Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

E. R. Gaynullina, R. W. Schmidt, T. Akhunov, O. Burkhonov, S. Gottlöber, K. Mirtadjieva, S. N. Nuritdinov, I. Tadjibaev, J. Wambsganss and L. Wisotzki

Published online: 19 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052852

Extragalactic astronomy

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Erratum

High-resolution spectroscopy of flat-spectrum quasars - I. Redshifted emission and absorption in PKS 2145+067 p. 59

A. Tappe and J. H. Black

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20035861e

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FORS spectroscopy of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field-South p. 61

D. Rigopoulou, W. D. Vacca, S. Berta, A. Franceschini and H. Aussel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034109

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Can rotation curves reveal the opacity of spiral galaxies? p. 67

A. Misiriotis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041913

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The host galaxy/AGN connection in nearby early-type galaxies - Sample selection and hosts brightness profiles p. 73

A. Capetti and B. Balmaverde

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053113

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XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the afterglow of GRB 040827 p. 85

A. De Luca, A. Melandri, P. A. Caraveo, D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, A. Tiengo, L. A. Antonelli, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, S. Covino et al. (6 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052884

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FIRST-based survey of Compact Steep Spectrum sources - II. MERLIN and VLA observations of medium-sized symmetric objects p. 93

M. Kunert-Bajraszewska, A. Marecki, P. Thomasson and R. E. Spencer

Published online: 19 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042496

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Spiral galaxies with a central plateau in the gas velocity curve along the major axis p. 107

L. Coccato, E. M. Corsini, A. Pizzella and F. Bertola

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042228

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Integrated spectral analysis of 18 concentrated star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud p. 111

A. E. Piatti, J. F. C. Santos Jr., J. J. Clariá, E. Bica, A. V. Ahumada and M. C. Parisi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052982

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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VLT K-band spectroscopy of massive stars deeply embedded in IRAS sources with UCHII colours p. 121

A. Bik, L. Kaper, M. M. Hanson and M. Smits

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042597

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Very low-mass members of the Lupus 3 cloud p. 139

B. López Martí, J. Eislöffel and R. Mundt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042299

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Star formation in Perseus - Clusters, filaments and the conditions for star formation p. 151

J. Hatchell, J. S. Richer, G. A. Fuller, C. J. Qualtrough, E. F. Ladd and C. J. Chandler

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041836

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Is G84.0+0.8 a high mass star formation site near the edge of the Pelican nebula? p. 163

F. Comerón, A. Pasquali and J. Torra

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042276

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A multi-frequency study of the spectral index distribution in the SNR CTB 80 p. 171

G. Castelletti and G. Dubner

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042537

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First determination of the (re)crystallization activation energy of an irradiated olivine-type silicate p. 179

Z. Djouadi, L. d'Hendecourt, H. Leroux, A. P. Jones, J. Borg, D. Deboffle and N. Chauvin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053263

Stellar structure and evolution

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Accretion in dipole magnetic fields: flow structure and X-ray emission of accreting white dwarfs p. 185

J. B. G. Canalle, C. J. Saxton, K. Wu, M. Cropper and G. Ramsay

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052706

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Protoneutron star dynamos and pulsar magnetism p. 199

A. Bonanno, V. Urpin and G. Belvedere

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042098

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The evolution of the timing properties of the black-hole transient GX 339–4 during its 2002/2003 outburst p. 207

T. Belloni, J. Homan, P. Casella, M. van der Klis, E. Nespoli, W. H. G. Lewin, J. M. Miller and M. Méndez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042457

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Low-rate accretion onto isolated stellar-mass black holes p. 223

G. M. Beskin and S. V. Karpov

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040572

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The spectroscopic orbits and other parameters of the symbiotic binary FN Sgr p. 239

E. Brandi, J. Mikołajewska, C. Quiroga, K. Belczyński, O. E. Ferrer, L. G. García and C. B. Pereira

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042552

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The orbit of the close spectroscopic binary ε Lup and the intrinsic variability of its early B-type components p. 249

K. Uytterhoeven, P. Harmanec, J. H. Telting and C. Aerts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053009

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Quantitative H and K band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars at medium resolution p. 261

T. Repolust, J. Puls, M. M. Hanson, R.-P. Kudritzki and M. R. Mokiem

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052739

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On the nature of two low- X-ray bursters: 1RXS J170854.4–321857 and 1RXS J171824.2–402934 p. 287

J. J. M. in 't Zand, R. Cornelisse and M. Méndez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052955

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WZ Cas – variability on multiple time-scales p. 295

T. Lebzelter, R. F. Griffin and K. H. Hinkle

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053076

Stellar atmospheres

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Effects of gravitational darkening on the determination of fundamental parameters in fast-rotating B-type stars p. 305

Y. Frémat, J. Zorec, A.-M. Hubert and M. Floquet

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042229

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Chemical abundances in 43 metal-poor stars p. 321

K. Jonsell, B. Edvardsson, B. Gustafsson, P. Magain, P. E. Nissen and M. Asplund

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052797

The Sun

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Spectropolarimetry of a sunspot at disk centre p. 345

