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Stellar sources in the ISOGAL intermediate bulge fields
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030208 Bibcode: 2003A&A...403..141O

Ganesh, S.; Omont, A.; Schultheis, M. +3 more

We present a study of ISOGAL sources in the ``intermediate'' galactic bulge (|l|< 2o, |b| ~ 1o-4o), observed by ISOCAM at 7 and 15 mu m. In combination with near-infrared (I, J, Ks) data of DENIS survey, complemented by 2MASS data, we discuss the nature of the ISOGAL sources, their luminosities, the i…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 24
On the measurement bias of low-l solar p-mode excitation parameters: The impact of a ground-based window function
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021627 Bibcode: 2003A&A...398..305C

Chaplin, W. J.; Elsworth, Y.; Isaak, G. R. +4 more

We present a study of the impact of a ground-based, multi-station window function on estimates of the power and damping of low-l solar p modes extracted from fits to resonant structure in the frequency domain. The window functions come from six-site observations made by the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON) over the 10-yr period beginn…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 24
The association of transequatorial loops in the solar corona with coronal mass ejection onset
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021886 Bibcode: 2003A&A...400..759G

Harra, L. K.; Matthews, S. A.; Foley, C. A. +1 more

It has been shown that transequatorial loops can disappear in association with the onset of a coronal mass ejection (CME) (Khan & Hudson \cite{khan}). We extend this result by considering a larger sample of transequatorial loop systems (TLS) to investigate their associated flaring and CME activity. We find 10 of a total 18 TLS considered here …

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 24
Detecting planetary transits in the presence of stellar variability. Optimal filtering and the use of colour information
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030093 Bibcode: 2003A&A...401..743C

Aigrain, S.; Favata, F.; Carpano, S.

Space-based photometric transit searches, such as the ESA mission Eddington (planned for launch in 2007), are expected to detect large numbers of terrestrial planets outside the solar system, including some Earth-like planets. Combining simplicity of concept with efficiency, the transit method consists in detecting the periodic luminosity drop in …

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 24
Orbits and masses of twenty double stars discovered by Paul Couteau
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031130 Bibcode: 2003A&A...409..989D

Docobo, J. A.; Ling, J. F.

In this article we present the orbits and masses of 20 double stars discovered by P. Couteau at the Nice Observatory (France), namely WDS 01450+2703 (COU 750), 03321+4340 (1688), 03423+3141 (691), 06503+2409 (768), 12409+2708 (596),14138+3059 (606), 15390+2545 (612), 16584+3943 (1289), 17075+3810 (1291), 17221+2310 (415), 18035+ 4032 (1785), 18043…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 23
The INTEGRAL Mass Model - TIMM
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031403 Bibcode: 2003A&A...411L..19F

Hill, A. B.; Bird, A. J.; Dean, A. J. +8 more

The INTEGRAL Mass Model (TIMM) was started in 1995 and aimed to create a detailed geometrical model of the whole INTEGRAL satellite on computer. In parallel, a comprehensive Monte Carlo simulation code (called GGOD) has been developed. The mass model and the Monte Carlo code together enable the in-flight operation of INTEGRAL to be simulated at th…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 23
Photoionized O VI absorbers toward the bright QSO HE 0515-4414
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030493 Bibcode: 2003A&A...404..449L

Reimers, D.; Baade, R.; Levshakov, S. A. +1 more

We report on detailed Monte Carlo inversion analysis of five O Vi systems from the spectrum of the bright quasar HE 0515-4414 (zem = 1.71). The associated system at zabs = 1.697 with the neutral hydrogen column density N(H I) = 4.4*E13 cm-2, shows pronounced absorption from highly ionized transitions of …

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 23
GRB 030227: The first multiwavelength afterglow of an INTEGRAL GRB
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031393 Bibcode: 2003A&A...411L.315C

Pian, E.; Palazzi, E.; Greiner, J. +39 more

We present multiwavelength observations of a gamma-ray burst detected by INTEGRAL (GRB 030227) between 5.3 hours and ~ 1.7 days after the event. Here we report the discovery of a dim optical afterglow (OA) that would not have been detected by many previous searches due to its faintess (R ~ 23). This OA was seen to decline follow…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 23
Maximum Entropy imaging with INTEGRAL/SPI data
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031204 Bibcode: 2003A&A...411L.127S

Strong, A. W.

The application of the Maximum Entropy method for sky imaging with the SPI instrument on INTEGRAL is described. While intended primarily for extended emission, point sources are also mapped by this method. The technique is implemented as the program spiskymax in the data analysis distribution provided by the INTEGRAL Science Data Centre. We briefl…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 23
Multisite observations of the PMS delta Scuti star V351 Ori
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031011 Bibcode: 2003A&A...408.1047R

Ripepi, V.; Palla, F.; Marconi, M. +12 more

We present the results of multisite observations spanning two years on the pre-main-sequence (PMS) star V351 Ori. A total of around 180 hours of observations over 29 nights have been collected, allowing us to measure five different periodicities, most likely related to the delta Scuti variability of V351 Ori. Comparison with the predictions of lin…

2003 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 23