Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Water in K and M giant stars unveiled by ISO p. L1

T. Tsuji

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011012

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Gas-phase SO in absorption towards massive protostars p. L5

J. V. Keane, A. M. S. Boonman, A. G. G. M. Tielens and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011008

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Is KPD 1930+2752 a good candidate type Ia supernova progenitor? p. L9

E. Ergma, A. V. Fedorova and L. R. Yungelson

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011024

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Detection of differential rotation in ψ Cap with profile analysis p. L13

A. Reiners, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and M. Kürster

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011023

Astrophysical processes

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The contribution of galaxies to the UV ionising background and the evolution of the Lyman forest p. 1

S. Bianchi, S. Cristiani and T.-S. Kim

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010944

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Luminosity function of GRBs p. 10

S. Sethi and S. G. Bhargavi

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010932

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Space and observers in cosmology p. 17

M. Lachièze-Rey

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010952

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Physical properties and small-scale structure of the Lyman-α forest: Inversion of the HE 1122-1628 UVES spectrum p. 28

E. Rollinde, P. Petitjean and C. Pichon

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010901

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Spectral analysis of the nuclear stellar population and gas emission in six nearby galaxies p. 43

M. F. Saraiva, E. Bica, M. G. Pastoriza and C. Bonatto

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010905

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Multiband optical polarimetry of BL Lacertae objects with the Nordic Optical Telescope p. 51

L. Tommasi, E. Palazzi, E. Pian, V. Piirola, E. Poretti, F. Scaltriti, A. Sillanpää, L. Takalo and A. Treves

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010940

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NGC 3310, a galaxy merger? p. 59

M. Kregel and R. Sancisi

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010885

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The spectral energy distribution of AO 0235+164 during two active optical phases p. 69

Y. J. Chen and D. R. Jiang

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010921

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BeppoSAX observations of Mrk 841 and Mrk 335 p. 77

S. Bianchi, G. Matt, F. Haardt, L. Maraschi, F. Nicastro, G. C. Perola, P. O. Petrucci and L. Piro

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010971

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Continuous stellar mass-loss in N-body models of galaxies p. 85

B. Jungwiert, F. Combes and J. Palouš

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010966

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The neutral hydrogen content of Fornax cluster galaxies p. 98

A. Schröder, M. J. Drinkwater and O.-G. Richter

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010997

Extragalactic astronomy

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SiO maser survey of AGB stars in the North Galactic Cap p. 112

Y. Ita, S. Deguchi, T. Fujii, O. Kameya, M. Miyoshi, Y. Nakada, J. Nakashima and M. Parthasarathy

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010818

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Adaptive optics -band observations of the Galactic Center region p. 124

Y. Clénet, D. Rouan, E. Gendron, J. Montri, F. Rigaut, P. Léna and F. Lacombe

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010931

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Membership of 23 stars towards the bulge globular clusters NGC 6528 and NGC 6553 p. 136

P. Coelho, B. Barbuy, M.-N. Perrin, T. Idiart, R. P. Schiavon, S. Ortolani and E. Bica

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010976

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The young open cluster NGC 663 and its Be stars p. 144

A. Pigulski, G. Kopacki and Z. Kołaczkowski

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010974

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Research Note: What can HST-GHRS Fe II observations of Orionis (M2 Iab) tell us about short-period heating? p. 154

M. Cuntz, G. M. Harper and P. D. Bennett

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010957

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A light and period study of SV Camelopardalis p. 158

B. Albayrak, O. Demircan, G. Djurašević, S. Erkapić and H. Ak

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010914

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The residual orbital eccentricity in close binaries - An application to millisecond binary pulsars p. 165

A. F. Lanza and M. Rodonò

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010938

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δ Scuti stars in Praesepe - I. The STACC 1998 campaign -the photometry p. 175

S. Frandsen, A. Pigulski, J. Nuspl, M. Breger, J. A. Belmonte, T. H. Dall, T. Arentoft, C. Sterken, T. Medupe, S. K. Gupta et al. (11 more)

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010950

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Carbon Monoxide in type II supernovae p. 188

J. Spyromilio, B. Leibundgut and R. Gilmozzi

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010948

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Dust in brown dwarfs - I. Dust formation under turbulent conditions on microscopic scales p. 194

Ch. Helling, M. Oevermann, M. J. H. Lüttke, R. Klein and E. Sedlmayr

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010937

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Multicolor photometry of the Vela pulsar p. 213

R. P. Mignani and P. A. Caraveo

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010951

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One-sided jet at milliarcsecond scales in LS I +61°303 p. 217

M. Massi, M. Ribó, J. M. Paredes, M. Peracaula and R. Estalella

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010953

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Cyclicities in the light variations of S Doradus stars - III. P Cygni p. 224

M. de Groot, C. Sterken and A. M. van Genderen

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010960

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Heavy element abundances in cool dwarf stars: An implication for the evolution of the Galaxy p. 232

L. Mashonkina and T. Gehren

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010965

The Sun

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The plerion nebula in IC 443: The XMM-Newton view p. 248

F. Bocchino and A. M. Bykov

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010882

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Ice absorption features in the 5-8 μm region toward embedded protostars p. 254

J. V. Keane, A. G. G. M. Tielens, A. C. A. Boogert, W. A. Schutte and D. C. B. Whittet

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010936

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Star formation in the bright rimmed globule IC 1396N p. 271

C. Codella, R. Bachiller, B. Nisini, P. Saraceno and L. Testi

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010963

Planets and planetary systems

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MHD simulation of the three-dimensional structure of the heliospheric current sheet p. 288

