Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

J. M. Castro Cerón, J. Gorosabel, A. J. Castro-Tirado, V. V. Sokolov, V. L. Afanasiev, T. A. Fatkhullin, S. N. Dodonov, V. N. Komarova, A. M. Cherepashchuk, K. A. Postnov et al. (17 more)

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035921

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Observing Mkn 421 with XMM-Newton: The EPIC–PN point of view p. 841

M. Ravasio, G. Tagliaferri, G. Ghisellini and F. Tavecchio

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034545

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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Photometric variability of young brown dwarfs in the Orionis open cluster p. 857

J. A. Caballero, V. J. S. Béjar, R. Rebolo and M. R. Zapatero Osorio

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20047048

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Interstellar polarization at high galactic latitudes from distant stars - VII. A complete map for southern latitudes b p. 873

A. Berdyugin, V. Piirola and P. Teerikorpi

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040308

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Propagation of ionizing radiation in regions: The effects of optically thick density fluctuations p. 877

C. Giammanco, J. E. Beckman, A. Zurita and M. Relaño

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040468

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Emission of CO, C I, and C II in W3 Main p. 887

C. Kramer, H. Jakob, B. Mookerjea, N. Schneider, M. Brüll and J. Stutzki

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20047085

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The chemistry of multiply deuterated species in cold, dense interstellar cores p. 905

H. Roberts, E. Herbst and T. J. Millar

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040441

Stellar structure and evolution

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New grids of stellar models including tidal-evolution constants up to carbon burning - I. From 0.8 to 125 M at Z = 0.02 p. 919

A. Claret

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040470

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Bright metal-poor variables: Why “Anomalous” Cepheids? p. 927

F. Caputo, V. Castellani, S. Degl'Innocenti, G. Fiorentino and M. Marconi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040307

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Multi-element abundance Doppler imaging of the rapidly oscillating Ap star HR 3831 p. 935

O. Kochukhov, N. A. Drake, N. Piskunov and R. de la Reza

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040517

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Detailed chemical composition of the open cluster IC 4651: The iron peak, elements, and Li p. 951

L. Pasquini, S. Randich, M. Zoccali, V. Hill, C. Charbonnel and B. Nordström

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040240

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Chandra observations of the massive star-forming region S106 - X-ray emission from the embedded massive protostellar object IRS 4 p. 965

G. Giardino, F. Favata and G. Micela

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040363

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Cooling of neutron stars. Hadronic model p. 979

D. Blaschke, H. Grigorian and D. N. Voskresensky

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040404

Stellar atmospheres

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Spectroscopic and photometric observations of the short-period RS CVn-type star BH Virginis p. 993

D. P. Kjurkchieva, D. V. Marchev, P. A. Heckert and C. A. Shower

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035902

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Properties of longitudinal flux tube waves - III. Wave propagation in solar and stellar wind flows p. 1003

M. Cuntz and S. T. Suess

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040497

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Warm water vapor envelope in Mira variables and its effects on the apparent size from the near-infrared to the mid-infrared p. 1011

K. Ohnaka

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041207

The Sun

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On the network structures in solar equatorial coronal holes - Observations of SUMER and MDI on SOHO p. 1025

L. D. Xia, E. Marsch and K. Wilhelm

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20047027

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Shock wave driven by an expanding system of loops p. 1039

N.-E. Raouafi, S. Mancuso, S. K. Solanki, B. Inhester, M. Mierla, G. Stenborg, J. P. Delaboudinière and C. Benna

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040083

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Asymmetrical appearance of dark-cored filaments in sunspot penumbrae p. 1049

P. Sütterlin, L. R. Bellot Rubio and R. Schlichenmaier

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041380

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Fast MHD oscillations in line-tied homogeneous coronal loops p. 1055

A. J. Díaz, R. Oliver, J. L. Ballester and B. Roberts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035707

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The effect of curvature on quasi-modes in coronal loops p. 1065

T. Van Doorsselaere, A. Debosscher, J. Andries and S. Poedts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041239

Planets and planetary systems

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Thermal infrared observations of near-Earth asteroid 2002 NY40 p. 1075

T. G. Müller, M. F. Sterzik, O. Schütz, P. Pravec and R. Siebenmorgen

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041061

Astronomical instrumentation

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An α-stable approach to the study of the P(D) distribution of unresolved point sources in CMB sky maps p. 1081

