Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Letters

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Discovery and monitoring of the likely IR counterpart of SGR 1806–20 during the 2004 γ-ray burst-active state p. L1

G. Israel, S. Covino, R. Mignani, L. Stella, G. Marconi, V. Testa, S. Mereghetti, S. Campana, N. Rea, D. Götz et al. (2 more)

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500138

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Scattering of gravitational waves by the weak gravitational fields of lens objects p. L5

R. Takahashi, T. Suyama and S. Michikoshi

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500140

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The projection factor of δ Cephei - A calibration of the Baade-Wesselink method using the CHARA Array p. L9

A. Mérand, P. Kervella, V. Coudé du Foresto, S. T. Ridgway, J. P. Aufdenberg, T. A. ten Brummelaar, D. H. Berger, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N. H. Turner and H. A. McAlister

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200500139

Astrophysical processes

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Further experiments on collisional tribocharging of cosmic grains p. 1

T. Poppe and R. Schräpler

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042327

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The shocking properties of supersonic flows: Dependence of the thermal overstability on M, α, and T/ T p. 11

J. M. Pittard, M. S. Dobson, R. H. Durisen, J. E. Dyson, T. W. Hartquist and J. T. O'Brien

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042260

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Solitary waves in self-gravitating molecular clouds p. 23

T. Cattaert and F. Verheest

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052972

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Dissociative recombination of e + HCNH⁺: Diabatic potential curves and dynamics calculations p. 31

A. P. Hickman, R. D. Miles, C. Hayden and D. Talbi

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052658

Extragalactic astronomy

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The WEBT campaign to observe AO 0235+16 in the 2003–2004 observing season - Results from radio-to-optical monitoring and XMM-Newton observations p. 39

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, M. A. Ibrahimov, V. M. Larionov, M. Kadler, H .D. Aller, M. F. Aller, Y. Y. Kovalev, L. Lanteri, K. Nilsson et al. (57 more)

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042567

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Non-thermal emission from AGN coronae p. 55

G. Torricelli-Ciamponi, P. Pietrini and A. Orr

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041010

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HST/ACS Lyman α imaging of the nearby starburst ESO 338-IG04 p. 71

M. Hayes, G. Östlin, J. M. Mas-Hesse, D. Kunth, C. Leitherer and A. Petrosian

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052702

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Star formation rates and mass distributions in interacting galaxies p. 87

W. Kapferer, A. Knapp, S. Schindler, S. Kimeswenger and E. van Kampen

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052753

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The distance to Hydra and Centaurus from surface brightness fluctuations: Consequences for the Great Attractor model p. 103

S. Mieske, M. Hilker and L. Infante

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041583

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The broad-band X-ray spectrum of the blazar PKS B1830-211 by Chandra and INTEGRAL p. 121

A. De Rosa, L. Piro, A. Tramacere, E. Massaro, R. Walter, L. Bassani, A. Malizia, A. J. Bird and A. J. Dean

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052710

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Dark matter in the inner parts of barred galaxies: The data p. 127

I. Pérez, I. Márquez, K. Freeman and R. Fux

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052703

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Abundance trends in kinematical groups of the Milky Way's disk p. 139

C. Soubiran and P. Girard

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042390

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Constraining galactic models through parallax and astrometry of microlensing events p. 153

S. Rahvar and S. Ghassemi

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042465

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Enhanced X-ray variability from V1647 Ori, the young star in outburst illuminating McNeil's Nebula p. 159

N. Grosso, J. H. Kastner, H. Ozawa, M. Richmond, T. Simon, D. A. Weintraub, K. Hamaguchi and A. Frank

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042182

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Optimal column density measurements from multiband near-infrared observations p. 169

M. Lombardi

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042267

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Diffuse interstellar bands of unprecedented strength in the line of sight towards high-mass X-ray binary 4U 1907+09 p. 187

N. L. J. Cox, L. Kaper, B. H. Foing and P. Ehrenfreund

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042340

Stellar structure and evolution

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A photometric study of the light variations of the triple system DG Leo p. 201

P. Lampens, Y. Frémat, R. Garrido, J. H. Peña, L. Parrao, P. Van Cauteren, J. Cuypers, P. De Cat, K. Uytterhoeven, T. Arentoft and M. Hobart

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042335

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Discovery of 1323 s pulsations from RX J0103.6–7201: The longest period X-ray pulsar in the SMC p. 211

F. Haberl and W. Pietsch

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042470

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Variation of the line profile moments for stars pulsating in distorted oblique non-radial modes p. 219

O. Kochukhov

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052629

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Iron abundances derived from RR Lyrae light curves and low-dispersion spectroscopy p. 227

G. Kovács

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052742

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Spectroscopic behaviour of the unusual Ae star HD 190073 p. 239

M. A. Pogodin, G. A. P. Franco and D. F. Lopes

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034290

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Abundances of Na, Mg and Al in stars with giant planets p. 251

P. Beirão, N. C. Santos, G. Israelian and M. Mayor

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052750

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Balloon 090100001: A short and long period pulsating sdB star p. 257

R. Oreiro, F. Pérez Hernández, A. Ulla, R. Garrido, R. Østensen and J. MacDonald

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052681

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A Be star with a low nitrogen abundance in the SMC cluster NGC 330 p. 265

