Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020649

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Star formation in the warped outer pseudoring of the spiral galaxy NGC 3642 p. 825

L. Verdes–Montenegro, A. Bosma and E. Athanassoula

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020680

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The chemical content of a sample of dwarf irregular galaxies p. 836

A. M. Hidalgo-Gámez and K. Olofsson

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020661

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Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - I. The spectra p. 845

X. Kong and F. Z. Cheng

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020688

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6-m telescope spectroscopic observations of the bubble complex in NGC 6946 p. 855

Yu. N. Efremov, S. A. Pustilnik, A. Y. Kniazev, B. G. Elmegreen, S. S. Larsen, E. J. Alfaro, P. W. Hodge, A. G. Pramsky and T. Richtler

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020721

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates p. 871

W. S. Dias, B. S. Alessi, A. Moitinho and J. R. D. Lépine

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020668

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On the massive star contents of Cygnus OB2 p. 874

F. Comerón, A. Pasquali, G. Rodighiero, V. Stanishev, E. De Filippis, B. López Martí, M. C. Gálvez Ortiz, A. Stankov and R. Gredel

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020648

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Bispectrum speckle interferometry of the Red Rectangle: Diffraction-limited near-infrared images reconstructed from Keck telescope speckle data p. 889

P. G. Tuthill, A. B. Men'shchikov, D. Schertl, J. D. Monnier, W. C. Danchi and G. Weigelt

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020292

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The ZZ Ceti red edge p. 896

A. Kanaan, S. O. Kepler and D. E. Winget

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020485

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The spin pulse of the intermediate polar V1062 Tauri p. 904

C. Hellier, A. P. Beardmore and K. Mukai

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020634

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Physical structure and CO abundance of low-mass protostellar envelopes p. 908

J. K. Jørgensen, F. L. Schöier and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020681

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The eclipsing hypergiant R 81 (B2.5Ia-O) in the Large Magellanic Cloud - System properties from spectroscopic and photometric monitoring p. 931

S. Tubbesing, A. Kaufer, O. Stahl, B. Wolf, H. M. Schmid, A. J. Korn, M. Maintz, T. Rivinius, T. Szeifert, T. Arentoft and C. Sterken

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020682

Stellar structure and evolution

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Radiative transfer in the distorted and irradiated atmospheres of close binary components p. 945

A. Peraiah and M. Srinivasa Rao

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020641

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Iron abundance in hot hydrogen-deficient central stars and white dwarfs from FUSE, HST, and IUE spectroscopy p. 953

S. Miksa, J. L. Deetjen, S. Dreizler, J. W. Kruk, T. Rauch and K. Werner

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020655

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Dust clouds or magnetic spots? Exploring the atmospheres of L dwarfs with time-resolved spectrophotometry p. 963

C. A. L. Bailer-Jones

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020730

The Sun

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Results of the SEST Key Programme: CO in the Magellanic Clouds - VIII. The giant molecular complex No. 37 of the LMC p. 977

G. Garay, L. E. B. Johansson, L.-Å. Nyman, R. S. Booth, F. P. Israel, M. L. Kutner, J. Lequeux and M. Rubio

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020397

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Interstellar CN toward CH-forming regions p. 993

R. Gredel, G. Pineau des Forêts and S. R. Federman

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020543

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Near infrared molecular hydrogen emission in the NGC 2264 IRS1 region p. 1015

H. Wang, J. Yang, M. Wang and J. Yan

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020628

Planets and planetary systems

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Penumbral structure and kinematics from high-spatial-resolution observations of K p. 1020

L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020638

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Large-scale disturbance of the solar wind by a comet p. 1039

R. Wegmann

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020595

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Indirect effect of the triaxiality in the Hamiltonian theory for the rigid Earth nutations p. 1047

A. Escapa, J. Getino and J. M. Ferrándiz

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020734

Astronomical instrumentation

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Interstellar turbulent velocity fields: Scaling properties, synthesis and effects on chemistry p. 1055

