Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

C. De Breuck, R. Neri, R. Morganti, A. Omont, B. Rocca-Volmerange, D. Stern, M. Reuland, W. van Breugel, H. Röttgering, S. A. Stanford et al. (3 more)

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030171

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The HRX-BL Lac sample – Evolution of BL Lac objects p. 927

V. Beckmann, D. Engels, N. Bade and O. Wucknitz

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030184

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The galactic abundance gradient from Cepheids - IV. New results for the outer disc p. 939

R. E. Luck, W. P. Gieren, S. M. Andrievsky, V. V. Kovtyukh, P. Fouqué, F. Pont and F. Kienzle

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030155

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A method for deriving stellar space densities p. 951

R. L. Branham Jr.

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030152

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New neighbours - V. 35 DENIS late-M dwarfs between 10 and 30 parsecs p. 959

N. Phan-Bao, F. Crifo, X. Delfosse, T. Forveille, J. Guibert, J. Borsenberger, N. Epchtein, P. Fouqué, G. Simon and J. Vetois

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030188

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Kinematic response of the outer stellar disk to a central bar p. 975

G. Mühlbauer and W. Dehnen

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030186

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The envelope of IRC +10216 reflecting the galactic light - UBV surface brightness photometry and interpretation p. 985

N. Mauron, P. de Laverny and B. Lopez

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030127

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The Wilson–Bappu effect: A tool to determine stellar distances p. 997

G. Pace, L. Pasquini and S. Ortolani

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030163

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High efficiency of soft X-ray radiation reprocessing in supersoft X-ray sources due to multiple scattering p. 1009

V. Suleimanov, F. Meyer and E. Meyer-Hofmeister

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030159

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Centimetre continuum emission from young stellar objects in Cederblad 110 p. 1017

K. Lehtinen, J. Harju, S. Kontinen and J. L. Higdon

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030185

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G0.087-0.087, a highly polarized flat spectrum filament near the Galactic CentreArc p. 1023

W. Reich

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030183

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The evolution of mass loaded supernova remnants - II. Temperature dependent mass injection rates p. 1027

J. M. Pittard, S. J. Arthur, J. E. Dyson, S. A. E. G. Falle, T. W. Hartquist, M. I. Knight and M. Pexton

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030157

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The high-velocity outflow in the proto-planetary nebula Hen 3–1475 p. 1039

A. Riera, P. García-Lario, A. Manchado, M. Bobrowsky and R. Estalella

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030199

Stellar structure and evolution

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Possible detection of a magnetic field in T Tauri p. 1057

D. A. Smirnov, S. N. Fabrika, S. A. Lamzin and G. G. Valyavin

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030156

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Spectral and photometric evolution of young stellar populations: The impact of gaseous emission at various metallicities p. 1063

P. Anders and U. Fritze–v. Alvensleben

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030151

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The surprising Far-UV spectrum of the polar BY Camelopardalis p. 1071

M. Mouchet, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, E. Roueff, K. Beuermann, D. de Martino, J. M. Desert, R. Ferlet, R. E. Fried, B. T. Gänsicke, S. B. Howell et al. (3 more)

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030176

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Evidence of the γ Doradus nature for a group of candidates p. 1077

S. Martín, M. Bossi and F. M. Zerbi

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030182

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Differential rotation decay in the radiative envelopes of CP stars p. 1087

R. Arlt, R. Hollerbach and G. Rüdiger

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030251

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New light curve analysis and period changes of the overcontact binary XY Leonis p. 1095

K. Yakut, C. İbanoğlu, B. Kalomeni and Ö. L. Değirmenci

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030193

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GZ Cancri: A cataclysmic variable at the lower edge of the period gap p. 1101

C. Tappert and A. Bianchini

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030196

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Hard X-ray behaviour of Her X-1 during second main-on after the anomalous low state p. 1111

R. K. Manchanda

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030201

Stellar atmospheres

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An analysis of the optical spectra of the post-asymptotic giant branch stars LSIV -12 111 and HD 341617 p. 1119

R. S. I. Ryans, P. L. Dufton, C. J. Mooney, W. R. J. Rolleston, F. P Keenan, I. Hubeny and T. Lanz

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030191

The Sun

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A transient event in lines of Ne V, VI and VII p. 1131

E. R. Houdebine and C. Jordan

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021891

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Temporal and angular variation of the solar limb brightening at 17 GHz p. 1143

C. L. Selhorst, A. V. R. Silva, J. E. R. Costa and K. Shibasaki

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030071

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The apparent longitude distribution of solar flares p. 1151

