Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Planets in habitable zones: - A study of the binary Gamma Cephei p. L1

R. Dvorak, E. Pilat-Lohinger, B. Funk and F. Freistetter

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021805

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X-ray and weak lensing measurements of the mass profile of MS1008.1–1224: Chandra and VLT data p. L5

S. Ettori and M. Lombardi

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021804

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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The detection of diffuse emission in HCG 16 with XMM-Newton p. 1

E. Belsole, J.-L. Sauvageot, T. J. Ponman and H. Bourdin

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021584

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Optical observations of a newly identified compact galaxy group near the Zone of Avoidance p. 13

S. Temporin and S. Ciroi

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021636

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Separating cosmic shear from intrinsic galaxy alignments: Correlation function tomography p. 23

L. J. King and P. Schneider

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021614

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BeppoSAX observation of the cluster Abell 970 p. 31

G. B. Lima Neto, H. V. Capelato, L. Sodré Jr. and D. Proust

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021656

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Aspherical galaxy clusters: Effects on cluster masses and gas mass fractions p. 41

R. Piffaretti, Ph. Jetzer and S. Schindler

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021648

Extragalactic astronomy

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The FORS Deep Field: Field selection, photometric observations and photometric catalog p. 49

J. Heidt, I. Appenzeller, A. Gabasch, K. Jäger, S. Seitz, R. Bender, A. Böhm, J. Snigula, K. J. Fricke, U. Hopp et al. (14 more)

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021620

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Surface brightness fluctuation distances for dwarf elliptical galaxies in the Fornax cluster p. 63

H. Jerjen

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021597

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XMM-Newton observation of PG 0844+349 p. 81

W. Brinkmann, D. Grupe, G. Branduardi-Raymont and E. Ferrero

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021608

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Wavelength and redshift dependence of bulge/total light ratios in galaxies p. 89

J. Schulz, U. Fritze – v. Alvensleben and K. J. Fricke

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021631

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VLT 3–5 micron spectroscopy and imaging of NGC 1068: Does the AGN hide nuclear starburst activity? p. 101

O. Marco and K. J. Brooks

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021619

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XMM-Newton observations of ULIRGs: A Compton-thick AGN in IRAS 19254–7245 p. 107

V. Braito, A. Franceschini, R. Della Ceca, P. Severgnini, L. Bassani, M. Cappi, G. Malaguti, G. G. C. Palumbo, M. Persic et al. (2 more)

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021633

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Very light jets - I. Axisymmetric parameter study and analytic approximation p. 113

M. Krause

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021649

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Massive evolved galaxies revealed p. 127

P. Saracco, M. Longhetti, P. Severgnini, R. Della Ceca, F. Mannucci, R. Bender, N. Drory, G. Feulner, F. Ghinassi et al. (2 more)

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021696

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Two populations among the metal-poor field RR Lyrae stars p. 133

T. V. Borkova and V. A. Marsakov

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021617

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Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars - I. Kinematics and metallicity p. 141

C. Soubiran, O. Bienaymé and A. Siebert

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021615

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Optical line emission from the supernova remnant G 73.9+0.9 p. 153

F. Mavromatakis

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021635

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H II regions in symbiotic binaries and their radio emission p. 159

A. J. Gawryszczak, J. Mikołajewska and M. Różyczka

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021626

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Probing the structure of a birthplace of intermediate-mass stars: Ammonia cores in Lynds 1340 p. 169

M. Kun, J. G. A. Wouterloot and L. V. Tóth

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021640

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The dynamics of the nebula M1-67 around the run-away Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 p. 181

M. V. van der Sluys and H. J. G. L. M. Lamers

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021634

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BeppoSAX observation of the composite remnant G327.1–1.1 p. 195

F. Bocchino and R. Bandiera

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021650

Stellar structure and evolution

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High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of τ Scorpii (B0.2V) with XMM-Newton p. 203

R. Mewe, A. J. J. Raassen, J. P. Cassinelli, K. A. van der Hucht, N. A. Miller and M. Güdel

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021577

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Fourier decomposition and frequency analysis of the pulsating stars with 1 d in the OGLE database - II. Multiperiodic RR Lyrae variables in the Galactic Bulge p. 213

P. Moskalik and E. Poretti

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021595

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Correlated X–ray timing and spectral behavior in GX 349+2 p. 223

V. K. Agrawal and S. Bhattacharyya

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021709

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The IR-colour–mass-loss relation of carbon-rich, dust-driven superwinds and a synthetic (–, ) diagram p. 229

K.-P. Schröder, A. Wachter and J. M. Winters

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021601

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The 0.4- eclipsing binary CU Cancri - Absolute dimensions, comparison with evolutionary models and possible evidence for a circumstellar dust disk p. 239

I. Ribas

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021609

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Three-component modeling of C-rich AGB star winds - I. Method and first results p. 253

C. Sandin and S. Höfner

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021643

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Discovery of a coherent 87.65-minute oscillation of the suspected cataclysmic variable NSV 2872 (Aur 2) p. 267

V. P. Kozhevnikov

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021644

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The He-shell flash in action: T Ursae Minoris revisited p. 277

K. Szatmáry, L. L. Kiss and Zs. Bebesi

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021646

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PG 1613+426: A new sdB pulsator p. 283

A. Bonanno, S. Catalano, A. Frasca, G. Mignemi and L. Paternò

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021664

The Sun

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An investigation of the topology and structure of constant-α force-free fields p. 287

G. J. D. Petrie and R. M. Lothian

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021470

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Inversion of the intensity-magnetic field relationship in solar active regions p. 297

A. Fludra and J. Ireland

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021616

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On the measurement bias of low- solar -mode excitation parameters: The impact of a ground-based window function p. 305

