Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Unequal-mass galaxy merger remnants: Spiral-like morphology but elliptical-like kinematics p. L27

F. Bournaud, F. Combes and C. J. Jog

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040114

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Flux-limited strong gravitational lensing and dark energy p. 387

D.-M. Chen

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040049

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The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster - II. Companions and uncertainties in distances and deficiencies p. 393

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

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034158

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Do arcs require flat halo cusps? p. 413

M. Bartelmann and M. Meneghetti

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035763

Extragalactic astronomy

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Colliding molecular clouds in head-on galaxy collisions p. 419

J. Braine, U. Lisenfeld, P.-A. Duc, E. Brinks, V. Charmandaris and S. Leon

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035732

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Further clues to the nature of composite LINER/H II galaxies p. 429

M. E. Filho, F. Fraternali, S. Markoff, N. M. Nagar, P. D. Barthel, L. C. Ho and F. Yuan

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034486

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Fornax compact object survey FCOS: On the nature of Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies p. 445

S. Mieske, M. Hilker and L. Infante

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035723

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XMM-Newton observations of the BL Lac MS 0205.7+3509: A dense, low-metallicity absorber p. 459

D. Watson, B. McBreen, L. Hanlon, J. N. Reeves, N. Smith, E. Perlman, J. Stocke and T. A. Rector

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034524

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The relation between AGN hard X-ray emission and mid-infrared continuum from ISO spectra: Scatter and unification aspects p. 465

D. Lutz, R. Maiolino, H. W. W. Spoon and A. F. M. Moorwood

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035838

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The metallicity-luminosity relation at medium redshift based on faint CADIS emission line galaxies p. 475

C. Maier, K. Meisenheimer and H. Hippelein

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035795

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Bimodal distribution of the autocorrelation function in gamma-ray bursts p. 487

L. Borgonovo

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034567

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The peculiar galaxy IC 1182: An ongoing merger? p. 495

M. Moles, D. Bettoni, G. Fasano, P. Kjærgaard, J. Varela and B. Milvang-Jensen

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034295

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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A Chandra observation of the old open cluster M 67 p. 509

M. van den Berg, G. Tagliaferri, T. Belloni and F. Verbunt

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031642

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The star cluster Collinder 232 in the Carina complex and its relation to Trumpler 14/16 p. 525

G. Carraro, M. Romaniello, P. Ventura and F. Patat

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034335

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Membership, rotation, and lithium abundances in the open clusters NGC 2451 A and B p. 539

M. Hünsch, S. Randich, M. Hempel, C. Weidner and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040043

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On the correlation of elemental abundances with kinematics among galactic disk stars p. 551

T. V. Mishenina, C. Soubiran, V. V. Kovtyukh and S. A. Korotin

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034454

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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The giant pillars of the Carina Nebula p. 563

J. M. Rathborne, K. J. Brooks, M. G. Burton, M. Cohen and S. Bontemps

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031631

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Evidence for wind and accretion in the Herbig Be star HD 100546 from FUSE observations p. 577

M. Deleuil, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, J.-C. Bouret, A. Roberge, A. Vidal-Madjar, C. Martin, P. D. Feldman and R. Ferlet

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035598

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A three-dimensional model for the radio emission of magnetic chemically peculiar stars p. 593

C. Trigilio, P. Leto, G. Umana, F. Leone and C. S. Buemi

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040060

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The circumstellar environment of IRAS 16293–2422 - ISO–LWS and SCUBA observations p. 607

J. C. Correia, M. Griffin and P. Saraceno

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040056

Stellar structure and evolution

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The properties of outbursts and long-term activity of the soft X-ray transient 4U 1608–52 (QX Nor) p. 617

V. Šimon

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040037

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XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the isolated neutron star 1E 1207.4–5209 p. 625

A. De Luca, S. Mereghetti, P. A. Caraveo, M. Moroni, R. P. Mignani and G. F. Bignami

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031781

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Maximum mass-loss rates of line-driven winds of massive stars: The effect of rotation and an application to ηCarinae p. 639

C. Aerts, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers and G. Molenberghs

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040090

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Pulsar birthrate set by cosmic-ray positron observations p. 649

C. Grimani

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040044

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BeppoSAX observations of the accretion-powered X-ray pulsar SMC X-1 p. 655

S. Naik and B. Paul

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040048

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Mid-infrared observations of young stellar objects in the vicinity of Orionis p. 663

J. M. Oliveira and J. Th. van Loon

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034518

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Interferometric observations of the supergiant stars α Orionis and α Herculis with FLUOR at IOTA p. 675

G. Perrin, S. T. Ridgway, V. Coudé du Foresto, B. Mennesson, W. A. Traub and M. G. Lacasse

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040052

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X-ray emission from a metal depleted accretion shock onto the classical T Tauri star TW Hya p. 687

B. Stelzer and J. H. M. M. Schmitt

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040041

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On the spin evolution of neutron stars in pre-low-mass X-ray binaries p. 699

S. B. Popov

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035695

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Nitrogen abundances in planet-harbouring stars p. 703

A. Ecuvillon, G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, M. Mayor, R. J. García López and S. Randich

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035717

Stellar atmospheres

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Non-thermal radio emission from single hot stars p. 717

