Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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Letter from the Board of Directors of Astronomy & Astrophysics p. E1

Georges Meynet

Published online: 30 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053594

Letters

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Direction of the interstellar H atom inflow in the heliosphere: Role of the interstellar magnetic field p. L35

V. Izmodenov, D. Alexashov and A. Myasnikov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500132

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Tidal acceleration of ultrarelativistic particles p. L39

C. Chicone and B. Mashhoon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500137

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A comparative study of the contrast of solar magnetic elements in CN and CH p. L43

V. Zakharov, A. Gandorfer, S. K. Solanki and M. Löfdahl

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500135

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Damping of phase-mixed slow magneto-acoustic waves: Real or apparent? p. L47

Y. Voitenko, J. Andries, P. D. Copil and M. Goossens

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500134

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Discovery of pulsation in a helium-rich subdwarf B star p. L51

A. Ahmad and C. S. Jeffery

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500136

Astrophysical processes

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Radial and vertical epicyclic frequencies of Keplerian motion in the field of Kerr naked singularities - Comparison with the black hole case and possible instability of naked-singularity accretion discs p. 775

G. Török and Z. Stuchlík

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052825

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z 0.5 p. 789

S. Nobili, R. Amanullah, G. Garavini, A. Goobar, C. Lidman, V. Stanishev, G. Aldering, P. Antilogus, P. Astier, M. S. Burns et al. (26 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042463

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The Chandra deep field South/GOODS survey - Optically faint X-ray sources p. 805

V. Mainieri, P. Rosati, P. Tozzi, J. Bergeron, R. Gilli, G. Hasinger, M. Nonino, I. Lehmann, D. M. Alexander, R. Idzi et al. (4 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041212

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New distances of unresolved dwarf elliptical galaxies in the vicinity of the Local Group p. 823

R. Rekola, H. Jerjen and C. Flynn

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042198

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Abundance gradients in a sample of barred spiral galaxies p. 837

O. L. Dors Jr. and M. V. F. Copetti

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040219

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Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - V. Oxygen abundance and the metallicity-luminosity relation p. 849

F. Shi, X. Kong, C. Li and F. Z. Cheng

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041945

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Towards a physical model of dust tori in Active Galactic Nuclei - Radiative transfer calculations for a hydrostatic torus model p. 861

M. Schartmann, K. Meisenheimer, M. Camenzind, S. Wolf and Th. Henning

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042363

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The K20 survey - VII. The spectroscopic catalogue: Spectral properties and evolution of the galaxy population p. 883

M. Mignoli, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani, L. Pozzetti, E. Daddi, A. Renzini, T. Broadhurst, S. Cristiani, S. D'Odorico, A. Fontana et al. (4 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042434

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Discovery of multiple ultra-luminous X-ray sources in the galaxy KUG 0214-057 p. 899

M. G. Watson, T. P. Roberts, M. Akiyama and Y. Ueda

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053060

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Family ties: Abundances in Terzan 7, a Sgr dSph globular cluster p. 905

L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, G. Marconi, R. Buonanno and S. Zaggia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042315

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Number ratios of young stellar objects in embedded clusters p. 911

S. Schmeja, R. S. Klessen and D. Froebrich

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041898

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Search for new T Tauri stars in the Cepheus-Cassiopeia region p. 919

K. Tachihara, R. Neuhäuser, M. Kun and Y. Fukui

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042197

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Outflowing disk formation in B[e] supergiants due to rotation and bi-stability in radiation driven winds p. 929

M. Curé, D. F. Rial and L. Cidale

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052686

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X-ray confirmation of the intermediate polar HT Cam p. 935

D. de Martino, G. Matt, K. Mukai, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, B. T. Gänsicke, J. M. Gonzalez Perez, F. Haberl, M. Mouchet and J.-E. Solheim

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052761

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Very compact radio emission from high-mass protostars - II. Dust disks and ionized accretion flows p. 947

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

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052872

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Oxygen isotopic ratios in galactic clouds along the line of sight towards Sagittarius B2 p. 957

E. T. Polehampton, J.-P. Baluteau and B. M. Swinyard

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052737

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Parameter study of star-disc encounters p. 967

