Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

P. A. James, N. S. Shane, J. E. Beckman, A. Cardwell, C. A. Collins, J. Etherton, R. S. de Jong, K. Fathi, J. H. Knapen, R. F. Peletier et al. (5 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031568

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Far Infrared mapping of NGC 891 p. 45

C. C. Popescu, R. J. Tuffs, N. D. Kylafis and B. F. Madore

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031581

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The magnetic field of M 31 from multi-wavelength radio polarization observations p. 53

A. Fletcher, E. M. Berkhuijsen, R. Beck and A. Shukurov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034133

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The Small Magellanic Cloud in the far infrared - II. Global properties p. 69

K. Wilke, U. Klaas, D. Lemke, K. Mattila, M. Stickel and M. Haas

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034113

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The sizes and kinematic structure of absorption systems towards the lensed quasar APM08279+5255 p. 79

S. L. Ellison, R. Ibata, M. Pettini, G. F. Lewis, B. Aracil, P. Petitjean and R. Srianand

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034003

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On the colour–colour properties of the Extremely Red Objects p. 95

S. Bergström and T. Wiklind

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031608

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XMM-Newton observations of the two X-ray weak quasars PG 1411+442 and Mrk 304 p. 107

W. Brinkmann, I. E. Papadakis and E. Ferrero

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031617

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Water vapor in the starburst galaxy NGC 253: A new nuclear maser? p. 117

C. Henkel, A. Tarchi, K. M. Menten and A. B. Peck

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031630

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Mid–infrared emission of galactic nuclei - TIMMI2 versus ISO observations and models p. 123

R. Siebenmorgen, E. Krügel and H. W. W. Spoon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031633

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Cold dust and molecular gas towards the centers of Magellanic type galaxies and irregulars - I. The data p. 141

M. Albrecht, R. Chini, E. Krügel, S. A. H. Müller and R. Lemke

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031634

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The high energy emission line spectrum of NGC 1068 p. 155

G. Matt, S. Bianchi, M. Guainazzi and S. Molendi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031635

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The age of the oldest Open Clusters p. 163

M. Salaris, A. Weiss and S. M. Percival

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031578

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HD 199143 and HD 358623: Two recently identified members of the β Pictoris moving group p. 175

D. Kaisler, B. Zuckerman, I. Song, B. A. Macintosh, A. J. Weinberger, E. E. Becklin, Q. M. Konopacky and J. Patience

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031598

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Studying the populations of our Galaxy using the kinematics of sdB stars p. 181

M. Altmann, H. Edelmann and K. S. de Boer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031606

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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An Effelsberg HI study of the ISM around WR 126, WR 154 and WR 155 p. 203

S. Cichowolski and E. M. Arnal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031620

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New abundances of planetary nebulae in the Galactic Bulge p. 211

A. V. Escudero, R. D. D. Costa and W. J. Maciel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031625

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On the light echo in V838 Mon p. 223

R. Tylenda

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034015

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Observations of hydroxyl ground state transitions in a complete sample of methanol sources p. 235

M. Szymczak and E. Gérard

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031637

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The peculiar circumstellar environment of NGC 2024 IRS2 p. 245

A. Lenorzer, A. Bik, A. de Koter, S. E. Kurtz, L. B. F. M. Waters, L. Kaper, C. E. Jones and T. R. Geballe

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031580

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Probing the inner halo and IVC gas through the Local Interstellar Chimney p. 261

B. Y. Welsh, S. Sallmen and R. Lallement

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034367

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VLBA observations of SiO masers towards Mira variable stars p. 275

W. D. Cotton, B. Mennesson, P. J. Diamond, G. Perrin, V. Coudé du Foresto, G. Chagnon, H. J. van Langevelde, S. Ridgway, R. Waters, W. Vlemmings et al. (4 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031597

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Very compact radio emission from high-mass protostars - I. CRL 2136: Continuum and water maser observations p. 289

K. M. Menten and F. F. S. van der Tak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031628

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IRAS 23385+6053: A candidate protostellar massive object p. 299

F. Fontani, R. Cesaroni, L. Testi, C. M. Walmsley, S. Molinari, R. Neri, D. Shepherd, J. Brand, F. Palla and Q. Zhang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031623

