. Zatsarinny, T. W. Gorczyca, K. T. Korista, N. R. Badnell, and D. W. Savin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034174
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (641 KB) | PS (421 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas - V: The lithium isoelectronic sequence     p. 1183
J. Colgan, M. S. Pindzola, and N. R. Badnell
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034197
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (119 KB) | PS (53.1 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service


-  Instruments, observational techniques, and data processing
Noise power spectrum estimation and fast map making for CMB experiments     p. 1189
A. Amblard, and J.-Ch. Hamilton
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034066
Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (201 KB) | PS (93.9 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service