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Probing the variability of the fine-structure constant with the VLT/UVES p. L7

R. Quast, D. Reimers and S. A. Levshakov

Published online: 11 February 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040013

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No magnetic field variation with pulsation phase in the roAp star γ Equulei p. L13

O. Kochukhov, T. Ryabchikova and N. Piskunov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040001

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Bifurcation of the metric type II radio emission associated with the giant solar flare of April 2 2001 p. L17

S. Mancuso and L. Abbo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040002

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Surface characterization of 28978 Ixion (2001 KX) p. L21

H. Boehnhardt, S. Bagnulo, K. Muinonen, M. A. Barucci, L. Kolokolova, E. Dotto and G. P. Tozzi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040005

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Discovery of the high-ionization emission line [Ne V] λ3426 in the blue compact dwarf galaxy Tol 1214–277 p. L27

Y. I. Izotov, K. G. Noeske, N. G. Guseva, P. Papaderos, T. X. Thuan and K. J. Fricke

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040006

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Long-term variability in the X-ray emission of RX J0720.4-3125 p. L31

C. P. de Vries, J. Vink, M. Méndez and F. Verbunt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040009

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Astrophysical processes

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Astrophysical significance of the detection of coalescing binaries with gravitational waves p. 407

T. Bulik, K. Belczyński and B. Rudak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034071

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XMM-Newton witness of M 86 X-ray metamorphosis p. 415

A. Finoguenov, W. Pietsch, B. Aschenbach and F. Miniati

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031672

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A quantitative analysis of OCN^- formation in interstellar ice analogs p. 425

F. A. van Broekhuizen, J. V. Keane and W. A. Schutte

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034161

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The reprocessing features in the X–ray spectrum of the NELG MCG –5-23-16 p. 437

I. Balestra, S. Bianchi and G. Matt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030211

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Reconsidering the origin of the X-ray emission lines in GRB 011211 p. 443

F. Tavecchio, G. Ghisellini and D. Lazzati

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034626

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The isolated interacting galaxy pair NGC 5426/27 (Arp 271) p. 451

I. Fuentes-Carrera, M. Rosado, P. Amram, D. Dultzin-Hacyan, I. Cruz-González, H. Salo, E. Laurikainen, A. Bernal, P. Ambrocio-Cruz and E. Le Coarer

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034190

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Photometric study of two novae in M 31 p. 471

Y. C. Joshi, A. K. Pandey, D. Narasimha, Y. Giraud-Héraud, R. Sagar and J. Kaplan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034615

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Parsec-scale rotation-measure distribution in the quasar 3C 147 at 8 GHz p. 477

H. Y. Zhang, D. C. Gabuzda, R. D. Nan and C. J. Jin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034313

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Strong GeV emission accompanying TeV blazar H1426+428 p. 483

Y. Z. Fan, Z. G. Dai and D. M. Wei

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034472

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Galaxies around the giant double radio source DA 240 - Redshifts and the discovery of an unusual association p. 487

B. Peng, R. G. Strom, J. Wei and Y. H. Zhao

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034363

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The globular cluster system of NGC 4374 p. 499

M. Gómez and T. Richtler

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Dust and super star clusters in NGC 5253 p. 509

L. Vanzi and M. Sauvage

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034635

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BVRIJK light curves and radial velocity curves for selected Magellanic Cloud Cepheids p. 521

J. Storm, B. W. Carney, W. P. Gieren, P. Fouqué, W. L. Freedman, B. F. Madore and M. J. Habgood

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034633

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The effect of metallicity on the Cepheid Period-Luminosity relation from a Baade-Wesselink analysis of Cepheids in the Galaxy and in the Small Magellanic Cloud p. 531

J. Storm, B. W. Carney, W. P. Gieren, P. Fouqué, D. W. Latham and A. M. Fry

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High-frequency polarization properties of southern Kühr sources p. 549