D. J. Lennon, J.-K. Lee, P. L. Dufton and R. S. I. Ryans

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041653

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An empirical formula for the mass-loss rates of dust-enshrouded red supergiants and oxygen-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch stars p. 273

J. Th. van Loon, M.-R. L. Cioni, A. A. Zijlstra and C. Loup

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042555

Stellar atmospheres

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X-ray observations of the old open stellar cluster NGC 188 p. 291

P. Gondoin

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052732

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Lower mass loss rates in O-type stars: Spectral signatures of dense clumps in the wind of two Galactic O4 stars p. 301

J.-C. Bouret, T. Lanz and D. J. Hillier

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042531

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Outbursts on normal stars - FH Leo misclassified as a novalike variable p. 317

T. H. Dall, L. Schmidtobreick, N. C. Santos and G. Israelian

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052813

The Sun

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Thermal and non-thermal effects driven by magnetic reconnections observed in a confined flare p. 325

H. Li, A. Berlicki and B. Schmieder

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042128

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Generation of microwave bursts with zebra pattern by nonlinear interaction of Bernstein modes p. 341

A. A. Kuznetsov

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052712

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Spherical harmonic decomposition of solar magnetic fields p. 349

R. Knaack and J. O. Stenflo

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052765

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Spectrum and amplitudes of internal gravity waves excited by penetrative convection in solar-type stars p. 365

B. Dintrans, A. Brandenburg, Å. Nordlund and R. F. Stein

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052831

Astronomical instrumentation

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The Kyiv Meridian Axial Circle catalogue of stars in fields with extragalactic radio sources p. 377

P. Lazorenko, Yu. Babenko, V. Karbovsky, M. Buromsky, O. Denisjuk and S. Kasjan

Published online: 06 July 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042573

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 438 / No 1 (July IV 2005)

Letters

Discovery and monitoring of the likely IR counterpart of SGR 1806–20 during the 2004 γ-ray burst-active state p. L1

Scattering of gravitational waves by the weak gravitational fields of lens objects p. L5

The projection factor of δ Cephei - A calibration of the Baade-Wesselink method using the CHARA Array p. L9

Astrophysical processes

Further experiments on collisional tribocharging of cosmic grains p. 1

The shocking properties of supersonic flows: Dependence of the thermal overstability on M, α, and T/ T p. 11

Solitary waves in self-gravitating molecular clouds p. 23

Dissociative recombination of e + HCNH+: Diabatic potential curves and dynamics calculations p. 31

Extragalactic astronomy

The WEBT campaign to observe AO 0235+16 in the 2003–2004 observing season - Results from radio-to-optical monitoring and XMM-Newton observations p. 39

Non-thermal emission from AGN coronae p. 55

HST/ACS Lyman α imaging of the nearby starburst ESO 338-IG04 p. 71

Star formation rates and mass distributions in interacting galaxies p. 87

The distance to Hydra and Centaurus from surface brightness fluctuations: Consequences for the Great Attractor model p. 103

The broad-band X-ray spectrum of the blazar PKS B1830-211 by Chandra and INTEGRAL p. 121

Dark matter in the inner parts of barred galaxies: The data p. 127

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Abundance trends in kinematical groups of the Milky Way's disk p. 139

Constraining galactic models through parallax and astrometry of microlensing events p. 153

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Enhanced X-ray variability from V1647 Ori, the young star in outburst illuminating McNeil's Nebula p. 159

Optimal column density measurements from multiband near-infrared observations p. 169

Diffuse interstellar bands of unprecedented strength in the line of sight towards high-mass X-ray binary 4U 1907+09 p. 187

Stellar structure and evolution

A photometric study of the light variations of the triple system DG Leo p. 201

Discovery of 1323 s pulsations from RX J0103.6–7201: The longest period X-ray pulsar in the SMC p. 211

Variation of the line profile moments for stars pulsating in distorted oblique non-radial modes p. 219

Iron abundances derived from RR Lyrae light curves and low-dispersion spectroscopy p. 227

Spectroscopic behaviour of the unusual Ae star HD 190073 p. 239

Abundances of Na, Mg and Al in stars with giant planets p. 251

Balloon 090100001: A short and long period pulsating sdB star p. 257

A Be star with a low nitrogen abundance in the SMC cluster NGC 330 p. 265

An empirical formula for the mass-loss rates of dust-enshrouded red supergiants and oxygen-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch stars p. 273

Stellar atmospheres

X-ray observations of the old open stellar cluster NGC 188 p. 291

Lower mass loss rates in O-type stars: Spectral signatures of dense clumps in the wind of two Galactic O4 stars p. 301

Outbursts on normal stars - FH Leo misclassified as a novalike variable p. 317

The Sun

Thermal and non-thermal effects driven by magnetic reconnections observed in a confined flare p. 325

Generation of microwave bursts with zebra pattern by nonlinear interaction of Bernstein modes p. 341

Spherical harmonic decomposition of solar magnetic fields p. 349

Spectrum and amplitudes of internal gravity waves excited by penetrative convection in solar-type stars p. 365

Astronomical instrumentation

The Kyiv Meridian Axial Circle catalogue of stars in fields with extragalactic radio sources p. 377

Dissociative recombination of e + HCNH⁺: Diabatic potential curves and dynamics calculations p. 31