Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

F. Schuller, S. Ganesh, M. Messineo, A. Moneti, J. A. D. L. Blommaert, C. Alard, B. Aracil, M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, A. Omont, M. Schultheis et al. (3 more)

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030416

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ISOGAL: A deep survey of the obscured inner Milky Way with ISO at 7 μm and 15 μm and with DENIS in the near-infrared p. 975

A. Omont, G. F. Gilmore, C. Alard, B. Aracil, T. August, K. Baliyan, S. Beaulieu, S. Bégon, X. Bertou, J. A. D. L. Blommaert et al. (44 more)

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030437

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Reprocessing the Hipparcos data of evolved stars - III. Revised Hipparcos period–luminosity relationship for galactic long-period variable stars p. 993

G. R. Knapp, D. Pourbaix, I. Platais and A. Jorissen

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030429

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Abundant gas-phase H₂O in absorption toward massive protostars p. 1003

A. M. S. Boonman and E. F. van Dishoeck

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030364

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18-cm VLA observations of OH towards the Galactic Centre - Absorption and emission in the four ground-state OH lines p. 1011

R. Karlsson, L. O. Sjouwerman, Aa. Sandqvist and J. B. Whiteoak

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030309

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Estimation of the mass loss, opening angle and mass of Be circumstellar disks from Brγ continuum emission and interferometric measurements p. 1023

Ph. Stee

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030498

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Multi-frequency polarimetry of the Galactic radio background around 350 MHz - I. A region in Auriga around l = 161°, b = 16° p. 1031

M. Haverkorn, P. Katgert and A. G. de Bruyn

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030432

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Characteristics of the structure in the Galactic polarized radio background at 350 MHz p. 1045

M. Haverkorn, P. Katgert and A. G. de Bruyn

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030464

Stellar structure and evolution

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Long-term flux density variations of pulsars: Theoretical structure functions and comparisons with observations p. 1059

A. Z. Zhou, X. J. Wu and A. Esamdin

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030413

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Temperature and cooling age of the white dwarf companion of PSR J0218+4232 p. 1067

C. G. Bassa, M. H. van Kerkwijk and S. R. Kulkarni

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030384

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The low-level radial velocity variability in Barnard's star (= GJ 699) - Secular acceleration, indications for convective redshift, and planet mass limits p. 1077

M. Kürster, M. Endl, F. Rouesnel, S. Els, A. Kaufer, S. Brillant, A. P. Hatzes, S. H. Saar and W. D. Cochran

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030396

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The 2003 eclipse of EE Cep is coming - A review of past eclipses p. 1089

D. Graczyk, M. Mikołajewski, T. Tomov, D. Kolev and I. Iliev

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030430

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The protostellar mass limit for 6.7 GHz methanol masers - I. A low-mass YSO survey p. 1095

V. Minier, S. P. Ellingsen, R. P. Norris and R. S. Booth

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030465

Stellar atmospheres

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White-light oscillations during a flare on II Peg p. 1101

M. Mathioudakis, J. H. Seiradakis, D. R. Williams, S. Avgoloupis, D. S. Bloomfield and R. T. J. McAteer

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030394

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First Stars. III. A detailed elemental abundance study of four extremely metal-poor giant stars p. 1105

P. François, E. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, T. C. Beers, B. Barbuy, R. Cayrel, J. Andersen et al. (4 more)

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030438

The Sun

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On stability of rotation of the mean magnetic field of the Sun p. 1115

V. I. Haneychuk, V. A. Kotov and T. T. Tsap

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030426

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Chromospheric Evershed flow p. 1123

A. A. Georgakilas, E. B. Christopoulou, A. Skodras and S. Koutchmy

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030385

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Modelling the rotational modulation of the Sun as a star p. 1135

A. F. Lanza, M. Rodonò, I. Pagano, P. Barge and A. Llebaria

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030401

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Interpretation of the infrared continuum in a solar white-light flare p. 1151

M. D. Ding, Y. Liu, C.-T. Yeh and J. P. Li

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030428

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Stereoscopic observations of the giant hard X-ray/gamma-ray solar flare on 1991 June 30 at 0255 UT p. 1157

