Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Is the giant radio galaxy M 87 a TeV gamma-ray emitter? p. L1

F. Aharonian, A. Akhperjanian, M. Beilicke, K. Bernlöhr, H.-G. Börst, H. Bojahr, O. Bolz, T. Coarasa, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina et al. (43 more)

Published online: 29 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030372

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The infrared spectrum of Neptune at 3.5–4.1 microns: Search for H and evidence for recent meteorological variations p. L7

H. Feuchtgruber and Th. Encrenaz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030414

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Discovery of a quiescent neutron star binary in the globular cluster M 13 p. L11

B. Gendre, D. Barret and N. Webb

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030423

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Energy and time-lag spectra of galactic black-hole X-ray sources in the low/hard state p. L15

P. Reig, N. D. Kylafis and D. Giannios

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030449

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A broad absorption feature in the X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RBS1223 (1RXS J130848.6+212708) p. L19

F. Haberl, A. D. Schwope, V. Hambaryan, G. Hasinger and C. Motch

Published online: 29 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030450

Astrophysical processes

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Limits on diffusive shock acceleration in supernova remnants in the presence of cosmic-ray streaming instability and wave dissipation p. 1

V. S. Ptuskin and V. N. Zirakashvili

Published online: 29 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030323

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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A radial mass profile analysis of the lensing cluster MS 2137.3–2353 p. 11

R. Gavazzi, B. Fort, Y. Mellier, R. Pelló and M. Dantel-Fort

Published online: 29 April 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030306

Extragalactic astronomy

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On X-ray emission lines from active galactic nuclei and disk models p. 29

A. Čadež, M. Brajnik, A. Gomboc, M. Calvani and C. Fanton

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030035

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Potential of the Surface Brightness Fluctuations method to measure distances to dwarf elliptical galaxies in nearby clusters p. 43

S. Mieske, M. Hilker and L. Infante

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030331

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Early stages of nitrogen enrichment in galaxies: Clues from measurements in damped Lyman α systems p. 55

M. Centurión, P. Molaro, G. Vladilo, C. Péroux, S. A. Levshakov and V. D'Odorico

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030273

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The multiplicity function of galaxies p. 73

E. Puddu, E. De Filippis, G. Longo, S. Andreon and R. R. Gal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030254

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Clumps in large scale relativistic jets p. 83

F. Tavecchio, G. Ghisellini and A. Celotti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030375

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A census of AGB stars in Local Group galaxies - II. NGC 185 and NGC 147 p. 93

W. Nowotny, F. Kerschbaum, H. Olofsson and H. E. Schwarz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030282

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Selecting stable extragalactic compact radio sources from the permanent astrogeodetic VLBI program p. 105

M. Feissel-Vernier

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030348

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Spectroscopy of early-type star candidates in M 33 and NGC 6822. II p. 111

G. Catanzaro, L. Bianchi, S. Scuderi and A. Manchado

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030380

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Spatially–resolved spectrophotometric analysis and modelling of the Superantennae p. 119

S. Berta, J. Fritz, A. Franceschini, A. Bressan and C. Pernechele

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030368

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The mass-velocity and intensity-velocity relations in jet-driven molecular outflows p. 135

T. P. Downes and S. Cabrit

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030363

Stellar structure and evolution

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Stellar sources in the ISOGAL intermediate bulge fields p. 141

D. K. Ojha, A. Omont, F. Schuller, G. Simon, S. Ganesh and M. Schultheis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030208

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Tomography of a stellar X-ray corona: α Coronae Borealis p. 155

M. Güdel, K. Arzner, M. Audard and R. Mewe

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030257

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High-density QCD pairing in compact star structure p. 173

G. Lugones and J. E. Horvath

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030374

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Structure of the magnetic field in the Ap star HD 187474 p. 179

V. R. Khalack, J. Zverko and J. Žižňovský

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030322

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An XMM-Newton-based X-ray survey of pre-main sequence stellar emission in the L1551 star-forming complex p. 187

F. Favata, G. Giardino, G. Micela, S. Sciortino and F. Damiani

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030305

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Starspots and active regions on the chromospherically active binary MS Ser p. 205

I. Yu. Alekseev and O. V. Kozlova

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030308

Stellar atmospheres

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X-ray line emission from a fragmented stellar wind p. 217

A. Feldmeier, L. Oskinova and W.-R. Hamann

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030231

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The red tail of carbon stars in the LMC: Models meet 2MASS and DENIS observations p. 225

P. Marigo, L. Girardi and C. Chiosi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030192

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Long term disc variability in the Be star o Andromedae p. 239

J. S. Clark, A. E. Tarasov and E. A. Panko

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030248

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A systematic study of X-ray variability in the ROSAT all-sky survey p. 247

B. Fuhrmeister and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030303

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Monte Carlo transition probabilities. II. p. 261

L. B. Lucy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030357

The Sun

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La Palma observations of umbral flashes p. 277