Stellar structure and evolution

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The structure of contact binaries p. 317

H. Kähler

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031629

Stellar atmospheres

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Dust in brown dwarfs - III. Formation and structure of quasi-static cloud layers p. 335

P. Woitke and Ch. Helling

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031605

Planets and planetary systems

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The ELODIE survey for northern extra-solar planets - III. Three planetary candidates detected with ELODIE p. 351

D. Naef, M. Mayor, J. L. Beuzit, C. Perrier, D. Queloz, J. P. Sivan and S. Udry

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034091

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Asymptotic and periodic motion around collinear equilibria in Chermnykh's problem p. 361

E. A. Perdios and O. Ragos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031619

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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On the collisional depolarization and transfer rates of spectral lines by atomic hydrogen - III. Application to f-states of neutral atoms p. 373

M. Derouich, S. Sahal-Bréchot and P. S. Barklem

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034144

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Decay properties of K-vacancy states in Fe X–Fe XVII p. 377

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

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031621

Astronomical instrumentation

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Optimization of interferometric array configurations by “sieving” u – v points p. 389

Y. Su, R. D. Nan, B. Peng, N. Roddis and J. F. Zhou

Published online: 12 January 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031607

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 414 / No 1 (January IV 2004)

Letters

Hints for a fast precessing relativistic radio jet in LS I +61°303 p. L1

Coronal stripping in supersaturated stars p. L5

SIMBA's view of the ϵ Eri disk p. L9

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Magnetized cosmic walls p. 1

Evidence for a significant Blazar contamination in CMB anisotropy maps p. 7

Some good reasons to use matched filters for the detection of point sources in CMB maps p. 17

Extragalactic astronomy

The H galaxy survey - I. The galaxy sample, H narrow-band observations and star formation parameters for 334 galaxies p. 23

Far Infrared mapping of NGC 891 p. 45

The magnetic field of M 31 from multi-wavelength radio polarization observations p. 53

The Small Magellanic Cloud in the far infrared - II. Global properties p. 69

The sizes and kinematic structure of absorption systems towards the lensed quasar APM08279+5255 p. 79

On the colour–colour properties of the Extremely Red Objects p. 95

XMM-Newton observations of the two X-ray weak quasars PG 1411+442 and Mrk 304 p. 107

Water vapor in the starburst galaxy NGC 253: A new nuclear maser? p. 117

Mid–infrared emission of galactic nuclei - TIMMI2 versus ISO observations and models p. 123

Cold dust and molecular gas towards the centers of Magellanic type galaxies and irregulars - I. The data p. 141

The high energy emission line spectrum of NGC 1068 p. 155

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The age of the oldest Open Clusters p. 163

HD 199143 and HD 358623: Two recently identified members of the β Pictoris moving group p. 175

Studying the populations of our Galaxy using the kinematics of sdB stars p. 181

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

An Effelsberg HI study of the ISM around WR 126, WR 154 and WR 155 p. 203

New abundances of planetary nebulae in the Galactic Bulge p. 211

On the light echo in V838 Mon p. 223

Observations of hydroxyl ground state transitions in a complete sample of methanol sources p. 235

The peculiar circumstellar environment of NGC 2024 IRS2 p. 245

Probing the inner halo and IVC gas through the Local Interstellar Chimney p. 261

VLBA observations of SiO masers towards Mira variable stars p. 275

Very compact radio emission from high-mass protostars - I. CRL 2136: Continuum and water maser observations p. 289

IRAS 23385+6053: A candidate protostellar massive object p. 299

Stellar structure and evolution

The structure of contact binaries p. 317

Stellar atmospheres

Dust in brown dwarfs - III. Formation and structure of quasi-static cloud layers p. 335

Planets and planetary systems

The ELODIE survey for northern extra-solar planets - III. Three planetary candidates detected with ELODIE p. 351

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Asymptotic and periodic motion around collinear equilibria in Chermnykh's problem p. 361

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

On the collisional depolarization and transfer rates of spectral lines by atomic hydrogen - III. Application to f-states of neutral atoms p. 373

Decay properties of K-vacancy states in Fe X–Fe XVII p. 377

Astronomical instrumentation

Optimization of interferometric array configurations by “sieving” u – v points p. 389