Phase asynchrony of the north-south sunspot activity     p. L1 N. V. Zolotova, and D. I. Ponyavin DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600013 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (265 KB) | PS (870 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Two-phase X-ray burst from GX 3+1 observed by INTEGRAL     p. L5 J. Chenevez, M. Falanga, S. Brandt, R. Farinelli, F. Frontera, A. Goldwurm, J. J. M. in 't Zand, E. Kuulkers, and N. Lund DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200600016 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (160 KB) | PS (274 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Collisional depolarization of molecular lines. Application to the SiO+H isotropic collisions     p. 1 M. Derouich DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054179 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (310 KB) | PS (235 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral shape of the UV ionizing background and O VI absorbers at z towards HS 0747+4259     p. 9 D. Reimers, I. I. Agafonova, S. A. Levshakov, H.-J. Hagen, C. Fechner, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, and S. Lopez DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053834 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (851 KB) | PS (369 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Galaxy pairs in cosmological simulations: effects of interactions on star formation     p. 23 M. J. Perez, P. B. Tissera, D. G. Lambas, and C. Scannapieco DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053507 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (204 KB) | PS (81.6 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Kinematics and star formation activity in the zabs = 2.03954 damped Lyman-α system towards PKS 0458–020     p. 33 J. Heinmüller, P. Petitjean, C. Ledoux, S. Caucci, and R. Srianand DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053910 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (336 KB) | PS (145 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral indications of thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in ARCHEOPS and WMAP data     p. 41 C. Hernández-Monteagudo, J. F. Macías-Pérez, M. Tristram, and F.-X. Désert DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053680 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (681 KB) | PS (164 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The B3-VLA CSS sample - VI. VLA images at 2 cm     p. 49 A. Rossetti, C. Fanti, R. Fanti, D. Dallacasa, and C. Stanghellini DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053945 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.48 MB) | PS (1.74 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for intrinsic absorption in the Swift X-ray afterglows     p. 61 S. Campana et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053823 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (96.8 KB) | PS (43.8 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Surface photometry and structure of high redshift disk galaxies in the HDF-S NICMOS field     p. 67 A. Tamm, and P. Tenjes DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054065 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.58 MB) | PS (1.35 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Constraining the GRB collimation with a survey for orphan afterglows     p. 79 A. Rau, J. Greiner, and R. Schwarz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054317 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (682 KB) | PS (1.47 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Swift observations of the prompt X-ray emission and afterglow from GRB050126 and GRB050219A     p. 89 M. R. Goad et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054457 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (294 KB) | PS (125 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

RR Lyrae stars in the inner Large Magellanic Cloud: halo-like location with a disk-like distribution     p. 101 A. Subramaniam DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054214 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (298 KB) | PS (127 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Prospects for population synthesis in the H band: NeMo grids of stellar atmospheres compared to observations     p. 109 J. Frémaux, F. Kupka, C. Boisson, M. Joly, and V. Tsymbal DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053699 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (891 KB) | PS (379 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Chemical abundances of 32 mildly metal-poor stars     p. 127 H. W. Zhang, and G. Zhao DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053770 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (205 KB) | PS (67.7 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A population synthesis study on the faint X-ray sources in the Galactic center region     p. 135 X.-W. Liu, and X.-D. Li DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053145 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (369 KB) | PS (148 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Age estimations of M 31 globular clusters from their spectral energy distributions     p. 143 J. Ma, X. Zhou, D. Burstein, Y. Yang, Z. Fan, J. Chen, Z. Jiang, Z. Wu, J. Wu, and T. Zhang DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054157 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (602 KB) | PS (645 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evolving structures of star-forming clusters     p. 151 S. Schmeja, and R. S. Klessen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054464 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (417 KB) | PS (204 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Why is the mass function of NGC 6218 flat?     p. 161 G. De Marchi, L. Pulone, and F. Paresce DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053775 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.38 MB) | PS (560 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

X-ray emission from radiative shocks in type II supernovae     p. 171 T. K. Nymark, C. Fransson, and C. Kozma DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054169 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (821 KB) | PS (305 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