L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, R. J. Rutten, P. Sütterlin, P. J. Sloover and J. M. Krijger

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030237

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Explosive events and transition region blinkers: Time variability of non-Gaussian quiet Sun EUV spectra p. 287

H. Peter and A. Brković

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030321

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Full-disk magnetic oscillations in the solar photosphere p. 297

P. F. Moretti, A. Cacciani, A. Hanslmeier, M. Messerotti, W. Otruba and A. Warmuth

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030366

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Numerical constraints on the model of stochastic excitation of solar-type oscillations p. 303

R. Samadi, Å. Nordlund, R. F. Stein, M. J. Goupil and I. Roxburgh

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030356

Planets and planetary systems

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The dust activity of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) between 3 AU and 13 AU from the Sun p. 313

M. Weiler, H. Rauer, J. Knollenberg, L. Jorda and J. Helbert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030289

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Large grains in the disk of CQ Tau p. 323

L. Testi, A. Natta, D. S. Shepherd and D. J. Wilner

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030362

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A rigorous comparison of different planet detection algorithms p. 329

B. Tingley

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030355

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic data for the K-vacancy states of Fe XXIV p. 339

M. A. Bautista, C. Mendoza, T. R. Kallman and P. Palmeri

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030367

Astronomical instrumentation

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Optimization of telescope scheduling - Algorithmic research and scientific policy p. 357

A. I. Gómez de Castro and J. Yáñez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030319

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Achromatic dual-zone phase mask stellar coronagraph p. 369

R. Soummer, K. Dohlen and C. Aime

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030278

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Correlation between 2MASS and DENIS data p. 383

A. Cabrera-Lavers and F. Garzón

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030360

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 403 / No 1 (May III 2003)

Letters

Is the giant radio galaxy M 87 a TeV gamma-ray emitter? p. L1

The infrared spectrum of Neptune at 3.5–4.1 microns: Search for H and evidence for recent meteorological variations p. L7

Discovery of a quiescent neutron star binary in the globular cluster M 13 p. L11

Energy and time-lag spectra of galactic black-hole X-ray sources in the low/hard state p. L15

A broad absorption feature in the X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RBS1223 (1RXS J130848.6+212708) p. L19

Astrophysical processes

Limits on diffusive shock acceleration in supernova remnants in the presence of cosmic-ray streaming instability and wave dissipation p. 1

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

A radial mass profile analysis of the lensing cluster MS 2137.3–2353 p. 11

Extragalactic astronomy

On X-ray emission lines from active galactic nuclei and disk models p. 29

Potential of the Surface Brightness Fluctuations method to measure distances to dwarf elliptical galaxies in nearby clusters p. 43

Early stages of nitrogen enrichment in galaxies: Clues from measurements in damped Lyman α systems p. 55

The multiplicity function of galaxies p. 73

Clumps in large scale relativistic jets p. 83

A census of AGB stars in Local Group galaxies - II. NGC 185 and NGC 147 p. 93

Selecting stable extragalactic compact radio sources from the permanent astrogeodetic VLBI program p. 105

Spectroscopy of early-type star candidates in M 33 and NGC 6822. II p. 111

Spatially–resolved spectrophotometric analysis and modelling of the Superantennae p. 119

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The mass-velocity and intensity-velocity relations in jet-driven molecular outflows p. 135

Stellar structure and evolution

Stellar sources in the ISOGAL intermediate bulge fields p. 141

Tomography of a stellar X-ray corona: α Coronae Borealis p. 155

High-density QCD pairing in compact star structure p. 173

Structure of the magnetic field in the Ap star HD 187474 p. 179

An XMM-Newton-based X-ray survey of pre-main sequence stellar emission in the L1551 star-forming complex p. 187

Starspots and active regions on the chromospherically active binary MS Ser p. 205

Stellar atmospheres

X-ray line emission from a fragmented stellar wind p. 217

The red tail of carbon stars in the LMC: Models meet 2MASS and DENIS observations p. 225

Long term disc variability in the Be star o Andromedae p. 239

A systematic study of X-ray variability in the ROSAT all-sky survey p. 247

Monte Carlo transition probabilities. II. p. 261

The Sun

La Palma observations of umbral flashes p. 277

Explosive events and transition region blinkers: Time variability of non-Gaussian quiet Sun EUV spectra p. 287

Full-disk magnetic oscillations in the solar photosphere p. 297

Numerical constraints on the model of stochastic excitation of solar-type oscillations p. 303

Planets and planetary systems

The dust activity of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) between 3 AU and 13 AU from the Sun p. 313

Large grains in the disk of CQ Tau p. 323

A rigorous comparison of different planet detection algorithms p. 329

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Atomic data for the K-vacancy states of Fe XXIV p. 339

Astronomical instrumentation

Optimization of telescope scheduling - Algorithmic research and scientific policy p. 357

Achromatic dual-zone phase mask stellar coronagraph p. 369

Correlation between 2MASS and DENIS data p. 383