Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Near infrared imaging of NGC 2316 p. L1

P. S. Teixeira, S. R. Fernandes, J. F. Alves, J. C. Correia, F. D. Santos, E. A. Lada and C. J. Lada

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034621

Astrophysical processes

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Grain photoelectric ionisation rates, heating rates, and charge as functions of visual extinction p. 1

J. G. L. Rae, T. W. Hartquist, S. H. Lepp, P. T. O'Neill and D. A. Williams

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031505

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Absolute and convective instabilities in open shear layers - II. Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium p. 7

M. Terra-Homem and R. Erdélyi

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031536

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Constraining the population of cosmic ray protons in cooling flow clusters with γ-ray and radio observations: Are radio mini-halos of hadronic origin? p. 17

C. Pfrommer and T. A. Enßlin

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031464

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Chemically consistent evolution of galaxies - II. Spectrophotometric evolution from zero to high redshift p. 37

J. Bicker, U. Fritze–v. Alvensleben, C. S. Möller and K. J. Fricke

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031483

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Temperature gradients in XMM-Newton observed REFLEX-DXL galaxy clusters at z p. 49

Y.-Y. Zhang, A. Finoguenov, H. Böhringer, Y. Ikebe, K. Matsushita and P. Schuecker

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031531

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Cross-correlation between the soft X-ray background and SZ Sky p. 65

L.-M. Cheng, X.-P. Wu and A. Cooray

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031534

Extragalactic astronomy

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Ionized gas kinematics and massive star formation in NGC 1530 p. 73

A. Zurita, M. Relaño, J. E. Beckman and J. H. Knapen

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031049

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The nuclear region of low luminosity flat radio spectrum sources - I. Stellar content p. 91

M. Serote Roos and A. C. Gonçalves

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031493

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The nuclear region of low luminosity flat radio spectrum sources - II. Emission-line spectra p. 97

A. C. Gonçalves and M. Serote Roos

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031494

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A second glance at SN 2002ap and the M 74 field with XMM-Newton p. 107

R. Soria, E. Pian and P. A. Mazzali

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031506

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The host galaxy of GRB 990712 p. 121

L. Christensen, J. Hjorth, J. Gorosabel, P. Vreeswijk, A. Fruchter, K. Sahu and L. Petro

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031517

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FUSE observations of the interstellar gas of I Zw 18 p. 131

A. Lecavelier des Etangs, J.-M. Désert, D. Kunth, A. Vidal-Madjar, G. Callejo, R. Ferlet, G. Hébrard and V. Lebouteiller

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031518

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The XMM-Newton view of NGC 6251 p. 139

M. Gliozzi, R. M. Sambruna, W. N. Brandt, R. Mushotzky and M. Eracleous

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034053

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Physical limits to the validity of synthesis models - The Lowest Luminosity Limit p. 145

M. Cerviño and V. Luridiana

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031454

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The Galactic abundance gradient from Cepheids - V. Transition zone between 10 and 11 kpc p. 159

S. M. Andrievsky, R. E. Luck, P. Martin and J. R. D. Lépine

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031528

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X-ray flares from Sgr A^*: Star-disk interactions? p. 173

S. Nayakshin, J. Cuadra and R. Sunyaev

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031537

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Hydrodynamic simulation of supernova remnants including efficient particle acceleration p. 189

D. C. Ellison, A. Decourchelle and J. Ballet

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034073

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Various manifestations of the outflow connected to the cometary nebula GM 3-12 (RNO 124) p. 203

T. A. Movsessian, T. Yu. Magakian, J. Boulesteix and P. Amram

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031526

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UV-photoprocessing of interstellar ice analogs: Detection of hexamethylenetetramine-based species p. 209

G. M. Muñoz Caro, U. Meierhenrich, W. A. Schutte, W. H.-P. Thiemann and J. M. Greenberg

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031447

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Speckle interferometry of the HAeBe star V376 Cas p. 217

K. W. Smith, Y. Y. Balega, K.-H. Hofmann, Th. Preibisch, D. Schertl and G. Weigelt

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031502

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The neutral gas in the environs of the Wolf Rayet stars in the Circinus OB1 association p. 225

E. Giacani and G. Dubner

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034088

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12.2 GHz survey towards 6.7 GHz methanol masers - A comparison of 12.2 GHz and 6.7 GHz spectra p. 233

L. Błaszkiewicz and A. J. Kus

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031451

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Australia Telescope Compact Array imaging of circumstellar HCN line emission from R Scl p. 241

T. Wong, F. L. Schöier, M. Lindqvist and H. Olofsson

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031487

Stellar structure and evolution

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The diameter and evolutionary state of Procyon A - Multi-technique modeling using asteroseismic and interferometric constraints p. 251

P. Kervella, F. Thévenin, P. Morel, G. Berthomieu, P. Bordé and J. Provost

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031527

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Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulations of merging white dwarfs p. 257

J. Guerrero, E. García–Berro and J. Isern

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031504

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He and Si surface inhomogeneities of four Bp variable stars p. 273

M. Briquet, C. Aerts, T. Lüftinger, P. De Cat, N. E. Piskunov and R. Scuflaire

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031450

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A spectroscopic atlas of o Pegasi (A1 IV) 3826–4882 p. 285

