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The early stages of NOVA Oph 2003 (V2573 Oph) p. L461

S. Kimeswenger and M. F. M. Lechner

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031419

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First detections of extragalactic SO₂, NS and NO p. L465

S. Martín, R. Mauersberger, J. Martín-Pintado, S. García-Burillo and C. Henkel

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031442

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The large extent of dark matter haloes probed by the formation of tidal dwarf galaxies p. L469

F. Bournaud, P.-A. Duc and F. Masset

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031520

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Astrophysical processes

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Twofold effect of Alfvén waves on the transverse gravitational instability p. 1

A. Gazol and T. Passot

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031298

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Semi-analytical homologous solutions of the gravo-magnetic contraction p. 9

P. Hennebelle

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031183

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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XMM-Newton observation of the interacting cluster Abell 3528 p. 21

F. Gastaldello, S. Ettori, S. Molendi, S. Bardelli, T. Venturi and E. Zucca

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031348

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Approximate angular diameter distance in a locally inhomogeneous universe with nonzero cosmological constant p. 33

M. Demianski, R. de Ritis, A. A. Marino and E. Piedipalumbo

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031234

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Extragalactic astronomy

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An X-ray halo in the “hot-spot” galaxy NGC 2903 p. 41

D. Tschöke, G. Hensler and N. Junkes

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030952

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NIR surface photometry of a sample of nearby spiral galaxies p. 55

N. Castro-Rodríguez and F. Garzón

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031113

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XMM-Newton observation of the ULIRG NGC 6240 - The physical nature of the complex Fe K line emission p. 63

Th. Boller, R. Keil, G. Hasinger, E. Costantini, R. Fujimoto, N. Anabuki, I. Lehmann and L. Gallo

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031217

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Ratio of energies radiated in the universe through accretive processes and nucleosynthesis p. 71

J. A. Zurita Heras, M. Türler and T. J.-L. Courvoisier

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031334

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BeppoSAX observations of Seyfert 1s in the Piccinotti sample - I. poorly studied sources p. 77

A. Quadrelli, A. Malizia, L. Bassani and G. Malaguti

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031466

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Discovery of new Milky Way star cluster candidates in the 2MASS Point Source Catalog. II. Physical properties of the star cluster CC 01 p. 83

J. Borissova, P. Pessev, V. D. Ivanov, I. Saviane, R. Kurtev and G. R. Ivanov

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034009

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How do binary separations depend on cloud initial conditions? p. 91

M. F. Sterzik, R. H. Durisen and H. Zinnecker

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034219

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Systematic bias in interstellar magnetic field estimates p. 99

R. Beck, A. Shukurov, D. Sokoloff and R. Wielebinski

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031101

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High resolution 21 cm mapping of the Ursa Major Galactic cirrus: Power spectra of the high-latitude HI gas p. 109

M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, G. Joncas, E. Falgarone and F. Boulanger

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031297

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“Thermal” SiO radio line emission towards M-type AGB stars: A probe of circumstellar dust formation and dynamics p. 123

D. González Delgado, H. Olofsson, F. Kerschbaum, F. L. Schöier, M. Lindqvist and M. A. T. Groenewegen

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031068

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On the intrinsic shape of molecular clouds p. 149

C. R. Kerton, C. M. Brunt, C. E. Jones and S. Basu

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031314

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First NACO observations of the Brown Dwarf LHS 2397aB p. 157

E. Masciadri, W. Brandner, H. Bouy, R. Lenzen, A. M. Lagrange and F. Lacombe

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031428

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Ground-based photometry of the contact binary V1128 Tauri p. 161

G. Taş, S. Evren, Ö. Çakirli and C. Íbanoǧlu

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030920

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Stellar and circumstellar activity of the Be star ω CMa - II. Periodic line-profile variability p. 167

S. Štefl, D. Baade, Th. Rivinius, O. Stahl, A. Budovičová, A. Kaufer and M. Maintz

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031179

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Stellar and circumstellar activity of the Be star ω CMa - III. Multiline non-radial pulsation modeling p. 181

M. Maintz, Th. Rivinius, S. Štefl, D. Baade, B. Wolf and R. H. D. Townsend

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031375

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The LBV nature of Romano's star (GR 290) in M 33 p. 193

V. F. Polcaro, R. Gualandi, L. Norci, C. Rossi and R. F. Viotti

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031149

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Two new bright Ae stars p. 197

D. N. Monin, G. A. Wade and S. N. Fabrika

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031182

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Cross-field charge transport by the diocotron instability in pulsar magnetospheres with gaps p. 203

J. Pétri, J. Heyvaerts and S. Bonazzola

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031239

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The ratio of small to large separations of acoustic oscillations as a diagnostic of the interior of solar-like stars p. 215

I. W. Roxburgh and S. V. Vorontsov

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031318

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Stellar atmospheres

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On the accuracy of the ALI method for solving the radiative transfer equation p. 221

L. Chevallier, F. Paletou and B. Rutily

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031240

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Non-radially pulsating Be stars p. 229

Th. Rivinius, D. Baade and S. Štefl

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031285

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The Sun

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Spatial and temporal fluctuations in sunspots derived from MDI data p. 249

S. K. Solanki and I. Rüedi

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031119

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On the heat transport in a sunspot penumbra p. 257

R. Schlichenmaier and S. K. Solanki

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031120

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On the origin of microwave type U-bursts p. 263

A. T. Altyntsev, A. A. Kuznetsov, N. S. Meshalkina and Yan Yihua

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031273

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A study of the causal relationship between the emergence of a twisted magnetic flux rope and a small Hα two-ribbon flare p. 273

D. H. Brooks, H. Kurokawa, K. Yoshimura, H. Kozu and T. E. Berger

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031287

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Planets and planetary systems

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Evolution of Mercury-like orbits: A numerical study p. 291

J. Warell, O. Karlsson and E. Skoglöv

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030902

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Improvement of the ephemerides of Phoebe, 9th satellite of Saturn, from new observations made from 1995 to 2000 p. 309

J.-E. Arlot, A. Bec-Borsenberger, A. Fienga and N. Baron

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030985

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Studying the diffuse ultraviolet background radiation with tomography p. 313

R. C. Henry

Published online: 17 November 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031269

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