A. J. Conway and S. A. Matthews

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030216

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Astrometric reduction of lightcurves observed during the PHESAT95 campaign of Saturnian satellites p. 1159

B. Noyelles, A. Vienne and P. Descamps

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030214

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic data from the IRON Project - LII. Electron excitation of Ni⁺²⁴ p. 1177

M. C. Chidichimo, N. R. Badnell and J. A. Tully

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030131

Astronomical instrumentation

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The fundamental definition of “radial velocity” p. 1185

Lennart Lindegren and Dainis Dravins

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030181

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Automated determination of stellar parameters from simulated dispersed images for DIVA p. 1203

P. G. Willemsen, C. A. L Bailer-Jones, T. A. Kaempf and K. S. de Boer

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030195

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An iterative destriping technique for diffuse background polarization data p. 1215

C. Sbarra, E. Carretti, S. Cortiglioni, M. Zannoni, R. Fabbri, C. Macculi and M. Tucci

Published online: 01 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030200

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 401 / No 3 (April III 2003)

Letters

Discovery of the eclipse in the symbiotic binary Z Andromedae p. L17

Astrophysical processes

Strong magnetic fields and cosmic rays in very young galaxies p. 809

Formation of polar ring galaxies p. 817

The magnetic power spectrum in Faraday rotation screens p. 835

Research Note Dust Alfvén envelope solitons in astrophysical dusty plasmas p. 849

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Environmental enhancement of loose groups around rich clusters of galaxies p. 851

Extragalactic astronomy

Stellar content of NGC 404 – The nearest S0 Galaxy p. 863

The Small Magellanic Cloud in the far infrared - I. ISO's 170 μm map and revisit of the IRAS 12–100 μm data p. 873

The nature of the absorbing torus in compact radio galaxies p. 895

The history of the iron Kα line profile in the Piccinotti AGN ESO 198-G24 p. 903

CO emission and associated H I absorption from a massive gas reservoir surrounding the z = 3 radio galaxy B3 J2330+3927 p. 911

The HRX-BL Lac sample – Evolution of BL Lac objects p. 927

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The galactic abundance gradient from Cepheids - IV. New results for the outer disc p. 939

A method for deriving stellar space densities p. 951

New neighbours - V. 35 DENIS late-M dwarfs between 10 and 30 parsecs p. 959

Kinematic response of the outer stellar disk to a central bar p. 975

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The envelope of IRC +10216 reflecting the galactic light - UBV surface brightness photometry and interpretation p. 985

The Wilson–Bappu effect: A tool to determine stellar distances p. 997

High efficiency of soft X-ray radiation reprocessing in supersoft X-ray sources due to multiple scattering p. 1009

Centimetre continuum emission from young stellar objects in Cederblad 110 p. 1017

G0.087-0.087, a highly polarized flat spectrum filament near the Galactic CentreArc p. 1023

The evolution of mass loaded supernova remnants - II. Temperature dependent mass injection rates p. 1027

The high-velocity outflow in the proto-planetary nebula Hen 3–1475 p. 1039

Stellar structure and evolution

Possible detection of a magnetic field in T Tauri p. 1057

Spectral and photometric evolution of young stellar populations: The impact of gaseous emission at various metallicities p. 1063

The surprising Far-UV spectrum of the polar BY Camelopardalis p. 1071

Evidence of the γ Doradus nature for a group of candidates p. 1077

Differential rotation decay in the radiative envelopes of CP stars p. 1087

New light curve analysis and period changes of the overcontact binary XY Leonis p. 1095

GZ Cancri: A cataclysmic variable at the lower edge of the period gap p. 1101

Hard X-ray behaviour of Her X-1 during second main-on after the anomalous low state p. 1111

Stellar atmospheres

An analysis of the optical spectra of the post-asymptotic giant branch stars LSIV -12 111 and HD 341617 p. 1119

The Sun

A transient event in lines of Ne V, VI and VII p. 1131

Temporal and angular variation of the solar limb brightening at 17 GHz p. 1143

The apparent longitude distribution of solar flares p. 1151

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Astrometric reduction of lightcurves observed during the PHESAT95 campaign of Saturnian satellites p. 1159

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Atomic data from the IRON Project - LII. Electron excitation of Ni+24 p. 1177

Astronomical instrumentation

The fundamental definition of “radial velocity” p. 1185

Automated determination of stellar parameters from simulated dispersed images for DIVA p. 1203

An iterative destriping technique for diffuse background polarization data p. 1215

The history of the iron K_α line profile in the Piccinotti AGN ESO 198-G24 p. 903

Atomic data from the IRON Project - LII. Electron excitation of Ni⁺²⁴ p. 1177