S. Pfalzner, P. Vogel, J. Scharwächter and C. Olczak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042467

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Millimeter-wave emission during the 2003 low excitation phase of η Carinae p. 977

Z. Abraham, D. Falceta-Gonçalves, T. P. Dominici, L.-Å. Nyman, P. Durouchoux, F. McAuliffe, A. Caproni and V. Jatenco-Pereira

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041604

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Three-dimensional modeling of type Ia supernovae – The power of late time spectra p. 983

C. Kozma, C. Fransson, W. Hillebrandt, C. Travaglio, J. Sollerman, M. Reinecke, F. K. Röpke and J. Spyromilio

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053044

Stellar structure and evolution

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Three XMM-Newton observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1–5937: Long term variations in spectrum and pulsed fraction p. 997

A. Tiengo, S. Mereghetti, R. Turolla, S. Zane, N. Rea, L. Stella and G. L. Israel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052633

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Spectra of black-hole binaries in the low/hard state: From radio to X-rays p. 1007

D. Giannios

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041491

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RR Lyrae variables in Galactic globular clusters - V. The case of M 3 pulsators p. 1017

M. Castellani, V. Castellani and S. Cassisi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042306

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Processes of (n – n')-mixing in collisions of Rydberg H(n) atoms with H(1s) in the Solar atmosphere p. 1023

A. A. Mihajlov, Lj. M. Ignjatović and M. S. Dimitrijević

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052694

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An XMM-Newton observation of the multiple system HD 167971 (O5-8V + O5-8V + (O8I)) and the young open cluster NGC 6604 p. 1029

M. De Becker, G. Rauw, R. Blomme, J. M. Pittard, I. R. Stevens and M. C. Runacres

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052810

The Sun

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Recent data on zebra patterns p. 1047

G. P. Chernov, Y. H. Yan, Q. J. Fu and Ch. M. Tan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042578

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Dynamics of solar active regions - II. Oscillations observed with MDI and their relation to the magnetic field topology p. 1055

K. Muglach, A. Hofmann and J. Staude

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041164

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A numerical MHD model for the solar tachocline with meridional flow p. 1061

A. Sule, G. Rüdiger and R. Arlt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042086

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The wings of Ca II H and K as solar fluxtube diagnostics p. 1069

V. A. Sheminova, R. J. Rutten and L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042593

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Siphon flows and oscillations in long coronal loops due to Alfvén waves p. 1081

R. Grappin, J. Léorat and S. Rifai Habbal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052745

Planets and planetary systems

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Some characteristics of the outer Oort cloud as inferred from observations of new comets p. 1093

L. Neslušan and M. Jakubík

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042000

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Re-determination of Phoebe's orbit p. 1109

K. X. Shen, D. Harper, R. C. Qiao, G. Dourneau and J. R. Liu

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052728

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The surface of the transneptunian object 90482 Orcus p. 1115

C. de Bergh, A. Delsanti, G. P. Tozzi, E. Dotto, A. Doressoundiram and M. A. Barucci

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042533

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The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - III. Three Saturn-mass planets around HD 93083, HD 101930 and HD 102117 p. 1121

C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Bouchy, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, S. Udry, W. Benz, J.-L. Bertaux, C. Mordasini and J.-P. Sivan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052864

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Spectroscopic metallicities for planet-host stars: Extending the samples p. 1127

N. C. Santos, G. Israelian, M. Mayor, J. P. Bento, P. C. Almeida, S. G. Sousa and A. Ecuvillon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052895

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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Near-infrared astrometry and photometry of Southern ICRF quasars p. 1135

J. I. B. Camargo, G. Daigne, C. Ducourant and P. Charlot

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042426

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CCD astrometric observations of Amalthea and Thebe p. 1147

C. H. Veiga and R. Vieira Martins

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042387

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Experimental N V and Ne VIII low-temperature dielectronic recombination rate coefficients p. 1151

S. Böhm, A. Müller, S. Schippers, W. Shi, M. Fogle, P. Glans, R. Schuch and H. Danared

Published online: 30 June 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042500

Astronomical instrumentation

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Polarimetric Littrow Spectrograph – instrument calibration and first measurements p. 1159

