Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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The cosmic microwave background anisotropy power spectrum measured by Archeops p. L19

A. Benoît, P. Ade, A. Amblard, R. Ansari, É. Aubourg, S. Bargot, J. G. Bartlett, J.–Ph. Bernard, R. S. Bhatia, A. Blanchard et al. (58 more)

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021850

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Cosmological constraints from Archeops p. L25

A. Benoît, P. Ade, A. Amblard, R. Ansari, É. Aubourg, S. Bargot, J. G. Bartlett, J.–Ph. Bernard, R. S. Bhatia, A. Blanchard et al. (58 more)

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021722

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Multi-level 3D non-LTE computations of lithium lines in the metal-poor halo stars HD 140283 and HD 84937 p. L31

M. Asplund, M. Carlsson and A. V. Botnen

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030080

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The z ≤ 0.1 surface brightness distribution p. L35

K. O'Neil, S. Andreon and J.-C. Cuillandre

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030081

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Vacuum nonlinear electrodynamics curvature of photon trajectories in pulsars and magnetars p. L39

V. I. Denisov and S. I. Svertilov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030083

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Dust emissivity in the submm/mm - SCUBA and SIMBA observations of Barnard 68 p. L43

S. Bianchi, J. Gonçalves, M. Albrecht, P. Caselli, R. Chini, D. Galli and M. Walmsley

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030078

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Double-periodic blue variables in the Magellanic Clouds p. L47

R. E. Mennickent, G. Pietrzyński, M. Diaz and W. Gieren

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030106

Astrophysical processes

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Restoration of astronomical images by an iterative superresolution algorithm p. 807

E. Boukouvala and A. H. Lettington

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021872

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Multiple merging events in Abell 521 p. 813

C. Ferrari, S. Maurogordato, A. Cappi and C. Benoist

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021741

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Evidence for the class of the most luminous quasars - IV. Cosmological Malmquist bias and the Λ term p. 829

P. Teerikorpi

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021888

Extragalactic astronomy

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ISOCAM view of the starburst galaxies M 82, NGC 253 and NGC 1808 p. 833

N. M. Förster Schreiber, M. Sauvage, V. Charmandaris, O. Laurent, P. Gallais, I. F. Mirabel and L. Vigroux

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021719

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A deep search for 21-cm absorption in high redshift damped Lyman-α systems p. 857

Nissim Kanekar and Jayaram N. Chengalur

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021922

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The black hole mass of low redshift radiogalaxies p. 869

D. Bettoni, R. Falomo, G. Fasano and F. Govoni

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021869

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On the global structure of distant galactic disks p. 879

V. P. Reshetnikov, R.-J. Dettmar and F. Combes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021874

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Lobe advance velocities in the extragalactic compact symmetric object 4C 31.04 p. 889

M. Giroletti, G. Giovannini, G. B. Taylor, J. E. Conway, L. Lara and T. Venturi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021821

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Photometric properties of galaxy population in the cluster EIS 0048-2942 at z ~ 0.64 p. 899

F. La Barbera, P. Merluzzi, A. Iovino, M. Massarotti and G. Busarello

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021829

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Thermal components in the early X-ray afterglow of GRBs p. 913

D. Lazzati

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021870

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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The X-ray Luminosity Distributions of the high-metallicity open cluster Blanco 1 p. 919

I. Pillitteri, G. Micela, S. Sciortino and F. Favata

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021818

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Age and metallicity distribution of the Galactic bulge from extensive optical and near-IR stellar photometry p. 931

M. Zoccali, A. Renzini, S. Ortolani, L. Greggio, I. Saviane, S. Cassisi, M. Rejkuba, B. Barbuy, R. M. Rich and E. Bica

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021604

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Chaotic orbits in a galaxy model with a massive nucleus p. 957

N. D. Caranicolas and N. J. Papadopoulos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021876

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The formation of a disk galaxy within a growing dark halo p. 961

M. Samland and O. E. Gerhard

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021842

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Nearby young stars p. 983

R. Wichmann, J. H. M. M. Schmitt and S. Hubrig

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021867

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Near–infrared and ISOCAM observations of the Chamaeleon II dark cloud p. 995

P. Persi, A. R. Marenzi, M. Gómez and G. Olofsson

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021856

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Abundance determinations in H II regions - Model fitting versus –method p. 1003

L. S. Pilyugin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021669

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Revisiting the solid HDO/HO abundances p. 1009

E. Dartois, W.-F. Thi, T. R. Geballe, D. Deboffle, L. d'Hendecourt and E. van Dishoeck

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021558

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Imaging polarimetry of stellar light scattered in detached shells around the carbon stars R Scl and U Ant p. 1021

D. González Delgado, H. Olofsson, H. E. Schwarz, K. Eriksson, B. Gustafsson and T. Gledhill

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021596

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The mineralogy, geometry and mass-loss history of IRAS 16342–3814 p. 1037

C. Dijkstra, L. B. F. M. Waters, F. Kemper, M. Min, M. Matsuura, A. Zijlstra, A. de Koter and C. Dominik

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021921

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Gas-phase CO, CH, and HCN toward Orion-KL p. 1047

A. M. S. Boonman, E. F. van Dishoeck, F. Lahuis, S. D. Doty, C. M. Wright and D. Rosenthal

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021799

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Gas-phase CO toward massive protostars p. 1063

A. M. S. Boonman, E. F. van Dishoeck, F. Lahuis and S. D. Doty

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021868

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Dust properties of the dark cloud IC 5146 - Submillimeter and NIR imaging p. 1073