N. Décamp and J. Le Bourlot

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020613

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Nonradial and nonpolytropic astrophysical outflows - V. Acceleration and collimation of self-similar winds p. 1068

C. Sauty, E. Trussoni and K. Tsinganos

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020684

Catalogs and data

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Experimental Stark widths and shifts of triply ionized sulfur spectral lines p. 1086

S. Djeniže, A. Srećković, M. Jelisavčić and S. Bukvić

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020717

Numerical methods and codes

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Classification and redshift estimation by principal component analysis p. 1090

R. A. Cabanac, V. de Lapparent and P. Hickson

Published online: 01 July 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020665

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 389 / No 3 (July III 2002)

Letters

Discovery of a high velocity, spatially extended emission “shell” in front of the southeast lobe of the η Carinae Homunculus p. L65

EROS 2 proper motion survey: Constraints on the halo white dwarfs p. L69

X-ray spectral diagnostics of the immediate environment of GRB 991216 p. L74

Astrophysical processes

B-modes in cosmic shear from source redshift clustering p. 729

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Supermassive black hole masses of AGNs with elliptical hosts p. 742

RXTE view of the starburst galaxies M 82 and NGC 253 p. 752

Colour evolution of disk galaxy models from to p. 761

The metallicities of UM 151, UM 408 and A 1228+12 revisited p. 779

Optical ( VRI ) photometry in the field of the galaxy cluster AC 118 at p. 787

Photometric parameters of edge-on galaxies from 2MASS observations p. 795

Compton reflection and iron fluorescence in BeppoSAX observations of Seyfert type 1 galaxies p. 802

The very local Hubble flow p. 812

Star formation in the warped outer pseudoring of the spiral galaxy NGC 3642 p. 825

The chemical content of a sample of dwarf irregular galaxies p. 836

Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - I. The spectra p. 845

6-m telescope spectroscopic observations of the bubble complex in NGC 6946 p. 855

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates p. 871

On the massive star contents of Cygnus OB2 p. 874

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Bispectrum speckle interferometry of the Red Rectangle: Diffraction-limited near-infrared images reconstructed from Keck telescope speckle data p. 889

The ZZ Ceti red edge p. 896

The spin pulse of the intermediate polar V1062 Tauri p. 904

Physical structure and CO abundance of low-mass protostellar envelopes p. 908

The eclipsing hypergiant R 81 (B2.5Ia-O) in the Large Magellanic Cloud - System properties from spectroscopic and photometric monitoring p. 931

Stellar structure and evolution

Radiative transfer in the distorted and irradiated atmospheres of close binary components p. 945

Iron abundance in hot hydrogen-deficient central stars and white dwarfs from FUSE, HST, and IUE spectroscopy p. 953

Dust clouds or magnetic spots? Exploring the atmospheres of L dwarfs with time-resolved spectrophotometry p. 963

The Sun

Results of the SEST Key Programme: CO in the Magellanic Clouds - VIII. The giant molecular complex No. 37 of the LMC p. 977

Interstellar CN toward CH-forming regions p. 993

Near infrared molecular hydrogen emission in the NGC 2264 IRS1 region p. 1015

Planets and planetary systems

Penumbral structure and kinematics from high-spatial-resolution observations of K p. 1020

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Large-scale disturbance of the solar wind by a comet p. 1039

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Indirect effect of the triaxiality in the Hamiltonian theory for the rigid Earth nutations p. 1047

Astronomical instrumentation

Interstellar turbulent velocity fields: Scaling properties, synthesis and effects on chemistry p. 1055

Nonradial and nonpolytropic astrophysical outflows - V. Acceleration and collimation of self-similar winds p. 1068

Catalogs and data

Experimental Stark widths and shifts of triply ionized sulfur spectral lines p. 1086

Numerical methods and codes

Classification and redshift estimation by principal component analysis p. 1090