M. Sánchez Cuberes, K. G. Puschmann and E. Wiehr

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042042

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Wave energy dissipation by phase mixing in magnetic coronal plasmas p. 357

I. J. D. Craig and G. Fruit

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052985

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What determines the radio polar brightening? p. 367

C. L. Selhorst, A. V. R. Silva and J. E. R. Costa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053083

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Statistical survey of earthbound interplanetary shocks, associated coronal mass ejections and their space weather consequences p. 373

T. A. Howard and S. J. Tappin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053109

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Numerical simulations of vertical oscillations of a solar coronal loop p. 385

M. Selwa, K. Murawski, S. K. Solanki, T. J. Wang and G. Tóth

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053121

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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A quantitative study of proton irradiation and UV photolysis of benzene in interstellar environments p. 391

R. Ruiterkamp, Z. Peeters, M. H. Moore, R. L. Hudson and P. Ehrenfreund

Published online: 19 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042090

Catalogs and data

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109 new Galactic open clusters p. 403

N. V. Kharchenko, A. E. Piskunov, S. Röser, E. Schilbach and R.-D. Scholz

Published online: 19 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052740

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24 year monitoring of extragalactic sources at 22 and 37 GHz p. 409

H. Teräsranta, S. Wiren, P. Koivisto, V. Saarinen and T. Hovatta

Published online: 19 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053356

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 440 / No 1 (September II 2005)

Letters

The formation of DA white dwarfs with thin hydrogen envelopes p. L1

The ISO-2MASS AGN survey: on the type-1 sources p. L5

Stellar evolution with rotation and magnetic fields - IV. The solar rotation profile p. L9

The effects of expansion line opacity in accretion disks p. L13

Astrophysical processes

A possible 3:2 orbital epicyclic resonance in QPO frequencies of Sgr A* p. 1

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

FIRBACK - IV. Towards the nature of the 170 μm source population p. 5

The X-ray luminosity function and number counts of spiral galaxies p. 23

Relativistic corrections to the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect for clusters of galaxies: effect of the motion of the observer p. 39

A new constraint on the time dependence of the proton-to-electron mass ratio - Analysis of the Q 0347-383 and Q 0405-443 spectra p. 45

Microlensing in the double quasar SBS 1520+530 p. 53

Extragalactic astronomy

High-resolution spectroscopy of flat-spectrum quasars - I. Redshifted emission and absorption in PKS 2145+067 p. 59

FORS spectroscopy of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field-South p. 61

Can rotation curves reveal the opacity of spiral galaxies? p. 67

The host galaxy/AGN connection in nearby early-type galaxies - Sample selection and hosts brightness profiles p. 73

XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the afterglow of GRB 040827 p. 85

FIRST-based survey of Compact Steep Spectrum sources - II. MERLIN and VLA observations of medium-sized symmetric objects p. 93

Spiral galaxies with a central plateau in the gas velocity curve along the major axis p. 107

Integrated spectral analysis of 18 concentrated star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud p. 111

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

VLT K-band spectroscopy of massive stars deeply embedded in IRAS sources with UCHII colours p. 121

Very low-mass members of the Lupus 3 cloud p. 139

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Star formation in Perseus - Clusters, filaments and the conditions for star formation p. 151

Is G84.0+0.8 a high mass star formation site near the edge of the Pelican nebula? p. 163

A multi-frequency study of the spectral index distribution in the SNR CTB 80 p. 171

First determination of the (re)crystallization activation energy of an irradiated olivine-type silicate p. 179

Stellar structure and evolution

Accretion in dipole magnetic fields: flow structure and X-ray emission of accreting white dwarfs p. 185

Protoneutron star dynamos and pulsar magnetism p. 199

The evolution of the timing properties of the black-hole transient GX 339–4 during its 2002/2003 outburst p. 207

Low-rate accretion onto isolated stellar-mass black holes p. 223

The spectroscopic orbits and other parameters of the symbiotic binary FN Sgr p. 239

The orbit of the close spectroscopic binary ε Lup and the intrinsic variability of its early B-type components p. 249

Quantitative H and K band spectroscopy of Galactic OB-stars at medium resolution p. 261

On the nature of two low- X-ray bursters: 1RXS J170854.4–321857 and 1RXS J171824.2–402934 p. 287

WZ Cas – variability on multiple time-scales p. 295

Stellar atmospheres

Effects of gravitational darkening on the determination of fundamental parameters in fast-rotating B-type stars p. 305

Chemical abundances in 43 metal-poor stars p. 321

The Sun

Spectropolarimetry of a sunspot at disk centre p. 345

Wave energy dissipation by phase mixing in magnetic coronal plasmas p. 357

What determines the radio polar brightening? p. 367

Statistical survey of earthbound interplanetary shocks, associated coronal mass ejections and their space weather consequences p. 373

Numerical simulations of vertical oscillations of a solar coronal loop p. 385

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

A quantitative study of proton irradiation and UV photolysis of benzene in interstellar environments p. 391

Catalogs and data

109 new Galactic open clusters p. 403

24 year monitoring of extragalactic sources at 22 and 37 GHz p. 409