C. Kramer, J. Richer, B. Mookerjea, J. Alves and C. Lada

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021823

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The association of IRAS sources and CO emission in the outer Galaxy p. 1083

C. R. Kerton and C. M. Brunt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021826

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Compositional dependence of infrared absorption spectra of crystalline silicate - II. Natural and synthetic olivines p. 1101

C. Koike, H. Chihara, A. Tsuchiyama, H. Suto, H. Sogawa and H. Okuda

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021831

Stellar structure and evolution

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The thermal radiation of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5–3754 observed with Chandra and XMM-Newton p. 1109

V. Burwitz, F. Haberl, R. Neuhäuser, P. Predehl, J. Trümper and V. E. Zavlin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021747

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The massive and evolved EBS V380 Cygni: A case of critical evolution p. 1115

A. Claret

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021857

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Gamma-ray emission from Wolf-Rayet binaries p. 1121

P. Benaglia and G. E. Romero

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021854

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Sequential star formation at the periphery of the H II regions Sh 217 and Sh 219 p. 1135

L. Deharveng, A. Zavagno, L. Salas, A. Porras, J. Caplan and I. Cruz-González

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021841

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On the accretion luminosity of isolated neutron stars p. 1147

N. R. Ikhsanov

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021889

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Spectral fits to the 1999 Aql X-1 outburst data p. 1151

T. J. Maccarone and P. S. Coppi

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021881

The Sun

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X-ray and radio observations of the activation stages of an X-class solar flare p. 1159

F. Fárník, H. S. Hudson, M. Karlický and T. Kosugi

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021852

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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How many Hipparcos Variability-Induced Movers are genuine binaries? p. 1167

D. Pourbaix, I. Platais, S. Detournay, A. Jorissen, G. Knapp and V. V. Makarov

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021843

Astronomical instrumentation

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Effect of scintillations in curvature sensing p. 1177

V. V. Voitsekhovich and L. J. Sánchez

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021851

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Automatic abundance analysis of high resolution spectra p. 1183

P. Bonifacio and E. Caffau

Published online: 14 February 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021875

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 399 / No 3 (March I 2003)

Letters

The cosmic microwave background anisotropy power spectrum measured by Archeops p. L19

Cosmological constraints from Archeops p. L25

Multi-level 3D non-LTE computations of lithium lines in the metal-poor halo stars HD 140283 and HD 84937 p. L31

The z ≤ 0.1 surface brightness distribution p. L35

Vacuum nonlinear electrodynamics curvature of photon trajectories in pulsars and magnetars p. L39

Dust emissivity in the submm/mm - SCUBA and SIMBA observations of Barnard 68 p. L43

Double-periodic blue variables in the Magellanic Clouds p. L47

Astrophysical processes

Restoration of astronomical images by an iterative superresolution algorithm p. 807

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Multiple merging events in Abell 521 p. 813

Evidence for the class of the most luminous quasars - IV. Cosmological Malmquist bias and the Λ term p. 829

Extragalactic astronomy

ISOCAM view of the starburst galaxies M 82, NGC 253 and NGC 1808 p. 833

A deep search for 21-cm absorption in high redshift damped Lyman-α systems p. 857

The black hole mass of low redshift radiogalaxies p. 869

On the global structure of distant galactic disks p. 879

Lobe advance velocities in the extragalactic compact symmetric object 4C 31.04 p. 889

Photometric properties of galaxy population in the cluster EIS 0048-2942 at z ~ 0.64 p. 899

Thermal components in the early X-ray afterglow of GRBs p. 913

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

The X-ray Luminosity Distributions of the high-metallicity open cluster Blanco 1 p. 919

Age and metallicity distribution of the Galactic bulge from extensive optical and near-IR stellar photometry p. 931

Chaotic orbits in a galaxy model with a massive nucleus p. 957

The formation of a disk galaxy within a growing dark halo p. 961

Nearby young stars p. 983

Near–infrared and ISOCAM observations of the Chamaeleon II dark cloud p. 995

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Abundance determinations in H II regions - Model fitting versus –method p. 1003

Revisiting the solid HDO/HO abundances p. 1009

Imaging polarimetry of stellar light scattered in detached shells around the carbon stars R Scl and U Ant p. 1021

The mineralogy, geometry and mass-loss history of IRAS 16342–3814 p. 1037

Gas-phase CO, CH, and HCN toward Orion-KL p. 1047

Gas-phase CO toward massive protostars p. 1063

Dust properties of the dark cloud IC 5146 - Submillimeter and NIR imaging p. 1073

The association of IRAS sources and CO emission in the outer Galaxy p. 1083

Compositional dependence of infrared absorption spectra of crystalline silicate - II. Natural and synthetic olivines p. 1101

Stellar structure and evolution

The thermal radiation of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5–3754 observed with Chandra and XMM-Newton p. 1109

The massive and evolved EBS V380 Cygni: A case of critical evolution p. 1115

Gamma-ray emission from Wolf-Rayet binaries p. 1121

Sequential star formation at the periphery of the H II regions Sh 217 and Sh 219 p. 1135

On the accretion luminosity of isolated neutron stars p. 1147

Spectral fits to the 1999 Aql X-1 outburst data p. 1151

The Sun

X-ray and radio observations of the activation stages of an X-class solar flare p. 1159

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

How many Hipparcos Variability-Induced Movers are genuine binaries? p. 1167

Astronomical instrumentation

Effect of scintillations in curvature sensing p. 1177

Automatic abundance analysis of high resolution spectra p. 1183