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Multiple-images in the cluster lens Abell 2218: Constraining the geometry of the Universe? p. L33

G. Soucail, J.-P. Kneib and G. Golse

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040077

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CO bands in V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object): The C/C ratio p. L39

Ya. V. Pavlenko, T. R. Geballe, A. Evans, B. Smalley, S. P. S. Eyres, V. H. Tyne and L. A. Yakovina

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040078

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Spectral evolution of weak bursts from SGR 1806–20 observed with INTEGRAL p. L45

D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, I. F. Mirabel and K. Hurley

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040080

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Astrophysical processes

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The 2D continuum radiative transfer problem - Benchmark results for disk configurations p. 793

I. Pascucci, S. Wolf, J. Steinacker, C. P. Dullemond, Th. Henning, G. Niccolini, P. Woitke and B. Lopez

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040017

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Cosmic ray acceleration by spiral shocks in the galactic wind p. 807

H. J. Völk and V. N. Zirakashvili

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040018

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Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Abundance constraints and direct redshift measurement of the diffuse X-ray emission from a distant cluster of galaxies p. 819

Yasuhiro Hashimoto, X. Barcons, H. Böhringer, A. C. Fabian, G. Hasinger, V. Mainieri and H. Brunner

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034229

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Relativistic corrections to the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect for extremely hot clusters of galaxies p. 827

N. Itoh and S. Nozawa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034236

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Determining the equation of state of dark energy from angular size of compact radio sources and X-ray gas mass fraction of galaxy clusters p. 833

Zong-Hong Zhu, Masa-Katsu Fujimoto and Xiang-Tao He

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034327

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The VIRMOS deep imaging survey - I. Overview, survey strategy, and CFH12K observations p. 839

O. Le Fèvre, Y. Mellier, H. J. McCracken, S. Foucaud, S. Gwyn, M. Radovich, M. Dantel-Fort, E. Bertin, C. Moreau, J.-C. Cuillandre et al. (4 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031767

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Constraints on Chaplygin quartessence from the CLASS gravitational lens statistics and supernova data p. 847

Abha Dev, Deepak Jain and J. S. Alcaniz

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035627

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Probing the cosmological variation of the fine-structure constant: Results based on VLT-UVES sample p. 853

H. Chand, R. Srianand, P. Petitjean and B. Aracil

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035701

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The covariance of cosmic shear correlation functions and cosmological parameter estimates using redshift information p. 873

P. Simon, L. J. King and P. Schneider

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034251

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Extragalactic astronomy

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A relativistic helical jet in the γ-ray AGN 1156+295 p. 887

X. Y. Hong, D. R. Jiang, L. I. Gurvits, M. A. Garrett, S. T. Garrington, R. T. Schilizzi, R. D. Nan, H. Hirabayashi, W. H. Wang and G. D. Nicolson

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031784

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Misleading results from low-resolution spectroscopy: From galaxy interstellar medium chemistry to cosmic star formation density p. 905

Y. C. Liang, F. Hammer, H. Flores, N. Gruel and F. Assémat

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040007

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Early optical and millimeter observations of GRB 030226 afterglow p. 919

S. B. Pandey, R. Sagar, G. C. Anupama, D. Bhattacharya, D. K. Sahu, A. J. Castro-Tirado and M. Bremer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034515

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Motion and properties of nuclear radio components in Seyfert galaxies seen with VLBI p. 925

E. Middelberg, A. L. Roy, N. M. Nagar, T. P. Krichbaum, R. P. Norris, A. S. Wilson, H. Falcke, E. J. M. Colbert, A. Witzel and K. J. Fricke

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040019

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Parameter properties and stellar population of the old open cluster NGC 3960 p. 945

L. Prisinzano, G. Micela, S. Sciortino and F. Favata

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035618

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NGC 2580 and NGC 2588 - Two open clusters in the Third Galactic Quadrant p. 961

G. Baume, A. Moitinho, E. E. Giorgi, G. Carraro and R. A. Vázquez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034427

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Observation of the Monoceros Loop SNR region with the HEGRA system of IACTs p. 973

F. A. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, M. Beilicke, K. Bernlöhr, H.-G. Börst, H. Bojahr, O. Bolz, T. Coarasa, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina et al. (43 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040011

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Peering into the heart of a high-mass star forming region: Bispectrum speckle interferometry of the ultracompact H II region K3-50 A p. 981