C. Beck, W. Schmidt, T. Kentischer and D. Elmore

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052662

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 437 / No 3 (July III 2005)

Letter from the Board of Directors of Astronomy & Astrophysics p. E1

Letters

Direction of the interstellar H atom inflow in the heliosphere: Role of the interstellar magnetic field p. L35

Tidal acceleration of ultrarelativistic particles p. L39

A comparative study of the contrast of solar magnetic elements in CN and CH p. L43

Damping of phase-mixed slow magneto-acoustic waves: Real or apparent? p. L47

Discovery of pulsation in a helium-rich subdwarf B star p. L51

Astrophysical processes

Radial and vertical epicyclic frequencies of Keplerian motion in the field of Kerr naked singularities - Comparison with the black hole case and possible instability of naked-singularity accretion discs p. 775

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Restframe I-band Hubble diagram for type Ia supernovae up to redshift z 0.5 p. 789

Extragalactic astronomy

The Chandra deep field South/GOODS survey - Optically faint X-ray sources p. 805

New distances of unresolved dwarf elliptical galaxies in the vicinity of the Local Group p. 823

Abundance gradients in a sample of barred spiral galaxies p. 837

Spectroscopic study of blue compact galaxies - V. Oxygen abundance and the metallicity-luminosity relation p. 849

Towards a physical model of dust tori in Active Galactic Nuclei - Radiative transfer calculations for a hydrostatic torus model p. 861

The K20 survey - VII. The spectroscopic catalogue: Spectral properties and evolution of the galaxy population p. 883

Discovery of multiple ultra-luminous X-ray sources in the galaxy KUG 0214-057 p. 899

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Family ties: Abundances in Terzan 7, a Sgr dSph globular cluster p. 905

Number ratios of young stellar objects in embedded clusters p. 911

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Search for new T Tauri stars in the Cepheus-Cassiopeia region p. 919

Outflowing disk formation in B[e] supergiants due to rotation and bi-stability in radiation driven winds p. 929

X-ray confirmation of the intermediate polar HT Cam p. 935

Very compact radio emission from high-mass protostars - II. Dust disks and ionized accretion flows p. 947

Oxygen isotopic ratios in galactic clouds along the line of sight towards Sagittarius B2 p. 957

Parameter study of star-disc encounters p. 967

Millimeter-wave emission during the 2003 low excitation phase of η Carinae p. 977

Three-dimensional modeling of type Ia supernovae – The power of late time spectra p. 983

Stellar structure and evolution

Three XMM-Newton observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1–5937: Long term variations in spectrum and pulsed fraction p. 997

Spectra of black-hole binaries in the low/hard state: From radio to X-rays p. 1007

RR Lyrae variables in Galactic globular clusters - V. The case of M 3 pulsators p. 1017

Stellar atmospheres

Processes of (n – n')-mixing in collisions of Rydberg H(n) atoms with H(1s) in the Solar atmosphere p. 1023

An XMM-Newton observation of the multiple system HD 167971 (O5-8V + O5-8V + (O8I)) and the young open cluster NGC 6604 p. 1029

The Sun

Recent data on zebra patterns p. 1047

Dynamics of solar active regions - II. Oscillations observed with MDI and their relation to the magnetic field topology p. 1055

A numerical MHD model for the solar tachocline with meridional flow p. 1061

The wings of Ca II H and K as solar fluxtube diagnostics p. 1069

Siphon flows and oscillations in long coronal loops due to Alfvén waves p. 1081

Planets and planetary systems

Some characteristics of the outer Oort cloud as inferred from observations of new comets p. 1093

Re-determination of Phoebe's orbit p. 1109

The surface of the transneptunian object 90482 Orcus p. 1115

The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - III. Three Saturn-mass planets around HD 93083, HD 101930 and HD 102117 p. 1121

Spectroscopic metallicities for planet-host stars: Extending the samples p. 1127

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

Near-infrared astrometry and photometry of Southern ICRF quasars p. 1135

CCD astrometric observations of Amalthea and Thebe p. 1147

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Experimental N V and Ne VIII low-temperature dielectronic recombination rate coefficients p. 1151

Astronomical instrumentation

Polarimetric Littrow Spectrograph – instrument calibration and first measurements p. 1159