An empirical calibration of sulphur abundance in ionised gaseous nebulae     p. 193 E. Pérez-Montero, A. I. Díaz, J. M. Vílchez, and C. Kehrig DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054216 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (175 KB) | PS (112 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Dust-scattered X-ray halos around gamma-ray bursts: GRB 031203 revisited and the new case of GRB 050713A     p. 203 A. Tiengo, and S. Mereghetti DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054162 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (101 KB) | PS (3.52 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarimetry of Li-rich giants     p. 211 A. Pereyra, B. V. Castilho, and A. M. Magalhães DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054270 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.19 MB) | PS (3.17 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7–3946 with HESS     p. 223 F. Aharonian et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054279 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.03 MB) | PS (11.1 MB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The interior of the SNR RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr) at radio wavelengths     p. 243 E. M. Reynoso, G. Dubner, E. Giacani, S. Johnston, and A. J. Green DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054236 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (915 KB) | PS (846 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT-ISAAC 3–5 μm spectroscopy of embedded young low-mass stars - III. Intermediate-mass sources in Vela     p. 251 W.-F. Thi, E. F. van Dishoeck, E. Dartois, K. M. Pontoppidan, W. A. Schutte, P. Ehrenfreund, L. d'Hendecourt, and H. J. Fraser DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052931 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (3.15 MB) | PS (5.51 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Resolving the disk rotation of HD 97048 and HD 100546 in the [O I] 6300 Å line: evidence for a giant planet orbiting HD 100546     p. 267 B. Acke, and M. E. van den Ancker DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054330 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (995 KB) | PS (398 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A spectroscopic study of southern (candidate) γ Doradus stars - I. Time series analysis     p. 281 P. De Cat et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053655 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.14 MB) | PS (342 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Modeling β Virginis using seismological data     p. 293 P. Eggenberger, and F. Carrier DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052882 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (345 KB) | PS (206 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiperiodicity in the large-amplitude rapidly-rotating Cephei star HD 203664     p. 305 C. Aerts, P. De Cat, J. De Ridder, H. Van Winckel, G. Raskin, G. Davignon, and K. Uytterhoeven DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054142 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.69 MB) | PS (714 KB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

New evolutionary calculations for the born again scenario     p. 313 M. M. Miller Bertolami, L. G. Althaus, A. M. Serenelli, and J. A. Panei DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053804 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (695 KB) | PS (596 KB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

AO Velorum: a young quadruple system with a ZAMS eclipsing BpSi primary     p. 327 J. F. González, S. Hubrig, N. Nesvacil, and P. North DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054103 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (539 KB) | PS (520 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A multisite photometric campaign on the pre-main-sequence δ Scuti pulsator IP Persei     p. 335 V. Ripepi et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054164 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.28 MB) | PS (2.24 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The sodium abundance in λ Bootis stars     p. 345 S. M. Andrievsky DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053723 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (61.1 KB) | PS (27.0 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

VLT-UVES analysis of two giants in the bulge metal-poor globular cluster HP-1 - Analysis of two giants in HP-1     p. 349 B. Barbuy et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054288 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.77 MB) | PS (3.48 MB) | References | Online Material | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Slow halo CMEs with shock signatures     p. 359 S. Pohjolainen, and N. J. Lehtinen DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054118 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.35 MB) | PS (3.24 MB) | References | Online Material | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Observation of a bright coronal downflow by SOHO/EIT     p. 369 D. Tripathi, S. K. Solanki, R. Schwenn, V. Bothmer, M. Mierla, and G. Stenborg DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053840 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.40 MB) | PS (1.63 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Evidence for low dimensional chaos in sunspot cycles     p. 379 C. Letellier, L. A. Aguirre, J. Maquet, and R. Gilmore DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053947 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.43 MB) | PS (879 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Leakage of waves from coronal loops by wave tunneling     p. 389 C. S. Brady, E. Verwichte, and T. D. Arber DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054097 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (2.63 MB) | PS (1.17 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-dependent 3D modulation of Jovian electrons - Comparison with Ulysses/KET observations     p. 401 D. Lange, H. Fichtner, and R. Kissmann DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054061 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (1.36 MB) | PS (1.20 MB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Saturn's internal structure and carbon enrichment     p. 411 O. Mousis, Y. Alibert, and W. Benz DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054224 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (125 KB) | PS (172 KB) | References | NASA ADS Abstract Service

A massive planet to the young disc star HD 81040     p. 417 A. Sozzetti et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054303 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (336 KB) | PS (259 KB) | References | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Optical identification of ROSAT-FSC sources     p. 425 A. M. Mickaelian, L. R. Hovhannisyan, D. Engels, H.-J. Hagen, and W. Voges DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053967 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (795 KB) | PS (4.21 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The CdC2000 Bordeaux Carte du Ciel catalogue ( )     p. 435 M. Rapaport et al. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054204 Abstract | Full HTML | PDF (4.43 MB) | PS (1.27 MB) | References | Tables at CDS | SIMBAD record | NASA ADS Abstract Service