G. Trottet, R. A. Schwartz, K. Hurley, J. M. McTiernan, S. R. Kane and N. Vilmer

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030409

Planets and planetary systems

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Proper element catalogs and asteroid families p. 1165

Z. Knežević and A. Milani

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030475

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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A complete set of radiative and Auger rates for K-vacancy states in Fe XVIII–Fe XXV p. 1175

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

Published online: 23 May 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030405

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 403 / No 3 (June I 2003)

Letters

Abundant HD in the pre–stellar core L1544 p. L37

Widespread acetaldehyde near the Galactic Centre p. L43

Field-aligned Evershed flows in the photosphere of a sunspot penumbra p. L47

Detection of 1612 MHz OH emission in the semiregular variable stars RT Vir, R Crt and W Hya p. L51

Astrophysical processes

Influence of chemi-ionization and chemi-recombination processes on the population of hydrogen Rydberg states in atmospheres of late type dwarfs p. 787

Relativistic parsec–scale jets: I. Particle acceleration p. 793

Relativistic parsec–scale jets: II. Synchrotron emission p. 805

Improving the accuracy of cosmic magnification statistics p. 817

Extragalactic astronomy

A mid-infrared spectroscopic survey of starburst galaxies: Excitation and abundances p. 829

Substructures and galaxy orientations in clusters II. Cluster Abell 14 p. 847

The VLA-VIRMOS Deep Field - I. Radio observations probing the μJy source population p. 857

On the XMM-Newton spectra of soft X-ray selected QSOs p. 869

Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - III. Empirical population synthesis p. 877

A multi-wavelength test of the FR I–BL Lac unifying model p. 889

XMM-Newton observations of High Mass X-ray Binaries in the SMC p. 901

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Constraints on distances to Galactic Centre non-thermal filaments from HI absorption p. 917

Serendipitous discovery of seven new southern L-dwarfs p. 929

Strömgren uvby photometry of the open clusters NGC 6192 and NGC 6451 p. 937

Galactic mass-losing AGB stars probed with the IRTS. II p. 943

Explanatory supplement of the ISOGAL-DENIS Point Source Catalogue p. 955

ISOGAL: A deep survey of the obscured inner Milky Way with ISO at 7 μm and 15 μm and with DENIS in the near-infrared p. 975

Reprocessing the Hipparcos data of evolved stars - III. Revised Hipparcos period–luminosity relationship for galactic long-period variable stars p. 993

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Abundant gas-phase H2O in absorption toward massive protostars p. 1003

18-cm VLA observations of OH towards the Galactic Centre - Absorption and emission in the four ground-state OH lines p. 1011

Estimation of the mass loss, opening angle and mass of Be circumstellar disks from Brγ continuum emission and interferometric measurements p. 1023

Multi-frequency polarimetry of the Galactic radio background around 350 MHz - I. A region in Auriga around l = 161°, b = 16° p. 1031

Characteristics of the structure in the Galactic polarized radio background at 350 MHz p. 1045

Stellar structure and evolution

Long-term flux density variations of pulsars: Theoretical structure functions and comparisons with observations p. 1059

Temperature and cooling age of the white dwarf companion of PSR J0218+4232 p. 1067

The low-level radial velocity variability in Barnard's star (= GJ 699) - Secular acceleration, indications for convective redshift, and planet mass limits p. 1077

The 2003 eclipse of EE Cep is coming - A review of past eclipses p. 1089

The protostellar mass limit for 6.7 GHz methanol masers - I. A low-mass YSO survey p. 1095

Stellar atmospheres

White-light oscillations during a flare on II Peg p. 1101

First Stars. III. A detailed elemental abundance study of four extremely metal-poor giant stars p. 1105

The Sun

On stability of rotation of the mean magnetic field of the Sun p. 1115

Chromospheric Evershed flow p. 1123

Modelling the rotational modulation of the Sun as a star p. 1135

Interpretation of the infrared continuum in a solar white-light flare p. 1151

Stereoscopic observations of the giant hard X-ray/gamma-ray solar flare on 1991 June 30 at 0255 UT p. 1157

Planets and planetary systems

Proper element catalogs and asteroid families p. 1165

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

A complete set of radiative and Auger rates for K-vacancy states in Fe XVIII–Fe XXV p. 1175

Abundant gas-phase H₂O in absorption toward massive protostars p. 1003