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The rotational broadening and the mass of the donor star of GRS 1915+105 p. L13

E. T. Harlaftis and J. Greiner

Published online: 19 January 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031754

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Theoretical instability strips for δ Scuti and γ Doradus stars p. L17

M.-A. Dupret, A. Grigahcène, R. Garrido, M. Gabriel and R. Scuflaire

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031740

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Detectability of YORP rotational slowing of asteroid 25143 Itokawa p. L21

D. Vokrouhlický, D. Čapek, M. Kaasalainen and S. J. Ostro

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031739

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Acoustic oscillations in solar and stellar flaring loops p. L25

V. M. Nakariakov, D. Tsiklauri, A. Kelly, T. D. Arber and M. J. Aschwanden

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031738

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Astrophysical processes

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Mass-loaded spherical accretion flows p. 399

J. M. Pittard, T. W. Hartquist, I. Ashmore, A. Byfield, J. E. Dyson and S. A. E. G. Falle

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034134

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The physical and chemical structure of hot molecular cores p. 409

H. Nomura and T. J. Millar

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031646

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Time-delay quasars: Scales and orders of magnitudes p. 425

P. Saha

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034184

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Temperature map computation for X-ray clusters of galaxies p. 429

H. Bourdin, J.-L. Sauvageot, E. Slezak, A. Bijaoui and R. Teyssier

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031662

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The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster - I. How far can galaxies bounce out of clusters? p. 445

G. A. Mamon, T. Sanchis, E. Salvador-Solé and J. M. Solanes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034155

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NGC 1566: Spectroscopy of a symmetric system with Seyfert nucleus p. 453

E. L. Agüero, R. J. Díaz and E. Bajaja

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031644

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Conversion of bulk kinetic energy into radiation in AGNs and GRBs: Particle transport effects p. 463

R. Vainio, M. Pohl and R. Schlickeiser

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031666

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Cold dust in a selected sample of nearby galaxies - I. The interacting galaxy NGC 4631 p. 475

M. Dumke, M. Krause and R. Wielebinski

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031636

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Optically bright active galactic nuclei in the ROSAT-Faint source catalogue p. 487

M.-P. Véron-Cetty, S. K. Balayan, A. M. Mickaelian, R. Mujica, V. Chavushyan, S. A. Hakopian, D. Engels, P. Véron, F.-J. Zickgraf, W. Voges and D.-W. Xu

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031686

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A multi-particle model of the 3C 48 host p. 497

J. Scharwächter, A. Eckart, S. Pfalzner, J. Zuther, M. Krips and C. Straubmeier

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031658

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The Sgr dSph hosts a metal-rich population p. 503

P. Bonifacio, L. Sbordone, G. Marconi, L. Pasquini and V. Hill

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031692

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Secondary Globular Cluster populations p. 515

U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031639

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Some empirical estimates of the H₂ formation rate in photon-dominated regions p. 531

E. Habart, F. Boulanger, L. Verstraete, C. M. Walmsley and G. Pineau des Forêts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031659

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XMM-Newton observation of Kepler's supernova remnant p. 545

G. Cassam-Chenaï, A. Decourchelle, J. Ballet, U. Hwang, J. P. Hughes and R. Petre

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031551

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Structuring and support by Alfvén waves around prestellar cores p. 559

D. Folini, J. Heyvaerts and R. Walder

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031647

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Collisions between carbonaceous grains in the interstellar medium p. 573

R. Papoular

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034100

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High resolution millimeter imaging of the proto-planetary nebula He 3-1475 p. 581

P. J. Huggins, C. Muthu, R. Bachiller, T. Forveille and P. Cox

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034139

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Polarimetric evolution of V838 Monocerotis p. 591

S. Desidera, E. Giro, U. Munari, Y. S. Efimov, A. Henden, S. Benetti, T. Tomov, A. Bianchini and C. Pernechele

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031689

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Lithium in stars with exoplanets p. 601

G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, M. Mayor and R. Rebolo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034398

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Magnetic Doppler imaging of 53 Camelopardalis in all four Stokes parameters p. 613

O. Kochukhov, S. Bagnulo, G. A. Wade, L. Sangalli, N. Piskunov, J. D. Landstreet, P. Petit and T. A. A. Sigut

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031595

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Simulating star formation in molecular cloud cores - I. The influence of low levels of turbulence on fragmentation and multiplicity p. 633

S. P. Goodwin, A. P. Whitworth and D. Ward-Thompson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031594

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Monopolar pulsar spin-down p. 651

C. Alvarez and A. Carramiñana

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On the optical extinction and distance of GRS 1915+105 p. 659

C. Chapuis and S. Corbel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034028

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X-ray observations of Be/X-ray binaries in the SMC p. 667

F. Haberl and W. Pietsch

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031654

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Stellar atmospheres

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On the analysis of band 3 of the ISO–SWS calibration sources p. 677

R. Van Malderen, L. Decin, D. Kester, B. Vandenbussche, C. Waelkens, J. Cami and R. F. Shipman

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031579

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Library of flux-calibrated echelle spectra of southern late-type dwarfs with different activity levels p. 699

C. Cincunegui and P. J. D. Mauas

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The Sun

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Height correction in the measurement of solar differential rotation determined by coronal bright points p. 707

R. Brajša, H. Wöhl, B. Vršnak, V. Ruždjak, F. Clette, J.-F. Hochedez and D. Roša

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Penumbral structure at 01 resolution - I. General appearance and power spectra p. 717

L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, M. G. Löfdahl, D. Kiselman and G. B. Scharmer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031611

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Planets and planetary systems

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The effect of Jupiter's mass growth on satellite capture - Retrograde case p. 727

E. Vieira Neto, O. C. Winter and T. Yokoyama

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031645

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Evolution of planetary systems in resonance p. 735

W. Kley, J. Peitz and G. Bryden

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Optical observations of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko p. 749

M. Weiler, H. Rauer and J. Helbert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031610

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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A Raman study of ion irradiated icy mixtures p. 757

G. Ferini, G. A. Baratta and M. E. Palumbo

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Properties of the background of EPIC-pn onboard XMM-Newton p. 767

H. Katayama, I. Takahashi, Y. Ikebe, K. Matsushita and M. J. Freyberg

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031687

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The effect of signal digitisation in CMB experiments p. 777

M. Maris, D. Maino, C. Burigana, A. Mennella, M. Bersanelli and F. Pasian

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031489

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