R. Ricci, I. Prandoni, C. Gruppioni, R. J. Sault and G. De Zotti

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Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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On the Galactic chemical evolution of sulfur p. 559

N. Ryde and D. L. Lambert

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034616

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Theoretical isochrones compared to 2MASS observations: Open clusters at nearly solar metallicity p. 571

Ch. Bonatto, E. Bica and L. Girardi

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Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Mid-IR observations of Galactic H II regions: Constraining ionizing spectra of massive stars and the nature of the observed excitation sequences p. 577

C. Morisset, D. Schaerer, J.-C. Bouret and F. Martins

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A spectral and spatial analysis of η Carinae's diffuse X-ray emission using CHANDRA p. 595

K. Weis, M. F. Corcoran, D. J. Bomans and K. Davidson

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Hα variability of the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis p. 609

V. Stanishev, R. Zamanov, N. Tomov and P. Marziani

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Monte Carlo radiative transfer in molecular cloud cores p. 617

J. Gonçalves, D. Galli and M. Walmsley

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A Compact Array imaging survey of southern bright-rimmed clouds p. 627

M. A. Thompson, J. S. Urquhart and G. J. White

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031681

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Transport processes and chemical evolution in steady accretion disk flows p. 643

M. Ilgner, Th. Henning, A. J. Markwick and T. J. Millar

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Stellar structure and evolution

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Measurements of magnetic fields over the pulsation cycle in six roAp stars with FORS 1 at the VLT p. 661

S. Hubrig, D. W. Kurtz, S. Bagnulo, T. Szeifert, M. Schöller, G. Mathys and W. A. Dziembowski

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031380

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NACO polarimetric differential imaging of TW Hya - A sharp look at the closest T Tauri disk p. 671

D. Apai, I. Pascucci, W. Brandner, Th. Henning, R. Lenzen, D. E. Potter, A.-M. Lagrange and G. Rousset

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Li abundance/surface activity connections in solar-type Pleiades p. 677

D. Clarke, E. C. MacDonald and S. Owens

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Stellar atmospheres

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New measurements of magnetic fields of roAp stars with FORS 1 at the VLT p. 685

S. Hubrig, T. Szeifert, M. Schöller, G. Mathys and D. W. Kurtz

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031486

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The Sun

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The effect of anisotropy on the propagation of linear compressional waves in magnetic flux tubes: Applications to astrophysical plasmas p. 691

I. Ballai and A. Marcu

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The damping of slow MHD waves in solar coronal magnetic fields - II. The effect of gravitational stratification and field line divergence p. 705

I. De Moortel and A. W. Hood

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Two-dimensional spectroscopy of a sunspot - I. Properties of the penumbral fine structure p. 717

A. Tritschler, R. Schlichenmaier, L. R. Bellot Rubio and the KAOS Team

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034599

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Two-dimensional spectroscopy of a sunspot - II. Penumbral line asymmetries p. 731

R. Schlichenmaier, L. R. Bellot Rubio and A. Tritschler

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Time damping of linear non-adiabatic magnetohydrodynamic waves in an unbounded plasma with solar coronal properties p. 739

M. Carbonell, R. Oliver and J. L. Ballester

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Tube waves: Exact and approximate p. 751

M. Stix

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Acceleration of electrons by interacting CMEs p. 755

M. Vandas and D. Odstrcil

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Planets and planetary systems

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Effects induced by the passage of the Sun through dense molecular clouds - I. Flow outside of the compressed heliosphere p. 763

A. Yeghikyan and H. Fahr

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Size estimates of some optically bright KBOs p. 771

W. J. Altenhoff, F. Bertoldi and K. M. Menten

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The influence of meteoroid rotation on the diffraction characteristics of underdense radio-meteors p. 777

G. G. Novikov, P. Pecina and A. V. Ivanov

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Attogram dust grains in the solar system - Forming mechanism, properties and dynamics p. 781

V. P. Vasylyev, A. I. Kalinichenko and S. V. Vasylyev

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031777

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