D. Herranz, E. E. Kuruoğlu and L. Toffolatti

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035858

Catalogs and data

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Introducing BAX: A database for X-ray clusters and groups of galaxies p. 1097

R. Sadat, A. Blanchard, J.-P. Kneib, G. Mathez, B. Madore and J. M. Mazzarella

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034029

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Cluster AgeS Experiment Catalog of variable stars in the globular cluster ω Centauri p. 1101

J. Kaluzny, A. Olech, I. B. Thompson, W. Pych, W. Krzemiński and A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

Published online: 06 September 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20047137

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 424 / No 3 (September IV 2004)

Letters

The XMM-Newton observation of GRB 040106: Evidence for an afterglow in a wind environment p. L27

Accurate radius and mass of the transiting exoplanet OGLE-TR-132b p. L31

First result of June Boötid meteor spectrum p. L35

A Spectroscopic study of the non-thermal radio emitter Cyg OB2 #8A: Discovery of a new binary system p. L39

Astrophysical processes

Radiation transfer of emission lines in curved space-time p. 733

Superbubbles and energetic particles in the Galaxy - I. Collective effects of particle acceleration p. 747

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Modelling the rotational curves of spiral galaxies with a scalar field p. 761

Gamma ray signatures from Galactic neutralino annihilation p. 765

The Coma Cluster at γ-ray energies: Multifrequency constraints p. 773

The ESO Nearby Abell Cluster Survey - XIII. The orbits of the different types of galaxies in rich clusters p. 779

Extragalactic astronomy

Black hole mass estimation using a relation between the BLR size and emission line luminosity of AGN p. 793

Gas flow and dark matter in the inner parts of early-type barred galaxies - I. SPH simulations and comparison with the observed kinematics p. 799

Evolution of the ISM of starburst galaxies: The SN heating efficiency p. 817

On the constraining observations of the dark GRB 001109 and the properties of a z = 0.398 radio selected starburst galaxy contained in its error box p. 833

Observing Mkn 421 with XMM-Newton: The EPIC–PN point of view p. 841

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

Photometric variability of young brown dwarfs in the Orionis open cluster p. 857

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Interstellar polarization at high galactic latitudes from distant stars - VII. A complete map for southern latitudes b p. 873

Propagation of ionizing radiation in regions: The effects of optically thick density fluctuations p. 877

Emission of CO, C I, and C II in W3 Main p. 887

The chemistry of multiply deuterated species in cold, dense interstellar cores p. 905

Stellar structure and evolution

New grids of stellar models including tidal-evolution constants up to carbon burning - I. From 0.8 to 125 M at Z = 0.02 p. 919

Bright metal-poor variables: Why “Anomalous” Cepheids? p. 927

Multi-element abundance Doppler imaging of the rapidly oscillating Ap star HR 3831 p. 935

Detailed chemical composition of the open cluster IC 4651: The iron peak, elements, and Li p. 951

Chandra observations of the massive star-forming region S106 - X-ray emission from the embedded massive protostellar object IRS 4 p. 965

Cooling of neutron stars. Hadronic model p. 979

Stellar atmospheres

Spectroscopic and photometric observations of the short-period RS CVn-type star BH Virginis p. 993

Properties of longitudinal flux tube waves - III. Wave propagation in solar and stellar wind flows p. 1003

Warm water vapor envelope in Mira variables and its effects on the apparent size from the near-infrared to the mid-infrared p. 1011

The Sun

On the network structures in solar equatorial coronal holes - Observations of SUMER and MDI on SOHO p. 1025

Shock wave driven by an expanding system of loops p. 1039

Asymmetrical appearance of dark-cored filaments in sunspot penumbrae p. 1049

Fast MHD oscillations in line-tied homogeneous coronal loops p. 1055

The effect of curvature on quasi-modes in coronal loops p. 1065

Planets and planetary systems

Thermal infrared observations of near-Earth asteroid 2002 NY40 p. 1075

Astronomical instrumentation

An α-stable approach to the study of the P(D) distribution of unresolved point sources in CMB sky maps p. 1081

Catalogs and data

Introducing BAX: A database for X-ray clusters and groups of galaxies p. 1097

Cluster AgeS Experiment Catalog of variable stars in the globular cluster ω Centauri p. 1101