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The Chandra LETGS high resolution X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 p. L35

V. Burwitz, V. E. Zavlin, R. Neuhäuser, P. Predehl, J. Trümper and A. C. Brinkman

Published online: 15 November 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011304

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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VLA HI Imaging of the brightest spiral galaxies in Coma - II. The HI Atlas and deep continuum imaging of selected early type galaxies p. 347

H. Bravo–Alfaro, V. Cayatte, J. H. van Gorkom and C. Balkowski

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011242

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WeCAPP -Wendelstein Calar Alto pixellensing project I - Tracing dark and bright matter in M 31 p. 362

A. Riffeser, J. Fliri, C. A. Gössl, R. Bender, U. Hopp, O. Bärnbantner, C. Ries, H. Barwig, S. Seitz and W. Mitsch

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011288

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Kinematics and dynamics of the "superthin" edge-on disk galaxy IC 5249 p. 374

P. C. van der Kruit, J. Jiménez-Vicente, M. Kregel and K. C. Freeman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011311

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Wide field weak lensing observations of A1689 p. 384

D. Clowe and P. Schneider

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011310

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The CORALS survey I: New estimates of the number density and gas content of damped Lyman alpha systems free from dust bias p. 393

S. L. Ellison, L. Yan, I. M. Hook, M. Pettini, J. V. Wall and P. Shaver

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011281

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Research Note: A new galaxy near the Local Group in Draco p. 407

I. D. Karachentsev, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, D. Geisler, E. K. Grebel, P. Guhathakurta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachentseva, A. Sarajedini and P. Seitzer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011344

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The morphological and dynamical evolution of simulated galaxy clusters p. 412

C. Beisbart, R. Valdarnini and T. Buchert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011319

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Photometric validation of a model independent procedure to extract galaxy clusters p. 426

E. Puddu, S. Andreon, G. Longo, V. Strazzullo, M. Paolillo and R. R. Gal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011316

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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ESO imaging survey - Pre-FLAMES survey: Observations of selected stellar fields p. 436

Y. Momany, B. Vandame, S. Zaggia, R. P. Mignani, L. da Costa, S. Arnouts, M. A. T. Groenewegen, E. Hatziminaoglou, R. Madejsky, C. Rité et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011325

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On the nature of five open cluster candidates projected close to the Galactic centre p. 453

A. E. Piatti and J. J. Clariá

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011353

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Chemical abundance patterns -fingerprints of nucleosynthesis in the first stars p. 461

T. Karlsson and B. Gustafsson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011217

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Optical spectra of five UX Orionis-type stars p. 482

V. P. Grinin, O. V. Kozlova, A. Natta, I. Ilyin, I. Tuominen, A. N. Rostopchina and D. N. Shakhovskoy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011280

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On the post main sequence expansion of stars with contracting helium cores p. 496

M. Schrinner and W. Deinzer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011299

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Qualitative reproduction of stellar O maser morphology - I. Results at a single stellar phase p. 501

E. M. L. Humphreys, J. A. Yates, M. D. Gray, D. Field and G. H. Bowen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011278

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The vertical structure of T Tauri accretion disks - II. Physical conditions in the disk p. 515

F. Malbet, R. Lachaume and J.-L. Monin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011339

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A multi-wavelength study of the oxygen-rich AGB star CIT 3: Bispectrum speckle interferometry and dust-shell modelling p. 529

K.-H. Hofmann, Y. Balega, T. Blöcker and G. Weigelt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011318

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An XMM-Newton study of the X-ray binary MXB 1659-298 and the discovery of narrow X-ray absorption lines p. 540

L. Sidoli, T. Oosterbroek, A. N. Parmar, D. Lumb and C. Erd

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011322

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Vela, its X-ray nebula, and the polarization of pulsar radiation p. 551

V. Radhakrishnan and A. A. Deshpande

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011321

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An ISO investigation of the MWC 297 circumstellar region p. 557

M. Benedettini, S. Pezzuto, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti and B. Nisini

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011333

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EXPORT: Optical photometry and polarimetry of Vega-type and pre-main sequence stars p. 564

R. D. Oudmaijer, J. Palacios, C. Eiroa, J. K. Davies, D. de Winter, R. Ferlet, F. Garzón, C. A. Grady, A. Cameron, H. J. Deeg et al. (13 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011331

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Orbital variability of the PSR J2051-0827 binary system p. 579

O. Doroshenko, O. Löhmer, M. Kramer, A. Jessner, R. Wielebinski, A. G. Lyne and Ch. Lange

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011349

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The Sun

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Further evidence for the assignment of the XCN band in astrophysical ice analogs to OCN^- - Spectroscopy and deuterium shift p. 588

J. H. Novozamsky, W. A. Schutte and J. V. Keane

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Planets and planetary systems

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Height and dynamics of the quiet solar chromosphere at the limb p. 592

K. Muglach and W. Schmidt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011268

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Pick-up ions upstream and downstream of the termination shock p. 601

A. Czechowski, H. J. Fahr, G. Lay and M. Hilchenbach

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Research Note: Nonlinear time series analysis of northern and southern solar hemisphere daily sunspot numbers in search of short-term chaotic behavior p. 611

N. Jevtić, J. S. Schweitzer and C. J. Cellucci

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011277

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The timing of non-thermal soft X-ray emission line broadenings in solar flares p. 616

N. D. R. Ranns, L. K. Harra, S. A. Matthews and J. L. Culhane

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Analysis of the solar cycle and core rotation using 15 years of Mark-I observations: 1984-1999 - I. The solar cycle p. 622

S. J. Jiménez-Reyes, T. Corbard, P. L. Pallé, T. Roca Cortés and S. Tomczyk

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Stellar encounters with the solar system p. 634

J. García-Sánchez, P. R. Weissman, R. A. Preston, D. L. Jones, J.-F. Lestrade, D. W. Latham, R. P. Stefanik and J. M. Paredes

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The 2000 Rosetta asteroid targets observational campaign: 140 Siwa and 4979 Otawara p. 660

A. Le Bras, E. Dotto, M. Fulchignoni, A. Doressoundiram, M. A. Barucci, S. Le Mouélic, O. Forni and E. Quirico

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011327

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Relativistic kinetic equation for induced Compton scattering of polarized radiation p. 664

D. I. Nagirner and J. Poutanen

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Computation of outflow rates from accretion disks around black holes p. 683

S. Das, I. Chattopadhyay, A. Nandi and S. K. Chakrabarti

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Inverse raytracing based on Monte-Carlo radiative transfer simulations p. 690

S. Wolf

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Numerical methods and codes

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Interferometric apodization of rectangular apertures - Application to stellar coronagraphy p. 697

C. Aime, R. Soummer and A. Ferrari

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Solar EUV spectroscopic observations with SOHO/CDS - I. An in-flight calibration study p. 708

G. Del Zanna, B. J. I. Bromage, E. Landi and M. Landini

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011220

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The fastscanning observing technique for millimeter and submillimeter astronomy p. 735

L. A. Reichertz, B. Weferling, W. Esch and E. Kreysa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011227

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ESO imaging survey - Deep public survey: Multi-color optical data for the Chandra Deep Field South p. 740

S. Arnouts, B. Vandame, C. Benoist, M. A. T. Groenewegen, L. da Costa, M. Schirmer, R. P. Mignani, R. Slijkhuis, E. Hatziminaoglou, R. Hook et al. (3 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011341

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