A. F. Gulliver, S. J. Adelman and T. P. Friesen

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034136

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The eclipsing binary star RZ Cas - I. First spectroscopic detection of rapid pulsations in an Algol system p. 293

H. Lehmann and D. E. Mkrtichian

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031503

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A puzzling periodicity in the pulsating DA white dwarf G 117-B15A p. 301

R. Kotak, M. H. van Kerkwijk and J. C. Clemens

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031516

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Optical spectroscopy of microquasar candidates at low Galactic latitudes p. 309

J. Martí, J. M. Paredes, J. S. Bloom, J. Casares, M. Ribó and E. E. Falco

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031511

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Spatially resolved X-ray emission of EQ Pegasi p. 317

J. Robrade, J.-U. Ness and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034084

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Physical parameters of helium-rich subdwarf B stars from spectral energy distributions p. 323

A. Ahmad and C. S. Jeffery

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031577

Stellar atmospheres

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Comprehensive modelling of the planetary nebula LMC-SMP 61 and its [WC]-type central star p. 329

G. Stasińska, G. Gräfener, M. Peña, W.-R. Hamann, L. Koesterke and R. Szczerba

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034072

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Mass motions and chromospheres of RGB stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808 p. 343

C. Cacciari, A. Bragaglia, E. Rossetti, F. Fusi Pecci, G. Mulas, E. Carretta, R. G. Gratton, Y. Momany and L. Pasquini

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031508

The Sun

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Coronal transients and metric type II radio bursts - I. Effects of geometry p. 363

S. Mancuso and J. C. Raymond

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031510

Planets and planetary systems

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Modeling the thermodynamical conditions in the Uranian subnebula – Implications for regular satellite composition p. 373

O. Mousis

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031515

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Theory of the Mercury's spin-orbit motion and analysis of its main librations p. 381

N. Rambaux and E. Bois

Published online: 17 December 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031446

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 413 / No 1 (January I 2004)

Letters

Near infrared imaging of NGC 2316 p. L1

Astrophysical processes

Grain photoelectric ionisation rates, heating rates, and charge as functions of visual extinction p. 1

Absolute and convective instabilities in open shear layers - II. Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium p. 7

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Constraining the population of cosmic ray protons in cooling flow clusters with γ-ray and radio observations: Are radio mini-halos of hadronic origin? p. 17

Chemically consistent evolution of galaxies - II. Spectrophotometric evolution from zero to high redshift p. 37

Temperature gradients in XMM-Newton observed REFLEX-DXL galaxy clusters at z p. 49

Cross-correlation between the soft X-ray background and SZ Sky p. 65

Extragalactic astronomy

Ionized gas kinematics and massive star formation in NGC 1530 p. 73

The nuclear region of low luminosity flat radio spectrum sources - I. Stellar content p. 91

The nuclear region of low luminosity flat radio spectrum sources - II. Emission-line spectra p. 97

A second glance at SN 2002ap and the M 74 field with XMM-Newton p. 107

The host galaxy of GRB 990712 p. 121

FUSE observations of the interstellar gas of I Zw 18 p. 131

The XMM-Newton view of NGC 6251 p. 139

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Physical limits to the validity of synthesis models - The Lowest Luminosity Limit p. 145

The Galactic abundance gradient from Cepheids - V. Transition zone between 10 and 11 kpc p. 159

X-ray flares from Sgr A*: Star-disk interactions? p. 173

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Hydrodynamic simulation of supernova remnants including efficient particle acceleration p. 189

Various manifestations of the outflow connected to the cometary nebula GM 3-12 (RNO 124) p. 203

UV-photoprocessing of interstellar ice analogs: Detection of hexamethylenetetramine-based species p. 209

Speckle interferometry of the HAeBe star V376 Cas p. 217

The neutral gas in the environs of the Wolf Rayet stars in the Circinus OB1 association p. 225

12.2 GHz survey towards 6.7 GHz methanol masers - A comparison of 12.2 GHz and 6.7 GHz spectra p. 233

Australia Telescope Compact Array imaging of circumstellar HCN line emission from R Scl p. 241

Stellar structure and evolution

The diameter and evolutionary state of Procyon A - Multi-technique modeling using asteroseismic and interferometric constraints p. 251

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulations of merging white dwarfs p. 257

He and Si surface inhomogeneities of four Bp variable stars p. 273

A spectroscopic atlas of o Pegasi (A1 IV) 3826–4882 p. 285

The eclipsing binary star RZ Cas - I. First spectroscopic detection of rapid pulsations in an Algol system p. 293

A puzzling periodicity in the pulsating DA white dwarf G 117-B15A p. 301

Optical spectroscopy of microquasar candidates at low Galactic latitudes p. 309

Spatially resolved X-ray emission of EQ Pegasi p. 317

Physical parameters of helium-rich subdwarf B stars from spectral energy distributions p. 323

Stellar atmospheres

Comprehensive modelling of the planetary nebula LMC-SMP 61 and its [WC]-type central star p. 329

Mass motions and chromospheres of RGB stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808 p. 343

The Sun

Coronal transients and metric type II radio bursts - I. Effects of geometry p. 363

Planets and planetary systems

Modeling the thermodynamical conditions in the Uranian subnebula – Implications for regular satellite composition p. 373

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Theory of the Mercury's spin-orbit motion and analysis of its main librations p. 381

X-ray flares from Sgr A^*: Star-disk interactions? p. 173