W. J. Chaplin, Y. Elsworth, G. R. Isaak, B. A. Miller, R. New, B. Pintér and S. Thiery

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021627

Planets and planetary systems

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A dynamical analysis of the HD 37124 planetary system p. 315

K. Goździewski

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021602

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A portrait of 4979 Otawara, target of the Rosetta space mission p. 327

S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, R. P. Binzel, M. Birlan, M. Fulchignoni, C. Barbieri, S. J. Bus, A. W. Harris, A. S. Rivkin, M. Lazzarin et al. (5 more)

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021622

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Effect of chemical kinetic uncertainties on photochemical modeling results: Application to Saturn's atmosphere p. 335

M. Dobrijevic, J. L. Ollivier, F. Billebaud, J. Brillet and J. P. Parisot

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021659

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Characterization of STARDUST target comet 81P/Wild 2 from 1996 to 1998 p. 345

R. Schulz, J. A. Stüwe, H. Boehnhardt, W. Gaessler and G. P. Tozzi

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021673

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Icy grains as a source of CO in comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 p. 353

M. Gunnarsson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021610

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Statistical properties of exoplanets - II. Metallicity, orbital parameters, and space velocities p. 363

N. C. Santos, G. Israelian, M. Mayor, R. Rebolo and S. Udry

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021637

Astronomical instrumentation

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Sidereal time analysis as a tool for the study of the space distribution of sources of gravitational waves p. 377

G. Paturel and Yu. V. Baryshev

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021621

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Subtracting the photon noise bias from single-mode optical interferometer visibilities p. 385

G. Perrin

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021667

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A mass model for estimating the gamma ray background of the Burst and Transient Source Experiment p. 391

S. E. Shaw, M. J. Westmore, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, C. Ferguson, R. Gurriaran, J. J. Lockley and D. R. Willis

Published online: 14 January 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021668

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 398 / No 1 (January IV 2003)

Letters

Planets in habitable zones: - A study of the binary Gamma Cephei p. L1

X-ray and weak lensing measurements of the mass profile of MS1008.1–1224: Chandra and VLT data p. L5

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

The detection of diffuse emission in HCG 16 with XMM-Newton p. 1

Optical observations of a newly identified compact galaxy group near the Zone of Avoidance p. 13

Separating cosmic shear from intrinsic galaxy alignments: Correlation function tomography p. 23

BeppoSAX observation of the cluster Abell 970 p. 31

Aspherical galaxy clusters: Effects on cluster masses and gas mass fractions p. 41

Extragalactic astronomy

The FORS Deep Field: Field selection, photometric observations and photometric catalog p. 49

Surface brightness fluctuation distances for dwarf elliptical galaxies in the Fornax cluster p. 63

XMM-Newton observation of PG 0844+349 p. 81

Wavelength and redshift dependence of bulge/total light ratios in galaxies p. 89

VLT 3–5 micron spectroscopy and imaging of NGC 1068: Does the AGN hide nuclear starburst activity? p. 101

XMM-Newton observations of ULIRGs: A Compton-thick AGN in IRAS 19254–7245 p. 107

Very light jets - I. Axisymmetric parameter study and analytic approximation p. 113

Massive evolved galaxies revealed p. 127

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Two populations among the metal-poor field RR Lyrae stars p. 133

Vertical distribution of Galactic disk stars - I. Kinematics and metallicity p. 141

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Optical line emission from the supernova remnant G 73.9+0.9 p. 153

H II regions in symbiotic binaries and their radio emission p. 159

Probing the structure of a birthplace of intermediate-mass stars: Ammonia cores in Lynds 1340 p. 169

The dynamics of the nebula M1-67 around the run-away Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 p. 181

BeppoSAX observation of the composite remnant G327.1–1.1 p. 195

Stellar structure and evolution

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of τ Scorpii (B0.2V) with XMM-Newton p. 203

Fourier decomposition and frequency analysis of the pulsating stars with 1 d in the OGLE database - II. Multiperiodic RR Lyrae variables in the Galactic Bulge p. 213

Correlated X–ray timing and spectral behavior in GX 349+2 p. 223

The IR-colour–mass-loss relation of carbon-rich, dust-driven superwinds and a synthetic (–, ) diagram p. 229

The 0.4- eclipsing binary CU Cancri - Absolute dimensions, comparison with evolutionary models and possible evidence for a circumstellar dust disk p. 239

Three-component modeling of C-rich AGB star winds - I. Method and first results p. 253

Discovery of a coherent 87.65-minute oscillation of the suspected cataclysmic variable NSV 2872 (Aur 2) p. 267

The He-shell flash in action: T Ursae Minoris revisited p. 277

PG 1613+426: A new sdB pulsator p. 283

The Sun

An investigation of the topology and structure of constant-α force-free fields p. 287

Inversion of the intensity-magnetic field relationship in solar active regions p. 297

On the measurement bias of low- solar -mode excitation parameters: The impact of a ground-based window function p. 305

Planets and planetary systems

A dynamical analysis of the HD 37124 planetary system p. 315

A portrait of 4979 Otawara, target of the Rosetta space mission p. 327

Effect of chemical kinetic uncertainties on photochemical modeling results: Application to Saturn's atmosphere p. 335

Characterization of STARDUST target comet 81P/Wild 2 from 1996 to 1998 p. 345

Icy grains as a source of CO in comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 p. 353

Statistical properties of exoplanets - II. Metallicity, orbital parameters, and space velocities p. 363

Astronomical instrumentation

Sidereal time analysis as a tool for the study of the space distribution of sources of gravitational waves p. 377

Subtracting the photon noise bias from single-mode optical interferometer visibilities p. 385

A mass model for estimating the gamma ray background of the Burst and Transient Source Experiment p. 391