P. L. Israelevich, T. I. Gombosi, A. I. Ershkovich, K. C. Hansen, C. P. T. Groth, D. L. DeZeeuw and K. G. Powell

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010881

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Oscillations in an active region filament: Observations and comparison with MHD waves p. 292

S. Régnier, J. Solomon and J. C. Vial

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010972

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Interpretation of lightcurves of precessing asteroids p. 302

M. Kaasalainen

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010935

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Photometric and spectroscopic observations of Sycorax, satellite of Uranus p. 310

J. Romon, C. de Bergh, M. A. Barucci, A. Doressoundiram, J.-G. Cuby, A. Le Bras, S. Douté and B. Schmitt

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010934

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A study of the original orbits of "hyperbolic" comets p. 316

M. Królikowska

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010945

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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M2000: An astrometric catalog in the Bordeaux Carte du Ciel zone p. 325

M. Rapaport, J.-F. Le Campion, C. Soubiran, G. Daigne, J.-P. Périé, F. Bosq, J. Colin, J.-M. Desbats, C. Ducourant, J.-M. Mazurier et al. (4 more)

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010928

Astronomical instrumentation

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Suggestions for an interstellar cyclopropene search p. 333

A. K. Sharma and S. Chandra

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010873

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Numerical hydrodynamics with a parallel integrated chemistry - II. The interaction of a stellar jet with a molecular cloud p. 336

A. J. Lim, J. M. C. Rawling and D. A. Williams

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010925

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Hyperfine anomalies in the ammonia (1,1) inversion transition: Can they be a tracer of systematic motion? p. 348

Y.-S. Park

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010933

Catalogs and data

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Collisional rates for vib-rotational transitions in diatomic molecules p. 356

S. Chandra and A. K. Sharma

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010874

Numerical methods and codes

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Definition of the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) p. 359

R. J. Hanisch, A. Farris, E. W. Greisen, W. D. Pence, B. M. Schlesinger, P. J. Teuben, R. W. Thompson and A. Warnock III

Published online: 15 September 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20010923

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 376 / No 1 (September II 2001)

Letters

Water in K and M giant stars unveiled by ISO p. L1

Gas-phase SO in absorption towards massive protostars p. L5

Is KPD 1930+2752 a good candidate type Ia supernova progenitor? p. L9

Detection of differential rotation in ψ Cap with profile analysis p. L13

Astrophysical processes

The contribution of galaxies to the UV ionising background and the evolution of the Lyman forest p. 1

Luminosity function of GRBs p. 10

Space and observers in cosmology p. 17

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Physical properties and small-scale structure of the Lyman-α forest: Inversion of the HE 1122-1628 UVES spectrum p. 28

Spectral analysis of the nuclear stellar population and gas emission in six nearby galaxies p. 43

Multiband optical polarimetry of BL Lacertae objects with the Nordic Optical Telescope p. 51

NGC 3310, a galaxy merger? p. 59

The spectral energy distribution of AO 0235+164 during two active optical phases p. 69

BeppoSAX observations of Mrk 841 and Mrk 335 p. 77

Continuous stellar mass-loss in N-body models of galaxies p. 85

The neutral hydrogen content of Fornax cluster galaxies p. 98

Extragalactic astronomy

SiO maser survey of AGB stars in the North Galactic Cap p. 112

Adaptive optics -band observations of the Galactic Center region p. 124

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Membership of 23 stars towards the bulge globular clusters NGC 6528 and NGC 6553 p. 136

The young open cluster NGC 663 and its Be stars p. 144

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Research Note: What can HST-GHRS Fe II observations of Orionis (M2 Iab) tell us about short-period heating? p. 154

A light and period study of SV Camelopardalis p. 158

The residual orbital eccentricity in close binaries - An application to millisecond binary pulsars p. 165

δ Scuti stars in Praesepe - I. The STACC 1998 campaign -the photometry p. 175

Carbon Monoxide in type II supernovae p. 188

Dust in brown dwarfs - I. Dust formation under turbulent conditions on microscopic scales p. 194

Multicolor photometry of the Vela pulsar p. 213

One-sided jet at milliarcsecond scales in LS I +61°303 p. 217

Cyclicities in the light variations of S Doradus stars - III. P Cygni p. 224

Heavy element abundances in cool dwarf stars: An implication for the evolution of the Galaxy p. 232

The Sun

The plerion nebula in IC 443: The XMM-Newton view p. 248

Ice absorption features in the 5-8 μm region toward embedded protostars p. 254

Star formation in the bright rimmed globule IC 1396N p. 271

Planets and planetary systems

MHD simulation of the three-dimensional structure of the heliospheric current sheet p. 288

Oscillations in an active region filament: Observations and comparison with MHD waves p. 292

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Interpretation of lightcurves of precessing asteroids p. 302

Photometric and spectroscopic observations of Sycorax, satellite of Uranus p. 310

A study of the original orbits of "hyperbolic" comets p. 316

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

M2000: An astrometric catalog in the Bordeaux Carte du Ciel zone p. 325

Astronomical instrumentation

Suggestions for an interstellar cyclopropene search p. 333

Numerical hydrodynamics with a parallel integrated chemistry - II. The interaction of a stellar jet with a molecular cloud p. 336

Hyperfine anomalies in the ammonia (1,1) inversion transition: Can they be a tracer of systematic motion? p. 348

Catalogs and data

Collisional rates for vib-rotational transitions in diatomic molecules p. 356

Numerical methods and codes

Definition of the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) p. 359