K.-H. Hofmann, Y. Y. Balega, T. Preibisch and G. Weigelt

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035631

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Distribution of magnetically confined circumstellar matter in oblique rotators p. 987

O. Preuss, M. Schüssler, V. Holzwarth and S. K. Solanki

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H and other species in the diffuse cloud towards Persei: A new detailed model p. 993

F. Le Petit, E. Roueff and E. Herbst

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Stellar structure and evolution

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NLTE models of line-driven stellar winds - I. Method of calculation and first results for O stars p. 1003

J. Krtička and J. Kubát

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034030

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Multiband optical observations of the old PSR B0950+08 p. 1017

S. V. Zharikov, Yu. A. Shibanov, R. E. Mennickent, V. N. Komarova, A. B. Koptsevich and G. H. Tovmassian

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034230

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HD 77407 and GJ 577: Two new young stellar binaries - Detected with the Calar Alto Adaptive Optics system ALFA p. 1031

M. Mugrauer, R. Neuhäuser, E. W. Guenther, A. P. Hatzes, N. Huélamo, M. Fernández, M. Ammler, J. Retzlaff, B. König, D. Charbonneau et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040008

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Kinematic model inversions of hot star recurrent DAC data – tests against dynamical CIR models p. 1039

J. Krtička, R. K. Barrett, J. C. Brown and S. P. Owocki

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Doppler imaging of stellar surface structure - XXII. Time-series mapping of the young rapid rotator LQ Hydrae p. 1047

Zs. Kővári, K. G. Strassmeier, T. Granzer, M. Weber, K. Oláh and J. B. Rice

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034187

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An extensive library of synthetic spectra covering the far red, RAVE and GAIA wavelength ranges p. 1055

T. Zwitter, F. Castelli and U. Munari

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034324

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Spiral shock detection on eclipse maps: Simulations and observations p. 1063

E. T. Harlaftis, R. Baptista, L. Morales-Rueda, T. R. Marsh and D. Steeghs

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035643

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A numerical model for the γ-ray emission of the microquasar LS 5039 p. 1075

V. Bosch-Ramon and J. M. Paredes

Published online: 26 March 2004

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Asiago eclipsing binaries program - I. V432 Aurigae p. 1083

A. Siviero, U. Munari, R. Sordo, S. Dallaporta, P. M. Marrese, T. Zwitter and E. F. Milone

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034395

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Fifteen DO, PG 1159 and related white dwarf stars in the SDSS, including two DO stars with ultra-high excitation ion lines p. 1093

J. Krzesiński, A. Nitta, S. J. Kleinman, H. C. Harris, J. Liebert, G. Schmidt, D. Q. Lamb and J. Brinkmann

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Updated pulsation models for anomalous Cepheids p. 1101

M. Marconi, G. Fiorentino and F. Caputo

Published online: 26 March 2004

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The double-layered chemical structure in DB white dwarfs p. 1115

L. G. Althaus and A. H. Córsico

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The Sun

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Effect of spatial resolution on estimating the Sun's magnetic flux p. 1125

N. A. Krivova and S. K. Solanki

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Do X-ray plasma ejections accelerate Coronal Mass Ejections? p. 1133

M. Tomczak

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031774

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Planets and planetary systems

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Simultaneous visible-near IR photometric study of Kuiper Belt Object surfaces with the ESO/Very Large Telescopes p. 1145

A. Delsanti, O. Hainaut, E. Jourdeuil, K. J. Meech, H. Boehnhardt and L. Barrera

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034182

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Post-perihelion observations of comet 1P/Halley - V: r = 28.1 AU p. 1159

O. R. Hainaut, A. Delsanti, K. J. Meech and R. M. West

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Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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An approximation to the errors in the planetary ephemerides of the Astronomical Almanac p. 1165

E. M. Standish

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035663

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Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas - IV. The carbon isoelectronic sequence p. 1173

O. Zatsarinny, T. W. Gorczyca, K. T. Korista, N. R. Badnell and D. W. Savin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034174

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Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas - V: The lithium isoelectronic sequence p. 1183

J. Colgan, M. S. Pindzola and N. R. Badnell

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Astronomical instrumentation

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Noise power spectrum estimation and fast map making for CMB experiments p. 1189

A. Amblard and J.-Ch. Hamilton

Published online: 26 March 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034066

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