S. Van Loo, M. C. Runacres and R. Blomme

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034480

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Photospheric and stellar wind variability in ϵ Ori (B0 Ia) p. 727

R. K. Prinja, Th. Rivinius, O. Stahl, A. Kaufer, B. H. Foing, J. Cami and S. Orlando

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035638

The Sun

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Flare observation of the Sun as a star by SUMER/SOHO in the hydrogen Lyman continuum p. 737

P. Lemaire, P. Gouttebroze, J.-C. Vial, W. Curdt, U. Schühle and K. Wilhelm

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034405

Planets and planetary systems

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Near Earth Asteroid search and follow-up beyond 22nd magnitude - A pilot program with ESO telescopes p. 743

A. Boattini, G. D'Abramo, H. Scholl, O. R. Hainaut, H. Boehnhardt, R. West, M. Carpino, G. Hahn, R. Michelsen, G. Forti et al. (3 more)

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034428

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Model of the ablation of faint meteors p. 751

M. D. Campbell-Brown and D. Koschny

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041001-1

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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A note on the horseshoe confinement model: The Poynting-Robertson effect p. 759

S. M. Giuliatti Winter, O. C. Winter and A. H. F. Guimarães

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040038

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Stark widths of faint Si II lines p. 765

A. Lesage and R. Redon

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035585

Astronomical instrumentation

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Analysis of spectro-imaging data using the Karhunen-Loève expansion: Application to NGC 7027 in the infrared p. 771

D. Mékarnia, A. Bijaoui, C. Delle Luche and J. P. Maillard

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040055

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Stellar differential rotation and inclination angle from spectro-interferometry p. 781

A. Domiciano de Souza, J. Zorec, S. Jankov, F. Vakili, L. Abe and E. Janot-Pacheco

Published online: 09 April 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040051

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 418 / No 2 (May I 2004)

Letters

Unequal-mass galaxy merger remnants: Spiral-like morphology but elliptical-like kinematics p. L27

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Flux-limited strong gravitational lensing and dark energy p. 387

The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster - II. Companions and uncertainties in distances and deficiencies p. 393

Do arcs require flat halo cusps? p. 413

Extragalactic astronomy

Colliding molecular clouds in head-on galaxy collisions p. 419

Further clues to the nature of composite LINER/H II galaxies p. 429

Fornax compact object survey FCOS: On the nature of Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies p. 445

XMM-Newton observations of the BL Lac MS 0205.7+3509: A dense, low-metallicity absorber p. 459

The relation between AGN hard X-ray emission and mid-infrared continuum from ISO spectra: Scatter and unification aspects p. 465

The metallicity-luminosity relation at medium redshift based on faint CADIS emission line galaxies p. 475

Bimodal distribution of the autocorrelation function in gamma-ray bursts p. 487

The peculiar galaxy IC 1182: An ongoing merger? p. 495

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

A Chandra observation of the old open cluster M 67 p. 509

The star cluster Collinder 232 in the Carina complex and its relation to Trumpler 14/16 p. 525

Membership, rotation, and lithium abundances in the open clusters NGC 2451 A and B p. 539

On the correlation of elemental abundances with kinematics among galactic disk stars p. 551

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

The giant pillars of the Carina Nebula p. 563

Evidence for wind and accretion in the Herbig Be star HD 100546 from FUSE observations p. 577

A three-dimensional model for the radio emission of magnetic chemically peculiar stars p. 593

The circumstellar environment of IRAS 16293–2422 - ISO–LWS and SCUBA observations p. 607

Stellar structure and evolution

The properties of outbursts and long-term activity of the soft X-ray transient 4U 1608–52 (QX Nor) p. 617

XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the isolated neutron star 1E 1207.4–5209 p. 625

Maximum mass-loss rates of line-driven winds of massive stars: The effect of rotation and an application to ηCarinae p. 639

Pulsar birthrate set by cosmic-ray positron observations p. 649

BeppoSAX observations of the accretion-powered X-ray pulsar SMC X-1 p. 655

Mid-infrared observations of young stellar objects in the vicinity of Orionis p. 663

Interferometric observations of the supergiant stars α Orionis and α Herculis with FLUOR at IOTA p. 675

X-ray emission from a metal depleted accretion shock onto the classical T Tauri star TW Hya p. 687

On the spin evolution of neutron stars in pre-low-mass X-ray binaries p. 699

Nitrogen abundances in planet-harbouring stars p. 703

Stellar atmospheres

Non-thermal radio emission from single hot stars p. 717

Photospheric and stellar wind variability in ϵ Ori (B0 Ia) p. 727

The Sun

Flare observation of the Sun as a star by SUMER/SOHO in the hydrogen Lyman continuum p. 737

Planets and planetary systems

Near Earth Asteroid search and follow-up beyond 22nd magnitude - A pilot program with ESO telescopes p. 743

Model of the ablation of faint meteors p. 751

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A note on the horseshoe confinement model: The Poynting-Robertson effect p. 759

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Stark widths of faint Si II lines p. 765

Astronomical instrumentation

Analysis of spectro-imaging data using the Karhunen-Loève expansion: Application to NGC 7027 in the infrared p. 771

Stellar differential rotation and inclination angle from spectro-interferometry p. 781